Archives for October 5, 2014

‘”They called on Monday and they were making some changes or at least looking to make some changes. Teams are always looking to get better and the Bills asked if Jamie was ready and he literally dropped everything he was doing, packed his bags and three-and-a-half hours after, he was ready for his flight. It was quick turnaround,” Turner said. “He said ‘My first day was pretty good.’ He said he did a good job. When he says he did a good job, he means he did well in practice, and that’s to block Mario Williams and other players of that caliber. That’s a tough thing to do and that’s about one of the most challenging first days of work you’re going to get.”‘

‘From both an offensive and defensive perspective, the Lions have advantages at positions where the Bills are weaker. The way to attack Detroit is through the air, and the Bills haven’t shown the ability to do that consistently through four games in the season. On the ground, Buffalo will have to hope that Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller can open things up for the passing attack. Perhaps they’ll need fullback Frank Summers, who played practically as much of a role last week (6 snaps) as Doug Goodwin back in 1966, to open up some things and help out a struggling offensive line. Even if they can, Buffalo still has to deal with a daunting offensive attack with immense talent at all the skill positions. This game could be tighter than some are expecting, but the Lions likely have a bit too much for the Bills to overcome.’

”That confidence likely comes from one thing – Orton has very good pocket presence. He keeps his eyes down field, and moves from target to target quickly.’

‘It’ll be the clash of two great defenses when the Bills and Lions meet at Ford Field with arguably the best d-lines in the league. Both defenses rank in the top 10 in over six different categories.’