‘Most of McDermott’s three-year tenure and that of general manager Brandon Beane, who arrived four months later, has been spent trying to divest the Bills of the players Whaley drafted.’
Archives for October 31, 2019
It’s back to basics as defense becomes unexpected concern for Bills
‘”Yeah, reteach,” the coach told reporters. “Whether it’s run defense or whatever it is, as it relates to performance, it’s reteach the fundamentals. That’s what I’ve been around for my career. And that’s what we’ll do and will continue to do, is reteach the fundamentals.”‘
Josh Allen’s athletic running ability still looming large in Bills’ scheme
‘“I think it just puts another element in their mind that they got to think of,” Allen said Wednesday. “Instead of crashing, those ends have to kind of slow play it, and if we can get one step on the guy and get an extra 1 or 2 yards from that, I think it’s all that much worth it.”’
Sean McDermott on no trades: ‘We’re trying to do things the right way’
‘”At the end of the day, we’re going to do things in the best interest of this organization short and long term,” he said. “We didn’t find something that would be responsible for us to do. A lot of other teams go out and do things. We’re trying to do things the right way. …”‘
Where the Bills’ run defense has gone wrong
‘As a team, Buffalo ranks 22nd against inside zone and 23rd against outside zone carries. It gets even worse when defending man-blocking schemes as the Bills rank 30th in the NFL with a 55.9 grade and a league-leading six runs allowed of more than 10 yards. Only the Texans and Dolphins have been worse this season against man-up blocking schemes from a grading perspective.’
Ex-Bills linebacker Paul Guidry intercepted Unitas and Namath – and started Mothers
‘Guidry hasn’t tackled anyone while wearing a Bills uniform since 1972, but they’re still slinging drinks at Mothers, which opened the same year. “It makes me happy to see it still going,” Guidry says. “Good times.”’
McDermott ‘confident in the guys we have’ as NFL trade deadline came and went
‘“Brandon and I met and had conversations the last couple weeks,’’ McDermott said of potential roster moves. “He and his staff do a good job looking into things. At the end of the day, you all know that we’re going to do things that are in the best interest of this organization, short- and long-term. At the end of the day, we didn’t find something that would be responsible for us to do. I know a lot of teams go out there and just do things, but we’re trying to do things here the right way and we want to be responsible with that as well.’’’
Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen: Hitting the deep ball is ‘added focus’ ahead of Washington game
‘“I haven’t been doing a good enough job with allowing our players to go make some plays and that’s going to be an added focus this week,” Allen said. “I just was a little late because I was working on that. It’s every day, we just have to keep finding things to get better at and myself included.”’
Bills’ Sean McDermott on no deal at deadline: ‘There’s been way too many years of irresponsible decision-making’
‘“At the end of the day, you guys know we’re going to do things that are in the best interest of this organization, short and long term. We didn’t find something that would be responsible for us to do.”’
Bills coach Sean McDermott reflects on life lessons from William & Mary ahead of Redskins game
‘“I learned a lot from coach, the way he ran his program, and not always what we did but how we did things, whether it was on the field or off the field,” he said. “I feel like that really helped me grow and prepare for life at high-level football, or in the NFL in this case.”‘
Thursday’s Washington Coverage
Redskins remain guided by arrogance above all else (Washington Post)
Williams fails physical; status unclear (Washington Post)
Redskins notes (Washington Post)
Williams drama continues with failed physical (Washington Times)
Snyder: Lowly Jets rival Redskins in first-rate dysfunction (Washington Times)
Trent Williams’ return to the Redskins hasn’t resolved anything, and the fighting may only be beginning (Richmond Times Dispatch)
Bills coach Sean McDermott reflects on life lessons from William & Mary ahead of Redskins game (Richmond Times Dispatch)
Redskins Say Williams Failed Physical For Helmet Discomfort (AP)
Redskins LT Trent Williams fails physical due to helmet discomfort (ESPN)
Trent Williams reportedly returns to the Redskins, but still has no intention of playing this season (CBS Sports)
Trent Williams misses Redskins practice after a failed physical due to helmet discomfort (CBS Sports)
Trent Williams not present for his first Redskins practice after reporting on deadline day (NBC Sports Washington)
Trent Williams failed physical, had discomfort when putting on helmet (NBC Sports Washington)
Trent Williams fails physical with Redskins (WJFK-FM)
Peterson Reflects On Taking The Field Against Future Hall Of Famer Frank Gore (Redskins.com)
2019 Redskins Game Preview: Redskins/Bills, Week 9 (Redskins.com)
Photo gallery (Redskins.com)
Bills Coach Criticizes Past Regime For ‘Irresponsible’ Moves
‘McDermott’s swipe at the past regime is notable because the usually even-keeled coach has avoided voicing criticism.’
