‘The 13-0 first half was brilliant; the 16-3 second half was brutal.’
Archives for January 2020
Report card: Josh Allen and Buffalo Bills’ offense were statistically better in 2019, but …
‘“Offensively, we did show some improvements,” said general manager Brandon Beane. “Josh improved, and we scored more points, but at the end of the day we didn’t score enough points.”’
Leo Roth: Analysis from the real Bills’ expert in the family, my 95-year-old mother
‘Mom: Yeah, but they’re not a team, they don’t give a team effort. When one part is good, the other part isn’t. We need a team, not one person.’
Bills’ McDermott ‘excited about what’s ahead…’
‘“Execution,” McDermott said when explaining the offense’s problem. “It doesn’t matter, regardless of what you do or who you have, at the end of the day you have to execute better than the defense executes to score points … we’ve got to score more points. Everybody knows that.”’
Top offseason priorities for Bills, Steelers
‘Now, the Bills have nearly $90 million worth of cap space and would have no problem paying BOTH Green and Cooper, but GM Brandon Beane has taken a cautious — and successful — approach to most free agent signings in his two full offseasons with the team. Instead of acquiring a proven NFL veteran, he could attack the deep wide receiver draft and target Jerry Judy (Alabama), CeeDee Lamb (Oklahoma), or Tee Higgins (Clemson) with the 22nd overall pick. All three have tremendous upside and have performed well on the biggest collegiate stages. Beane knows he has to address the position, and just who he brings in will go a long way towards determining Allen’s future in Buffalo.’
NFL Looks Into Whether Bills Violated Injury Reporting Rules
‘The Bills never listed Hughes as having an issue with his wrist on their injury report this season.’
NFL probing Bills’ injury reporting on DE Jerry Hughes
‘The NFL’s policy states that “all players who have reportable injuries must be listed on the Practice Report, even if the player takes all the reps in practice, and even if the team is certain that he will play in the upcoming game.”‘
Bills won’t commit to Frank Gore for 2020 season; Gore unsure he’ll play 16th season
‘Gore is just 1,379 yards away from Payton for second on the all-time rushing list, likely needing two more seasons to pass him based on his playing time this season. At this point, Gore is likely a backup running back in the NFL with the durability to stay healthy (missing just 14 games over his career).’
NFL Investigating Buffalo Bills For Possible Injury-Reporting Violation
‘To maintain the integrity of the game, the NFL’s policy on injuries is that if a player has a significant or noteworthy injury, it must be listed on the practice report, even if he fully participates in practice and even if the team expects him to play in the team’s next game. And the information must be credible, accurate and timely.’
Beane: We saw Allen ‘take a giant leap of maturation’
‘”The obvious thing is continuing his footwork and his mechanics like any young guy. Sometimes you don’t get your feet right, you get a little quick, you feel the pressure, you know you have got to get the ball out and sometimes you rush it. He missed some throws at various times of the year that if his feet had been right maybe he gets it, but his feet and mechanics have improved… He’s trending up, and I’m very proud of Josh. Unfortunately in this day and age, people want to focus on the things that a quarterback didn’t do, but if you look around the league at young quarterbacks, I’m very proud of where Josh is in comparison.”‘
2020 vision for the Bills includes kicking up the offense
‘Next year is Year 3 for Allen. This whole project was going to last at least this long. We always knew that. It’s all the more reason to choose a different path for your franchise, one that isn’t drafting a quarterback and committing years to his development. If the guy reaches real stardom and sets you up for years to come, sure, that’s super. It can happen. It usually doesn’t.’
Stay or go: Key Bills free agents
‘There are a lot of reasons the Bills could re-sign Lawson. They have the money, he is only 25-years-old, he is coming off a career-high season with 6.5 sacks, and he is a favorite in the locker room. A lot of those same reasons are why many other teams may want to spend a lot on him too. Pass-rushers always get bigger contracts than maybe they should be valued at in the open market.’
Arrests and ejections hit all-time low at Buffalo Bills games
‘”The numbers are the lowest in our history. We averaged two arrests, 42 ejections per game last season. Years ago we averaged almost 30 arrests per game and almost 140 ejections per game,” said Andy Major, Bills Vice President of Operations and Guest Experience. “We are really proud of that progress. We are really proud of the fans.”‘
Bills Today | Josh Allen would like to see this free agent back
‘One player who will be a free agent is left guard Quinton Spain. Spain, spent the first four seasons of his career with the Tennessee Titans before moving up north to Buffalo on a one-year deal. He was critical to an offensive line overhaul this past season and proved his worth on the field.’
Bills lose defensive line coach Bill Teerlinck to Virginia Tech
‘Teerlinck, who joined the Bills as an assistant defensive line coach soon after McDermott became their head coach in 2017, got his start in coaching working with Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente when they were assistants at Illinois State. Teerlinck was Illinois State’s defensive line coach and assisted with special teams.’