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yea I'm in walworth which is Wayne county...that might be the reason why I get Syracuse channels...but I still think Syracuse falls under the blackout..I seem to remember a few years ago everyone talking about how they added Syracuse to the list of areas covered in the blackout zone...I have to work during the game anyways so it doesn't really matter to me..I'll be catching the replay sat night.

I second this my guide shows channel 5 out of Syracus still showing the game...maybe its not updated yet...I thought Syracuse fell under the 75 mile rule, am I mistaken?

1. Do you keep Hamdan or offer him a Practice Squad position? Hamdan will be the 3rd QB and is not eligible for PS 2. Assuming three tight ends are kept, who do you choose among Fine, Stupar, and DeVree? I think Fine has a spot...Stupar has shown to be good and I'd like to see him on the team...why even ask about keeping DeVree yet?..all we know is that he was on the Pats* 3. Would you rather keep a serviceable FB in McIntyre or a young but unproved RB in Omon? I think either way McIntyre is gone...Buffalo has shown no use for the FB and actually the FB just takes a spot needed on the field...jmo tho 4. As of right now, who is more valuable to their team over the next two years, Hardy or Jenkins? Jenkins only value is on the ST...he hasn't shown enough value at WR ...on the other hand, Hardy hasn't shown any value at all with his injuries, but his upside at the WR position is much greater than Jenkins...or so I hope. 5. What will be of better help to the Bills Defense Line this year? a) Cut Kelsay b) reserve a spot to Bryan I'll take option (a) and keep Bryan 6. Which player(s) gets left off the LB corps this year? Buggs? Thomas? Palmer? Thomas and Palmer 7. If it came down to one roster spot available at corner, do you keep Florence or Youboty? Youboty has a lot of talent but can't stay healthy...Florence I really can't say much on..so if it comes down to talent I'd say keep youboty, but whats talent if it's always hurt..if Florence is healthy and can play then I say keep Florence. 8. How many of the Bills current offensive lineman on their roster could start for a perennial playoff team such as the Steelers, Ravens, Colts, Patriots, Eagles, Vikings, and Giants? 4...Wood, Levitre, Bell and Hangman...didn't say start this season just said start..at some time Wood, Levitre and Bell would/could be starters on any of those teams...Hangman has allready started for a team and is our best option right now. 9. Who gets the axe at safety? Wilson, Wendling, Simpson Wilson

sept 1 cuts per www.buffalobills.com "Waived by the club were OL Chris Denman and WR Shaine Smith. Placed on the waived/injured list were three players, TE Travis McCall, CB Lydell Sargeant and DT Marcus Smith. The Bills also added a player signing tight end Tyson DeVree..To make room for DeVree on the roster the Bills also waived LB Solomon Elimimian."

there's only 80...make sure you don't count the names that appear more than once for players that play multiple positions...I did that my first time counting and was like wtf..then I was like dumb-ass, some of the players are listed 2 times...mostly the LB's and OL

1 - Matt Baker 2 - Travis McCall 3 - Nick Hennessey 4 - Ataefiok Etukeren 5 - Solomon Elimimian tuesday sept. 1st is cut down to 75 and sat sept. 5th is cut down to 53

where's the emote that indicates something went right over my head?..

I think they should cut Denney this year and then draft another DE in 2010...this DE will replace Kelsay...Kelsay is a leader and because of that, it might be a bigger hit to the team this year...of course Buffalo should be looking for a DE to replace schobel also via FA or draft in like 2 - 3 years...so cut Denney this year and keep Ellis and Bryan...cut Kelsay next year after they draft someone like Hardy or Selvie or whoever they like...and 3 years from now see how Schobel's play has been in 2009 and 2010...don't forget that just because these guys are on the team doesn't mean they are automatic starters...well it shouldn't anyways..lol

ok see, this just bothers me....why do fans feel they need to be bothered with what a player gets paid?...I know the money isn't coming out of my pocket, so why should I care what Ralph pays him?...When I pay for a ticket to see a game, I don't care how the money is divided, just that I get to go in and see the game...and as Bills fans, who have one of the lowest ticket prices in the NFL, we shouldn't be bitching...these players mostly get paid comparable to other teams and look what those teams charge to view a game...now, if you want say something like, "He gets gets paid to play, and doesn't show he cares", then maybe that would be different...but in all honesty, who cares how much they actually get?...besides, there are a lot of incentive clauses in most players contracts...so the final figure they get isn't always what we see as there pay.

