Two Bills Drive

‘There are two primary objectives for the Bills going into this game. The first is to play a complete game, which means eliminating the lulls we’ve seen at times during their 3-0 start. Get off the field on third down on defense. Avoid three-and-outs on offense. The second is to put the Saints away early. Josh Allen should be firmly planted on the bench by the third quarter. Take care of business, rest the starters as much as possible and move on to preparing for a divisional opponent in a “Sunday Night Football” matchup in Week 5. Bills, 40-14.‘

‘It’s pretty simple. Samuel has been passed on the depth chart by Elijah Moore, who has filled the “gadget” receiver role within the offense the first three weeks. Moore has had at least one carry in each of the first three games, and made a huge catch against the Dolphins on a drive that resulted in the go-ahead touchdown. Keon Coleman, Khalil Shakir and Josh Palmer are the top three receivers, Moore is No. 4, and Tyrell Shavers has earned a jersey on game day thanks to his usefulness on special teams and his blocking ability. It certainly looks like Samuel might have to wait for an injury to one of the receivers ahead of him to crack the game day lineup. Samuel’s signing has been a bust of a free-agent acquisition by general manager Brandon Beane to this point.’

‘The TaleGate stories tend to veer into why, and how, these fans love their Bills. A woman talking about sneaking her mother out of a nursing home, where she was recovering from a stroke, to go to the game. A man sharing his excitement, in American Sign Language, over attending Bills games over the last nine years and meeting quarterback Josh Allen. A daughter reminiscing about attending her first Bills game in frigid weather with her father, who died a couple years later.’

‘”We are back to celebrate the Bills,” says the youngest, Pat McGroder III, 80. And, of course, to celebrate their Bills’ family legacy.’