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‘“When you have an MVP quarterback that’s comfortable in the pocket and knows exactly what his left tackle is going to do all the way to his right tackle, I just think it’s a comfortable feeling for a quarterback and when it comes down to it, football is all about protecting and effecting the opposing quarterback and if the quarterback comes to the line comfortable, it’s pretty cool.”’

‘”This is where my heart is. There is where home is. This is where I grew up in this game on and off the field, my daughters have grown up in this town, and I feel like this is a way for me to be able to give back to the community, to this team,” said Poyer on Wednesday after practice. “I feel like I can still give back to the game in many ways, whether that’d be on the field or off the field.’

‘Tre’Davious White, who left last Friday’s practice with a leg injury, wasn’t on the field in any capacity, while Christian Benford, who also left that practice early but said he was fine after, worked off to the side on an exercise bike.’

‘”We’re rehabbing him as much as we can, and Tre’s got a great attitude. He’s attacking it, and we’re going to take it day-by-day to see where it goes,” said Beane on Wednesday with reporters in Orchard Park.’

‘Among the notable moves made by the Bills on Tuesday includes rookie cornerback Max Hairston and offensive lineman Tylan Grable being placed on Injured Reserve/Designated to Return. This means they are both ineligible to play or practice with the team until after the fourth game of the season.’

‘The offense got to work right away and closed the book early on if it would be another shutout. Frank Gore Jr. punched in it for six and caped off a 12 play, 80 yard drive. Bills lead 7-0 with 5:32 remaining in the 1st quarter.’

‘It appears as though there were no significant injuries to any Bills players, a welcome outcome for a team dealing with several of them right now.’

‘With roster cut down day coming next week, McDermott spoke on what he saw tonight. “Just fun to watch these guys go play and lay it on the line, we’ve got tough decisions to make. I want for all these guys to play in the league. It’s been fun to coach them and a real joy.”’

‘Tyrell Shavers. Laviska Shenault. KJ Hamler. Even Elijah Moore and Curtis Samuel. All are still vying to be on the final 53-man roster, but all have different circumstances that impact them. Moore and Samuel are most likely ahead of the others, but how far, and how secure are they? Shavers has to show he can handle special teams duties, including covering punts as a gunner and covering kickoffs. Shenault and Hamler may need to do something special in the return game, if given the chance, to justify a spot over cornerback and punt returner Brandon Codrington. It will be really interesting to see who gets how many snaps and in what roles.’

‘After an 11-on-11 play, White, who was not near the ball, started hopping on one leg. Quarterback Mitch Trubisky ran over to White and helped him walk off the field. White was still hopping.’

‘”I believe that in the group right now, obviously the best thing is we’ve got Cole back in the fold with things,” Babich told reporters ahead of Wednesday’s practice at One Bills Drive in Orchard Park. “All those reps that he missed from his injury, now we’re starting to make headway, in that way.”‘

‘”I think we’re looking for that other safety to play alongside of ‘T-Rapp’,” he told reporters Tuesday. “There’s been really good moments for all those guys back there, young and some of the more veteran guys that are back there that have played for us. But I think we’re still looking to find who is it going to be. And how consistent can they become. And how quickly can they grow if they’re a younger player. So you’re always looking to figure that other piece out. Right now for us, we know who ‘T-Rapp’ is. We know what he brings to the table. It’s what other piece can go along with ‘T-Rapp’?”‘

‘”The ability to change arm slot, to change ball positioning, some guys are faster, some guys are slower, some guys are bigger, some guys are smaller, and we’re asking them to run the same routes,” Allen said. “If you’ve got a 6-foot-4 guy running the same route as a 5-foot-10 guy, the ball is going to be a little bit different. So it’s all reactionary stuff, and I think it’s a good thing.”‘

‘“Certainly not up to our standard, what we expect and we have a lot of work to do.Doesn’t matter who’s out there… one, two’s, three’s, four’s, whoever it is we expect them to perform and we expect our level of performance to be much better than that.”’

‘In all honesty, if I tried to list everything that deserved an Arrow Down, this column would read longer than a supermarket receipt for a family of five.’