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Archives for September 21, 2019

Hamburg’s Jake Dolegala, grandson of AFL champion, back in Buffalo with Bengals

‘The Dolegala family is planning for another epic pregame celebration Sunday, when the undefeated Bills (2-0) host the winless Bengals (0-2) in the home opener at New Era Field. Greg said about 10 to 15 family members and friends plan to wear Dolegala Bengals jerseys to the game, an unusual development for the Hamburg residents and lifelong Bills fans.’

Bills nickel cornerbacks prepare for busy day vs. Bengals

‘One might think such limited personnel substitution makes it easier for the defense. However, the Rams – and now the Bengals – compensate by using a lot of pre-snap motion and various bunch formations. Furthermore, the receivers all play every wideout position. You can’t count on the biggest, best wideout to be in the “X” position at the far left of the formation, or the littlest receiver always to be running underneath routes from the slot.’

‘We can make it happen’: A final and fitting farewell for Pancho Billa

‘So it will, with everything the same except that a mannequin will serve in place of Castro himself. The memorial is Saturday, on the eve of the Bills home opener against Cincinnati, and you are most enthusiastically invited. From 2 to 6 p.m., in the Abbott Road off-stadium sanctum of the Hammer Lot – the 62-year-old roofer who runs the place, Eric Matwijow, says the name reflects how it feels to crush a volleyball – there will be calling hours to honor Pancho Billa.’

Editorial: The Bills move against unruly behavior

‘Those stunts can be dangerous, to be sure, but they are just one piece of a larger problem: fan drunkenness. It’s impossible to know how many of the 70,000 or so spectators at a Bills game are intoxicated; it’s a minority, but a vocal one that in the past has saddled Buffalo with the dubious distinction of having the NFL’s most intoxicated fans. And they spoil the fun for the rest of us.’

Downfield blocking becomes a point of pride with Bills’ skill position players

‘“Everybody wanted to go celebrate with (McKenzie) on that little jet sweep Sunday, but I was the first one to go get Dawson Knox and make sure that he knew I understood what he did and how crucial he was on that play,” said Allen. “It’s extremely important for us. We take pride in what we do. Our receivers know that the run plays, they’re not getting the ball but they’re still doing their job and blocking down the field.”’

Jordan Poyer, Micah Hyde provide Bills with safety net

‘“Well, that’s up there,’’ said McDermott when asked where finding a stellar safety tandem ranked on his to-do list. “Just in terms of … the types of people they are and then the types of players that they are, the fabric of what they can do and their versatility.’’’

Buffalo Bills WR Cole Beasley: It’s easy to follow a guy like Josh Allen

‘“You know, everybody sees Josh making throws and extending plays with his feet but they don’t really see how he remains level emotionally throughout the mini highs and lows of a football game. It got as bad as it could really get in Week 1 and he remained the same guy the whole time, still pushing the unit, still competing, still leading. That’s a good sign for a guy as young as he is and that’s really exciting to see and that’s hard to find. You know, a lot of guys, under pressure, you know you always want to see what a guy is about when he is dealing with adversity. He handles it very well. You can’t even tell if he’s going through a bad time or a good time. That’s a great thing to see from a young guy and it is easy to follow a guy like that.”’

Buffalo Bills superfan Pancho Billa immortalized in children’s book

‘“Pancho Power” is available now just in time for the Bills’ home opener against the Cincinnati Bengals. That was the plan ever since Castro hatched the idea. When he told Kazmire about the book he said doctors told him he still had a year and a half left to live. Unfortunately Castro lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on May 14.’

Bengals’ Van Pelt and Bills’ Kelly Meet Again

‘“We’ve been close ever since,” says Van Pelt, the Bengals quarterbacks coach and master mechanic tuning Andy Dalton for Sunday’s game (1 p.m., Cincinnati’s Local 12) at his old haunt with Kelly at Orchard Park, N.Y.’

Bills Rule Out Running Back Singletary From Home Opener

‘Kroft was on track to make his Bills debut before hurting his left ankle in practice Thursday. The free-agent addition, who spent his first four seasons in Cincinnati, missed this entire offseason after breaking his right foot in May.’

McDermott: ‘We’re off to a good start,’ but we still need to improve the fundamentals

‘”Campers have already been pulled in earlier in the week, and I drove out of the parking lot last night and I’m watching people playing cards in a tent in one of the camper sections there. I think that’s the way it should be. It’s a great vibe. People are spending time with people. You see friends coming together, families coming together. People that don’t even know one another getting to know one another and becoming friends. To me, that just really typifies Buffalo.”‘