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For me I like to see the starters look decent against the other teams starters. Before this last game I expected the D to look out of sync because of all the new players and the semi-new DC. But overall I was impressed with how they did as a unit. The O was perplexing though. Same OC, same QB, same major players and they looked like they had never even practiced together much less played all of last season together. Basically I saw the reverse of what I was expecting. First preseason game so Gailey has a few weeks still to right the ship. The third preseason game when we see the starters longer will give us a much better idea of where they are.

That's always how it should be in my opinion. At camp they are running drills or half speed scrimmages. How they look doing that has little bearing on how they will look in a live game.

I just looked for steeler game and prices are considerably higher than on ebay, plus the service fee. Even on ebay people are asking, and generally getting, 20+ each for lower bowl. Previous years I'd get them for $5-$6 each. Note to Brandon ... NO MORE !@#$ING STEELER KIDS DAY GAMES!

What difference does is being a preseason game make for fighting in the stands? You have to be a moron preseason or regular season.

Might be worth considering bring him back for a 1 year deal if the price is right. If Gailey is going to be using his 5-wide thing again you can't have too many WRs.

I had seasons for a couple years but not any more. My family and I go to the kids day preseason game every year (a-holes made it the steeler game this year so tix are way more expensive) but all the others I watch at home. Much better environment for us all, particularly for the kids. I enjoy watching the game with them, plus in my opinion the game day experience is not worth anywhere near the amount it costs (particularly for a family). Also to be honest, I prefer to watch from home. It's far more comfortable, much less traffic, no lines to pee, I can drink as much beer as I want, and the view of the game is much better I do miss the tailgating, but that's the only thing I miss from not being at the Ralph.

I'm not sure there is any way to know that until they come out to the field. Gailey was very unhappy with their performance Thursday night so if he has a choice I suspect they will be in pads. Plus they were in pads and all on the main practice field yesterday (Sunday).

This team has been nothing but talk for the past 12 seasons. Talking like a winner is bull ****. It's time to shut the !@#$ up and play like a winner.

Pick up the blitz. The one play I watched him specifically when they kept him in he whiffed horribly just like previous years. They could play him wide in Gaileys constant 5-wide scheme but they won't be able to play him at RB if he cannot pick up a blitzer.

I agree with Gailey's accessment ... "It looked ugly. It felt ugly. It was ugly," I was disappointed to see the first string do everything 5-wide, and do it poorly. I was more disappointed to hear from Fitz during the sideline interview that we will be seeing that alot again this season. I thought the defense looked like an average D, which is a huge improvement over last year but less than I was hoping for. I was also hoping for a little more domination from the D line. But it was only preseason game one. The D wasn't horrible and the O has nowhere to go but up.

Thanks!

Anyone have a link or info on how to setup up an android tablet/phone to get an IP address out of the blacked out area?

The entire D line. Merriman to see if he looks viable at all. Spiller to see if he has figured out how to run north yet and if he can not hit the ground on first contact. Preferably against the skins first string D. Fitz to see if Lee worked on his 3/4 delivery or just on his footwork. VY to see if he sucks as bad as everyone is saying.

So McKinley was trying to force Schumer to provide actual relevant information at one of his press confrernces? That rat bastard!

Why would he? I wouldn't either if I owned the Bills. Let the government pick up the tab as they have in the past. I suspect this was more of a CYA presser for Chuckles. Think about it: 1) If the Bills stay in Buffalo with new ownership then Schumer can claim credit. 2) If the Bills leave the area Schumer can say he did everything in his power but the NFL was hell bent on !@#$ing small market Buffalo. Either way, Schumer doesn't lose any votes next time he is up for re-election. Pretty smart really. He may be a blowhard !@#$, but he is a politically astute blowhard !@#$. What Schumer is trying to do is cover his ass. He doesn't want to be the politician who lost the Bills. Do you really think the NFL is going to alter their G-4 policy simply as a "keep the Bills in Buffalo" measure? And do you think if they did, that Mr. Wilson would be forced to use it? The NFL made a [lame] attempt at relaxing the sellout rule this season. Did Mr. Wilson take advantage of it? Nope. Why? Because it would have cost him money. Follow the money and you will always end up in the right place when it comes to the NFL.

I agree with him that this is exactly what happened the last half of last season. The offense will be fine IF Gailey recognizes that this happened and his "offensive genius" comes out this season and he not only has an answer for that at game 1, but is capable of adapting his game plan as defenses adapt to him. Something he did not do last season but will have to do this season for the Bills to be successful. A healthy FredEx certainly gives Gailey lots of non-passing options as well.

Not me. Schumer is pointless. He could guarantee the Bills will stay in Buffalo forever and it would have no meaning coming from him.

I believe that is probably correct. The one thing to remember about ole Chuck is he LOVES to see himself in the media. I'm sure he will try and play the lease as "keeping the Bills in Buffalo". But we will see.

The answer is obvious, as you are aware. He would have not have played those games if he was injured. But it is, as others have mentioned, irrelevant now. Fitz is the QB of the Bills this season. Many have concerns about that. But the bottom line is the defense almost certainly will not be able to be used as an excuse this season. It is time to see if the offense is fine as-is, or if it needs upgrades. I have to believe QB is not excluded from that evaluation.

From the PreseasonLive web site ... It's bad enough the NFL is greedy enough to !@#$ season ticket holders by charging full price for preseason games and !@#$ing Sunday Ticket subscribers with blackouts. Now they are going to !@#$ the people willing to shell out $20 to watch preseason games? They have no shame and their greed has no bounds. They should be embarassed.

She simply cannot be any worse than the 100+ year old geezers doing it now. And yeah, I would.

Definitely a good idea to bring your own food and water. But if you do want to buy some food there, it's cash only. No plastic. Also if you get there a little early check out the Bills store on your way in (you can't miss it as they force everyone to walk by it ). My wife got a replica Dareus jersey the other day for $30 (had a grease stain that came out in the wash).

They are gone!

I have 2 extra tickets for the last practice of camp, which happens to be a night practice. Last day is usually pretty interesting as everyone goes to the fence after practice to autograph stuff and give stuff away. Last year my one son got Kelsays gloves (which he got autographed yesterday) and Fitz's waist towel. One lineman (can't remember who) gave away his shoes to some kid near us Anyway first come first served. PM me your address and I will drop them in the mail. No charge.