Archives for October 2015

'“We saw what the Patriots did,” Pugh said, “and tried to get the ball out quick and stop the run and put them in bad positions.”'

'Really, how many times have we seen this movie before in this millennium? Just when you get drawn in, when you start to believe this will be the year with the happy ending, they turn in a performance that exposes all their shortcomings.'

'With LeSean McCoy (hamstring) and Sammy Watkins (calf) sidelined, the Bills played a miserable game of small ball.'

'The Bills actually showed the veteran Manning a lot of respect. Buffalo rushed five or more men at him on 10 of 36 pass plays, by unofficial count.'

'It’s ironic the Bills shut down the Giants’ biggest weapon and still lost convincingly.'

'Keep the blitz pressure cranked to the fullest. Not so much. For the second time this season, Rex Ryan chose to have the Bills generate most of their pressure with the fewest number of pass rushers. The first time was against Tom Brady, and the Patriots’ quarterback tore them apart.'

'The difference in experience at quarterback was obvious in this one. Eli Manning and his two Super Bowl rings methodically picked apart this Bills secondary at key moments in finishing with 212 yards on 20-of-35 passing with three touchdowns.'

'A week after taking just five penalties, the Bills took seven in the second quarter alone.'

'When it comes to being truly aggressive on fourth down, the Bills approached things more cautiously. That can partially be attributed to an overall lack of production from the offense Sunday, but it has also been shown to be coach Rex Ryan’s nature through the first quarter of the season.'

'In a Week Two repeat, Rex Ryan lost control.'

'I’m unsure whether I received more in-game complaints about the Buffalo Bills’ penalties or the train horn Ralph Wilson Stadium blasted throughout Sunday’s 24-10 derailment against the New York Giants. We got one or the other practically on every play. Sometimes both.'

'The Tennessee Titans’ rookie quarterback has put up solid numbers in his first three NFL starts, completing 62.9 percent of his passes for 833 yards, eight TDs and only two interceptions. He has a passer rating of 109.2, which ranked seventh in the NFL.'

'Ryan can sing the praises of his spunky 2-2 team all he wants, but if the Bills keep playing the way they have the first month of the NFL calendar – win, lose, win, lose – they aren't going anywhere and that playoff drought, which is now the longest in America's four major sports thanks to the Toronto Blue Jays finally finding their way, is going to extend to a 16th year.;

'While the Bills, who are stalled at 2-2 instead of soaring at 3-1, weren’t foolish enough to outwardly blame the officiating for this momentum-stuffing loss, the assertions were as plain as a yellow handkerchief.'

'The Bills ran for just 55 yards (2.3 average) on 24 attempts against New York's No. 2-ranked defense against the run. Rookie running back Karlos Williams averaged just 2.2 yards per carry as the Giants had an easy time handling his between-the-tackles skill set. This is where LeSean McCoy's outside speed was really missed.'