‘And while McDermott’s all-for-one, one-for-all philosophy resonated throughout the roster over the first seven games, the last three have been a sledgehammer back to reality.’
Archives for November 21, 2017
McDermott: Still evaluating QB options but says one game won’t define Peterman
‘“Let me start off here with Nathan: One game is not going to define Nathan or Nathan’s career,” McDermott said. “Young players go through it. And you saw some of it yesterday. And I put that back on myself. I own the decision. And still, as I said yesterday, I don’t regret the decision. I regret the result. And there’s other hands, also, so it’s never about one player. I’m confident in Nathan and his mental toughness and you know, we move forward, we learn, we grow from it and we get better.”’
Bucky Gleason: Bills can’t have it both ways, so they should stick with Peterman
‘Buffalo has reached a juncture in its season in which the rookie head coach and rookie general manager can no longer soothe both sides of the aisle. They need to decide whether they want to win now OR prepare for the future. It’s one or the other because simultaneously achieving both is no longer an option.’
Jerry Sullivan: A dual defensive crisis in Pegulaville
‘The Chiefs must be salivating at the chance to take on the Bills’ defense this weekend. Their offense, which was so potent during a 5-0 start, has struggled mightily in the five games since. They’ve lost four of five, though they still hold a two-game lead in the overrated AFC West.’
Bills Notebook: Some good news – Kelvin Benjamin, Micah Hyde escape serious injury against Chargers
‘”It’s unfortunate, anytime you lose a player at all, let alone a player like Kelvin,” McDermott said. “I was really excited to see him in the offense, to see him work with our quarterbacks and he was off, obviously, to a good start in the game, so that was unfortunate.”‘
We should be ripping ‘dopey’ Buffalo Bills HC Sean McDermott, says Mike Wilbon
‘I said I wouldn’t let him on the plane to come back from California. I would not do that. Tyrod Taylor has thrown three interceptions the whole year. Now, I know he had a bad game against New Orleans. I understand the impulse to say, ‘Let’s shake something up.’ But you went to a kid who threw four interceptions in his first nine passes and five in the half.’
Mark Gaughan’s Film Breakdown: Extra blockers couldn’t prevent Peterman meltdown
‘The Bills kept extra blockers in to protect on nine of Peterman’s 14 pass attempts. Peterman’s inexperience and the greatness of Chargers pass rusher Joey Bosa combined to blow up the Bills’ game plan in their 54-24 defeat.’
More Film Breakdown: Bills blitzes are not getting home
‘Rivers was 8 of 10 for 118 yards when blitzed, with one touchdown, no sacks and just one hurry. Rivers’ favorite receiver, Keenan Allen, caught six passes on blitz plays for 92 yards. Allen caught 12 balls overall for 159 yards and two touchdowns.’
Bills Day After: Humiliating defeat prompts overnight musings
‘Accountability is a two-way street. McD wants the players to be accountable. Well, McD needs to be held accountable to them for this decision.’
Three up, three down following Bills’ disastrous loss to Chargers
‘ I can’t see any way that Sean McDermott goes back to Peterman as his quarterback. As ridiculous as the idea sounds right now, the Bills are still in a playoff race. Peterman showed Sunday he’s not close to being ready to be an NFL starter – and there are serious doubts now that he’ll ever get there. That’s how bad of a showing it was.’
Daryl Johnston plays defense on Fox during Bills disaster
‘To put it mildly, Johnston was much gentler in his criticism than many in the local and national media were Sunday night and Monday morning and most likely will be the rest of the week.’
Who will start at QB for the Bills in Kansas City? McDermott isn’t saying yet
‘“I own the decision and that’s on me,” he said. “Sometimes you make decisions in leadership roles that work out and sometimes they don’t work out. You try to make every decision with the right agenda, that leads you to the decision. Obviously, it didn’t work out, so you go back and learn from it as we continue to build. This is part of the growth process, you go through these pains, it burns, it burns hard, and you don’t want that result that we had yesterday.”’
McDermott wavers on naming his starter for Chiefs game
‘ According to Pro Football Focus, Peterman’s NFL debut was the fourth-worst performance by a quarterback in league history (minimum of 14 pass attempts) and the worst since Dan Pastorini’s 32-yard, five-interception performance for the Houston Oilers in a Week 6 loss to Pittsburgh in 1977. Even Pastorini managed a TD throw in that game.’
Was the Taylor benching part of a tank by the Bills? It makes you wonder
‘You trade Sammy Watkins, Ronald Darby, Reggie Ragland, and Marcell Dareus, and then you bench your veteran starting quarterback when you’re 5-4 and actually sitting in a playoff position in the weak AFC. Hmmm. Is it really about winning in 2017, as well as the future?’
Peterman is a punchline but McDermott’s coaching labeled a ‘joke’
‘ “He said he has to do some assessing. Who’s assessing him?” Wilbon said. “Who’s asleep? Paging Bill Polian, can you come back and run this team? You kill locker rooms with (moves like this). You were in the wild card hunt and you brought in a kid you shouldn’t have brought in and we shouldn’t be teasing and ripping. We should be ripping the dopey coach.”‘