WhitewalkerInPhilly

"Coach, how is Mario's toe?!?" Thanks! I know it's just idle speculation, but the wait is killing us.

You know, I don't know if it quite is overstating things. There's blood in the water and we all know it. Tom Brady did not look 100% last night. Most of his recievers from last year are gone or injured. We are playing a home game season opener, where (if EJ is starting) the Pats will have to gameplan for a QB they've barely seen. The fans will be going ballistic. Even if losing won't be the worst thing ever, it means that even in the worst adversity they've seen in years the Pats are still the better team than we are. Winning means that we get a win against a division leader, and those wins are vital if we even want to contend for a wild card..

Again, preseason, but I have to agree with you. Only a fool diminishes Tom Brady's skill, but there is a major drop of from "elite" receivers, "good" receivers and capable ones. The Bills have a lot of good recievers this year. Last year, the Pats had a lot of elite ones. Now... Toss in Brady reaching the final years of his career, I don't think they are going to be the dominant force of years past. Of course, knowing our luck...

I haven't heard any one solid report confirming it. Even the initial report seemed to hedge its bets and say, "man, there's no way the two sides weren't just playing hard ball, hittting the point of no return, with Byrd come back the instant that the risk:reward ratio swung back into his favor. They must hate each other. Therefore Byrd must be open to a trade" Of course, any player who wants to get paid more money, and is locked into a contract, would be open to getting paid more.

Maybe as one final thank you he can drop one on the 20 for Goodwin running in full stride.

Sounds like a great name for a band.

Look's like this name has some wings now.

I have to say, that was a classy move by Lindell. The logical part of me is happy to have a young guy who costs less and has a bigger leg, But I remember him being one constant though the last era while a lot of things were rather awful.

1) That's good to hear. From what has been said, he may very well be ready to go Week 1 if Kolb flakes during the next preseason games. 2) Agreed. This isn't just a game against New England. It's going to be a game against New England, played at home, without the Pats having any video on our full offense, and with Gronkowski likely out, that means that they will not be fielding any of their top five receiving targets from last year against a revitalized (we hope) Bills defense. This is suddenly looking like a winnable game, and if you take even one on the pats it's worth doing.

To be honest, my first thought was: "Well, what does that tell you about the draft?" But really, that's a pretty impressive assemblage of talent, much of which has underperformed or remains untapped or untried. To me, this is the big question. I think that, without a doubt, there are a great deal of talented players here. Unlike last preseason, they actually seem to be effective against other offenses. But the real question seems to be whether or not Pettine can bring everyone together. Even if we have a few disappointments, if the scheme works, this defense could be really nasty.

Something like that. As much as I hate to say it, McKelvin really is the second best option for an outside corner that we have. We took no one for the position during the draft, two of our brighter prospects (Brooks and Robey) seem ideally suited to be used in nickel and dime packages. We are dangerously thin at the position.

I'm going to miss these once camp closes. After the preseason game this weekend we're back to idle speculation.

Finally! Hopefully this is enough to get him back up and ready for Week One!!!

Well, we have the cap space for it.

Huh...you know, before camp I would have said no. But with Rodgers, McKelvin and Butler all being big question marks and Robey and Brooks looking exclusively like slot players I think the Bills should give him a call.

I came on to remind people that we did the exact same thing last year with Wanny's defense. That it is utterly premature to lionize this group before they prove themselves. And then I saw this: That is just too perfect.

I hope you're right about that. I'm also overwhelmed at the number of times the word "Minor" was used, and the coaching staff clearly doesn't seem pressured to start him in any more preseason. While I think we really ought to see how Kolb handles things this week, unless he really redeems himself after struggling with the Viking's defense, I don't see him winning the starting job outright. He might look good enough to handle things week 1, and if so I wouldn't be worried if Manuel really does need an extra week or two in order to be safe, but I do think that based on the first two PS games and what we've seen in practice, EJ is our guy.

I learned my lesson from last time. No more hoping for Pats* to be injured Week 1. That said, I don't know his absence would be as devastating as we were predicting back when he first heard word about Hernandez. After the way our own rookies are looking, I'm not ruling on anything quite yet,

You know, I didn't see much, but what I did, I would have to agree with you. I came in late (last quarter) and Barkley and whoever the 4th stringer was looked like they were barely moving. I would love to see the total snap count, because even Tuel was running it quicker, and without any delay of game penalties. Chip Kelly is being praised for putting up 36 points in two games, while the Bills offense put up 30 in one, not counting the special teams play. I still would hold off to see if this gets repeated, but I seriously think that the Bills are running a faster offense.

Living In Philly right now. everyone makes a big deal about the new chip kelly offense, but while fast, I think the Bills are faster.

Is it me, or does that sound nigh impossible to defend if you have a QB who has the arm to deliver it? TJ is best as a pure edge burner, and if you can let Goodwin cut up inside, where do you put the safeties? Both can outspeed most CB's and can you imagine Marquise working on a nickel corner?

Sure he does. Mario, bull rush Solder into Brady.

Seriously. I'm starting to wonder if he might have been a better pick than Woods. I remember immediately post draft that people (myself included) were questioning the pick because we already had Graham. Goodwin can be used so many ways, and I can already imagining special teams coordinators reaching for a bottle of Jack after seeing those kickoff returns. They better kick it out the back of the end zone every time.

I remember seeing an article saying that, post-draft, scouts declared that EJ was the best "by a wide margin"

I'd reverse that. SWEEP THE LEG!