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Bills Daily - Top News Thursday September 2, 2010

Preseason Wraps Tonight: The long summer comes to an end with the final preseason game tonight at 6:30pm in Detroit against the Lions. The starters are not expected to play long as Chan Gailey said they will play one quarter at the most. The Lions starters will only get a cameo appearance. There are a lot of jobs on the line for backup positions as the starters are generally set. The backup quarterback job is one of those positions it will be interesting to see if Brian Brohm will be the first one off the bench since he didn't play a lot last week. The battle for the final wide receiver spots and some backup positions at linebacker are also something to look at.


Wednesday September 1, 2010

Bills Shoot Down Leinart Rumors: Chris Brown reports on the team's website that the rumors of Matt Leinart coming to the Bills are erroneous. The website has confirmed that the Bills have not had any discussions with Arizona and don't aniticpate any discussions will take place in the future.

Bills Interested In Leinart? Adam Schefter tweeted that three teams have at least discussed the possibility of trading for Matt Leinart and the Bills are one of them. He also says the Giants and Raiders have also shown interest. Leinart has lost the starting job in Arizona to Derek Anderson and reports say he may be on the trading block. Do you think the Bills should go after Leinart? Take our poll on our homepage and let us know!


Tuesday August 31, 2010

Bills Getting Healthier: The Bills had four players return to practice today as Marshawn Lynch, Fred Jackson, Cary Harris, and Ed Wang all practiced for the first time in a while. Lynch came through it ok after taking part in conditioning drills on Monday and he will play on Thursday night. Jackson got his cast off and tested it out with a bulky brace on. He could catch passes with it but couldn't carry the ball with the new brace. He hopes to get fitted for a different brace and expects to be ready for opening day. It all depends on how much pain he can handle and he does have a high tolerance for pain. Wang was back for the first time in four weeks with a huge cast on his surgically repaired thumb. He isn't ready to play yet. Harris is back after being out a couple of weeks with an undisclosed injury. Jairus Byrd remains away from the field but Chan Gailey hopes he will be back by opening day. Kawika Mitchell missed practice today as he was getting a little issue checked out. Injury Page.

Brohm To Play More: It appears the battle for the backup QB job is still alive as Chan Gailey indicated yesterday that Brian Brohm will play more this week than he did last week. Gailey said they meant to get him more reps against Cincinnati but the Bengals held on to the ball more late in the game than they thought they would.

Spiller Stays Put: Chan Gailey was asked if C.J. Spiller had moved up the depth chart based on his play the last two weeks. The coach said no and that it remains the same when the injured players return. He did say they plan on using the rookie like they planned to which means he will be on the field plenty. Gailey is likely to use two backs on the field at the same time a lot. Depth Chart.


Monday August 30, 2010

Lynch May Play Thursday: The Bills held a walk through practice today and at the end of it Marshawn Lynch did some conditioning drills and some running. Chan Gailey said depending on what he does tomorrow he expects him to play against Detroit Thursday night. Lynch wasn't so sure however but did say if he doesn't play against the Lions he will be ready for opening day. Injury Page.

Bills Release Three: The Bills got their roster down to 75 men by releasing three players today. 7th round draft pick OT Kyle Calloway was the surprise of the group as the team doesn't have much depth at the position and he was a draft pick. The other two players released were DT Lonnie Harvey, who was considered the one true 3-4 nose tackle on the team, and recently signed WR Aaron Rhea. Depth Chart

Short Work Week: It is a very short work week for the Bills as they get ready for the preseason finale against Detroit on Thursday. They have practices at One Bills Drive today and tomorrow. On Wednesday, they will have a session closed to the media before leaving for Detroit. The coaching staff also must decide how to get the roster down to 75 players tomorrow. The roster is currently at 78, so three roster moves will need to be made.


