‘”You really have to take in the time you have in this building, whether it’s on the field or off the field, and make it as effective as possible,” Morse said. “But also, if a guy’s got to come in and get going and learn, you have to do that.”‘
Archives for August 2020
Buffalo Bills alumni to donate 200 N95 masks
‘The Buffalo Bills Alumni Foundation will present masks to the Buffalo Peacemakers, and the Buffalo Fathers.’
Bills G Brian Winters WNY family ties helped make his decision to sign with Buffalo
‘“Great people, they know what they’re doing. They’re awesome, they’re great coaches, I’m excited to work with them. Bobby Johnson, he’s got a lot of respect in the league. He’s someone that helped me make my decision,” Winters said.’
Brian Winters prepares for first season with Buffalo Bills
‘”His body of work is very impressive,” Bills center Mitch Morse said. He’s put a lot of good games together. He’s started a lot of games, and I think he’s hungry to be the best teammate he can be and be a good football player. I think that’s apparent just one day in.”‘
WNY connections + the coaching staff drew Brian Winters to Buffalo
‘”When I got let go obviously it’s tough to feel out a team when you can’t even get in the building, so it was a new time, but I know what type of program (Buffalo) is,” said Winters, who signed a one-year contract with the Bills. “I know it’s a hard-nosed blue-collar area and that’s type of football I play. I’m excited for that and I just felt like it was a fit for me so I’m excited to be here now.”‘
Bills activate Duke Williams
‘The Bills activated wide receiver Duke Williams from the reserve/covid list on Sunday. In a corresponding move the team released cornerback Akeem King.’
Bills Today | Better chemistry for Mitch Morse and Josh Allen in 2020
‘”I think Josh has really come into his own coming into year three,” Morse said. “It’s very cool to see the way he’s taking command, and the communication’s crisp, it’s clean. It’s exciting. The moxie he’s got even in practice, attacking every walkthrough rep like a game rep is the way you get better.”‘
Bills Mailbag: How Tre’Davious White and Stefon Diggs can make each other better
‘They’ll definitely get reps against each other. Without preseason games, I’d expect teams to scrimmage more often to try to simulate game situations. Here is what White said about going against Diggs: “To have a guy like him, to be able to go up against in practice, one of the best in the league, he’s not going to do anything but make me better. I’m not going to see many more guys on Sunday that’s better than him, so Monday through Friday in practice, that’s where I get better. It’s going to be good for both of us and good for the offense and the defense, a guy like that coming to our offense and plugging in. You can tell he’s going to buy into what the coaches are building and hopefully we’re going to have another great year.”’
Bills training camp questions: Who will win the punter job?
‘“I remember him lining up a 70-yard kick and then punting after that and just with big, big ball punts,” Farwell said. “He is a guy that is loaded with talent, big leg, we just have to develop his consistency.”’
Why this Bills fan got a tattoo of Andre Reed during the Covid-19 pandemic
‘“I guess that’s why you tag people. You want them to notice you,” Tremblay said. “I’m not going to lie. I’m a fanboy. I have a huge memorabilia collection. I get around these guys, man, I’m a little fanboy. I’m not a nervous, shy kind of type, but I somehow get all kind of tongue-tied, even now, all these years later, and I’ve had the opportunity to meet them all individually at autograph shows and whatnot.”’
How Josh Allen, George Kittle helped Buffalo Bills’ Dawson Knox grow this offseason
‘“You know, I thought like year one was a tough year,” Knox told the media on a Zoom conference call. “Just because it was my first year in the league, trying to keep my head above water. It kind of felt like I was just treading water the whole time. Finally, towards the end of the season, I felt like I was able to kind of start playing faster, not really thinking about where I’m lining up and what I’m looking at pre-snap, more just playing freely.”’
Without preseason, Bills to evaluate differently
‘”We’ve got to plan this out and we got to be safe and healthy and we can’t decimate our roster trying to evaluate it and so there’s a fine line but we do have to get ourselves ready for that week one game against the Jets and be ready for them,” said Beane.’
Bills’ Matt Milano not concerned with contract extension, but wants to stay in Buffalo
‘”I think any time people just are around each other more, that bond builds, character builds, communication builds, and that’s just part of it. Anytime you really get to know one another for a couple of years, going on three years now. I think it’s going to be a great 2020 season.”‘
Bills quarterback Jake Fromm on racist text messages: ‘That’s not who I am’
‘”That’s not me, that’s not who I am,” the Buffalo Bills’ rookie quarterback said on Zoom conference call with a small group of reporters. “That’s not where my heart is. The one thing I want to do here on this Earth is love God and love people. I fell short of that. Here, I want to make amends and really be better from here on out. Hopefully I can earn (teammates’) trust and really bring something to this football team.”‘
Matt Milano, key Bills defender, hoping to stay in Buffalo as contract enters final year
‘“I think me and Tremaine (Edmunds) definitely have to step our leadership roles up this year with him being out of here,” Milano said. “And the addition of A.J. (Klein), another older guy coming in, so I think he can step into that role as well.”’