‘“I’ve never had my job on the line,” Lawson said recently. “I just want to get better every day, talk to the coaches every day, do what I need to do to get better. It’s stuff I didn’t do my first two years, asking the coaches for extra help and stuff like that. So I’m staying on top of it, staying after practice and working extra on my game.”’
Archives for June 2018
7 things we learned from day one of Buffalo Bills minicamp
‘During his time with the starters, Allen made an impressive throw to Kelvin Benjamin in a spot where only the wide receiver could catch it. After the impressive pass, Allen tried to squeeze a ball into a tight window that was deflected by Micah Hyde and intercepted by fellow rookie Tremaine Edmunds.’
10 Buffalo Bills with most on the line in 2018
‘He has the opportunity to prove he belongs on the field with the Bills. His competition this summer will be rookie quarterback Josh Allen and second year QB Nathan Peterman. If he wins the starting job in camp, McCarron could get the bulk of Buffalo’s starts this season as they bring Allen along slowly. What he does with the opportunity is yet to be seen, but if he plays well enough the Bills could look to move him to a quarterback needy team in 2019.’
Bills’ bazooka-armed rookie Allen finally works with starters
‘Could the 6-foot-5, 237-pound native Californian notice the difference between first-team defensive backs and the second- and third-stringers he otherwise has exclusively faced since joining the team last month? In a word, yes.’
Bills running back McCoy shows no signs of slowing at 30
‘”I hang out in the offseason with a lot of running backs like (Todd) Gurley and (Le’Veon) Bell, and the way they view me is like the old head baller, ” McCoy said Tuesday, referring to the Rams and Steelers star running backs. “It drives me. Now it’s like reversed. Now it’s ‘OK, I’m still an elite player, but these young guys are creeping on me.”
Bills QB Allen to receive first-team reps at minicamp
‘”He’s worked hard … this has been part of the plan from the start. But give Josh credit, he’s earned it,” McDermott said, per Sal Capaccio of WGR 550.’
LeSean McCoy: ‘I’m not a big fan of rookies, but Josh Allen is pretty good’
‘“I’ve got to be honest, he’s pretty good, and I’m not a big fan of rookies,” the Bills running back told reporters. “Probably my best rookie I think I liked in my career has probably been Tre [Tre’Davious White]. A lot of guys, as rookies, they’re not like him. Quarterback is on that level. He’s good, he’s smart. He has to learn, of course, he’s thrown some passes that he probably shouldn’t have thrown.’
QB Allen, WR Foster get first-team reps Tuesday
‘QB Nathan Peterman was the main QB with the starters throughout the practice and had a very good day. He made several terrific passes, including two in a row where he had to drop the ball over a defender and into a wide receivers’ arms as he was running downfield or towards the sideline.’
Bills’ McDermott looking forward to this week’s mini-camp
‘It seems like LeSean McCoy never drops off in his performance despite turning 30 next month. McDermott knows McCoy from when they both spent time in Philadelphia. He said the running back never fails to impress him, “Just to watch his habits off the field in terms of the way he takes care of his body and for a runningback to accrue the number of yards and to be as healthy as he’s been for the most part, is really a testament to the way he takes care of his body.”’
Buffalo Bills’ Quan Bray fueled by mother’s murder and case’s chilling twist
‘”I pulled up to my grandmother’s house to pull up to her car,” the present-day Buffalo Bills wide receiver said, then relived what he saw on his mother’s wrecked silver car. “In front of there, there were a couple of bullet holes and stuff. Police was surrounding and all that stuff, so I was the first one on the scene to see that. And the only thing they were just telling me was just to go to the hospital.”‘
7 observations from 2018 Buffalo Bills minicamp, Day One
‘In those limited reps, Allen showed much of what he has throughout OTAs this spring — an up-and-down affair.’
Allen takes 1st team reps during mandatory minicamp
‘“He’s worked hard,” McDermott said of the rookie. “It’s been a part of the plan, but he has earned it and that’s how we do things here. He’ll continue to earn things as he goes through his development as we move forward.”’
LeSean McCoy Prepares for 10th NFL Season
‘Brian Daboll will be McCoy’s 4th offensive coordinator in 4 seasons with Buffalo. Daboll takes over a Bills offense with plenty of question marks, the one sure thing he has to work with is McCoy. The Bills back likes the look of the new playbook.’
Bills rookie Josh Allen gets first team reps at practice
‘McCarron, who spent the last four years as Andy Dalton’s backup, has the best chance of winning the starting job. At practice on Tuesday, however, all three quarterbacks stood in with the first team.’
LeSean McCoy on Josh Allen: “He’s special”
‘“I’ve got to be honest, he’s pretty good — and I’m not a big fan of rookies,” said running back LeSean McCoy. “He’s good. He’s smart. He has to learn, of course, he throws some passes that probably shouldn’t have been thrown, but other than that, he has a strong arm, he’s very intelligent — he’s too smart, I tell him sometimes. We have conversations and I say, ‘Easy. This is not like an exam. Just talk to me. You can say yo. You can say wassup.’ But as a talent level, he’s going to be really good for a lot of years, when he takes over eventually. We took him early in the draft so that’s just common sense, but he’s special. That’s for sure.”’