‘”To have a guy like Pat, he can line up in any spot. He’s smart, he’s tough,” Daboll told reporters. “You have to decide what kind of personnel you want to run as an offense, what you think gives you the best advantage. Maybe it’s matchups at certain spots, using him as a chess piece, so to speak. It depends on what the defense wants to do, too.”‘
Archives for September 12, 2019
Mind the gap: Bills defenders preach discipline as Saquon Barkley looms
‘“You don’t see his type of talent come along that often,” said Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier. “He is a special running back for sure. … So, he’ll present a lot of problems both as a receiver, 91 catches a season ago, and the ability to run and make people miss, run through tackles and outrun tacklers.”’
Despite Devin Singletary’s strong debut, Frank Gore remains No. 1 on Bills’ RB depth chart
‘Asked if there’s a difference between someone being listed No. 1 on the depth chart and someone being featured, McDermott declined to get into semantics. Against the Jets, Singletary started the game and played more snaps than Gore 48-19. But he also wound up with just four carries for 70 yards (17.5 average) to Gore’s 11 for 20 yards (1.8). One of Gore’s carries lost two yards and resulted in a Jets’ safety.’
Welcome to MetLife Stadium, the Buffalo Bills’ home away from home
‘It’s an hourlong flight, the routine is fresh in player’s minds, and they know where the visitor’s locker room is inside the massive edifice that is part of the sprawling Meadowlands Sports Complex, set down in a tangled mess of highways just across the Hudson and Hackensack rivers from Manhattan.’
Bills begin preparations for Giants: Here are 4 things to look for as the week progresses
‘McDermott loved what he heard about Smith from sources he consulted before the team signed him, and since then Smith has assumed a major role in the locker room, especially in a tight end room that includes rookies Dawson Knox, Tommy Sweeney and practice squader Nate Becker.’
Awkward moment when McDermott talked No. 1 back
‘“Now we’re getting into the weeds here a little bit, Feature back, No. 1 back? How about just running back?” What about Gore? “He’s one of our running backs,” McDermott said.’
Buffalo Bills coach on facing Giants’ Saquon Barkley: We must improve tackling
‘“I would like to believe we stress fundamentals as much as anyone but with that said we have to improve our fundamentals from Week 1 to Week 2, tackling being a big part of it,” McDermott said Wednesday before the Bills’ first practice ahead of this Sunday’s matchup back at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. versus the Giants. “We’ll continue to work our fundamentals around the game and it will be big part of what we do and determine how games go for us.”’
Buffalo Bills to start 4-0, says NFL columnist
‘NFL.com columnist and CBS Sports host Adam Schein wrote about the Bills in his column on Week 1 winners. According to Schein, Buffalo’s character played a role in their win and will help them through the next three games as well.’
Giants’ Pat Shurmur needles Bills’ Josh Allen, QB says he ‘luckily’ ended up in Buffalo
‘“(Shurmur’s comment) doesn’t bother me,” the 6-5, 237-pound QB said. “I wasn’t trying to make everybody like me or fall in love with me. Luckily the Bills had different thoughts and different plans with me. And luckily I ended up here.”’
Giants’ home opener could get ugly if Bills Mafia descends on MetLife Stadium again
‘And the Daily News’ Manish Mehta observed that the Bills’ defensive players were waving their arms to rile up the crowd because there were so many of their fans in the building.’
Giants will get close-up look at the QB they passed on
‘When all the film study and interviews were done, after the scouting combine and one-on-one sessions were complete, Shurmur liked Josh Allen out of Wyoming best of all, The Post reported at the time. Better than Sam Darnold, better than Josh Rosen, better than Baker Mayfield.’
Bills quarterback Josh Allen brushes off Pat Shurmur’s backhanded compliment
‘Allen has a 6-6 record in 12 career starts, including a comeback victory over the Jets at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. He had as many wins in 11 starts last season as the Giants had in 16 games.’
Giants’ mission vs. Buffalo Bills: Stifle QB Josh Allen without blitzing him
‘“We have to find a way just to keep him in the pocket,” Giants defensive end B.J. Hill told NJ Advance Media Tuesday. “If we do bring the blitz, we have to get to him as fast as we can.”’
Why Giants, as they groom Daniel Jones, should look at what Bills did with Josh Allen
‘Look, few organizations recently have been more inept than the Bills with finding a franchise quarterback. For the most part, they have failed again and again since Jim Kelly’s final season, 1996. And everybody understands the Giants hit it big by drafting Eli Manning in 2004.’
Pat Shurmur On Josh Allen: ‘Guy That Had A Chance To Be A Starter’
‘Allen hasn’t exactly lit the world on fire with his play, but he started 11 games and went 5-6 in those starts last season and has the Bills off to a 1-0 start this year. Allen had 18 total TDs last season, 12 interceptions and two fumbles lost and threw for 2,074 yards and ran for 631. He threw for 254 yards and a TD in the win over the Jets in Week 1.’