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LeSean McCoy: Only worried about Ravens, not lawsuit

‘”I’ll take care of that stuff,” McCoy said when asked why he had yet to publicly respond to the lawsuit. “But right now, the only thing I can worry about is the Baltimore Ravens and keeping everything the same with that. Just focusing in on this big week for me, Week 1.’

Bills’ McDermott is impressed with LeSean McCoy for many reasons

‘If the Bills are going to have any success on offense this year, LeSean McCoy will have to have a big season. McDermott said, “In respect with LeSean, he’s developing, I’ve watched him since he was younger, I appreciate his leadership, he’s playing fast. He looks like he’s in better shape than a year ago.’

Beane – Peterman is a professional QB, he can play at this level

‘”We, in this building, never lost faith in who Nate is… Outside, people just wrote him off, even in this town or, obviously, nationally. I know when we said it would be a quarterback competition, most people were saying it’s a quarterback competition between A.J. (McCarron) and Josh (Allen). They kept leaving Nate out of there and we’re like ‘Trust us, Nate is doing well.’ When we left in June, we felt like Nate should still start with the 1s as we roll out in August.”‘

Playoffs???!!!(use your Jim Mora voice)

‘But you never know, right? This is why they play the games and maybe the Bills will be better than I think. If you’re looking for more good news, second place in the AFC East is entirely up for grabs and the AFC is the lesser of the two conferences so perhaps another wild card berth is not a pipe dream. At least the regular season is here and we can all be thankful for that.’

Joe B: 5 Buffalo Bills practice notes ahead of Week 1 vs. Ravens (9/5/18)

‘Just as they did on Monday, both Murphy and Williams partook in Wednesday’s practice with however much they could “tolerate” according to head coach Sean McDermott. However, he did say that the duo both did some work in team drills on Monday, which is an excellent sign for potential availability by the time Sunday rolls around.’

Running back LeSean McCoy excited to play in Brian Daboll’s offense

‘”It’s another playbook, put us in different formations to make the defense have to account for that. With all those things combined, man, I think it helps out. The big playmakers that people think we need. Even last year, we had ups and downs, but as an offense, we found ways to not turn the ball over, run the ball well, and make plays when we needed to”, McCoy said.’

Groy on OL: “We’re going to come in with an underdog mentality”

‘“You always do,” Groy said. “At the end of the day, nobody gave us a shot at the beginning of the year either, so it’s not anything new. We’re going to come in with an underdog mentality and do what we can. We’re going to protect Nate (Peterman) and do everything we can scheme wise to protect him.”’

Sean McDermott: 4 Notable Quotes – Bills Vs. Ravens

‘”I think you hit the nail on the head with respect to LeSean. He’s developing. I’ve watched him since he was younger, like I’ve said before, to now. I appreciate his leadership within our team. He’s got a good grasp on the offense, he’s playing fast, he looks like he’s in better shape even than he was a year ago. I think he’s been off to a real fine start.”‘

“Captain” Shady embraces his responsibility

‘”Every move I try to make nowadays, I really want to make it the best because I see how they view me,” he said. “You don’t really notice that until a youngster speaks to you, talks to you, asks you different questions. You’d be surprised what type of all-star, young players in the NFL… the type of text messages or questions that I get. I’m like, ‘damn, I must be 30 or I must be in my 10th year’.”’

Bills O-Line “salty” and confident

‘”The more you do reps together, the more you have these innate things with the guy next to you,” veteran tackle Marshall Newhouse said. “Maybe you don’t have to say a word. You just give him a look or something like that. That stuff comes with time.”‘

Quick Hits: McDermott stamps Bills O-line as ready

‘“They’ll be ready to go. They’re preparing now just like our entire team to make sure they’re ready,” McDermott said. “We’ve got a group of guys who take a lot of pride in working for things. Now they’ve come together. There may not be a whole lot of outside faith in them, but I think they’ve embraced that. There’s not a name on our board that’s a household name and those guys take a lot of pride in their work.”’

Quick Hits: What LeSean McCoy is using as motivation

‘“This offseason I just put the extra work in,” he said. “People take a lot of shots at running backs who are 30-years old and it’s always a question. I feel I get it a lot lately, which I’m not used to, so it was something else to drive me. It got added onto chasing different things, yardage, wins, you name it. Whatever it is I always try to find something to get me going. This offseason I credit that as my motivation in pushing myself.”’

Top 8 storylines for Bills-Ravens this week

‘“I’ve learned a lot, went through a lot, studied a lot this offseason,” Peterman said, “I worked really hard fundamentally, as well. I’ve got to continue to do that. Like I said, there’s a lot of challenges and I’ve got to keep making steps.”’