‘“It’s just this group of men,” said Smith. “I’ve played football for a lot of years. The most important thing to me is my beautiful wife and my four kids. But if I’m going to keep coming to work and working my a– off and playing this game that I love I’m glad it’s around good men.”’
Archives for October 2019
10 numbers to know about the Bills from Week 5’s victory
‘“It’s a team effort. We fight for each other,” said Micah Hyde. “We don’t care who gets the sacks, or tackles, or whatever. As long as they get the quarterback down, as long as we win, that’s all that matters. That’s the best thing about this team.”’
5 ways the Pegulas have made an impact in their five years as Bills owners
‘“Their willingness to think outside the box and look for some new areas to improve is what stands out to me,” said Bills Chief Administrative Officer, Dave Wheat. “Being willing to leave no stone unturned, so when they’re making decisions we have all the right people in the building thinking holistically about what’s best. They were the ones who brought in Joe (Collins) and Jo (Clubb), the sports scientists.’
Bills Today: This Bills rookie made PFF’s Team of the Week
‘Johnson saw 21 snaps across the kick return, kick coverage, punt return, punt coverage and field goal block units. While he didn’t record a tackle, he did block a field goal, leaving a huge impact on such a low scoring game.’
Bills’ Alexander: ‘We’re in a great spot’ entering bye
‘“You have an opportunity to really start separating yourself,” Alexander said. “You’ve got to take them as they come, but this was a great win for our confidence.”’
Emergence of Duke Williams prompts Bills to trade Zay Jones
‘The move ends a disappointing tenure of 36 games over two-plus seasons for Jones, who the Bills drafted 37th overall in 2017. The Bills moved up seven spots to get Jones, trading a third-round pick to the Los Angeles Rams and getting a fifth-rounder in return.’
Stout defensive front setting the table for Bills’ defense
‘But the Titans couldn’t get anything going on first-down runs. Ten of their 15 first-down runs went for 3 yards or fewer. Henry averaged 3.9 yards a carry for the game. Last year, he averaged 4.9 a carry.’
Increased depth was on display in Bills’ win
‘“They’ve done a great job of building depth on this roster,” veteran linebacker Lorenzo Alexander said. “From the first year of Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane being here until now, this team is much deeper.”’
Bills’ Mitch Morse’s injury not serious; Trent Murphy, Cody Ford in concussion protocol
‘“What a job Spencer Long did. What a job Bates did – that’s his first action really in a live NFL game in terms of regular season,” McDermott said. “To go out there on one side of the line to have both of those guys and for them to execute at a high level says a lot about what they did in terms of their preparation.”’
Josh Allen takes a step forward developing his instincts in rebound game
‘Allen made smart, conservative decisions for the majority of the game, throwing the football away four times and keeping the Bills in manageable third-down situations despite the Bills converting just four of 13 on third down. His mobility again proved valuable as he rushed for 27 yards on 10 carries, including two kneel-downs in spite of being sacked four times.’
CBS’ Dedes, Archuleta sandwich in some fun in strong Bills broadcast
‘Archuleta, one of CBS’ most underrated analysts, didn’t disappoint. He praised Allen for his bounce back game after his play cost the Bills the New England game a week earlier, questioned numerous penalties against both teams and was quick to give his take on the new risky Bills coach Sean McDermott on fourth downs.’
Buffalo Bills’ Josh Allen takes step in right direction; the trick now is to keep progressing
‘Now, we’ve all heard this before from Allen. Every time he makes one of those decisions that defy explanation, he says he’s never going to do that again. And then he throws that pick against the Bengals that nearly cost Buffalo that game, and then he throws the three picks against the Patriots that did cost the Bills that game.
Cody Ford, Trent Murphy in concussion protocol as bye week comes at good time for Bills
‘“Just like the schedule where we take it one game at a time, we take the bye whenever it comes, but it’s a good time,’’ McDermott said. “We’ve been able to sustain success early on withstanding some of the injuries we’ve had, but we came out of this game more banged up. We have to get healthy and it’s a good time to get some rest, but it also offers us a chance to evaluate where we’ve been and where we want to go.’’’
Zay Jones’ time with the Bills is reportedly done with trade to Raiders
‘Jones set the all-time college football record for career receptions while at East Carolina and he was expected to become a solid No. 2 type wideout in Buffalo’s offense, but his career began slowly in 2017 and he caught only 27 passes for 316 yards.’
Bills’ Josh Allen won’t ‘sugarcoat’ struggles; but was Titans game sign of progress?
‘“(That game) taught me a lot of lessons. I’m not going to sugarcoat it; I didn’t play good (against the Patriots),” Allen admitted after Sunday’s 14-7 win over the Tennessee Titans.’