Game Day Web Rumblings: Buffalo Bills News, 9/1

by MattRichWarren on Sep 1, 2011 9:54 AM EDT in Buffalo Bills News

Bills-Lions game preview - BuffaloBills.com
"Thursday will mark the 10th straight year that the Bills have met up with the Detroit Lions in the preseason. It’s the 31st time that the two clubs have squared off prior to the regular season. Kickoff is set for 6:30 pm."

Five players to watch - BuffaloBills.com
Antonio Coleman, Kirk Morrison, Shawn Nelson, Justin Rogers, and Kelvin Sheppard make the list for tonight's game.

Bills Focus: Last Chance to Impress - BuffaloBills.com
"Thursday night will be the final chance for several players to make one last impression on the coaching staff in hopes of making the opening day roster, while others are looking forward to their first action of the preseason."

Inside The Bills | Hairston to play LT Thurs.
"He played left tackle in college so he had a comfort level at left tackle," said Gailey in reference to Hairston playing on the right and left side last Saturday. "I think it’s worked out well for him to be able to play both. The way we sit right now he needs to know both so it helps us from a depth perspective as well. We’ll keep him at left this week just so he can hone in on that for an extended period of time and see how he does."

Inside The Bills | CB Williams update
"Williams, who has experience in the slot from his college days at Texas, is expected to get his fair share of snaps there Thursday night against the Lions in the preseason finale. "

Roster hopefuls get final audition - The Buffalo News
"Wide receiver and offensive line are two positions to watch for the Buffalo Bills in tonight's preseason finale, as the final jockeying for positions on the roster takes place."

Players get opportunity to make Buffalo Bills' final roster | Democrat and Chronicle
"This is the game where they've got to make their final statement," Gailey said. "There are a lot of them who are sitting there, and we're trying to make decisions. We all need to see exactly what we have from those guys that are not the starters right now."

Bills not taking last preseason tuneup for granted - Yahoo! Sports
"I feel good about where we are," Gailey said, before adding a few words of caution. "We don’t need to cancel practice."

Preaseason AFC East Stock Watch - AFC East Blog - ESPN
Ryan Fitzpatrick is a Riser, but so is Chad Henne - which completely makes this worthless.

Bills Hangartner Not Thinking About Cuts - WGR 550
When I asked the veteran if he feared being cut he gave me a look like, "What are you talking about?" The center actually said, "I'm not worried about that, that's not something you can think about in this business, I mean if it happens, it happens, but I haven't put any thought to that."

Offense looks to carry confidence into season - YNN
"They have some underlying confidence in what they can do and where they can be," said head coach Chan Gailey. "Even though we hadn’t done as well as we liked, I think they believe in themselves and I think they came out here not with anything special or different, but with that confidence renewed a little bit."

Two sellouts announced; contract talks start with Parrish - The Buffalo News
"The Bills have approached receiver Roscoe Parrish about a contract extension, a league source tells The News."

Inside The Bills | Fitz to have radio show
"Ryan Fitzpatrick will have a radio show on 97 Rock this season. It starts next Friday (Sept 9th) at 7:45 am on Norton in the Morning."

Kelly to be 'face' of Time Warner ads - Business First
"Expect to see a lot of Jim Kelly this fall. Time Warner Cable has struck a deal with Kelly and the Buffalo Bills to use the Hall of Fame quarterback as its "ambassador" for the 2011-2012 TV and sports season."

Jackson gets M&T deal - The Buffalo News
"Jackson has agreed to be the face of M&T Bank advertising in Western New York in an agreement the bank is announcing today. Jackson is the spokesman for Buffalo Bills checking with the bank and will be featured in the bank's advertising campaign throughout the football season."

Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, receivers enjoyed summer bonding – USATODAY.com
"Wide receiver Stevie Johnson describes the time he and eight Buffalo Bills teammates spent at the home of Ryan Fitzpatrick during the lockout as "one cool week." The quarterback's then-pregnant wife, Liza, might choose more biting words to describe the male bonding that occurred in April in Gilbert, Ariz."

