‘The vitriol directed toward Marrone after he left the Bills was intense because Buffalo appeared to be on the upswing (9-7 in Marrone’s second and final year) and his decision was so rare.’
Archives for January 2, 2018
Marrone: “The past is past”
‘“They (the Bills) have earned it as well as we (the Jaguars) have earned it. My focus obviously is going to be on our football team. It’s as easy as that for me.”’
Tuesday’s Jacksonville Coverage
Jaguars nose tackle Marcell Dareus: ‘Ironic as hell’ to be facing Buffalo in AFC playoffs (Florida Times Union)
Jaguars Notebook: Doug Marrone on Buffalo: ‘What’s past is past’ (Florida Times Union)
10 key Jaguars-Bills’ numbers before this Sunday’s wild-card game (Florida Times Union)
Bills-Jaguars Key Match-up: Charles Clay vs. Tashaun Gipson (Florida Times Union)
Jaguars Review: Ten takeaways from loss at Tennessee (Florida Times Union)
Sam Kouvaris: Jaguars home, have already moved on (WJXT-TV)
Sam: Marrone’s routine stays the same (WJXT-TV)
10 facts about the Jaguars’ return to the playoffs (WJXT-TV)
Mark Brunell: For Jaguars, it’s a new season: Playoff season (WJXT-TV)
Jaguars HC Marrone on facing adversity heading into playoffs: ‘We’re going home’ (WTLV-TV)
Jaguars DT Marcell Dareus on playing the Bills in the playoffs: ‘You can’t make this [stuff] up’ (WTLV-TV)
Marrone: “The past is past” (Jaguars.com)
Wild Card Week begins: “It’s a clean slate” (Jaguars.com)
What we learned: Titans 15, Jaguars 10 (Jaguars.com)
Tuesday’s Cincinnati Coverage
Bills fans donate to Andy & Jordan Dalton Foundation after Bengals win (Cincinnati Enquirer)
Buffalo Bills fans continue to donate to Andy Dalton’s charity (Dayton Daily News)
Bengals QB Dalton thanks Bill fans who thanked him with donation to foundation (WKRC-TV)
Buffalo Bills fans thank Andy Dalton for TD pass by donating to his charitable foundation (WCPO-TV)
Wings for everybody! The Bills are back in the playoff for the first time since 1999.
‘Andy Dalton, the oft-maligned Andy Dalton, fired a pass to Tyler Boyd and the locker room erupted as Boyd broke free for the touchdown that lifted Buffalo to its first playoff berth since 1999 even as it crushed the Ravens.’
Bills reverse tank talk by ending 17-year playoff drought
‘”If you’re going to put a landmark moment for this first year, that was probably one of them,” he said of a win that improved Buffalo’s record to 6-5.’
Bills coach: Tests negative on LeSean McCoy’s ankle injury
‘That leaves Mike Tolbert and newly signed Marcus Murphy as the Bills’ only running backs on the roster, along with fullback Patrick DiMarco. Murphy had one career carry for no yards in his previous two seasons with New Orleans, before leading Buffalo with 41 yards rushing against Miami.’
Jags’ Marrone happy for Bills, but won’t delve into odd exit
‘At the NFL Combine last year, Marrone acknowledged he made a mistake by leaving Buffalo and said he had relayed that to Bills co-owner Terry Pegula.’
Bills in playoffs thanks to Bengals
‘”It was electric,” said defensive end Jerry Hughes. “A lot of heads were down, I’m not going to lie. We didn’t think Cincinnati was going to convert it. Then to see them not only convert it and score, that was huge. We went crazy. I’m pretty sure they heard us from inside of the stadium, how loud we were.”‘
McDermott says Bills RB McCoy may play in wild-card game
‘”He’s gonna have a chance, we’ll see,” McDermott said Monday. “We’re continuing to go through the medical evaluation on that. We got some good news this morning, so we’ll just continue to monitor that.”‘
Bills’ Sean McDermott: LeSean McCoy has ‘chance’ to play in wild-card game
‘McDermott said Monday that he and general manager Brandon Beane have “ongoing” conversations about whether to add a running back to the roster.’
Jaguars’ Doug Marrone focused on game prep, not past, before facing Bills in playoffs
‘”What’s past is past,” Marrone said Monday. “I’ll tell you guys the truth. … This stuff happened so long ago, OK? There’s obviously been a lot of stuff out there. That stuff is done. It’s over. I can’t put it any simpler than that. So I’m not going to take away my primary responsibility to look back on a situation that occurred, what, three years ago.’
Bills fans donate to Andy Dalton’s charitable foundation
‘”I think I’m the hottest guy in Buffalo right now,” Dalton joked to the media on Monday. “According to my Twitter, I think everybody’s loving us right now. Obviously that’s a crazy fan base, and they’re all pretty excited.”‘
Bills’ playoff berth snaps longest postseason drought in pro American sports
‘Here’s a look at some of the longest active postseason droughts across all major sports (Bills fans, note Buffalo’s absence after almost two decades of disappointment)…’.
Bills playoff drought ends thanks to tiebreaker that hadn’t been used since 2010
‘The next tiebreaker is based on strength of victory. The Bills finished the season with a .396 strength of victory, which gave them the sixth spot over the Ravens, who finished with a .299 strength of victory. Getting into the playoffs based on the strength of victory tiebreaker doesn’t happen often. Before this year, the last team to qualify for the postseason based on strength of victory was Green Bay. In 2010, the Packers edged the Giants for the final spot in the NFC, and here’s the good news for Buffalo: Green Bay went on to win the Super Bowl that year.’