Archives for October 19, 2018

‘“It’s nothing really that Ramon hasn’t done, it’s just more of a young player in Matt continuing to ascend, really, and grow and learn,” Bills coach Sean McDermott said. “He’s still working hard. He still has a lot of room for improvement, but love the fact he’s developing his areas that maybe weren’t developed when we got him a year ago.”’

‘“We need to be part of the reason we’re winning games and not a crutch to the team,” Alexander said. “That’s just the reality of the matter right now.”’

‘”Jim Kelly will be here,” Reich said on a conference call with Buffalo-area media. “John Kidd was another teammate of mine, he will be here. I’ve heard Thurman (Thomas) and some others, but I’m not sure who. I don’t think they all are going to make it. I think a few of the guys are going to make it.”’

‘“It’s called a spear or a pirate,” Bills defensive end Eddie Yarbrough said of the technique. “Both D-linemen on a side slanting inside, and it causes confusion for the offensive line. They’re thinking it’s a zone out play, so they have to step outside. But when the defensive linemen steps inside like that, they tend to stop. The linebackers know that the gaps are taken care of in the middle, so they’re flowing over the top.”’

‘As bad as the Colts might be, the Bills look worse.’

‘With Derek Anderson starting his first game for Buffalo after being signed last week, the Bills seem to have very little going in their favor. Except they have this: The Bills are 8-4 straight up and 9-3 in their last 12 meetings with AFC South foes.’

‘The understudy, Nathan Peterman, has no arm — and has been the phantom in this opera since he was drafted — an illusion of overworked imaginations that have come to haunt this team and city.’