‘”Shut up and play football,” one fan posted on Facebook. “You’re losing your fan base to situational ethics. Do and say what you want on your time, I don’t support my team to hear your views. You get paid to play football, so go do that.”’
Archives for June 19, 2020
Bills backup QB situation shaky, but McDermott says he’s ‘confident’ in Barkley
‘Barkley has been less than a mediocrity since entering the NFL as a fourth-round draft pick of the Eagles in 2013. In the five years he has played — he missed two full seasons due to injury — he has appeared in just 14 games and has 10 TD passes and 21 interceptions.’
With training camp on the horizon, Bills’ McDermott hoping to maintain normalcy
‘“Making sure that our training camp is ready to go, ready to meet all of the protocols. And that we’re ready to just give our players the best chance to come into a normal situation,” said McDermott in a video conference with reporters on Wednesday. “Certainly not normal times right now, but we’re going to do our best to keep it as normal as possible, so that our players can come into our building and achieve the best version of themselves.”’
Groman, Columbian graduate who starred with ‘Berg and in pros, dies
‘Groman was part of AFL championship teams with the Oilers (1960-61) and the Bills (1964-65).’
Bills QB Josh Allen: ‘I’m not going to be Captain Checkdown’
‘“I learned that you can’t force things to happen. After watching a lot of tape you know we’ve been watching a lot of Drew Brees, a lot of Tom Brady, a lot of Aaron Rodgers, a lot of Russell Wilson. Especially late in the game, they’re not trying to force things you know they’re still taking what the defense gives them, they’re continuing to take checkdowns, they’re doing the right thing and making the right play and that’s something I gotta continue to incorporate and continue to learn and not be eager to make plays in situations that call for me to make plays,” Allen explained.’
McDermott: Plans will be in place in case of Bills COVID-19 case
‘”There’s a pretty good chance this could come up here, in Buffalo, the better question is how are we going to respond and what is our plan? It’s definitely unique in terms of preparing. We have smart people in this building and we’ve got to make sure we’re staying up on all of the information and do the best that we can.”‘
Bills Today | Football Outsiders projects Bills will have a top three defense this season
‘On defense, Football Outsiders revealed the Bills have ranked as high as No. 2 twice in the last 10 years and ranked in the top 10 four times.’