Archives for December 6, 2016

'The Steelers (7-5) sport one of the best offensive lines in regard to sack percentage, only allowing quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (11 GP, 3,034 yards, 25 TD, 8 INT) to be brought down on 3.4 percent of his drop backs, that’s the third best in NFL.'

'Ryan also put down any idea that any other quarterback, specifically Cardale Jones, would see playing time any time soon.'

'"For some reason, (it's) not getting done to where we need it to," he said, noting the Bills rank 31st in the NFL in allowing a sack for every 11 pass attempts. "That's clearly not good enough. So we just have to take a hard look and we've got to improve in a hurry."'

'Harvin's health and readiness to play were in question after his season in Buffalo was cut short in October 2015 because of injuries to his right knee and hip.'

'Whatever the reasons, whatever the excuses, the bottom line is this: The Bills have the worst passing offense in the NFL, and Taylor is a major part of the problem. He simply does not see the field well, is slow to make decisions, holds the ball too long and, despite great mobility, has been sacked 70 times in his 26 games. Taylor also doesn't throw receivers open, and he almost never throws the ball over the middle.'

'Harvin last practiced with the Bills on Nov. 23 and was sidelined due to migraines. He was inactive for the team's previous two games because of conditioning.'

'The Bills gave Harvin a one-year deal with a prorated $1.56 million base salary and per-game roster bonuses of $22,500.'

'Despite the fact Carr and company were held to a mere three field goals in the first half, you knew they were going to put together a run. For me, the question was whether or not the offense could respond with points of their own but the answer was an emphatic NO.'

'So here we sit. 6-6, still, perpetually, annoyingly, annually, "In The Hunt". We'll continue to debate the future of the quarterback. Some fans will start to come looking for Rex Ryan. It's the NFL's circle of life in Buffalo. There is still a quarter of the season to go. They could run the table and end up with the most wins since 1999. They could completely unravel and a housecleaning that includes the quarterback being kicked to the curb could really gain some traction. They could, and most likely I'd say, will spilt those four games and finish 8-8.'

'Four completed passes, 15 attempts, 30 passing yards, one sack taken, one delay of game penalty, and an interception — all in 38 minutes of play. A good way to see a quarterback’s overall effectiveness is by yards per attempt, and through that stretch, the math is pretty easy'

'After signing with the Bills at the start of the 2015, lingering knee and and hip injuries forced Harvin into retirement.'

'When he rejoined the Bills following a brief retirement Percy Harvin felt spry and healthy. But after appearing in two games Harvin began to experience severe migraine headaches rendering unfit to play in the past two games. On Monday the team made the decision to put Harvin on the reserve/non-football illness list.'

'“That’s one of our problems we have to clean up,” said Sammy Watkins. “When a team makes their surge we’ve got to keep our composure. I don’t think we handled that well in any game. We’ve got to start keeping our composure, play the next play, and move on from it. We always get riled up and we’re yelling and stuff like that. We have to stay composed.”'