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‘I don’t think I’m breaking any new ground here when I say, McCoy has always been really good at football. He’s used to being the best guy out there, so being doubted is new to him, “Since I’ve been nine-years-old I’ve been the top guy, so it’s weird to hear something like that, but it comes along with it, but the good thing is I’ve learned how the media is, how people are, how fans are, how fantasy team owners are, My brother, who’s a sports agent, he sends me clips or whatever of [people] doubting [Aaron Rodgers] or Tom [Brady] and it’s like, we’ll see on Sundays and I’m fine with that, I know who I am, I know how I play and my teammates know who I am.”’

‘Since finishing his college career with Notre Dame in 2017, Jones has yet to play a snap in an NFL game. The 25-year-old has spent time primarily on practice squads with the Lions, New York Giants, Seattle Seahawks, Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Redskins.’

‘“I just have to balance things by taking it one day at a time and one play at a time,” is how Pitts said he’s been handling things lately. “The coaches put me in, I have to go and perform at the best ability I can and just hopefully everything goes well. Like I said, just playing, doing what the coaches ask me to do, and just being a team player.”’

‘If you’re looking for some good news in all of this, Morse was at least able to attend practices as opposed to being directed to stay in a darkened dorm room and avoid all interactions. He has been out doing some exercise while the Bills have been practicing so it appears that Morse is already in stage three of the five stage NFL concussion protocol. Assuming he has no symptoms from the jogging and other work, Morse can move to stage four which includes non contact football and position specific activities. If Morse checks out okay after that he can be cleared for a return to practice.’

‘Ed Oliver is going to be really, really good. I’m not proclaiming the rookie defensive tackle and All-Pro already or anything like that, but he was already showing why he was in Outland Trophy winner and considered a Heisman Trophy candidate prior to last season even as a defensive lineman. It took a couple days, but once the pads came on Oliver showed the explosiveness, power, and lateral movement that made him the ninth-overall pick in the NFL draft. After being on the second-team defense through most of camp, Oliver took a starting role over Jordan Phillips the last several days. I can’t see anyway he’s giving that back from here on out.’

‘Once again, Cody Ford was the starting right guard, with Ty Nsekhe starting at right tackle.’

‘“I went hiking every Wednesday, so that was part of my workout and I worked out Monday through Saturday, so I just tried something different to try to help me out this year.”’

‘Waddle signed with the Bills in free agency for a one-year deal after last playing with the New England Patriots. Waddle was one of several new players brought in by Buffalo to revamp the offensive line, but the swing tackle will not be able to suit up for the season if Schefter’s report on the timetable holds true.’

‘“It [familiarity] makes a big difference,” Frazier said. “When you talk and talk about certain things in a defense, those guys are able to finish your sentences at this point. Guys like Micah Hyde, Jordan Poyer, and even to see Tremaine [Edmunds] a year later after his rookie season, he’s developed so much and grown so much. So it definitely helps, but there is so many variables in our game that you really can’t rely on the fact that you’ve been together. You’ve got to keep working as hard as you can to get better, because your opponents are working hard to get better as well.”’

‘Though this is far from official, it is an exciting sign that football is close enough to returning that depth charts are becoming a point of focus.’

‘After an impressive week of camp, including the practice Friday night at New Era Field, rookie Ed Oliver, the team’s top pick at number nine overall, was on the starting defense, lining up next to Star Lotulelei. Jordan Phillips, who had been the first-team defensive tackle up until Sunday, was playing with the second unit.’

‘ There are a decent number of things that have to go right for this team to get to the 10-win mark, and most of them have to do with the offense.’

‘“We looked forward to getting some energy from our fans, it’s a great night for us to interact with our fans, I know that our guys after practice got a chance to thank the fans. It’s a fresh change for the guys, gives them a change of scenery and keeps it fresh. The guys were excited to get out there.”‘

‘”The stability is extremely beneficial. There’s so much verbage, it’s nice to know most of it already. Knowing this system, and now knowing what to tell guys, I am another asset for coach Brian Daboll.”‘

‘Brian Daboll keeps pounding into Allen to take what the defense gives him. Allen said he’s has that in his head each and every day, “Absolutely. We had one play today and Dre [Andre Roberts] had just kind of found a window like four yards in front of me. I dumped it on to him before it got to the will linebacker and that was a touchdown and that’s one of those like, ‘let’s go Dre!’ That’s what we need right there and for him to have a knack to find a little zone and me to find him and put it on and where I did. It’s definitely steps in the right direction.”’