Archives for January 4, 2020

‘“We understand, and especially I understand, what’s at stake now. It’s a lot more than just going out there playing football. It’s more of going into someone’s home and trying to take something from them. You’re trying to take a Super Bowl trophy, an AFC championship banner, so you’ve got to have that mentality. And when you’re going into someone’s home to take something, you’ve got to give them four quarters of just hell.”’

‘The Texans’ defensive struggles give Allen a good opportunity to do what he hasn’t done often: generate big numbers. Houston’s secondary has been hit hard with injuries, which should create openings for John Brown, Cole Beasley and Dawson Knox to make a fair amount of difference-making plays.’

‘Bills 24, Texans 20.’

‘“I judge him based off some of these other young quarterbacks,” McFarland said. “I think that the sky is the limit for Josh Allen. I think that when you look at the total package, he’s got the athletic ability, the size; he’s as tough as a bag of nails. He’s going to always be unconventional. He’s never going to be a 75% completion percentage guy from the pocket, but he’s also one of the better playmakers in the league. I just think he’s gotten better, and it is only Year Two, man. He’s got a long way to go but he he’s definitely coming.”’

‘Everyday fans of both the Bills and Texans visited Castro, a kindred spirit, in the MD Anderson Cancer Center. Ed Oliver – the first round draft pick from Houston who quickly made an impact with the Bills – came up to see him. So did Joe Webb, a former Buffalo quarterback then on Houston’s active roster and hero of the Bills “Snowvertime” victory of 2017.’

‘Those who study finance may want to examine Beane’s personnel moves and mastery of the NFL’s salary cap. He is the NFL equivalent of a value investor, the Wall Street strategy popularized by Warren Buffett in which, rather than loading up on blue-chip securities, a person chooses stocks that appear to be trading for less than their intrinsic or book value.’

‘By 2017, the majority of the Drought Generation was finished with high school, perhaps finished with college, and even potentially found themselves living in places other than Erie County. No matter the personal journey, every Bills fan is known for their fandom. The charging Buffalo has become a sign of not only who we are – but what we stand for – for better or worse.’

‘”Lina, you’d better fire those up,” Poloncarz said in his Twitter video. “And to all the Bills fans, get your hats, get ready for the game, get your footballs, get your finest beverage, don’t drink and drive, and go Bills!”‘