Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

‘The fact that the Bills are planning to meet with Davis, their fourth-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft who they allowed to leave via free agency following the 2023 season, is an indication that they are not happy with their wide receiver situation.’

‘As always when it comes to injuries, you generally ignore what players and coaches say because rarely do they tell the truth. Hancock was held out of Tuesday’s practice at One Bills Drive and Sean McDermott doubted he’d be able to play Saturday when the Bills close the preseason at Tampa Bay.’

‘Neither is a great option, but what team has a truly great option at backup QB. Mike White had a tough night in Chicago, though he didn’t have the benefit — as Trubisky did the week before — in playing with the starters. Still, Trubisky is probably the best choice.’

‘Moore posted a 38.4 overall grade from Pro Football Focus in the Bills’ 38–0 loss to the Chicago Bears, the fifth-worst among all NFL receivers in Week 2 of the preseason.’

‘The infant, Beau Hunter Bean, was hospitalized for more than a month after his birth for an undisclosed serious complication.’

‘S Jordan Hancock: The rookie fifth-round pick led the Bills with eight tackles before exiting with a shoulder injury. Hancock was active against the run, delivering a tackle for loss and stuffing a third-and-goal carry at the 1-yard line. After being moved around the secondary during training camp, Hancock looks to have found a home at safety.’

‘I’ll just break it down. Line of scrimmage, we didn’t win the line of scrimmage. Fundamentally, we weren’t good enough. Too many penalties. You get out there and, you know, playing against their ones, I expect, we expect to compete with them. And that wasn’t the case early. Our twos then who were out there competing against their twos and our threes against their threes, it didn’t get much better. So, you know, we got to look at it, figure some things out and, and evaluate some of the guys as well and see where we stand there. And a lot of work to get done this week as we move forward here. So I thought we made had some momentum coming off that practice which I thought was a good practice for us. Tonight, however, not even close. So we go back and head back tonight and get back to Buffalo and have a good week of practice coming up.’

‘Buffalo was outgained 528 to 180 and its defense allowed 31 first downs.’

‘McDermott felt the Bills accomplished their goals Friday, so the only starters who saw action Sunday were wide receiver Joshua Palmer on offense and safety Cole Bishop on defense. And that was only because both players have missed too much practice time, especially Bishop.’

‘Sean McDermott would not divulge who will get the start Sunday night when the teams meet in preseason game No. 2 at Soldier Field. If it’s a true competition, one should expect White to get the nod and play with the first-string for perhaps a quarter. If Trubisky starts, that would be a clear indication that Trubisky has already won the job.’

‘The confluence of those going to the game, others heading to the Erie County Fair in Hamburg, plus the normal summer Friday night rush-hour traffic and weekend vacation travel created a congestion nightmare and the stadium manager, Thomas Calpin, admitted, “We were operating under worst-case conditions.” Of course, that begged the question, why not play the first game on Saturday?’

‘The game will be available locally via the following stations: WUHF channel 7 (Rochester area), WUTV channel 29 (Buffalo area), WSYT channel 68 (Syracuse area), WFXV channel 33 (Utica area), WYDC channel 48 (Elmira area), WXXA channel 23 (Albany area), and WICZ (Binghamton area).’

‘The Bills clearly matched the physicality of the Bears, which is something the Miami Dolphins reportedly did not do last week when they were here for a joint practice. However, while the Bills matched Chicago’s intensity, there were far too many mistakes made on both sides of the ball.’

‘The Buffalo Bills made several roster moves this week ahead of their preseason road game against the Chicago Bears.’

‘Lyons’ takeaway from the game: More people should know these lifesaving skills.’