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‘I think most people pegged McCarron as the bridge; someone who wouldn’t puke on himself (not literally) and serve as the bridge to Allen until he was ready to take over. But by allowing Peterman’s preseason performance to fool Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane into thinking this team didn’t need a veteran presence at the quarterback position, they eliminated any possibility for that to plan to work correctly.’

‘Adolphus Washington was a third round pick of the Bills in 2016 out of Ohio State. He started 21 games out of 30 in two seasons, recording 3.5 sacks and 36 tackles in that time. Washington was downgraded to fourth on the depth chart below Star Lotulelei, Kyle Williams, and 2018 third round pick Harrison Phillips.’

‘”Overall, you cannot give up those points and win a football game. Tremaine [Edmunds] early in the game could have done a better job, but as the game went on he showed glimpses of serious promise. He started to look comfortable, and eventually forced that fumble.”‘

‘”Guys like Tremaine [Edmunds], Taron [Johnson] and Harrison [Phillips] need to be made aware that every detail is important. From there, you can do your respective job in a cleaner, faster manner.”‘

‘Allen ended his day by throwing 6-of-15 for 74 yards, but he was sacked three times for a loss of 16 yards.’

‘We knew the Bills offense was loaded with questions and bereft of top end talent but woof! I didn’t expect to see, perhaps, the worst half of football I’ve witnessed from any Bills team in the nearly 30 years I’ve watched them. I still can’t believe they went an entire half without getting a single first down. It was the first time a Bills team managed to produce that dubious stat since 2001. They ran 23 plays over eight possessions and totaled just 33 yards.’

‘I’ve been watching the NFL for a long time and I have NEVER, EVER seen a quarterback pulled with five minutes gone in the third quarter because the game is already won. The Bills made Joe Flacco look like Tom Brady. They had no answer at all for the three Baltimore tight ends and receivers were open all day. Vontae Davis has been so bad he was inactive. His replacement Phillip Gaines was no better.’

‘The concerns from the preseason have officially turned to worry. The line was overmatched all afternoon, allowing six sacks of Bills’ QBs Nathan Peterman and Josh Allen, numerous pressures when there wasn’t a sack, not giving any space for the running game, and committing several penalties. It was just a poor performance for the unit all around.’

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‘“I learned so much from Eric,” said Groy. “He was a great mentor for me. He showed me how to carry myself, go about your business, and be a leader. I’m grateful for everything he taught me.”’

‘Well, I’d say we have plenty of plays in the offense and each week is going to be different based on who we’re playing, too. Everybody was accountable to be able to do all of the things. Now, if somebody does something a little better or if someone doesn’t have the comfort level with one particular play, then we don’t do those plays.’

‘It doesn’t matter much anyway because Peterman’s success or failure won’t ultimately be what decides McDermott’s long-range fate. That will likely come down to when Josh Allen goes in and how he looks when he does.’

‘If the Bills are going to have any success on offense this year, LeSean McCoy will have to have a big season. McDermott said, “In respect with LeSean, he’s developing, I’ve watched him since he was younger, I appreciate his leadership, he’s playing fast. He looks like he’s in better shape than a year ago.’

‘”We, in this building, never lost faith in who Nate is… Outside, people just wrote him off, even in this town or, obviously, nationally. I know when we said it would be a quarterback competition, most people were saying it’s a quarterback competition between A.J. (McCarron) and Josh (Allen). They kept leaving Nate out of there and we’re like ‘Trust us, Nate is doing well.’ When we left in June, we felt like Nate should still start with the 1s as we roll out in August.”‘

‘But you never know, right? This is why they play the games and maybe the Bills will be better than I think. If you’re looking for more good news, second place in the AFC East is entirely up for grabs and the AFC is the lesser of the two conferences so perhaps another wild card berth is not a pipe dream. At least the regular season is here and we can all be thankful for that.’