‘BN: That’s a good resume: Bounce house to NFL. GR: Exactly. (Laughing) It correlates.’
Archives for September 11, 2021
Bills to replace defensive tackle Star Lotulelei by committee in season opener
‘“You guys have seen the rotation that we have up front and the depth that we have up front. I think that this is something that we can take care of,” Phillips said.’
Erik Brady: In other NFL cities, fans cheer for the uniforms. In Buffalo, we are cheering for ourselves
‘Fans in Detroit love lions, and fans in Los Angeles love rams, but only fans in Buffalo get to love the buffalo that means them. Eagles don’t belong to Philadelphia any more than they do to Niagara University; the Bills are ours in a way that teams in other NFL cities cannot be.’
Optimism soars with Bills in mix for Super Bowl
‘In short, Buffalo effectively returns 21 of 22 starters and the only other change was on special teams where punter Corey Bojorquez overestimated his value as a free agent and the Bills let him leave and replaced him with former Dolphin Matt Haack.’
Here’s a look at the 2021 Bills
‘Not much to say, there are only two on roster: youngsters Dawson Knox and Tommy Sweeney. The Bills seem determined to prove they didn’t make a mistake in taking Knox in 2019’s third round. He’s damned by that fateful ‘P’ word, “potential,” which means nothing more than, “You haven’t done a thing yet.” His most defining statistic is 14 drops in 27 games.’
Bills’ Star Lotulelei ruled out of Sunday’s game vs. Steelers by Sean McDermott
‘Losing Lotulelei before the matchup with the Steelers isn’t ideal for a Bills front that was hoping having him back in the middle of the defense would help to improve their run defense. Some good news for the Bills is that Harrison Phillips practiced in full this week after suffering a knee injury against the Chicago Bears a few weeks ago. He’s projected to get the start in place of Lotulelei.’
Bills 2021 Season Preview | Everything you need to know before regular season kicks off
‘The two most critical factors in building a winning team are securing star players at key positions and surrounding them with depth. With Allen and Diggs leading the way on offense and White, Poyer and Hyde powering the defense, Beane and McDermott have done what they’ve needed to do to provide Bills fans with what they rightfully deserve — a consistent winner.’
Saturday’s Pittsburgh Coverage
T.J. Watt’s guarantee: More money just means more work to help Steelers win a ring (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
Gerry Dulac: 20 years later, Steelers still remember perspective shift after 9/11 attacks (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
T.J. Watt relieved mega contract is signed, vows Steelers won’t regret it (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
With pro debut on tap, Steelers’ Najee Harris knows NFL is a different level than SEC (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
Lost amongst higher-profile rookies, Tre Norwood could make early impact for Steelers (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
Alex Highsmith practices fully, questionable for Steelers’ opener (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
Steelers, who aren’t cheap, will be in playoff mix (Washington Observer Reporter)
T.J. Watt embracing expectations after landing massive deal (AP)
T.J. Watt relieved that negotiating process with Pittsburgh Steelers ended happily (ESPN)
Steelers make Watt’s extension official (KDKA-FM)
Family, teammates, and peers react to the T.J. Watt contract (KDKA-FM)
After huge payday, Watt hungry & wanting to prove everyone right (KDKA-FM)
Najee excited to face real road test (KDKA-FM)
Tomlin relived to have Watt deal done (KDKA-FM)
Undrafted free agent Jamir Jones may be out on the field a lot Sunday (KDKA-FM)
Highsmith questionable for Sunday with groin injury (KDKA-FM)
Ranking the Steelers position groups (KDKA-FM)
Watt signed to a new five-year contract (Steelers.com)
Watt: ‘It just feels good to smile’ (Steelers.com)
Bills are talking about Najee, Ben, JuJu (Steelers.com)
Cheat Sheet: Steelers at Bills (Steelers.com)
Bills Rule Out Lotulelei Vs Steelers; Sanders Questionable
‘The Bills struggled against the run last year in Lotulelei’s absence.’
McDermott: We’ll have our work cut out for us against Steelers
‘”It will test us, especially earlier in the game and throughout the game as a staff and as our defensive players are concerned as well,” McDermott said in his first weekly appearance on the “Extra Point Show” with Sal Capaccio and “Sneaky Joe” DiBiase on Friday. “We can only go on what we’ve seen, and certainly he’s got some unknowns and, I’m sure, some things up his sleeve that are going to test us. We’re going to have our work cut out for us.”‘
Devin Singletary can’t wait to play in front of ‘Bills Mafia’ again
‘“They don’t know how much we’re looking forward to it,” he said with Howard Simon and Jeremy White. “We missed the fans so much. It was weird not having them. We’re more than excited to have them back in the building.”’
WKBW sports staff predicts Steelers vs. Bills Week 1 matchup
‘This won’t be a cakewalk by any stretch but I’m not picking against the home team with fans back in the stands.’
Buffalo Bills home opener forecast: chance of light rain during tailgating, 70s and cloudy at kickoff
‘Expect a little more cloud cover than what you’ve seen the last couple of days but also it’ll be milder with temperatures starting in the upper 60s. For the 12th of September the average temperature in the morning is 56, we’ll be a good 10 degrees above that.’
Bills fans react to upcoming game against Steelers
‘To help speed up the process of entry and exit into the stadium, gates will open one hour earlier than usual, at 11 a.m.’
Bills GM Brandon Beane and wife Hayley continue ‘Bills Muttfia’ program at SPCA Serving Erie County
‘The Beanes started the program in 2020, taking over the “Hauschpups” program that was started by former Bills kicker Stephen Hauschka and his wife Lindsey while in Buffalo. The Beanes then renamed it “Bills Muttfia.”‘