‘This is bad. The Bills can’t be considered the favorite in the AFC any longer (whether anybody ever put them ahead of Kansas City or not). It is a coin toss right now whether they even are the favorite to win the AFC East. Call it neck and neck the rest of the way between the Bills and the Miami Dolphins.’
Archives for October 12, 2023
Buffalo Bills’ linebackers room morphs as Matt Milano heads to IR
‘“Like I’ve said before, multiple times, you never replace a player, and I don’t like to get into comparing players; I don’t think that’s healthy,” McDermott said. “Overall, it’s the job of the person who is stepping in to do the job. And we have full confidence in that player, whoever that player is, in this case.”’
Bills notebook: Daniel Jones sits out, Dane Jackson hobbled, Josh Allen on Brian Daboll
‘Giants starting quarterback Daniel Jones was unable to practice Wednesday due to a sore neck, which he injured in the loss at Miami on Sunday. If Jones can’t play, former Bill Tyrod Taylor would get the call at QB.’
Shakeup at Buffalo Bills and Sabres as John Roth, Kathryn D’Angelo removed
‘Two sources within the organizations told The News that Roth was involved in a romantic relationship with D’Angelo, who reported to him, and thus created an unethical situation.’
Buffalo Bills news: Josh Allen defends Stefon Diggs after tablet slam on sideline
‘“There’s a lot of guys in the league that have that same fire that don’t get talked about. He’s a lot of our juice on the sideline, making sure the offense is staying up and as energized as possible and we feed off of that.”’
State & Union: Bills Mafia member travels to London — ‘It was 100% worth going’
‘“It was 100% worth going,” she says of her six-night stay. “Tottenham Hotspur stadium was absolutely incredible, not a bad seat in the house! It was amazing how it truly did feel like a home game even thousands of miles away. I am hoping the Bills get to play in Germany in the next couple of years so we can attend that as well!”’
What was the LeBron James audible? Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen explains
‘“Yeah, it’s one of our best plays that we have to be honest,” Allen told the media on Wednesday. “We run it quite often. We got a lot of code words. So I’m sure over the course of our games, especially when there’s no noise, you’ll hear quite a few. Whether it’s athletes or celebrities or whatever (or) condiments, like we got a lot of stuff in our game plan that we can call and makes it fun for the guys.”’
Bills’ Kaiir Elam rebuilding confidence after being healthy scratch, uneven outing in season debut
‘“It’s been the first time ever in my life not being the star guy or the starter,” Elam said after practice Wednesday. “It’s been, I feel like for anybody, it’ll be, I guess, a little challenge. But all I can do is continue to get better, prepare like a starter like I did, and I just feel like, just don’t think too much about it. I mean, just go out there and do what you do best.”’
Josh Allen rips critics of Stefon Diggs after his sideline meltdown: ‘Ticks me off’
‘“He’s a competitor, he’s a fiery competitor. I’m tired of hearing all this nonsense from people,” Allen told reporters. “There’s a lot of guys in the league that have that same fire that don’t get talked about. He’s a lot of our juice on the sideline, making sure the offense is staying up and as energized as possible and we feed off of that.”’
Giants’ Jason Pinnock can’t wait to embrace old pal Damar Hamlin before Bills’ clash
‘Pinnock was a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh when he met Hamlin, a sophomore, in the defensive back room.’
Thursday’s New York Coverage
Daniel Jones ‘more sore’ and not practicing, but Giants QB says he’s ‘not concerned’ about long-term issue (New York Daily News)
Mike Lupica: Will Joe Schoen’s Giants turn into the Mets and throw in the towel at NFL trade deadline? (New York Daily News)
Giants’ Daniel Jones looking unlikely to play vs. Bills in latest injury twist (New York Post)
Josh Allen rips critics of Stefon Diggs after his sideline meltdown: ‘Ticks me off’ (New York Post)
Giants’ Jason Pinnock can’t wait to embrace old pal Damar Hamlin before Bills’ clash (New York Post)
Giants’ Brian Daboll gives a torrent of praise to Bills’ Josh Allen (New York Post)
Daniel Jones held out of Wednesday’s Giants practice (Newsday)
Justin Pugh is back with Giants, may play Sunday vs. Bills (Newsday)
Not-so-distant past confronts Giants coach Brian Daboll (Newsday)
Justin Tuck chooses to support his former team rather than ‘be the typical New York Giants fan right now’ (Newsday)
Giants’ Justin Pugh can help struggling offensive line without ever playing a down (Newark Star Ledger)
Giants’ Daniel Jones neck injury: Does Tyrod Taylor offer any chance of upsetting Bills? (Newark Star Ledger)
Giants’ first-round bust has run out of excuses (Newark Star Ledger)
Lifeless Giants QB Daniel Jones to blame for sacks, too, ex-MVP QB says (Newark Star Ledger)
Giants Daniel Jones hasn’t changed his goal for Sunday despite sitting out of practice (Newark Star Ledger)
As season wobbles, these 4 hot topics are top of mind as Giants prepare to play Bills (Bergen Record)
Daniel Jones injury update: Giants’ QB is not practicing Wednesday due to sore neck (Bergen Record)
Giants quarterback Daniel Jones misses practice because of neck injury (AP)
Giants’ Daniel Jones not worried neck injury is long-term issue (ESPN)
Giants Injury Tracker: Daniel Jones misses practice Wednesday, status for Week 6 up in the air (SportsNet New York)
Evan: Daniel Jones neck issues reason to already question if he is Giants long-term quarterback (WFAN-FM)
Boomer & Gio: Giants severely lacking in ‘dogs’ on their roster (WFAN-FM)
Tiki breaks down what Giants can do to turn season around (WFAN-FM)
Tyrod Taylor ready if Daniel Jones can’t play (Giants.com)
Presser Points: Latest on Daniel Jones; Bills preview (Giants.com)
NFL Week 6 Injury Report: Statuses for Giants vs. Bills (Giants.com)
Giants sign veteran OT Yodny Cajuste to practice squad (Giants.com)
Bills turn focus on healthy players ready to step in and fill holes on injury-depleted defense
‘Difficult as it will be to replace linebacker Matt Milano (lower right leg), cornerback Tre’Davious White (torn right Achilles tendon) and tackle DaQuan Jones (torn pectoral muscle), Norman placed his faith in Buffalo’s deep and disruptive defensive front as being a difference-maker.’
Bills place LB Milano and DT Jones on injured reserve, and sign LB Klein off practice squad
‘Klein is a 10-year veteran who was signed off Buffalo’s practice squad. The 32-year-old is familiar with the defense after spending much of the past three seasons in Buffalo, including closing last year with the Bills before being among the team’s final cuts in August.’
Bills and Sabres COO, Bills legal counsel fired for having romantic relationship, AP source says
‘In a joint telephone interview with The AP Wednesday night, Roth and D’Angelo confirmed they were dismissed without going into detail. They said they enjoyed their time working for the teams’ owners, Terry and Kim Pegula, as well as Terry’s daughter, Laura.’
Bills’ Josh Allen defends Stefon Diggs’ sideline behavior
‘”He’s a competitor; he’s a fiery competitor. I’m tired of hearing all this nonsense from people,” Allen said. “There’s a lot of guys in the league that have that same fire that don’t get talked about. He’s a lot of our juice on the sideline, making sure the offense is staying up and as energized as possible and we feed off of that.”‘