Archives for November 2014

‘Tannehill figured that out on the game’s first drive, when he deftly moved the offense down the field by attacking the soft perimeter of Buffalo’s secondary with precise outside throws and finding open receivers on slant routes.’

‘”We’ll have to see what we’re going to do with that,” Marrone said. “We’re in discussions there, meaning the roster spot and what goes on and where we put him as far as IR and things like that.”‘

‘I hate any punt executed on the other team’s side of the field, and my vitriol triples when it’s the second half and you’re losing. It’s dumb, it’s wimpy, and it shows no confidence in your team.’

‘”I don’t think nobody quit or nothing,” wide receiver Mike Williams said. “We just got beat on a Thursday. They came out and played a good game. We know we made a lot of mistakes, but give all the credit to Miami. Everybody responded the right way, we just came out and lost the game.”‘

‘Sure, the percentages told you to kick it, Doug.’

‘Corey Graham took over at cornerback when McKelvin went down, while Robert Woods replaced McKelvin as the Bills’ punt returner.’

‘But Marrone’s reply was revealing; it was worrisome on several other levels because he did not offer a strategic rationale for his decisions. It’s the Bot’s belief – to the extent that bots can have beliefs – that most N.F.L. coaches aren’t making these decisions completely rationally. They’re making them based on outdated wisdom that doesn’t stand up to modern strategic scrutiny.’

‘The Bills didn’t have a ton of success running the ball against the Dolphins, but it was never more glaring than it was in the second half of the game when Buffalo had just three yards rushing. After piling up 51 yards on 13 rushing attempts in the first half, the Bills had six rushes for three yards in the second half.’

‘Coach Doug Marrone said Friday the Bills are still evaluating whether to put McKelvin on injured reserve, and how they would fill his roster spot.’

‘”We just have to make plays down there and right now we’re not making them,” center Eric Wood said. “I realize that’s general, but from my standpoint that’s what needs to happen.”‘

‘Bills coach Doug Marrone on Friday said the team is still weighing its options on McKelvin’s status going forward with just six games remaining.’

‘”We know what we have to do in the future,” said quarterback Kyle Orton, who suffered through his worst game since taking over for EJ Manuel six weeks ago, throwing for just 193 yards. “We’ve got to go out and beat some good teams, that’s all of our focus.”‘

‘”We’ll have to see what we’re going to do with that,” Marrone said. “We’re in discussion there, meaning the roster spot and where we put him, as far as IR and things like that.”‘

‘My philosophy has always been, and I said this from the beginning, to make sure that I’m managing the game where I give our players the opportunity to win, where I don’t make decisions to take the game away from the players on that 4th and 6. It’s 4th and 6, we punt, we stop, you know what I’m saying, we get a score, whether it’s a field goal or a touchdown it’s still a two-score game with obviously three possessions each at least in the game with the timeouts and the two minute. I would find it hard pressed for anyone at that point in the game, knowing my colleagues in this league, to see who would have gone for it in that situation.’

‘”He had a great game. He went out there and really executed his game plan,” DE Jerry Hughes said of Williams. “We talk about it in our room week and week out what to do and to see him go out there and do it, it was great.”‘