‘Allen’s talent notwithstanding, that will be determined, because the Bills spent their offseason reconstructing their offense, where 18 of the 26 players on the current roster are new. Twelve of the 26 are rookies to third-year players. Every running back and tight end except for fullback Patrick DeMarco, plus wideouts Cole Beasley and John Brown, are first-year Bills.’
Archives for September 13, 2019
Friday’s New York Coverage
Bills have Pat Shurmur’s Josh Allen comments blown up on TVs: report (New York Daily News)
Another Giants receiver sidelined: Cody Latimer joins Sterling Shepard sitting out practice (New York Daily News)
Pat Shurmur’s Josh Allen comment catches Bills’ attention (New York Post)
What Saquon Barkley is saying to rescue Giants from despair (New York Post)
Giants WR Cody Latimer exits practice with calf injury (New York Post)
Giants have to find ways to get Barkley the ball more (Newsday)
Latimer’s injury adds to Giants’ receiver woes (Newsday)
Oops! Giants’ Pat Shurmur gave bulletin board material to Bills with his description of QB Josh Allen (Newark Star Ledger)
How Giants’ James Bettcher reacted to defense under fire | Changes coming to lineup, schemes? (Newark Star Ledger)
Giants vs. Buffalo Bills injury report: Cody Latimer works out on side during practice | What it means (Newark Star Ledger)
How Giants’ Markus Golden handles pressure from portrayal as savior for weak pass rush | 4 Downs (Newark Star Ledger)
NFL Week 2: Giants vs. Bills key matchups | Ed Oliver vs. Kevin Zeitler, John Brown vs. Janoris Jenkins, more (Newark Star Ledger)
You want to see more Saquon Barkley for the NY Giants on Sunday? You probably will (Bergen Record)
Giants’ defense moving past Dallas debacle, confident heading into Week 2 vs. Bills (Bergen Record)
Saquon Barkley’s message to the NY Giants’ locker room: Don’t panic (Bergen Record)
How NY Giants stopped Tuzar Skipper from returning to Steelers and brought him to Big Blue (Bergen Record)
Saquon Barkley’s Touches Not An Issue With New York Giants (AP)
Cody Latimer latest Giants WR to be struck by injury (SportsNet New York)
Giants’ Sterling Shepard remains in NFL concussion protocol, doing ‘okay’ according to Pat Shurmur (SportsNet New York)
Bills QB Josh Allen responds to Giants’ Pat Shurmur over ‘starter’ comments (SportsNet New York)
Saquon Barkley willing to do whatever it takes (Giants.com)
Quotes (9/12): Saquon Barkley, Giants Coordinators (Giants.com)
Eye on the Bills: Dual-threat QB Josh Allen (Giants.com)
Giants vs. Bills: 3 Keys to Victory (Giants.com)
Bills Use Giants Coach’s Remark As Bulletin Board Material
‘Allen said the comments didn’t bother him.’
NFL Suspends Bills Rookie Linebacker Dodson For 6 Games
‘An NFL investigation ruled Dodson violated the league’s personal conduct policy, the Bills announced Thursday. Dodson spent the offseason practicing with the team before being placed on the reserve/commissioner’s exempt list on Aug. 31, when the Bills made their final cuts to establish their regular-season roster.’
Bills And Giants Trying To Shake Off NFL Also-Ran Labels
‘If Allen needed extra motivation to keep the Bills undefeated, Giants coach Pat Shurmur may have supplied it early in the week.’
Bills-Giants Capsule
‘Bills lost last three in series.’
Bills rookie LB Dodson suspended 6 games
‘The suspension stemmed from Dodson’s offseason arrest in Scottsdale, Arizona, in May on domestic violence and disorderly conduct charges, after his girlfriend told police he became violent with her during an argument and stole money from her.’
Bills use Giants coach Pat Shurmur’s mediocre evaluation of Josh Allen as bulletin board material for Week 2
‘Calling a projected first-round pick a guy who has a “chance to be a starter” isn’t exactly a compliment. If a quarterback gets taken in the first round, it’s pretty much assumed that they’re going to start at some point, which means it’s very possible the Giants didn’t view Allen as a first-round talent.’
Cole Beasley misses practice, Jordan Phillips returns
‘During the open-media portion of practice, cornerback Levi Wallace went down during 1-on-1 drills and immediately grabbed his leg. He then got up to walk and hopped around a bit, before trainers came over to tend to him.’
Morse: There’s still ‘a lot to improve on’ after Week 1 win over Jets
‘”I think there’s a lot to improve on, but I think every team is saying that after Week 1. It’s exciting with the opportunity we have and the potential we have, but there’s the few too many mistakes that put us in a rut early on. I feel like you can’t be complacent with where we are, but we really love the group of guys we have, and we’re proud to play with each other. That’s an exciting thing to do.”‘
NFL suspends Bills LB Tyrel Dodson
‘Dodson was not on the Bills 53-man roster, but had been on the commissioners’ exempt list since September 1st. The first game he’ll be eligible to play in is against the Eagles on October 28th.’
McDermott didn’t blink
‘The passing attack opened up several running lanes in the second half that saw rookie running back Devin Singletary break off several big runs en route to a fantastic rookie debut. Sure, some of you might look to the departure of Jets linebacker CJ Mosley due to injury as a primary cause for their success on the ground in the second half but I think the real reason stems from the Jets inability to stop the passing game in traditional running personnel sets.’
Bills LB Tyrel Dodson suspended for six games without pay, violated NFL’s personal conduct policy
‘Back in May, Dodson was arrested for domestic violence and disorderly conduct charges after his girlfriend told police he became physical with her during an argument. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL, Dodson reached a plea deal, pleading guilty to the disorderly conduct charge. Following the preseason, Dodson was put on the NFL commissioner’s exempt list.’
NFL suspends Bills linebacker
‘Dodson was arrested on domestic violence and disorderly conducts charges in May for an alleged incident with his girlfriend.’
Giants provide bulletin board material for Bills
‘On video boards throughout the team’s training facility are the tweet that makes mention of Shurmur’s remarks from NFL Network Reporter Kim Jones.’