‘We were celebrating just like everybody else, but I can’t watch a football game like everybody else does. I watch it from a quarterback’s perspective, as far as when Josh Allen is coming up to the line of scrimmage. I’m looking at how the safeties are positioned. Are the corners staring down the receivers before the snap of the ball, or are they peeking in and it looks like it’s going be a press-bail? If it’s a running down, I’m looking at the defensive line and linebackers. Are they shaded more to the strong side, toward the tight end, or away from the tight end?’
Archives for January 2021
Erik Brady: Raise a cup o’ kindness for Josh Allen and Stefon Diggs, and Bills of yore
‘The good times began three years ago today, when the Bills beat the Miami Dolphins and then waited to see if the Cincinnati Bengals could beat the Baltimore Ravens. Bang! Andy Dalton hit the game-winning touchdown pass that put the Bills in the playoffs for the first time in forever.’
Buffalo Bills 2020 draft picks have played key roles in playoff run
‘“When the country shut down, I thought, Brandon (Beane) and his staff really did a phenomenal job of continuing to do the job and go through the process of getting us to draft day,” coach Sean McDermott said of the Bills’ general manager. “And then the way the draft was handled overall, it was a communication challenge to say the least. I think just the work that went into it led us to where we are and the players that we were able to get that have made an impact.”’
Bills’ Micah Hyde wants to play vs. Dolphins, ‘make it hard’ for Tua Tagovailoa
‘“Honestly, it’s just nothing but competitive fire right now, for myself personally. I want to play,” Hyde said. “Whatever decisions obviously (that are made), I have no control over that. But I want to play and I want to go out there and compete. I feel like, it’s crazy that I’m saying this, it’s year eight (for me) and Week 17 and I still feel like I still have stuff to work on. I’m trying to go out there, compete and get better, and get some momentum rolling into the playoffs.”’
Bills won’t see Dolphins QB Ryan Fitzpatrick after vet tests positive for COVID-19
‘Winning now falls squarely on the shoulders of Tagovailoa at quarterback. Flores will not have anywhere to turn if his rookie quarterback struggles against a Bills defense that could be sitting key starters.’
Want Buffalo Bills playoff tickets? What to know to avoid scams
‘There will be no secondary market for these tickets. The Better Business Bureau of Upstate New York wants to warn fans to be on the lookout for scams online pushing Bills playoff tickets. The only way to obtain tickets is if you’re already a season ticket holder and you do so by purchasing through the team’s official website.’
Fans at Bills game could be first step for reopening Broadway, concerts, other venues
‘“If you can do it in Buffalo, 7,000 people, but it’s outdoors and it’s controlled, if it works there, can you do Madison Square Garden? Could you do a theater on Broadway? Could you do a certain capacity in a restaurant? So restaurants could start to reopen safely. That is the road that we are looking at,” Cuomo said.’
Friday’s Miami Coverage
Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick contracts COVID-19 and won’t play Sunday (Miami Herald)
Ranking the Dolphins’ top 5 under-the-radar pickups who contributed to 2020 success (Miami Herald)
Kelly: Playoffs or not, this season has been a massive success for the Dolphins | Commentary (South Florida Sun Sentinel)
What Dolphins’ Brian Flores is thankful for after 2020; plus comments on 2021 NFL draft and Chan Gailey’s future (South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Analysis: Do Dolphins essentially have one playbook for Tua, one for Fitzpatrick? (Palm Beach Post)
How young special teams players could decide Dolphins’ fate at Bills (Palm Beach Post)
Tua feels no pressure for a life or death game against the Bills in New York (El Nuevo Herald)
Tua Tagovailoa working without a net as Dolphins seek playoff-clinching win (Birmingham News)
Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick tests positive for COVID-19, out vs. Bills (USA Today)
Gailey’s Soft Spot For Buffalo Ends With Miami Needing A Win (AP)
Dolphins QB Ryan Fitzpatrick Tests Positive For COVID-19 (AP)
Miami Dolphins QB Ryan Fitzpatrick tests positive for COVID-19, out vs. Buffalo Bills, per source (ESPN)
Dolphins’ Ryan Fitzpatrick out vs. Bills after testing positive for COVID-19, per report (CBS Sports)
Report: Dolphins’ Ryan Fitzpatrick Tests Positive for COVID-19, to Miss Game vs. Bills (SI)
Dolphins QB Ryan Fitzpatrick Tests Positive For COVID-19, Won’t Play Sunday Against Buffalo (WFOR-TV)
Top News: Byron Jones Appears on Good Morning Football Ahead of Sunday’s Big Game (MiamiDolphins.com)
Big Brother Little Brother: How Myles Gaskin and Salvon Ahmed Reunited in Miami and Helped Resurrect the Dolphins Running Game (MiamiDolphins.com)
Dolphins Sign Jake Rudock, Place Ryan Fitzpatrick On Reserve/COVID-19 List (MiamiDolphins.com)
The Blitz: Pass Rush in Waves (MiamiDolphins.com)
Texans expected to interview Bills’ Malik Boyd for GM vacancy
‘The AFC East champion Bills have a strong personnel department, including general manager Brandon Beane, assistant general manager Joe Schoen, another candidate on the Texans’ radar, director of player personnel Dan Morgan, former Texans general manager Brian Gaine, a senior personnel advisor, along with director of college scouting Terrance Gray and executive Lake Dawson.’
On 3-year anniversary of Andy Dalton’s thrilling win vs. Ravens, Cowboys QB remembers Bills fans’ generosity
‘“It’s fun to go back and just see the reaction and see what all happened from that play and from that game,” Dalton said. “For us to score that touchdown, win that game at the end and to get Buffalo in the playoffs, I think [it means] so much because the Buffalo fans have been so generous and have been very charitable with all their donations that they gave to me but also to other things, especially with [Bills quarterback] Josh Allen’s grandma this year.”‘
Gov. Cuomo slammed for green-lighting Bills game during lockdown: ‘Making new rules up as he goes’
‘New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing backlash for moving forward with a plan to let 6,700 people, including himself, attend the Buffalo Bills’ home playoff game next month despite a continued ban on indoor dining and mass gatherings.’
Gailey’s Soft Spot For Buffalo Ends With Miami Needing A Win
‘“You make a lot of statements when you’re young that you wish you had back,” he said. “That said, I love the people up there, they’re great people. But I want to beat their butts this weekend.”’
Dolphins Seek Win In Finale At Bills To Clinch Playoff Spot
‘Buffalo’s 445 points scored are 13 short of matching the single-season team record set in 1991.’
Stefon Diggs by the numbers: Bills receiver having one of best first seasons for pass catcher on a new team
‘Diggs is clearly one of the top two wide receivers in football — depending on which fan base is asked is No. 1 — in 2020, showcasing how dominant he’s been at the position. Diggs only had over 100 catches in a season once before the trade to Buffalo and his highest receiving yardage total was 1,130 last season (he’s had two 1,000-yard seasons prior to the trade).’
NY business owners slam Cuomo for allowing Bills fans into stadium but not restaurants: ‘Totally unfair’
‘”I want the same opportunity to have people come into the restaurant and dine. It’s a personal choice. If people feel comfortable about going to the Bills game in a safe manner, and we’re following the CDC guidelines, that Rochester City, the County of Monroe also set up some guidelines for us to follow, I want people to be able to make the same choice and come and support us, just as they’re going to go root on the Buffalo Bills,” Swartz said.’