Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

‘However, while Rousseau has 17 career sacks, the time has come for him to be the primary pass rusher who the opposing offense has to identify on each play. He sure looked the part in the preseason game against the Steelers when he was in on three sacks, and that should manifest itself once the games start to count this week.’

‘Absolutely this is a game the Bills should win, and quite frankly, it’s a game the Bills need to win because their next five will all be massive tests with three coming on the road.’

‘For 24-year-old Buffalo Bills rookie running back Ray Davis, he’s already had a lifetime worth of monumental days that span every emotion and have shaped his implausible journey from being homeless on the streets of San Francisco as a child, through earning a college degree from prestigious Vanderbilt University, to hearing his name called in the fourth round of the NFL Draft, to learning this week that he had made the Bills’ final 53-man roster.’

‘“I’m excited that we were able to get Mike,” Beane said. “You never know how it’s gonna turn out, where guys are gonna land, and we recruited him hard to get him on this P-squad. Mitch is still working his way back … truly unknown yet whether Mitch will be ready to play Week 1 so it’s great we get Mike in here now, get him up to speed and we feel really good that we’ll have a good option or two to back up Josh come Week 1.”’

‘All of the players the Bills cut on Tuesday cleared waivers.’

‘In fact, it’s probably not as top-to-bottom talented as any of the division-winning teams since 2020, but that does not mean the initial 53-man iteration that the club announced Tuesday − which will almost certainly be altered in the coming days − can’t win double-digit games and make it five straight AFC East crowns.’

‘Andreessen grew up in the Buffalo suburb of Depew, played at Lancaster High School where he led his team to two Section VI championships and an appearance in one New York State championship game.’

‘Of course, this could mean that Trubisky’s injury is not serious and he’ll be ready to go for the regular season, if not at some point during the next two weeks of practice.’

‘This, of course, is not a surprise, but also does not necessarily mean his pursuit of a new career is over. The Bills could bring him back to the practice squad as a developmental player, or he could land on another team.’

‘With the Jets, he had a 63-yard kickoff return against the Panthers and totaled six punt returns for 89 yards, meaning he was more productive than anyone the Bills tried on returns.’

‘However, in signing journeyman Mike White Tuesday night with the intention of placing him on the practice squad, that might be an indication that Trubisky isn’t going to be available when the season begins Sept. 8 against Arizona and White would be elevated to serve as Josh Allen’s No. 2.’

‘“We got off (Sunday), then back to practice on Monday,” Gore said matter-of-factly Saturday following the Bills’ 31-26 preseason-concluding loss to the Carolina Panthers, a game where he was the Bills’ best player. “I can’t control it so there’s nothing that I can really do about it. But I put my best foot forward every day during camp, during preseason. Whatever they decide, they decide. They’re going to do what’s best for the team and I’ll be fine.”’

‘For me, the big decision comes down to Andreessen and Spector and I’m going with the hometown hero. Andreessen just looks like a playmaker and he can certainly do anything Spector can, both on defense and special teams. Spector can’t stay healthy, so if the Bills can get him to the practice squad, that works for me.’

‘The game will be available locally via the following stations: WROC (Channel 8, Rochester), WIVB (Buffalo area), WSYR (Syracuse), WPNY/WFXV/WUTR (Utica); WETM/EETM (Elmira); WWTI (Watertown); WTEN/WXXA (Albany).’

‘The top four are set with Khalil Shakir, Curtis Samuel, Keon Coleman and Mack Hollins. Last year the Bills rostered only five, and based on his fully guaranteed contract, Marquez Valdes-Scantling presumably is the fifth man. Now he’s hurt, as is Samuel, but coach Sean McDermott said Thursday that he believes both are in a good spot to return for Week 1. If that happens, is that group done, or will the Bills consider keeping six. Would it be Tyrell Shavers who makes the team? He has done some nice things in practice but he’s done nothing in the first two games, with the caveat that the QB situation has been, to put it mildly, troublesome so it’s tough to evaluate.’