Training Camp 7/31 9:45 AM - Full pads this week

[Beck Water]

Just now, nucci said:

you don't hit the QB in practice

 

Then on the first day of practice, don't put him out there on plays where  (if Getzenberg is correct) accidental contact is a reasonable likelihood to occur.

[GoBills808]

1 minute ago, nucci said:

you don't hit the QB in practice

this

[nucci]

Just now, Beck Water said:

 

Then on the first day of practice, don't put him out there on plays where  (if Getzenberg is correct) accidental contact is a reasonable likelihood to occur.

I didn't

[Beck Water]

 

1 minute ago, nucci said:

I didn't

 

My point is just that the foolishness goes beyond Taron Johnson doing what football players are trained to do - they're trained not to hit the QB in practice, but when the QB takes on a downfield role, instinct can take over.

It's (IMO, you can disagree) foolishness to put that play in there at this time.

[nucci]

3 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

 

 

My point is just that the foolishness goes beyond Taron Johnson doing what football players are trained to do - they're trained not to hit the QB in practice, but when the QB takes on a downfield role, instinct can take over.

It's (IMO, you can disagree) foolishness to put that play in there at this time.

I agree but he should have seen the red jersey.

[Beck Water]

1 minute ago, nucci said:

I agree but he should have seen the red jersey.

 

I can't disagree, obviously, but I do think context is a lot of how players react.  You expect to see the QB and his red jersey in the backfield.

5 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

 

 

 

 

Edited July 31, 2023 by Beck Water

[GoBills808]

don't hit the QB

 

youve been in the league for 5 years now

[Beck Water]

4 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

 

I can't disagree, obviously, but I do think context is a lot of how players react.  You expect to see the QB and his red jersey in the backfield.

 

 

 

 

 

[BuffaloBillyG]

2 hours ago, HappyDays said:

This is unfortunately becoming a theme. Davis can't hold onto the ball if he's contested at all.

Another way to look at it is this. From almost all accounts I have seen Tre has been absolutely spectacular so far in camp. I keep seeing he's winning his 1on1s, looking like Tre of old. This is the good news side of it.

 

IIRC, the Bills were looking into the stability of Tre's health a couple months back. If it checked out and he's playing lights out...I'm curious to see if he leaves camp with some sort of extension. Could help the Bills drop his cap number and if he's full go and looking good...it's a win/win.

[The Wiz]

8 minutes ago, GoBills808 said:

don't hit the QB

 

youve been in the league for 5 years now

This was the first time he's hit any QB in 5 years.  Would figure it would be his teammate. 😄

[benderbender]

I was so livid about that until I remembered we were still going to pay Edmunds after this. 

[buffaloboyinATL]

25 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

 

And speaking of anxieties

 

https://twitter.com/AjayCybulski/status/1686054719645466624?s=20
 

"I can live without the Philly Special.  Allen had a slight limp, but looked to be in good spirits"

 

This play will henceforth be known as “the Billsy special”.  

[Solomon Grundy]

2 hours ago, Lost said:

 

 

 

 

Was Diggs screaming at Allen after the play?😎

[yall]

7 minutes ago, benderbender said:

I was so livid about that until I remembered we were still going to pay Edmunds after this. 

It seemed like half of his tackle stats were padded by being the 3rd man in the pile.

[K-9]

I get that we live in a super saturated information age, but sometimes I really miss the slower roll of the news from training camp when you’d get the TV reports in the evening and the beat reporters’ and columnists’ stories the next day and in much greater depth.
 

Now it’s an endless flood of stream of consciousness twitter blips and endless pearl clutching by the multitudes, some of whom actually believe you can discern much of anything meaningful in open practices at this stage of the preseason. 

[Captain Hindsight]

1 hour ago, Charles Romes said:

 I hope he quietly plays well so we can stash him somehow if he’s needed in an emergency, keeping the 53 mainly filled with younger players. 

Why? This team is in the Super Bowl window. Get me the best 53

[Freddie's Dead]

2 hours ago, PrimeTime101 said:

TJ! Bro! He has a Red Shirt on!.

 

 

It was TV, not TJ.  Somehow, Troy Vincent, NFL Director of Player Safety (you can't make this ***** up), snuck back onto the field to send that young punk JP Allen a message.  At least this time he didn't break JP's leg....

Edited July 31, 2023 by Freddie's Dead

[Donuts and Doritos]

Hey Dorsey & Taron, as a wise man once said:

 

"We talking about Practice! Not a game. Not a game. Practice!"

 

Edited July 31, 2023 by Donuts and Doritos

[Beck Water]

11 minutes ago, The Wiz said:

This was the first time he's hit any QB in 5 years.  Would figure it would be his teammate. 😄

 

Ha. Ha. Ha.

 

The man has 8 QB hits and 6 sacks.  Oh and 18 TFL.  I know you're being funny, but "C'mon Man".    He's one of the best nickel corners in the league.

[HappyDays]

Notes from Matt Parrino and Ryan Talbot:

 

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One under-the-radar offensive lineman that popped today (in pads) during 1-on-1s was Richard Gouraige. He's a massive dude. Was locked up vs. Kingsley Jonathan, who has great speed off edge. Gouraige just toyed w/ him. Great pad level vs. the smaller rusher and perfect technique. 

Ryan Bates started at right guard for the first team and then slid to center before long and O'Cyrus Torrence took over at right guard with the 1s. Not sure if Mitch Morse had any problems or if they just wanted to go with that look. He watched from behind play.

 

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Stefon Diggs was electric throughout practice. From the exchange w/ Elam early to the expletive-laden rant after his red zone TD. Arguably his best play of the day came on a moonball from Allen, which was a bit of a wobbler. Diggs beat Dane Jackson badly & Allen gave him enough room to make a play on it. In a live game situation, Diggs might have made a few guys miss around the 10 and scored.

Allen had a couple of great throws but one to Gabe Davis on the right sideline was simply perfect. Tre'Davious White had excellent coverage, but the ball was just out of his reach and right in Davis's chest. Might have gone for a TD in a game.

 

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Terrel Bernard and Tyrel Dodson seemed to get reps running the defense on the first team at MLB. Dodson had a great read during team drills on a short pass to Jordan Mims in the backfield. He waited patiently for the play to develop and then thudded up the running back for what would have been a loss on the play.

Dalton Kincaid was so good again. He's consistent and seems to always make himself available for the quarterback. He worked on both the 1st and 2nd team during practice and made a few nice catches. One was a laser from Allen that Dodson couldn't do anything about. Perfect route, timing, and execution from the offense.

 

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Last one from me on observations: Tre White looks like he's back, folks. He was competing on every snap he had - from 1v1s to team drills. He locked up Diggs on one early rep in 1v1s and maybe that's what got Diggs going. He had a nice pass breakup working against Gabe Davis. Allen was dialed in and putting the ball on the money all afternoon. Davis was using his body to box out White, but the savvy vet popped one out and caused an incompletion.

Jace Sternberger is starting to get comfortable. He made a few catches in team drills and on one of them he took a shot from Zayne Anderson, but managed to hang onto the ball.