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Archives for October 2, 2018

McDermott’s anger evident after Bills’ offensive showing vs. Packers

‘“We didn’t get the job done yesterday,” McDermott said. “We’ve got to go and come up with a better plan than what we had yesterday, putting the players in a position to be successful. That’s where it starts, goes right down through fundamentals and techniques, winning one-on-ones, guys doing their job, establishing a line of scrimmage.”’

Poloncarz: New Bills stadium would cost at least $1 billion

‘”I think $1 billion is a low estimate for a new football stadium,” he said Monday, adding, “You people are interviewing the Pegulas, and they’re saying they’re happy with where they are, and people don’t seem to be taking them at their face value.”‘

Three-and-outs give Bills offense a chicken-and-egg problem

‘The Bills have been last in the NFL in three and outs twice since 2000, according to Football Outsiders. They were last in Tyrod Taylor’s first season at QB, 2015 (at 27.9 percent), and in J.P. Losman’s second season as starter, 2006 (at 32.2 percent).’

What They Said: Bills coaches in aftermath of shutout loss

‘I would say, you look back at the Minnesota game, when you say look for signs. There’s been moments. The bottom line is that we’re not good enough right now. We didn’t get the job done yesterday, in particular on offense. We’ve got to go and come up with a better plan than what we had yesterday, putting the players in a position to be successful. That’s where it starts, goes right down through fundamentals and techniques, winning one-on-one’s, guys doing their job, establishing a line of scrimmage. We had an opportunity early in the game to establish a line of scrimmage two plays in a row. I believe it was 2nd and 3 into a 3rd down and short, and we didn’t get the job done. So we’ll just start there, and you’ve got to establish the line of scrimmage if you want to be a good offense.’

Jim Kubiak: Why Josh Allen is getting sacked so often

‘One example is “Big on Big Protection.” The Big on Big concept can be utilized in “5 man, 6 man or 7 man“ configurations. Big on Big means that the five offensive linemen will account for the four defensive linemen and the “Mike,” or middle linebacker. The remaining running back will then be responsible for the linebacker to his side. Thus, the unblocked linebacker becomes “hot,” or the player for which the quarterback must be prepared to throw off of if he blitzes.’

NFL is a passing league and Buffalo Bills aren’t catching on

‘Look at what happened in the NFL, Thursday through Sunday: There were five quarterbacks who topped 400 yards passing – Jared Goff of the Rams, Kirk Cousins of the Vikings, Andrew Luck of the Colts, Derek Carr of the Raiders, and Matt Ryan of the Falcons.’

7 things Sean McDermott said Monday on Bills’ loss, Josh Allen & low patience

‘”Overall, offensively it wasn’t good enough at all – bottom line,” McDermott said after his team scored zero points against the Packers and managed just three third-down conversions in the game. “Not good enough. Running game, passing game, hits on the quarterback – there was a lot of hands in that jar though as it goes to hits on the quarterback. But just not good enough. No solid football. We gotta get better.”‘

Former Buffalo Bills RB Karlos Williams applies for reinstatement

‘Williams would go on to join the Pittsburgh Steelers’ practice squad in October, but a 10-game suspension would be levied against the back in November for his second substance abuse violation. The Steelers signed him to a reserve/futures contract in January of 2017, but cut ties with Williams by March. In June of 2017, Williams was suspended a third time for a substance abuse violation. The third violation led to a suspension of at least one year.’

Bills’ McDermott unhappy with all aspects of offense

‘”Obviously, not a good showing yesterday,” he said. “Didn’t do well enough in any area. That’s my responsibility. We’re going to work hard to get it fixed, but at the end of the day, it wasn’t good enough.”‘

McDermott more critical than usual in addressing offensive woes

‘“Overall, offense wasn’t good enough at all, bottom line” he said at his weekly Monday press conference. “Not good enough. Running game, passing game, hits on the quarterback… There’s a lot of hands in that jar, though, as it goes to hits on the quarterback. It’s just not good enough. Not solid football. We’ve got to get better.’