‘But, pro sports fines are a joke with the teams often picking up tab for the violations by coaches or players. The National Football League realizes as much and is now talking suspensions, lost draft choices and forfeiture of games for violating coronavirus protocols. That gets teams’ attention.’
Archives for October 10, 2020
Covid-19 expert ‘more than a little uneasy’ about Bills playing Titans
‘The thing that’s most concerning to me with them is that this has been stuttering. If they had a bunch of cases early on and they got everybody in the room and said, “OK, guys, look, get your act together. We have to do this.” Then they may have pulled it off. But clearly you’ve got asymptomatic spread going on in there, somewhere along the way, and you may also have people who are not being very compliant with their rules.’
The Editorial Board: Bills need to be smart, stay healthy, to keep their winning season going
‘If Covid infections can be controlled enough for the NFL to conclude its regular season, the league is considering moving the playoffs to a bubble format, similar to what Major League Baseball has done, with playoff games in four different, neutral-site cities. That would make sense for the NFL, particularly in a year in which games are played with few – or no – fans in the stands. If moving games to neutral cities is more expensive, it would be a wise investment in player safety.’
No longer on an island at tackle, Cody Ford seems better suited to guard
‘“Talking about consummate professionals, I think at a young age Cody Ford exemplifies (a player) kind of showing up and doing his job,” said center Mitch Morse. “The guys has tjumped from position to position – I know as a rookie he was a tackle – and in the NFL it’s always a tough deal (switching positions) and I thought he handled himself brilliantly. He’s tough as nails.”’
Saturday’s Tennessee Coverage
Titans’ COVID-19 outbreak: No positive tests Friday as Bills game now set for Tuesday (Nashville Tennessean)
13 Titans players have tested positive since the COVID-19 outbreak. Who fills in for them vs. Bills? (Nashville Tennessean)
If the NFL hammers the Titans, it won’t make this season any safer | Estes (Nashville Tennessean)
Titans to have more than 8,000 fans at Nissan Stadium for Bills game, as originally planned (Nashville Tennessean)
Titans on track for Tuesday game against Bills after no new COVID-19 cases reported (WKRN-TV)
Report: Titans receive all negative COVID-19 test results Friday (WTVF-TV)
Weekend Mailbag: Jim Wyatt Answers Questions From Titans Fans (TennesseeTitans.com)
Josh Allen has evolved and become the reason for Bills’ dominant start to 2020: Here’s how he did it
‘I think we need to start here, because it’s important: The Bills have done a wonderful job putting Allen in position to succeed. When other teams draft a quarterback in the first round, they should look to this team-building job as a model to recreate.’
Buffalo Bills’ Josh Allen On Pace To Top Bledsoe, Kelly In Franchise History
‘Allen is projected to finish with 5,304 yards, which would shatter Bledsoe’s record. That 2002 season, Bledsoe was blessed to have a couple of great targets on the receiving end. Eric Moulds compiled 1,292 yards through the air and Peerless Price rolled up 1,252 yards.’
Titans come back negative on Thursday’s round of COVID-19 testing
‘The Tennessee Titans finally got some promising news on Friday as Thursday’s round of COVID-19 testing all came back negative, according to NFL Network reporter Tom Pelissero.’
Reports: Titans have all negative COVID-19 tests Friday, Bills not practicing
‘This means the Bills and Titans are closer to playing their game now scheduled for Tuesday night.’
Josh Allen in the top 10 of NFL’s best selling jerseys
‘Allen’s number 17 Bills jersey was the ninth best selling jersey in September, only behind household NFL stars such Tom Brady, Cam Newton, Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson and Russell Wilson to name a few.’
Bills Injury Report: Friday, October 9th
‘The Bills did not practice on Friday due to the week five game against the Titans being moved to Tuesday.’
Josh Allen had 9th best-selling jersey in all of NFL last month
‘Tom Brady’s Buccaneers jersey was the top seller.’
Bills fans look ahead to Titans game
‘This now leaves Bills Mafia with an open afternoon. Many we spoke with say they look forward to taking advantage of the nice fall weather, while others say old habits die hard, and they still plan to watch football all day.’
Reports: Titans have no positive tests; Tuesday night game with Bills still on
‘At least 23 members of the Titans organization have tested positive since September 29.’
Buffalo Bills’ Josh Allen among top 10 best selling jerseys in NFL in September
‘The Official NFL Shop released the top 10 best selling jerseys in the NFL for the month of September and Josh Allen’s number 17 jersey is the 9th best selling jersey in the league.’
First on 2: Buffalo Bills donate $500K to close the broadband gap for Buffalo school students
‘”It’s at the 5-yard line,” Buffalo Public Schools Chief Technology Officer Myra Burden said. “We’re close to taking this into the end zone with the Spectrum deal.”’
Buffalo Sabres sign forward Zemgus Girgensons to a three-year contract
‘The team announced Friday that the contract carries an average annual value of $2.2 million.’
Update: No Titans test positive Friday; Bills in Nashville on for Tuesday
‘If the Titans can remain COVID free over the next 24 hours they will be able to get into their practice facility and the Bills will be able to plan to fly to Nashville and play the game at 7 p.m. Tuesday, originally scheduled for Sunday. The Bills game with the Chiefs is on schedule to be played sometime the weekend of Oct. 17-18 in Orchard Park.’
Bills schedule changes after more Titans test positive
‘Despite the Titans recording no new positive tests Friday, they still accounted for 23 of the 26 total positive tests across the entire league over the past two weeks.’
Bills Today | A Devin Singletary fantasy stat you should know
‘Devin Singletary has avoided eight tackles on his 16 catches. He’s already topped his rookie season total when he had six on 29 catches.’