‘One of Allen’s selling points is his aggressiveness, but he repeatedly stumbled over the line that divides assertiveness and recklessness.’
Archives for September 2019
A tough fall: Bills drop their first game of the season | Game recap
‘In the final offensive drive of the game for Buffalo, Barkley and the Bills were driving until a pass intended for John Brown was tipped and intercepted by Jamie Collins. Without any timeouts, the Patriots were able to kneel out the clock.’
Bills remain confident despite loss | Quote Sheet
‘“I love the team we have in this room,” Beasley said. “Even though we played so poorly on offense at times, it’s the kind of game where you realize the type of guys you have that keep fighting through that stuff and keep working. I’ll go to war with this team any day.”’
Top 3 things we learned from Bills vs. Patriots | Week 4
‘“We don’t take pride in moral victories,” said Tre’Davious White, who had four tackles in the game. “Obviously (Brady) made a few more plays than we did to stop him. He put his team in a position to win and we had to get a few more three and outs and that would’ve helped our offense out more.”’
Inactives: Devin Singletary, Robert Foster headline Bills inactive list
‘Singletary did return to practice on a limited basis this week on Thursday, but his recovery obviously did not progress to the point where the medical and athletic training staff felt he was fit to play. He suffered the injury in Week 2 against the Giants.’
Bills Today: Frank Gore reflects on reaching 15,000 career rushing yards
‘“It’s big, especially coming out of college with injuries to two ACL’s and a lot of guys doubted me saying I wouldn’t be in the league for three years and I’m still going, having fun, still having success,” Gore said. “It’s a blessing to be mentioned with those guys, when I was coming up they made me want to be a running back.”’
Unbeaten Bills get crack at mighty Patriots
‘“Sometimes with young people, you study the past and respect the past, and learn from it,” McDermott admitted. “But a lot of these guys are just focused on the present and there’s some good to that and there’s some bad. Some of that bad … we can continue to try and educate them on what they’ve done what they’ve been able to do, whether it’s been against the Bills or in the division. They’ve been good for a long time, not just in the division but across the league.”’
Once again, Pats measuring stick for improved Bills
‘In those 37 meetings, New England has won 33 times and there’s an asterisk on two of Buffalo’s wins, both in Foxboro. In 2016, the Bills prevailed 16-0 as first-ballot, Hall-of-Fame-bound quarterback Tom Brady sat out the last of his four-game “Deflategate” suspension. Jacoby Brissett quarterbacked the Pats that day. Then, in late December of 2014, Buffalo won New England’s meaningless season finale, 17-9, as Brady played a half and most of the starters were rested.’
Bills’ Levi Wallace: From no scholarship to national champ, undrafted to NFL starter
‘“We trust him and we feel like we’ve kind of solidified that position, which was really flexible a lot a year ago,” defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier said this week. “Levi’s done a tremendous job of stepping up and helping us to feel confident that we have the right person in that role.”’
Running room has been hard to find for Bills’ Frank Gore
‘Patriots 31, Bills 17.’
Bills Mailbag: Should Duke Williams get the call to the 53-man roster?
‘Ask yourself this: If they’re not going to play Foster, what makes you think they would play Williams? The depth chart at receiver is pretty clear: John Brown is the No. 1, Cole Beasley is the No. 2 and Zay Jones is the No. 3. After that, Isaiah McKenzie has a role that changes weekly depending on what offensive coordinator Brian Daboll feels like attacking.’
Rob Gronkowski on retirement, living without pain and ‘the Buffalo mentality’
‘There was his head, which he estimates was subjected to 20 concussions – five of the blackout variety. There was his quadriceps, with internal bleeding so severe after the Patriots’ sixth Super Bowl victory last February that he was brought to tears while teammates celebrated and had to have nearly 1,000 milliliters of blood drained.’
Sheriff’s union criticizes DA for prosecuting deputy found guilty of assault
‘”This district attorney has attacked the credibility and integrity of our members in a case where the complainant admitted in his own testimony that he was not compliant with the police,” said Christian Parisi, president of the Erie County Sheriff’s Police Benevolent Association.’
Moment of truth arrives for unbeaten Bills; can they hang with the Patriots?
‘Patriots 23, Bills 10.’
No doubt about it, Tom Brady has been terrific against the Buffalo Bills
‘Brady has thrown for 71,425 yards in his career, fourth most all-time, with 8,248 coming against Buffalo. His wins (30), TDs (69) and 300-yard games (11) against the Bills are the most against any team. The Bills needn’t feel bad. The weak AFC East is the gift that keeps on giving to Brady and coach Bill Belichick, who has an 88-24-0 record against the division since 2001. On the list of most wins by a quarterback against one team, Brady owns the No. 1 (Buffalo, 30), No. 2 (Jets 28) and No. 4 (Miami 23) spots. Brett Favre (26 vs. Detroit) is at No. 3.’