‘The following Friday, August 21, the Bills are home at New Era Field against the Atlanta Falcons. Kickoff in that game is scheduled for 7 p.m. Former Canisius high school star Qadree Ollison returns home to play for the Falcons in that game.’
Archives for May 2020
Josh Allen and offensive rookies work out in California
‘“They know their stuff and the playbook, just getting on the field and getting some of the timing with them,” Allen said. “It’s going to payoff when it counts so I’m excited.”’
Josh Allen stands as sleeper pick for NFL MVP
‘”I think this team is going places. And I think this aerial attack is about to explode. Buffalo GM Brandon Beane brilliantly traded for Stefon Diggs, giving Allen a legit No. 1 receiver. Those two will make beautiful music together. And don’t forget about Allen’s great chemistry with John Brown and Cole Beasley, which will only get better in their second season together,” wrote Schein in his article on NFL.com.’
Dates and times finalized for Bills 2020 preseason schedule
‘Buffalo will open the preseason in Baltimore on Friday, Aug. 14 at 7:30 pm.’
Quarantine Q&A: Harrison Phillips
‘When COVID-19 happened, I reached out to a few of my very successful mentors that I met at Stanford – one of them works at…one of the biggest venture capitalist firms in the world. Another one is a vice president at Facebook and another one owns the business school at Nebraska. I asked all of them, ‘Do you have a book that you suggest me to read?’ So, they all sent me a couple of the ones I’m starting with.’
2020 Offseason Opponent Breakdown: Buffalo Bills
‘Allen had one of the strongest arms in the league last season. According to NFL’s Next Gen Stats, his average intended air yards of 9.4 tied with the Seattle Seahawks’ Russell Wilson for third-most in the league. Air yards are defined as “the vertical yards on a pass attempt at the moment the ball is caught in relation to the line of scrimmage,” and average intended air yards “shows the average Air Yards a passer throws on all attempts.” With that in mind, it’s reasonable to expect that Allen won’t be shy about testing the Rams’ secondary by taking shots downfield.’
How Bills intend to improve NFL’s 29th-fastest offense
‘One problem for the Bills last season was that Brown was the team’s only downfield threat and the only dangerous outside receiving threat. Furthermore, Allen wasn’t effective at throwing downfield with accuracy.’
Jim Kelly says Bills should be AFC East favorites, sees Josh Allen taking ‘big step’
‘”I mean, if they don’t, then something’s wrong,” Kelly said of the Bills’ winning the AFC East during an appearance this week on the Zach Gelb Show on CBS Sports Radio. “Tom Brady is not there to block you anymore, so that to me is huge. I think Tom, of course, is getting older, but he still can play. I tried to talk him into retiring like two, three years ago, but he just wouldn’t listen to me. I don’t know why.”‘
Celebrating Pancho Billa: El Paso Buffalo Bills Backers raise money for Pancho Packs
‘Please accept this donation on behalf of the El Paso Buffalo Bills Backers, in celebration of the life of Pancho Billa. As Pancho’s hometown, we spent the 2019 NFL season raising money for your organization, in the hopes that we could continue his legacy, in providing children with need with backpacks full of school supplies. Through our efforts, we were able to raise $1,601 for Pancho’s Packs!’
Dawkins: Bills are still the underdogs
‘“We’re the underdogs, man,” Dawkins told Bob Papa and Charlie Weis this week on SiriusXM NFL Radio. “Nothing has ever been given to us. We’ve never been the favorites, so why start now? We’re going to still play and live with that fire that we’re not the favorites and that nobody is really on our side but us. So, we’re just going to hit this thing rolling, and we’re just going to keep our heads down and we’re going to work. And we’re going to keep grinding and keep grinding and we’re going to play physical, play hard, and we’re going to beat the heck out of people, physically.”’
Pancho Billa’s legacy lives on
‘”I thought we’d get maybe 100, maybe 200 backpacks to build for kids… It was larger than life, go to 12,000 backpacks is nothing that I was planning at all,” says John Mika, director of The Teachers Desk. “I’m overwhelmed by just how loved this guy was and how he was appreciated by everyone who met him.”’
Thursday is anniversary of Pancho Billa’s death
‘On Thursday night, his widowed companion Veronica will hold a vigil and a moment of silence on Facebook Live. It will take place at 10 p.m. EST.’
Sharks Captain Logan Couture on brutal injuries, future of NHL, love for Bills — With Authority
‘He likes the Bills so much, that’s the team other than his own that he most wants to see win a championship. He also acknowledges that being a Bills Mafia member means, “I’ll be going through a table at some point.”‘
Bills Today | One element on offense that could be Buffalo’s key to success
‘But a strange thing happened a season ago: Offensive coordinator Brian Daboll turned Allen into more of a timing- and rhythm-based passer, rather than a Mad Bomber in the shadow of Daryle Lamonica. Rather than pushing the ball downfield, Allen was much more successful working underneath showing the timing, rhythm and anticipation that was lacking from him as a prospect.’
Seven games to circle on Bills’, Steelers’ schedules
‘Sunday, Nov. 1, 1 p.m. Here it is. After nearly two decades of soul-crushing losses to the Patriots, this will be Buffalo’s first meeting with its divisional rival sans Tom Brady.’