‘”Mario has come in as a new player and really demonstrated good quality leadership,” said McDermott.’
Archives for June 2020
Found in Firebaugh: The Josh Allen story
‘”He was the only coach that believed in me and truly wanted me to come to play for him,” said Allen.’
McDermott confident Bills are ready for training camp
‘”I’m also confident in the way that they’re wired, in terms of the DNA and the intangibles that they possess,” McDermott said. “And that’s something that we have to lean on in the last couple of months and also over the offseason.”‘
Why Brian Daboll values the bonds he creates with his players
‘It’s a phrase that easily rolls off the tongue for offensive players. So why do players talk about him with such high regard? Obviously, he’s a talented offensive coordinator. Quarterback Josh Allen and the Bills offense have improved under offensive coordinator Brian Daboll. But the reason why players’ faces light up when you say his name is due to the emphasis he puts on building relationships.’
5 observations on the 2020 offseason from Bills head coach Sean McDermott
‘”There’s certainly some challenges out there,” McDermott said. “The protocol is the protocol, however one thing we have on our side at this point is some time. We’ve got some time on our side. I think the other thing is our approach at the Bills. I’ll speak on just the Bills, our approach is that we’re going to do our best to find a way, to find a solution and to make sure we do things the right way.”‘
Bills Today | What Sean McDermott wants to see from Josh Allen in year three
‘”He’s got to play the game and get more and more experience and see the value of taking what the defense gives you,” McDermott said. “If they’re going to give you the checkdown and they’re going to take away everything deep and the check down there, you take it. If they’re taking away the shallow stuff and we can get over the top, then we’ll go there. I think you’ve got to be flexible and adaptable as I said before and Josh has to be as well. He’s got to know and he will.”‘
Heath Farwell sees Bills’ special teams taking a big jump with new additions
‘“I would say the beginning of the season, I was going 100 miles an hour and really trying to just make sure after (the game) I’ll figure it out,” Farwell said earlier this month. “But once I settled down, about, I would say midseason, it really calmed down for me. And it’s like a player, you know, when you see (the game) slower. I feel like you call a game better. You’ve seen it better. It’s more clear.”‘
Terry Pegula says no ‘negative financial pressure’ on Buffalo Bills
‘“We need to do better moving forward in the sports business like every team is going to have to do, because if we don’t have any fans in the seats next year, what are your economics in the world of sports? We need that component, especially in the National Hockey League, so even though times are not good in any of these businesses, it’s still, you’ve got to find solutions and you’ve got to look up and try to find those solutions.”’
Buffalo Bills owner: No ‘negative financial situation’ will impact franchise’s ability to extend Sean McDermott, Brandon Beane
‘“There is no financial situation,” Terry Pegula said. “I don’t know where that rumor started. If you look at every oil and gas company, which is our core business outside sports, they’re all — you might use the word — hurting. But we don’t have any debt on our oil and gas business.”’
Jets beat reporter predicts last place finish for Buffalo Bills in AFC East
‘In his Bills outlook article for 2020, Costello paints a picture of a team that will crumble under the pressure of being the favorites in the AFC East for the first time since the 1990s. Just how bad does he see things going for the Bills this season? He predicts the team will finish last in the division.’
Messing up Sabres is distracting from good Pegula is doing with Bills
‘But the Sabres are a running gag. Not so much because they’ve never hoisted a Stanley Cup, or that they’ve only been to the final twice in their half-century existence and there is absolutely no signs of that trend changing.’
Promising Bills aren’t ready to capitalize on Tom Brady-less AFC East
‘Too-early prediction: Last place in AFC East.’
‘No financial issue’ that strains Bills extension of McDermott and Beane
‘The Pegula’s explained how although their gas and oil business’ are struggling due to COVID-19, that does not impact the owners and their approach to extending McDermott and Beane.’
Bills Today | These former Bills made the AFC East all-decade team
‘Before the 2020 NFL season kicks off, ESPN released their all-decade team for the AFC East. Each ESPN NFL reporter chose the two best players of the decade from the team they cover to form the list. Defensive tackle Kyle Williams was named the Bills player of the decade and running back LeSean McCoy was named the honorable mention player of the decade.’
Bills’ Mitch Morse on NFL’s return: ‘You have to take that leap of faith’
‘”Personally, I think you have to take that leap of faith, and you have to understand that this is going be around for quite some time. This is me, personally. And that doesn’t make it where you should be laissez faire, you should just forget everything you’ve learned. You take care of yourself the best you can, take the right precautions, do the best we can. But don’t live in fear and understand that, if we’re going to play football, I think a few of us are going to get this thing.”‘