Archives for October 29, 2021

‘There’s a few contributing factors: McDermott’s approach to making sure the team truly recharges, the Bills’ locker room upholding that value, and the way the schedule’s worked out among them.’

‘Buffalo leads the NFL since the start of the 2017 campaign with 117 takeaways.’

‘The earlier interview window is a response to criticism the NFL has received over the fact coordinators for teams that go deep into the playoffs often get passed over in the head-coaching hiring process because teams are eager to fill open positions and often don’t want to wait until a playoff team is eliminated to start the interview process. The interviews in the new window of opportunity can be done virtually.’

‘I don’t like giving up double-digit spreads. I especially don’t like giving up double-digit spreads in division games. But I can’t talk myself into picking the Dolphins to cover. Bills 30, Dolphins 16.’

‘Prediction: Buffalo over Miami by 10.’

‘All this comes up again because the Tampa Bay Buccaneers recently removed Jon Gruden’s name from the team’s Ring of Honor. The move came one day after old emails surfaced in which their ex-coach had used racist, homophobic and misogynistic language. That erasure came in less than 24 hours; the Bills’ inaction spans more than 25 years.’