anybody got anything to say about McKinny?..not looking very solid...he's made a few mistakes in pre-season so far...does he make the team as the #2 C and backup OG?...hows Rodd doing?...Rodd is the only other guy I can see Buffalo keeping as a #2 C and backup as a OG...course there is still sept. 1st cuts that could land Buffalo a better #2 C..hopefully.

and this is exactly why they keep Kelsay and the Bills have no pass rush this year, and every year they keep Kelsay..

I wonder what the D would look like this season if they started Ellis, Bryan and Maybin at DE and cut Kelsay and Denney and just used Schobel sparingly...would the D really take a step backwards with this or would they actually get a pass rush?...I truly believe Bryan has earned a starting role at LDE with Maybin rotating in...Schobel and Ellis can rotate at RDE...sounds good to me

whats the thoughts on McIntyre??..some think(like I do) that hes gone this season...but it looks like Buffalo is trying to see how well he runs with the ball and if he can do more than just block...This might be so that DJ can feel better about keeping him on the roster... I wouldn't be upset at all to see Kelsay and Denney cut to keep Ellis and Bryan...both Ellis and Bryan seem to be playing well and they both have time to get better, while Kelsay and Denney are both looking stale.

ahh ok thx...maybe someday I'll get into FF, but right now I know nothing about it..LOL

kinda rude and uncalled for...all he's asking is what we think and did he mess up...if you guys really don't like the FF questions then just opt to not read them. QB Rivers/M. Ryan/D Garrard (I am in the mist of a Trade of Ryan) - I like this qb setup actually..not sure why you'd want to trade Ryan, unless something happened to him I didn't hear about. WR V.Jackson/D.Bowe/L.Coles/D.Hixon - I think Bowe looks good...if, and I say if, Cassel rocks in KC, then Bowe should be good for yea tho...Coles I'm not to sure of tho...but all in all this looks like a decent wr core. O I also have Willis at RB I know I know! - I think this will backfire on yea..reports from Baltimore are they are haveing problems with Willis...not sure what that means for game production tho. I'm not a FF guy so I'm not sure how you play your guys..but the team you have looks decent...who's ST did you pick?

Doh!!..got me scared there for a bit..wasn't sure exactly where "Buffalo area" meant..my tv guide shows channel 13 at 8pm for thos of us in Rochester area.

!nema

yea..only things I think I would change(and I'm always changing my roster) is going with 4 rb's by adding Omon. Get rid of safties Wilson and Wendling, and add Corto to LB's...but to be honest I realy don't want to jack this thread from original poster so maybe later I'll do my own thread on my final 53 man roster...most likely after tonights game...its getting close to first cuts isn't it?...

I'm no fantasy football player but I think he means D/ST = minny's D and Buffalos ST...but I could be wrong one thing you might want to worry about is that you have 2 QB's that get hurt...hopefully if one goes down the other doesn't

interesting that you think Rhodes get the cut after Lynch's return...so you think both Kelsay and Denney get the boot this year?...I'm still trying to decide if even 1 of them gets the boot this year...I just really think DJ is stuck on Kelsay...McCargo is healthy this season so far and is looking to show he's ready to play...I don't think they cut him just yet...your "corto beats out Wendling for specials" theory is one I didn't think about till now...I could see that happening, maybe...I did hear during the pre-season game that LB's are coveted for special teams due to having a good size to speed ratio that most special teams coaches like

yea, TE is position I had a hard time with...I like Fine and I think Nelson is a lock...Stupar is having a good camp this year and I'm not sure if he can go on PS or not...If he can then he's either on the team's 53 man squad or the teams PS...

