‘Over, in effect, what has been one full season, Allen is completing 55 percent of his passes with 13 touchdowns, 18 interceptions and 37 sacks. His passer rating is a substandard 68.4 and the accuracy issues he struggled with in college remain, other than the first three games this season.’
Archives for October 1, 2019
Josh Allen remains in concussion protocol; Bills look at possibility of starting Matt Barkley in Week 5
‘“He’s well respected by our team,” McDermott said of Barkley. “He’s earned everything he’s gotten here. You guys saw what he’s done and how he carries himself week to week, day to day around the building. He’s highly prepared every week whether he’s played or he hasn’t, which is the life of a backup quarterback. There’s a lot of internal belief in Matt Barkley, and we know he will be ready to go if need be this week.”’
Patriots blitzed Josh Allen and he wouldn’t throw it away
‘New England blitzed Allen on 17 of his 35 dropbacks (48.5%), according to Buffalo News charts. That’s the most blitzing Allen has seen in his young career. Overall, the Pats blitzed – meaning they rushed five or more men – on 22 of 52 dropbacks, or 42.3%.’
Change at coordinator hasn’t helped Bills’ special teams enough
‘“Those plays are mistakes we can’t make,” said cornerback Siran Neal, one of the Bills’ key special-teams players. “We see that can be the outcome of the game, winning or losing. We’ve got to fix those mistakes. That punt block score — Lord knows what would have happened in that game, what would have been the outcome if we didn’t allow that. We’ve got to take it and learn from it.”’
Bills’ defense rises in rankings as line continues to be stout
‘The Bills got most of their heat with a four-man rush. Leslie Frazier blitzed Brady on six plays (15%). Brady was just 2 of 6 for 21 yards on those plays.’
Analysis begins with lack of discipline by Josh Allen in loss to Patriots
‘Allen’s lack of self-control combined with the Patriots’ game plan to keep him in the pocket provided the catalyst necessary for Brady to win his 30th career game against the Bills. Allen’s overall performance grade was 76% in a game that clearly defined his struggle to make “disciplined” decisions.’
CBS’ Fouts had some head-shaking moments but was more than fair to Josh Allen
‘On Allen’s first intercepted pass by the Patriots’ Devin McCourty, Fouts probably took the words right out of the mouth of Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll. “He’s got to see the weak safety, especially when the weak safety is as talented as Devin McCourtry,” said Fouts.’
Bills rating for Patriots game goes beyond ‘wow’ for this time of NFL season
‘It was the highest-rated Bills game since a 43.1 rating for their 22-16 win over Miami in the 2017 regular season finale that – along with a Cincinnati win over Baltimore later in the day – got the Bills into the playoffs.’
Josh Allen begins the week in concussion protocol; chances of playing vs. Titans unknown
‘When players are placed in the concussion protocol, coaches are not allowed to comment, and the player himself is not made available to reporters, so until the Bills return to practice, we won’t know what Allen’s condition is.’
Zay Jones should’ve ‘become a defender’ on Josh Allen INT, Bills’ Sean McDermott says
‘“There’s some plays in there where our offense has to become our defense and try and get some of those balls that were up there,” McDermott said. “(Zay has to) become a defender and make sure they don’t come down with it. I know there are some plays that Zay would like to have back.”’
Patriots’ Bill Belichick defends Jonathan Jones’ hit on Bills QB Josh Allen
‘“When there really isn’t much you can tell him to do differently, then I think you don’t tell him anything,” Belichick answered. “I mean, Allen’s a big runner. He’s a strong guy. He’s hard to tackle. He certainly broke several tackles against us. Jon turned when he hit [Allen]; he didn’t lead with his head. He didn’t have that posture.”’
Barstool’s Dave Portnoy does Bills Mafia pizza review at ‘Pinto Tailgate’ before Bills-Patriots
‘Portnoy ate a slice of the famous pizza and called it the best tailgate pizza he’d ever had. The official score of 7.6 for the slice is the highest of any Buffalo pizza joint to date from Portnoy, who raved about Papagelis’ sauce, which is homemade.’
Dismal first half effort proves Allen still has a long way to go; Brady remains the gold standard despite struggling himself
‘It was unnerving watching the Bills’ second-year signal caller struggle his way through the first two quarters, missing countless easy throws and making bad decision after bad decision en route to what was one of the worst first half performances of his young career. It seemed as if Allen was shaky out there for one reason or another; whether it was nerves or something else, who knows? But regardless of the reasoning, something was off with Allen on Sunday.’
Buffalo Bills Monday: Hit to Allen’s head, McDermott’s clock management and more
‘I don’t know what it will take for the NFL to get serious about head injuries. I do know that they should replace Riveron, who was an average official on the field. With all of these top-notch referees leaving the game for TV gigs, it’s in the NFL’s best interest to bring in one of those guys — preferably someone like John Parry who has Super Bowl experience — to run the officiating department. A change is needed.’
Frank Gore’s 15,000 rushing yards a point of family pride for Eskimos running back
‘The Edmonton Eskimos running back is, after all, cousins with Frank Gore, who had just become the fourth player in National Football League history to reach the 15,000-yard mark in rushing.’