Archives for May 2021

‘Buffalo has the ninth-easiest overall strength of schedule, using opponents’ projected win totals by Las Vegas oddsmakers, and one of the easiest schedules in the NFL in the first and last months of the regular season, which could aid their quest for a second consecutive AFC East title, a first-round playoff bye and their first Lombardi Trophy.’

‘In fact, your neighbor’s decision is more consequential in your life. You’re not likely to meet Allen and breathe the same air he exhales into. But if you get together with neighbors to watch a game, their vaccination status has a far bigger potential impact on you and your family than that of the players on TV.’

‘”He’s in great shape right now,” McDermott told reporters Tuesday before a practice during organized team activities. “He looks as good as I’ve seen him look and credit to him for being here; he’s been here most of the offseason.”‘

‘They’ll stay with him at least through 2021, because there is no financial incentive to move on from him before then. The Bills would actually lose cap space if they cut Lotulelei after June 1, making such a move unrealistic. Ideally, his return will give the run defense a boost.’

‘“The city took me in (during my playing career),” said Johnson, a seventh-round pick in 2008 who went on to become the only Bills receiver to post three straight 1,000-yard seasons. “How do I repay them aside from playing football? I can’t play forever. So, I come back by spreading my game, my techniques and my knowledge to the youth and they’ll make the change.”’

‘In his four seasons as the team’s long snapper, the Bills have attempted 549 extra points, field goals or punts in 64 regular-season games. Ferguson hasn’t botched a single snap – a big reason why the team signed him to a three-year contract extension that keeps him tied to the team through the 2024 season.’