McDermott: ‘Too many years of irresponsible decision-making’
‘“Brandon and I had some conversations, really over the last couple of weeks, and I know he and his staff do a good job of looking into things,” McDermott said. “At the end of the day, I think you guys know we’re going to do things that are in the best interest of this organization, short and long term, and we didn’t find something we thought would be responsible for us to do. I know a lot of teams go out there and just do things, and we’re trying to do this thing the right way here, and we want to be responsible with that, as well.”’
Bills Injury Update (Wednesday)
‘LB Mo Alexander (knee) will not practice and LB Lorenzo Alexander will receive a veteran rest day.’
4 Notable Quotes: Washington at Bills
‘Yeah, they’re focused on this week. They’re focused on our opponent this week like we do every week. They understand what we’ve got to get corrected and then now we put our process in place to get it corrected and continue to move our team forward. That’s what we do week to week. That’s what we did after the New England game into the Tennessee game so well. And then that’s what we’ll do this week.’
No trades for Bills at deadline after ‘years of irresponsible decision making’
‘“There’s been way too many years of irresponsible decision making,” said Sean McDermott. “At the end of the day, I think you guys know we’re going to do things that are in the best interest of this organization, short and long term, and I think at the end of the day we didn’t find something that we would responsible for us to do.”’
Screen passes are problem for Bills… and “compliment”
‘The Eagles gashed them for 53 yards on six tries Sunday. The Bengals got them on a 30 yarder. The Titans hit one for 50-plus.’
Quick Hits | Back to basics for the Bills run defense
‘“We re-teach,” McDermott said. “Whether it’s run defense or whatever it is as it relates to performance is re-teach the fundamentals. That’s what I’ve been around for my career and that’s what we’ll do and continue to do that. We re-teach the fundamentals because if we’re not getting the fundamentals we have to go back, re-teach it and make sure it’s clear what we expect with fundamentals and technique and then execution.”‘
Top 7 storylines for the Bills vs. Redskins | Week 9
‘“In run defense, it’s usually gap integrity along with tackling,” Frazier said this week. “Those are the two things that come to mind usually when you are not playing good run defense and it showed up a little bit yesterday and it’s something that we got to make corrections and get it done. That’ll follow you if you don’t get it fixed.”’
Injury Report | Cody Ford and Levi Wallace limited in Wednesday’s practice
‘Even though Ford practiced with a heavy brace on his left elbow, he was working with his fellow linemates.’
Quote Sheet | Bills confident with current team after trade deadline
‘“You know I can’t speak for anybody but myself, but, you know, I know, I trust Brandon Beane and his staff to put together the best football team possible,” Lee Smith said. “All that stuff is way above my pay grade, Brandon brought me in to be the best tight end and leader for the Buffalo Bills that I could possibly be. It’s not something that I paid much attention to.”’
Bills Today | Where Josh Allen knows he needs to change his mentality
‘“Yeah, absolutely. That all starts with me. I got to be doing a better job than that,” Allen said. “Last couple weeks we’ve been doing a better job protecting the football, but it’s still something that’s in my head and I’m not trying to put the ball in harm’s way. We clean up that and we clean up some of these turnovers and we continue to move the ball like we’re doing, we’re going to find success and we’re just going to keep working hard every day.”’