‘The big thing with McDermott, and this was obvious during his press conference, there was enough blame to go around for everyone, not just the QB spots.’
Archives for September 2018
Buffalo Bills Monday: Blowout loss to Ravens sign of things to come in 2018
‘Long term, the Bills can be successful. The pieces are there. But this year? It’s going to be a slog. I predicted the Bills would finish 4-12 this season, with most of those wins coming late in the season. After seeing the loss to the Ravens, 4-12 was a generous prediction. If things don’t change, this team could lose every game.’
The Bills’ Nathan Peterman Experiment Goes Down in Flames. Again.
‘Next up for the Bills is a home game against the Chargers. The Bills are 7½-point underdogs, the biggest margin for any home team next week. It could be a long season.’
Bills QB Nathan Peterman has put himself in some truly terrible historical territory
‘According to Pro Football Reference, in NFL history, only 17 other quarterbacks have thrown at least 15 passes for fewer than 30 yards in a game while earning a 0.0 passer rating. None had done it since Joey Harrington in 2006. Only 10 passers have thrown at least 60 passes with a career passer rating under 30.0, and none has suited up this century. Peterman’s 0.9 QBR for Sunday’s game tied for the 12th-worst since ESPN started tracking the data in 2006.’
Bills hope to learn from embarrassing loss; no QB change yet
‘”This is a quarterback-driven league and I thought there were times where we did some things that were on target, and some times where we weren’t on target,” McDermott said. “We have to get better in every area at what we are doing, not just the quarterback position.”‘
Bills sign Nate Orchard, release Adolphus Washington
‘Washington started 21 games over his first two seasons but became the odd-man out as part of an offseason overhaul. Buffalo signed veteran defensive tackle Star Lotulelei in free agency and selected Stanford’s Harrison Phillips in this year’s draft.’
Bills not ready to make QB change yet
‘It may not matter who plays quarterback for the Bills, though, given their struggles along the offensive line and in the receiving corps.’
Buffalo Bills yet to decide if Nathan Peterman or Josh Allen will start vs. Chargers
‘”There’s a lot of things that will go into that decision. To get into all of the things I have to look at and consider, it’s not just as simple as some might think. There’s a lot of hands in that jar and I got to look at the overall team in all three phases, and Josh’s development being one of them.”‘
Sean McDermott ‘needs to look at the tape’ before deciding whether Nathan Peterman should be benched
‘Peterman remained on the shelf for the rest of 2017 but the Bills traded Tyrod Taylor in the offseason, did the same just before the regular season with free-agent acquisition AJ McCarron, and with rookie first-rounder Josh Allen apparently not ready to see the field, Peterman won the starting gig by default. The results, as you might expect, were disastrous.’
NFL free agency news: Bills sign ‘Hard Knocks’ star Nate Orchard
‘Orchard was selected by the Browns in the second round of the 2015 draft. He recorded five sacks and 40 solo tackles in 34 games.’
Bills release Washington, add Orchard
‘Adolphus Washington was a third round pick of the Bills in 2016 out of Ohio State. He started 21 games out of 30 in two seasons, recording 3.5 sacks and 36 tackles in that time. Washington was downgraded to fourth on the depth chart below Star Lotulelei, Kyle Williams, and 2018 third round pick Harrison Phillips.’
McDermott: “You cannot give up those points and win a football game”
‘”Overall, you cannot give up those points and win a football game. Tremaine [Edmunds] early in the game could have done a better job, but as the game went on he showed glimpses of serious promise. He started to look comfortable, and eventually forced that fumble.”‘
Williams: “We have to go through and try to correct the mistakes”
‘”Guys like Tremaine [Edmunds], Taron [Johnson] and Harrison [Phillips] need to be made aware that every detail is important. From there, you can do your respective job in a cleaner, faster manner.”‘
McDermott does not name week two starting quarterback
‘Peterman threw for 24 yards and two interceptions against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. The second-year quarterback was benched in favor of rookie Josh Allen. Allen completed six passes out of 15 and threw for 74 yards.’
Bills release DT Adolphus Washington, sign DE Nate Orchard
‘Of the 28 players selected from 2013-2016, only two remain: defensive Shaq Lawson and guard John Miller.’