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You got that right. Urbik went an entire season with 1 penalty while Incognito amassed more than that in one series with us. I had Urbik as a 4th Rounder, and he was drafted in the 3rd Round. He played RT with the Badgers, then RG, and even LT for 3 games. He led the Big Ten in TD-resulting blocks--26 in 2 years.

Dominique Harris is a player; he'll make an NFL squad. We need TE and OG over DB's

...And Modrak is retiring. I hear Goodyear All-Season 17"ers.

Thanks, Rustbelt. Now do a Spiller!

I was wondering about him or signing Chase Coffman. Edit: Bengals just signed Coffman, so that ain't it...

I had to read your sentence 3 times to get what you were saying. You are a computer programmer, right?!?

Yes. He's from Amherst. He had a TD and a great catch against us. Foschi had 3 drops, caused an INT, and held on a long play...

Last year, Edwards' yards per attmpt was 6.4, so that is a telling stat. We would surely take a 68% completion rate if the yards per attempt is up.

The players that helped themselves last night: -Brohm -Brown -Corner -Dominique Harris -Moats -Ellison -Nelson -Spencer johnson -Chris Ellis The players who hurt their chances last night: -Lynch -Lankster -Bell -Gaddis -Watkins -Chambers -Sean Allen -Andre Ramsey -Hardy -Foschi

Thanks, all, for your feedback. I know it's early! I for one don't think there's ever a moratorium on discussing what we want for our team, even before a game has been played that counts. I'm hearing QB, ILB, OT for the time being, and a desire to get a tackle with experience.

The Bills will draft a left tackle in the first round of the 2011 draft. If the draft were right now, I'd take Gabe Carimi from Wisconsin with the first rounder and take QB with round 2. DraftTek has us taking Carimi then Mallett! http://drafttek.com/Round12011.asp In round 3, I'm taking Marcus Cannon of TCU to play OG, 6'5, 350 but with great feet. Wood slides to OC. Round 4 is time for a future ILB. I'll take Alex Wujciak. Watch him and think Cushing or Willis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnYCsrUjIDw Round 5 I'm going to hope that Auburn's Lee Ziemba is still there. We need better O-Line backups. He's another big man with quick feet and wide arms. Ohio State's Mike Adams is another one to watch. We've kept an eye on him ever since high school. In Round 6, Niles Paul WR from Nebraska is my early pick. Last year he was Top 2 in the Big 12 in yards per reception (19.9), kickoff return average and punt return average. His uncle is Ahman Green, who still trains with him. His drive for perfection is impressive. Finally, in Round 7, I'll take Jock Sanders, WR from WVU. Gailey likes the Parrish types, and the 5'7", 180lb. Sanders will be fun to watch. Just kidding. There won't be a 2011 NFL Draft. ...Or WILL there?....

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Good stuff, Nick! You had me at "Chaps" and "Offence"! Anyway, I watched Wood and Levitre specifically in the first half, and had two observations: Levitre was relentless and effective more often than not, and Wood sometimes was TOO effective. By that I mean he made his block, continued 7-10 yards downfield, and the tackle was then made BEHIND him.

Thanks. If you can find this thread by Sunday, hop back on. I think this is crucial, and we won't see much in Game 4 when they're resting their starters early.

If the WR and QB are reading it differently, we have the same disconnect between them that there has been for 10 years. Edwards and Johnson worked together after practice on outs, fades, sideline stuff, etc., but watch the game (I'm blacked out, but I think you're OK in VA) and see if the WR is breaking off, if the QB is slow on the uptake, etc. This is an important issue for me, in that it's my job at DraftTek to accurately represent the Bills' positional needs for next April (assuming there's a draft!)...If we are blaming our QB's for a WR misperception, I'm more likely to go with, say Carimi at LT in RD1 than Ponder at QB. http://www.drafttek.com/2011players.asp

Lynch walked with a noticeable limp yesterday morning. There is no way he'll be in Saturday's game, and I'm skeptical he'll be back before Jackson is.

