Two Bills Drive

'“This community is really lucky to have him,” said Justin Gilmore, a Niagara-Wheatfield graduate and former teammate of Brown’s at the University of Louisville. “Preston is really Buffalo. He’s a blue-collar worker. He comes from a great family that has instilled really good values. And he’s really passionate about kids. That’s his big thing.”'

'Through five games, the Bills defense has recorded 300 tackles, according to the team’s online Tackle Tracker, putting them on pace to donate another 19,200 cans of soup.'

'Logan Thomas is next on the depth chart, and the converted quarterback is far from polished at the position. His athleticism is certainly enticing; he’s 6 feet 5, weighs 250 pounds, runs well, and showed good hands during training camp and the preseason.'

'No question Buffalo will be facing Oakland at a good time. The Raiders’ offense has tailed off from sixth to 30th in yardage and seventh to 16th in points scored without a healthy Carr and receiver Amari Cooper struggling. Tampa Bay is a different story.'

'It’s not hyperbole to call the Bills crew of wideouts the worst and least productive in the National Football League … and that was even before they lost trade acquisition Jordan Matthews to a broken thumb.'

'Yet, despite having needs at various offensive positions, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reported on Tuesday that Buffalo is trying to acquire a player at a position of strength. According to Garafolo, the Bills have interest in acquiring a running back.'

'There might not be a more dissimilar challenge a defense could face from two backs on the same team. McCoy is one of the best make-you-miss backs in the league — he forced the third-most missed tackles last season (61) according to Pro Football Focus — and Tolbert is a bulldozer. Tackling Tolbert is a business decision for defenders. McCoy is gifted as a receiver and has a team-high 21 receptions through Week 4, while Tolbert can polish off drives with his no-frills style. Buffalo is a ground-and-pound offense with the requisite ingredients to be so.'

'Sunday showed they've got thin margin of error. Tyrod Taylor's INT ended streak of 18 quarters without a turnover and sealed second defeat.'

'"I thought he did a good job," McDermott said. "The first thing we look at is really the look in his eye and we talked about that. I've talked about that with Coach [Bob] Babich, our linebackers coach, and he said he had the right look in his eye on the boundary and I thought he handled himself well. It wasn't too big for him and now, knowing Matt, he'll continue to improve. He just, he puts a lot of time into his job and again, another young guy that was out there on the field and did good job at times for us."'

'Find a new tight end: Nick O’Leary could be serviceable with Charles Clay out of the lineup, who is expected to miss ‘multiple weeks’ per Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott. Without Clay, McDermott likes O’Leary. But the team could benefit from adding a new tight end. Quarterback Tyrod Taylor likes his tight ends no matter who it is. When Clay went down last week, O’Leary led the Bills with five catches for 54 yards. If the team was to add another that’s a viable pass catcher like Gary Barnidge, it could help the passing game without Clay. When Clay returns, Tyrod still likes his tight ends, so the more, the merrier.'

'Wood then went into some detail as to how the linemen attack the defense in the wide-zone scheme, "Basically, we want to get everyone moving laterally and then someone is going to get a guy, either on a cut block on the back side or maybe you reach your guy and wall him off. As soon as one guy on the defense gets walled off, there's a big cut there (for the ball carrier)."'

'After injuries piled up on the Bills in their loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, Buffalo added a pair of players to the practice squad in tight end Ryan O'Malley and center Adam Redmond.'

'The top-end talent has always been good enough to win for the Bills, and we saw that once the Bills went through the first four weeks of the season really without any injuries to the top players on the roster. That all changed again in Week Five against the Cincinnati Bengals and pointed to just how thin the depth chart was in a few spots.'

'“That’s one thing I have done a lot is tackle. I think the first game last year against Buffalo I had like 10 or 11 tackles. That’s the second time I’ve had that many tackles,” Wright said.'

'“We’ve just got to keep plugging at it,” McCoy said. “It’s hard, but it’s like respect. There are certain routes, certain bracketing in coverages, and all the attention is on the back. So as much as I want to be angry, we’ve just got to adjust to it and figure out a way to beat it. We’ll get there.”'