‘To the rescue come the 0-6 Jets, the league’s last remaining winless club and easily pro football’s worst team.’
Archives for October 21, 2020
Analysis: Josh Allen misfires, offensive line struggles keep offense from pulling weight
‘However, on a night when the Bills’ defense needed strong support, the offense failed to pull its weight.’
Upon further review: Devin Singletary, Bills’ running game have disappeared
‘The Bills rank 27th in the NFL in rushing yards per game (92.2) and yards per attempt (3.81). The Bills are in a four-way tie for last place in the NFL with just one rush of 20-plus yards, and that was by T.J. Yeldon on a garbage-time drive in Week 5 with the Tennessee Titans running out the clock.’
What we learned from snap counts in Bills’ Week 6 loss, game ball and more
‘”I thought Justin really stepped up and gave us quite a bit, especially being able to put some pressure on the quarterback,” defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier said. “He helped us some in the run game as well. So I thought he really did a good job, and he did a good job when we played the Jets earlier in the season when he got a chance to play also. For Bryan Cox, a guy who really hadn’t been on the field in probably over a year now, to go in and play as well as he did by providing some edge rush. That was good to see, and hopefully he’ll continue to progress as we go forward.”‘
Five takeaways from Tuesday’s Bills press conferences
‘Most troubling is that the Bills have allowed first downs six times on 12 attempts when opponents have had 10 or more yards to go. Those are supposed to be situations a defense craves.’
Position grades: Chiefs’ Chris Jones, Bills’ Ed Oliver were opposites at DT
‘It was a hard assignment for the Bills’ defensive tackles, because the Chiefs ran against “light,” six-man boxes much of the night, as the Bills tried (and succeeded) to limit big passing plays. The Chiefs used a lot of “duo” blocks, double-teaming both defensive tackles.’
Jim Kubiak: Bills’ Josh Allen’s ‘bad misses,’ protection errors are undoing vs. Chiefs
‘Unfortunately, throws like this early in the game set the tone and put the Bills’ offense in third-and-long situations.’
Ken Rice, Bills’ No. 1 overall pick in 1961 AFL draft, dies at age 81
‘Rice was a two-time All-American at Auburn and was named the Southeastern Conference’s best defensive lineman in 1960, and then was drafted first overall by the Bills in 1961. He also was selected by St. Louis of the NFL at eighth overall. He choose the AFL, a big victory for the league at the time.’
Andy Reid schooled Sean McDermott as Bills flopped against another quality team
‘What helped the Chiefs with this strategy was their absolute dominance up front. Many fans and reporters have been questioning the viability of the Bills’ defensive line this season, and for good reason. That includes McDermott and defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier who decided to make underperforming Trent Murphy and Harrison Phillips healthy inactives.’
Bills super fan from Bloomfield featured in Pepsi commercial
‘Johnson doesn’t even refer to the Jets by name and instead accuses Jensen of “flying the wrong flag,” footage of which is digitized to conceal the “wrong” team’s identity.’
‘Shine is coming off Josh Allen, Bills’ (Week 7 power rankings)
‘Buffalo has been a mess defensively for most of the season, but more attention is being put on the unit with the offense being unable to overcome their abysmal performances each week. Buffalo could not stop the run in Week 6 against the Chiefs and when Patrick Mahomes decided to throw the ball he was generally able to find an open target and move the chains.’
McDermott unhappy with performance of Bills’ ‘D’; Particularly distressed over pass rush, run defense
‘“Those third downs in the last six to seven minutes of the game, we have to be able to get off the field. One was 3rd and 12 and the other 3rd and 6,” said McDermott. “We’ve got to be able to get off the field and not let the quarterback beat us in those situations.”’
Sullivan: McDermott’s defense reverts under national TV lights
‘Instead, for the second week in a row, they played like a team that didn’t truly believe it could compete with the best. They were outplayed, outcoached and out-hit. From the coaching staff on down to the subs, they came off as soft, stupid and scared.’
McDermott Focused On Fixing Bills After 2 Straight Losses
‘“We take it hard. There’s no moral victories,” he added. “We’ve got to really take a good look at our football team and be truthful with ourselves and say, `What do we have to get corrected?’”’
Cody Ford, Cam Lewis, Tyrel Dodson all week-to-week
‘Guard Jon Feliciano is still on Injured Reserve with a pectoral injury, but is eligible to be activated to the team’s 53-man roster. McDermott said he’s had “minor talks” with general manager Brandon Beane about that possibility and will continue to do so this week. The Bills have until Tuesday, October 27, which is 21 days since he started practicing, to activate Feliciano, or he will revert back to I.R.’