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If there's any hint of the same gene's in Marques, he'll be an interesting prospect on the practice squad. http://www.buffalobills.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=122638

Tra Thomas may become available after this season. His relationship with Phili is getting more and more strained.

In my league (of 10 teams) you can start only 5 players between your RB's and WR's. My WR's are: Larry Fitzgerald Keyshawn Johnson Joe Jurevicius Brandon Lloyd Michael Clayton Greg Lewis (picked up only b/c I had T.O.) But my RB's are: Willis McGahee Clinton Portis Rudi Johnson Reuben Droughns Samkon Gado Ricky Williams Next week i'm definitely going to start Fitzgerald, Portis, and McGahee. My question is; which two of the following 3 should I start? Rudi Johnson - coming off a bye, but going against Indy's D Samkon Gado - at home against Minnesota, coming off of a 3-TD, 125 yd game Reuben Droughns - hasn't scored a TD all year, but consistently puts up at least 100 yds between running and catching in every game. Then again, Droughns could get injured tonight and I won't need any help lol

I don't see the Vikings drafting Leinart. Besides, with the way we're playing the only team Leinart will be playing for is Buffalo.

The only thing is, we don't know who. They'll announce it later. It probably won't be anyone worth a damn, but I thought it was interesting. http://www.buffalobills.com/blog/?topic_id=13 I really wanted us to trade for disgruntled Grady Jackson

Looks like Detriot will have to draft another WR with their 1st pick.

I personally think that if Losman tanks this season and we get the 1st pick, we HAVE to take Leinart. I'm interested on everyone else's belief after 4 weeks.

...... then trade J.P. for a bag of Fritos and pick the prodigal son, errr..... Matt Leinart. In all seriousness though, i'm really worried. J.P. is not at ALL ready. For all the people who said "Cut Drew, it can't get worse"; have you seen the past two games. Now with Spikes down, WE'RE DOOMED!!!!!!

I just visited bb.com's roster page and what I saw shocked me. Kevin Everett is listed on the practice squad. Last time I checked, ANY team can sign a practice squad player from another team by simply placing them on their active roster. If this is legit, then anyone can sign Kevin Everett. Anybody know what's up? http://www.buffalobills.com/team/roster.jsp?order_by=num

I, like probably a million other SW'ers; have a #11 Bills Bledsoe jersey. I know that people on this board were talking about getting the Bledsoe nameplate replaced with Parrish. Did anyone find a place that does that? If so, what's it called and where is it? I live in Rochester so if a phone number or website could be provided; it would be greatly appreciated!

Yeah, he had a bad game last night. But it was just one game. I'd give him until season's end before I make a judgement.

I think it was yesterday or Monday night. ESPN did a piece on Miami's WR/CB/Returner Devin Hester. I don't know if they compared him to Deion or if they said that he was Deion's protege or what. But he plays like Deion (minus the tacking problem) and even mimics his celebrations. Anyways, did anyone catch it? This guy is an AMAZING prospect! He's a star Returner (even though he muffed one last night) and also made the transition from WR to CB well enough that he's a starter. We all know how TD is about Miami players. I'll be keeping my eye on him this season. He's a Junior, but he may come out for next year's draft. If he keeps it up, I could see TD taking him in Round 1 if Nate goes....

'couldn't have said it better myself!

You mean he wasn't cut?!

How would you guys feel if TD shocked us by placing Maurice Clarett on the practice squad? Let me preface this by stating that i'm not saying this is something I REALLY want. It was just a thought I had when I was reading some old NFL articles. I noticed that TD said a lot about Maurice in the different combines he was supposed to be involved in. To me, TD sounded pissed off in '04 when he couldn't see him and was praising him BEFORE the combine of '05. I think it would be an interesting project. The guy has a history. But I don't think he was given a fair shot in Denver. He got hurt and then he was cut. If he starts to show signs of his past discourses, cut him. It's a PS spot with a minimum salary. It's not like he'd disrupt anything in that position. Plus, if he showed an ounce of the promise he showed in college he'd make an intriguing prospect at FB when Shelton and/or Burns goes. Just a thought and an opinion. Now i'll just prepare for all the "I've heard of him!" and "NOOOOOOO!!!!" replies.

Not to beat a dead horse but you heard wrong. There are news reports from credible sources stating he has made the team. As well as the fact that you posted it at 5:04 and espn.com (your network source) has nothing on your claim, but they do have a Peerless Price post from 6:10.

QB: J.P. Losman Kelly Holcomb Shane Matthews RB: Willis McGahee Shaud Williams Lionel Gates - Daimon Shelton Joe Burns WR: Eric Moulds Lee Evans (Roscoe Parrish) Josh Reed Sam Aiken Jonathan Smith George Wilson TE: Mark Campbell Tim Euhus Ryan Neufeld OL: Mike Gandy (LT) Bennie Anderson (LG) Trey Teague © Chris Villarial (RG) Mike Williams (RT) - Raymond Preston © Jason Peters (OT) Greg Jerman (OG) Justin Geisinger (OT) DE: Aaron Schobel Chris Kelsay Ryan Denney DT: Sam Adams Ron Edwards Tim Anderson Justin Bannan Lauvale Sape LB: Takeo Spikes London Fletcher Jeff Posey Angelo Crowell Mario Haggan Josh Stamer CB: Nate Clements Terrence McGee Jabari Greer Eric King S: Lawyer Milloy Troy Vincent Coy Wire Rashad Baker Jim Leonhard ST: Brian Moorman (P) Rian Lindell (K) Jon Dorenbas (LS) PUP: Kevin Thomas Kevin Everett Injured Reserve: Lawrence Smith Ben Sobieski I don't understand why we kept 7 WR's on our roster. We usually keep 5 (6 if we have a specialist, I.E. Antonio Brown). I figured we would keep 6 with Roscoe's injury. But 7?! And keeping 5 Safeties isn't necessary in my opinion either. I'm a little worried about depth. We only have 3 DE's and 4 CB's. Plus, only 9 OL and only two of the backups are worth a damn. I hope we pick some guys up. A DE and a new kicker would be nice

You heard wrong. Go to espn.com for ESPN news. As soon as it hits, it's on the site. There's nothing there.

