‘Phillips, 26, was waived by the Dolphins on Tuesday, is in his fourth season in the NFL. Phillips tallied 63 tackles and 5.5 sacks in just over three seasons with the Dolphins after being drafted by Miami in the second round (52nd overall) in the 2015 NFL Draft.’
Archives for October 4, 2018
Taron Johnson is “A dog”
‘”You notice it; you feel him out there. For a young player to have made that type of presence known from that nickel position is huge for our defense,” McDermott said. “He wants it and I’ve been very pleased with his progress to this point.”‘
Sean McDermott stresses patience
‘McDermott talked about the progression of Josh Allen, comparing him to Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota, “that’s not a unique thing with Josh, or first time young quarterbacks in the league, I don’t remember the year exactly, but going up against Marcus when we played Tennessee years ago, when he was early in his career, different quarterback now than he was then. If your worth your weight, and he is, he’s a darn good quarterback, you develop through experience amd through scars. That’s what you do, you learn from things that don’t go your way.”‘
4 Notable Quotes: Sean McDermott (Oct. 3)
‘Yeah, we’re trying to develop a culture here. The culture to me trumps strategy. That’s what I believe in whole heartedly. It doesn’t mean we have choir boys, it means we have guys that love football and do things the right way for the most part. I understand that. We’re trying to build something that does take time, but overall, guys have to be committed to the process. That means staying mentally tough in moments like this where we start a season 1-3 and it hasn’t always been easy.’
Hyde not ruling himself out
‘”I’m a competitor. I want to go out there and play each week. That’s where the trainers come in and tell me to chill out,” Hyde said. “Listen to your body and listen to the trainers.”‘
Rookie Johnson is the “dog” of the defense
‘”I just have the mentality that I want to play fearless,” Johnson said. “I pray before the game and that’s something God has given me. Just be fearless out there just so I can help my team and be the best player I possibly can be.”‘
McDermott on roster building: “Culture, for me, trumps strategy”
‘”You’ve got to understand where we are in the build,” said McDermott before practice on Wednesday. “These moments, if you learn from them, these scars that we’re taking on, if you use them the right way, you’ll look back on them and say, ‘that was good for us. We got the right education early and the guys learned from it.'”‘
Bills claim former second round pick DT Jordan Phillips
‘The former second-round pick of the Miami Dolphins (2015) was released by the Bills division rival on Tuesday. Phillips, a former Oklahoma Sooner, is a mountain of a man at 6-6 and 341 pounds and was a full-time starter for the Dolphins each of the last two seasons.’
Quick Hits: Bush sidelined with Hyde for practice
‘“Rafael Bush has a shoulder injury,” said head coach Sean McDermott. “He’ll be listed as day to day.”’
Bills Injury Report: Hyde not ruling himself out for Sunday
‘“The plan this week is to push it and see what you can do,” he said. “Don’t push it too far. You never know by Sunday how you might feel, especially with your adrenaline running. There’s definitely a fine line. You want to go full speed on Sunday, but at the same time you don’t want to push it too much so you can’t play that way. So you’ve got to listen to your body and listen to the trainers.”’
What they’re saying: Bills search for ways to jump start the offense
‘“The coaches know,” McCoy said. “They know when to get the ball to every player, so they know they. We’re just trying to figure it out. It’s hard to get the ball a lot. I mean, it’s hard considering that the defense comes in to play Buffalo offense, the main guy you want to stop is [LeSean] McCoy. You add that to the fact that we put ourselves in bad situations.”’
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‘McCoy goes into his fourth game of the season with just 85 yards on 21 carries. He only got eight touches last week in the shutout loss at Green Bay.’
Bills Today: Where Beuerlein sees Josh Allen’s season going
‘“I still think Josh Allen is the cream of the crop as far as long-term potential of his class goes,” Beuerlein said. “I love the guy. But he is also going to be the guy that I think you are going to see more of these [bad games] than the others… I do think he’s going to get it figured out as the year goes along.”’