‘“I mean, we want to get the ball in the hands of our playmakers,” said McDermott. “You saw what Devin can do early in the season. Now him coming back off the injury is another piece and him doing his job as well. So, it’s part to whole, and everyone doing their 1/11 of the job here.”’
Archives for October 2019
Bills’ Leaky Run Defense Could Use Help At Trade Deadline
‘What’s troubling is how the Eagles extended a worrying trend for Buffalo. After allowing a combined 338 yards rushing and three touchdowns in their first four games, the Bills have given up 429 yards and six touchdowns in their past three.’
Ugly day
‘That defense is the thing that is going to have to get sorted out here if the Bills are going to keep rolling towards a 10 or 11-win season. It would have been nice for the offense to pick them up in this game. It also would have been nice if the Bills defense hadn’t been run over by the Eagles.’
Quick Hits: Discussing opportunities to improve roster at the trade deadline
‘“We talk about it. We look at everything,” said McDermott. “I know Brandon and his staff are on top of things, so just like we evaluate games we look at everything with our team.”’
Eric Wood | 5 ways Buffalo can bounce back in Week 9 and beyond
‘The key here is don’t panic. This team can learn from the loss. Throughout my career here and playing under Sean McDermott it was always—you win or you learn. A loss isn’t truly a loss if you learn from it, especially at this point in the season because it can end up paying off down the road with some of the lessons you do learn.’
Bills Today: Offensive coordinator Brian Daboll will stress this moving forward
‘“You keep coaching and keep talking about two different points of pressure,” offensive coordinator Brian Daboll said. “[The Eagles] made a really good play on that to knock the ball out and set the edge. Those are some plays that have helped us win in the past, not necessarily the same plays, but with Josh we’re going to keep working on that and make sure that we take care of the football.”’
Bills’ defense not so elite in lopsided loss vs. Eagles
‘As much as there were other shortcomings in the Bills’ performance in a 31-13 loss against the Philadelphia Eagles at New Era Field, the biggest was a defense that was absolutely abysmal – especially against the run.’
Bills’ Josh Allen after loss to Eagles: ‘A performance like this won’t cut it’
‘“I felt like we were still able to throw the ball,” Allen said. “I don’t think (the weather) really affected the play-calling or anything like that, but it was tough for both sides, and that’s how the game of football is, and especially how you know it’s going to be in Buffalo at times. So I don’t think it played a huge factor for us.”’
Narrative says Bills are paper tiger now – and it’s deserved
‘“They came in here and imposed their will,” defensive end Jerry Hughes said.’
Brian Daboll’s play-calling called into question after ugly Bills loss
‘The biggest complaint regarding Daboll, though, centered on Singletary’s usage. The rookie did not receive a carry in the first half. He showed in the third quarter why that was easy to second-guess when he took a completion 28 yards to the end zone.’
Good Eagles scheme, bad Bills communication led to long TD run
‘Howard met Matt Milano with a full head of steam and knocked the Bills’ linebacker backward 5 yards. All-Pro Jason Kelce, as mobile as any center in the NFL, got out quickly on Tremaine Edmunds.’
With wind dictating strategy, Eagles dominate on ground
‘The Eagles outscored the Bills, 13-6, in the third quarter. Since Doug Pederson took over as head coach in 2016, Philadelphia has outscored foes by 162 points in the third quarter, best in the NFL. The edge for the Eagles is 62-27 this year. Pederson, obviously, makes good adjustments after the break.’
Bills run defense flunks test against Eagles
‘Simply put, the Bills got worked on the ground. Philadelphia piled up 218 rushing yards on 41 carries – an average of 5.3 yards per rush.’
Bills fans try their hands at ax throwing – and it’s not as bad as you think
‘Not just anyone could stroll up to the trailer and throw. Fans had to be at least 18 years old, wearing closed-toed shoes and sign a waiver on a computer tablet at a nearby tent.’
Eagles blow the Bills away, literally, in a 31-13 rout at gusty New Era Field
‘A 5-2 record is nothing to scoff at, but this was an opportunity for the Bills to add a little bit of legitimacy to it, and instead, their defense played its worst game of the season, and Josh Allen had another performance that makes you sigh deeply. It was a complete beat down in every phase.’