‘“Look it is what it is. We control what we can control. I think it’s honestly ridiculous that there will be on the surface what appears to be a playing field that’s like that, inconsistently across the league with the different away stadiums but it is what it is,” McDermott said on a zoom call with reporters.’
Archives for August 25, 2020
Bills training camp injury report: August 24th
‘Running back Taiwan Jones was a new addition to the injury report with a knee injury suffered in practice on Sunday.’
Dolphins to allow 13,000 fans in home opener against Bills
‘The limited seating will be reinforced with socially distanced seating clusters. Fans must wear a mask while attending.’
Catch the infamous “No Punt Game” from ’92 on Sunday
‘It’s the first time in NFL history that neither team punted.’
Bills head coach calls it ‘ridiculous’ that some stadiums will have fans
‘Earlier last week, the NFL was exploring the possibility of allowing fans into the Orchard Park stadium this season and sent a survey to some Bills season ticket holders asking them a wide-range of questions, topics which include: communication from the team, the direction the team is heading on the field, and fans’ comfort level with watching the game from inside the stadium this season.’
If cases continue to increase, ‘extremely unlikely’ fans at Bills games, Poloncarz warns
‘”And, as a note on professional sporting events, under current NYS guidelines no fans are allowed in Buffalo Bills games. If new cases and positivity rates continue to increase, it is extremely unlikely that NYS will allow fans into games.”‘
Bills learning, growing from COVID testing mishap
‘“I give the players and the staff a lot of credit. They were very positive with their approach and they went out and were resilient in terms of their mindset yesterday,” says head coach Sean McDermott. “What appeared to be a potentially very negative situation on the surface, the way we handled it, the way our players handled it in particular, to me was a positive in terms of a growth opportunity for us as a team.”’
McDermott says some teams being allowed to have fans ‘honestly ridiculous’ and inconsistent
‘“It is what it is. We can control what we can control,” says McDermott. “I think it’s honestly ridiculous that there will be, on the surface, what appears to be a playing field that’s like that— inconsistently across the league with the different away stadiums.”’
Micah Hyde: Competition at an all-time high this Bills camp
‘Hyde credits Buffalo’s improvements on offense with increasing the level of intensity.’
Bills make the best out of ‘false-positive’ situation
‘Dan Fetes explains that Allen and McDermott hope the NFL and labs will work out the kinks in the testing protocol before the start of the regular season.’
McDermott blasts NFL for ‘ridiculous’ inconsistent policy on fans
‘“It is what it is. We control what we can control,” said the Bills head coach. “I think it’s honestly ridiculous that there will be, on the surface, what appears to be a playing field that’s like that, inconsistently across the league with the different away stadiums. But it is what it is. We control what we control. That’s gotta be our mindset and that’s how we adapt.”’
Bills roster grows after false positive COVID-19 tests discovered
‘Hear from quarterback Josh Allen, who was one of those sidelined on Sunday, and Head Coach Sean McDermott on how the organization responded to the situation, confidence in the testing system and what questions this raises before the start of the regular season.’
Bills head coach calls inconsistent policies on fans in stadiums ‘ridiculous’
‘New York State still hasn’t given its approval for any fans at sporting events.’
Bills place Ike Brown on the reserve/retired list
‘Brown joined the Bills as an undrafted free agent from FIU following the 2020 NFL Draft.’
3 things we learned from Sean McDermott on Day 7 of Bills training camp
‘”We were able to build trust through these experiences now, these shared experiences where our players – and they were concerned, as was I, as was Brandon and [head athletic trainer] Nate [Breske] – that once we had the information, we were able to put a plan in place to go out and practice safely,” McDermott said.’