Two Bills Drive

‘“I was alright,” he said. “The whole second half (of the season), I was fighting back to get my ankle (to 100%). It’s part of the game. You have to fight through injuries and put it all on the line for your team.”’

‘The Bills signed him late in the free-agent process – on June 1. That’s a long time for a guy with 72 career starts to linger on the market.’

‘The reality is some current season ticket holders likely won’t be interested, or may not be able to afford it, while the team is trying to limit season ticket accounts deemed to be run by brokers, who primarily buy the seats so they can put them up for sale – hopefully at a profit – on the secondary ticket market. Some of these brokers can own hundreds of season tickets on one account.’

‘“They let the UCL (ulnar collateral ligament) heal itself because I’m not throwing anything – I’m just snapping it,” Morse said. “The bone fragments from the actual hit itself – there were chips around, so they just went in there and cleaned it out.”’

‘This is, by far, the biggest competition entering training camp – and the most wide open. Spector is the odd man out in this projection, but that could easily change with a good performance this summer. We know Milano is safe. It seems highly unlikely the Bills would move on from either Bernard or Williams – both third-round picks in the past two drafts. That leaves five players competing for three spots. Klein has the most experience, and would be a veteran option if kept over Spector, who is going into his second season. Special teams will be a factor in the decision. Klein has played a role there in recent years, which is another reason he’s slightly ahead of Spector at the moment (at least in this projection).’

‘Here’s the truth, which you might not like hearing: I have no idea what caused it. The two sides who do know the truth – those being Diggs and whoever he’s spoken to with the Bills (Brandon Beane, McDermott, Allen, etc.) have all chosen not to come clean on the situation. In doing so, they invite speculation. For a fan, that has to be all sorts of frustrating. You just want to know what’s going on with your favorite team. It sure is frustrating as a media member, too. It was particularly galling Wednesday when McDermott came out and said “there are a lot of things out there that aren’t accurate,” and “there are some things that have been said that I don’t think are fair.” The head coach could, at any point, put an end to all of that at any point by simply telling the truth about what’s going on. Even if it’s a deeply personal issue that McDermott is not in a position to share the details of, he could still set the record straight.’