‘It could be shaping up as another lost season for the Jets, and one they can ill afford. Darnold will be eligible for an extension after this season, but has yet to show he deserves it, and Gase could be on his way out without a major turnaround. The loaded schedule won’t help.’
Archives for July 2020
Buffalo Bills 10 training camp questions: No. 8, Can the pass rush turn up the heat?
‘“I’m excited on paper, I can’t wait till we get on the field and get a chance to see the guys move around and execute some of the things we’re talking about in these Zoom meetings,” defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier said last month. “I think Brandon did a good job in helping us. Now we need to get on the field and try to come together as a unit.”’
Lorenzo Alexander: If Bills don’t compete for AFC title in 2020, season’s a disappointment
‘“I think at this point with what the Bills have been able to build over the last three years and the talent that they’ve added, it’s really their division to lose,” Alexander said Wednesday on the Pat McAfee podcast. “If they’re not competing for the AFC Championship then I think the season has been a disappointment just because of what they have in place.”’
Buffalo Bills receive first bid for stadium naming rights from Bidet toilet company TUSHY
‘Additionally, TUSHY would like to deploy portable toilets equipped with its bidet across parking lots and tailgating venues for every Bills home game in 2020 and 2021. Lastly, assuming the offer is accepted, TUSHY would like to work to bring a college football bowl game to Orchard Park and host the first-ever “Toilet Bowl.”’
Buffalo Bills Stadium Will No Longer Be Called New Era Field
‘The move by New Era to withdraw from the stadium naming rights deal is another setback for Buffalo Bills owners Terry and Kim Pegula, who also own the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres. Last month, the owners fired 22 Sabres employees and scouts, including general manager Jason Botterill.’
Bidet company wants naming rights to Bills’ stadium
‘TUSHY is a New York-based company that provides bidet attachments that “transforms any traditional toilet into a booty wonderland.”‘
A new era begins as the Bills search for a new naming rights partner
‘”Every contract they’ve got is up for review and every sponsor is saying well maybe we should owe you $50K instead of $100K this month because you’re not going to have fans in the stands or something like that,” Fischer said. “The New Era contract was real contracted booked revenue and now they don’t have it.”‘
What to expect as Bills search for new stadium naming rights partner
‘“To start a new conversation in this economic environment is an uphill battle. It’s possible they have a leading candidate ready to take over these rights. But if they don’t, I wouldn’t expect it to be done any time soon. I think one thing that’s safe to say is that in the 2020 season, (the stadium) will probably not, almost certainly not have a name or sponsor on it. That would be very fast,” Fischer predicted.’
Lorenzo Alexander on potential midseason return: “I’m ready.”
‘”I’m ready,” said Alexander. ‘I’m working. I’m always working. You never know. If they make a run, call me up Brandon [Beane] I’ll be ready for you.”‘
Camp Countdown 2020 | Which Bills offer the most versatility?
‘If you look at Tremaine Edmunds body, it’s easy to see how he’s versatile. Standing tall at 6-5 and weighing 250 pounds, Edmunds doesn’t fit the standard middle linebacker body type. Edmunds has the height and speed to be a force on the outside, but on the inside he is an immediate mismatch. As Edmunds continues to grow with experience, he will fall more into the category of a positionless player over the years. In two seasons he has demonstrated his ability to cover a lot of ground, like a massive amount.’
AFC East offseason: Patriots’ resurgence relies on Cam Newton’s health
‘But Bill Belichick remains a wizard, and the Patriots can’t be counted out.’
New Era name to be dropped from Bills stadium
‘For New Era, the end of the naming rights deal accentuates the difficulties the company has faced over the last two years, even before the coronavirus pandemic forced the shutdown of sports vital to its business. And the circumstances around the early end of the arrangement draw a stark contrast to where New Era stood in August 2016, when CEO Chris Koch joined Bills officials for a celebratory news conference announcing the deal on the 20-yard line of the stadium.’
New Era Field no more – cap company to end stadium naming rights deal with Bills
‘It was known that New Era has been struggling financially, particularly since the coronavirus shut down the country back in March. The company has reportedly furloughed about 70 percent of his workforce, much of that at its headquarters in Buffalo.’
Buffalo Bills 10 training camp questions: No. 9: Can special teams continue upward trend?
‘Special teams coach Heath Farwell, who brought much-needed improvement to that phase for the Bills in his first year in 2019, has to find a way to replace stalwarts such as Lorenzo Alexander, Julian Stanford, Kevin Johnson, Senorise Perry and Kurt Coleman.’
NFL, players confront challenges in preparing for season. Can this be done safely?
‘“If you pack everybody into a plane, you pack everybody into a hotel, into a locker room, etc., you’ve got real opportunity for a large number of people to be very close together,” Sellick said. “And if you’re allowing these players and other staff members to be free living in the community, so that they go home to their usual homes and they may have visitors, they may go out to dinner or whatever, the opportunities for someone to get infected and then bring that back into that kind of inner circle, I think, is a real potential problem.”’