‘The Buffalo Bills’ full team is scheduled to report for training camp, along with most other teams, on July 28. After the first two weeks of camp, testing frequency will depend on positive test rates. If the rate of positive tests drops below 5% for players and staff, testing will shift to every other day, according to the agreement.’
Archives for July 21, 2020
Bills training camp questions: Who steps into the leadership void?
‘In consecutive years, center Eric Wood, defensive tackle Kyle Williams and linebacker Lorenzo Alexander have retired. Combined, those three had 494 games of NFL experience. All were respected voices in the locker room, with each serving as a team captain during their time with the Bills.’
Column: From old days to New Era, home of the Bills has a Rich legacy
‘Soon enough, though, fans began to call it, affectionately, the Old Rockpile. Those of us of a certain age still think of the stadium in Orchard Park as new. But here’s the thing: when the Bills left the Rockpile, after the 1972 season, it was only 35 years old. And now the field formerly known as New Era is … 47 years old.’
One week into the Bills’ first training camp at Fisher, Doug Flutie went down with an injury
‘There was a clear line in the sand: You were either a Flutie fan or a Johnson fan, and when the team convened 20 years ago this month for the first time at Fisher – with Johnson listed No. 1 on the depth chart – the quarterback controversy which had been building for two years was now at a boiling point.’
Buffalo Bills 10 training camp questions: No. 6, can Josh Norman get career back on track?
‘In McDermott’s zone-based scheme, Norman became one of the most reliable cover corners in the league, the guy the Panthers relied on most to shut down the opposition’s top receivers.’
Buffalo Bills, NFL players pushing hard for answers ahead of training camp amid coronavirus concerns
‘The two biggest points of contention right now between the NFL Players Association and the NFL are preseason games and Covid-19 testing procedures. The players want to eliminate the preseason and the league wants to have two games so that clubs can test coronavirus protocols.’
Buffalo Bills Set To Open Camp With High Expectations
‘Expectations: Sky high. Though questions still focus on Allen’s consistency, Bills have returning talent and depth at most every position to contend for AFC East title — especially with long-time nemesis Tom Brady no longer in division. Leave it to Bills cynics, lamenting only thing that might stop Buffalo from making deep playoff run is season cut short by COVID-19.’
No NFL preseason is a necessary evil
‘Players at the bottom of a 53-man roster don’t always make the same impact a 12th man might in the NBA, but the Bills saw in the 2020 playoffs what someone on the bubble in August, could suddenly do in January.’
Bills Training Camp Preview: Wide receiver shows promise
‘John Brown was Allen’s go-to guy last season, leading the team in receptions, yards, and he finished tied with Cole Beasley for the most touchdown catches. Opposing defenses will need to pay close attention to Diggs and that should create some very favorable matchups for Brown and the same can be said for Beasley.’
Players Hit Twitter, #WeWantToPlay
‘Players around the league blitzed social media on Sunday, demanding the league listen to medical experts on how to return safely. Most of the Tweets contained the hashtag #WeWantToPlay.’
Poloncarz deals with harsh realities of pro sports
‘“If they do sell naming rights, I hope it’s an organization we would be proud of as a local company that has a very good track record of treating its employees well,” the county executive said. “I never had a beef with New Era until they shut down their Derby facility and laid off over 200 employees locally. I don’t want to see a company go out of business, but they were paying millions of dollars a year while laying off lots of our residents. It just didn’t seem right.”’
Bills Camp Preview: Wide Receivers
‘Sheer talent doesn’t tell the complete story. They also fit together perfectly. Diggs is the prototypical, do it all number one. Don’t pigeonhole Brown as a “stretch the field” guy, but that’s certainly a strength. Beasley is an expert underneath in the slot. Even Isaiah McKenzie pieces in nicely as a gadget guy.’
Bills continuity will be key to fast start in 2020
‘”Definitely a big advantage for teams with the same quarterback, same play-caller and primarily the same offensive line,” says NFL analyst Warren Sharp. “Continuity in those three areas is really what’s going to drive [the offense] It’s easy to work in a guy like Stefon Diggs into the equation.”‘