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then what would we do at fs

Jesus Christ. Look for Aaron Williams to leave the safety position now

Cutting George Wilson is tough on us right now, although he wasnt good last season. Searcy is playing out if position at FS with Byrds absence. It is more of a preseason issue than a regular season issue. Look for him to move back underneath week one with Byrds return. Both those moves will help the secondary, and are an instant upgrade with what we are fielding now. Aaron Williams will then come in back up either Searcy or line up at corner in large receiver sets is my guess.

I feel like he could just stand where the left OG is supposed to line up, and that would be an upgrade from what we have now

Brad Still may not make the final roster

Skill set is great, dude likes to party a lot and not study. Sadly my issue with this is his head, with a rookie QB that'll need help along the way. Leinart is useless there. I would rather have a mon-mobile Leftwhich, or somebody with a lesser skill set and better head

I didn't get to watch the game until tonight, it actually wasn't AS terrible as the numbers suggest, for one reason. It looked like we left plays on the field in the first quarter. I noticed the D line was being shaken up quite a bit, Dareus and Mario being used sparingly. Not happy at all. A lot of over pursuit, looking for the big play on D, but really aggressive. Mario and Dareus when lined up next to each other, is the best combo at any position on the team.

2- I thought Gilmore was the only guy stopping every pass from being a TD. The guy regularly pulled off of his man to make a play on the receiver. 3- Totally agree. Wood is also a very talented center. Locking him up is a must, the only sticking point will be how much, which depends on injury this season. I suspect he remains a Bill for a reasonable price. 7- I think people don't give Gailey enough credit for getting a lot out of Spiller and Freddie. We will see what Spiller is made of this year. He may not be the same as last year, but it should be fun. 9- Agreed there will be a learning curve with a whole new coaching staff. Am I the only one who thought Marrone looked defeated during his presser. That had me a little worried. Also it seems like the press are just pushing Doug's buttons at this point, asking the same questions over and over again. I wanted to punch who ever was asking the first set of questions about injuries 10- Agreed. When Mario and Dareus are lined up next to each other, they seem to be almost undefendable, especially on that right side. I haven't noticed Kyle at all yet, which I guess isn't the worse thing in the world. Hopefully he rebounds

Gailey's failure as a HC was his lack of control over the defensive side of the ball, and failure to upgrade the QB position. His offensive scheming was right on the money, he created something out of nothing. He is a good OC. We will see some growing pains with EJ and Hackett. More so than EJ, Marrone's career may be more dependent on Hackett's success. He was a bold pick for OC. Marrone cannot afford to fail at th QB position with Hackett in the drivers seat. He can get a pass on one or the other, but not both.

I really don't think this carry 3 vs 4 during preseason is a big deal. Most teams don't carry 4 for the regular season. We are just looking to get through this week, and a possible Kolb replacement. It isn't as though other teams have Brady and 3 Jason Campbell's behind him.

He seemed pretty beaten with very little answers, and a little dear in headlights. It reminded me of chan in the second half of last year. Possible knee jerk reaction on my part, could be over speculating.

I hate your formatting.It's like highschool AOL from 1996. I read none of it because of it. You may be the first person I block Not sure if Rogers makes the roster, but I just don't see Brad Smith making it. He serves zero purpose on this team, and for that reason, Rogers has a chance

Not a starter, but Zebrie Sanders is an FSU guy

I'm not the happiest about this. I thought he might get behind center after Saturday. Although we won't know, practices close to the public after this week. He could end up practicing, but I highly doubt things work that way.

I think your right about the body language. It just never felt like the offense was going to move, or like anybody on the field thought it would. I never read into this, but the O was sulky and stagnant. I do believe Kolb can fix a lot of these issues with another week with the ones, although he already had a week. We can win with Kolb and the aggressive defense, it just looks like a higher ceiling and more efficient with the young gun

Not sure if you have heard, but the third pre-season game is the most important. As long as he can practice after the Skins game, he starts. FWIW, my uncle, born and raised Boston (married into the family, we barely except him) watches the Bills games. Thinks he'll start week one and is the real deal. He also said Brady will put on a clinic and then called me a bunch of terrible names. I just tell him 18-1 is my favorite number

I watched the first half with the intent of finding some middle ground in the posts on TSW. Sadly it is a mostly honest interpretation. Very few bright spots in Kolb's game. That's not to say he can't redeem himself with a good 3 quarters against Wash. It's not good though

Something to note, Dot practices close this week to the public, or possibly next? We won't get an honest reading of what EJ is doing until after this Sunday. Something to watch is if/when/how Kolb is called the starter. I think he starts bs NE. He is so much more comfortable out there, even in comparison to last week. I can't imagine him not.

Sorry I thought you where commenting on EJ.

Concurred, the last 2 minutes are better, but he is really out of sync with the receivers, and missing throws. If he can make the 2 minute drill the standard, he can be reasonable. Right now, for a bet, he is missing a lot of yards out there

I'm watching the replay of the game now for the first time. I have only seen the first half, but I can't imagine that we don't have a QB on the roster that can play better than Kolb's first half. Unless Kolb has a really solid showing vs. Washington, EJ has to be the starter. He gives us the best chance to win, even with mistakes.

Forgive me, but I am on the couch enjoying some beverages, typing on my phone. I have been trying to dampers excitement for EJ, because this team has hurt me in the past. I also know how hot and cold this board can get on players, so I assumed a bit of that went into the review of Kolb in this game, but it's pretty bad. We seem to be committing to the run game, and it isn't really going anywhere. I think Chan was tremendous at getting Spiller in space. We could use a little but of that now. The guy never finds his receivers, hits nobody in stride, and is doing a bit of staring down of his recievers. It looks like every ball is poorly thrown, he is skipping screen passes. He generally looks very uncomfortable out there. Maybe it's rust, but even in the last 2 minutes of the half, with the 2nd stringers in, finding a rhythm is tough. To be fair, I haven't seen the 2nd half just yet.

Huh?

I thought people where exaggerating about Kb's play last night. I am watching the replay now, and I am literally saying to my GF, "if EJ isnt ready for the Pats, I would rather have Fitz"...I mean CHRIST!

I would expect EJ to split reps with Kolb after week 3, even though Kolb is the starter, as not to distract from the other positional battles, then depending on how Kolb's next outing goes, to name the starter after week 4.