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I'm not basing my presumptions upon anything former players and coaches said...I believe Daboll is not trying to get Josh to become something he isn't. We'll find out soon enough.

Right, everybody knows that, and it meant nothing. Perhaps it won't backfire on the Browns but it was an unnecessary move that made their RB room weaker to start the season.

I couldn't agree less. I think if Singletary shows during the preseason that he is as productive as they think he'll be, Yeldon is out the door.

Exactly. Dumb move by Cleveland in my opinion. Completely unnecessary.

I don't think anyone should be surprised that Barkley is more adept than Josh at the short passing game at this point in their respective careers...that IS Barkley's game and he's been doing it for years. I think Josh can get better at the short throws but I have also heard Josh say on numerous occasions that he loves working with 'Dabes' because (and I'm paraphrasing) "he puts in throws I like and takes out throws I don't like." This tells me Daboll is not trying to jam a square peg into a round hole, which is reassuring. And with that said, I hope Josh doesn't get hurt but if he does, Barkley is sound enough to manage the offense and be supported by what we hope is a stifling defense.

Don't remember the year but my first home game was a preseason tilt vs. Green Bay in the mid 70s. It was at Rich so had to be '73 or later. My first regular season home game was opening day '79 vs. the Fish, when Dempsey missed a game-winner, but I was lucky enough to be back at the stadium three weeks later to see the Jerry Butler explosion against the Jets.

Lots I'm excited to see. Allen for the first couple of drives, along with Brown and Beas. Oliver. Singletary. Sweeney. The battle for 6th WR. Special teams units under Farwell, including #coreyvscorypuntapalooza. Also looking to see discipline -- i.e., pre-snap penalties

Couple of big no-nos with this thread: 1) Begging for free tickets when they're readily available on the cheap 2) Publishing an email address in a post Definitely a noob.

Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding!!!!!!!!!!! You've won NFL Preseason Bingo by being the first to use this phrase in a preseason thread!

Well, there's always "he starts hot, and continues playing." But I'm just spitballing here.

I'll tell you why this is the most excited I've been for a Bills preseason opener in a while...because for the first time in I-can't-remember-how-long there is a justifiable hope we have a franchise QB starting the game.

Shady receives a good bit of attention around here, and there are a variety of opinions as to whether last year was the year he "lost it" or if he will bounce back in 2019. Shady had 752 combined yards from scrimmage in 2018 (514 rushing, 238 receiving). Will he go above or below that number this season?

I was specifically referencing yesterday's practice with respect to the media's posting of "passing stats" at training camp. Every other day Allen's stats have been posted, but on a day during which he was extremely sharp no stats were posted. To me, that's curious. I don't agree with your read on McD's preferred offense but that's irrelevant to my post.

Pretty much every reporter at camp has noted RayRay's improved attitude, physique, and performance, and McD specifically named him during a recent PC.

Somebody please tell me if I missed something, but isn’t it a wee bit curious that on what appears to have been a stellar day for Allen not one media member tweeted or reported his “stats” from practice?

My read on all of this is that McKittrick is a lock.

LOL -- and the TD to Benjamin to boot. Little did we realize at the time that KB was only motivated to play the Panthers and would disappear shortly thereafter!

Would've liked to see the Brittny pic. Ranks, Rastro!

Comfortably accurate?

Sounds like Allen was on fire today.

I think there is a higher probability of the Jets turning into "blah" than the Bills, primarily because of the coaching stability and culture already established in Buffalo vs. whatever Gase brings to the table in NJ. It's a huge game, regardless, because it's a division game. I do think it's bigger for the Jets because they are at home, and their schedule is a bear early on. If the Bills lose a tight game I don't think it cripples their confidence, but a Buffalo win starts to put a different perspective in people's minds about this team.

And even though he can't necessarily control himself, he knows what the bad plays are and will presumably learn from that as he goes along. But no Bills fan should ever want Josh to lose the killer instinct and big play mentality. "No biscuit if you don't risk it."

It's all about the first 8 games. After two roadies to start the season the Bills play 5 of the next 6 at home. The two strongest opponents (NE*** and Philly) are at The Cap. If the Bills aren't at least 5-3 at the midpoint it's going to be tough sledding to get back to the postseason. I think they'll be 6-2 provided Morse can play and there aren't any other devastating injuries to key players.

Pretty fair analysis, @GunnerBill -- I think where the Jets really screwed the pooch is in hiring Gase (and Williams). W1 is going to be such a huge game for both teams.

Please don't interpret this as a prediction Singletary will be anything close to Thurman Thomas, but FWIW Thurman never caught more than 25 passes in a season at OSU, and his average over four seasons was about 21. Point being...one can't necessarily predict a RB's ability in the passing game by simply looking at college production.