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‘The coaches aren’t just working with Allen to make him a better passer. McDermott feels there’s a lot more to it, “In terms of communication, that’s a big part of playing quarterback and it can’t just be with the skill players, it has to be O-linemen, tight ends, they have to all be involved and as a leader, you’ve got to be a man of the people so to speak, so you can’t just be with the people at your position, it’s got to be across the entire team.”’

‘Ramon Humber started at WLB in Milano’s place. The rest of the defense was unchanged from it’s usual self, at least at the very beginning, which included DTs Kyle Williams and Star Loutulelei, DEs Shaq Lawson and Jerry Hughes, SLB Lorenzo Alexander, MLB Tremaine Edmunds, CBs Tre’Davious White and Vontae Davis (outside), CB Phillip Gaines (slot), Safeties Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer.’

‘Whether it’s an actual depth chart or what offensive coordinator Brian Daboll calls a “rep chart” for this time of year, here’s how the Bills lined up on the offensive line and across the entire defense Thursday for their OTA.’

‘“You don’t have some of the concerns that you ordinarily would have with most rookies because of that,” Frazier continued about Edmunds. “They’re ability to be able to process information and then be able to handle it in game situations or practice situations at this point it’s pretty impressive. He’s been very impressive in that way; the way he’s handled the classroom, the things that he’s done on the field up to this point, and the way he has kind of meshed with his teammates as well. That’s the other intangible, when you come in, particularly when you’re a first round pick, the veterans are kind of looking at you just trying to get a feel for you. He’s done a great job of kind of blending in with his teammates as well.”’

‘Allen has not been practicing with the first or second units, but Daboll doesn’t think that’s a problem at all, “He’s had plenty of reps. He’s working with the threes right now, but he gets enough opportunity to keep on advancing and progressing in the system, continue in terms of scripting of giving him different plays, putting him in different situations. I think with any young guy, that’s what you need to do in terms of building him from ground level.”’

‘Streater was free to sign with any team, but when the Bills came calling, he knew it was the right spot for him, again. “It meant a lot,” he said of the team thinking enough of him to re-sign him. “It showed that they really cared and really were impressed with what I did last year and I’m just ready to go this year.”’

‘“You’re always competing, no matter who says the starter is,” said Peterman with Howard Simon and Jeremy White on Tuesday morning. “The good thing is that all of us get along pretty well and we talk about the schemes and things easily with each other. Everyone is just trying to do what’s best for the team.’

‘I’m especially interested in seeing how the Bills handle the QB competition at camp and during the pre-season games. I would give all three guys time with the ones at camp as well as during pre-season games since that would be the definition of an open competition. But the Bills are also trying to prepare for the season and not take a step back from the drought ending 2017 campaign. How deep into the pre-season will the Bills want to take the starting quarterback decision? With a new offensive coordinator, at least two new starters on the offensive line and possible new wide receiver targets among the top four, the Bills might want to identify the number one QB sooner rather than later so the starters can build some kind of chemistry and cohesion as a unit.’

‘“A lot of it was just the timing for the team and letting them just figure out exactly how they wanted to handle it all, and I was fine with it and told them, ‘I won’t be sensitive about it,” Wood told the media prior to Jim Kelly’s 32nd annual Celebrity Golf Classic. “Now, it became a delayed process which kind of stunk, but it all worked out.”’

‘Kelly will be the second former Buffalo Bills player to receiver the Jimmy V award for perseverance and determination. Former tight end Kevin Everett, who was paralyzed from the neck down in a game in 2007, received it in 2008.’

‘“I’ve been like that my whole life,” he explained after the team’s sixth OTA session. “No matter what it may be. I mean, I feel like that’s the reason why I’m at where I am today because I keep that attitude extra hard on myself. (The) only way I’m going to let up is once I put that (gold) jacket on. That’s when I’m going to let up on myself. So once I get to the Hall of Fame, you know, that’s only how I will let up. If I don’t get there I’m not going to let up.”’

‘It was announced before practice that TE Logan Thomas had a surgical procedure on his knee and will miss the remainder of OTAs.’

‘”It’s been great getting around the [veterans] and just trying to compete, getting into that football mode again,” Johnson said with Howard Simon and Jeremy White on Thursday morning. “It’s a big learning curve for me. I’m trying to learn all the plays and make sure I’m out there doing what I’m supposed to be do, but overall I feel like I’m going to be solid. I’m gonna get it down.”‘

‘Due to being released prior to June 1st, all of Wood’s unpaid bonus money goes to the salary cap for the 2018 NFL season. Wood will now carry a cap hit of more than $10 million for 2018, but allows for the Bills to avoid any further cap hits in future seasons.’

‘Last Thursday, head coach Sean McDermott told us before practice that A.J. McCarron and Nathan Peterman had been splitting first and second-team reps through the first two days and would continue to do so that day, with rookie Josh Allen working exclusively with the third team. And that’s exactly what we saw out on the field. Will the same be the case this week? Or will Allen start to see some time with the starting unit?/