‘“What did the people of Buffalo do to deserve yet another game like that? They finally got a field goal kicker, the guy’s out there crushing it, hitting 47-yarders,” Burr joked. “(But) They’re on the upswing. I love their quarterback. I think they’re gonna do great things. I don’t know if (Patriots quarterback) Tom Brady is coming back next year but within the next couple years, who knows with that guy. Is he gonna play until he’s 50? Assuming he’s gonna age like a normal person and he’s gone now or next year, the AFC East is going to go back to where it was before the Patriots started their run. I feel like it’s going to go back into the hands of the Buffalo Bills.”’
Archives for January 2020
Buffalo Bills, officiating and moving on
‘There is something to keep in mind, though, when looking back on this game or, for some, dwelling on it: The Bills blew the lead. The Bills had a 16-point lead late in the third quarter. It evaporated quickly in the fourth quarter. Even after losing the lead, the Bills tied it to force overtime and had chances to win the game in the extra period.’
Buffalo Bills Hire Eric Washington To Coach Defensive Line
‘Washington is best known as a defensive line specialist. He will oversee a unit that helped Buffalo make 44 sacks — the most in five seasons — and had seven in a 22-19 overtime loss to Houston in an AFC wild-card playoff on Saturday.’
Bills’ 2020 outlook: Buffalo is on the rise, but don’t count out the possibility of a 2019 Bears-type season
‘Did Allen improve? Yeah. But he didn’t improve nearly as much as the narrative suggests. While his raw numbers look better across the board than they did last year, the advanced metrics indicate the improvement was marginal at best. A year ago, he ranked 33rd in DYAR and DVOA, and 26th in total QBR. This year, he finished 27th in DYAR and DVOA, and 26th in total QBR. Here’s where it’s worth noting that Trubisky was 28th in DYAR and DVOA, and 30th in total QBR. In other words, Allen was only barely better than Trubisky, at least according to the advanced metrics.’
Bills hire Eric Washington as defensive line coach
‘The 50-year-old got his NFL coaching career started in 2008 with the Chicago Bears, where he served as a defensive assistant under head coach Lovie Smith. Washington eventually became the defensive line coach in Chicago in 2010 before joining the Panthers one year later.’
Report: Brian Daboll not among finalists to be Browns coach
‘Daboll staying in Buffalo for his third season would allow quarterback Josh Allen to have the type of continuity that other quarterbacks from his draft class haven’t had. Daboll has received some criticism for the Bills finishing 23rd in the NFL in total offense, but Allen did take steps in his second season.’
Bills lineman Dion Dawkins writes ‘a letter to Bills Mafia’
‘Dawkins then continues on about how there is no room on the Bills’ bandwagon for any fans that were thinking of jumping on for next season and he also mentions how rough the loss has been on the team.’
Bills hire defensive line coach
‘The team has hired Eric Washington as its new defensive line coach. Washington is a familiar face for Head Coach Sean McDermott, having served as defensive line coach in Carolina while McDermott was the defensive coordinator there. For the past two years, Washington has served as the Defensive Coordinator for the Panthers under Head Coach Ron Rivera who was fired at the end of the season.’
Bills hire Eric Washington as new defensive line coach
‘Washington, 50, was most recently the defensive coordinator in Carolina under former head coach Ron Rivera. He served in that capacity for the Panthers for the last two seasons. Prior to that he was Carolina’s defensive line coach for seven season (2011-2017).’
8 award winners for the 2019 Buffalo Bills season
‘Offensive MVP: John Brown.’
Deep accuracy remains a mechanics question for Josh Allen
‘After adjusting for drops and throwaway balls, Allen completed just 30.9% of throws 20-plus yards past the line of scrimmage. The lowest among starting QBs were rookies Dwayne Haskins of Washington and Josh Allen of Carolina at 29.6%. The best was the 49ers’ Jimmy Garoppolo at 74.2%. The league average among starters was 42%.’
Half full or half empty? Bills’ Josh Allen improved in almost every category
‘“Just overall improvement is what I like,” Daboll told The Buffalo News after the final game of the regular season. “He’s very level headed. I appreciate really everything about him, how he comes to work. I appreciate his professionalism, his accountability, how he deals with the entire organization from the top down. And how he is off the field. I have a lot of respect for him as a young player and how he approaches the job.”’
Bills could very well be new favorite to win AFC East
‘However, the pendulum could, at long last, be swinging in the Bills’ favor. As painful and maddening as it might have been to watch Josh Allen and his teammates blunder their way out of the playoffs, there should be legitimate optimism for the 2020 season – even with what looks like a far more daunting schedule than the Bills had in 2019.’
Writers’ group says NFL checking if Bills violated rules on reporting Jerry Hughes’ injury
‘During his season-ending wrap-up news conference Tuesday, coach Sean McDermott responded to a question about why Hughes wasn’t on the injury report for a wrist injury by saying, “He was on the injury report. It was not in relation to his wrist. He was on the injury report, I believe at one point for his groin, and another time just overall for veteran rest.”‘
Bills regular season ratings up 19%, with playoff loss getting a Super number
‘It was the most-viewed NFL wild-card game ever on ESPN and ABC and averaged 26,409,000 viewers, with a high of 35,450,000 during overtime.’