Archives for August 2017

'"The hot yoga was definitely something different," Clay said after a recent training camp practice. "It's something if you haven't tried I suggest you try. It's torture when you're doing it, but you feel tremendous when you're walking out. It's definitely something I'll continue to do to keep my muscles flexible and keep me strong without the wear and tear on your joints that we get all the time. It's definitely something I'll continue to do."'

'Buffalo Bills and Sabres owner Terry Pegula regularly attends training camp practices, but on Wednesday he spoke with the media. Pegula discussed both his teams: No updates on Jack Eichel, however, Pegula did say "We want Jack and Jack wants to be in Buffalo" and no updates on a new stadium. "We aren't in any planning session," Pegula said. For more from Pegula, see the attached video above.'

'“When I saw Coach McDermott land his first head coaching job, I thought it’d be a great opportunity to work with him,” Waufle said. “I always had great respect for him and his assistants when he was a coordinator for the Eagles and I was with the Giants. He had been in communication with me throughout his hiring process."'

'"If you put the pieces in the puzzle together, the respect, earn it, work hard diligence, be thorough, I think that's how you get into the playoffs," he said. "Hopefully, we can do that this year."'

'Jones becomes the seventh running back on the roster, if you include Mike Tolbert. He'll likely compete with Brandon Tate and Rashad Ross to be the teams' return specialist.'

'RB LeSean McCoy was back on the field after missing Tuesday with a stomach bug. OG Richie Incognito got a veteran’s day off. WR Brandon Tate (calf) returned in a limited capacity.'

'This year, it’s a different coach and Ragland has taken all second team reps since training camp started. Sean McDermott said, “There’s a plan for every player. Reggie’s, again, another second-year player coming off of the injury he came off of. Really, this is his first year. Acclimating him to practice tempo, he missed most of the spring, acclimating him to the system and putting him in position, like we try to do with all of our players, to have success; success early, and success in the long term. I like what he did the other day – the second day in pads. I saw a physical aspect of his game, an emotional aspect of his game that we need in our defense. A lot of work remains for all of us, including Reggie at this point.”'

'“Different days you’re watching different things," Beane said with Howard Simon and Jeremy White at training camp on Wednesday. "Sometimes I’m spending more time on the skills; sometimes I’m watching the guys up front. The first couple days in pads, I had not been able to see these guys up front hit all along. At least the skills in the spring, not a lot changes from watching receivers run routes, hands, and all the other variables there. But the big guys, you don’t get to see them hit. So I really wanted to watch how we are up front and I liked what I saw so far."'

'“It's fun, it's exciting," Jones said live with Howard Simon and Jeremy White from training camp on Wednesday morning. "A lot of emotions and it's just good to get back out there and play football again. At the same time, it’s challenging, difficult at some times and some points. So it’s just a lot of emotions going on."'

'Based on this move, it's pretty clear that the Buffalo Bills are not happy with the depth of their running backs, and needed another player to add into the mix for the fourth player kept on the 53-man roster — that is, if the Bills do keep a fourth past McCoy, Williams, and Tolbert.'

'“That’s what you need to win. You need to have respect. When teams come into Buffalo to play, they need to be talking about it on the way up saying ‘Oh gosh, we’ve got to go to Buffalo. Let’s hope we can get one out of here,’” he said. “I think that’s a part of any winner. People respect organizations and teams that win. That’s where we have to get. We have to earn the respect of the rest of the rest of the league, the Buffalo Bills have to.”'

'It feels like almost on a daily basis now, I’m writing that “this was Zay Jones' best practice to date,” and then the next day, he raises the bar just a bit more. That’s the type of improvement you hope to see from young players in their first training camp and rookie year, and it’s what we saw yet again on Wednesday.'

'“Well, where are we going to go,” he said when asked about the opt out of the current lease, which is scheduled for 2020. “Well we have a lease through 2023 so that’s a contractual obligation. That’s my stance on it. This is 2017. We’ve got a long ways to go before thinking about anything besides where we’re at now.”'

'The Mighty McDermott is the markets newest creation, a blend of pork, spinach, cheese, peppers and onions named after new Bills Head Coach Sean McDermott.'

'Jones' future in Oakland looked to be in doubt last season after the Raiders drafted RB DeAndre Washington in the fourth round of the 2016 draft. This past offseason after Oakland successfully pulled Marshawn Lynch out of retirement, Jones’ days were numbered in a very crowded Raiders backfield.'