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‘Tight ends Jason Croom and Dawson Knox, who had hamstring injuries, both practiced. However, McDermott used some caution when addressing their situations. “We’re taking it one day at a time with both of them,” he said. “I think they’ve both made some progress but we will see once I get out there today and then tomorrow as well.”’

‘This training camp, Gaines was one of the team’s two main backup cornerbacks, along woth Kevin Johnson, who returned an intercetion for a touchdown in Friday night’s 27-14 preseason win over the Crolina Panthers. Lafayette Pitts, Ryan Lewis, Captain Munnerlyn, Cam Lewis, and Denzel Rice are all still vying for a roster spot in that role.’

‘I broke down each of those five plays from the formation to Beasley’s route to what Allen did at the snap and with the ball.’

‘The Bills starting offense had quite the day in their two drives, scoring 10 points and looking in sync in their limited time.’

‘The Bills second year quarterback was calm and poised in the pocket. He made good decisions, and was on target. Just a really good game overall from Allen, who finished 9-for-11 for 102 yards. Of the two incompletions, one was a drop by LeSean McCoy and the other was essentially a throw away that landed at the feet of the target as he was heading out of bounds.’

‘Last week in the preseason opener against the Colts, Frank Gore started at running back with LeSean McCoy sitting out. The two will flip roles this week and McCoy will be the first back in. He doesn’t typically play much in the preseason so it will be interesting to see how many times he carries the ball or gets targeted in the passing game out of the backfield. With third round pick Devin Singletary having a strong showing last week, there’s still some things to be decided as far as the running back depth chart is concerned. The team has remained steadfast that McCoy is their starting running back this season, but he will certainly want to maximize his touches to prove he’s still capable and worthy of being the top man.’

‘“It was kind of neat first-hand to watch him. We ran a screen against them. It looked like it was going to pick up some pretty good yardage, and he was able to break through and run it down and keep it about four yards. I think the young man is on his way to being one of those types of players that can be with a team for 10-12 years and be an impact guy for a long time.”’

‘Wallace doesn’t just listen to the coaches. He said his mentors on the team are Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer. Even though Munnerlyn has only had three practice, Wallace said he’s already learning from him, “Adding Captain had definitely helped us a lot with his experience and I’ve already told him I took a play out of his rule book, just his technique is really good, so having guys like him to learn from is really good.’

‘Right next to that was Josh Allen making similar types of throws and plays to get the Bills offense down the field. I was impressed with Allen‘s ability to see and diagnose the defense, then get rid of the ball quickly and on target. He took what the defense gave him and recognized what that was before the snap.’

‘”This is like a little bit more of an up-tempo [practice]. We try to practice with good tempo. That’s our standard, what we like to do. Obviously when you get in against another team, it kind of ramps up a little bit more. [We want to see] continual improvement, make good decisions, throw the ball where it needs to be thrown, and get us out of bad plays. It’s things that he needs to do every day.”‘

‘“The one thing I would say under Sean McDermott is that they play better than the sum of the parts, meaning they really play as a team,” Baldinger said with Jeremy White on WGR. “That’s the coach’s dream. I think they can be a top-10 defense at the end of the year. I think they do a lot of things really, really well.”’

‘”I’m absolutely supportive of the Bills staying here [in Western New York],” Heastie said. “Beyond that, I spoke to the Bills ownership and there’s still an open question as to what they want to be done. Until that point comes, I don’t know how to answer [specific] questions other than to say I’m supportive of the Bills being here.”‘

‘A spirited practice between the two clubs gave them a chance to be in a competitive environment against an opponent other than themselves. Oftentimes in these situations, things get a little too testy and skirmishes, or even outright fights break out. That wasn’t the case at all on Tuesday.’

‘One will be hard pressed to find a more disruptive DT duo than Carolina’s in Kawan Short and Gerald McCoy. There is a combined 87 sacks between the two interior pass rushers. That is the most of any DT pairing in the league.’

‘When it comes to the offense there are still some decisions to be made. Lets start up front since there were questions all along the offensive line going into camp. The Mitch Morse concussion certainly threw a wrench into the plans for the rebuild of the line since Morse is the critical piece in the middle. When healthy he is obviously the starting center but the concussion, Morse’s fourth since 2015, means the Bills must have a really solid plan B at that spot. The good news is the Bills off season wave of free agent signings for the line included guys who can play center. Both Jon Feliciano and Spencer Long have played the position before and either could be pressed into duty until Morse is ready to return. The left side of the line appears to be set with Dion Dawkins at tackle and Quinton Spain at guard.’