Archives for August 26, 2015

'The starting offensive line has done a nice job. The Bills are far, far better in the interior than they were a year ago now with Richie Incognito and John Miller at guard surrounding Eric Wood at center. Cordy Glenn has been steady at left tackle and Seantrel Henderson has really stepped up his game on the right edge.'

'This is Ryan’s first trip to Fisher and he really was impressed, “I can’t thank everybody involved with St. John Fisher College enough, the staff here has been really incredible, first rate. It couldn’t have gone any better. But really from the weather, the people here, and the fans coming out it really added to training camp. I thought it was terrific. I think we got a lot done. Obviously in training camp it’s kind of tough because you’re installing new systems at the same time you’re evaluating your players. There’s so much going into it and you hope your team is coming together. I think we accomplished all that type of stuff. We’re not complete, but we are way ahead of the game and as we get ready to break camp, I couldn’t be happier with it.”'

'While it seems the fan base is split between rooting like crazy for Tyrod Taylor to win the competition and yelling at shopping carts – err, sorry, trying to convince other people that EJ Manuel has never had a fair shot – it seems Matt Cassel has gone from the obvious choice to the option fans would be most unhappy with.'

'Having said that, the team the Bills will probably have to surpass if they have any hopes in getting into the playoffs this year is in fact the Miami Dolphins. Let’s take a look at each core position group (QB, RB, WR, TE, OL, DL, etc.) and see who will have the advantage heading into this season.'

'Once Jackson and Dixon suffered an injury, the reps were shared between Williams and Brown, and Williams was far and away the best runner between the two. In fact, he was doing so well that some even believed he could push Jackson for the number-two job, and if something happened to McCoy, that he would even take over the lead-back duties.'

'In fact, every fan our 7 Eyewitness News team talked with on the final day of training camp was on "Team Tyrod."'

The Offensive starter for the Bills to watch during Saturday’s preseason game against the Steelers is Matt Cassel. The QB competition is still a three horse race with Rex Ryan indicating that all three of them will get time with the first unit. Cassel is still the leader with Tyrod Taylor on his heels and EJ Manuel in third place. Cassel didn’t play last week as the coaching staff wanted an extended look at Taylor and Manuel. All that did was bunch things up even more.

'It’s been a nip and tuck battle for the starting quarterback job in training camp, chiefly between Matt Cassel and Tyrod Taylor. Head coach Rex Ryan has maintained that not much should be read into the reps that each quarterback takes in practice, but EJ Manuel hasn’t gotten nearly as many with the first team offense.'