‘”Anybody that quits on their players, to me that’s unacceptable, not only in sports but in anything in life,” said Victor DeGeorge.’
Archives for September 2018
Homeless people get to enjoy Bills game thanks to local group
‘”I love the Bills, been a Bills fan for years, so I wanted to combine both of my passions — football and feeding the homeless,” Philips said. “I don’t judge. I love them without judgment, and they know that when we come down, we’re going to give them a good time, food, and you know, show them some of the love that they’ve probably been missing.”‘
Bills completely cut ties with Davis
‘”There’s no need to address it because we’re moving on. That’s what a team does,” McDermott said. “His actions spoke. I heard everything he needed to say through that. I’ve got a lot of respect for Vontae. He’s a good person. Certainly appreciate the way he worked when he was in here, but we’re moving forward as a football team.”‘
Quick Hits: McDermott addresses LeSean McCoy’s status
‘There were erroneous reports on Monday that McCoy suffered cracked ribs, but those were corrected later in the day.’
The Breakdown: Bills pass rush shows promise
‘“I think we just started playing more together, more of a sense of urgency,” said Trent Murphy. “Everyone started doing their job. We mixed it up on our third down packages a little bit. Kept ‘Zo on the field. He’s a monster—we always want to keep him rushing the passer.”’
Bills Today: Rivers, Ingram call Josh Allen, ‘special’
‘“He’s a good quarterback,” Ingram said. “He’s got a chance to be special in this league. We just tried to throw a lot of stuff at him and confused him, try to get him on his heels. That’s what I feel like we did (Sunday).”’
Vic Carucci: Josh Allen offers only shred of optimism after another dismal Bills loss
‘Sunday marked Allen’s NFL starting debut. It wasn’t great, but it was a vast improvement over the atrocious Nathan Peterman Experiment that melted down in last week’s season opener at Baltimore.’
‘A big growth process’: Bills LB Edmunds reacts after tough outing
‘“You’ve just got to keep your head on straight, continue to learn every day and be honest with yourself,” he said. “You’re going to make some plays out there, but be honest with yourself on the plays that you could have made. Don’t make excuses for yourself. We’ve just got to learn from it, man. There’s going to be some struggles along the way, but it’s about how we respond to it.”’
Jason Wolf: Bills are better off without Vontae Davis
‘He felt no sense of duty to his teammates, who were incredulous after the game.’
Plays that Shaped the Game: Chargers skewered Bills with talent, scheme
‘It was no surprise the Chargers looked to isolate their 6-foot-4 receiver on the most suspect Bills defensive back, Vontae Davis.’
Jay Skurski’s observations: McDermott takes over play-calling duties for Bills defense
‘It’s understandable why the coach would want to shake things up after his defense’s effort in the first half Sunday. To say things were too easy for the Chargers would be putting it mildly. Philip Rivers and Co. did whatever they wanted, piling up 284 yards of total offense and 17 first downs.’
Quarterly Review: Chargers stars win their matchups with Bills
‘The Bills lost nickel cornerback Philip Gaines to an elbow injury just eight minutes into the game. With slot corner Taron Johnson already out, that put safety Rafael Bush back into slot coverage, which means more predictable zones from the Bills. Not good against the No. 1 pass offense from 2017.’
Bills-Chargers Report Card: Failing grades still far too common for Buffalo
‘Two games into the season and coach Sean McDermott has been forced to take over defensive play-calling duties from coordinator Leslie Frazier. The Bills once again were woefully underprepared at the start of the game, falling behind at halftime, 28-6. Part of that has to fall on the coaching staff. McDermott went 0 for 2 on challenges. Starting the game with just four healthy cornerbacks has been a mistake two straight weeks.’
For tailgaters, Bills Nation starts with community
‘”I like the community, and everyone who comes out, even if you’re a rival supporter,” said a bare-chested Corey Yaskow, wearing shorts and Bills sneakers.’
Josh Allen makes his NFL starting debut, but Bills get outclassed again
‘For most of the way the No. 7 overall draft pick did not look overwhelmed by the situation, but he made some glaring rookie mistakes in the second half and the Bills couldn’t overcome those because they simply don’t have enough talent around Allen to produce any offensive consistency.’