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Vic Carucci: How soon will Bills’ O-line improve?

‘”I think it’ll speed up the process now that they’ve made Groy the starter,” he said. “I don’t know Bodine personally, but I would say Groy is probably the best leader of the ones that I was around from a vocal standpoint and knowledge standpoint. And your center generally is going to have the most leadership qualities, being that he’s got to be the most vocal on the line. He gets everybody organized.’

‘Captain McCoy’ reporting for duty: Shady expects big things at 30

‘”I’ll take care of that stuff, but right now, what I’ve got to worry about is the Baltimore Ravens,” he said. “I’m keeping everything the same with that. This is a big week for me, Week 1. I didn’t have a lot of playing time in the preseason, so I’m really locked in and trying to focus everything on right now. We’ll take care of that.”‘

LeSean McCoy on offseason, health and expected workload

‘We [need to] put the defense in a bind to prepare and that’s hard. I think that, for sure, plays will be made and pressure will be off me because there will be different match-ups. I think the special coordinators are the coaches that can put you in plays to be successful as far as not running the play in to a bad look. [You need] to always have a play where you can get out of a bad look, and that’s half the battle. Just gives us a chance [and] opportunity.’

What He Said: McDermott on McCoy being captain, injuries, Peterman

‘I think you hit the nail on the head with respect to LeSean. He’s developing. I’ve watched him since he was younger, like I’ve said before, to now. I appreciate his leadership within our team. He’s got a good grasp on the offense, he’s playing fast, he looks like he’s in better shape even than he was a year ago. I think he’s been off to a real fine start.’

Pollock: Bills’ Peterman obvious choice for starting QB

‘“He’s done a great job coming in here and really challenging us,” Peterman said. “Back in OTAs, we were challenged a lot with how much he put in. (But) it’s paying dividends right now because I think guys feel very comfortable with what we’re doing. You’ve seen it in preseason; it’s successful when we run it right and we just need to focus on executing.’

Buffalo Bills prepared if LeSean McCoy situation becomes distraction

‘”We as a team talk about general distractions that can come up during the year and there’s always things that come up during a season; you name it since you’ve been playing on a team since you’re [young],” McDermott said. “We have a lot of respect for those things, but it’s important that we stay focused on what we need to stay focused on and the team stays together.”‘

7 things to know about the Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills’ Week 1 opponent

‘Nathan Peterman and the Bills offense will have their hands full with the Ravens’ defense, but their best cover corner will not be in the lineup in Week 1. Jimmy Smith was suspended four weeks by the league for violating the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy. Baltimore has a deep secondary, but missing Smith could hurt the Ravens.’

Are Buffalo Bills partly to blame for the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing?

‘”It was not only their third consecutive Super Bowl loss, it was, by far, the worst of them all. It was at this point in his life that Timothy McVeigh gave up on any kind of a normal future,” Sam Anderson writes in Politico. “McVeigh left New York state, his only real home, a few days later. From that moment on, he would live unmoored from any particular place in America, adrift in a nomadic life of gun shows and spiraling extremism.”‘

Thursday’s Baltimore Coverage

‘Game week, baby’: After long wait to move past 2017, Ravens relish restart in Week 1 (Baltimore Sun)
Ravens guard Marshal Yanda eyeing return to field for first time in nearly a year (Baltimore Sun)
Ravens notes: Added to practice squad this week, Cyrus Jones (Gilman) excited to get back to work (Baltimore Sun)
Baltimore Ravens’ revamped offense faces unique Week 1 test with Bills’ secondary (Harrisburg Patriot News)
Baltimore Ravens’ Kenny Young, Maurice Canady return to practice (Harrisburg Patriot News)
4 stats to know as Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills prepare to square off in Week 1 (Harrisburg Patriot News)
Clark makes final Ravens roster (Suffolk News Herald)
Ravens RB Collins seeks to erase ‘underrated’ status (AP)
Police report: Ravens rookie can’t remember apparent assault (AP)
5 Baltimore Ravens to watch during the 2018 season (NBC Sports Washington)
His future with Ravens unresolved, Mosley keeping focus on field (WNST-AM)
All but two Ravens practice ahead of Sunday’s season opener (WNST-AM)
Joe Flacco Is Super Confident About Ravens’ Offense Heading Into 2018 (BaltimoreRavens.com)
Who’s Practicing, Who’s Not vs. Bills (BaltimoreRavens.com)
News & Notes 9/5: Bills Spending a ‘Considerable Amount of Time’ Preparing for Lamar Jackson (BaltimoreRavens.com)
Late for Work 9/5: Ozzie Newsome Sheds Light on His Future (BaltimoreRavens.com)
Transcripts: Ravens Wednesday Transcripts (BaltimoreRavens.com)

Bills QB Peterman can prove self as starter vs. Ravens

‘”It makes it certainly gratifying as a coach to be able to reward a young man who has earned it,” Buffalo coach Sean McDermott said of Peterman. “He went through some adversity. Not only last season but in his college career. We’ve all been through that. If you go through some adversity early in life, you’re that much more prepared for it later in life and that to me, that becomes a character trait that’s good to have.”‘