vincec

Hairston vs Legursky is going to be close, but Hairston's recurring back issues lead me to think that he's not going to make it.

I think that Henderson will get RT looks on his way to swing tackle duty. I see Richardson pushing Urbik. My prediction: Glenn-Williams-Wood-Richardson-Pears with Urbik as G/C backup and Henderson as swing tackle. Kouandjio and Legursky round things out.

I work 5 minutes walk from the stadium. During the two block walk to my car after I left work around 5:30p, I saw at least a dozen tailgate parties, including 4 or 5 in my parking lot alone. I'm not sure where you parked but there is tons of tailgating for Panthers games. Yes. Just completed it about a month or so ago. It's pretty nice and it's really changed the character of that part of town. When it was just the football stadium it would be dead except for a few days a year, but the baseball stadium and adjacent park have stuff happening several times per week. Now they're building three high rise housing buildings within a few blocks of the stadium so I think it's going to be pretty lively going forward.

Great.

Actually, I think that this is probably the last chance for Lewis to make it a contest for the backup spot. The staff wants to give him a chance with the second string to see if he shows them something. If he looks bad tonight then I think the backup QB battle is over, barring injury.

Exactly. Donwtown Buffalo doesn't have a parking problem. But for what it's worth, the proposal shows several new decks.

I assume it's Fitz or you wouldn't mention it, but I wonder what his completion percentage is on throws over 20 yards compared to the other QBs that have worn the Bills uniform.

I see him hurling things off the top of the scoreboard.

I like it a lot. Now is the time to think boldly. "Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work" - Daniel Hudson Burnham

Fred is getting old. CJ is misused. Brown and Dixon are untested.

First of all, I don't think that Fitz would look very good in Marrone's offense. This offense is old school- run the ball with power and make big plays downfield in the passing game. Maybe some read option too. Downfield passing and read option is not Fitz's game.

The only person creating a QB debate is you in your head. Tuel doing well doesn't mean that Manuel will fail, just as Tuel doing poorly doesn't mean that Manuel will succeed. The two players are unrelated.

And within walking distance of the stadium if you're going to the game. The best Bills bar in town. Parking may be a little bit of a challenge during game days, however.

If you're going to criticize the post, at least read it accurately. What I said was that before his interception was some of the best QB play all season. Before the int he was 9 out of 15 for 136 yards with 1 TD and 1 int (QB rating of 84.3), and had the offense moving up and down the field. How many times did the Bills have better QB play last season? You don't think that stretch was near the top? The guy was a rookie, had one start against one of the best defenses in the NFL and played pretty well for large stretches of the game. This season, he came into camp in better shape and looks better than last season by all reports. I don't really get why that's something to hate and beat up on.

It just helps people feel better about Manuel. If his backup looks like he's improving and Manuel doesn't then that doesn't look good by comparison. If Manuel was playing great then everyone would be happy to see Tuel improve and it would be a sign of depth. Don't forget that his QB play up until that goal line fiasco was some of the best QB play that the team got at any point last season.

I remember this game very well. It was Marino's first start of his career. It was a very exciting game and you could tell right away that the Dolphins had hit the jackpot at QB.

Keep the opposition guessing.

In the end, the Bills will have 7 linemen active on game days: 5 starters + 1 "swing" tackle and 1 G/C backup. If Henderson continues to improve then I think he would be a strong candidate for swing tackle. The staff seems to see Hairston as a guard now (and I'm not sure he's even going to be around with his recurring back problems) and Kouandjo has been slow out of the gate. This is a legitimate thought, IMO- especially since no one seems to be grabbing hold of the RG position. However tackles typically only get moved inside at the ends of their careers or when the coaching staff decides that they can't cut it at OT, and I don't expect them to come to that conclusion about Kouandjo until next season (at the earliest), if at all.

The battle between Graham and Hogan is just beginning. It's going to last all of camp and probably be one of the last ones to be decided, IMO. Easley will probably make the team but it wouldn't hurt his cause to show a modicum of receiving skills in case both Graham and Hogan both pick up their game. It could go either way but my gut feeling, just based on this coaching staffs apparently infatuation with speed at WR, is that Graham will be the man with Hogan cut. Or, if Hogan really shows some prowess on special teams then they may keep 7 WRs and keep all three.

I forgot about that one. That was really bad too although I still think the 6-3 Browns game was worse. The thing that was interesting about the Giants game was that Lawrence Taylor played for the Giants against a bunch of replacement players, which was fascinating to me- watching him crush them but then still losing the game. And John Madden laughing about it in the commentary.

This may have in fact been the worst game I have EVER seen, not just a Bills game.

Yup. LB is clearly the weakest group of the defense on paper. I think that they will benefit from that DL in front of them and surprise some people though.

Really no surprises here to anyone following training camp so far. I am interested to see if Searcy and Bradham can keep their starting spots ahead of Williams and Brown and if the Bills end up keeping a FB at all. I'm also curious to see if the Bills end up keeping Hopkins as a kickoff specialist and if Richardson ends up making the team. I had my doubts about him after he got schooled at the senior bowl. Maybe he needs a year on the practice squad. After looking at the defensive depth chart, I honestly feel that if this team had been able to keep Byrd and Kiko had not gotten injured, the Bills would've had one of the top 5 defenses in the NFL. As it sits now, I still think they're top 10 material with the right circumstances.

Well he talks the talk, but so did Wannstedt. I don't think we'll really know what we have in terms of defensive coaching until the regular season is underway. I know. What was that all about anyway? A "too aggressive" handshake?

+1 That article was way too close to what I've seen so far to make me confident in doubting its conclusion that he won't make it.