Archives for August 7, 2018

‘”I don’t know all that went right or wrong for Corey in Cleveland, but we view it as a fresh start here to earn and compete,” Beane said Monday morning before practice at St. John Fisher College. “We’ll tell him how we do things here, what the expectations are. Sean (McDermott) and I will sit down with him once he semi-passes the physical and we’ll lay out our standard.”‘

‘“I think from a protection standpoint and a care standpoint, it has obviously taken an uptick under the new rules,” Williams said. “We’re trying to preserve guys to get ‘em to perform rather than trying to test ‘em physically for a long time before they go into what ends up being a grueling season. That’s an obvious thing. We’re trying to promote health – and promote guys being healthy heading into the season for a longer period of time.”’

‘Coach Sean McDermott puts a heavy emphasis on position flexibility, so it’s telling that Groy was inserted with the starters. Miller eventually returned to the field, although he sat out the remaining drills, so his injury did not appear to be serious. If he misses any time, it will be interesting to see if Groy stays in the starting spot.’

‘Rookie Josh Allen led the third team. He has not taken any starting reps during 11-on-11 work in the past three practices, and he has not been with the second team at all during camp. Allen’s first throw was a beauty, but it was dropped deep down the field by running back Travaris Cadet. On the next play, Rod Streater got his hands on the pass but also couldn’t make the catch. Allen’s next three throws were on target and complete to receiver Austin Proehl, then tight ends Keith Towbridge and Khari Lee. His final attempt was incomplete to rookie Ray-Ray McCloud. It was either a drop or a defender knocked the ball away at the last moment.’

‘I remember scouting him in college. We actually did a private with him, so I got to know him a little bit [and] his makeup and all of that. It hadn’t worked out in Cleveland, probably the way he thought [when] he was drafted or the way they thought when they drafted him in the first round, so it’s a fresh start for him to come in here and compete. He’s not going to automatically get anything; he’s going to come in here and compete and that’s what we told him on the phone last night. We’ll get him in here today. He still has to pass the physical, though guys before the trade us finalized.’

‘”I always call them locker-room trades,” said Maureen Flavin, an agent with Howard Hanna Real Estate Services who has helped a good number of Sabres players buy and sell homes here.’