Archives for July 2017

'"Yeah, it probably is not as raw," said Ryan, laughing when reminded of some of his comments. "I was still bleeding at the time. It was still very raw to me. As a competitor, I wanted to succeed. I don't have any regrets. The Pegulas are awesome. But Terry made a decision to go a different way and he has that right, he is the owner of the team. But believe me, I think the world of Terry Pegula and Kim. I didn't agree with it. I thought the team was close. It is what it is. I feel privileged to have the two years I spent in Buffalo and definitely was privileged to spend six years with the (New York) Jets as head coach."'

'The Bills selected Jones out of Ohio State in the fourth round of the 2016 draft. He saw no action in the regular season until late in the third quarter of the season finale against the Jets. That was the game in which Tyrod Taylor was held out for business purposes to make sure he didn’t get hurt, and EJ Manuel got the start. Manuel played so terribly that Lynn, who was the head coach for that one game, inserted Jones.'

'We’ve heard this saying around these parts a million times: No one sells hope like the Buffalo Bills, and they’re doing it again in 2017. The past is the past, and if you ask anyone on the OneBuffalo payroll, they’ll tell you Sean McDermott is exactly the kind of coach this franchise has needed for so long.'

'Call me paranoid, but the Bills have scheduled two events at New Era Field in Orchard Park this training camp, a night practice at the stadium on Aug. 4 and a practice at their field house on Aug. 11. If it floats like a trial balloon and looks like a trial balloon, it’s a trial balloon.'

'"It's hard, you know, without seeing a guy in a game," Lynn said. "But you watch him in practice. You watch him in individual drills. You watch his footwork and his arm strength. He's what you want waiting on the runway."'

'McDermott and Beane weren't tied to Jones, but they are invested in Peterman, who is viewed as a better fit for Rick Dennison's west-coast offense. Jones was a distant fourth on the team's depth chart during the team, so it makes sense to move on from him if he wasn't in the long-term plans. The Bills will now have a chance to give Peterman more meaningful reps in camp.'

'Simply put, Cardale Jones was a Doug Whaley and Rex Ryan pick. The quarterback had no ties to Buffalo's new GM and head coach combination and the writing was on the wall for Jones as soon as the Bills drafted Nathan Peterman. Peterman's selection came shortly after the team added T.J. Yates, a veteran with knowledge of Rick Dennison's offense.'

'Head coach Sean McDermott didn't rule out a competition at right guard according to WKBW-TV's Joe Buscaglia, but this is a battle that heavily favors Miller. The guard was Pro Football Focus' most-improved second-year guard in 2016 and one of the major reasons that Ducasse was running with the first team offense at OTAs was due to Miller dealing with an injury. If healthy, Miller could end this battle quickly.'

'Despite being selected 27th overall, White fared better than the four cornerbacks selected ahead of him in the draft. Here's a look at how Madden rated every cornerback selected in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft.'

'Ephesians 1:11.'

'In addition, Jones struggled during minicamp workouts earlier this offseason, seeing his playtime diminish throughout the three-day workouts.'

'ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the conditional pick is a seventh-rounder.'

'“He has a strong arm and is accurate down the field. He can make every throw in the book. He can pick up the offense, and he’s more mobile than people give him credit for.”'

'The Chargers traded for Jones just one day after working out Robert Griffin III, the former No. 2 overall pick who — after a sterling rookie campaign in 2012 — saw his career derailed by injuries.'

'So the decision-makers that brought in Jones are gone. Now he's headed to the Chargers, where the new head coach is Lynn, the coach who gave him his only NFL action in that season finale against the New York Jets after Ryan was ousted.'