Brian Brohm lands in the UFL | ProFootballTalk
"The guy that once was supposed to challenge Aaron Rodgers to start will instead challenge for a job with the UFL’s Las Vegas Locomotives. Brian Brohm was signed by Jim Fassel’s squad."

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Just putting this out there because I don’t know where else to post it:

I REALLY hope that Naaman Roosevelt makes this roster over Buster Davis and Ruvell Martin. Naaman catches everything thrown his way and it’s awesome to have UB represented on this team.

"It’s like I’ve always said, don’t tell me about the labor pains, just show me the baby."
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"How can a guy with a name like Melo be such a pain in the ass?"
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by dnvrBillsfan on Sep 1, 2011 10:57 AM EDT reply actions 6 recs

+1

by Fernando brazil on Sep 1, 2011 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions

+2

by Dareurush! on Sep 1, 2011 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Ruvell Martin won’t make the team, he’s looked bad, and Davis hasn’t been on the field.

Namaan could still miss, but not behind these two.

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by cjf4 on Sep 1, 2011 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions

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by Goose22 on Sep 1, 2011 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions

True Test for Bills o-line tonight!

Don’t overlook the Lions as the same old Lions. They have a good chance to make the playoffs and their Defensive Line might be the best in the NFL. With Suh, who is a beast, and Vandenbosch, not to mention an underrated and rising star in Cliff Avril, they also have Corey Williams and Nick Fairley. Last week they gave the Pats and Tom Brady all kinds of problems. It could be ugly tonight.

by BuffaloWhiner on Sep 1, 2011 12:00 PM EDT reply actions

Wood handled Suh last season, I expect more of the same for the 6-8 plays the starters will see. That is of course, if Suh lines up over center.
Vandenbosch and Fairley probably won’t play (but didn’t last week and the line was still excellent). Avril is quick around the edge and Williams is a BIG man in the middle.
If I’m Chan Gailey, I come out in a power run formation, get Fred Jackson the ball and if you end up in a third and long, run a draw. Don’t ask the line to do much when the starters are in.

"It’s like I’ve always said, don’t tell me about the labor pains, just show me the baby."
- Buddy Nix

"How can a guy with a name like Melo be such a pain in the ass?"
- George Lopez

by dnvrBillsfan on Sep 1, 2011 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Ryan Fitzpatrick is a Riser, but so is Chad Henne – which completely makes this worthless.

MRW strikes again with a winning one-liner.

And I agree with this assessment.

Year two is upon us.

by Buffalo for Eternity on Sep 1, 2011 12:05 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

While I enjoy several of the fantasy football team names I created this year, my favorite is “Chants For Orton”.

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by MattRichWarren on Sep 1, 2011 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Eager to Shep on the field tonight

Also I hope Tyler gets a lot of reps….He just needs to get in sync with the offense. It scares me that he’s just one play away from being our QB. O-line also needs to be consistent. Last week was great! Duplicate it!

by Dareurush! on Sep 1, 2011 1:17 PM EDT reply actions

Detroit lineman putting a hardcore sleeper hold on Dwan Edwards in that picture..

"What we've got here is failure to communicate. Some men you just can't reach, so you get what we had here last week which is the way he wants it. Well, he gets it. And I don't like it any more than you men." -Unnamed NFL CBA negotiator

by BuffaloBlueBlood on Sep 1, 2011 1:31 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

I like that Hairston is playing LT tonight. I’d really like to see if he shows something to build on. He’s always struck me (in my very limited knowledge for this sort of thing) as more athletic with less reach, so more of a RT, but who knows?

"Slowly all the roles we act out become our identity. And in the end we are what we pretend to be." - Jerry Cantrell.

by stetzwebs on Sep 1, 2011 4:29 PM EDT reply actions

IIRC, what I heard about him during the draft was that he lacked prototypical lower body strength for a RT. But I will be pleasantly happy if he succeeds at either spot for the Bills.

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by thefourwinds on Sep 1, 2011 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions