Bills beat writer Mike Rodak on the Week 1 status of LeSean McCoy: "Well we certainly expect him to be ready to go, I hope," coach Rex Ryan said Monday. "If not then the next man has to step up. [Anthony Dixon] got a lot of reps out there today. Bryce Brown got a lot of reps today. So we will see. I am not going to put that all on one man. If he is not ready to go, he won’t be in there." If McCoy -- who did rehab work in practices Monday and Tuesday -- can't play in Week 1, then the Bills will most likely turn to Brown or Dixon as their primary ball carriers. In my view, the favorite for that job would be rookie Karlos Williams. The fifth-round pick might not be available for the opener -- he began rehab work Tuesday at practice after undergoing an undisclosed medical procedure last month -- but down the road could be the better option to replace McCoy than Brown or Dixon.
Two things to note here: 1) McCoy may not play in Week 1 and it looks like the primary replacements would be Dixon and Brown, and 2) Rodak believes that, when healthy, Williams is the best option to back up McCoy. Williams is dealing with an undisclosed injury.
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