‘Of course, he had no help from anyone. His wide receivers couldn’t get open, and his offensive line couldn’t protect him, but the undeniable truth is that Peterman cannot play in the NFL. He just can’t. He’s not big enough, he’s not strong enough, his arm is mediocre, and he can’t turn bad plays into good ones the way the good quarterbacks can. He’s barely backup level, let alone a starter, and Sean McDermott may have already come to that conclusion.’
Archives for September 2018
Enough already with Nathan Peterman; Time to turn to Josh Allen is now
‘If the Bills are truly hoping to win a game this season, they may not if Peterman continues to start. They might win a few if they turn to Allen.’
Maiorana: The Buffalo Bills got their cans kicked; now fix it!
‘As for this offensive line, there’s not much more to say. It’s awful, we all know it, and there’s not much the Bills can do about it because there’s no help lurking out there somewhere. Offensive line play in the NFL is terrible almost everywhere, so anyone who can actually play is already playing for a team. How bad is Russell Bodine? The backup center didn’t even play.’
Report card
‘Worst opening day loss. Worst road loss. Second-worst loss regardless of venue. The Bills are in their 59th year of existence, and that’s where the 47-3 defeat to the Ravens on Sunday ranked in team history. It was as awful a performance as the score would indicate, and what was so disgraceful is that all three phases – offense, defense and special teams – played at an embarrassingly poor level. If Bills fans had a ray of hope that this team could repeat its somewhat miraculous advancement to the playoffs from last year, this should just about shatter that illusion. There was nothing positive to take from this debacle.’
Bills buried in Baltimore
‘Buffalo’s offense had no first downs in the opening half and, with eight minutes to play in the third period, the Bills had netted a microscopic 20 yards total offense … 13 FEWER than at intermission.’
Pollock: It was one of the worst days in history for Bills
‘In the first half, Buffalo had no first downs. There were seven full possessions, five of them three-and-outs and two others that were extended a snap by Bills penalties.’
Bills-Ravens notebook: Edmunds impresses in otherwise dismal opener
‘The game’s ONLY — and we mean ONLY — bright spot for Buffalo was the play of middle linebacker Tremaine Edmunds, the Bills second of of two first-round draft picks last April.’
Bills’ Josh Allen proves he’s already a better quarterback than Nathan Peterman
‘Allen’s mobility in the pocket, his quickness when he’s forced out of it, and his size make him better able to play behind a deficient offensive line.’
Buffalo Bills WR Kelvin Benjamin was bad vs. Ravens and owned it
‘”We just didn’t execute,” Benjamin said. “I had a couple passes that I felt I should’ve come down with. There was the one in the end zone, the conditions were crazy out there but there’s no excuses.”‘
Bills at Ravens: Buffalo lives up to low expectations in Week 1 (10 observations)
‘The offensive line was bad, but Peterman simply wasn’t good. He wasn’t hitting his targets, and the interception he threw in the first half brought back memories of his five-interception game against the Los Angeles Chargers last season. Peterman missed badly on throws and finished with a zero quarterback rating. The question seemed to be when Peterman would be pulled, not if, and now it’s worth thinking about when the Bills should move on from the Peterman experiment and insert Josh Allen permanently.’
Baltimore blows out Buffalo Bills: 3 reasons to be encouraged, 7 reasons to worry
‘After getting thoroughly embarrassed, it would be nice to see some fire from the head coach. Instead, Sean McDermott gave the same “we’ll have to look at the film” response that Bills fans have grown accustomed to. Following a dud like Sunday’s game, no look back at film should be needed. The team was simply unprepared for the Ravens and that falls on McDermott.’
Bills try to explain what went wrong in blowout loss to Ravens in Week 1
‘”We had a lot of penalties and we had a couple of negative plays. Before we can win, we gotta stop from beating ourselves, you know? We just have to come out and focus and execute. We’re going to take it for what it is and use this week to get better. Weeks like this build character. We’re going to try to stay together and come out as a family and just work on getting better.”‘
Report card: Buffalo Bills embarrassed by Baltimore Ravens in Week 1
‘Although Allen wasn’t great, how can Sean McDermott realistically go back to Peterman?’
‘Legitimate chance Buffalo Bills may be the WORST NFL team we’ve seen this decade’ (Media reactions)
‘There is a legitimate chance that this year’s @buffalobills may be the WORST NFL team we’ve seen this decade. Forget records (the 0-16teams in Detroit & CLEVELAND in recent memory. I’m not talking record. I’m just saying they are God-Awful. Is there any worse than Peterman?’
NFL Week 2 odds, over/under: Bills are sizable home underdog to Chargers
‘The lopsided loss likely influenced the opening line in the Bills’ Week 2 matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers. Buffalo is a 7 1/2-point underdog at home against Philip Rivers, who threw for 420 yards and three touchdowns in a loss to Kansas City in Week 1.’