I finally made the trip out to St. John Fisher College for the first time this year and I just wanted to share some of my observations with my fellow Bills fans!
The Good:
Robert Woods- Had a great one handed catch on a pass from EJ to go along with a great afternoon in general. He's really looking like he has a bright future with us.
Landon Cohen- He impressed in the HOF game and looked very explosive to me today, constantly finding a way to shed blocks. He could push for either a roster spot with us or find himself on another team's roster due to our defensive line depth if he continues to impress.
Duke Williams- Had a very impressive goal line stuff on I believe Booby Dixon. Being another guy who impressed in the HOF game it was great to see him pick up where he left off! I really don't se any reason why he shouldn't be a hard hitting playmaker in our secondary this year.
The Bad:
Scott Chandler- It was a very frustrating afternoon for Chandler consisting of multiple drops, including one would-be touchdown. I'm just going to write it off as rust coming off of his injury for now.
Chris Hogan- Had a couple of drops as well, but I have a feeling that it's going to take many more poor afternoon's for him to play himself off of this roster. 7/11 is safe. It was nice seeing him put in some extra work after practice knowing that he struggled a little bit. He's certainly a very easy guy to root for.
EJ Manuel- I've been a huge EJ supporter since the day we drafted him and still am, but he had a rough afternoon. He continued to be noticeably indecisive while going through his reads and was inconsistent with his accuracy as well, over shooting a wide open Mike Williams in the end zone on one occasion. I like EJ a lot but he still has some work to do before he brings this team back to the playoffs for the first time since '99.
Random Tidbits:
I loved how many players stayed after practice to put in some extra work, including EJ and Tuel throwing passes to 7/11. Others who put in some extra positional work included Robey and Bradham.
I also want to give a shout out to EJ, Sammy, and one of the nicest guys I've met, Dan Carpenter, for staying late and signing several autographs. That was really great of them.