Is there still talk of using denney at emergency tight end if need be?

Hopefully Trent gets healthy and is ready to go next week.

kind of glad we get to see more of Merideth………. and Fitzpatrick.

All the Fitzy lovers out there – you got your wish – let’s see how the our backup #2 plays.

wonder if McCargo will dress and play – i’d rather him play then S.Johnson – for no other reason just to see how he’d play a whole game next to Stroud.

Is Nelson always going to be hurt? He just seems to be on his way to being one of those players who are constantly missing small chunks of action…

I hope they get Big Ed if Williams will miss a few weeks, we need some more bodies.

Let’s just all agree that we need a big clogger to take over for either Stroud or Williams, because they’re not getting it done right now (and don’t come with some bad excuse like the LB’s are out of position, because having re-watched the last three games thanks to NFL Game Pass HD, I saw how both Williams and Stroud got abolished more often than not). We need Mount Cody in Buffalo and a switch to the 3-4 defense!

Why in the world is TO missing practice when a back up QB is starting his first game of the year? I understand (I don’t agree with it but I understand) giving vetrans some time off but it seems strange that it would happen this week. I would think both of them would want to work as much on timing as possible.

defense is going to be SIGNIFICANTLY challenged this week. I mean, my GOD, no Whitner, no Scott, Maybe no Williams. WE HAVE no size on our defense, which sucks. With Maybin contributing virtually nothing this season, adding size to our DL with a BJ Raji pick obviously looks good in hindsight. For the love of God, I hope we address our DL in next April’s draft….

Is McCargo healthy?

Am I correct in assuming the three starting LBs are Ellison-Poz-Palmer? Who are the backups again?

Secondary (aside from the safeties) is healthy? McGee (probable), Florence, Youboty, and Corner are all solid and ready to go?

Is Fine all good? And what about Bell?

How is Nelson out with an “illness” 72 hours before game time? I’ve had my share of illnesses – most were gone in 72 hours.

To me, the move to a 3-4 defense is not at all as complicated, as a lot of people point to given the fact that we – in my opinion – have a lot of the right personnel to run that particular system. Let me elaborate (by making my 3-4 depth chart with the current Bills defense)…:

                                  Kyle Williams – Marcus Stroud – Spencer Johnson

                    Aaron Maybin – Kawika Mitchell – Paul Posluszny – Aaron Schobel

Terrence McGee Donte Whitner Jairus Byrd Leodis McKelvin

Of course, there are a couple of things about this lineup that we would need to change, in particular we would need a true NT and thereby be able to move Stroud to 3-4 DE, where his athleticism is more suited. In addition, Schobel isn’t likely to be a very good fit at rushing OLB (of course he has never done, so it’s premature to make guesses about how he might do), though he certainly has the speed to get to the QB and is – imo. – a better fit at OLB in a 3-4 than, say, a guy like Kampman in GB, who’s slowly starting to flourish in their scheme.
My whole point with this bit is that even though it seems premature to discuss us moving to a 3-4 defense, it’s not at all as unrealistic as a lot of people believe.

Kyle is one fine penetrator and that’s what being a 3-4 DE is all about. They need to hold their part of the deal as far as run-stopping, which – to my surprise – Kyle does more often than not and they – as I mentioned – need to be able to penetrate, which Kyle is very sufficient at. Stroud at NT would be my biggest concern, though in the ideal case of us switching to the 3-4 defense with a new coaching staff, I would deem it highly likely that we got a big clogging NT like Gabe Watson as one of the first moves made.