Archives for July 19, 2017

'Perhaps it’s premature to saddle Jones with such expectations. Considering all he’s got working for him, though, it’s understandable.'

'Banyard will compete for a reserve job behind LeSean McCoy. In all likelihood, that will be the No. 3 job, provided second-year veteran Jonathan Williams fills the No. 2 role.'

'On its own, Andy's tweet would be a decent response. But Ch. 2 sports anchor Jonah Javad went the extra mile. For the 6 p.m. newscast, he compiled a lowlight reel of Gilmore's time in Buffalo, showing everybody what they missed with the Bills not being on TV.'

'"The culture change was needed," Incognito said. "I love Rex, I love what he brought to the team, but I don't think our locker room was ready for it. I don't think we had a veteran enough group to be able to adapt to Rex's system and to be able to make that work. So now we have a young and hungry team, and with coach [Sean] McDermott coming in and being detail-oriented and holding guys accountable, hopefully that helps us take the next step."'

'"It would be tough economically, but not crippling, for the Bills to move on from Tyrod Taylor after this season," said Graziano. "Doing so would increase Buffalo's 2018 cap space to around $43 million, and the Bills would obviously need to look at free-agent quarterbacks. This is a wild card, but Taylor is, too."'

'Yates has been the No. 2 QB throughout OTAs and and minicamp. I expect him to get second-team reps to start training camp, too. From there, he’ll have to keep the job. My sense is McDermott wants a veteran behind Taylor to steer the ship if he were to go down at all. Although the 30-year old Yates has only started nine games throughout his seven NFL seasons, he has started – and won – a playoff game. That holds some clout with the coaching staff and in the QB room. He'll get pushed for the backup role, but when it's all said and done, I think he keeps it at least for most of the season, if not all of it.'

'The Patriots are among the teams that typically among the squads that are featured. The Bills, in recent years, have not been so lucky.'

'If Darby and White prove to be the starters outside, it’s highly likely that Bills CB Kevon Seymour will garner heavy consideration for the nickel position. Seymour was the Bills sixth-round pick in the 2016 NFL draft and he carved out a role for himself last season. Throughout his rookie season, the cornerback played in 15 games while making 22 tackles and also had three pass deflections.'