‘”In this league, in general, it’s always competition,” McCoy, who turns 31 in July and is entering the final year of his contract, said after the second day of practice at the Bills’ mandatory minicamp. “I’m a type of guy, I thrive off of having a big name. So when guys come to my team, they’re curious to see, ‘How is LeSean McCoy? Is he still a good player?’ I mean, I’m a dominant player. I think that speaks for itself. But I’ll be in the same role as last year. And I look forward to putting some numbers up and bouncing back from that last season.”‘
Archives for June 13, 2019
Josh Allen, Jordan Poyer go back and forth at Bills’ practice
‘“It’s good to have that type of competitiveness, that type of challenge,” Allen said Wednesday. “I wouldn’t want it any other way. We’re out here trying to make each other better and that’s what we’re doing.”’
How an Orchard Park family helped Bills’ Dion Dawkins find his lost dog
‘Dawkins said the dog is about 11 months old, named “Cami” because her fur resembles camouflage. He said the dog is so gentle and well-behaved that he had fallen into the habit of opening his front door to let her out for a few minutes, early in the morning, right after he gets up.’
Buffalo Bills minicamp 2019: Jordan Poyer turns up heat on Josh Allen (5 observations)
‘“The competition out there each day is very high and Josh is a competitor and Josh wants to win,” Poyer said. “We’re all competitors at the end of the day. I was talking to (wide receiver) John Brown today before practice and I said, ‘Hey, let’s go out there and compete against each other today.’ That’s the only way we’re going to get better.”’
Devin Singletary named ‘dark-horse candidate’ for top rookie running back
‘If Singletary continues to perform well at this week’s mandatory minicamp and into training camp, it’s possible that he carves out a larger role than expected in 2019. If that happens, Gil Brandt, a former personnel administrator enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, believes Singletary could be a dark-horse candidate to be the top rookie running back.’
Lawson taking giant steps
‘One can only hope that this is a sign of Lawson ‘showing’ his maturation process and not him ‘telling’ us that he is going through that. One can only hope that this is the emphasis he can bring off the field, so he can bring that added focus once he gets back onto the field this season.’
Bills QB Allen Focused On Staying Upbeat Entering 2nd Season
‘”When adversity hits, you’ve got to persevere and overcome. A big saying in my family household growing up was ‘APO’. Adjust, persevere, overcome,” Allen added. “That was from my high school coach. My dad loved it and he says it every day.”‘
While Bills offense has dealt with injuries, defense benefiting from continuity
‘“It’s huge,” safety Micah Hyde told me after practice Wednesday. “Communication purposes. I know where ‘Po’ (Jordan Poyer) is going to be at at all times. I know what calls he’s going to make. I know Tre’Davious (White). I know Tremaine (Edmunds), D-Line, same thing. I know what gap they’re going to be in. So once you can pinpoint where everybody’s going to be and you know you’re job, and you know what you can’t mess up on, the sky’s the limit.”’
Bills’ Foster learned a lot from an up and down rookie season
‘McDermott wanted Foster’s habits to change, so what does that really mean? Foster said, “I put more time into it, more time into my ability, more time into the business side of it, more time in the film room, more time to meet with my coaches and just try to build a chemistry with my teammates and eliminating distractions.”’
Morse: Josh Allen is ‘well on his way to being a superstar’
‘”He’s got a special talent. The cool thing is that in Josh, I see this incredible competitive nature, this great arm talent, and the will to want to be great. To be honest, that’s most of the battle. I know that it’s tough being a quarterback, especially being a young quarterback, but he’s got last year to draw on and I think he can be really special this year.”‘
Andre Roberts ‘fell in love’ with golf
‘Roberts is not only good and loves to play, he loves to play on some of the best courses in America. During the offseason, the South Carolina native spends some time traveling from state to state playing some of the Top-100 golf courses in the country. He just swung his clubs at Pine Valley last weekend. The New Jersey course was ranked No. 1 by Golf Magazine’s 100 Top Courses in the United States and the World in 2012, 2015, and 2019.’
Joe B: 7 observations from 2019 Buffalo Bills minicamp, Day Two
‘All in all, the Bills will need much more consistency from their top quarterback, though it is fair to note that he was without three of his four receivers. It just seemed like Allen was off for the majority of the day.’
Gore Lauded for Leadership
‘”Never get comfortable and every day come in and work,” Singletary said. “He’s 36 and going on his 14th or 15th year and he’s still coming in like he’s my age ready to work.”‘
Quick Hits: Josh Allen’s football plans for the summer break
‘Allen also plans to get back to work with Jordan Palmer at his QB Summit for stretches of his break to keep his footwork and throwing mechanics sound.’
Top 3 things we learned from Day 2 of Bills minicamp
‘“When it’s our time to blitz you’ve got to make play,” Neal said. “That’s what the coaches say, ‘When we call your number go make a play.’ That’s what we’ve been doing the past couple of days. If coach sends us on the blitz we’ve got to get there.”’