Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

‘Hyde offered a bit more of an explanation. “Just trying to get better and that’s what happens,” the sixth-year veteran said. “Everybody is competing and it brings the intensity up. Most of the time when a fight comes up, I’m sitting in the way back kind of laughing because I can’t waste my energy. Today was just one of those days, it’s camp. … Just a little tussle, got both sides going, and that’s what you like to see.”’

‘“Later in the morning there is less of a chance, but there is still a chance of showers and thunderstorms pretty much most of the day,’’ said Steve Welch, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Buffalo. “It’s going to rain much of the daylight hours.’’’

‘Daboll did an outstanding job of that Monday, and it’s clear that press conferences with the University of Rochester graduate are not going to yield much viable data. If Belichick and/or Saban happen to see video of Monday’s session at St. John Fisher College, they will no doubt be smiling and nodding approval.’

‘The lawsuit does allege some responsibility for McCoy with the robbery, but not by portraying him as a possible planner. Instead, it accuses him of placing Cordon in danger by changing security cameras and not giving her information to arm the system.’

‘”Mobile ticketing is the next chapter in the evolution of ticketing. As technology changes around us, we must adapt and change our methods,” Brent Rossi, executive vice president of marketing and brand strategy for the Bills, said in a news release. “Mobile traffic to ticketmaster.com has increased over 80 percent in the last five years and more people view their email on their mobile device than their desktop.’

‘“I love the dude,” said Josh Allen, who has spent a lot of time working with Murphy with the third-string offense. “He runs big, you know he’s not going to be the biggest guy out there, but I saw him lower his shoulder into a middle linebacker and get three or four more yards, so out of a back that’s all you can ask for. A guy who is going to try to run through a wall to get extra yards. He’s going to hold onto the football, he’s dynamic outside, he can catch the ball so he’s someone to look out for, for sure.”’

‘“It was good to see,” said coach Sean McDermott, who created a buzz by naming Peterman the starter, a decision that was announced about an hour before the game. “I thought all three guys certainly had things to work on, but … I thought all three did some really good things. All three of them (led a touchdown drive), which is good from a confidence standpoint, if nothing else. I liked the energy around all three, that’s one of the pluses coming out of the game.”’

‘“Probably about 45 minutes after I was drafted, things kind of calmed down, did the interview with the (media) here in Buffalo, kind of took a deep breath and rewinded the DVR and replayed it again and looked him up,” Phillips said. “When I got on my Twitter I saw there were some tags of us together and stuff, so I checked out his page and started scrolling through and it almost took my breath away, like wow. He made my draft an even more unbelievable experience.”’

‘McCoy’s lawyer, Michael LaScala, said he will still appear in court Tuesday but the eviction issue is now largely moot since Cordon has left McCoy’s home. LaScala said papers will likely be signed confirming that she cannot reside in the house.’

‘The Bills were downright dynamic on offense in the first half as Nathan Peterman and A.J. McCarron combined to complete 16 of 20 passes for 235 yards with Peterman throwing a 28-yard TD pass to Kelvin Benjamin, and McCarron directing two drives that ended with a field goal and a touchdown run by Marcus Murphy.’

‘Benjamin didn’t have much to say in the apparent pregame argument but got the first word in when the game started. Benjamin was roaring at New Era Field in the first quarter. He had four catches for 59 yards on Buffalo’s opening drive, including a 28-yard TD reception.’

‘And both performed splendidly in leading the Bills to an entertaining 17-7 halftime lead before giving way to Allen’s equally entertaining — if not winning — debut with the third stringers.’

‘After that, the third game at home against Cincinnati on Aug. 26 will be very interesting. The guy who starts that game may be the one who has locked up the starting job because it doesn’t seem plausible that Allen would get his turn, being that he has hardly played with the 1’s to this point.’

‘His two-year stint with the Browns, however, was marred by two broken hands, pedestrian production (56 catches, 718 yards, five TDs) in an offense beset with quarterback problems and legal troubles stemming from an ugly assault case on New Year’s Eve 2016 that left a man bloodied and beaten and lying in the parking garage of Coleman’s downtown apartment building.’

‘“Look, the games are important,” McDermott said. “Up to this point we haven’t had games to weigh. We had the spring in shorts and t-shirts basically, and now we’ve had training camp, somewhat in pads, and now we’ll have games to factor into that equation, that evaluation, and ultimately that decision.”’