‘”I just trust him out there. He does everything right,” says Farwell, who also acknowledged that some struggles here and there are to be expected.’
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Rookie Tyler Bass will rely on this advice after winning the Bills kicking competition
‘”My mentality started when I was in high school,” Bass stated. “I didn’t have a whole lot of offers coming out, actually I didn’t have any offers coming out, so I had to walk-on to Georgia Southern. I had to earn everything I had there, nothing has been handed to me in life, and I had to earn that. I came to camp with the same mentality, I knew I wasn’t the number one guy coming in, and I had to earn that right and the respect. Now that I have the job, I still feel like I haven’t proven anything, I’ve haven’t even played a game yet. I’m still going to do everything I can to be the best I can be to help this team and take it one day at a time.”‘
Top 3 things to know about the final open 2020 Bills training camp practice
‘During team period, Davis had an impressive grab from Matt Barkley in traffic. The rookie also caught two short touchdown receptions from Barkley. Davis’ first touchdown grab was against Tre’Davious White, his second was against Brian Allen. The rookie has proven his consistency through two weeks of practices. I’m ready to watch what he can do during a game, especially since he’s had success against a talented Bills defense.’
Bills Today | Offensive line competition heads into the final week of preseason practices
‘”I think it’s important,” Daboll said. “Right now, in training camp, we’re going to mix and match because you need flexibility in this line. It’s rare that you go through a whole season where it’s just the same five guys. We’re still in the process of making sure we’re giving everybody an opportunity to go out there and put their best foot forward. Position flexibility is important for any team and particularly on an offensive line position. You can’t have enough guys that do multiple things, so we’ll figure this thing out here soon enough.”‘
Bills Mafia, crowd noise may not affect home-field advantage as much as you think
‘NFL teams collectively produced a 132-123-1 record (.518 win rate) at home last year, the lowest home win rate since the league expanded to 32 teams in 2002, as documented by The Washington Post. And NFL director of football data and analytics Michael Lopez recently showed on social media that betting markets have decreased home-field advantage by a full point over the last decade, from about 3.25 points to 2.25, as documented by The Athletic.’
Inside the BIlls: Q and A with Dion Dawkins on his new deal, racial unrest and more
‘“As soon as I got drafted here, I immediately called this place home. It didn’t start after I got the contract extension. Whether or not I got that extension, I would have still called this place home. The reason why is the people here are literally amazing. The people here are so nice. People here really don’t understand that around the world, people aren’t all nice. I think the people here are very, very nice people, and I’m so happy they’ve embraced me and welcomed me in immediately. Once I felt that, it was a feeling that I never want to go away. Buffalo is home. I’m here to stay. Bills Mafia for life.”’
Bills Mailbag: What are Trent Murphy’s chances of making the 53-man roster?
‘His role doesn’t look much different than it has in his first two seasons with the team. I continue to believe the Bills are a better team in 2020 with Murphy than without him, which is why I don’t think cutting him is a good idea.’
NFL countdown: Josh Allen key to Buffalo Bills’ success
‘“On the surface, Buffalo seems like the most polished team in that division. They have a great defense and run the ball well,” Westgate vice president of risk Ed Salmons said. “It’s which Josh Allen do you get?’
Gabriel Davis has been great, but Hodgins has NFL genes
‘”With my dad playing in the NFL, kind of growing up around that. I was able to grow up around guys like Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin and everyone. My dad was just teaching me stuff that they would do at practice all the time and consistently throwing me the football, catching 100 a day,” said Hodgins.’
With an eye to 2021, what Hauschka cut, Dawkins deal mean for Bills
‘But Bills General Manager Brandon Beane said recently he has to operate on the premise the cap will be at the “floor level” of $175 million.’
Taron Johnson’s ‘dog’ mentality gives Bills’ secondary some bite
‘“It is a balance. The way he plays, we like that dog mentality,” coach Sean McDermott said. “His physical edge, the competitive nature he has … highly competitive young man.”’
Bills sign cornerback Brian Allen
‘A 6-foot-3-inch, 215-pounder, Allen brings size to the Bills’ defensive backfield. He’ll compete for a reserve role behind Tre’Davious White, Josh Norman, Levi Wallace and Taron Johnson.’
Former Bills cornerback Ike Brown explains his decision to retire
‘”Sometimes you have people where football is their life and sometimes you have people where football is a course in their life,” he wrote. “I have run my course with football and am grateful for every experience and opportunity it has brought.”‘
Bills host four defensive tackles for tryouts
‘Johnson is well-traveled after having gone undrafted in 2015. He has played in two career games, with the Vikings in 2016. He has been signed at various points by the Titans, Jaguars, Bears, Lions, Vikings and Panthers. He played last year in the National Arena League and the XFL.’
Brian Daboll on Josh Allen: ‘The confidence I have in Josh will never waver’
‘“I’ve said this plenty of times before; Josh is a guy that has come in, has worked hard and aims to improve every day, and he has done that every day since he’s been here,” said Daboll. “I have total confidence in him as a player and as a person. He just needs to keep grinding out, we all do, keep grinding out to get better. He’s a hard-working quarterback, he’s a hard-working player, and he’s a good leader. He’s the leader of our football team.”’