Updated Bills Final Roster Prediction

Hate to see someone lose their job, but there’s always Oakland..

I’m warming up to the idea of keeping Brohm over Fitzpatrick. Fitz is who he is. The potential with Brohm may be greater, and with Brown developing, I like the trio. However, Fitz is a really good backup who when he does fill in, can win you one or two games. If I thought we could win 9-11 games, I think I’d keep Fitz bc when Trent goes down for 1 game or more Id take Fitz over Brohm. But being chances of us being a 9-11 win team aren’t high, keeping a guy like Brohm, letting him develop more, is something that I can now buy into.

It’s a shame Batten and Easley will never see the field. I can’t remember the last time a rookie was hurt all year and then came back and made much of an impact. It’s a real tough way to start your career. Especially 2 guys at positions of need.

I still can’t believe our opening day TE’s are Stupar and Foschi!

A lot of people that don’t follow the Bills know about this guy. Like he was the biggest steal of the draft or something.

Was it a coin flip between McCargo and Johnson? or McCargo’s inconsistency?

I don’t think Cordaro makes the cut, Cordaro sucks, even though he may know the Chan way, he is not ready for NFL primetime.

I think McIntyre could be on the bubble too, so Joique Bell can be kept. I can’t see the Bills keeping 5 RBs, letting McIntyre go, they can use a combination of Marshawn and Blocking TE at FB when they need one for gameplans.

Jeez if GB ends up cutting their FB Kuhn… I wouldnt mind us bringing him in in favor of McIntyre… that kid can play.

And is it weird I really like our WR’s? I may be in the minority… but I can see them (the 5 you have listed), if QB has time, all stepping up and being better than expected.

Overall… Brian I think you nailed it with this updated roster. Except maybe TE. You think we only go into the season with only two TE’s on the roster? I would think George sticks just for a body… but then who do you let go? Tough call.

Do you think Byrd and Torbor are going to go week 1? I really hope they both do, obviously… but if neither can go… It will be Wilson in for Byrd… but who starts for Torbor. I doubt it would be Maybin. So Ellis would be my next guess… would they start Kelsey and Ellis on the outside? Or do you think Mitchell moves outside in an emergency start situation?

I say Hardy makes it as a 6th receiver in the same spirit that Aaron Maybin shouldn’t be considered to be cut. This roster is too lousy for the team to give up on high draft picks (especially players who lost a year to injury). Even if he’s a healthy scratch on Sundays to start the season, I think he makes it.

Wang on the final roster? I guess. Green Bay took Meredith in the 5th round last year and weren’t able to reserve him on their practice squad for very long.

i say Hardy over Coleman, McCargo over Ellison, and Cary Harris over Lankster (Lankster on the practice squad)….good call on the two TEs for four weeks. i see it unfolding that way as well.

Who makes the practice squad?

see playing time and a start or two before the season ends… Especially when we had Icognito on our roster and could have easily signed this guy at the end of last season. I know Chamber can “play” OT too, but can he? Seriously?

Also Ellison has not done anything in this offense to say we need to keep this guy around. I’d rather watch Donovan Woods over Ellison at ILB anyday!!!

The James Hardy and John McCargo question marks are the toughest in my opinion. McCargo is at least playing for his roster spot and doing a pretty good job of it. I guess it is between McCargo, Johnson and Carrington. You know they will keep Carrington… So that is a tough call there. Hardy, we have no idea what the coaches think of him or anticipate for him in the future. I think they might have found the “Hardy Replacement” in Steve Johnson and David Nelson, making him a “prior regime/can’t stay healthy” drafting mistake.

I’m also holding out hope that Buffalo finds a decent backup offensive lineman or two to fill out the reserve corps. As shaky as the starting five are as a unit, Meredith, Chambers and Howard appearing to be the front runners to be offensive linemen 6 through 8 is absolutely pathetic. Chambers to the streets and Howard to practice squad should be attainable through the waiver wire before the opener.

I’m no fan of the QB situation, period. Certainly, Fitz is not fit to be a starter in the NFL. And, like every other Bills fan, I hope that Chan can coach Trent into being a competitive NFL QB this season. However, the fact remains that Fitz has a higher winning percentage than Trent over the past two seasons, and he has a higher percentage of wins against teams with winning records. I don’t point out this fact to suggest that Fitz is the solution so much as I do to suggest that when the draft comes around next year, we’ll still need a QB and a LT (and a whole lot more).

FACT: Trent has only won one game in his career against a team that finished the season with a winning record: the 2007 Washington Redskins (9-7) in a 17-16 win.

I would love to think that his TD pass to Evans after getting throttled last week is a metaphor for his turning a corner in his career. But I’m not optimistic.

Is it normal to carry 10 LB when you are running a 3-4,that seems pretty high and then you only carry 5 wr

is this prediction based on personal opinion or is it based on what the author thinks Gailey will do?

Thanks.

How exactly is Lynch ahead of Spiller on the depth chart?!

with the ability to rip off a long one

I think we will keep the 4 RB’s and Bell will shock people.