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Random observations from today - Saw Astro at the top of the stands before practice and went over to introduce myself and say hi. Such a nice guy and great fan - There's a jugs machine set up on the stadium field for players to use before they enter the practice fiels. Elam was on it for a long time, then Pa'ua, then Cook. Astro said Blackshear is always the first out to use it before he goes out as one of the first players on the practice field - On the way into practice field Dion looked to be in a good mood, was smiling and chatting with fans before the tunnel and taking selfies with them - Before practice started Bass was just booming kicks. He made a 60 yder that swear would have easily gone in from 70 - In person eye tests - AJ looks trim but SOLID - sometimes pics make him look slim but he is big. Rousseau (as we all know) is ridiculously large - like almost comically. Von looks like a TE standing to him. Basham looks BIG and ATHLETIC - standing next to Rousseau he holds his own (granted that was with his helmet on and Rousseau with his off, but still). I don't know if part of it is an illusion with his black socks and shoes - but Shakir has two of the shortest stumpiest legs in ratio to his body that I've ever seen on an NFL WR - or maybe on any person - Funny with the couple scrums one might get the impression from tweets that this was some hotly contested practice, but it was honestly one of the least exciting practices I've ever attended. There's always lulls - but this practice had LONG periods of ST work, play walkthroughs, whole units going over to the the side field for a long time. I think the scrums were from players getting frustrated with the boring content of practice - While they were doing ST work (for a long time) Knox and Howard were stuck doing the same in route over and over and over on the sideline, with the TE coach constantly correcting or pointing something out each rep. It was almost like the coach was like well we've got to do something while we wait, and I need to at least look like I'm coaching them up. I'm thinking how many thousands of times have they run that route and what can he possibly be telling them they haven't heard hundreds of times before. Can only imagine what they were thinking - For one WR drill they brought out a square made of PVC around 3-4 ft tall and WRs. had to run under it just before cutting on their route to make them stay low - The 1-1s with receivers and DBs were battles. Every one hotly contested - with receivers celebrating when they made catches, and DBs celebrating with stops. Could also see many times DBs pissed if they allowed a reception. The DBs were ridiculously physical - was funny to see a DB push/grab/pull/maul/rape a WR then celebrate with the 'no good' sign when the pass was incomplete. Will be really interesting to see what happens when they bring refs in - McKenzie (sry, McKittrick - keep it alive) made some real hard contested catches - impressive. Seems like DBs always like to give him an extra shot or push after a reception - On one incomplete route to Davis, Josh immediately ran over to him to talk about it - the next time Davis was up he ran the exact same route for a completion, and Josh was very animated pointing to him and fist pumping - he was very pleased that whatever they talked about worked - After the 1-1 battles, Davis went over and fist bumped each DB. Respect - At one point during one of the walk-through sessions I noticed in the middle Diggs talking really animated with McD about some route or leverage or whatever for at least a couple minutes - I felt like McD was trying to watch the run-through and had to wonder as Diggs was going on if McD was really listening or after a while was thinking OK Diggs I get it 😛 - I decided I would try to watch Von in 11-11 and see if I could witness some of his magical bendy elastism in person. The very first play I watch, at the snap he hesitated for a second, Dion lunged at him, and he just efortlessly shot by him into the backfield for what would have been a TFL. So much experience and tools in his set, doesn't always have to be an unbelievable physical play, sometimes it's a mental one - I decided to watch my (solidly built) guy AJ for a couple plays and two in a row he ended up on his butt - Then a little later two plays in a row an edge rusher just bursts into the backfield, like shot out of a cannon - on the first my immediate thought was "Wow Jerry!" - then oh yeah, 55, Basham. Man - Basham looked good standing on the sideline and great on the field - DLine was just dominant - all units. There were many many plays that could have been whistled for sacks but they just let it play out - the guys on OBL on way home said they do that for obvious benefit of letting everyone else get a full rep in. I know the OL is scattershot right now but the Dline, wow - Seemed like after every reception receivers were paying a price with 5 guys coming in mauling and punching at them them for the ball. At one point I had a thought it might be less physical for the receivers if the D was just allowed to tackle them to the ground 😛 - Keenum defnitely is not shy about chucking the ball away when a play is not there - he did it at least 4 times I saw - It was HOT in the bleachers. Also last time I was at camp the far side of the bleachers was roped off for VIP, but this year the whole of the main stands are avail for the common folk Side Note - It would be really nice if they made available a roster sheet with numbers to hand out - nothing elaborate, even if it's just a plain sheet of paper from an intern running copies in the library. With all the fringe players and so many players changing numbers is it hard to identify everyone. Add in that the roster on the Bills website isn't in printable form, and it's next to impossible to see your phone in the sun.