QB(3) - Trent Edwards, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Gibran Hamdan RB(3) - Marshawn Lynch, Fred Jackson, Dominic Rhodes TE(3) - Derek Fine, Shawn Nelson, Jonathan Stupar WR(6) - Lee Evans, Terrell Owens, Josh Reed, Steve Johnson, Roscoe Parrish, James Hardy OG(3) - Eric Wood, Adam Levitre, Kirk Cambers, (Seth McKinney) OT(3) - Langston Walker, Brad Butler, Demetrius Bell, (Kirk Chambers), (Adam Levitre) OC(2) - Geoff Hangartner, Seth McKinney, (Eric Wood) Offense = 23 DE(6) - Aaron Schobel, Chris Kelsay, Ryan Denney, Aaron Maybin, Chris Ellis, Copeland Bryan DT(4) - Marcus Stroud, Kyle Williams, John McCargo, Spencer Johnson OLB(4) - Kawika Mitchell, Nic Harris, Keith Ellison, Alvin Bowen, (Marcus Buggs) MLB(2) - Paul Pozluszny, Marcus Buggs CB(5) - Terrence McGee, Leodis McKelvin, Reggie Corner, Ashton Youboty, Ellis Lankster SS/FS(6) - Donte Whitner, Bryan Scott, Jairus Byrd, Ko Simpson, John Wendling, George Wilson, (Nic Harris) Defense = 27 K/PK(1) - Rian Lindell P(1) - Brian Moorman LS(1) - Garrison Sanborn ST = 3 RB - Xavier Omon (till Lynch returns)

was Maybin even considered a top 15 pick by scouts (other than Bills scouts) or any draft-niks?...I can't remember if everyone thought Buffalo was reaching for this guy or not....ok so if , lets say, Maybin wasn't slotted as a top 15 pick and Crabtree gets his slotted top 5 money...since Maybin is holding out and waiting on Crabtree, couldn't Buffalo say "ok..we picked you at #11 but you were slotted for #20...so since you want a deal like Crabtree, then we will pay you #20 money,cuz that was your slotted mock draft #)..?...I could be wrong, but it seems, if they are waiting on Crabtree and how he gets paid, then Buffalo should be able to deploy the same tactics against Maybin...this and other reasons say to me that if I'm Maybin, I better sign soon.

whats the odds of Maybin holding out this year?...everyone is saying the reason he hasn't signed yet is due to Crabtree and if Crabtree fallows thru with his sit-out, will Maybin sit with him?...This is one of the biggest reasons that I don't get what Maybin's side is doing...do they really plan on sitting with Crabtree?..if not, then why not just sign now?...anyways, on to the topic...going by what I saw from the last pre-season game, I would like to see both Ellis and Bryan kept on the roster...If I had to chose from Kelsay or Denney getting the axe, it would be Kelsay...Kelsay rushes the passer ok, but he seems to rush right on by the passer more often than not...Don't get me wrong, I totally understand that sometimes pressure on a QB is just as good as an actual sack...Problem is is that the sacks are what get the QB worrying about the DE coming at them...If the QB knows the DE will be just running right by them, why worry?...I really would like to see Kelsay, Denney and Schobel being replaced one at a time in the next 3-4 seasons...replace Kelsay this year with Bryan or Ellis. then draft Denney's replacement in 2010 draft. then maybe Schobels as well in 2010 or 2011. 2009 DE's = Schobel, Denney, Maybin, Bryan, Ellis 2010 DE's = Schobel, Maybin, Bryan, Ellis, Hardy?

hey...anyone know where I can find any jerseys being sold for larger guys?...It seems you can only where a jersey if you wear 2x or smaller...looking for 3x...found 1 of Poz a year or two ago from Bills store, but I don't see any being sold this year...anyways, I know not all of us are small guys and thought maybe some of the larger guys on here might know where. thanks Tsai