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‘“I learned so much from Eric,” said Groy. “He was a great mentor for me. He showed me how to carry myself, go about your business, and be a leader. I’m grateful for everything he taught me.”’

‘Well, I’d say we have plenty of plays in the offense and each week is going to be different based on who we’re playing, too. Everybody was accountable to be able to do all of the things. Now, if somebody does something a little better or if someone doesn’t have the comfort level with one particular play, then we don’t do those plays.’

‘It doesn’t matter much anyway because Peterman’s success or failure won’t ultimately be what decides McDermott’s long-range fate. That will likely come down to when Josh Allen goes in and how he looks when he does.’

‘If the Bills are going to have any success on offense this year, LeSean McCoy will have to have a big season. McDermott said, “In respect with LeSean, he’s developing, I’ve watched him since he was younger, I appreciate his leadership, he’s playing fast. He looks like he’s in better shape than a year ago.’

‘”We, in this building, never lost faith in who Nate is… Outside, people just wrote him off, even in this town or, obviously, nationally. I know when we said it would be a quarterback competition, most people were saying it’s a quarterback competition between A.J. (McCarron) and Josh (Allen). They kept leaving Nate out of there and we’re like ‘Trust us, Nate is doing well.’ When we left in June, we felt like Nate should still start with the 1s as we roll out in August.”‘

‘But you never know, right? This is why they play the games and maybe the Bills will be better than I think. If you’re looking for more good news, second place in the AFC East is entirely up for grabs and the AFC is the lesser of the two conferences so perhaps another wild card berth is not a pipe dream. At least the regular season is here and we can all be thankful for that.’

‘In addition to hosting Lynch, the Bills are expected to host free agent wide receiver Breshad Perriman and defensive end Nate Orchard for visits on Tuesday.’

‘The news was announced on the team’s scheduled off day. The Bills will be back on the field come Wednesday as they are just five days away from the beginning of the 2018 campaign against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.’

‘The second year Peterman beat out rookie Josh Allen and A.J. McCarron via a three-way competition through training camp and preseason. McCarron was traded to the Oakland Raiders over the weekend.’

‘The trade of McCarron, coupled with the Bills not adding another QB over the weekend, leaves the team with only two signal-callers for the time being. McDermott said that in addition to Allen being the No. 2 QB he will also run the team’s scout-team offense during the week against the team’s starting defense. He also mentioned Logan Thomas as a potential emergency QB if the need arises. Thomas played quarterback at Virginia Tech and briefly in the NFL before converting to tight end.’

‘Schmidt had been with the Bills since 2014. He had played in 64 games in a Bills’ uniform and recorded 322 punts, fifth most in team history. He ranks second in franchise history with a net average of 44.1 yards per punt.’

‘In fact, after trading quarterback A.J. McCarron to the Oakland Raiders and releasing 34 others, the team now has 52 players and an open roster spot.’

‘According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Bills get back a fifth round pick for McCarron. This is the second trade the Raiders have made Saturday. The team dealt All-Pro linebacker Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears earlier in the morning. Oakland’s quarterbacks behind Derek Carr are now both former Bills, E.J. Manuel and A.J. McCarron. The team released Connor Cook Saturday afternoon.’

‘It’s important to remember that the final 53 man roster might not what the Bills will go into week one with, exactly. After cuts made around the league Saturday, there are about 1,200 players suddenly on the free agent market and the Bills could claim or sign any of them and then have to release a player they initial kept.’

‘”I think that McCarron was signed with the idea that he could well be the starting quarterback and then obviously they drafted Josh Allen. I think that in this case, it makes sense to keep three because you just don’t really have any idea about Nathan Peterman. You have a sense of what he can be, but he’s started one game in the league and Josh Allen has started no games in the NFL”‘