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that is odd....... why did they release Boston if they plan on possibly re-signing him down the road. and also didnt he have a solid pre season. at least that is what i thought i heard anyway.

ill take Nate Salley for some young depth. i was hoping during the draft we would have picked him up.

hey guys..... only 2 spots left! draft on monday!

with this tuesday all teams must have rosters cut down to 75, what 8 guys do u think will be next to go? and if u have any "surprises" why do u see them going? discuss!

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funny u said that b/c when i created the league i was contemplating that myself. here ill go on the league message board and see what other owners think. we will do it the democratic way. haha! thanks for the suggestion!!

the reason i put the defensive players on there is b/c i personally have never played in a league with them. so i wanted to give them a shot. and the reason i made it points is b/c i have never done a league like that either. i just wanted to try something new and different instead of the same old same old yah know?! im already in two other classic leagues, so i wanted a change of pace i guess. thanks for your interest and suggestions. but all and all the whole point of me making those changes was to try something new. therefore i am going to keep the rules as they are currently. thanks again! anymore comments, concerns, etc, im all ears. good luck all!

Hey my fellow Bills fans. I just created a league through Yahoo! for just Bills fans. Any Bills fan is welcome to join, though I ask that you only sign up if you are going to follow your team every week, even if your team is struggling. Nothing is worse in fantasy football when guys dip on their teams and screw the rest of the fantasy owners playing. So again I ask for only serious players! Best of luck and enjoy. Any questions, comments or concerns feel free to ask. Spread the word to other Bills fans. Here is the league info: League ID:528248 Password fantasy Draft Type Live Online Draft Draft Time Mon Aug 28 8:30pm EDT Scoring Type: Points only... No head to head records!!

Hey my fellow Bills fans. I just created a league through Yahoo! for just Bills fans. Any Bills fan is welcome to join, though I ask that you only sign up if you are going to follow your team every week, even if your team is struggling. Nothing is worse in fantasy football when guys dip on their teams and screw the rest of the fantasy owners playing. So again I ask for only serious players! Best of luck and enjoy. Any questions, comments or concerns feel free to ask. Spread the word to other Bills fans. Here is the league info: League ID:528248 Password fantasy Draft Type Live Online Draft Draft Time Mon Aug 28 8:30pm EDT Scoring Type: Points only... No head to head records!!

No easy solution to Bills' QB conundrumBy Ken Moll Scouts Inc. When there's no clear-cut answer at quarterback, deciding on a starter is one of the toughest calls for any football team. That is exactly the situation facing the Bills as the regular season nears. Let's take a close look at who might be at the helm for Buffalo in 2006. Barring injury, the competition is between Kelly Holcomb (a 33-year-old undrafted free agent out of Middle Tennessee State) and J.P. Losman (a 25-year-old first-rounder in 2004 out of Tulane). Craig Nall, an offseason acquisition from Green Bay, was expected to be in the mix as well, but a left hamstring injury has forced him to miss significant time in camp. I can speak firsthand about Holcomb, as I scouted for the Browns during his three-year stint in Cleveland. Despite his even-keeled personality, Holcomb is an intense, competitive player with excellent work ethic. He is very tough and will play nicked up. Midway through his sophomore season in college, he broke his jaw on a goal-line play. He finished the game in a losing effort. After missing the next game only because he couldn't fit his helmet over his swollen cheekbones, Holcomb returned to action with his jaw wired shut and led the Blue Raiders to a 10-3 mark and a postseason berth. Middle Tennessee State has not been to postseason play since he departed Murfreesboro, Tenn. Holcomb is a career 60 percent-plus passer who has the arm strength, instincts and decision-making ability to win in the NFL. He had several excellent outings with Cleveland, including a 429-yard, three-touchdown playoff performance in inclement weather against Pittsburgh in 2003. He showed flashes of being a solid quarterback in 2005 as he threw for over 1,500 yards at a 67 percent completion rate. Losman is a young, up-and-coming quarterback with a stronger arm and better wheels than Holcomb. Losman is a California kid who has much more of an edge. He is a tough, competitive player, but it has been said that he could rub his coaches and teammates the wrong way while at Tulane. Losman has many tools, but his decision-making and overall leadership skills need to develop to make him a topflight quarterback. Losman had several excellent games at Tulane (as a senior he threw for more than 3,000 yards with 33 TDs and only 14 INTs), but also had the occasional clunker. With the Bills last season, Losman mostly struggled. He had as many interceptions as touchdowns (eight) and his completion percentage was under 50 percent, which is unacceptable. Head coach Dick Jauron has to consider a number of variables before he decides who will be under center on opening day versus New England. Can the new offensive line jell under coach Jim McNally? Will the addition of fullback Alan Ricard (a solid blocker for Jamal Lewis in Baltimore) help Willis McGahee live up to his potential? How well will the defense play with one of its best players, Takeo Spikes, coming off an Achilles injury? Jauron could go the safer route and choose the more experienced Holcomb, or take his chances with Losman, a young gun who has the potential to develop into a top-tier quarterback. Until a decision is made, uncertainty surrounding the most important position on the field will loom over Bills camp.

