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Archives for August 29, 2020

Bills sign cornerback Brian Allen

‘A 6-foot-3-inch, 215-pounder, Allen brings size to the Bills’ defensive backfield. He’ll compete for a reserve role behind Tre’Davious White, Josh Norman, Levi Wallace and Taron Johnson.’

Former Bills cornerback Ike Brown explains his decision to retire

‘”Sometimes you have people where football is their life and sometimes you have people where football is a course in their life,” he wrote. “I have run my course with football and am grateful for every experience and opportunity it has brought.”‘

Bills host four defensive tackles for tryouts

‘Johnson is well-traveled after having gone undrafted in 2015. He has played in two career games, with the Vikings in 2016. He has been signed at various points by the Titans, Jaguars, Bears, Lions, Vikings and Panthers. He played last year in the National Arena League and the XFL.’

Brian Daboll on Josh Allen: ‘The confidence I have in Josh will never waver’

‘“I’ve said this plenty of times before; Josh is a guy that has come in, has worked hard and aims to improve every day, and he has done that every day since he’s been here,” said Daboll. “I have total confidence in him as a player and as a person. He just needs to keep grinding out, we all do, keep grinding out to get better. He’s a hard-working quarterback, he’s a hard-working player, and he’s a good leader. He’s the leader of our football team.”’

Brian Allen: 6 things to know about Buffalo Bills’ new CB

‘Although Allen has not seen much playing time at cornerback in his NFL career, it’s hard to deny his size/speed combination. Allen stands in at 6-feet-3-inches tall and ran a 4.48 40-yard dash leading up to the 2017 NFL Draft.’

Daboll, Frazier see progress as Bills continue to prepare for 2020 season

‘”Josh is a guy that’s come in, worked hard, aims to improve every day, and has done that since he’s been here,” Daboll told reporters Friday morning. “He’s dedicated to his craft, he’s an excellent leader, he understands what we want, and tries to do it on a daily basis. I have a lot of trust and faith in Josh.”‘

Bills training camp has shown who can help fill leadership void left by Lorenzo Alexander

‘“We needed to find out who are leaders were gonna be going into this season and just seeing Mario Addison step up and provide some leadership for us. Losing Lorenzo [Alexander] that was big piece from a leadership standpoint and that was one of the things that’s been going through my mind who’s gonna help fill that void in that absence of a guy like Lorenzo similar to what happened when Kyle [Williams] retired,” Frazier said on a zoom call with reporters.’

Bills OC Brian Daboll’s confidence in Josh Allen will ‘never waver’

‘“The decision making is what you thought it would be going into his third season. He’s grown so much in that area protecting the football, and making good decisions whether to take the ball down field or take a checkdown or should I throw it away versus taking the sack I mean that’s a big part of quarterback play,” Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier said on a zoom call with reporters.’

Bills DC Leslie Frazier: “You can’t ignore what’s going on in our country”

‘“Hopefully we can stay focused on what we have to get done but you can’t ignore what’s going on in our country. We’re not putting our head in the sand and pretending like the world is not going on. We’re well aware of what’s happening but at the same time we walk into this building we know we have a job to do, we have to focus and concentrate on what we have to get done.”’

Bills OC Brian Daboll’s confidence in Josh Allen will ‘never waver’

‘“The more things you can do on a consistent basis you give yourself a better chance. It’s always important to have chemistry with, particularly in the passing game with the guys that you’re throwing the ball with and throwing to. There’s different body languages and different indicators on breaks so that’s really the important thing and the thing that we work on every day,” he adds.’

Bills balancing football and social justice

‘“Hopefully we can stay focused on what we have to get done, but you can’t ignore what’s going on in our country. We’re not putting our heads in the sand and pretending like the world is not going on,” he adds. “We’re well aware of what’s happening, but at the same time we walk into this building we know we have a job to do. We have to focus and concentrate on what we have to get done.”’

Brian Daboll checks in on the state of the Bills offense

‘Bills Defensive Coordinator Leslie Frazier says in Training Camp he’s seen the Allen make better decisions. Daboll said that needs to continue as well. “He’s grown since he’s been here day one. He grows every day. He’s dedicated to his craft. He’s an excellent leader… He’s got great relationships with people in the building, not just his teammates.”‘

3 things we learned about the offense during Bills training camp

‘”He grows every day,” Daboll explained. “He’s dedicated to his craft. He’s an excellent leader. He understands what we want, he goes out there and he tries to do it on a daily basis. He’s got great relationships with the people in the building, not just his teammates, but with everybody in the building.’

3 things we learned about the defense during Bills training camp

‘”Having Jerry Hughes along with Mario and seeing how Tremaine has really matured into that role, that’s probably been the thing I’ve been learning about our defense as much as the X’s and O’s because that’s a big deal. You know, where is your leadership going to come from? It can’t always come from coaches.’