Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

‘Experience isn’t the issue the skeptics are raising; it has more to do with the level of talent. Williams is right in that the six aforementioned players all have at least three years of NFL experience, but what has fans and media vexed is whether this group can protect the quarterback, whoever that is, and win up front enough in the run game to give LeSean McCoy a chance, especially when the Bills figure to see plenty of eight-man boxes this season.’

‘I still don’t see Allen winning the starting job out of camp, but again, it’s way too early to make an educated guess.’

‘McCarron and Peterman didn’t have quite the range of success/failure, and of the two, it seemed like McCarron was a little sharper. At one stage working with the backups, Peterman was frustrated because the left tackle jumped to kill a play, and after things were reset, running back Keith Ford lined up on the wrong side in the backfield and Peterman needed to interrupt his cadence to point it out. After he handed the ball to Ford at the snap, Peterman turned around and looked perturbed as he talked to offensive coordinator Brian Daboll.’

‘“The biggest thing is I knew it was a playoff team,” said Ivory. “Last year I was with Jacksonville and we got to go against these guys in the playoffs. That was one of the reasons, they were a playoff-caliber team. On top of that just knowing there was a lot of good guys on the team.”’

‘“Everything is based on the coach’s decision, so I’m just going by what everyone wants me to do,” Foster said. “Everything I’m doing right now is getting mental reps, watching the vets and do everything that I can to learn from them. My job is when I have the opportunity, embrace it, and if not, take the mental reps from the vets.”’

‘“I think he’s a hard-working guy,” Daboll said. “He’s professional, he learns every day, he does his best not to make the same mistake twice. He’s got a good rapport with the players and that’s what you need to have at quarterback. Where he’s at now to where he’s going to be, I can’t tell you right now, we haven’t been out there practicing with pads or taking a hit, but he’s a professional young man.”’

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‘“I always focus on what happened badly in practice and there were a couple throws that got away from me,” he said. “The one with the running back right in front of me, it handcuffed me. I’ve never really had that type of throw, so good thing it happened in practice and not a game. Now I can learn from it and grow from it.”’

‘McCoy’s silence regarding the ongoing investigation into the robbery and beating less than three weeks ago of his former girlfriend at a home that he owns in an Atlanta suburb was expected. Surely, he was advised by his lawyers, and the Bills, to deflect all questions because the case remains open, and he did an excellent job following orders, and he did it politely and patiently.’

‘“The more I was in the community, whether it was neighbors, or people, or whatever, it kept coming up,” Beane said of the playoff drought he and McDermott inherited when they came north from Carolina. “I don’t think it would be fair to say we felt what the city felt, but I did personally — and you know, Sean probably did in his own way, too — feel like, man this is a big weight on this city, and I do feel it.”’

‘“We talk about adversity and every season has adversity, things that can be a distraction,’’ Beane said. “It’s how you handle it and the family atmosphere we’ve tried to create here is how we’ll handle it. Unfortunately, we got hit with something before we got started but in some ways, it’s good. We knock that out and we’ll refocus on camp here and getting (the season) started.’’’

‘No more Curse of Doug Flutie. Rochester and Fisher were in the win column.’

‘Allen was among the final four first-round picks to sign. Still unsigned are No. 3 overall pick Sam Darnold of the Jets, No. 4 pick Denzel Ward of the Browns, and No. 8 choice Roquan Smith of the Bears. The Bears have been in camp a week, the Jets reported Tuesday without their prized rookie, and the Browns report Wednesday.’

‘He was arrested for felony vandalism but not charged in a bizarre incident in March in the hallway of a residential building in Los Angeles. He also had surgeries to repair a torn labrum in his shoulder and to fix a bothersome knee issue.’

‘The Bills say they have a plan for Allen, but it’s anybody’s guess what it may be.’