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‘Phillips was brought in this preseason as an undrafted rookie free agent from Virginia Tech. Phillips was stashed onto the Bills practice squad after losing out to Foster for a spot on the 53-man roster.’

‘”You know I worry about (Josh) Allen. I think that he’s going to be a great quarterback but he’s not ready yet. And I worried he was going to get the injury, and he got another injury… They needed a Derek Anderson earlier than later. I’m just glad they now have Derek Anderson to put in there and at least give Allen a chance to recover.”‘

‘Originally a sixth round pick by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2005 NFL Draft, Anderson has played twelve NFL seasons with the Browns, Cardinals, and Panthers, last serving in a backup role in Carolina to Cam Newton for the first seven years of Newton’s career. His last start came on December 4, 2016. Last season, Anderson appeared in only three games, throwing only eight passes. For his career, Anderson has started 47 games, throwing 60 touchdowns and 60 interceptions.’

‘”They stayed with the run the most in Marlon Mack’s first game back, even when they were down two and three scores. [Head coach] Frank Reich is a big Mack fan. The Colts were using two rookies early in the season.”‘

‘Wilson was called one of the city’s “greatest champions” by Mayor Byron Brown; “…his vision illuminated our landscape and his humanity enriched our community.”‘

‘McDermott did not make his plan clear for who would start at quarterback on Monday, but there are some growing thoughts that it could be veteran quarterback Derek Anderson under center for the Bills in Indianapolis.’

‘“It’s something we’re working through right now. (We’re) working through that with our offensive staff,” McDermott said.’

‘You’ve been doing this a long time, it’s such a long season and there are so many ups and downs over the course of a season. I don’t know if I could point to one thing, I just know that it’s a long season, and where we are today, you just want to keep building on where we are. Just keep building and improving; that’s the goal.’

‘The Bills defense now ranks seventh in the league in defensive efficiency or DVOA (defensive-adjusted value or average). After seven sacks against the Texans, they’re now in the top-five in the league with 19 sacks. They’re top-10 in passes defended. They’re also at the very top of the league in fumbles forced.’

‘”It was a good day, not a great day. A great day would have been closing out that win.”‘

‘The loss buried a gem of a performance from the Bills defense. The defense wound up with 7 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 forced fumbles and allowing only 13 points to the Texans. The Bills also held off the Texans at the BUF 1 yard line after a 41 yard pass interference penalty.’

‘While many of you are probably angry at Peterman(there was a lot of cursing in the same sentence with his name on my twitter feed), you should direct your anger at the Bills brain trust of Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane. I don’t know why Peterman made it past his first season with the Bills. While he was the best quarterback in the pre season and won the competition, his disastrous opening day start should have sealed his fate on the Bills roster. If this performance doesn’t do it I don’t know what will. I just don’t know what the Bills, and most likely its more McDermott than Beane, see in this kid.’

‘Derek Anderson had been available all season. Why wasn’t he brought in after the Baltimore game? Had they done that then, Peterman could be out of football and preparing for his new career, but McDermott’s blind spot won out and the Texans are now 3-3 instead of the Bills.’

‘The question now becomes just how much McDermott’s trust in an obviously flawed quarterback shakes your faith in his judgement overall.’

‘All of that adds up to this team once again being in “quarterback purgatory.” Not in a long-term sense whereas they don’t have someone on the roster they believe is the future franchise QB and are never drafting high enough to get one, but in the short-term sense (they could be in the long-term, too, but it’s just too early for those declarations). They have that guy in Allen (which no one knows how that will turn out and it’s way too early to judge), but right now, he’s just not ready to run the offense and throw the ball accurate enough and consistent enough to put points on the board. It’s clear the coaching staff doesn’t even trust him to do that yet. But they also don’t have anyone else they can turn to who can. That’s why he’s starting in the first place. Maybe Anderson is that guy? But here we go again with the question of whether or not it’s worth inserting the veteran into the staring lineup at the expense of giving Allen valuable time needed on the field.’