‘“Terry and Kim have, to me, modeled that they are committed to winning,” McDermott said. “I can’t comment on what goes on at the Sabres (but) I can comment on what goes on here and that is, I see every day, not only from what they communicate to me and Brandon (Beane, general manager) but also what they do … their investment here in the Bills (is unquestioned). They are committed to winning and that’s really all I can go off of is my experience.”’
Archives for June 2020
Marquise Goodwin’s rough path to parenthood airs on ESPN Sunday
‘Goodwin and his wife, Morgan, detail their journey, which included heartbreaking pregnancy losses in 2017 and 2018. The show, titled “After the Storm,” airs at noon.’
Bill Groman, two-time AFL champion receiver with Bills, dies
‘Groman, a native of Tiffin, Ohio, was a member of the Bills’ 1964 and 1965 AFL championship teams. He also won AFL titles with the Houston Oilers in 1960 and ’61.’
Kim Pegula explains why she stands for anthem but supports those who kneel
‘”Personally, I’m not going to kneel,” Pegula said. “But we’ve been listening. We’ve been learning to love other people and understand experiences and what they have gone through, what they’ve experienced, and what maybe the anthem or the flag means to them, it’s truly different than what I went through.”‘
Adversity in Pegulaville leads to changes
‘The Bills have the benefit of sharing in the NFL’s rich television contract, but no one yet knows what this year’s season will look like. Many or all of the games could be played in empty stadiums with no fans.’
Buffalo Bills troll Pittsburgh Steelers’ first voice tweet with perfect video
‘Buffalo’s response? A short video of backup quarterback Matt Barkley getting into the song by spinning his jacket over his head.’
Bills’ Sean McDermott ‘confident’ in Matt Barkley as backup QB, despite underwhelming stats
‘”Competition is good to have,” McDermott said. “A competition at that position and competition across our roster. And I think Brandon and his staff have done a good job of providing that. So, we’ll just see how it plays out.”‘
Why Buffalo Bills chose to publicly support ‘Black Lives Matter’
‘”Shut up and play football,” one fan posted on Facebook. “You’re losing your fan base to situational ethics. Do and say what you want on your time, I don’t support my team to hear your views. You get paid to play football, so go do that.”’
Bills backup QB situation shaky, but McDermott says he’s ‘confident’ in Barkley
‘Barkley has been less than a mediocrity since entering the NFL as a fourth-round draft pick of the Eagles in 2013. In the five years he has played — he missed two full seasons due to injury — he has appeared in just 14 games and has 10 TD passes and 21 interceptions.’
With training camp on the horizon, Bills’ McDermott hoping to maintain normalcy
‘“Making sure that our training camp is ready to go, ready to meet all of the protocols. And that we’re ready to just give our players the best chance to come into a normal situation,” said McDermott in a video conference with reporters on Wednesday. “Certainly not normal times right now, but we’re going to do our best to keep it as normal as possible, so that our players can come into our building and achieve the best version of themselves.”’
Groman, Columbian graduate who starred with ‘Berg and in pros, dies
‘Groman was part of AFL championship teams with the Oilers (1960-61) and the Bills (1964-65).’
Bills QB Josh Allen: ‘I’m not going to be Captain Checkdown’
‘“I learned that you can’t force things to happen. After watching a lot of tape you know we’ve been watching a lot of Drew Brees, a lot of Tom Brady, a lot of Aaron Rodgers, a lot of Russell Wilson. Especially late in the game, they’re not trying to force things you know they’re still taking what the defense gives them, they’re continuing to take checkdowns, they’re doing the right thing and making the right play and that’s something I gotta continue to incorporate and continue to learn and not be eager to make plays in situations that call for me to make plays,” Allen explained.’
McDermott: Plans will be in place in case of Bills COVID-19 case
‘”There’s a pretty good chance this could come up here, in Buffalo, the better question is how are we going to respond and what is our plan? It’s definitely unique in terms of preparing. We have smart people in this building and we’ve got to make sure we’re staying up on all of the information and do the best that we can.”‘
Bills Today | Football Outsiders projects Bills will have a top three defense this season
‘On defense, Football Outsiders revealed the Bills have ranked as high as No. 2 twice in the last 10 years and ranked in the top 10 four times.’
You won’t see the Pegulas criticized here
‘Yet I know full well, in buying the Bills and Sabres, the teams of which he was a lifelong fan, he felt he was doing absolutely the right thing for Western New York.’