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Archives for September 17, 2023

Simon: What I’m watching for when the Bills host the Raiders

‘I’ll start with the offense which definitely had a two tight end personality to it in the opener. The Bills had both Dawson Knox and first round pick Dalton Kincaid on the field at the same time for the majority of the offensive snaps. According to the Buffalo News the Bills used two tight ends 66% of the time. Last season the Bills had the lowest 12 personnel percentage in the NFL. Knox was on the field for 84% of the snaps and Kincaid was at 80%. They combined for just 51 yards receiving and seven catches so I’m sure the team would like to see more production from that duo.’

Opinion: What to watch for: Raiders at Bills

‘Speaking of receivers, the speed the Bills added with the signing of Deonte Harty was not on display in Week 1. Harty had three catches for a measly nine yards. The three throws were either behind or right around the line of scrimmage, and there was next-to-nothing in yards-after-catch.’

Opinion: Capaccio: Raiders At Bills: Sal’s keys, notes and stats

‘Bills quarterback Josh Allen has to be better. It’s as simple as that. In the team’s opening week loss at the New York Jets, Allen threw three interceptions and fumbled the ball away once. It was not a good performance. The Raiders will look to capitalize on any Allen mistake – or bad decision. He can’t let that happen and needs to take care of the football much, much better.’

Carucci Take 2: Josh Allen, Bills will lean on history of rebounding to right the ship vs. Raiders

‘Assuming he’ll bounce back from his four-turnover disaster would be easier had Allen not looked so ordinary/mediocre/poor through the second half of last season and especially in the playoffs. His 32 interceptions since 2021 are the most in the NFL, and he also leads the league with 84 giveaways since his rookie season in 2018. What he showed Monday night can fairly be seen as more of a trend than an aberration.’

Bills vs Raiders Sunday on WROC

‘The Bills vs Raiders are game one of a doubleheader on WROC and CBS. At 4:25 p.m., the Jets are back, this time visiting the Cowboys, who had a big win of their own in week one, destroying the Giants 40-0.’

Searching for Robin: Bills need a secondary offensive weapon to support Diggs

‘”I think that’s really big, whether it’s a wide receiver, tight end, running back, whoever it is, we need that,” McDermott said. “We didn’t get it as much as we would’ve liked to, but I did see in the two-minute drive where Gabe stepped up his game, which was needed. There’s only one ball, and with all that being said, we need to make sure that Stefon gets what he needs in terms of a number one receiver, but spraying the ball around and other people becoming viable options is also what we need.”‘

5 things to watch for in Bills vs. Raiders | Week 2

‘”They’ve been professional. Everyone looks at themselves first and says, `This is what I could have done better.’ And I think that’s the right approach,” said head coach Sean McDermott. “And then we move forward as a team. We’ve got to do some things better. There’s a lot that we did well, but at the same time, there’s things that we’ve got to do better as we move forward here and build for the season throughout the year.”‘

Game Predictions | Bills vs. Raiders | Week 2

‘I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Josh Allen’s greatest gift is his biggest curse. He treats every play like it’s the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl. That leads to the “How’d he do that?” plays. It also leads to the “What’s he thinking?” plays. The latter was the story in Monday night’s horrendous loss to the Jets in which Buffalo just gave the game away.’