‘“I have a lot of personal capital built up here in this organization, and with these people,” Phillips said the day after the season ended. “They know my value better than any other team because they’ve got to see the person that I am obviously, on the field, but the things that you can’t measure, the leadership qualities and what I do in the community here and all those things.”‘
Archives for February 19, 2022
Opinion: 2022 State of the Bills: Tight end
‘It will be interesting to see how new offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey employees Knox, but there’s no doubt he is now a legitimate starter and receiving threat who they also trust to be a blocker. By the end of the season, Knox rarely came off the field, playing over 90% of the offensive snaps in eight of the final nine games.’
Kevyn Adams will talk to Brandon Beane about injuries
‘The Bills also spent $18 million to build a new 41,000 square-foot performance and training center directly inside the footprint of their practice facility. It opened in the spring of 2019, which just-so-happens to coincide with when those injury numbers began reducing drastically.’
Carucci Take2 Bills Mailbag: Keeping cohesion should be high on Sean McDermott’s offseason priorities
‘It was curious, at least from a timing standpoint, that a story, under the headline “Brotherhood-type bond among Bills creates hope for future after a painful loss,” appeared on the team’s official website only three days after the divisional-round defeat. Perhaps McDermott’s process on the cohesion front has already begun.’
ESPN NFL analysts make these predictions for the Bills in 2022
‘ESPN’s NFL experts picked their Super Bowl LVII favorites and discussed their choice for the 2022 NFL MVP. Out of the 12 experts, seven of them had the Bills making it to the Super Bowl and five thinking that Buffalo will win it all.’
ESPN analyst picks Josh Allen as his top quarterback in the NFL
‘”So, when I go to my top five quarterbacks right now, I’m going based on who do I want to lead my team based off of what we’ve seen from them,” Acho said. “And so, for me, number one, I’m going with Josh Allen. You saw what he did in the playoffs. Nine touchdowns, zero interceptions, and oh, by the way, he ran for 134 yards. That’s why he’s my number one. I’m talking about based off the last even few years, he’s gotten better every single year.”‘
Why Colin Cowherd labeled Sean McDermott the best young defensive coach in football
‘”Sean McDermott is young, and I give him a lot of credit, why, because Sean McDermott and Buffalo got Tyrod Taylor to the playoffs. Was in a division with Bill Belichick and [Tom] Brady. Oversaw the development of a quarterback [Josh Allen] and created a great defensive front. He gets credit for all that.”‘