Dude, where the hell are you getting your news from? Absolutely nowhere does it say Rice was cut. Neither nfl.com or denverbroncos.com have anything yet. But this is the official cut list and as you'll see, Rice isn't on it. As a matter of fact, it states: "All three wide receivers thought to be on the bubble, Jerry Rice, Todd Devoe and Charlie Adams, all made the team." http://cbs4denver.com/topstories/local_story_246163644.html kffl.com has the cuts as well and there is no Rice.

No, but I did see him run through a line like a beast, block a punt, and jump on it for a TD. Plays like that usually help.

I know this post will be followed with a million "i've heard of him!" posts; but does anyone think that maybe Ritzman AND Gause were cut because we're interested in Hugh Douglas?

I just watched the 8/31 practice video on bb.com and noticed something interesting. All through training camp, Roscoe Parrish had his arm in a sling. But ont the video, there's no more sling. He seems to be moving his arm around fine. However, it seems he's wearing a thick cast that I hadn't noticed before. So do you think it's good that it's no longer in a sling or bad that he's got a big cast?

I'm getting bored waiting for this last, pointless preseason game and then the week off between it and the regular season. While this offseason was boring at best, I started thinking of next offseason and WHOA! First off, the Nate Clements issue. There's many different ways to look at it. The best situation would be Donahoe and Clement's agent coming to a cap-friendly agreement before 9/11. But the odds of that happening is slim and none. Then we'd have to hope for him sign an extension at the conclusion of the season before the market hits. If he isn't a Bill when the market opens up the only way we're keeping him is to "Franchise" him. If none of those things happen, Nate will be gone. Pure and simple. The amount of money he will demand is going to be staggering and knowing TD there's no way he'll pay the bonus that Nate's looking for. What happens to cap money that isn't used? Apparently, we're sitting on around $5 million in cap money this year. Is there anyway we can use it this year on an extension for Nate? Also, does anyone know what CB's will be UFA's after this year besides Nate? Next, the 2006 NFL Draft. What an interesting draft this is shaping up to be! This year we're going to have a 1st rounder. Not to mention two 3rd rounders. And it probably won't stop there. I figure we'll get an extra 3rd and 4th compensatorily for Jonas and Big Pat (if Denver got two 3rds for the bums they lost, I think we should get at least that). So what should we do with all these picks? We'll get to that in a minute. Eric Moulds. His is a name that is as big a celebrity in Buffalo as it gets. But his age began to show last season. I hope that Eric bounces back this year with JP. But the bottom line is that next year Moulds' staggering salary is even higher. I've heard that it's around 8 million. If that's the case, there's no way he'll be a Bill next season unless he restructures. The problem being Moulds contract has already been restructured at least once. Will he do it again? And if he has a lack-luster year will we even give him the chance? Lee Evans has emerged as our new #1 WR in my eyes and who knows what Roscoe Parrish can do for us. I would not be shocked one bit if this is Eric Moulds' last season as a Buffalo Bill. If it is, do you think we could get anything for him? If he shows some promise this year and TD doesn't want to pay, do you think we could get a late 2nd for him? Back to the draft. If we lose Eric Moulds, I think we'll have to do another year of drafting a WR high. Evans is a stud, but I don't think we drafted Parrish to replace Moulds. I think we would need another WR. Here's what our draft COULD look like: 1st 2nd *2nd (Late for Moulds MAYBE) 3rd 3rd (from Tennessee for Henry) 3rd (compensatory) 4th 4th (compensatory) 5th 6th 7th Here's to hoping that Losman comes on and we have a good year. Realistically, i'm thinking our pick will be somewhere between 13-23. If we have a pick there and package it with some of the MANY picks we'll have, perhaps we can grab a stud. Maybe the top WR taken. If Moulds had to go and we replaced him with the top WR in the draft along with Evans and Parrish, i'd feel comfortable. Reggie Bush is someone i'd be interested in. I know he's listed as a tailback. But I think he'll be drafted as a WR. He's fast as hell and catches like a stud WR. He's on the tiny side for a RB, but look's like a prototype wideout. What do you guys think about him being in the red, white, and blue? If Nate leaves, I wouldn't feel comfortable replacing him with a rookie. His is a position that isn't all that deep and is really green. If we can't resign him, I think we'll need to bring in a veteran from FA. If a STUD OT comes out this year, then I think we'd need to trade up huge to get him. Even if Moulds left. Other than that, let's take a look at the rest of the FA's: C Trey Teague - I think the drafting of Duke makes him expendable depending on how he comes along. DT Ron Edwards - He should be re-signed. He has had a tremendous preseason and has made me forget about Pat. WR Josh Reed - Let him walk. DE Ryan Denney - If we have the room, why not? But is easily replaced. CB Kevin Thomas - Tender him. We do every year it seems like. DT Justin Bannan - Let him walk. RB Joe Burns - Let him walk. LS Jon Dorenbos - Sign him cheap. OL Lawrence Smith - Let him walk. Thoughts?

Geesh! Why wasn't Buffalo an option?