WGR

‘If I were more creative, I would’ve crafted those sentences into a haiku.’

‘The Bills got the ball to start the second half and fans got a treat, as Allen drove the Bills right down the field to get the Bills their first touchdown of the season. Chris Ivory scored from 1 yard out, finally giving the Bills their first touchdown of the season and cutting the Chargers lead to 28-13. The Chargers added a late field goal to put the game away, 31-13.’

‘Alexander, a thirteen year veteran, went on to say he had never seen that happen before at any level of football. “Pop Warner, high school, college, pros,” he said, “(I’ve) never heard of it. Never seen it. And it’s completely disrespectful to his teammates. He didn’t say nothing to nobody.”’

‘I thought Allen did a good job of hanging in the pocket, better than he did last week in Baltimore. I felt he became too jumpy against the Ravens but he looked more comfortable this week even though he was under pressure on numerous drop backs. When he had time in the pocket and he did on a number of throws, he seemed to be going through his reads in an attempt to find an open receiver. There were times he would load up and appear ready to unleash a deep ball but he didn’t have an open target downfield. He did throw the ball deep a few times and hit on a 57 yard bomb to Zay Jones who did a good job of coming back for the pass.’

‘Allen ran to the sideline and started yelling to everybody on the defense that he was with them and he knew they could stop the Chargers. He was emotional and showed even though he’s a rookie, he’s a leader.’

‘What else is there to do with someone who outright quit on his teammates in the middle of a game? By all accounts, that’s what Davis did when he took himself out and did not return for the second half, even after teammates let it be known that he was needed due to injuries and them being down another cornerback. Several players made it very clear they were upset and felt disrespected by Davis and his actions. The ten year veteran announced his retirement about two hours after the game.’

‘The Bills only had three defensive tackles heading into their second game with Star Lotulelei, Kyle Williams and Harrison Phillips after they released Adolphus Washington after Week One. Thomas was signed off of the practice squad, leaving one spot open on the Bills practice squad.’

‘Shady can’t have only seven carries this week. If he does, the Bills are in for another long day. The score in Baltimore got out of hand early and, understandably, Brian Daboll had to ditch the original game plan. But even if things don’t go right early-on this week, it’s still important to keep feeding McCoy and leaning on the run game in order to take some pressure off Allen.’

‘“Obviously, I’m super excited and thankful for the chance to be the starter for this team,” the Bills’ rookie quarterback told reporters this week. “This is something I’ve dreamed [of] for a very long time, but now that it’s here, just come Sunday, [I’m] just trying to do my job. I’m not trying to do too much. [I have to be able to] trust in those around me and ultimately be the quarterback that this team needs, which is, moving the ball, staying on third down and putting points on the board.”’

‘”He will be prepared. I don’t think he’s prepared yet, it’s a natural progression during the week but he will be prepared,” McDermott said at his meeting with the media. “At the end of the day, he’s a young player. We keep that all in mind, manage expectations, and know that we embrace that growth mindset. There’s going to be some challenges, some adversity, and you keep learning as you go and embrace that. I think we all do that here. I embrace that. There’s a lot of lessons that I learned from the game the other day. We’ve got to make adjustments, and he’ll have to make some adjustments as he grows as well.”‘

‘Allen got his first taste of real NFL action against the Ravens and McDermott’s takeaway was, “I thought his command of the offense was there, there were some things he did well in getting us in and out of the huddle, which those are the things you don’t take for granted when a young player is out there and then after the snap, executed fairly well at times and then there was other times where we need to execute better, he moved well within the pocket and then outside of the pocket.”’

‘Lewis was inactive for Week One’s loss against the Baltimore Ravens. Boettger’s addition makes him the 10th offensive lineman on the Bills 53-man roster. Boettger was with the Bills during the preseason, but released after the roster cutdowns on September 1st.’

‘I think most people pegged McCarron as the bridge; someone who wouldn’t puke on himself (not literally) and serve as the bridge to Allen until he was ready to take over. But by allowing Peterman’s preseason performance to fool Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane into thinking this team didn’t need a veteran presence at the quarterback position, they eliminated any possibility for that to plan to work correctly.’

‘Adolphus Washington was a third round pick of the Bills in 2016 out of Ohio State. He started 21 games out of 30 in two seasons, recording 3.5 sacks and 36 tackles in that time. Washington was downgraded to fourth on the depth chart below Star Lotulelei, Kyle Williams, and 2018 third round pick Harrison Phillips.’

‘”Overall, you cannot give up those points and win a football game. Tremaine [Edmunds] early in the game could have done a better job, but as the game went on he showed glimpses of serious promise. He started to look comfortable, and eventually forced that fumble.”‘