‘As time wore on and the Bills fell behind, the offensive patience necessary to get back into the game wore off. The Chiefs’ coverage and an evenly distributed pass rush compressed Allen in the pocket and shrunk the space his receivers had to work in down the field. The Chiefs utilized a steam-drum pressure mentality, minimizing workable areas in the pocket and across the field. At times, the Chiefs’ blitzed while also pressing the Bills’ receivers at the line of scrimmage. At other times, Kansas City played Cover 1 or Cover 2 man with press on the receivers and four-man rushes.’
Archives for January 2021
Erik Brady: Even in heartbreak, our unbreakable bond with Buffalo Bills goes on
‘“Sometimes I question why I expend so much time, emotion, and money on something as menial (and disappointing) as my @buffalobills,” Bart wrote. “But when I look back on this year — a year as tough and unexpected as we could ever imagine — there were the @buffalobills to provide a weekly (and daily) distraction to it all.”’
Bills coach Sean McDermott knows the climb is difficult, but vows to grow and rebuild
‘“It’s probably premature to get into it too deep right now but generally speaking, we’ve got to improve,” McDermott said Tuesday during a 45-minute season-ending Zoom call with reporters. “I’ve got to improve, our teams’ got to improve, our staff has to improve. Here’s what I know from experience: If you sit here and say, ‘All we need to do is do this much more to make it to the Super Bowl’ you’re wrong. You’ve got to start over.”’
5 things Bills’ Sean McDermott said in season-ending press conference
‘“(The Chiefs are) in year 8 and we’re in year 4,” McDermott said. “That’s a little bit of a feel for how long they’ve been building their program and where we are. There’s a lot that we’ve improved in in terms of what’s gotten us to where we are, but … there is still a gap in terms of where they are and where we are. It’s not just one answer that solves that problem. … They have a good roster and they played better than we did. They coached better than we did. But this is a learning experience for us. A lot of our players had never been in a game of that magnitude on that stage. ”’
Bills sign Jake Kumerow, Antonio Williams to reserve/futures contract (Tracker)
‘These contracts are generally given to younger players, but teams can technically sign any player who was not on an active roster at the conclusion of the season. These contracts do not go into effect until the first day of the new league year.’
Bills will get two third round picks if Texans hire Leslie Frazier. Here’s why
‘The employer-club of a minority employee who has been hired by another club as its Head Coach or Primary Football Executive (General Manager) shall receive Draft choice compensation in the form of a compensatory Draft pick in the third round in each of the next two Drafts for an employee hired as either a Head Coach or Primary Football Executive, or for the next three Drafts if it has two employees hired for both positions. The reference to the hiring of employees into “both positions” could be by the same club or different clubs.’
Bills players put cap on ‘20 season, look ahead to ‘bright future’
‘“Plain and simple to get to where we want to be, that’s going to be the team that we are going to have to go over to beat. We have to find a way to beat them,” said White. “The pieces that they have, how dynamic their offense is, how great their defense is at taking the ball away. That’s the team that if we want to get to where we want to go, that’s the team, that’s the standard there.”’
Bills Sign 13 To Reserve-Future Deals, Including WR Kumerow
‘Kumerow, who played with Bills starting quarterback Josh Allen at Wyoming, spent his first two NFL seasons in Green Bay before being signed to Buffalo’s practice squad in September.’
Sean McDermott says ‘there is still a gap’ between Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs
‘”There is still a gap in terms of where we are and where they are. It’s not just one answer that solves that problem,” McDermott said. “We all have to, starting with me, we all have to continue asking ourselves the hard questions of the what-ifs and the whys and the hows. We as a staff have to get better and improve, we have to improve our roster, we have to improve our operation and what we do.”‘
Josh Allen says 2020 season proved the Bills ‘didn’t make a mistake by drafting me’
‘What Allen accomplished in 2020 was MVP-caliber, even if he won’t take home the league’s highest individual honor. Allen set the Bills’ franchise record for passing yards in a season (4,544) and passing touchdowns (37), finishing with a 107.2 passer rating. He finished fourth in the league in completion percentage (69.2), fifth in passing yards, fifth in passing touchdowns, and fourth in passer rating — while also rushing for 421 yards and eight touchdowns.’
Bills’ Cole Beasley ‘selfishly’ pleased Brian Daboll will remain in Buffalo: ‘He’s an incredible coach’
‘Daboll found himself fielding interest this year for head coach vacancies because of his ability to create a prolific offense in Buffalo, fueled largely by the leaps and bounds progression from quarterback Josh Allen, but is now expected to stay put with the Bills, barring an unexpected turn of some sort with the Houston Texans in their search for a new head coach. Needless to say, this pleases Beasley greatly because while he wants what’s best for Daboll, he also wants what’s best for a Buffalo offense that ranked No. 2 in the league this season.’
Offseason blueprint for Bills to take next step in 2021: Free agent targets, mock draft selections and more
‘The Brown release may seem surprising, but after the 2020 he endured with injuries and limited production, at his age (31 in April), it would hardly come as a shock. Yes, Brown did usher in the new, offensive-driven Bills in 2019, but the reduced salary cap makes it much more difficult for Buffalo to keep him on the roster in 2021.’
McDermott: Bills will learn from AFC Championship Game experience
‘”It’s just not one answer that solves that problem. We all have to, starting with me, continue to ask ourselves the hard questions of the what ifs, and the whys and the hows. We, as a staff, have to get better and improve. We have to improve our roster. We have to improve our operation in what we do.”‘
Opinion: Stay the course at running back
‘It comes down to two things: Cap space and other, more important needs.’
McDermott ready to turn the page as Bills “start over”
‘”You have to take that growth mindset approach because to think, well, we won 15 games and lost four, well, we’re perfect. No, we’re not, and even if we were, you need to take the growth-mindset approach. That’s what you do when you’re a winner and that’s what you do when you’re hungry to be the best. That’s what we’re going to continue to do as long as I’m the head coach here, you’ve got to do that.”’