Two Bills Drive

'“We’ll do a little more game planning this week as this is a little more of a mock for us,” McDermott said.'

'"We're always going to evaluate everything, and that goes for everything including the quarterback position," McDermott had said, when asked if he would consider a change in quarterbacks after Taylor and the starting offense sputtered in playing most of the first half.'

'"Like I've always said, we always look at everything," McDermott said. "That goes for every position, not just the quarterback position, but every position. Nate has certainly had a good preseason and training camp, and he's going to continue to develop and get better. That said, Tyrod is going to start Saturday night, and I expect him to play and play well."'

'Anyway, I'm not sure how the food got to the stadium, but if it was a delivery guy who had to take care of getting the 200 sandwiches to Lincoln Financial Field, let's hope McCoy tipped him more than 20 cents.'

'But there are a few things to consider while the Bills stand their ground. As mentioned above, there's the way they've handled Taylor from the start. I believe it indicates that they view him more as a placeholder than a long-term solution.'

'I’m sure pressures and knockdowns contributed to Taylor’s sub par performance as did the absence of the best receiver he had and the player with whom he had the best chemistry when it comes to the passing game. Say what you want about Sammy Watkins and his injury issues, that was one big security blanket that was shipped to Los Angeles. To steal the old cliche, you can see Taylor is not on the same page with Anquan Boldin, Zay Jones, Andre Holmes or anyone else not named Charles Clay.'

'"We're always going to evaluate everything and that goes for every position, including the quarterback position," McDermott told reporters on Thursday night. "I thought Tyrod's done some good things. Last week he moved the offense and we had some penalties. We're going to evaluate the film. I have to evaluate the job I did tonight and then we can evaluate the job that each of us did and continue to get better as a unit."'

'“We’ve got to do some things to get the offense on track, there’s no doubt about it. We’ve got to move the ball, move the chains, convert on third downs, which we didn’t do a good job, and then when we get into the red zone we’ve got to score touchdowns.'

'The longest spanning battles of the night occurred on the offensive line. At both right guard and right tackle, a rotation was evident for most of the game. John Miller started at right guard, while Jordan Mills started at right tackle. Every other series Vlad Ducasse would sub in at right guard, and Dion Dawkins would slide in at right tackle. This rotation continued into the third quarter.'

'Two straight games of double-figure penalties is undeniably disquieting … those are Rex Ryanesque numbers.'

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'After two preseason outings, there isn't much positive that can be said about Sean McDermott's team. And the 0-2 record in games that don't count would appear to be the least of its problems.'

'So I went into Thursday night's game against the Philadelphia Eagles intent on finding an angle to write about aside from penalties even though the referee was the magnificent Ed Hochuli.'

'Fifth-round draft choice Nathan Peterman, meanwhile, made enough throws to get Bills fans curious.'

'"Any pick is a good pick, whether it's against the Bills or anybody else," Darby said after the Eagles' 20-16 preseason victory against the Buffalo Bills Thursday night.'