is powerless against the New England Patriots
Dawson Knox NFL Draft , and their rushing gameplan, and Buffalo trails New England 14-0 through two quarters in Foxborough. In the first half, the Patriots ran for
179 yards at an astonishing rate of 8.9 yards per carry.In the first quarter,
the Patriots paved a road directly through Buffalo’s defense. They ran up 85
yards on the ground, mixing Sony Michel, Cordarelle Patterson, Rex Burkhead, and
James White. After Matt Darr shanked a punt which gave New England the ball at
midfield, the Patriots drove almost exclusively with running plays and scored a
touchdown on the ground to take a 7-0 lead.Buffalo forced a Rex Burkhead fumble
later in the quarter, recovered by Micah Hyde at midfield. The Bills came a
little closer, but the drive stalled in range of a 43 yard field goal attempt.
Hauschka’s kick was straight on, but surprisingly short, bouncing off the goal
post at the bottom.When the Bills faced the Patriots earlier this year, mired in
a touchdown drought, they were a historically bad offense. So far today, they’ve
played like that was still the case. They’ve gone three-and-out on four of their
first five drives.Rookies playing quarterback against Bill Belichick is always a
doomed proposition, and Josh Allen seems to be falling into the same sand pit
through the first half. Sunlight, drops
Dawson Knox Buffalo Bills Jersey , and off-target throws have kept Allen from connecting with his receivers so far. He made a brutal mistake in the second
quarter, staring down a corner route and lofting up a soft pass that was
intercepted. The passer is only 7-of-16 passing for 48 yards and the
interception. Belichick has challenged the rookie with aggressive Cover-0 looks,
and he hasn’t stepped up to the task yet.If there’s a saving grace, it’s that
Buffalo’s making Tom Brady look just as bad. Lorenzo Alexander undercut a route
for an interception earlier in the game, and Brady has only completed 7 of 13
throws for 40 yards and that interception.Julian Stanford (ankle) and Isaiah
McKenzie (head) are both questionable to return to the game after suffering
injuries in the first half.The Patriots will get the ball to begin the second
half. Buffalo needs a major comeback if they want to win this game - and Brady
hasn’t even been the focus of the offensive attack yet. Maisha Scott thought she
and her husband, former NFL defensive back Bryan Scott, handled the end of his
playing career very well.They invested in franchises, including a boxing club.
Bryan Scott appeared on the TV show "Shark Tank" and got Mark Cuban to invest in
a business, and he also took part in a Breakfast Club program that helps former
players stay healthy.Then the Scotts went to an NFL Player Engagement program
called Bridge to Success."I wish I would've known what we would have gotten out
of it when my husband first came out of the league," Maisha Scott said. "And I
probably wouldn't drop the ball in some of the areas where I thought, 'Oh you
know, he's fine. He's fine because he's busy, and he's active and he's doing
something else that he loves, and you know I didn't really realize that he
needed that brotherhood of support and other guys needed to hear his story as
well."More than 150 former NFL players and their spouses or partners attended
the fourth annual Bridge to Success Oct. from 26-29 in Orlando.Bridge to Success
features panel discussions, breakout sessions, networking and personalized
mentorships to help create individual game plans for each couple. Men receive
help making the transition from being players to the next career, financial
planning, learn about their NFL benefits and other available resources. Seminars
even cover building a better LinkedIn profile and interviews with more than 40
Fortune 500 companies on the final day.Wives and significant others also attend
the sessions and receive the support often lost for themselves when a husband or
boyfriend's NFL career ends. No more NFL games also means no more Bible studies
or charity events with the other wives on a team."The transition is a process
for significant others as well as for the players
Color Rush Dawson Knox Jersey ," said Rachel Terrill, whose husband Craig played seven seasons with Seattle. "So letting the other significant others know that they
were not alone in their transition and that we were there for them as well, and
that we, too, experienced that shift of identity in football or that I, too,
experienced a shift of identity when football was over, helps them feel more
connected."The Terrills signed up to attend the first Bridge to Success in 2016.
Then Terrill was asked to speak as a professor with a Ph.D in communication from
South Florida. She now has presented sessions for wives and significant others
at the past two Bridge programs, and they have their own Facebook page now to
stay in touch."Couples who attend together, they get to dream together," Terrill
said. "They get to reflect together, they learn about new ideas and new career
paths and new options. They get to dream of their future, plan their future. And
also we give them the relationship tips that can help keep their marriage
strong, so they're leaving closer than ever, turning toward each other and
looking forward toward the future."A second-generation former NFL player,
Freddie Scott is among eight transition coaches with the program. Each went
through more than a year of training and certification in areas including mental
health issues and identifying depression, and they lead breakout sessions
working with former players.Scott said the Bridge program is a lifeline many
players didn't know existed after being released. Some attend not knowing what
they want to do next, including one man on crutches recovering from knee
surgery. Scott helped identify careers that fit the man's personality."And just
a look on his face of finally finding something that makes sense was just a
breath of fresh air for him
Youth Dawson Knox Jersey ," Scott said.Scott knows personally how challenging leaving the NFL can be. He watched his father, Freddie, play 11 seasons with the
Baltimore Colts and Detroit Lions and sign one of the first contracts with Nike.
Scott expected a similar career before a torn hamstring ended his after three
seasons and two teams."I didn't know that that was my last day in the locker
room, and that's what makes it so difficult," said Scott, who now lives in
Tennessee.Some men who attended the program hadn't fully accepted that their
careers truly were over, so many come back again to catch up."That's what
unlocks the path to be able to transition," Scott said. "If you don't connect
with that you're going to be stuck emotionally in that place, and nothing else
is going to make sense because you never really connected with anything. So I
think that's the fact, that it is so difficult. But it's difficult for everyone
has given us the best practice of how to be able to walk almost anyone through
that process of transition."Maisha Scott is among those helping spread the word
about Bridge to Success, and she wants to return for a "tuneup." She says she
and her husband might not have made some mistakes in business if the Bridge to
Success had been available when they started. They also went home to Georgia
with a new plan from re-evaluating their franchises to the time they spend with
family and stay healthy.Aside from the money-saving tips, Bridge to Success'
biggest benefit easily is personal."I heard so many wives say, 'My husband
hasn't opened up this much, I haven't seen my husband this happy, I haven't seen
my husband this excited,'" Maisha Scott said. "And I know that that program is
saving marriages. I know that it's saving lives. It is that rich and that
incredible."Follow Teresa M. Walker at teresamwalker
