Bills vs. Browns: Hangartner, Urbik Out; McGee To Practice

by MattRichWarren on Dec 6, 2010 4:34 PM EST in Buffalo Bills News

Buffalo Bills head coach Chan Gailey said this afternoon that both Geoff Hangartner and Kraig Urbik are out for at least this week's game against the Cleveland Browns. Terrence McGee, meanwhile, told Chris Brown of BuffaloBills.com that he will practice on Wednesday.

The bad play of the offensive line yesterday could at least partially be explained by the sheer number of injuries the starting offensive line has had to endure. The team was down to their fourth-string center yesterday in guard Andy Levitre.

The silver lining of the Hangartner and Urbik news is that neither have been ruled out for the games following the Cleveland game. With two of their top four linemen out, the Bills will hope to get Eric Wood back. Wood, the starting right guard, will likely man the pivot in place of Hangartner this week if he can return from his own leg injury.

Taking Wood's spot will fall to Cordaro Howard leaving Demetrius Bell and Andy Levitre as the only opening day starters in their original spots. Should that happen the only healthy Bills offensive lineman remaining would be Ed Wang. The team will likely add another lineman to the roster this week with strong candidates on the team's practice squad. Jason Watkins, Chad Rinehart, and Marc Dile are all on the taxi squad and are interior linemen.

Coach Gailey also said the OLB Antonio Coleman will be done for the season. Coleman injured his knee early in yesterday's loss and was replaced by Arthur Moats. The Bills are already short at linebacker and could add another to the fold this week.

The news for McGee is encouraging. Speaking with the team's website this afternoon he said he would practice Wednesday but wasn't sure if he would play at all for the rest of the year. Leodis McKelvin has been playing in place of the injured veteran.

Also encouraging is the news of Shawn Nelson's migraines. Gailey said they have subsided but is not sure what that will mean going forward.

"They’ve subsided," said Gailey. "I can’t tell you that it’s 100 percent gone or that he’s 100 percent ready. But he’s feeling a lot better right now."

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one "good" news

we are going to see what we get in Ed Wang, do we have another good news? no so i’m better going to bed.see ya, good night to me and have a good day folks

proud to be a die hard bills fan from france

by le f07 on Dec 6, 2010 5:03 PM EST reply actions

Injuries

Man o Man, what is wrong with the Buffalo Bills? I had hoped it was a freak accident thing, that it was the strength coaches, and now I dont know! Something needs to be done to address the issue of injuries on this team, as even if we stockpile some good talent, when we cant even field half an offensive line with starters, your bound to be bad.

Something needs to change. I dont know what, and I dont know how, but until injuries stop, players wont develop, and this team will still be bad.

by Eric Murawski on Dec 6, 2010 5:22 PM EST reply actions

you know

im starting to think that when you trot out inferior talent like we do against superior talent on a week in week out basis they are bound to get hurt straining themselves against better players. Even the good players we have are at risk playing with so many inferior players around them. I’d imagine if I played one on one with Lebron James not only would my ego be shot but I’d probably end up pulling up lame before it was all over.

Maybe the problem is the Bills talent level.

The league should reward us with a compensatory 1st round pick for ending the Farve misery story. - wab2

by poz on Dec 6, 2010 7:17 PM EST up reply actions

I suspect so.

Injuries are more likely to occur when play breaks down in crazy ways, which is always possible but more frequent when you’re outmanned.

BTW, great quote.

"This is a tough gayem for tough peepole." -- Chan Gailey
"The Bills will be bad, but Chan Gailey can fake it pretty good." --Jason Cole before the 2010 season.

by Backup to Farve's Backup on Dec 6, 2010 7:39 PM EST up reply actions

You know, when I wrote that I was thinking that the inferior talent we had probably means that the better teams have better strength and technique, and that the combo of the two is getting guys beat up because they cant athletically or physically match up.

by Eric Murawski on Dec 6, 2010 9:23 PM EST up reply actions

Any chance Nelson taked to Harvin about the migraines??????

Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and
beat you with experience.

If the ship has turned a corner it’s probably still uncomfortably close to the iceberg. - Ron From NM

by Joe P. on Dec 6, 2010 5:35 PM EST reply actions

Oh the pain!!! Oh the agony!!!!!!

"Adversity is an opportunity for heroism." Marv Levy.

by SERGEANT MAJOR THOR on Dec 6, 2010 5:42 PM EST reply actions

Everybody knows its gonna be a long season even before it started, at least we might get a chance to see Eric Wood play center

by angcx619 on Dec 6, 2010 6:29 PM EST reply actions

Now will it be...

Bell – Levitre – Wood – Howard – Wrotto?

Or…

first three – Wrotto-Wang?

by Orlando John on Dec 6, 2010 7:31 PM EST up reply actions

Not sure he is ready, but I would like to see Wang at RT

Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and
beat you with experience.

If the ship has turned a corner it’s probably still uncomfortably close to the iceberg. - Ron From NM

by Joe P. on Dec 6, 2010 7:46 PM EST up reply actions

They liked Wrotto better which is why he was playing over healthy Howard.

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by MattRichWarren on Dec 6, 2010 8:22 PM EST up reply actions

I bet Ryan turns red every time he sees this picture

That’s possibly the least flattering picture of a ‘tough’ football player I’ve seen. It just needs some flowers and unicorns in the background to put it more in place. :)

Go Buffalo Bills, Utah Jazz, and Arkansas Razorbacks

by Dyl on Dec 6, 2010 7:57 PM EST reply actions