‘“I’ve been through this … some 24, 25 playoff games,” McDermott said. “I’ve been a part of resting guys before. I’ve watched other teams having played their guys. You’re always going to get second-guessed. Some people are going to be with you, some are going to be, ‘Hey, you should be doing this versus what (you’re) doing, or I agree with what they’re doing.’ Certainly, that’s what happens, but we have to do what we feel that’s best for this team.”’
Archives for December 26, 2019
Bills are in far better shape entering 2020 than going into 2010
‘“We have to earn the right to win in this league, and I have learned that,” McDermott said. “So I just believe in the process. We are going to win going through the process. . . . I have been a part of building a defense from the ground up brick by brick, step by step, and I had help in that process as well. Within that, I have gone to two Super Bowls. I know what that looks like, smells like and taste likes. So I feel extremely confident with my ability to lead this franchise moving forward.”’
Mike Stratton’s ‘Hit Heard ‘Round the World’ is gift that keeps giving
‘Stratton, for one, is stunned that one tackle is still be celebrated a lifetime later. “It greatly surprises me,” he says by phone from his home near Knoxville, Tenn. “I feel honored and blessed by it. It certainly has had a life of its own.”’
The last time the Bills had a chance to rest starters? Does Doug Flutie ring a bell?
‘Owner Ralph Wilson was so impressed by Johnson’s performance that he ordered Phillips to start him in the wild-card game at Tennessee. Speculation ran wild that the edict came down from Wilson, but Phillips fell on the sword and dutifully proclaimed it was his call. No one believed that, and years later the truth came out.’
Thursday’s New York Coverage
Don’t dismiss the significance of this Jets surge (New York Post)
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Should Jets’ Joe Douglas keep or cut these 7 potential cap casualties at year’s end? Avery Williamson, Darryl Roberts, more (Newark Star Ledger)
NY Jets’ safety Marcus Maye is having a great year and Jamal Adams wants people to notice (Bergen Record)
Jets Injury Report | Week 17 at Bills – Wednesday (NewYorkJets.com)
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‘Josh Allen is dynamic and fun to watch, but the Bills need their quarterback to be more consistently accurate throwing the ball. There are times in the game when he fails to make an easy throw, like we saw on Saturday against the Patriots. Had he connected in the back of the end zone to tight end Dawson Knox, the Bills might have pulled off the upset. The Bills are back, and they’ll be a threat in the playoffs, but in order to go far in the postseason, they need Allen to become more accurate.’