richNjoisy

on my to the game but stopping to pass along this from my hospital chaplain wife (revnjoisy): often the cancer is shrunk by radiation/chemo to the point where minor surgery can now be used to "clean things up". I would think this means they see something a little suspicious so they are going in to safely remove it. -RichNJoisy (now on to the Tailgate!)

I'd like to see how he does when the games count. I thought he was, actually, VERY unaggressive in the preseason. I thought it could be his decision to come out of the preseason uninjured so he did not do his standard bump at the line. THAT is still legal within 5 yards of the LOS. Now, if he gets burned on Sunday or gets called for a lot of illegal contacts, that would prove my premise wrong. Until then, however, I basically disregarded his play in the preseason as simply him going through the motions but not playing his game.

Pass to Robert Woods Caught with a gain of 7 yards

" Kelly may be pursuing his own personal interests recently and that can look unseemly, but I don't think Kelly would knowingly do anything to undermine the future of the Bills in Buffalo in the process of pursuing his self-interest. I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt on that. " Exactly how I choose to see this as well. Especially today. Thanks

There really is no "bad guy" here in my opinion. I am only speculating but it makes sense to me that Kelly would have no complaint of going in with Pegula if Pegula NEEDED Jim's money and thus would offer Jim something he wants in return. Pegula doesn't need Jim's money...right? So , then, what would Pegula "give" to Jimbo to make Jimbo want to give Pegula his money? I think there really is no match here unless Pegula wants to give up something. Now, having said that, I would PREFER they matched up but I am not privy to exactly what Jim wants. He wants a guarantee the Bills stay in Buffalo but I don't believe that is all he would ask for. He probably wants some say in the management and now I can see why Pegs would balk at that. What makes sense to me is a Kelly backing with no money in the deal. Then, after the purchase, Jim is hired by Pegula in some PR fashion. The Bon Jovi stuff is just a very brief check of the waters I would think. Jim probably wanted to hear what his endorsement would get him in guarantees and power. Neither probably was acceptable so he walked (ran) from Bon Jovi. Anyway - Gob Bless Jim today as he awaits the news on the effectiveness of his cancer treatments. Go Bills!

Yes, but Gecko got it in the end didn't he? and Blue Star was bought by an owner who guaranteed the company would not be "broken up" and Sold.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fancy-stats/wp/2014/08/12/what-to-expect-from-sammy-watkins-in-his-rookie-season/?tid=hpModule_a4df998e-86a7-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394&hpid=z12

I believe the next penalty for Lynch IF he gets a suspension out of this is one year. Not 2 or 4 or 8 games. He lasted longer than I thought he would. I was happy for him and sad we (I) had misjudged him. Sad for him obviously but he's mess (I guess). This will bring the Seahawks down a notch if they lose him. Again, this is a sad state of affairs. I would only wish this on the Cheatriots.

Bills o line looks very good right now. I fully expect Cordy to be ready and Sentrel shifted to starting RT (a guess on my part). I don't know who will win the open Guard spot. A great battle nonetheless. Possibly the best offensive line the Bills have had since the Kelly days. Also.....entire team has had only 7 penalties for a total of 65 yards in two games. Remarkable for such a young club. Just saw this on MMQB (cnnsi): "Flagville. Good work by John Clayton, adding up the illegal contact and defensive holding penalties from the first 17 preseason games. The league wants defensive players to have hands off after the five-yard bump zone at the line of scrimmage, and to not hold or grab at all. Rest assured it won’t be called as closely in week one of the regular season as it was over the weekend; the theory is players will get used to the new strictures and will stop all the clutching and grabbing mostly naturally. Back to the numbers: There were 37 illegal contact penalties all of last regular season; there have been 27 in the first 17 preseason games. There were 171 defensive holds calls. So far this preseason, 53 defensive holds have been whistled. The Bills have their defenders practicing with boxing gloves; St. Louis defensive backs take the field in scrimmage holding tennis balls, so they’re tempted to not grab. I’m told the league plans to officiate tight in the preseason, but I cannot imagine the same ticky-tack stuff being called once the regular games start. We’ll see." (second emphasis mine. The glove-thing must be working!) Full link: http://mmqb.si.com/2014/08/11/johnny-manziel-preseason-browns-michael-sam-rams/6/

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/chi-jordan-mills-brian-de-la-puente-injuries-20140810-story.html Again, this is just an FYI on a situation that could impact the Bills-Bears game. Obviously, still 3 weeks to go and I am not suggesting this is a "good" thing that the Bears have injuries.

A few other positives that I have not seen mentioned by people here: Only two penalties total and this for the first preseason game. Remarkable. Apparently, too, the referees were watching closely for defensive holding. The Giants were called for this several times. When you add onto this - as the title of this thread suggests - depth on the offensive line and -- YOUTH -- this underscores even more how well the offensive line performed. Encouraging.

It looks like NFL channel will broadcast this game at 3 am

Patriots | Workout Brady Quinn Fri, 01 Aug 2014 11:13:45 -0700 The New England Patriots worked out free-agent QB Brady Quinn (Rams) Monday, July 28. Read more: http://www.kffl.com/hotw/nfl#ixzz39AMTcMqk **************** I guess this means the Cheatriots are preparing for the next Brady era????

