‘To date, they’ve scored 20 touchdowns — 10 each rushing and receiving — or barely two a game.’
Archives for November 12, 2019
One thing lacking from Bills’ defensive resume: Takeaways
‘For all the good the Bills’ defense has been able to accomplish this season, there is one key area that it has been deficient. Buffalo has just 11 takeaways this season, a total that ranks tied for 20th in the NFL.’
Sean McDermott’s clock management comes under fire after loss to Browns
‘“You always want to have a chance to win the game, right? If you go for it on fourth down and you make it, great, you give yourself a chance to win the game at the end of the day,” the coach said. “If you don’t convert, you never really give yourself a chance to win the game, so you want to give your players a chance to win the game. I thought we did that. At that moment, I felt like it was the right thing for our team.”’
Bills got blitz heavy vs. Browns: Why it points to a bigger problem
‘Fourth-quarter pass rush is critical to closing out games. The Bills don’t get enough from their left defensive end combination of Trent Murphy and Shaq Lawson. Those two have combined for three sacks this season. Lawson has two, Murphy one.’
Browns talented two-back formation was a handful for Bills
‘With Chubb and Hunt on the field at the same time, the Browns ran 11 times for 123 yards, an average of 11.2 yards a carry. All but two of those plays were against the nickel defense. Because of Hunt’s receiving ability, a defense has to respect the pass with both of them on the field and can’t afford to play its base defensive front.’
Josh Allen’s poor decisions on third and fourth downs in second half hurt Bills
‘The Bills converted 5 of 13 third-down opportunities and were 0 of 2 on fourth down. The most significant part of that stat is the Bills converted only 1 of 7 combined third and fourth downs in the second half.’
CBS’ Catalon makes dog of a game exciting for Bills fans who call him a jinx
‘The power of Catalon’s voice and his excitement level are exceptional. He made what was a difficult game to watch more entertaining than it deserved to be.’
Like Black Friday mayhem, the Bills having a lousy offense is a yearly guarantee
‘I offer this advice because I made the mistake Monday morning of watching the highlight shows. And let me tell you, it was maddening to see so many great plays being made in stadiums across America while knowing full well the Bills just can’t perform such feats because they remain so lacking in top-end talent, most glaringly at quarterback.’
‘Fire Brian Daboll!’ Bills’ Sean McDermott responds to some fans wanting change at OC
‘McDermott and Daboll had plenty of confidence in Allen through most of the four quarters on Sunday. They asked the second-year passer to throw the ball 41 times despite him hovering around the 50-percent completion mark throughout the game. Rookie running back Devin Singletary only carried the ball eight times after a breakout performance the week before against Washington (20 carries for 95 yards and a touchdown).’
Bills offense showing signs of regressing
‘And even those so-called “chunk” plays have begun drying up. After completing eight passes of 25 yards or longer in its first four games, Buffalo’s managed just seven in its past five.’
McDermott: “Plans weren’t really to huddle” before 3rd down
‘“We were in a two-minute play, we wanted to get it to our best ‘gotta have it’ type of play that we have,” Daboll said of huddling. “We ran it earlier in the game. We threw it to Dawson [Knox] on a little under route, where he picked it up on third-and-two. And you know, on this play, they played blitz zero and failed to connect.”’
Hyde: We have faith in whatever (McDermott’s) decisions are
‘Much of the conversation surrounding the game was the Bills mismanagement of the clock on the final drive. Bills safety Micah Hyde didn’t back away from questions about the sequence. Here’s what Hyde had to say on the last drive.’
Bills playoff picture: Margin for error gone
‘It’s hard to think any game is a likely win after Sunday’s loss in Cleveland, but the Bills schedule still sets up favorably to reach 10-6. The Browns loss is Buffalo simply using up its margin for error. Handle the three win or less teams left on the schedule and that leaves the Pittsburgh game as the only obstacle, assuming the Bills can’t steal one from Dallas.’
Quick Hits | Offense must find a way to improve execution
‘“We’ve got to score more points,” he said. “I said it after the game and after watching the tape I still feel the same way. We’ve got to score to enable ourselves to win games and be a threat down the stretch. That’s what we’ve got to do.”’
Eric Wood | 5 observations on the Bills heading into Week 11
‘At other times, it seemed like some throws were just off the mark. Often times when throws are just off the mark, it’s hard to say if the route was run exactly how it was supposed to or was the throw off target. That’s something only Allen, Brian Daboll and the players involved could give an accurate assessment on.’