‘Singletary’s nickname in college was “motor,” though it’s not how relentlessly he’s running now that most intrigues the Bills. His horsepower by midseason is a more compelling ‘X’ factor for Buffalo, as well as whether his knowledge of the NFL game has caught up with his energy enough to help him overtake a pair of high-mileage veterans.’
Archives for July 2019
Buffalo Bills training camp 2019: New York Giants without top WR in Week 2?
‘ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Saturday that Golden Tate will be suspended for the first four games of the season for violating the NFL’s Performance Enhancing Substance policy. Schefter noted that Tate is appealing the suspension and feels he has a legitimate case.’
Buffalo Bills training camp day 3 wrap-up: News, injuries, lineup notes, quotes, more
‘The Bills want Josh Allen to throw the ball underneath more in his second season, but he’ll still go long when he gets the right matchups. Don’t be surprised if a lot of Allen’s long passes in 2019 go to free-agent signing John Brown. Brown hauled in two deep balls on Saturday morning as the new connection already looks like they’re on the same page.’
Buffalo Bills training camp 2019: John Brown lighting it up at wide receiver (Day 3 observations)
‘Second-year cornerback Levi Wallace was given the assignment of covering Brown in team drills, and Brown was consistently blowing past him. Wallace had a nice rookie season in seven games, but teams are going to test him this season to see if he’s the real deal.’
Team official: Buffalo Bills will not name anyone to Wall of Fame in 2019
‘A Bills official told The News that Kim Pegula did receive Levy’s letter, but the team is not naming anyone to the Wall of Fame this year, and is instead focusing on the festivities around the 60th anniversary of the Bills and 100th anniversary of the NFL.’
Kryk: Bills GM Brandon Beane’s deep-dive take on QB Josh Allen, Year 2
‘And so, if Allen does not demonstrate in 2019 more accuracy within 15-20 yards, and does not show in 2019 he can win crunch games not with his surprisingly fast legs but by stringing together good pass after good pass down the stretch, then his critics will be too numerous to count.’
Allen-to-Brown combo on full display Saturday at Bills Camp
‘“John’s a great pro,” offensive coordinator Brian Daboll said before Saturday’s practice. “You know, there’s different forms of receivers. Some guys are just exclusively shifty guys that you can use and manipulate in the slot, and move around, and other guys have shiftiness but they also have speed. And even though John’s a little shorter, he has very good vertical speed, but he also has great balance and body control. The ability to break down and cut, as compared to (Cole Beasley) who’s got good speed, but not I would say John Brown speed, who’s a speeder, who’s shifty, and you can use him in different roles. John has flexibility to play inside and outside.”’
Snippets from Bills Camp – Day Three
‘”When you’ve got two good guys in front of you in Jordan Phillips and Star (Lotulelei) just taking me in and coaching me up on everything possible, just giving me one little thing to work on today. That’s mostly Jordan just giving me one thing every day, he asks me every day ‘what’s one thing you can get better at today?’ and I’ll tell him and go out here and most times I’ll get better.”‘
Allen has solid day as Bills put on pads for the first time
‘“We kind of got our juices flowing with some smack talk and all that stuff out there which is good, whenever a team is competing that’s when we’re all getting better,” Hyde said after practice. “Every guy out here is an alpha male, we like to compete and when the colliding gets a little violent that happens and guys talk junk it’s fun.”’
Oliver & Ford continuing to get acclimated to life in the NFL
‘“I got two good guys in front of me like Jordan Phillips and (Star Lotulelei) just taking me in and coaching me up on everything possible,” Oliver said after practice. “Just giving me one little thing to work on a day, mostly Jordan just gives me one thing, what’s one thing you can get better at and i tell him and most times I get better.”’
Bills put on the pads, scuffle on day 3 of training camp
‘“It wasn’t a welcome to the NFL moment or anything like that,” Hyde said. “It’s just two guys competing. I tried to give it to him, he tried to give it to me. From there, a little smack talk, but it’s fun.”‘
Pads move OL competition to new level
‘“The competition started in OTA’s, but with the pads on, it shows true colors,” Dawkins said. “This is real ball.”’
Usher dances through Bills camp
‘“I love the bills it’s just an amazing opportunity to be out here it’s an honor to represent this NFL team and your home town just love it love the energy, love the crowd, love the players. Making the playoffs a couple of years ago was pretty amazing but being out here every day and interfacing with these guys I think it tops that,” said Capizzi.’
Top 3 things to know from Day 3 at Bills training camp
‘Offensive coordinator Brian Daboll had his quarterbacks looking to go long whenever the opportunity presented itself and they were happy to oblige.’
Bills Today: Jerry Hughes and d-line putting an emphasis on stopping the run
‘“We got to do better, we understand that the run starts to stop with us,” Hughes said after practice. “So whenever a running back is able to get to the second level the way Singletary did that’s on us up front.”’