‘Left tackle Dion Dawkins saw his first team reps of camp, rotating in several different times during 11-on-11 work against the defense. Dawkins had missed roughly the first two weeks of training camp while on the Reserve/COVID-19 list, and had only been doing conditioning and individual position work since returning last week.’
Archives for August 2021
“I’ll be ready either way,” Bills QB Josh Allen practicing as if he’ll see action this preseason
‘”The soreness you feel after a game, especially game one, is so different than practice,” Allen explained. “Whether you take one hit or 100 hits, you wake up that next morning and you’re like, alright, I haven’t felt like that in a while. Eventually throughout the season you get used to it, and you know what to expect. But it kind of jumps on you after that first game.”‘
Bills DT Star Lotulelei trending in right direction as Week 1 approaches
‘“[I’m] trying to get my legs back under me as far as running around, you know for those six, seven, eight-second plays,” Lotulelei said. “You really can’t simulate football, so just getting the opportunity to be back into it and get in my legs back under me and stuff like that.”’
Former NFL All-Pro Luke Kuechly makes appearance at Bills Camp, works with linebackers
‘Kuechly has a connection to Bills head coach Sean McDermott, playing under him from 2011-2016 when he served as the Panthers’ defensive coordinator. He retired from the league in January 2020 and spent last season as a pro scout for Carolina. He resigned from that position after the season.’
Still waiting to see if Josh Allen will play in Bills second preseason game
‘“Still waiting to find out,” Allen said after practice on Monday.’
Jerry Hughes is teaching new dogs different tricks
‘“There’s certainly a lot of things that I’m telling him that I wouldn’t necessarily use myself or tell myself just because we’re two different body sizes, body types,” said Hughes. “We pass rush completely different, but I was able to play with Mario Williams, who was about 6’7″, 300 pounds. Being able to watch how he pass rushed, to watch how he worked for about four to five years, I’ve been really just pointing Greg to rush like him.”’
Schumer: Bills will stay in Buffalo
‘”I’m confident with the new governor from Western New York, who’s a Bills fan, working with her, working with the team, working with the localities and working with the NFL, I am confident the Bills will stay in Buffalo,” he said.’
Schumer on proposed new Bills stadium
‘”I’m confident with a new governor from Western New York — who’s a Bills fan — working with her, working with the team, working with the localities, and working with the NFL, I am confident the Bills will stay in Buffalo,” Sen. Schumer said.’
How Jerry Hughes is leading a group full of young talent
‘”It’s just about pushing myself to see if I have a limit on my calf,” Hughes said. “If not, just trying to still stack up good days right now. I think that’s really been the key, which is doing a lot of rehab and just taking care of my body.”‘
Top 3 things to know from practice 14 at 2021 Bills training camp
‘”We still have more views that we need and I think this game against Chicago will help us with that,” Frazier said. “We feel really good about where Dane is, we feel good about where Levi is, and we still want to make sure we have good quality depth at that corner spot. Levi has had a terrific camp, Dane has done some good things as well, but we need to continue this process.”‘
Entering his 12th season, Bills DE Jerry Hughes has learned the value of patience
‘“I still got to really monitor my body and make sure that I can still put together successful days of practicing out here,” he said Sunday after the Bills went through a shorter practice. “That way, I won’t have any hiccups or setbacks during the season, just because when we play, the games are flying every week. You really try to do the best you can to kind of keep your body high maintenance – so you’re able to go out there and perform. I think that’s really what I’ve been doing a lot of this offseason, just listening to my body saying what can I do or what can I get away with as far as the reps out here or the actual workload that I’m putting in early in the morning.”’
Bills quarterback Jake Fromm took on ‘closer’s mentality’ in leading comeback win
‘“It’s great to see, not only for Jake, we have a number of guys – I’m sure guys around the league, too, there’s a number of guys around the league that this is their first game action and in what, a year and a half or so, give or take,” Bills coach Sean McDermott said. “So, great to see Jake come out, execute and connect with ‘Speedy’ on that. Great to see us pull out the win right there and some good situational football at the end, too.”’
Observations: Sean McDermott on Dion Dawkins – ‘he’s not close to where he needs to be’
‘“I’m sure there’s a ton of teachable moments as far as Covid goes,” McDermott said. “Just hope that resonates with the people it needs to resonate with. Again, all of us. We need to all be vigilant about doing the right things.”’
Jim Kubiak: What we learned about backup quarterbacks in preseason opener
‘The key point from an evaluation standpoint is that Webb was able to use his athleticism and mobility, much like Allen, to get into the open field and then get out of bounds to stop the clock with 38 seconds remaining. Webb was aware of the situation and acted accordingly, again proving he can handle this important moment in the game. Ultimately, the Bills converted the field goal on this final drive of the half and took the lead 13-3.’
Learning from the best at Tight End University should elevate Dawson Knox’s game
‘“Just taking little pieces of everybody’s game and trying to apply that to myself whether it’s a release, whether it’s a top of a route or something in the pass protection world,” he said. “I’d say I learned the most from Greg Olsen. He’s like a professor of football. He’s so smart and he’s the man.”’