‘“Today just wasn’t our day. … We just couldn’t get to Joe in enough time to create havoc on their game plan,” Hughes said. “You’ve got to get pressure on quarterbacks like that if you want to win football games. We understand that. We certainly didn’t do that today. We fell short.”’
Archives for September 2018
Position Grades: A tale of two WR overhauls (Ravens up, Bills down)
‘Quarterback (0.5): You saw the game. The point-5 is for Josh Allen, who entered at 40-0 and did a few good things.’
Report: Bills waive defensive tackle Adolphus Washington
‘By releasing Washington, the Bills are down to two players who were drafted by former General Manager Doug Whaley – defensive end Shaq Lawson and guard John Miller.’
What They Said: McDermott, Daboll and Frazier on Bills’ blowout loss to Ravens
‘Well I think when we look at the tape, and what I’ve looked at to this point, I’ve been through this a couple times already, we all have to do our job better. Whether it’s the quarterback position or my position, just to name two of them, but you could go around our team and say that with all three phases, we didn’t play well enough to win the football game. Not even close. So, a lot of feedback that is important. Valuable feedback to us early in the season, which is important and valuable for us as we move forward. It allows us to be decisive in some areas and go forward with a great learning opportunity for our young football team.’
Jim Kubiak: Blame Nathan Peterman? It’s not that simple.
‘The future was thrust upon the Buffalo Bills in an embarrassingly difficult first week in Baltimore. Nathan Peterman struggled in the rain as Baltimore took advantage of turnovers and jumped out to a 26-0 halftime lead.’
Jim Kubiak: Why McDermott saying he has to watch the tape might not be the coach-speak you think it is
‘The speed of the game is truly remarkable. With 22 players on the field at the same time, it is easy to understand why our eyes cannot process all of the action. It is also virtually impossible standing at ground level on the sideline to get a sense of where every player is and what he is doing. A coach on the sideline does not have the benefit of replay except what is shown on the stadium scoreboard.’
Ranking the Bills’ all-time worst performances
‘Baltimore Colts, 43-0, 1971. The Bills produced 4 rushing yards and 49 total yards, still team lows. O.J. Simpson ran seven times for minus-10 yards. The Bills gave up nine sacks and made six turnovers. It was so bad, QB Dennis Shaw asked to be taken out of the home game out of frustration. The Colts were defending NFL champs.’
No decision from Sean McDermott on who will be Bills starting QB Sunday
‘Peterman struggled from the outset, completing 5 of 18 passes for 24 yards and two interceptions. He did not lead the Bills to a first down in the first half. He was relieved by Josh Allen early in the third quarter after two more possessions led to nothing, with his last pass of the day being intercepted to set up a Baltimore touchdown that gave the Ravens a 40-0 lead.’
Roth: Bills need to end Peterman Project now
‘By Wednesday, coach Sean McDermott — is he aging before our eyes or is it just me? — will announce that for the second time in less than a year he’ll be reversing his decision to start Peterman and that the Josh Allen Era is officially underway.’
Pollock: Was McDermott watching same Bills game as us?
‘But Sunday’s performance was abysmal in all three phases, and no unbiased observer would conclude the Bills were playing hard from the opening kickoff to the final gun.’
Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott hasn’t picked quarterback for Week 2
‘The Bills didn’t gain a single first down in the first half against the Ravens with Nathan Peterman as the starter. He was benched in the third quarter in favor of Josh Allen after two interceptions and posting a quarterback rating of zero.’
Buffalo Bills sign defensive end Nate Orchard
‘Orchard was waived by the Browns when teams were required to get down to the final 53-man roster. The fourth-year defensive end was one of the featured stories on HBO’s series “Hard Knocks.” He made a few big plays throughout the preseason and will likely be rotated in on defense to help the Bills try to generate pressure on the quarterback.’
Buffalo Bills waive defensive tackle Adolphus Washington (report)
‘The Bills waived defensive tackle Adolphus Washington Monday, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Washington had just started his third season with the Bills and was serving as a backup behind starters Kyle Williams and Star Lotulelei. Washington was on the field for 40 percent of snaps for the defense against the Ravens.’
Sean McDermott and Bills coordinators explain what happened in blowout loss to Ravens
‘”I thought that there were some plays, in particular pass protection at times it was good enough, and there were some other areas that weren’t good enough. Overall for our football team, I felt effort. I didn’t question the effort, I didn’t question the intensity. They were playing hard right up until the end, which I appreciate. It doesn’t happen everywhere, and it speaks really about the men in that locker room and on the football team, and their character.”‘
6 up, 6 down: Highest and lowest Buffalo Bills Week 1 grades from Pro Football Focus
‘Lorenzo Alexander may be among the oldest players on the team, but no other Bills player came close to his grade of 86.5. In Buffalo’s loss to the Ravens, Alexander led the team with eight tackles and one pass defensed. Heading into Monday Night Football, Alexander has the eighth highest grade among all linebackers.’