‘”I think we all have stuff to learn from this one,” Morse said. “There’s no easy way to look at it and you can’t point fingers except for (at) yourself. Do your job. I know there was plenty of plays I’d like back in that game. We’d like to take the next step as a team. We’re going to have to look intrinsically, internally, at what we can all do better. I think it’s one of those things where it’s not panic, but there’s definitely a sense of urgency to get this stuff fixed.”‘
Archives for October 2020
Inactives | Tre’Davious White, John Brown are out for Tennessee game | Week 5
‘John Brown’s only missed game last season for the Bills in 2019 was the season finale as well when he too was a healthy scratch. He was limited in practice this week.’
Bills elevate CB Dane Jackson and LB Andre Smith
‘Cornerback Dane Jackson will see his first NFL action. Jackson was a seventh round pick from Pittsburgh in the 2020 NFL Draft.’
Bills Today | Two takeaways from NFL.com on the Bills in Week 5
‘”At the end of the day,” McDermott stated, “it’s an uncharacteristic game for us. Uncharacteristic with our fundamentals, our pre-snap discipline, and the turnovers. You’ve been around this game a long time [to know that] you can’t do that. There’s only one opponent out on the other sideline, you can’t beat yourself. Again, I give them credit, they were ready to go and at the same time we beat ourselves.”‘
Why Bills moving Cody Ford to left guard might be perfect fit
‘“My initial reaction whenever they moved me to the left side, I was just like, ‘All right. I’m just going to go back to left guard. I’m not going to dwell on it or be mad about it,’ ” Ford said during a video conference call last week. “They make decisions that they feel comfortable with, and I don’t think that at any point they’re saying, ‘We’re going to try to mess this guy over by putting him in a different position.’’
Take Five: Bills face tough task in trying minimize Covid-induced uncertainty
‘This ranks among the greater coaching challenges of McDermott’s career. He has spent the week trying to keep his players dialed in to game preparation when, as they have admitted publicly, they’ve been anxiously seeking information about when and even who they would play next.’
Scouting Report: Stefon Diggs on pace for historic season in first year with Bills
‘Prediction: Bills 30, Titans 16.’
3 matchups to watch when Bills face Tennessee Titans
‘The Titans use three wides just 36%. They play 12 personnel (one RB, two TEs) 27%, 21 personnel (two backs, one TE) on 19% and 13 personnel (one RB, three TEs) on 10%. With the wide receiving corps banged up, expect a heavy dose of power and Derrick Henry. That means A.J. Klein will be on the field a bunch as part of the Bills’ regular 4-3 front. The Bills safeties will need to watch for hard play action.’
How will Bills fare against Titans in rare Tuesday night football?
‘On top of that, the Bills have had more practice time and have the more explosive offense and the better team overall. Bills, 30-20.’
View from Vegas: Titans have struggled against spread vs. AFC East
‘The feeling here is the unwanted week off last week and the limited practice times are momentum breakers for the Titans as the sharp-as-a-tack database points out that 3-0 NFL teams in Game 4 are just 5-8 straight up and 4-9 against the spread when playing with rest.’
If the Bills-Titans game happens, it will be without Jim Nantz and Tony Romo
‘Because of Covid-19 protocols, it may be difficult for Fox’s No. 1 team of Joe Buck and Troy Aikman to do the game if they work this Sunday’s late Fox game between the Green Bay Packers and Aaron Rodgers and Tampa Bay and Tom Brady.’
At last, the Bills and Titans will get after each other in a battle of unbeatens
‘My pick: Bills 23, Titans 17.’
Plenty at stake in Bills-Titans rematch
‘Buffalo left Nissan Stadium with a 14-7 victory that didn’t exactly have the Pro Football Hall of Fame clamoring for a game tape.’
Titans are now ‘the Astros of pro football…’
‘While Tennessee paid the price for its cavalier approach to Covid-19 protocols, that didn’t stop its players from having unauthorized workouts away from the team facilities in direct violation of league regulations.’
Bills’ Josh Allen to throw all over Titans? (5 things to watch)
‘Adoree Jackson is currently on the injured reserve and Kristian Fulton remains on the Reserve/COVID-19 list as of this writing. If Fulton does not return in time for the game, Tennessee’s cornerbacks will be Malcolm Butler, Johnathan Joseph, Chris Jackson, Chris Milton and Tye Smith.’