Two Bills Drive

'Tight end Charles Clay (shoulder), offensive tackle Cordy Glenn (foot), safety Colt Anderson (foot), and linebacker Tanner Vallejo (knee) were also limited in Wednesday's practice.'

'"Just the athleticism overall," said McDermott, who has yet to determine whether Jenkins will be active for Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers. "He came from a good system years ago at the University of Florida (before joining the Miami Dolphins as a fourth-round draft pick in 2013) and (has) some of the athletic attributes we look for in our linebackers. He can run and he can diagnose and he's a very instinctive player, so those were some of the things we saw on tape."'

'I’m aware of strengths and weaknesses, if you will. That’s the part that is there. I acknowledge that. The players will be on the field making the plays. We’ve got to have a great week and we’ve got a lot of work to do, like I said, coming off of last week’s game and really, for us, it’s about us growing as a football team and then making the trip down there. That’ll be a big challenge for us.'

'Panthers 24, Bills 17.'

'The Bills' secondary that played so well in twice intercepting Josh McCown is going to have a tougher time with Newton's impressive combination of power and athleticism. Newton's decisions on where to go with the ball were mostly good in the San Francisco game, but his delivery was slow at times. Still, his arm is far more powerful than McCown's, something the Bills' defenders will have to respect in deep coverage.'

'Though Dareus came off the field multiple times on third down, he still made an impact as a pass-rusher. Among 71 qualifying interior defensive linemen in Week One, Dareus' pass-rushing grade of 82.0, via Pro Football Focus, ranked sixth. That's a good sign for the top-five selection after 2015 and 2016 seasons in which he underperformed as a pass-rusher.'

'He better be careful throwing between the numbers against Carolina middle linebacker Luke Kuechly.'

'Newton is a career 58.4 percent passer. That is not elite. He does not get the ball out of his hands fast. He doesn't execute the underneath passing game superbly. He's not precise enough on the kind of horizontal quick-game throws that make Tom Brady great.'

'Coleman has a narrow edge on Poyer athletically, but the two have nearly the same linear speed. Coleman also has a more compact frame than Poyer. Coleman was signed by the Panthers in 2015 — when current Bills General Manager Brandon Beane was the assistant GM in Carolina — and had seven interceptions in Sean McDermott's defense. In 2016, Coleman had four picks. There's a chance the Bills signed Poyer this offseason partly because McDermott saw some Coleman-like ability in him.'

'Though the ground game may appear quintessential to the Bills' success based on these marks, it, of course, alone will not bring Buffalo back to the postseason for the first time since the 1999 season. They led all of football in total rushing offense in each of the last two seasons. They are the only team to lead the NFL in rushing and fail to make the postseason since the 2008 Vikings, whose rush offense was led by rookie running back, Adrian Peterson.'

'Hyde gave up three catches on four targets for 36 yards, and 25 of those yards occurred on one pass play. He also had a pass deflection and a pick. All that equated to a passer rating of 62.5 on passes thrown in his target area, the 29th-best out of those 70 safeties. Hyde was assigned with one missed tackle.'

'While Incognito was known for pulling from his guard spot last season and throwing lead blocks on runs to the right, he didn't pull once in Week One, Gaughan noted. Incognito simply excelled in their "more gap-oriented scheme."'

'Yes, ESPN moved the Bills down after winning. The Rams and Jaguars started below the Bills and made big gains after Week One, and beating the Jets didn't seem to impress ESPN's rankers.'

'Former Bills special teams ace and current CBS announcer Steve Tasker also chatted with Murphy and Jones, recalling the scene in Houston post hurricane and the celebration of the bravery of the first responders coinciding with the 9/11 anniversary weekend. Tasker also noted that highway 99 in Houston will be re-named, "J.J. Watt highway". Murphy also asked Tasker if he heard the infamous Doug Marrone quote post game, which was played for the audience. Tasker also talked about Bills-Jets, player superstitions and a brief chat on missing the celebration of the comeback game at New Era Field.'

'When I heard Wednesday he still wants to play safety after two serious neck injuries and a concussion, that he tried out for the Kansas City Chiefs, I asked him to join "The Tim Graham Show" on Sports Radio 1270 The Radio.'