‘Deonte Thompson’s second stint in Buffalo began on Tuesday. Despite his lack of time in the offense, the wide receiver caught four passes on Sunday for 107 yards. The most impressive part of Thompson’s performance on Sunday is that he was only on the field for 14 pass routes. Thompson’s chemistry with Tyrod Taylor is apparent from their time together in Baltimore and he should only get better with more time in the offense.’
Archives for October 2017
Coaches prove they believe Marcell Dareus has taken a positive
‘“I like the competition inside. Each week, it’s maybe a little bit of a different crew inside, McDermott said. “The competition that’s going on there on a weekly basis is healthy, it’s good for all of us, it brings out the best in all of us, myself included. I thought they did some good things in there Sunday, I thought Marcell he was the one that made that tackle in the last play of the game, that’s an effort play and that was good to see.”’
Bills coaches not overly concerned about secondary with tough tests ahead
‘“We have to make sure we get some things buttoned up on that end and make sure we continue to get to the quarterback. Quarterbacks drive this league and we’ve got to make sure we do a good job effecting quarterbacks,” McDermott added.’
Clutch plays fuel no-name Bills in getting off to 4-2 start
‘”I think the key part is they don’t really put much stock in what is said about them outside of this building,” McDermott said Monday, a day after the Bills scored 10 points in the final 2:28 to beat Tampa Bay 30-27.’
Bills claim McRae off waivers to shore up secondary
‘The Bills made the addition a day after starting safety Jordan Poyer hurt his right knee and starting cornerback E.J. Gaines hurt his hamstring in a 30-27 win over Tampa Bay. Coach Sean McDermott wouldn’t provide a definitive timetable on either player except to say they’re considered day to day.’
Newcomer Thompson lifts Bills’ WR group
‘”It came out of nowhere,” he said of his somewhat surprising release from a team that is even worse than the Bills in the passing game. “I was one of the leading receivers over there. I was playing great. To this day, I still don’t know why or what I did. It’s very cold-hearted, man. I’ve been cut before, but that one cut deep. I felt like I was a leader on the team. I still don’t understand.”‘
Reporter has awesome response after getting taken down by Buccaneers’ Mike Evans on TD
‘That’s what happened to Jenna Cottrell, a reporter at ABC affiliate WHAM in Rochester, New York, who was taken down by Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans on his fourth-quarter touchdown catch in Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills. Thankfully, Cottrell was OK and had a great response following the collision.’
Bills add CB McRae, release WR Clay
‘Starting cornerback E.J. Gaines suffered a hamstring injury in Sunday’s 30-27 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and did not finish the game. Head coach Sean McDermott said Monday that Gaines is considered day-to-day.’
Wood: ‘I feel like our ceiling is higher than it was last year’
‘”It’s hard to describe, but I think we’re playing better this year,” Wood said. “Our defense is playing extremely well, we had a much better day on offense yesterday, but we have a lot of areas to grow. I feel like our ceiling is higher.”‘
McDermott: ‘It was a great win and a great afternoon in Western New York’
‘”I was impressed with the resiliency of our football team,” McDermott said. “We did get into scoring position rather quickly and a that point, because we were still down a touchdown, my thought was to score and make sure to secure the tie, knot it up and put the defense back on the field. I was confident in that group and Leslie Frazier’s defense, and they came away with a big takeaway.”‘
Flipping the script
‘Another home game with Oakland awaits next Sunday. I’m not going to blame you if you’re bracing for a letdown because that’s been almost all we’ve known for the past 17 seasons.’
Report: Buffalo Bills “quite open” to trading Dareus before deadline
‘According to Jason LaCanfora of CBSSports.com, the Bills are “quite open” to trading Dareus ahead of the October 31 deadline and that other teams in the NFL know that the player can be had. The report also indicates that the Bills were looking to move the former star defensive tackle ahead of the roster cutdown day in September, but was deemed “untradeable by other teams given his off-field woes and massive contract.”’
McDemott Monday
‘I mean biggest picture right now really is that we continue to grow, evolve and prepare ourselves for whatever may be down the road. Who knows what that is, exactly, because things seem to change week-to-week around this league.’
McDermott praises, criticizes Bills after victory against Tampa Bay
‘McDermott went on the praise the Bills, saying the greatest part about them is that they are unified by everything they do.’
5 Questions with Ryan Groy
‘Not sure I’d have a touchdown dance. I’d probably throw a ball up and shoot a few arrows through it. That’s probably as far as I’d go with it.”’