Archives for June 2017

'"Well, until that comes through via the league, we can't really discuss that – we're always going to look," said McDermott. "We're always going to look to add at every position – adding competition is healthy, and there's positions that perceptually some may say 'hey check the box, they're good' – well, we're always going to look to add, even at those positions. That's the pursuit of winning – that we have to stay hungry."'

'"Definitely think we're taking steps in the right direction. Sammy getting out there taking some reps today, Zay out there for the second week in a row getting reps, and even Dre still making plays. I think we're coming together nicely," Taylor said.'

'By our count, Tyrod Taylor had a Tyrod-like day.'

' "He carries himself differently, with more of a purpose," Hughes said. "The way he comes in meetings and how he interacts with the other guys and how he passes on his wisdom to the younger players is the type of person you want on your team. He often tells the younger guys to not only be like him but strive to be better. This attitude all transpired after his trip to Haiti."'

'Watkins had been doing nothing on the field during the OTA segments as he spent the bulk of his time in the training room doing rehab exercises. Last week, he was able to participate briefly in some of the individual drills, running routes and catching passes, but once the Bills went into 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 team work, Watkins sat out.'

'McDermott said he doesn’t know how long McCoy will be out with his stomach bug, but added “the important thing is that we get him hydrated and in a position where he can perform.”'

'“This is something that could happen during the season,” Williams said about his sudden opportunity. “You never know with the running back position, you know how physical it is. It could be an injury, or it could be an illness or something like that and the guys have to step up. So this is an opportunity for me to get used to maybe having to do that one day, one game.”'

'Crossman is the only coach held over from a pretty bad staff led by the Ryan brothers. He said, “It’s been outstanding so far. You never hope for change. Change is a part of this business, but the group that Sean has established here with this coaching staff. Everybody’s been outstanding to work with, great backgrounds, great history. Lot of different roles a lot these guys have done so it’s really made it enjoyable for me moving forward.”'

'Annen never played a regular season game with the Bills after spending some time with the Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers. He started his career as an undrafted free agent out of Cincinnati with the Eagles in 2014.'

'We always have to do things in certain ways so that way we put ourselves into position to succeed, and rehab is no different when you have a player in this situation — and this situation we want to make sure we’ve dotted the ‘Is’ and crossed the ‘Ts’ — and in this case he’s worked, he just hasn’t been here. He’s worked extremely hard in the training room, attacking the rehab process… and these last couple of weeks we’ve been able to get him on the field. A credit to Sammy and our training staff.'

'Much to the delight of Bills fans, rookie cornerback and first-round pick Tre'Davious White is taking to the defense quite well in his very first NFL offseason.'

'The 26-year old was signed to the team’s practice squad in December of 2015, but injuries compromised his availability in 2016.'

'“You start with Zay (Jones), and then you get right down through – Walt Powell has had a nice spring so far,” said McDermott. “Dez Lewis has done a nice job, Philly Brown is working in there. I’ll tell you the guy that’s really stood out has been Andre [Holmes]. He’s done a phenomenal job, not only on offense, but also special teams. Very solid performer day-to-day, consistent and just really – that’s been a nice pickup for us so far and I really appreciate his leadership.”'

'The Bills feature back is the second Bills player to appear on the NFL’s Top 100 list this year. Lorenzo Alexander is the only other Bills player on the list thus far. He was No. 91 after his 12.5-sack season in 2016.'

'"Everybody is working hard, everybody is enjoying being here. Ain't nothing like coming into a facility where everyone's happy to be here, from the coaching staff to trainers."'