Stef's baby holding form is almost as bad as Mike Rob's table jumping form. Support the head! 😛

Do any of the bars/restaurants in proximity have outdoor seating?

This is my favorite part of the article

Also, another report mentioning another good day from Epenesa - he's stacking them

As it was, is, and always shall be

Why replace - just amputate

You left out Turkey Burgers

I will actually have to do work all day?

I was struck by how short his legs seemed in that clip - didn't they used to call Thurman "Squatty"?

Funny - I was watching GMFB this AM and they were talking Kyler Murray and showed a highlight of Addison unsuccessfully trying to run him down (NOT the Hail Murray) and I'm thinking there's Addison's signature move - running after but never getting

Agree - increasingly LBs need to be able to cover - and if Bernard as instinctual as they are saying in reading plays and being in the right place, you don't need to be 250 to bring down a RB or get off a block, just need to get to the right place fast and be a willing tackler.

Because Robert Woods is #$%#$%& Crazy

Now every kid from now on is going to be screaming at him to give them his shoes

A couple months ago my son was home and we were flipping around the channels and Con Air came on and I asked my son have you ever seen it. He said no - I said you must. I was glad to be there to guide him through that life lesson.

But is he thick? The perpetual Mac Jones hype is a joke - his ceiling is game manager - give me a break.

Dang. I understand the real test is cutting - but doing all the jumping etc certainly is a good sign at this stage

Question for anyone who has parked in people's yards outside the campus. I was thinking of bringing a wheelchair for my Dad when we go next week - are there sidewalks etc where a wheelchair can be easily navigated. Would prefer this time to park there instead of dealing with the stupid school bus. Also - is there an ADA section set up near the practice field - I've never taken notice in the past.

Now it's officially begun

Totally missed he is joining GMFB - haven't watched in the offseason and since Kay left. The times I've checked in it was depressing

Good points. Re: Kromer - it was actually Rome that brought up Dorsey and Kromer specifically (was surprised he threw Kromer in there) relative to offense transition, and Singletary was responding to that

Jim Rome show - How has offseason been Grind been going good in hot S. Fla - if you can survive in those conditions can survive anywhere. I'm looking forward to training camp - ready to get back to it - How were you able to get better and stronger as the season wore on last year How we practice up in Buffalo, the weight room, training staff, our organization does a good job of taking care of us. And the way our offense is run - the offense was a big part of it - Josh comment last year "look at his motor on every play" Impact game even when you don't touch ball on a play Showing all the hard work is paying off. that's just how I was taught to play the game - make a block, help your guy up, push the pile - just always be around the ball - Relationship with Josh - what does he mean to team That's like my big brother. Since day 1 always been a mentor to me - what a great dude. Over the years our relationship has just grown and grown. He's a great guy to be around - and as you know that's our general. Every day he's going to bring it - day in day out - he's not taking those days off. He's always had a great energy. He's a dog - we know what we're going to get out of Josh every week - What mean by dog From mental aspect - how he approaches. The way he leads the team. No matter what's going on be it chaos or whatever he's calm, he's not blinking an eye, he's never shook. We know when the going get tough Josh is only getting better. - Where do you think that comes from Where he comes from, how he was brought up, and definitely how he prepares. Ween you prepare you know what you can do, know what you can bring to the table - Offense transition w/ Dorsey, Kromer Transition has been smooth. Coach Dorsey he's been around - even though he's in a new role, guys already have a relationship with him. Now it's only going to grow. Kromer - that's a blessing to have. What he brings to the table - his resume - he's a cool dude, from day 1 people gravitate towards him, and he really knows what he's talking about - he knows his stuff - Workout with other backs The best thing about working out with other professional athletes, esp someone that plays your position - see what each other do differently, talk about it, bounce ideas off each other, learn from each other, and getting better. Can add things you like to your game - Playing at top high school powerhouse American Heritage So competitive - day in and day out workouts, practices, games. Prepares you to go anywhere in the world and play football. Day in and day out you got to bring it. I learned both sides of the ball, what Dline, Oline, do, coverages, I learned so much ball there - [Discussion of HS teammate who died] - Week 1 Excited - we know it's going to be a test. SB champ. Great test week 1. We are looking forward to it

Can something be both crack AND porn?

The NFL should increase the field length to 120 yards for Josh's stats