Archives for September 8, 2019

‘”We’re a top-down defense,” Hyde said. “We feel like we can give up those shorter plays and stuff, where we’ll come back and tackle them, but we just can’t give up deep balls, because that’s what hurts defenses too much. So we preach that and we try to emphasize that in the game.”‘

‘Similar to how things are in Buffalo with Allen, New York’s hopes are tied to the development of second-year quarterback Sam Darnold. Close friends Allen and Darnold rented a house together this offseason in their native California. Darnold also got a new slot receiver in Jamison Crowder. New York’s top two receivers – Quincy Enunwa and Robby Anderson – are capable playmakers, but there’s not much depth behind them. The Buffalo secondary was the best in the NFL in passing yards allowed last season, at 179.2 per game.’

‘”Nobody’s going to put more urgency or expectation than me on what we’re doing here to have success,” Beane said. “And Sean, I’d be speaking the same for him. We expect so much out of ourselves, and the people that we have under us, that whatever the expectations are, they won’t be as high as what ours are. That’s real.”‘

‘The Bills being in the market for Brown never made sense to me. General Manager Brandon Beane and coach Sean McDermott have put a high priority on team unity. Brown is as divisive a player as there is in the NFL.’

‘The origins of her huge Instagram following are simple: She went to college in South Florida and started posting bikini photos. People noticed, people followed. She learned that a five-, six- and now seven-figure follower base could be monetized through appearances and product promotions, and she started building a business around it.’