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‘On whether or not LeSean McCoy’s personal life is becoming a distraction to the team: “I don’t believe so. Number one, LeSean reached out to me yesterday and informed me if the situation, which I appreciate. He’s done everything I’ve asked him to do, and other than that nothing has really changed in terms of where we were at training camp. I’ve been pleased with the way he’s handled himself since the start of training camp and all the way through and I look forward to having him on the field this week.”’

‘”Things have been moving very fast for him. He isn’t recognizing things pre-snap quite yet. He’s leaving a lot of open guys on the field, and it seems like he doesn’t want to trust his arm. You’re seeing a lot of the same issues.”‘

‘Davis, for the first time since his historical decision, opened up to Foxworth about what was going on in his mind in the moments that led up to him walking away from the sport he played professionally for the better part of a decade.’

‘“We’re going to go with Josh,” McDermott said at his weekly Monday press conference. “I thought he did some good things, and he’s a young quarterback. Each game we expect him to get a little bit better and grow. So, that’s where we are as a football team and that’s where we are as an organization right now.”’

‘”Nobody said this was going to be easy. We are going through the process right now. There are lots of young players on this roster who are getting a lot of playing time; valuable playing time, at that. A lot goes into that in terms of their development. We will continue to take it one week at a time, put our best foot forward and continue to grow and develop.”‘

‘Later on Monday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter added to Rapoport’s earlier tweet, saying that McCoy has cracked rib cartilage, which will likely leave him as questionable for Sunday’s matchup with the Minnesota Vikings.’

‘”There is some growth there, but we are obviously nowhere near where we need to be.”‘

‘If I were more creative, I would’ve crafted those sentences into a haiku.’

‘The Bills got the ball to start the second half and fans got a treat, as Allen drove the Bills right down the field to get the Bills their first touchdown of the season. Chris Ivory scored from 1 yard out, finally giving the Bills their first touchdown of the season and cutting the Chargers lead to 28-13. The Chargers added a late field goal to put the game away, 31-13.’

‘Alexander, a thirteen year veteran, went on to say he had never seen that happen before at any level of football. “Pop Warner, high school, college, pros,” he said, “(I’ve) never heard of it. Never seen it. And it’s completely disrespectful to his teammates. He didn’t say nothing to nobody.”’

‘I thought Allen did a good job of hanging in the pocket, better than he did last week in Baltimore. I felt he became too jumpy against the Ravens but he looked more comfortable this week even though he was under pressure on numerous drop backs. When he had time in the pocket and he did on a number of throws, he seemed to be going through his reads in an attempt to find an open receiver. There were times he would load up and appear ready to unleash a deep ball but he didn’t have an open target downfield. He did throw the ball deep a few times and hit on a 57 yard bomb to Zay Jones who did a good job of coming back for the pass.’

‘Allen ran to the sideline and started yelling to everybody on the defense that he was with them and he knew they could stop the Chargers. He was emotional and showed even though he’s a rookie, he’s a leader.’

‘What else is there to do with someone who outright quit on his teammates in the middle of a game? By all accounts, that’s what Davis did when he took himself out and did not return for the second half, even after teammates let it be known that he was needed due to injuries and them being down another cornerback. Several players made it very clear they were upset and felt disrespected by Davis and his actions. The ten year veteran announced his retirement about two hours after the game.’

‘The Bills only had three defensive tackles heading into their second game with Star Lotulelei, Kyle Williams and Harrison Phillips after they released Adolphus Washington after Week One. Thomas was signed off of the practice squad, leaving one spot open on the Bills practice squad.’

‘Shady can’t have only seven carries this week. If he does, the Bills are in for another long day. The score in Baltimore got out of hand early and, understandably, Brian Daboll had to ditch the original game plan. But even if things don’t go right early-on this week, it’s still important to keep feeding McCoy and leaning on the run game in order to take some pressure off Allen.’