‘I can tell you that Buffalo’s most popular personnel grouping is 11 personnel (1 back, 1 TE, 3 WRs) and after that it’s 12 personnel (1 back, 2 TEs, 2 WRs). Part of the heavy 11 personnel usage is due to being behind in games this season. It’s a popular formation to pass out of across the league.’
Archives for October 2018
Bills Today: What this Tennessee All-Pro thinks about the Bills offense
‘“This guy has a very strong arm,” Byard said. “I think that’s something that pops out immediately on film. This guy will stand in the pocket and launch it 60 yards downfield. And he’s a great athlete, I think that’s something that’s also underrated. I’ve seen this guy hurdle Anthony Barr from the Vikings, that was pretty impressive, as well. He has a lot of great talent around, LeSean McCoy, he has Kelvin Benjamin, he has the second-year pro Zay Jones, so they have a lot of skill positions, a lot of skill guys to get the ball to.”’
Bills rookie safety Siran Neal ready if called upon for a larger role
‘“He’s a hard worker. He’s been that way since he walked in the door. The challenge sometimes when you get a guy from a smaller school is you open up his vision,” the coach said. “Life in the NFL, the process, and the habits that go along with it.”‘
Bills Notebook: Jordan Phillips happy to be out of Miami
‘“I was having a good year in Miami,” he said. “I plan on continuing to have a good year here.”’
Mark Gaughan’s X’s and O’s: Titans DT Jurrell Casey will be a load for Bills
‘Lateral quickness makes Casey elite. He will line up in a 3-technique position opposite the outside shoulder of either Bills guard, Vlad Ducasse or John Miller. Casey gets his stout, 6-foot-1, 305-pound body moving into the backfield and is especially good pass rushing on twists and stunts.’
How we see it: Predictions for Bills-Titans in Week 5
‘Picking the Bills is nearly impossible right now. This is a team in disarray. The offense is lost – starting with rookie quarterback Allen and continuing to the running game, the offensive line and the wide receivers. That puts immense pressure on the defense to play a perfect game.’
View from Vegas: Trends shows lots of reason to like Bills
‘The prediction: Buffalo over Tennessee by 7.’
Voice of the Fan: Why aren’t the Bills doing more to help Josh Allen?
‘Allen’s QB coach is a wide receivers coach. His offensive coordinator has no history of developing young quarterbacks whatsoever. They gave Allen no veteran starter, or backup, like, say, Sam Darnold of the Jets has to watch or to talk to on the sidelines. The one veteran they did bring in never really started, and they all but immediately passed him onto another team for a fifth-round draft pick.’
Bills rookie Taron Johnson proving to have plenty of bite to go with his bark
‘“Yeah, I mean that’s definitely something that I would like to be referred to as,” said the fourth-round pick who has been one of the scant few feel-good stories of Buffalo’s 1-3 start. “I mean I want to play like that, that’s just my main goal; I want to play physical, I want to play fast, I want to play smart.”’
Three Buffalo breweries celebrate the Bills with new beer
‘People in this town care and care deeply, especially when it comes to their sports and beer, which is why a trio of local breweries — Community Beer Works, Thin Man Brewery and Big Ditch Brewing Company — are celebrating the football season with new Buffalo Bills-themed brews.’
Eighteen years later, the devastating Music City Miracle loss still haunts the Bills
‘That first day at Fisher in late July of 2000, no one could have foreseen the coming agony of the next 17 years because the Bills had been to the playoffs in 10 of the previous 12 seasons. Back then, the playoffs were almost a given, and on that initial day of camp, the Bills were anxious to get going on making it 11 trips in 13 years.’
Kelvin Benjamin says Bills are frustrated but have to forget about bad start
‘”I mean, you’re frustrated but still got to come each week and forget about it,” Benjamin said. “You gotta just refocus in, it’s a new team, it’s a new scheme that we’re running. So you just gotta refocus in, man, and keep believing in the process and keep believing that it’s going to come. Keep working.”‘
Trent Dilfer: Josh Allen not ‘sophisticated or experienced’ enough to be playing
‘”Josh Allen is the one right now that’s ripping my heart out. (Sam) Darnold should be playing, (Josh) Rosen should be playing, Baker (Mayfield) should be playing – I don’t think Josh Allen should be playing,” Dilfer told Ryen Russillo on the “Duel Threat” podcast this week. “He comes up from a very similar background as me: Central Valley California, smaller school.”‘
Bills rookie report card: Grades for Josh Allen, Tremaine Edmunds
‘Allen has a long way to go but it can be argued that at least he’s shown enough to give Bills fans some hope for the future.’