Archives for September 2016

'Stephon Gilmore and Ron Darby were horrendous, Kyle Williams is playing like the years of injuries have caught up to his body. Really they looked nothing like the group that played in Baltimore last week. They looked a lot like the failure Ryan put out on the field last season.'

'Darby was the target of almost every single Ryan Fitzpatrick pass in the second half. They picked on him time and time again. I will give him credit for continuing to compete and making a few plays, but he gave up far, far too many of them. Sometimes he was just beaten cleanly and sometimes he did not look for the ball when he had decent coverage. Either way, the Bills need better – much better – out of both of these players.'

'Ikard will wear number 61 with the Bills.'

'When a team begins the season 0-2 there is a 10 percent chance that squad will make the postseason.'

'The main problems all started with the cornerbacks. Both Stephon Gilmore and Ronald Darby have carved out a reputation as two of the better young cornerbacks in the league, but that reputation wasn’t held up in the least bit against the Jets.'

'“I don’t know if I’m worthy or lucky enough to deserve all of this,” an emotional Smith said. “But I’m going to try and enjoy all of this."'

'"You can't change Buffalo. We've been through it all. We're fans through it all," said a group of fans.'

'To borrow an old line from a friend, Buffalo cornerbacks Ronald Darby and Stephon Gilmore couldn’t cover a sauce pan.'

On opening day the offense was pathetic but the defense looked good. In this game the defense was absolutely awful while the offense showed signs of life albeit in spurts. The bottom line is the Bills are now 0-2 and the season is in jeopardy of being over before hockey season even begins. The terrible summer this team had has carried over into the regular season and now it looks like another lost year in Buffalo.

Secondary: Grade F-: Worst performance by a Bills secondary I can remember.

'The Bills are also a boom-or-bust team offensively. After being totally shut down in Baltimore, Buffalo was too reliant on the big play Thursday night. Despite his fantasy stats, Tyrod Taylor looked shaky for most of the night with his slow trigger. He is the type of quarterback that needs to see his receivers open and Buffalo doesn't have enough receivers that win early in the down. Which leads us to Buffalo's biggest problem.'

'The Jets offense was humming from the start and closed strong en route to a big Week 2 division win over the Bills 37-31 on Thursday Night Football. Ryan Fitzpatrick led a Jets passing game that could not be stopped as he threw for 374 yards and a touchdown.'

'“That was definitely something we talked about going into the game,” Tyrod Taylor said of taking shots downfield. “We thought it was an opportunity for us. Marquise and I made a great play.”'

'“We thought we could cover them. We thought we had a chance. They have a great group of receivers with Decker and Brandon Marshall obviously, but the other guys, I thought 81 played his butt off against us 11, 89 everybody showed up. You’ve got to give them credit. They did a great job and we couldn’t do anything to disrupt them rhythm-wise.”'

'“For Terry and Kim Pegula to pay homage and to reach back into the Bills rich history and honor the number 78 is a humbling experience,” Smith said. “They spared no expense. They wanted to make sure it was done right.”'