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‘“What we’ll do this week….it’ll be more of a normal, regular season type of practice,” McDermott told reporters two days after the team announced Allen would get the start Sunday. “This is kind of our mock week to some extent, not 100-percent. That’s how we’ll shape practice this week and that’s how we’ll do some of the reps, as well.”‘

‘Ryan will join Colton Schmidt on the roster at the punter position, and will likely compete to make the 53-man roster for the upcoming season. Cory Carter was the other punter on the roster to start the preseason, but suffered a torn ACL in his left knee on Friday against the Cleveland Browns.’

‘TMZ reports that Scottsdale Police obtained a search warrant on Incognito’s car, where they did find guns in his vehicle. Both his vehicle and the weapons were impounded.’

‘Allen has played very well this preseason. He’s gone 18 for 32, 176 yards, and two touchdowns through the air. The third preseason game is usually known as the dress rehearsal for the regular season.’

‘“Not at this point,” he said. “We really don’t (have a timetable). We’re just taking it one day at a time. I’m passing along information to you as I get it from our medical staff…..we’re still working through some things here. He will not practice today, so [there’s] no real change as far as that’s concerned.”’

‘The quarterback rotation as of now will be Josh Allen starting, with Nathan Peterman second out of the gate. Head coach Sean McDermott said earlier today that he and general manager Brandon Beane have already discussed the idea of bringing in a fourth quarterback for insurance purposes for at least the rest of the preseason.’

‘Quarterback A.J. McCarron left the game in the first half, but never came out of the locker room after halftime. The Bills announced he was being evlauted for a shoulder injury. Defensive tackle Kyle Williams injured his knee in the second quarter and was taken to the locker room. Punter Cory Carter was carted off the field with a knee injury.’

‘All five passers have thrown nearly 30 attempts, save for Mayfield and Allen, who have passed that threshold. While Mayfield is crushing everyone in yards and Darnold has barely thrown an incompletion, Allen is keeping up as the runner up in all categories and tied for the most touchdowns through two games in this preseason. Allen is showing the promise of a seventh overall pick in a promising draft class.’

‘Through two games of the preseason Nathan Peterman has been efficient, accurate, and… I want to say efficient again, in running the Bills offense. He’s shown the ability to recognize breakdowns in coverage resulting in downfield touchdown tosses to Kelvin Benjamin and Nick O’Leary. Both were well-identified by Peterman, with big windows to throw into, and touchdowns as a result. He’s shown an ability to get the ball out relatively quickly and through two games has completed 17 of 20 passes for 232 yards with two touchdowns and a pick.’

‘Allen and the first team offense had more success, driving down the field with a combination of some solid passes by the rookie and some big plays from running back Marcus Murphy. It was Allen who helped cap off the drive, with a touchdown pass to Rod Streater from 2 yards out to tie the game at 7.’

‘One of the things I’ve liked about Allen in the preseason is he doesn’t get flustered. On his second play, the play didn’t get communicated to him fast enough, but he kept his wits and called a timeout.’

‘Allen had such a nice night, people either seemed to forget about or not even pay attention to what Peterman did. He was excellent, going 8-for-10 for 113 yards and a touchdown. Through two preseason games Peterman is now 17-for-20 for 221 yards. Friday night he played most of the second half, mostly with the third-team offense, and threw the ball on time, with rhythm, usually finding the open receiver.’

‘Tyrod Taylor won’t have a chance to play the Bills this regular season since the two teams aren’t on each other’s schedules. So, short of facing one another in the playoffs, Friday night will be the only chance this season for the former Bills’ signal-caller to go against his old team. Despite spending three years as the starting QB in Buffalo, and being at the helm when the organization broke it’s infamous seventeen-year playoff drought, Taylor was shipped off to Cleveland for a third round draft pick last March. There’s no doubt that, even in a preseason contest with limited opportunities, he’d love to put a couple scores on the board and show the Bills they made a mistake.’

‘”The issue with Corey here was there was some maturity issues… you got to see that first hand on Hard Knocks when he walked into Hue Jackson’s office, started crying and complaining to Hue about being demoted to the second team offense when all he’s doing is dropping footballs, running the wrong routes and not doing what (Browns offensive coordinator) Todd Haley needed and expected of him. Maybe a change of scenery will fix some of that in Buffalo, but here in Cleveland, if the Browns had hung on to him, it was not going to end well.”‘

‘Next on the list for me, and a pleasant surprise through (I know, one meaningless preseason game), is the variety we saw from offensive coordinator Brian Daboll’s scheme. Lots of different formations and personnel groupings shuttled in and out of the game against the Carolina Panthers and the offense moved crisply and performed well. This was enhanced by the effectiveness of the quarterbacks but maybe, just maybe, the quarterbacks threw the ball well in part because Daboll’s offense makes sense to them and presents obvious easy options as to where to deliver the ball. This really is something to watch as we head into another game. More positive signs in this regard certainly won’t guarantee that it carries over into September, but it would at least be encouraging.’