Updated: Aug. 10, 2006 Losman should get QB call By Michael Smith ESPN.com Archive CHARLOTTE, N.C. Here are five observations on the Bills based on their Aug. 12 preseason game against the Panthers: 1. It was painfully (that is, if you love the Bills) obvious why the team really has no choice other than to go with J.P. Losman as its quarterback. The reason behind the decision can be summed up in a word: upside. Kelly Holcomb is what he is: a smart backup quarterback who once in a while can give you a big game. But he's immobile and he can't get the ball downfield. And throwing picks that are returned for touchdowns doesn't help, either. At least Losman, with his athleticism, gives you the big-play element. A couple of times against the Panthers he did a nice job avoiding sacks that Holcomb would have taken. Losman's mobility is going to come in handy given the state of the Bills' offensive line. And he has a live arm. His problem besides his inexperience (eight career starts) is his tendency to squeeze the ball and short hop it to his intended receivers. Obviously, that has to be corrected. It's time for the Bills to swallow their pill, stop patching holes in their lineup, and develop their young players, starting with the quarterback. And unlike last year, when the position was handed to him, it'll help Losman's confidence if he has to win the starting job. His teammates will respect him more if he does. It's not officially his, but for the long-term health of the franchise, Losman has to be the guy this year if they're going to know whether he is indeed the QB of the future. 2. Takeo Spikes didn't play against Carolina but there's a strong chance he'll be in the lineup for the opener Sept. 10 at New England. Now it might take a little while longer for the old Spikes, coming off a torn Achilles suffered in the third game last season, to return, but a team official estimates he'll at least be back to about 85 percent by then and able to play. In training camp, Spikes has shown more burst to the ball than the official expected. It's mostly a matter at this point of Spikes' trusting his body. Once Spikes heals completely, he should thrive in new defensive coordinator Perry Fewell's version of the Tampa 2. 3. While Troy Vincent gives the Bills' defense flexibility in pass coverage, the former-corner-turned-free-safety's days as a starter could be numbered. That's because fourth-round pick Ko Simpson is enjoying a strong training camp. Simpson is physical, can cover, and has good ball skills. Keep in mind that Vincent still is relatively new to playing safety (he moved there at the end of the 2004 season) while Simpson, albeit on the college level, started every game at South Carolina. It's only a matter of time before first-rounder Donte Whitner assumes the strong safety duties from Matt Bowen (who suffered a leg injury against the Panthers). Don't be surprised if the Bills go with two rookie safeties and let them start growing up together sooner rather than later. Whitner had a team-high five tackles Saturday night. Not bad for a guy who arrived late to camp because of prolonged contract negotiations. Either way the Bills go at free safety, they are deep in the secondary. They've been impressed with all of their draft choices in the defensive backfield (corner Ashton Youboty, taken in the third round, should have had a pick against the Panthers) while veteran sub corner Jabari Greer is making a lot of plays in camp. Buffalo has a solid duo of starting corners in Nate Clements and Terrence McGee. The Bills should be pretty good against the pass. 4. Buffalo probably won't jump back into the top five defensively, but there's a lot to like about the Bills' defensive line. Seriously, with the Bills' new emphasis on speed, the return of Spikes, and the young talent the team brought in through the draft, the defense will rebound from last year and keep this team in some games. Up front the Bills are pretty good at end with vets Chris Kelsay, Aaron Schobel and Ryan Denney, all "high-motor" guys. They should have an interesting rotation at tackle. Free-agent-pickup Larry Tripplett and Tim Anderson are the starters but first-rounder John McCargo and fifth-rounder Kyle Williams will push for playing time. Buffalo is smaller inside than it has been in recent years so keeping those tackles fresh will be key. McCargo and Williams both played well Saturday night. McCargo showed good hand technique and got good penetration. Williams, a two-year starter at LSU, could turn out to be a steal. He's 6 feet, 295 pounds -- one of those fire-hydrant type guys. He's got a nose for the football. "He's one of those guys who doesn't look a lot different than he did in college," head coach Dick Jauron said of Williams after the game. 5. Peerless Price arrived in camp as probably the No. 4 or even No. 5 receiver but he's shown enough to perhaps warrant a starting spot opposite Lee Evans. Josh Reed is having a good camp, an early drop against Carolina not withstanding, but really is an underneath guy who'll catch a 6-yard pass and fight for the other yard on third-and-7. The Bills have to find a way to get the ball into little Roscoe Parrish's hands. Mike Mularkey wanted him to be the Bills' Antwaan Randle El, but now it's up to Jauron and offensive coordinator Steve Fairchild to figure out how to showcase Parrish's speed in the offense. It's going to be interesting to see how Evans does without Eric Moulds demanding the ball and double teams.

