‘“Those days off, …we needed them. A good rest, be able to get a few more guys healthy and hopefully we’ll come out of this bye week with a lot of fire, a lot of vigor and looking forward to (playing Miami Sunday at New era Field).”’
Archives for October 15, 2019
Brian Daboll happy with Bills’ offense doing ‘whatever we have to do to win’
‘”At the end of the day, whatever we have to do to win,” Daboll said Monday. “Look, I’d love to score 60 a game. But if we win, 3-0, or, 7-3, or, 14-10, and we make good decisions with the football and we play good, complementary football, particularly with how our defense is playing, that’s fine, too.”‘
Pancho Billa makes appearance on ‘The Simpsons’
‘Rochester native Mike Battle, one of several Rochester-area natives who work on “The Simpsons,” is a huge Bills fan who often tweeted about Pancho Billa.’
Buffalo Bills open week as overwhelming 16.5-point favorites over hapless Miami Dolphins
‘“That’s every week in this league,” linebacker Lorenzo Alexander said in reference to the fact that nothing is ever quite as it seems on any given Sunday. “We don’t pay attention to the point spread, it doesn’t matter who you’re playing, if you don’t come in there with the mindset that you want to go out there and dominate, whether their record is 5-0 or 0-5, you could potentially lose that game.”’
Buffalo Bills ‘hopeful’ that ‘foundational piece of defense’ Matt Milano can play vs. Dolphins
‘Milano was off to the side at practice on Monday getting in some individual cardiovascular work, testing the hamstring a little bit. Because it’s a hamstring the timeline is a bit hard to predict. Bills rookie running back Devin Singletary suffered a hamstring injury in Week 2 and has missed the last three games. Slot cornerback Taron Johnson suffered same injury in Week 1 and hasn’t been back since.’
Buffalo Bills are 16.5 point favorites over Miami Dolphins: How team has fared as big favorites in the past
‘According to SportsBetting.ag, this is the biggest favorite spread for the Bills since 1993 and just the eleventh time that Buffalo has been favored by 14 points or more in team history. Of course, all of Buffalo’s previous games being favored by 14-points or more came during the days of the K-Gun offense featuring Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas and Andre Reed and a defense that featured greats like Bruce Smith, Darryl Talley and Cornelius Bennett.’
Buffalo Bills are New England Patriots’ biggest competition in AFC, says Deion Sanders
‘When asked on Sunday night who was the Patriots’ biggest competition, Sanders said, “The Buffalo Bills and I didn’t stutter.”’
Receiver Duke Williams revives career with Bills
‘“I had my days and my doubts, like, ‘Man, this is not going to work out,’” he added. “But at the end of the day, I overcame adversity and it made me the man who I am today. I don’t regret nothing.”’
Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen Lagging Behind His 2018 Draft Peers
‘Let’s look at Josh Allen. He isn’t first in any category. He stands fourth among the top five drafted in completion percentage, fourth in passing yards per attempt, and third in passing yards per game.’
Bills return from bye week, begin prep for Dolphins
‘Center Mitch Morse, who left Buffalo’s Week 5 win over the Titans with an ankle injury in the second quarter, participated in positional exercises on Monday.’
Bills react to Zay Jones trade
‘“You know Zay got traded, he texted me words of encouragement. Still by my side, going through what he’s going through being traded, he texted me first,” wide receiver Duke Williams told News 4 on Monday.’
Bills have inviting path to playoffs
‘There are 11 games remaining. I’ll put them in three categories.’
Bills Today: Bills preparing for Josh Rosen and Ryan Fitzpatrick this week
‘“The foundation of what they’re doing schematically is always the same, it’s not going to change drastically,” Alexander said. “They’re not that much different quarterbacks to you’ll get one guy who runs the option and one drops back, they’re very similar. Obviously, Fitz has more experience so he could probably do some more things like moving safeties and Rosen being a younger guy isn’t as polished. We’re going to look at them as what they’ve done over the first six games of the season and break them down and execute our game plan.”’