‘The Bills’ offense committed four turnovers in the contest, including one in the first play of the game on a fumble by running back James Cook. Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen finished Monday’s loss with two interceptions, raising his season total to a league-leading 11.’
Archives for November 15, 2023
NFL Fans Point to Josh Allen as Latest ‘Madden Curse’ Victim
‘The Madden Curse supposes that if an athlete appears on the cover of the EA Sports video game, he is essentially doomed to suffer a serious injury or see his production fall off dramatically.’
Sean McDermott Explains Bills’ Decision to Fire OC Ken Dorsey
‘The Bills have a top 10 scoring offense this year, and their 370.1 yards per game of total offense is the seventh best in the league. Despite that, they’ve lost three of their last four games and have been held to 25 or fewer points in each of their last six games.’
Josh Allen’s Turnover Issues Are Sinking the Bills
‘The Bills have particularly struggled in the first half of games this season. They scored eight points in the first half last night and seven points in the first half against the Bengals last week. They’ve scored 14 touchdowns in the first half of games this season (tied for eighth most in the NFL) but 17 in the second half (second most in the league). Allen has thrown seven first-half interceptions (the most in the league), compared to four in the second half.’
Ken Dorsey Did Not Blow the Game Against the Broncos, But He Took the Fall Anyway
‘At season’s beginning, Dorsey was certainly mentioned among coordinators who could wind up interviewing for head coaching vacancies in 2024.’
Ken Dorsey fired: What Bills OC’s dismissal means for new OC Joe Brady, coach Sean McDermott and QB Josh Allen
‘Dorsey previously had spent three seasons as the Bills’ quarterbacks coach. It was believed that his relationship with Josh Allen would make him a suitable replacement for Daboll. Instead, the Bills have endured a bumpy road on offense this season and saw inconsistent play from their star quarterback. That was enough to persuade McDermott to pivot to Joe Brady as the team’s new play-caller.’
Josh Allen interceptions: Bills QB leads league in picks, lost fumbles as turnover problems continue
‘For the last few years, Buffalo has been able to deal with the interceptions and fumbles because Allen could more than make up for it. Whether it was throwing up a missile with his rocket arm, or rumbling his way to a score using his legs, the good heavily outweighed the bad, and the Bills could accept that the turnovers were going to be a part of the QB’s game.’
Bills fire offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey
‘Dorsey was hired by the Bills in 2019 as the team’s quarterbacks coach. He was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2022 when Brian Daboll left to become head coach of the New York Giants.’
McDermott on decision to fire Dorsey: ‘It just got to be the right time’
‘”I just felt like this was the right time,” he said. “Certainly an unfortunate situation but overall trying to install some new energy in our offense and new confidence and new consistency in our production.”‘
Opinion: 12th man
‘On a night where the Bills were sloppier than even their sloppiest, it was a fitting end to have the Denver Broncos miss a game-winning field goal in the dying seconds, only to be given another try after the Bills were penalized for having too many men on the field.’
Opinion: Welcome to lowest point of McDermott/Beane era
‘Not only did the Bills lose a game they really needed to win, but it was how they lost the game that was so depressing.’
Opinion: Bills grades: Week 10 vs. Broncos
‘The offense is unimaginative, uses motion less than it should, uses under center concepts less than it should, uses up-tempo only when they need it, and have their quarterback off timing, leading to constant interceptions.’
‘Just felt like this was the right time’: Buffalo Bills fire offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey
‘The Bills are now 2-4 over the team’s last six games. The offense has struggled throughout that six-game stretch and Bills head coach Sean McDermott has been asked several times about Dorsey’s status as offensive coordinator.’
Bills move on from Ken Dorsey; Joe Brady in the driver seat
‘The man called up to perhaps bring some ‘juice’ to this Bills offense is quarterbacks coach Joe Brady.’
‘Time for a change’: Bills fire offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey
‘“Since that Miami game, and really before that, there were some times that I didn’t feel like we were moving the ball well enough,” McDermott said. “It’s the whole body of work, it’s not just off of two games or four games. It’s the entire season at this point … It’s in the margins, that’s one piece, and then it’s also, you look at the Xs and Os. So you evaluate the whole thing.”’