‘“If they do sell naming rights, I hope it’s an organization we would be proud of as a local company that has a very good track record of treating its employees well,” the county executive said. “I never had a beef with New Era until they shut down their Derby facility and laid off over 200 employees locally. I don’t want to see a company go out of business, but they were paying millions of dollars a year while laying off lots of our residents. It just didn’t seem right.”’
Archives for July 2020
Bills Camp Preview: Wide Receivers
‘Sheer talent doesn’t tell the complete story. They also fit together perfectly. Diggs is the prototypical, do it all number one. Don’t pigeonhole Brown as a “stretch the field” guy, but that’s certainly a strength. Beasley is an expert underneath in the slot. Even Isaiah McKenzie pieces in nicely as a gadget guy.’
Bills continuity will be key to fast start in 2020
‘”Definitely a big advantage for teams with the same quarterback, same play-caller and primarily the same offensive line,” says NFL analyst Warren Sharp. “Continuity in those three areas is really what’s going to drive [the offense] It’s easy to work in a guy like Stefon Diggs into the equation.”‘
Bills’ Hyde, Feliciano, Diggs part of message to NFL: #WeWantToPlay
‘Using the hashtag #WeWantToPlay, Hyde and Diggs expressed their concerns and were among roughly 80 players to tweet within the first hour of the campaign.’
Bills training camp questions: Is Trent Murphy’s roster spot secure?
‘The 29-year-old defensive end is in the final year of his contract. He has the fourth-largest salary cap hit on the team, at $9.7 million, and the team could save $8 million in cash and cap space by releasing him. The Bills used their top draft pick to select a player – A.J. Epenesa – who looms as Murphy’s eventual replacement. And the Bills have a logjam of 10 “well-credentialed” players on the defensive line.’
Is the AFC East finally ready for a changing of the guard in 2020?
‘Why they will win the AFC East: Top to bottom, this is the most talented roster on paper in the division. With 10 starters returning on both sides of the ball and a top-three scoring defense in each of the past two seasons, the Bills were already in position to make a run at the division crown before Brady left the Patriots. Now that they’ve added receiver Stefon Diggs to boost last season’s anemic passing offense, the Bills are poised to earn their first division title since 1995.’
Members of Buffalo Bills call out NFL for perceived lack of safety plan
‘The concerns come as Bills’ rookies will report to training camp on Tuesday in Orchard Park.’
Bills Camp Position Preview: QB
‘The wild card loss to the Texans was vintage Allen. He made plays that had Bills fans scream for joy and he made careless mistakes that made fans… just scream.’
Bills Camp Preview: Running Backs
‘Behind Singletary and Moss all the Bills have is T.J. Yeldon and Taiwan Jones (Christian Wade is not an option yet and it’s going to be hard for him to make an impression during a compressed camp. Don’t even bring him up).’
Patrick Mahomes challenges Buffalo Bills’ Josh Allen to throw-off
‘“Obviously, Josh has an extremely strong arm, but I’ve yet to see someone have a stronger arm than me. Maybe we can line up, I know we talked about maybe having a throw-off and then we can prove who really has the strongest arm,” said Mahomes.’
Camp Countdown 2020 | Who will be the starting right tackle?
‘Regardless of where Ford lands, you can expect a higher level of play in year two. He played 100% of the snaps from Week 12 to Week 16 when Nsekhe was out with an ankle injury. In those five weeks the Bills faced tough competition playing against the Broncos, Cowboys, Ravens, Steelers and Patriots. Buffalo went 3-2 in what you could call their toughest stretch of games from last season. That says something about a rookie who went up against some of the best in the league at defensive end.’
Countdown to 2020: The Bills
‘Last Meeting: The Steelers lost the turnover battle, 5-2, and the game, 17-10, when the Bills visited Heinz Field on Dec. 15, 2019. QB Devlin Hodges was intercepted four times, including on fourth-and-7 from the Bills’ 23-yard line with two minutes left in the fourth quarter, and on second-and-18 from the Buffalo 34 with 15 seconds left in regulation. Bills QB Josh Allen completed 13 of 25 passes for 139 yards, with one touchdown and one interception. Allen also rushed seven times for 28 yards and a touchdown. The loss started what turned out to be a three-game losing streak that knocked the Steelers from 8-5 to 8-8 and out of the playoffs.’
Bills training camp questions: Breakout season coming for Dawson Knox?
‘The production fell short of what the Bills had reason to believe they’d get from a third-round draft pick, especially given the ample opportunity Knox had to make his mark. The only other tight end who was expected to be a factor in the passing game, free-agent signee Tyler Kroft, missed time with two ankle injuries and recorded only six receptions in 22.8% of the offensive snaps for the season.’
Milt remembers: ‘Hail Mary’ to Bills’ Roland Hooks shocks Patriots
‘Time for the Hail Mary, every team’s desperation play. Ferguson lofted his throw to the right third of the end zone, where Bills receiver Frank Lewis was matched against five Patriots. The pass hit Lewis perfectly and went off his hands and into the clutches of Hooks, who had arrived in the end zone late, as did wide receiver Ron Jessie. The “miracle” touchdown came with just 5 seconds to play.’
What comes next in the name game at the Bills’ stadium?
‘”If there’s a company looking to making an immediate impact in the region from a brand awareness perspective, there’s millions of dollars of unpaid media awareness that comes from that,” said Cimperman, executive vice president of the marketing agency FuseIdeas. He has worked on naming rights deals before.’