What, actually, would the QB's and WR's be practicing, then?????? By the time the ball gets there, the WR is covered. The QB isn't throwing before the WR breaks. The QB isn't throwing when the WR breaks. The QB's are watching the WR break, then throwing it. That's not going to win games.

Yep, it was 2 or 3. The guy in the red shirt holding the helmet to be signed, and the guy in red with the gloves to be signed were the most vocal. Some of the younger kids there were along for the ride. The 2 red-shirts were driving the anti-Trent bus.

That's a relief--going into the season with Lynch, Jackson, McIntyre, Spiller, and J-Bell would be my preference, too. If we don't have to expose J-Bell to waivers, so much the better. It's all of the QB's.I admit when Gailey ragged on the WR's to step up, I had my doubts, but it's clear that the QBs' "happy feet" and lack of practice with timing plays, in addition to last year's running for their lives, are all factors.

We'll probably see Stupar start Saturday, with Foschi playing with the twos, and maybe the heckler in mop-up. I think Joique Bell could be put on the PS, but could be signed off of it. Lynch is still limping, Jackson less so. That leaves Spiller getting more work, with Bell and Simpson in the 2nd half. I think Simpson and Andre Anderson get waived when Lynch and Jackson are game-ready.

My hearing sux, but the fact that it wasn't just one of the QB's that was throwing late, but all of them. They aren't working on timing patterns that I can discern.

1. Bills did Wildcat formation on the first drill. One Spiller run looked pretty good, but Spiller's one pass out of the Wildcat was awful, and he was good-naturedly booed by the offense. Later in 11 on 11, they ran the Wildcat again--the defense knew it was coming. 2. The offensive line is very spirited, even when doing the sled that prevents them from blocking too high. Lots of whoopin' and hollerin'. 3. Hennesay was not used at TE, but JP Foschi (I think he'll be #82, not #88 as listed in the roster, which is also Stupar's #) can catch the football and has balance. He made a forward lean to catch a pass on an out route and actually recovered his balance and ran with it. He had another great catch from Edwards later on in 11-11. 4. Spiller was beaten a couple of times in protection drill. Simpson and Joique Bell are ahead of him in this. Simpson is better than Bell at protection, but Bell is better than Simpson at receiving and running. Joique Bell is going to make a 53-man roster. Just might not be ours. I wish he could be. 5. McIntyre loves to block, but he's a nifty receiver. He showed great hands on an out route to both sides. 6. Moats laid a WR out so well that an entire play was disrupted. 7. McCargo is much better at DE than he was at DT. He is penetrating and relentless. He knows he's in a battle at DE. I won't say he's made the team because a bunch of them look good. Carrington needs time, Stroud is a sure thing, Dwan Edwards looks like the disrupting type, and Spencer Johnson, while I didn't notice him today, has impressed others. I like Rashaad Duncan for the PS at DE; he gets a strong push. 8. All four QB's are throwing late, often 1-2 seconds after the WR has made the cut. On one set of throws, an out route, the throw came so late that the DB would have time to react and be on top of the WR. Watch for it vs. Cincy on Saturday. 9. Cordaro Howard would have been penalized twice for holding this morning. Levitre and Wood are such effective blockers it's sick. Bell is coming on. 10. Props to Lonnie Harvey and Torrell Troup, who hold the point of attack and (if singled) can push the pile back. Lonnie should push something at 342 lbs. Troup is 315 and Kyle Williams is listed at 306, but he's gained weight). 11. One word about the hecklers: There were two guys (I'm guessing college-age) who were giving Trent the business, and keeping it up for the whole practice. It was irritating, but he was encouraged by those around him. It went on longer than "just having fun". It's amazing what some people will do to compensate for their uh, shortcomings. Astro

It's still on my DVR's Guide for Thursday night. That's Rochester, Time Warner cable on Ch.13. Also, Rochester's entertainment listings for Thursday show Bills-Colts at 7:30. http://www.13wham.com/entertainment/listings/default.aspx

Great first post. Except of course, they were ballplayers.

No. We'll see Brohm in the next game.