‘The Bills might be without McCoy again in Week 8. He’s in the NFL’s concussion protocol after being hurt Sunday on the team’s second offensive play. The running back was able to travel back to Buffalo with the team Sunday night, but outside of that, the Bills didn’t have an update on his condition. Recovery time for concussions can vary greatly, meaning the team might be forced to go with Chris Ivory and Marcus Murphy against the Patriots on Monday Night Football.’
Archives for October 23, 2018
Bills Notebook: Josh Allen remains out; Derek Anderson starts Monday
‘“He spent a lot of time here. He’s a professional, he cares about it,” Daboll said. “Obviously, he hasn’t been in a camp, so what we were trying to do was go back through installs that we’ve had and plays he’s felt comfortable with and put together a package that he can go out there and know the verbiage of it, call the play. He can call it, see it in his head, be able to process it quickly. And on top of that, getting to the throws and the catches and the extra reps with the guys that he’s still getting used to a little bit here. It was a long week, lot of time spent. And that’s the type of guy that he is. He’s going to work at it. But obviously, we’ve got a ways to go.”’
What They Said: Bills coaches in aftermath of ugly loss, preparing for Patriots
‘You keep the vision in front of you. You try to continue to communicate that. I know these guys have worked hard. We haven’t always seen the fruits of our labor, or their labor, and you’ve got to stay on it. Stay on the grind, seize the opportunities when they present themselves as we move forward. I’ve appreciated the way they’ve worked to this point.’
Video Review: Matt Milano’s winning streak ended by Colts’ good scheming
‘Credit the Colts with good game-planning. They fooled the Bills with some “window dressing” — misdirection action. They seem to have noticed the Bills might let a late-releasing blocking back go free. They challenged the Bills’ zone coverage discipline by running a lot of middle of the field crossing patterns that the Bills defenders had to pass off properly.’
Upon further review: A QB’s best friend? None of the Bills’ tight ends.
‘It’s been a season-long issue for the Bills’ tight ends. Clay, Jason Croom, Logan Thomas and Khari Lee have combined for 29 catches for 247 yards and one touchdown this season. There are seven tight ends with more receptions than the Bills have as a team and 15 with more yardage. There are 19 tight ends in the league with more touchdowns than the Bills’ team total at the position.’
Jim Kubiak: Derek Anderson sheds unsettling light on Bills’ QB choices
‘Anderson, to his credit, managed the game, checking the football down to his running backs when his reads made it necessary. This was a relief to see, and this intelligent patience helped the Buffalo offense move the ball down to the field on five drives in the first half.’
No surprise: Buffalo Bills hit season-low TV rating for loss to Colts
‘The game had a season-low rating of 32.3 on WIVB-TV (Channel 4), which was eight-tenths of a point lower than the 33.1 rating for the team’s home-opening loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.’
Despite Channel 4’s audio problems, at least CBS’ Dedes, Archuleta sounded good
‘You couldn’t hear any crowd noise or game official Brad Allen for most of the game, leading to a TV mystery: Whose fault was it? CBS? CBS affiliate WIVB (Channel 4)? Spectrum Cable? DirecTV?’
Maiorana: Firing Brandon Beane and Sean McDermott would be ‘ridiculous’
‘For the Bills, if they were completely healthy, you could make the easy argument that at least 15 players could realistically be considered for inactive status because they have no business playing. That’s how lacking in legitimate talent the Bills are.’
Tom Brady taunts Bills Mafia on Instagram
‘Brady recorded his 27th career victory over the Bills on Dec. 3, 2017, setting a record for most wins by a starting quarterback against a single opponent, reporaccording to ESPN. Three weeks later, he led the Patriots to a 37-16 victory over the Bills.’
Pollock: The ‘honeymoon’ now ended for Bills’ McDermott
‘Start with the fact that, since he assumed the job, the Bills have lost seven games by at least 21 points and via an average of a shade under 30 points in those defeats.’
Sean McDermott: Bills’ confidence ‘probably shaken’ ahead of MNF showdown with Patriots
‘”I think naturally the confidence is probably a little bit shaken,” McDermott said. “We didn’t take the step like we wanted to (this week) but every week in the NFL is a new week. You have to come back and get back on the horse and grow and make adjustments from the areas where we weren’t up to par last week.”‘
9 things Bills OC Brian Daboll said about Bills’ lifeless offense that is NFL’s worst
‘”Anytime you turn the football over, particularly down there in the scoring zone, that’s a momentum changer. I know there’s no one that’s more distraught about it than Charles. He’s a big-time team player. It was unfortunate that we got the ball stripped there and they got into it. But it’s a momentum changer. When you turn the football over, it’s a momentum changer, particularly at that juncture of the game where we were at.”‘
Rams receiver Robert Woods heads toward career year after escaping Buffalo
‘The Rams knew. They’d seen Woods run routes, watched him block, heard about his intelligence and seen it show up on tape. Perhaps they also understand something that couldn’t be quantified by stats, that Woods would have been better off catching balls from a JUGS machine than from Buffalo Bills quarterbacks.’
2019 NFL Draft: 10 prospects the Buffalo Bills might target
‘Nick Bosa made national headlines recently when he decided to leave Ohio State to rehab a core muscle injury and specifically prepare for the NFL. Most mock drafts have Bosa going first overall because of his combination of speed, power and technique. He’s a chip off the old block, as they say, and is expected to have the same impact his brother Joey Bosa has had in the NFL since joining the Los Angeles Chargers. The Bills have done a good job getting to the quarterback this season but adding a pass rusher the caliber of Bosa would be hard to pass up if they draft in a position where he is available.’