Archives for June 2017

'Cardale Jones is going to need quite the training camp to crack Buffalo's 53-man roster. He's clearly the team's No. 4 quarterback at this time and is the most likely to get cut by the Bills. Right now, T.J. Yates looks as though he'll be the No. 2 quarterback behind Tyrod Taylor, but it wouldn't be a surprise to see Nathan Peterman surpass him on the depth chart in-season.'

'"Jordan's an extremely hard-working guy," Pro Bowl guard Richie Incognito said. "He works hard in the weight room, he works hard on the practice field, he works hard in the class room. So it's nice to see it all come together for him."'

'This team simply has too many questionable position groups, not enough elite-level players – only LeSean McCoy and Lorenzo Alexander among NFL Network’s recently-released top 100 – and a schedule that shapes up as one of the toughest in the league.'

'Most training camp practices will begin at 8:45 a.m. Three will start at 2:15 p.m.'

'Unless he has a great summer and forces the issue, I believe Cardale Jones will be on a different roster during the 2017 season.'

'“One of the things is that we’ve been able to get into the classroom a lot more and been able to watch the film,” said Holmes. “Right on the same day of doing it and that’s kind of helped a lot. Really, exponentially as far as trying to understand just the system and that really has helped a lot.”'

'The backup quarterback situation for the Bills is unsettled, to put it kindly. T.J. Yates will head to camp as the No. 2, but his performance this spring didn’t inspire much confidence that the Bills will be in good hands if their starter gets hurt. Behind Yates, neither rookie Nathan Peterman nor second-year veteran Cardale Jones looked particularly good, either. Jones heads to camp as the clear No. 4 on the depth chart, which doesn’t bode well for his chance at sticking on the 53-man roster.'

'"It's important that we win off the field first. That's how you set yourself up to win on the field. Now we handle this time off the field with class, No. 1, and then we put in the work to earn the right to win as a football team, myself included. That's what I expect. The players know that, the coaches know that."'

'If you want to catch the Buffalo Bills under the lights at training camp this summer, don't come late to the party. In fact, if you want to catch them at all, fans will have about one less week to do so than in years past.'

'"Watkins just can't stay healthy," said Schein. "And it is such a shame. I thought he had superstar potential before the 2014 NFL Draft. Remember the hands and athleticism and body control?! The guy has flashed spectacular play at the NFL level. In 2015, he eclipsed 1,000 yards and scored nine touchdowns in 13 games.'

'"I don't know if we won the offseason," McDermott said Thursday before the Bills' final minicamp practice. "I'm not into that. I'm into the process. I'm into where we are in our process and focused intently and only right now on that. That's what I'm focused on."'

'The Bills will have just one ticketed night practice at St. John Fisher College and will spend just over two weeks at the Rochester area college. The Bills will also hold a night practice at New Era Field, something they haven't done in recent years.'

'On July 27 and August 4, practice is slated for 5:30 p.m. On the August date, practice will also be held at New Era Field in Orchard Park, not St. John Fisher in Pittsford. The July date is the first day of practice.'

'Tyrod Taylor finishes with a strong day, opposite for Cardale.'

'If I were to award an MVP of a practice during OTAs — as ridiculous as that reads — it would go to Bills first-round pick and cornerback Tre'Davious White.'