‘“He’s learning every day,” head coach Sean McDermott said Saturday of Elam. “He’s adding notes to his notebook and had a couple good battles yesterday when the ball was thrown into a contested ball situation, and I think Stef won a couple of them and Kaiir won a few as well. The thing I appreciated about it is Stef is very competitive, but he then takes time to teach Kaiir off the field, as well, which I think is tremendous.”’
Archives for July 31, 2022
Observations: Practice gets chippy as the Bills put on the pads
‘“Maybe once or twice, but you know Josh is a little different,” running back Devin Singletary said when asked if he had ever seen a quarterback start a scuffle like that. “We all know that, so I’m not surprised at all.”’
Bills Mailbag: How concerned should fans be about the banged-up offensive line?
‘It’s definitely a concern – one that will only grow as more time passes and they aren’t together. As for options, veteran David Quessenberry has been the first-team right tackle in place of Brown, while Ford and Greg Mancz have gotten looks at guard with the starters. The Bills have also kicked Quessenberry inside and used Tommy Doyle at right tackle. Understandably so, that’s caused some consternation in Bills Mafia.’
Erik Brady: Ron McDole finally to be inducted into hall of fame – at Nebraska
‘Tammy believes her father belongs in three more: the Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame, the Washington Commanders Ring of Fame, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. She is a one-woman tub-thumper who championed her father’s cause for Nebraska and will keep doing the same for the halls in Buffalo, Washington, and Canton.’
Enigmatic Tremaine Edmunds enters a pivotal season which may determine his Bills future
‘That’s because while Edmunds generally makes all the plays that he should make, it seems like only a handful of those are extraordinary, or game-altering, or the kind of plays that make your eyes bulge from your head.’
Odell Beckham Jr. and Von Miller running it back? Bills legend hints it will happen
‘“How would OBJ look in Red,White and Blue? Him and Von runnin it back in Buffalo,” said Reed. “Lets just say we had good convo last night in Atlantic City.”’
Josh Allen starts fight as tempers flare during first padded practice on day 6 of training camp (Observations)
‘“Immediately you want him out of that pile,” Morse said. “Emotions are allowed to get high – it’s an emotional sport. Tensions run high at times, but you never want it to be carried over or get carried away and someone can get hurt. And then you have some real trouble on your hands and things can escalate quickly.”’
Bills Camp: Pads come on, emotions run high as skirmish breaks out on Day 6
‘For the second consecutive day, Allen had been hit despite wearing the red non-contact jersey. On Friday, Ed Oliver knocked Allen to the ground after contacting the QB below the waist. Allen came away unscathed in both circumstances. But perhaps the shove of Phillips was a warning to the Buffalo defense. No franchise QB wants to be lost during training camp due to an injury caused by a teammate being a bit overaggressive and maybe Allen’s overflow of emotion was his way of telling his teammates to back off.’
Look: Josh Allen involved in Bills training camp fight after being bumped by defensive lineman
‘As Allen rushed up the middle during a two-point conversion, he was bumped by Phillips. Allen then turned around, walked up to Phillips and shoved him. Naturally, chaos ensued.’
Bills Training Camp Gets Heated After QB Josh Allen Was Bumped
‘While running a drill down by the goal line, Allen took a shotgun snap and started to scramble up the middle to the end zone. He reached the two-yard line and the whistle sounded, but a split second after the play was blown dead, defensive tackle Jordan Phillips bumped into the unsuspecting quarterback.’
Bills’ Josh Allen, Jordan Phillips get into it in training camp scuffle
‘In fairness to Phillips, he clearly pulled up so as not to actually hit the team’s franchise quarterback. That said, even that was too much for Allen, who had also slowed to a near-stop to avoid contact. He immediately shoved Phillips following the play.’
Bills’ Josh Allen, Jordan Phillips get into Training Camp scuffle
‘The play call appeared to be a designed QB run up the middle for a touchdown, and Phillips put some shoulder contact on Allen in an attempt to stop the play.’
Listen:McDermott: It’s good to be in pads
‘On a growing number of p;layers on the injury list, McDermott reiterated how important it is to be available. “I’m always concerned whenever a guy misses. It’s missed reps and in this case availability and unavailability creates a challenge for new players developing a rapport.”’
Josh Allen involved in skirmish on first day of pads
‘Not much came of it after that but it was very notable because you don’t often see a quarterback involved in something like that at training camp since they aren’t allowed to be hit, and especially don’t see QBs actually initiating the first shove.’
Listen: McKenzie: I want to prove I’m an every down receiver
‘Coming into camp this year, McKenzie came in with his own expectations. “I wanted to prove I could be an every down receiver, not just a gadget guy, you know, get a play here and there and get out.”’