Archives for November 12, 2021

‘“It was very calm,” Douglas said about the atmosphere as his teammates rallied from a 28-3 second-half deficit on the sport’s grandest stage. “There was no panic, from what I remember. That team had a lot of confidence that year and everybody just stayed the course. I learned a lot just watching how those guys approached every day and how they approached the games. Never down and out, just really, ‘Hey, next play, next drive, one at a time.’”’

‘On an RPO, Allen reads a “conflict defender,” a safety or linebacker. If that player is leaning toward the run, Allen can pull the ball out of the running back’s hands and pass. If that player is backing up into coverage, Allen can hand the ball off. In theory, the Bills have a numbers advantage either way the defense plays it, especially when it’s zone coverage. Allen is counting the defenders in the box and making a play.’

‘“It’s hard to replace him (Edmunds), but we play team defense. A.J. Klein is going to come in and do a great job as always when his name’s called,” Oliver said Thursday. “… As long as I got the call, I trust A.J. Klein to give me the call and he’ll handle his business. When Tremaine gets back, it’ll be like nothing ever happened. Hopefully there’s no drop off, I expect A.J. Klein to come in and step right in and play.”’

‘You’d like to think this is a perfect opponent for the Bills to have a bounce-back game. The Jets are 2-6 and they’re starting inexperienced Mike White against the No. 1-ranked defense in the NFL. I’m not sure this is a get-healthy game for the Bills’ rushing attack, even though the Colts just ran for 260 yards against the Jets last week. I think that’s a bit more of a statement on how scary-good the Colts’ rushing attack is. The Jets have big people on the defensive line. But the Jets’ secondary is the weakness of the defense. They just lost their veteran leader on the back end, safety Marcus Maye. I like Josh Allen to hit some deep balls. I think White will struggle. I like the Bills a lot this week. In a division game, however, I’m nervous about giving 13 points. Bills 30, Jets 17.’

‘Buffalo is 7-0 against the spread vs. foes coming off a Thursday contest, and the Jets are 2-8 against the spread in their last 10 division home games. Until the Bills get their act back together again, we simply don’t trust them laying two touchdowns on the division road, after last week’s debacle in Jacksonville.’

‘He said he is fully vaccinated and was looking into getting a booster shot.’