‘”We as a team talk about general distractions that can come up during the year and there’s always things that come up during a season; you name it since you’ve been playing on a team since you’re [young],” McDermott said. “We have a lot of respect for those things, but it’s important that we stay focused on what we need to stay focused on and the team stays together.”‘
Archives for September 2018
6 Buffalo Bills on preparing to deal with Baltimore Ravens Pro Bowl LB Terrell Suggs
‘”For myself I don’t worry about (Suggs wrecking our gameplan) because if I do my job than none of these questions will come along and for the other tackles that have played against Suggs. I’m just going to focus on myself and keep stacking days so I can be 1-0 a play against whoever is in front of me.’
7 things to know about the Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills’ Week 1 opponent
‘Nathan Peterman and the Bills offense will have their hands full with the Ravens’ defense, but their best cover corner will not be in the lineup in Week 1. Jimmy Smith was suspended four weeks by the league for violating the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy. Baltimore has a deep secondary, but missing Smith could hurt the Ravens.’
Dinosaur BBQ, Rally bus team up to take Buffalo Bills fans to games
‘The ticket price includes a round-trip seat on a bus with bucket seats, Wi-Fi and a bathroom. The buses arrive in time to tailgate and depart 45 minutes after the game ends.’
Are Buffalo Bills partly to blame for the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing?
‘”It was not only their third consecutive Super Bowl loss, it was, by far, the worst of them all. It was at this point in his life that Timothy McVeigh gave up on any kind of a normal future,” Sam Anderson writes in Politico. “McVeigh left New York state, his only real home, a few days later. From that moment on, he would live unmoored from any particular place in America, adrift in a nomadic life of gun shows and spiraling extremism.”‘
Thursday’s Baltimore Coverage
‘Game week, baby’: After long wait to move past 2017, Ravens relish restart in Week 1 (Baltimore Sun)
Ravens guard Marshal Yanda eyeing return to field for first time in nearly a year (Baltimore Sun)
Ravens notes: Added to practice squad this week, Cyrus Jones (Gilman) excited to get back to work (Baltimore Sun)
Baltimore Ravens’ revamped offense faces unique Week 1 test with Bills’ secondary (Harrisburg Patriot News)
Baltimore Ravens’ Kenny Young, Maurice Canady return to practice (Harrisburg Patriot News)
4 stats to know as Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills prepare to square off in Week 1 (Harrisburg Patriot News)
Clark makes final Ravens roster (Suffolk News Herald)
Ravens RB Collins seeks to erase ‘underrated’ status (AP)
Police report: Ravens rookie can’t remember apparent assault (AP)
5 Baltimore Ravens to watch during the 2018 season (NBC Sports Washington)
His future with Ravens unresolved, Mosley keeping focus on field (WNST-AM)
All but two Ravens practice ahead of Sunday’s season opener (WNST-AM)
Joe Flacco Is Super Confident About Ravens’ Offense Heading Into 2018 (BaltimoreRavens.com)
Who’s Practicing, Who’s Not vs. Bills (BaltimoreRavens.com)
News & Notes 9/5: Bills Spending a ‘Considerable Amount of Time’ Preparing for Lamar Jackson (BaltimoreRavens.com)
Late for Work 9/5: Ozzie Newsome Sheds Light on His Future (BaltimoreRavens.com)
Transcripts: Ravens Wednesday Transcripts (BaltimoreRavens.com)
Bills’ McCoy uses questions about turning 30 into motivation
‘”To be honest, that’s always been my thing since my third year,” said McCoy, who led the NFL in yards rushing in 2013 in his fifth season in Philadelphia. “I’ve always been the focal guy on offense.”‘
Bills QB Peterman can prove self as starter vs. Ravens
‘”It makes it certainly gratifying as a coach to be able to reward a young man who has earned it,” Buffalo coach Sean McDermott said of Peterman. “He went through some adversity. Not only last season but in his college career. We’ve all been through that. If you go through some adversity early in life, you’re that much more prepared for it later in life and that to me, that becomes a character trait that’s good to have.”‘
LeSean McCoy: Only worried about Ravens, not lawsuit
‘”I’ll take care of that stuff,” McCoy said when asked why he had yet to publicly respond to the lawsuit. “But right now, the only thing I can worry about is the Baltimore Ravens and keeping everything the same with that. Just focusing in on this big week for me, Week 1.’
Bills’ McDermott is impressed with LeSean McCoy for many reasons
‘If the Bills are going to have any success on offense this year, LeSean McCoy will have to have a big season. McDermott said, “In respect with LeSean, he’s developing, I’ve watched him since he was younger, I appreciate his leadership, he’s playing fast. He looks like he’s in better shape than a year ago.’
Beane – Peterman is a professional QB, he can play at this level
‘”We, in this building, never lost faith in who Nate is… Outside, people just wrote him off, even in this town or, obviously, nationally. I know when we said it would be a quarterback competition, most people were saying it’s a quarterback competition between A.J. (McCarron) and Josh (Allen). They kept leaving Nate out of there and we’re like ‘Trust us, Nate is doing well.’ When we left in June, we felt like Nate should still start with the 1s as we roll out in August.”‘
Playoffs???!!!(use your Jim Mora voice)
‘But you never know, right? This is why they play the games and maybe the Bills will be better than I think. If you’re looking for more good news, second place in the AFC East is entirely up for grabs and the AFC is the lesser of the two conferences so perhaps another wild card berth is not a pipe dream. At least the regular season is here and we can all be thankful for that.’
Joe B: 5 Buffalo Bills practice notes ahead of Week 1 vs. Ravens (9/5/18)
‘Just as they did on Monday, both Murphy and Williams partook in Wednesday’s practice with however much they could “tolerate” according to head coach Sean McDermott. However, he did say that the duo both did some work in team drills on Monday, which is an excellent sign for potential availability by the time Sunday rolls around.’
Running back LeSean McCoy excited to play in Brian Daboll’s offense
‘”It’s another playbook, put us in different formations to make the defense have to account for that. With all those things combined, man, I think it helps out. The big playmakers that people think we need. Even last year, we had ups and downs, but as an offense, we found ways to not turn the ball over, run the ball well, and make plays when we needed to”, McCoy said.’
Groy on OL: “We’re going to come in with an underdog mentality”
‘“You always do,” Groy said. “At the end of the day, nobody gave us a shot at the beginning of the year either, so it’s not anything new. We’re going to come in with an underdog mentality and do what we can. We’re going to protect Nate (Peterman) and do everything we can scheme wise to protect him.”’