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As a 'former' location of Bills' training camp?
It could be that McDermott’s idea of a good training camp is one that is short, sweet and efficient, hence this condensed version that seems so unnatural to football’s traditional “dog days of summer.’’
But he and Beane are also young and more likely to initiate change after nearly 20 years of the same old thing with the Bills.
With input from the business and marketing side, they may decide that holding camp in Orchard Park is more fair to their core fan base. That perhaps taking a few practices or scrimmages on the road to Rochester, Syracuse and even Toronto achieves regionalization with a lot less hassle.
One thing is clear and this all fans can feel good about: Unlike every GM and coach before them since 2000, Beane and McDermott have more freedom to make decisions based on football and not marketing.
It could be that McDermott’s idea of a good training camp is one that is short, sweet and efficient, hence this condensed version that seems so unnatural to football’s traditional “dog days of summer.’’
But he and Beane are also young and more likely to initiate change after nearly 20 years of the same old thing with the Bills.
With input from the business and marketing side, they may decide that holding camp in Orchard Park is more fair to their core fan base. That perhaps taking a few practices or scrimmages on the road to Rochester, Syracuse and even Toronto achieves regionalization with a lot less hassle.
One thing is clear and this all fans can feel good about: Unlike every GM and coach before them since 2000, Beane and McDermott have more freedom to make decisions based on football and not marketing.
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