anyone know or have any personal reports??

QB: JP Nall Kingsbury RB: McGahee Thomas Williams FB: Shelton Goldsberry WR: Evans Price Reed Parrish Nance Aiken TE: Royal Everett Cieslak OT: Peters Gandy Gibson Butler OG: Villarrail Reyes Preston OC: Fowlers Geisinger DE: Schobel Kelsay Word Denney DT: Tripplett Anderson McCargo Williams OLB: Spikes Posey Crowell Stamer ILB: Fletcher Watson Haggan CB: Clements McGee Youboty King Greer SS: Whitner Bowen FS: Vincent Simpson K: Rian Lindell P: Brian Moorman LS: Mike Schneck Practice Squad: Fred Jackson (RB) Martin Nance (WR) Aaron Merz © Terrence Pennington (T) Keith Ellison (LB) Joshua Cooper (DE) Jason Jefferson (DT) Kiwaukee Thomas (CB) What say you??

is it 8 ppl on the squad? or am i completely off. haha! also what makes a player eligible to be on the PS? if i remember correctly u can only be in the league X amount of years or have X amount of experience, etc. thanks!!

anyone know if mike kudla (DE from OSU) was signed by anyone?

y didnt we take Wright over Williams? we already have a Williams type in Tim Anderson. the risk-reward possibility for Wright is huge.

no its not brilliant. the problem isnt whether or not we got fleeced on that mcgargo deal. its about even moving up in the first place to get him. when he easily would have been there at 42 and wed still have our picks. thats the problem.

could ppl please explain to me why we "need" a TE so bad?? we have some young solid guys there already. people who keep saying, i wanna smack. please tell me what im missing!

what do u guys think of these two guys? id love to see the bills take both of them in the 4th or 5th if avaliable. any word about these two from the rest of the board?

didnt he say he doesnt wanna coach anymore?

anyone know?? we still have some needs Marv. a DT, O-Line help, backup RB, another WR. also is there anyone worth anything on the FA wire to fill these needs???

i agree with you man! he was a complete d!ck during the interview. he really does not seem interested in being a Bill.

any new updates about good old Fabini? any word on how his visit went?

with our line id have to disagree with you. i dont care who you are, if you have 4 guys in your face 2 seconds after u snap the ball, u will not be efficent. look at what the steelers all out blitz on manning did to him in the playoffs. the line looked like a turnstile (similar to ours) and mannings played showed that. im not at all saying that was just b/c of the colts line being bad or even manning "choking" as many like to say. ill give credit where credit is due, the steelers played manning and the colts perfectly. but u see my point! if ur line is swiss cheese, ur quarterback will struggle.

ill discuss it all day...... trust me. i just wont waste my time with people who are going to flame away with lame points as it seems like so many people on here do. and plus i know im right! if someone wants to prove me wrong go a head. but i just dont see it being possible. i know i may sound like a conceited prick, but im just being brutally honest. so dont say im a tard, when im right and just dont want to be bothered with flame comments. its nice to see that there are quite a few of us out there who are on the same page. i was losing faith in many bills fans. this has made my day, reading your guys responses. GO BILLS! GOOD LUCK JP!