‘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.’
Archives for October 2020
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.’
Opinion: It’s time to vent about the Buffalo Bills
‘The Bills gave up 466 yards to the Chiefs Monday night and part of the reason was their defense simply couldn’t get off the field when it mattered the most. On 14 attempts, the Chiefs converted 9-third downs against the Bills defense and went 1 for 1 on fourth down. Whether it was Pat Mahomes breaking contain to extend plays or simply bad tackling, when the Bills needed someone to make a play defensively, none were made. Simple as that.’
Bills coordinators trying to find solutions, know play needs to be better on both sides of the ball
‘”It’s what you do with those possessions that count,” Daboll said. “It’s about executing at a high level and finishing with the ball in the end zone which we didn’t get done.”‘
Some Bills Fans itching to get back inside Bills Stadium
‘In the parking lots outside of Bills Stadium there were only Erie County Sheriff squad cars. With New York State Covid-19 regulations trying to stop the spread of the virus, the parking lot of Prohibition was about as close to the game as you can get.’
Frazier is confident Bills will get through rough patch
‘“If you do that and stick to it, the guys will believe in what you’re doing, and they’ll get better over time if you’ve got the right people. Our message is not going to change, we’ve been through some rough stretches before and we’ve come through them, and we’ll come through this one as well.”’
Rochester-area Bills fan who painted house “Bills blue” will be featured in Pepsi billboards, commercial
‘Now, Michael Mansfield has his own Pepsi commercial and billboards in Rochester and Buffalo to give him a leg up in the rivalry.’