‘“It doesn’t bother me at all,’’ said center Ryan Groy, who steps in for Wood, a nine-year starter and team leader. “At the end of day, anybody can think what they want. We know what’s in this locker room. We’re going to play hard, with tenacity and get after it.’’’
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Jim Kelly is back in New York City for more surgery
‘“Honestly, I don’t know how he does it other than the grace of God and the prayers of so many,” she wrote. “And of course being ‘Kelly Tough.’”’
Bills decide on Nathan Peterman as starting QB for opener in Baltimore
‘Peterman was the clear-cut winner of the three-way competition that also included rookie Josh Allen and free agent acquisition A.J. McCarron. So confident are the Bills in Peterman, and Allen’s ability to be the backup, they traded McCarron on Saturday to the Oakland Raiders and received a 2019 fifth-round draft pick in return.’
Resilience, perseverance helped Nathan Peterman win Bills’ starting QB job
‘“It makes it certainly gratifying as a coach to be able to reward a young man who has earned it,” McDermott said. “He went through some adversity. Not only last season but in his college career. We’ve all been through that. If you go through some adversity early in life, you’re that much more prepared for it later in life and that to me, that becomes a character trait that’s good to have.”’
Picking Nathan Peterman as the Bills’ starting QB was the right, and logical, choice
‘Allen certainly would have been the better marketing choice, but Peterman was superior on the field, which is all that should matter.’
Report: AJ McCarron traded to Oakland Raiders as Buffalo Bills trim roster
‘So much for McCarron being “absolutely” in the starting discussion per McDermott Thursday night in Chicago.’
Here is the Buffalo Bills’ initial 53-man roster following 2018 cuts
‘About 1,100 players are now without a team so Buffalo will still make moves to solidify it’s opening day roster and form a practice squad.’
Bills’ 53-man roster projection includes keeping 3 QBs, cutting Corey Coleman
‘McCloud hurt his knee Thursday, and depending on the seriousness, he may be unavailable. Too bad because while he’s not ready to help on offense, he showed kick return ability. If he’s out, I’d keep Brandon Reilly who I think has potential. If nothing else, the Bills should be able to get Reilly back onto their practice squad, as well as Cam Phillips who showed production in practice.’
Bills bobblehead marks the end of an era
‘Phil Sklar, co-founder and CEO of the National Bobblehead HOF and Museum, said in an email: “Given that the bobblehead commemorates last season, it’s more appropriate for it to be the version of Billy Buffalo from last year. And from the sounds of it … fans prefer the old Billy Buffalo.”’
Final score and recap: McCarron saves game and maybe job in Buffalo Bills 28-27 win
‘The Bills were down to fourth-and-23 from their own 3-yard line with under two minutes left but McCarron bought time in the pocket and threw a dart to Keith Towbridge for the winning TD pass with 13 seconds left. McCarron finished 13 of 34 for 156 yards, 3 TDs and 2 INTs and he also scrambled for 54 yards and a TD.’
If only that was a regular season game: Bills pull off huge rally to beat Bears
‘Good for them, though I put very little stock into what happens in the preseason games, be it one-sided losses or miraculous comebacks. Despite the rally and victory, which produced a 2-2 exhibition record, let’s put things into perspective. It came in the second half of the fourth preseason game and I still think it’s a stretch to think that Sean McDermott’s second team is at the same level as his first, which somehow found its way to the playoffs last year.’
Bills close preseason with several big questions that still need answering
‘Logically, that should mean Peterman gets the call against the Ravens, Allen serves as the starter in waiting, and for McCarron, I really don’t know what to make of his situation. He did not sign with Buffalo to be a third-string clipboard carrier, he’s clearly unhappy with how things have played out, and you have to wonder if the Bills might just cut him, or try to trade him (highly unlikely).’
Buffalo Bills ranked as having NFL’s worst quarterbacks and defensive line by USA TODAY
‘”Nathan Peterman, AJ McCarron and first rounder Josh Allen have combined for five regular-season starts, and McCarron’s already banged up. Allen’s upside has been evident in preseason, but inexperience will be an unavoidable issue no matter who plays most this year.”‘
If Sean McDermott has decided on the Bills’ starting QB, he’s not saying right now
‘“No,” McDermott said when asked if he had settled on a starter. “No further quarterback developments from (Sunday) night at this point. Still coming off the game, little unique practicing the day after and not having a day off. Still going through that, want to get through this practice first and make sure we have our ducks in a row before moving forward.”’
After a horrendous performance, where does the Bills’ offensive line go from here?
‘Hopefully, McDermott’s two young children were not in the vicinity of the video screen because I can only imagine the language that had to be spewing from the coach’s mouth as he watched the film, or the tape, or whatever he wants to call it.’