‘Brady opens the video message by saying, “Another great win – 5-2, gotta get to 6-2.” Teammate Lawrence Guy added, “6-2, on the way,” before Brady finishes the message by saying “Woo! Bills Mafia, here we come.”‘
Archives for October 23, 2018
Bills brace for prime-time game versus Pats after latest dud
‘”It’s disappointing,” Frazier said. “We’re trying to set the standard on defense, and we didn’t play up to our standard yesterday. It was not playoff-caliber, and we’ve got to play better.”‘
Bills QB Anderson to start against Patriots; Allen ruled out
‘Anderson will start despite showing plenty signs of rust in throwing three interceptions and losing a fumble in a 37-5 loss at Indianapolis on Sunday. It was Anderson’s first start in nearly two years, and after being lured out of semiretirement to sign with Buffalo on Oct. 9.’
Can Bills sink any lower?
‘Not thinking about it too long is a wise decision, because that performance in Indianapolis was beyond abysmal, in many ways more rancid than the 47-3 loss to the Ravens on opening day. They were the playoff-contending Ravens; this was the 1-5 Colts who have an excellent quarterback in Andrew Luck, and not a whole lot else.’
Bills QB Josh Allen still out; Derek Anderson to start again
‘Running back LeSean McCoy traveled back with the Bills from Indianapolis but remains in the concussion protocol after suffering a head injury Sunday, McDermott said.’
McCoy still in concussion protocol, Anderson will start again at QB
‘Defensive end Trent Murphy left the game late with knee injury. McDermott said he’s week-to-week, but wouldn’t rule out Murphy playing Monday night against the New England Patriots, saying “we’ll see” when asked.’
McDermott – In Buffalo, you’ve got to be able to run the football
‘”Let’s face it, where we live, in Buffalo, you’ve got to be able to run the football, play blue collar football and win at the line of scrimmage. That said, as the game has evolved over the years, it’s become a pass driven league. You need to be able to throw the ball from a dropback standpoint when you have to throw the ball. Whether it’s two minute or third downs or the red zone, those are big parts of game.”‘
Kyle Williams – We didn’t do a good enough job
‘”We’re not where we wanted to be… We’ve had a tough first half, we’ve been on the road a lot, we’re kind of coming home. A good bit of our back half of the season is at home and we want to play well at home… The only way to get through it is to work your tail off and work your way through it.”‘
Derek Anderson to start against the Patriots on Monday Night Football
‘Sean McDermott announced that the veteran QB would be behind center for the second consecutive week during a Monday afternoon press conference.’
Tom Brady calls out Bills Mafia in video
‘In the video, Brady states “Gotta get to 6 and 2, Bills Mafia here we come.”‘
Josh Allen will miss another game
‘Sunday was the 9th time in 24 games under McDermott that the Bills lost by more than 10 points. That’s the most in the league. It’s the 7th time a McDermott team lost by 20 or more. The previous five seasons of Bills football only featured six such defeats.’
Quick Hits: Derek Anderson to start at QB on Monday night
‘“Trent Murphy will be week to week with a knee injury,” said McDermott on Monday. “I think you saw Trent go down late in the game there.”’
4 Observations from Bills-Colts and Week 7 of the NFL
‘“I felt very prepared for it,” said a glassy-eyed Anderson. “I was here for 10 days and the way these guys jumped in and grabbed onto to me. The way the week went and spending extra hours trying to make sure I was comfortable with what we were doing. I probably watched every single one of our games four or five times, just trying to get a feel for it. I put a lot of time in and that’s the most frustrating thing about it.”’
Bills Today: Brian Daboll calls game from the sideline
‘“It was good,” Anderson said. “He and I, in the past, you know, he’s been on the sideline with me. He was real good [Sunday]. He was positive, we had good talks on the sideline. I missed a couple of throws, (the Colts defense) rotated on me late a couple of times, and I went to the wrong guy to be honest. Back in the day he would’ve been all over me, but [now] he’s like ‘Come on dude, you know better than that.’ And I know better than that. It was good to have him down there. We had good conversations.”’