‘Hyde credits Buffalo’s improvements on offense with increasing the level of intensity.’
Archives for August 2020
Bills make the best out of ‘false-positive’ situation
‘Dan Fetes explains that Allen and McDermott hope the NFL and labs will work out the kinks in the testing protocol before the start of the regular season.’
McDermott blasts NFL for ‘ridiculous’ inconsistent policy on fans
‘“It is what it is. We control what we can control,” said the Bills head coach. “I think it’s honestly ridiculous that there will be, on the surface, what appears to be a playing field that’s like that, inconsistently across the league with the different away stadiums. But it is what it is. We control what we control. That’s gotta be our mindset and that’s how we adapt.”’
Bills roster grows after false positive COVID-19 tests discovered
‘Hear from quarterback Josh Allen, who was one of those sidelined on Sunday, and Head Coach Sean McDermott on how the organization responded to the situation, confidence in the testing system and what questions this raises before the start of the regular season.’
Bills head coach calls inconsistent policies on fans in stadiums ‘ridiculous’
‘New York State still hasn’t given its approval for any fans at sporting events.’
Bills place Ike Brown on the reserve/retired list
‘Brown joined the Bills as an undrafted free agent from FIU following the 2020 NFL Draft.’
3 things we learned from Sean McDermott on Day 7 of Bills training camp
‘”We were able to build trust through these experiences now, these shared experiences where our players – and they were concerned, as was I, as was Brandon and [head athletic trainer] Nate [Breske] – that once we had the information, we were able to put a plan in place to go out and practice safely,” McDermott said.’
Top 3 things to know from Day 7 of Bills training camp
‘Andre Roberts had the highlight reel touchdown catch of the day. Roberts beat Neal and perfectly tracked the ball into his hands as he laid out to make the grab falling into the endzone. Kudos to Barkley because that throw was money. Roberts showed today that he’s talented enough to be used as a receiver in certain packages and not just as the team’s returner.’
A heartbreaking trip motivates a Bills player and team chaplain to make a greater impact
‘”It was an experience to just grow my knowledge,” Wallace explained. “It’s been a trying time in this world and in this country dealing with George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and getting justice for them. It’s great to have that information to back up what you believe.”‘
Bills Today | Difference in the Bills from 2017 to 2020
‘”We had to go through the process together,” Hyde said “looking around and seeing the fresh faces, and fresh bodies, knowing that we have a shot. We have a shot,” obviously it’s going to be a lot of hard work you got to do to get there. I’m not saying that it’s going to come easy, there’s going to be some adversity during the season, not to mention everyone going through this pandemic stuff right now. I know that the guys in the locker room, I’m not trying to go out there for anybody else. We’re going to go out there and fight and it starts with #17 on offense, he’s always willing to compete no matter what it is. Then defensively, we got some dogs over there.”‘
Bills training camp observations: Backup wide receivers take turns making plays
‘Rookie fourth-round draft pick Gabriel Davis continued his strong summer, while rookie sixth-rounder Isaiah Hodgins and veterans Isaiah McKenzie and Duke Williams also made nice plays.’
Column: Bracing for Covid-19 alarm is harsh new reality for Bills, NFL
‘Never mind worrying about last-minute roster tinkering or dealing with the usual football injuries that occur on the practice field. When the Covid alarm rings, you have to drop everything and respond.’
Lab flagged for irregular COVID-19 test results; Josh Allen not at Bills practice
‘Due to some irregularities in results from COVID-19 tests on Saturday that were processed in a lab in New Jersey, several teams that use that lab cancelled their practices Sunday.’
Josh Allen among players not at Bills camp after potential lab issue with COVID-19 tests
‘“We’re just trying to be very cautious,” Beane told the media. “We’ve been open with our team. The league jumped on this early to let us know that it wasn’t just our team, it’s a lot of teams. I think some went and canceled the day. We did talk about that at one point, but as we got more information we felt like it was more of a lab issue and not a true issue with our guys currently.”’
Buffalo Bills’ Taiwan Jones exits practice with leg injury
‘Reports from camp say the injury occurred when Jones was downing a punt early at practice.’