‘Among the items on a long list of issues that the Bills need to resolve is the inability to handle the head-swelling praise that followed their 27-6 pounding of the Vikings, who were a preseason favorite to reach the Super Bowl. All it took was spending a few hours at Lambeau Field with Aaron Rodgers and the Packers to be brought down to earth in resounding fashion.’
Archives for October 1, 2018
Jason Wolf: Allen compounds Bills offense’s ineptitude with rookie mistakes
‘“He understands that I’m a rookie and I’m going to have growing pains. But at the same time, I hold myself to a higher standard. I don’t care if I’m a rookie or I’ve been in the league for 10 years. It’s something I can’t do. It’s something I’m going to learn from and I’m not going to do it again.”’
Micah Hyde’s return to Green Bay ends in disappointment
‘“It’s unfortunate for Micah to come back to Green Bay and not be able to contribute,” coach Sean McDermott said. “I know he wanted to be out there and I thought the guys that stepped in were prepared and they did their jobs, for the most part. It’s just unfortunate for Micah, overall.”’
Plays that Shaped the Game: Bills search in vain for offensive identity
‘Meanwhile, the Bills’ play-calling suggests the coaches have no confidence in the running game. Can you blame them? Not especially.’
Jay Skurski’s 10 observations: McCoy, Bills offense MIA in abysmal loss to Packers
‘Once again, the Bills fell behind big early, trailing 16-0 at halftime. That limited the rushing opportunities in the second half, but McCoy isn’t doing much with the chances he is getting. His average yards per carry so far this season is 4.0 – matching his career low from last year.’
Quarterly Report: Not a fair fight between Packers’ Pettine, Bills’ Allen
‘Josh Allen’s ill-advised heave to the middle of the end zone gave away three points. A throw-away would have allowed Stephen Hauschka to try a 37-yard field goal. Instead Jaire Alexander’s interception led to a Packers field goal.’
Bills-Packers Report Card: Failing grades again for Buffalo
‘LeSean McCoy’s rushing totals this season: 22, 39, 24. As a team, the Buffalo Bills rushed for 58 yards on 16 carries. Through a quarter of the season, quarterback Josh Allen remains the team’s leading rusher, with 31 more yards on the ground than McCoy. That’s obviously a big problem. The offensive line got no push on the first series, as Chris Ivory got stuffed for no gain on third-and-1 despite the team going with six offensive linemen. Ivory is averaging 2.6 yards per carry this year. Marcus Murphy missed the game because of a rib injury. Maybe he could have helped.’
McDermott on Bills’ offense, turnovers and being shut out
‘”We were out of rhythm on offense and needed to find some consistency. We would have a good play and then we would have a no gain or negative play and you can’t do that in this environment against a good football team.”’
What They Said: Tre’Davious White, Charles Clay, Zay Jones on loss to Packers
‘“It is a big deal anytime you lose a Pro Bowler, a guy that seems to knows everything about this defense. He played here for a long time. If we have him on the field I feel like we have the upper hand.”’
Josh Allen suffers through miserable day, Bills routed by Packers
‘If that’s progress, so be it, but for the third time in four games, the Bills were completely outclassed in the first half Sunday, and their no-show in every phase set the stage for what became another beat-down loss, this one 22-0 at the hands of the Green Bay Packers in front of 78,312 leather-lunged fans at Lambeau Field.’
Bills offense is inept, and while he didn’t say it, LeSean McCoy probably knows it
‘McCoy carried only five times for 24 yards in his return from a one-week hiatus due to a rib injury. The Bills utilized him on two of the first three plays, but they went three and out on that series, quickly fell behind 13-0 by early in the second quarter, and he touched the ball just six more times the rest of the day.’
Report card
‘For the third time in four games, the Bills were completely out of their league. They looked like a double-A team trying to compete in the majors, and what was so disappointing is that this came on a day when Aaron Rodgers wasn’t even great. Far from it, in fact. Sure, he was a million times better than his counterpart, Josh Allen, but it wasn’t vintage Rodgers. Of course, that may have been because he didn’t need to be. The Bills were horrific on offense, not very good on defense, and the result was a third one-sided loss before September ends. Yes, it’s going to be a long year.’
Pollock: Blaming Allen for Bills’ loss misses point
‘Allen is a first-year player manning the most demanding and responsible position in pro football. Uneven performances are to be expected from rookie QBs, whether they’re picked in the first round or the seventh. That he got a split in the toughest two-game stretch of Buffalo’s schedule was an unexpected bonus.’
Bills vs. Packers: Buffalo and Josh Allen come back to earth (10 observations)
‘It’s extra difficult to watch what happened to Allen on Sunday while watching what Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is able to do with the time he gets. Allen seemed to be consistently flushed from the pocket throughout the game, and by the third quarter he was dropping back and immediately looking to run. The Green Bay defense lost tackle Muhammad Wilkerson to a season-ending injury last week, but the Packers still pushed around the Bills offensive line. Through three quarters the Packers had three sacks and seven quarterback hurries.’
Josh Allen takes blame for Buffalo Bills’ first shutout loss in 10 years
‘”I’ll take this one on my shoulders. We can only go as far as the quarterback goes,” Allen said after the Bills’ 22-0 loss to the Green Bay Packers. “As a quarterback you have to move the ball. You have to stay on the field on third down, and I didn’t do a good enough job of doing that.”‘