ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The first step in Cardale Jones’ development in Buffalo began with the Bills focusing on the rookie quarterback’s first step. “We started switching up my feet a little bit,” Jones said after taking the field for the first time since the Ohio State player was selected by the Bills in the fourth round of the NFL draft. “I’m used to staggering my left foot and then taking a fall step, and that’s even worse,” Jones added Friday, when the Bills opened a three-day rookie camp. “Just trying to break the habit. It shouldn’t be too hard just because I learned the habit three months ago.” Everything is essentially raw and undeveloped about Jones. And that has led to the Bills taking a start-from-scratch approach in their bid to develop a quarterback who displayed vast potential and glaring inexperience during what boiled down to a flash-in-the-pan three-year college career. Making the tremendous jump from third-stringer to starter during his sophomore season, Jones went 11-0, including leading the Buckeyes to win the 2015 national championship. And yet, that wasn’t enough to relieve lingering concerns about his decision making and accuracy; Jones was benched after seven starts last season. The task now falls on Bills quarterbacks coach David Lee to begin an extensive grooming process to determine whether Jones can one day compete at the NFL level. …
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