Archives for December 19, 2021

‘The Bills enter Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers at Highmark Stadium ranked 28th in the NFL with 23 sacks. That is just one statistical measure of a defensive line’s performance, but it’s a number everyone in the organization recognizes needs to be better – especially considering 5.5 of those sacks have come from either a linebacker or member of the secondary.’

‘Prediction: Bills 31, Panthers 13.’

‘As I tweeted after the game, I rarely blame officials, because I believe there are plays that happen after bad calls are made that can change the outcome of a game. In this case, however, the Bills have a right to be furious. Diggs was interfered with; multiple officials had eyes on it; and no flags came out. It was a game-altering play. If the Bucs are penalized, the Bills have first-and-goal at the 1-yard line and very likely win the game. As referenced above, it did not seem like the calls went both ways, which adds to the feeling of the Bills being cheated.’

‘Jacobs was the quarterback of Bills’ defenses. The AFL built its popularity on wide-open passing offenses. The Bills’ biggest strength was a talent-laden, punishing defense. Buffalo allowed the fewest points in the league in 1964, ’65 and ’66. The Bills went 17 straight games without allowing a rushing touchdown, from the middle of the ‘64 season through the eighth game of ’65. That still is the longest such streak in pro football since 1933.’

‘The management company, Prolanthropy LLC, has helped create and operate dozens of nonprofit organizations for professional athletes since 2008. But its fees, while legal, are “wildly out of line,” according to nonprofit oversight attorney Andrew Morton and other industry experts. Those fees drain resources from the people a nonprofit aims to help.’