‘The Texans offensive line has struggled to keep DeShaun Watson clean. It’s why he’s not 100 percent healthy coming into this Sunday’s game (see below). While the Houston QB has taken a good number of his hits on scrambles, he’s also been sacked a good deal. Houston’s pass blocking efficiency is near the bottom of the league according to Pro Football Focus (29th). Buffalo’s four-man front has to contain Watson first and get hits on him second to keep Houston’s point total to a minimum.’
Archives for October 2018
Bills Today: McCoy focused on Texans, not trade rumors
‘“I just stay focused,” McCoy said. “I don’t pay attention to it too much. Trade stuff and everything else. I should never have been traded anyway. I was killing stuff you know? I don’t really pay too much attention to it. This week I’ve got protections. I’m worried about that. They’ve got a [few] big names on that defensive line. So I’ve got my hands full this week.”’
Vic Carucci: Signing Anderson to mentor Allen makes perfect sense for Bills
‘Why? Because so much of the franchise’s future hinges on the development of Josh Allen, and Anderson can do plenty to help it along with what he knows, what he says and what he does. It doesn’t mean the Bills aren’t interested in winning in the short term, but it does underscore their intention of sticking with the plan to build sustainable success.’
Bills, LeSean McCoy stay largely silent as trade rumors swirl
‘“I’m not going into that,” the coach said. “This is why I came out and started where I started. If you just want to hear the same reply, I’ll give you the same reply. I respect where you’re coming from and the jobs you have to do — respect where I’m coming from. He’s a valuable member of our football team, and I’m going to leave it at that.”’
What He Said: Sean McDermott on signing another QB, LeSean McCoy and more
‘Yeah, I would hope. That’s part of why we did what we did. I’ve been around Derek in Carolina. Obviously, I was on the other side of the ball naturally, but I really liked his personality and the way he helped the football team, both when he played and then, primarily, his role down there was serving as a backup. He helped Cam [Newton] on and off the field a little bit there and [he’s] just a smart football player that’s seen a lot of NFL football over the years. [He] brings quite a bit to the table as far as that goes.’
What LeSean McCoy said about report of possible trade to Eagles
‘To be honest, I never really pay too much attention to it. When he got hurt, I kind of found out about it late. You know how it is, you worry about your team, you worry about yourself. I kind of got the news late.’
Rent-a-quarterback Derek Anderson settles in at Bills practice
‘“I have a trainer in Arizona and there was interest from some teams during free agency. I just didn’t feel comfortable,’’ said Anderson, who joined the Bills at practice Wednesday at the team’s New Era Field training complex. “I decided, ‘OK, I’ll just hang out,’ and I’ve been chasing around my three kids. My wife was ready for me to go back to work.’’’
Bills coach Sean McDermott quick to defuse LeSean McCoy trade rumors
‘“I shouldn’t have gotten traded anyway; I was killing stuff,” McCoy said on the back end of earlier comments he made about the trade rumors that are circulating around him this week.’
Pollock: Trading LeSean McCoy wouldn’t be bad idea for Bills
‘Some myopic Bills apologists suggest he could command a second-round pick from Philadelphia … a laughable suggestion. Buffalo would be lucky to get a third-rounder … more like a fourth or fifth.’
From Cam Newton to Josh Allen; Derek Anderson to mentor rookie
‘”I’ve been threw a lot of ups and downs in my career. And just to be a guy that he can lean on. Someone to ask questions, any question,” Anderson said. “I told him, I said, ‘I’m here for you. You need me to go watch a guy, you need me to find something special, something you’re unsure of.’ just things like that. Obviously the last seven years I was with Cam and I watched him grow. I get real happy when you do something during the week or point something out and the (starter) goes out and executes. That’s fun for me.”‘
Bills’ LeSean McCoy, Sean McDermott don’t want to talk about trade rumors
‘”I just stay focused,” McCoy said. “I should have never gotten traded (from the Eagles to the Bills in 2015). I was killing stuff. I don’t ever really pay too much attention to it.”‘
Buffalo Bills fan takes jab at team in obituary
‘Although Merkel did not see the Bills win a Super Bowl, he was alive during Buffalo’s back-to-back AFL Championships in 1964 and 1965.’
Ritzel: New stadium for Bills a development to watch in coming months
‘Either way, there’s probably no need to fear that the Bills are going anywhere because the Pegulas have too much invested in the city to leave. They took an empty lot next to KeyBank Arena and built the beautiful HarborCenter, and now Buffalo is a hotbed for youth, high school, college and recreational hockey (and the Sabres have a nice spot right next door to practice). They surely view Buffalo as a worthwhile place to stick around.’
LeSean McCoy trade to Philadelphia would make sense
‘The Eagles otherwise are left with Darren Sproles, Corey Clement, Wendell Smallwood and Josh Adams. Sproles has been out since Week 2 with a hamstring injury and won’t play Thursday night at the New York Giants. Clement is expected to return from a quad injury that has kept him out of the last two Eagles games, both losses.’
Texans’ defense out to exploit Bills rookie QB Josh Allen
‘“Josh Allen, he’s a rookie, so we have to be able to get pressure on him, get him off his spot and put the game in his hands,” Texans outside linebacker Whitney Mercilus said. “Essentially, he’s panicked a few times. But he’s good with his legs, so we have to keep him contained.”’