‘Look at what happened in the NFL, Thursday through Sunday: There were five quarterbacks who topped 400 yards passing – Jared Goff of the Rams, Kirk Cousins of the Vikings, Andrew Luck of the Colts, Derek Carr of the Raiders, and Matt Ryan of the Falcons.’
Archives for October 2018
7 things Sean McDermott said Monday on Bills’ loss, Josh Allen & low patience
‘”Overall, offensively it wasn’t good enough at all – bottom line,” McDermott said after his team scored zero points against the Packers and managed just three third-down conversions in the game. “Not good enough. Running game, passing game, hits on the quarterback – there was a lot of hands in that jar though as it goes to hits on the quarterback. But just not good enough. No solid football. We gotta get better.”‘
Former Buffalo Bills RB Karlos Williams applies for reinstatement
‘Williams would go on to join the Pittsburgh Steelers’ practice squad in October, but a 10-game suspension would be levied against the back in November for his second substance abuse violation. The Steelers signed him to a reserve/futures contract in January of 2017, but cut ties with Williams by March. In June of 2017, Williams was suspended a third time for a substance abuse violation. The third violation led to a suspension of at least one year.’
Packers comfortably beat Buffalo Bills: 3 reasons to be encouraged, 5 reasons to worry
‘If the Bills won’t give McCoy the ball, they need to look into seeing what he’s worth on the trade market.’
Bills offense takes step back in being blanked by Packers
‘Not all the league-worst 21 sacks Buffalo has surrendered can be blamed on what’s been a patchwork offensive line. Allen has been faulted for being indecisive and holding on to the ball too long.’
Bills safety Hyde listed week to week with groin injury
‘The injury further depletes the team’s depth at the position. Buffalo has just two backup safeties on the roster: 10-year journeyman Rafael Bush and rookie Siran Neal.’
Bills’ McDermott unhappy with all aspects of offense
‘”Obviously, not a good showing yesterday,” he said. “Didn’t do well enough in any area. That’s my responsibility. We’re going to work hard to get it fixed, but at the end of the day, it wasn’t good enough.”‘
McDermott more critical than usual in addressing offensive woes
‘“Overall, offense wasn’t good enough at all, bottom line” he said at his weekly Monday press conference. “Not good enough. Running game, passing game, hits on the quarterback… There’s a lot of hands in that jar, though, as it goes to hits on the quarterback. It’s just not good enough. Not solid football. We’ve got to get better.’
McDermott: “I thought we got away from our game”
‘”At the end of the day you have to be able to score points. Defensively, the goal used to be to keep the other team under 14 points. Now, it’s 17 points. That meter continues to go up.”‘
Williams: “We’re all putting a lot on the line for a [potential] win”
‘”In the long run, we don’t talk about this loss ruining anything. It’s a clear sign of a lack of execution and preparation. We don’t have the luxury of riding the roller coster of whether we’re good or not.”‘
McDermott: overall, offense wasn’t good enough at all
‘”We’ve got to go and come up with a better plan than what we had yesterday, putting the players in a position to be successful,” said McDermott. “That’s where it starts, goes right down through fundamentals and techniques, winning one-on-one’s, guys doing their job, establishing a line of scrimmage.” ‘
Quick Hits: McDermott says offense must be better
‘“Overall offensively it wasn’t good enough at all,” he said. “Bottom line. Running game, passing game, hits on the quarterback, there are a lot of hands in that jar as it goes to hits on the quarterback. Just not good enough. Not solid football. We’ve got to get better.”’
4 observations from Bills-Packers and Week 4 in the NFL
‘“I know I’m a rookie, we’re just trying to get better day by day,” said Johnson, who had five tackles. “I know Tremaine doesn’t consider himself a rookie anymore. He’s trying to step up and be a major guy in this defense and so am I.”’
Bills Today: How Taron Johnson and Siran Neal accomplished a franchise first
‘Two Buffalo defensive backs have recorded sacks in the same game on only five occasions since 1970. The last time this happened was in 2013, when Nickell Robey and Da’Norris Searcy both took Ryan Tannehill down in a 19-0 win over the Dolphins.’
Vic Carucci: In case there was any doubt, Bills are in long, painful rebuild
‘Among the items on a long list of issues that the Bills need to resolve is the inability to handle the head-swelling praise that followed their 27-6 pounding of the Vikings, who were a preseason favorite to reach the Super Bowl. All it took was spending a few hours at Lambeau Field with Aaron Rodgers and the Packers to be brought down to earth in resounding fashion.’