Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

‘“Absolutely, I’ve thought about that multiple times this week,” he said, especially with Buffalo as the opponent. “And the lessons learned from that comeback game are one play at a time and the lessons learned are when the obstacles to come are really big, you can’t do it yourself, it takes a team effort. That’s really our approach, just get better today, practice well today, lift weights well today, get better today.”’

‘He was a stud last year for the Hokies as he caught 71 passes for 962 yards and seven touchdowns while earning all-ACC first-team recognition. For his career at Virginia Tech, he caught 236 passes for 3,027 yards and 17 TDs.’

‘Peterman, who said after practice, “I respect the decision,” has endured nothing but misery in his time with the Bills. He has now appeared in seven games counting his cameo at the end of the Bills’ playoff loss in Jacksonville. He has completed just 36 of 82 passes (43.9 percent) with three touchdowns and 10 interceptions. His passer rating is historically horrible at 29.11, and last week’s game-losing pick-six in Houston only diminished that number.’

‘The choice of Anderson, 35, who has played in 76 NFL games over Peterman, 24, who has played in six – tossing an interception once every 8.8 attempts – fell solidly into the “no-brainer’’ classification.’

‘Watching the replay, it certainly looks like Mercilus lowered his helmet and aimed it right at Allen’s elbow, and in an age where protecting the quarterback seems to be more important than anything else, referee Craig Wrolstad did not throw a flag.’

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‘“Unfortunately, a similar formula, too many mistakes early,’’ said Reich, whose Colts host the Bills on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium, a game pitting two teams fighting to stay relevant. “I can say this at the outset: We believe in what we’re doing. We believe in our guys. We just need to play better football.”’

‘The funds will go towards developing signature parks, advancing existing trail systems, and supporting the sustainability of these public-use spaces.’

‘Anderson did work with Daboll in Cleveland.’

‘It’s easy to look squarely at general manager Brandon Beane and coach Sean McDermott, who put this unit together, believing this collection of unimpressive players could perform at an NFL-caliber level. However, we all know there are extenuating circumstances, namely the disastrous salary cap situation, which includes $54 million in dead money, money that has prevented the Bills from signing potential replacements.’

‘We are witnessing before our eyes, week after week after week, one of the worst offenses the 59-year-old Buffalo Bills have ever fielded.’

‘Yeah, that’s what Cottrell was trying to do, stir something up. Sorry, but I’m going with what she heard. And given that Benjamin has 10 catches for 146 yards in six games this season, McDermott and Beane should go with her version, too, and ship this guy out of town.’

‘Sunday morning, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network wrote that if there were talks between the sides, they never amounted to much, mainly because the Bills aren’t interested in trading McCoy at this time. In fact, according to one of Rapoport’s sources (likely McCoy’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus), the Bills have indicated they would like to keep McCoy for 2019 as well, the final year of the five-year, $40 million contract extension they gave him when they acquired him from the Eagles in 2015.’

‘It has become comical (or just sad, depending on your point of view) just how bad the Bills are at the most elemental things on offense. They do not have a functioning quarterback, they do not have receivers who can get open, and the game plans aren’t helping. It’s awfully tough to win under these circumstances. Josh Allen was once again terrible before leaving with an elbow injury and 84 yards passing. And then Peterman, after stunning us all with a go-ahead TD pass, returned to form with a game-losing pick six. Kelvin Benjamin made a 39-yard catch and took most of the rest of the day off. Zay Jones caught the TD from Peterman, but finished with three catches. The Bills had 129 net yards passing, so their ranking of dead last in the NFL will not improve.’

‘The Bills rank fifth in the NFL in terms of snaps played by first- and second-year players. Led by rookie quarterback Josh Allen, the future isn’t now, it’s a couple years (or more) from now.’