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Cool, thanks!!

Awesome. I love how there is nothing in there about Cris Hill but you somehow made it all about the 1990 Championship Game. Well done!

Well then, I guess it's good that we have 4 preseason games and almost 6 weeks until the season starts.

That's actually a pretty darn good representation.

If he's not 100% by the end of preseason, I'm betting we see this happen. Allows them to keep him around another year and give him another shot.

Really? You both think Merriman will start at RDE in week 1? I was thinking either Kelsay or Anderson would start, and Merriman will only see spot duty. At least at the start of the season, until he proves more.

I agree. Sounds like they're giving Corey a shot at proving he can do more than special teams and a few rare blocking plays. If he can be a legitimate receiving threat, he can be much more useful.

Awesome, thanks for the info! I am seriously addicted to this stuff. I like the idea of Kelsay and Anderson rotating at RE. Imagine the preparation every LT is going to have to make each time they go up against us -- those two have such different styles the changeup from snap to snap could really cause issues.

As far as the slot goes, that's going to be occupied by Nelson and, when we go to a four-receiver set, probably Donald Jones. That 4th receiver spot in that set is the other outside receiver, which will likely be either Easley or Graham. I'm actually pretty stoked about that group -- like Gailey implied, I think our receivers are going to be a lot better than most outsiders are giving them credit for.

Actually, when you think about it -- our second string D-line is actually pretty darn good, which I'm hoping will help to make our backup O-linemen even better. Because, you know, we're going to need a few of them sooner or later.

From what I've read, it sounds like Moats is the backup to Morrison, so I imagine he will stick around. Either White or McKillop will stick as the backup to Shep, with the other being cut. If McKillop's knee is good I can see him sticking, since he apparently was very good at special teams with the 49ers. My guess is that they keep Barnett, Shep, Morrison, Bradham, McKillop, Moats, and Carder. But that's 7, and it doesn't count Scott, who is certainly sticking around. Perhaps Carder goes to the PS? Or do they really consider keeping 8?

Interesting, thanks for pointing that out. I missed that part -- I had only seen the "1,000 percent Steelers fan" thing and thought, "I can only imagine what Browns fans are thinking."

The Roster on Buffalobills.com lists TJ as 6'0" and 180lbs.

Love it. Can't wait to see these guys in action!

Thanks, Jay. Love hearing that stuff, much appreciated.

Great report, thanks! That comment about Keith Williams made me LOL.

Cool story, thanks!

Thanks! I needed that. Badly.

Love me some this stuff. Thanks Mike for my supply of crack this summer.

Great story!

Yet Nix himself said he didn't want to put someone in a swing position like that. I'm certain he was talking about Scott, so it's very unlikely Scott would be considered the 4th safety.

The thing I never understood is how quarterbacks and receivers are supposed to make pre-snap reads when the defensive players are moving around, pretending to show blitz, etc.

It was worth a shot...

Tom Brady as a whole is an abomination, but I think you mean aberration. Which is true, considering how well they were running the ball. I do think Fitz had a great game (after the INTs) and was one of the reasons for the victory, but there were many reasons for it, luck being one of them. I actually don't think the PI call on Nelson in the end zone was that bad of a call. The guy clearly was preventing him from getting to the ball with his back turned. Nelson could have certainly had the chance to break it up. Not the best call, but certainly not the worst. Was it really worse than the end zone PI call in the "Just give it to 'em" game in New England? Now THAT was the worst.

It doesn't mean anything to the kids these days unless it's a full-sized replica created in Minecraft.