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McDermott wants Allen to go through full week routine of being the starting quarterback

‘“What we’ll do this week….it’ll be more of a normal, regular season type of practice,” McDermott told reporters two days after the team announced Allen would get the start Sunday. “This is kind of our mock week to some extent, not 100-percent. That’s how we’ll shape practice this week and that’s how we’ll do some of the reps, as well.”‘

Josh Allen, Bills react as rookie QB gets starting nod against Bengals

‘”He’s a smart kid both intelligence wise and emotionally,” said quarterback Nathan Peterman. “He’s a guy who gets everyone around him and I think he’s fun to be around. He does a good job of bringing everyone together. He’s done a great job of picking up this offense. All of us have been in there grinding but I’ve been impressed with him so far. He’s working hard at it and will continue to keep doing that.”‘

Sean McDermott: 4 Notable Quotes

‘Ryan Groy will start this week, but that competition remains open, just like all of the positions and the competitions at those positions. We look forward to Ryan going out and putting his best foot forward, along with Russel [Bodine] and Adam [Redmond], like they have all camp long. I think all three of those guys are playing at a high level, which is good’.

Bills ready to let Allen “drive car”

‘”You’re driving the car right now,” Kelvin Benjamin said of Allen. “No matter what you’re driving–an Escalade, a Volkswagen or whatever–you’re driving the car. All the parts in that car are looking at you right now. He’s doing a great job with it. He’s having fun with it.”‘

Allen will get feel of regular season starter

‘”We really wanted for him to go through a routine of what it would be like for a normal, regular season week dealing with the potential distractions and all that goes with the quarterback position and learning how to balance that,” McDermott said. “AJ’s (McCarron) been through that before, naturally. Nate’s [Peterman] been through it as well, so this was an opportunity as well for Josh for his first time.”‘

What Josh Allen hopes to accomplish in his first preseason start

‘“I’m not really thinking of it any differently. It’s an opportunity to go out there and play and work hard,” he said after practice Wednesday. “It’s an exciting time for me. At the same time, I’m just looking to go out there and show my teammates how much I want to win, how hard I want to work and when we get on the field how well I can execute the plays that coach Daboll calls and how much I trust these guys on the field with me.”’

Quick Hits: Allen’s start Sunday rooted in QB plan and routine

‘“We’ll still sticking for the most part with our evaluation and our plan,” said McDermott with respect to the quarterback competition. “As far as announcing it (early), we really want him to go through a routine of what it would be like in a normal regular season week of dealing with the potential distractions and all that goes with the quarterback position and learning how to balance that.’

Bills Today: Cowherd and Simms praise the Bills coaching staff

‘“He [Allen] has been the shock of the five quarterback draft picks,” said Colin Cowherd on his radio show, “The Herd.” “Everybody has sort of looked like you would think, but Josh Allen has been shockingly good. I think he will start in Week 1.”’

Fixing footwork has allowed Josh Allen to make big strides with the Bills

‘”I had a problem with a long front step and that was causing my elbow to drop, and it was throwing off the entire sequence within the hip and the shoulder and the arm coming through,” Allen told The Buffalo News this week. “So when I keep that steady and I can take a small front stride and get (the left foot) down, my lead step, as fast as possible, the ball comes out quicker, it comes out cleaner, my throwing motion is less violent and that equals more accurate balls.”‘

Making sense of why the Bills announced Josh Allen as Sunday’s starter so soon

‘The third preseason game is traditionally known as the “dress rehearsal” for the regular season. It’s the game that the starters play the most – sometimes into the third quarter. With that in mind, it’s easy to follow a line of thinking that starting Allen is a sign of things to come. Before the first two preseason games, Bills coach Sean McDermott delayed making an announcement on his starting quarterback until shortly before kickoff. Not so this time.’

Five things to know about new Bills punter Jon Ryan

‘Ryan was described as a “franchise icon” in a news release announcing his departure. He was the team’s longest-tenured player, the only player on the roster from before coach Pete Carroll and GM John Schneider arrived and played in a franchise-record 159 consecutive games. He also holds franchise records with 770 punts, 34,491 punt yards and 276 punts inside the 20-yard line. For his career, he has 914 punts for 40,895 yards and 311 punts inside the 20.’