The Bills now ranks fifth in punt return average, seventh in kickoff coverage and second in punt coverage.
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Right after appointing Anthony Lynn as his offensive coordinator, head coach Rex Ryan quickly made mention of the widespread respect Lynn has among his fellow coaches on staff and in the locker room. He caught six passes for 63 yards without a touchdown in two losses.
The Bills spent the previous five months installing Greg Roman’s offensive system.
“He’s been great”, long snapper Garrison Sanborn said. Unfortunately, there’s now a possibility the team might not even see him take the field come Sunday.
“My philosophy is just a little different”, he said. Only two games into the season it seems nearly premature to declare anything as of yet, but the Bills will need an overhaul specifically on the offensive side of the ball to keep any hope of ending their playoff drought alive.
Watkins’ surgically repaired foot has been in constant pain since the real games started, and to make matters worse he had it stepped on in a walkthrough this week. They’re in the lower half of the league on punt and kick coverage as well. NY combined for 283 yards offense and 20 points on first four drives.
“I just saw it in his face”, said Woods, who also didn’t know when the injury occurred. What he’s trying to do is just cut back a little on the information that the players get each week, and is narrowing the focus on how the Bills plan to operate from game to game. The team knows what I’m dealing with. He started the first two games of this season at outside linebacker for Buffalo.
Lay the points with the Cardinals.
Watkins, left tackle Cordy Glenn (ankle) and safety Colt Anderson (foot) did not practice Friday.
Regardless of the numbers from the first two games, the Bills still know the weapons that Arizona possesses. Who can execute their game plan the best. He can understand a lot of the players because he has played the game, especially a running back.
“I’m a personnel-driven guy”.
SHORT-TERM MEMORY: Bills cornerback Stephon Gilmore is looking forward to putting behind his performance against the Jets.
“I think the best way to get better and develop skills is to practice”.
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And though Alexander has provided his Buffalo teammates with all the intel he can about Arizona’s specialists and their scheme, it all comes down to execution on Sunday. Lynn’s not going to go run Jim Kelly’s no-huddle all day, but he wants the offense to play faster and put pressure on the defense. “But if you’re not going to go out there and beat your man, it’s not going to really matter”.