Kansas City Chiefs SS Eric Berry (leg, foot) was carted off at practice Thursday, July 31, with a right leg or foot injury. SS Jerron McMillian has taken his place. Reports at scene hear Berry blaming injury on Stevie Johnson. (now with San Fran) (this last line is fake, of course...)

Maybe but seriously "time wounds all heals" which is to say, just like my beagle after I give him a biscuit, we Bills fans will quickly get to, "what have you done for me lately?". So, Terry and Kim, now that you own the Bills and they are staying.....ummm..... WE WANT A CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!!" just sayin'

Kirby - first off, thanks for the input you provide. Your latest comment (which I bet you already posted but I can't recall) pretty clearly states that any bidder must IN WRITING agree to never move the Bills (you just wrote, "their word won't be good enough"). But I am trying to get a handle on what this would mean for ANY bidder (even if it were Jim Kelly which I know is ridiculous but I am using him as the "guy who would never move the Bills" example). How can a multi- billionaire sign away all his/her rights to at least have the option of running their business where they want to? They could never use the threat to get money for stadium repairs, etc etc. Ralph never truly intended to move the team but he sure used the threat occasionally, didn't he? We have had a few (pseudo?) lawyers on this site talking about how contracts aren't worth the paper they are written on. So, are you still certain that any buyer will not have the option...at all.....to move the team....ever? Well, hopefully, the signed document will have enough teeth to keep the team in Buffalo. But, I'm no lawyer...... Thanks again KJ for your posts.

This may be difficult to do, but if it were me, I have a preset sheet in front me so I could check off several things all at once that - in addition to what you listed - also noted things such as (checked down, went through to second or third receiver set, under pressure, no pressure, lots of time, scrambled (early?), type of pass (fade, straight-line middle, down and out (timing)), etc . Thanks ahead of time for such an indepth analysis.

I keep finding 45.2 gross and 41.2 net for his 2013 year (senior) for Hornsey

I would think so too. I am only raising the question.

Exactly. Of course they can. Or should. One possibility, perhaps, is they have an eye on a team that has two punters they like right now and are waiting for a release. A clue to this will be who is doing the holding during Training camp and preseason games. If not Moorman.......

I have been reading a bit about this very point the past few days. But this means that Moorman's ability to hold for FG's is so much better than , say, another WR or QB on the team that the fact that he is nearly the worst punter in the league is worth the cost. I am sorry, but I can't accept that. This is not to say that holding for kicks is unimportant. It is. But punting IS important - kicks inside the 20, kicking a team out of trouble when backed up, long hang times to prevent big returns....this is important too. IMO, no amount of holding prowess makes it worth going into a season knowing you have one of the worst punters in the league.

In 2013, Moorman finished near the bottom of the NFL in average yards per punt (30th place at 41.2 yards per punt) and in punts inside the 20-yard line (31st place with 16). His average from 2012 to 2013 went down 3.6 yards and his punts inside the 20 fell by six. Now, Dombrowski, averaged 39.99 average at Harvard in his senior year in 2012 which was was enough to earn him All-Ivy League honors and an invite to Jacksonville Jaguars rookie mini-camp last season. Tom Hornsey booted 80 punts for a 42.7-yard average with a long of 63 and 24 inside the 20-yard line during his first taste of American football in '10. Led the nation and set the school record for number of punts in '11 after booming 95-42-L66-23. In '12, produced 60-43.4-L63-25 and had right knee surgery (torn meniscus) in May. Won the Ray Guy Award in '13 after recording 62-45.2-L79-29 and was the American Athletic Conference's Co-Special Teams Player of the Year. Was a threat during his career on fake punts, converting all four of his attempts with three rushes for 62 yards and completed a 61-yard pass. Almost all punters, Doc, are UDFA, not all but most. So no surprise Moorman was an UDFA. Your point that he was on a practice squad is valid - aka went unnoticed until the Bills snagged him. Not here but I have read that Dombrowski indeed has yet-to-be-seen talent that can be brought out through pro coaching. But I started this thread asking the question , "why no challenge to Moorman?" Hornsey was just one example of a college player with better stats.

C'mon promo that's one punt. What matters are his total numbers which look incredibly mediocre. Look I hope YOU are right and the kids great. But, jeesh, you really think one punt on youtube means the kid is "competition"?

I'm sorry kdiggz if I sound obnoxious here - but I thought I was clear that by "challenged" I meant a real challenge. The Harvard kid averaged 5+ less yards net per kick. The Punter I mentioned won the top punting award . My question was about quality of the challenge. His stats certainly suggest he would be someone of value in camp. One only needed to look at the roster to see the Harvard kid. I then looked up his numbers and , IMO, they were mediocre.

I don't get it. Moorman is 38 and was losing his leg years ago (and hence the Bills released him). Now he is 2 years plus removed from being released and he (seemingly) has no competition? The Ray Guy award winner from college last year is sitting at home. Why do they not bring in a young strong leg (like Tom Hornsey)? Maybe they have someone they plan to pick up after a release in late August? http://rayguyaward.com/tom-hornsey-2013/