‘McCloud became the odd-man out among a deep group of receivers, after the Bills acquired Stefon Diggs in a trade with Minnesota and then selected Gabriel Davis and Isaiah Hodgins in the draft.’
Archives for July 2020
Bills roster at 86 after releasing McCloud and McGhin
‘NFL teams have the option of practicing as one with an 80-man roster, or splitting up into separate squads and maintaining a 90-man roster limit. It appears the Bills are on their way to the former.’
Bills roster in-depth: Quarterbacks
‘At the end of 2018, Barkley and Derek Anderson were both set to be a part of the team headed into training camp, surrounding Allen with two veterans he could continue to watch and learn from. With Anderson’s retirement, that role fell squarely on Barkley and he embraced it, while also being ready to play if needed. Barkley is clearly right now the No. 2 quarterback, and although the further Allen goes on his career the less he needs that veteran backup behind him, the fact there was no offseason, there will be no preseason, and teams will have to get on the same page a lot quicker starting this week, Barkley is an even more valuable asset to have.’
Bills release WR Ray-Ray McCloud and OL Garrett McGhin
‘McGhin, an undrafted free agent originally signed by the Bills, spent time with the Carolina Panthers in 2019. He was once again signed by the Bills in the Spring.’
Bills training camp to kick off Tuesday
‘For the first time in 20 years, the team will not hold practices in the Rochester area. Instead, they will conduct their entire training camp at their team facilities in Orchard Park.’
Bills veterans report to training camp
‘Testing will take place daily for the first two weeks of camp and drop only if the positive rate drops below 5%.’
Bills Camp Preview: Special Teams
‘I can’t ever remember a Bills team going into a training camp with two kickers and two punters that each have very legitimate shots to be the guy week one. Very few NFL teams ever start a season this way.’
Bills begin roster cuts: McCloud and McGhin released
‘McCloud was the Bills sixth-round pick in 2018 out of Clemson. He played in just ten games his rookie season catching only five passes.’
Bills fans: The 2020 season is here. Hold your breath.
‘There is no Fisher. That campus is quiet, waiting for their own students to arrive in another month. The Bills players will be going to their own facility in Orchard Park. But they won’t walk in and go to work. The player’s first week will be one of isolation. The one and only job for the players will be to get tested and quarrantine. Then they will do it again. If all goes well (negative tests) they will enter the facility after 5 days. If not? then the process begins again.’
Quick Hits: Wide receivers need to do the “dirty work”
‘”No position is given,” McDermott said. “You have to make the most of your opportunities. We look for who is going to go in there and block in the run game, who’s going to put the team first and be unselfish in their approach.”‘
Bills release WR Ray-Ray McCloud III, OL Garrett McGhin
‘The roster moves cut down the team to a total of 86 players. Per COVID-19 adjustments to the CBA, the roster needs to be set to 81 players by August 16 (the Bills have a roster exemption for RB Christian Wade via the International players program).’
Tre’Davious White comes in at No.47 on the NFL’s Top 100 Players of 2020 list
‘Cornerback Tre’Davious White has been revealed as one of NFL’s Top 100 Players of 2020. White is No. 47 and the third Buffalo Bill to make the list joining quarterback Josh Allen and wide receiver Stefon Diggs. The Pro Bowler was voted onto the list by his peers.’
Stefon Diggs lands at No. 54 on the NFL’s Top 100 Players of 2020 list
‘In his five years in the league, Diggs has shown a countless number of times why he is one of the best at his position.’
Camp Countdown 2020 | What should be expected from Josh Allen in year three?
‘”Josh has innate leadership qualities that guys gravitate towards, and he understands his role on the team,” said offensive coordinator Brian Daboll. “Not making it more than it is, being one of the guys, being there for the players around him, helping them with the system, getting them together so that you can build that team chemistry. Not all about football. You’d have to ask his teammates, but he’s been a fantastic leader for us, and it doesn’t surprise me.”‘
Bills Today | Will Buffalo have the NFL’s best defense in 2020?
‘”We use our projection system but we don’t just project how good a team is going to be,” Schatz said. “We project a range of possibilities for how good a team is going to be based on a number of variables. But the average of all those possibilities for Buffalo is the best in the league for defense.”‘