Saturday August 28, 2010

Gailey Pleased With Pass Protection: Chan Gailey addressed the media after the game and adjusted to a passing attack after the Bengals bottled up the run early. The coach would not say Trent Edwards is the starter but did say it will likely end up like the depth chart says it is right now. He knows they have a lot to get better at everywhere but they did some good things. They need to make adjustments quicker and need to start faster especially on defense. The coach was very pleased with how it went with Eric Wood and Demetrius Bell who both seem to be gaining football stamina back. He liked the play of Edwards and thought the pass protection after the first series was very good. He was very happy with the progress they have made in that area. He feels Roscoe Parrish will contribute the more he plays and will be a good weapon. He feels David Nelson has been a very pleasant surprise.

Edwards Having Fun: Trent Edwards thought they were pretty balanced offensively. He thought the offensive line opened up holes for the running game and did a good job against Cincinnati in pass protection as they brought a lot of heat. Edwards thinks they are finding a rhythm and hitting holes harder. Edwards says he's having a lot of fun back there but doesn't feel he is more confident and doesn't want to get ahead of himself. They do need to fix the mistakes they made.

Spiller Scores Twice As Bills Beat Bengals 35-20: If it keeps going like it has in the preseason fans may start worrying about the defense instead of the offense. The first team offense scored three first half touchdowns including scoring runs of 20 and 1 yards from C.J. Spiller. Roscoe Parrish caught a 12 yard pass from Trent Edwards who sewed up the starting quarterback job tonight. The defense allowed two Carson Palmer touchdown passes before he gave way to the second team. The defense bore down at that point and gave up just two more field goals as the Bills won 35-20. Ryan Fitzpatrick came in and steered this ship very well. Fitzpatrick hit David Nelson for a 20 yard score. Reggie Corner put the exclamation point on in this game with a 21 yard interception return for a score in the fourth quarter. The team came out of the game ok injury wise it appears. Injury Page.

Who Helped Themselves: C.J. Spiller ran for two touchdowns and accounted for 46 of 71 yards the team had in their successful two minute drill just before halftime to get the lead. He was electrifying as he had 52 yards rushing and 33 yards receiving. He would have had more but had two huge negative runs. He seemed to learn from and started going more North and South after those plays. If there was ever any doubt that Trent Edwards was the starting quarterback for this team there isn't one anymore as he played his best game of the preseason and led the team to three first half touchdown drives. He had a QB rating of 122.9 going 13 of 17 for 153 yards and a touchdown pass to Roscoe Parrish. Chan Gailey said earlier in the week that Parrish would become a bigger part of the offense and if this game is any indication he means it. Parrish had four catches for 56 yards and the score. Ryan Fitzpatrick was the second QB in and played very well and may have locked up the backup job, he finished 6 of 9 for 77 yards. Aaron Maybin had two sacks and forced an intentional ground penalty. Arthur Moats had two tackles for loss and a forced fumble, three tackles in all.

Who Hurt Themselves: The first team defense looked lousy again and there is real concern about the first team defense. They are struggling with the transition to the 3-4 defense and gave up big runs just like they used to in the 4-3. Another concern is the coverage units that gave up two long kickoff returns by Pacman Jones who averaged over 38 yards on three returns. C.J. Spiller didn't hurt himself as he was electrifying in this game as a runner but his pass protection and blitz pickup were pretty bad. Cornell Green really struggled in pass protection and they only ran successful his way once. Brian Brohm hurt himself by not getting into the game until late in the fourth quarter. He threw only one pass and it was an overthrown bomb. .

Williams Sits: The Bills will get a good, long look at their top rookies with the first team in tonight's preseason game. Kyle Williams will not play tonight so Tyrell Troupe will start in his place. C.J. Spiller has already been with the ones since Marshawn Lynch and Fred Jackson went down with injuries. Williams isn't playing because he has missed practice time this week after getting nicked up against Indy. Other lineup changes tonight include Chris Ellis starting for the injured Reggie Torbor instead of Aaron Maybin. George Wilson continues to start for Jairus Byrd.

Bills Ready For Bengals: The Bills play their only Ralph Wilson Stadium preseason game tonight at 6:30 against Terrell Owens and the Cincinnati Bengals. T.O. said he's excited to be back in Buffalo and had good times in town and keeps in touch with many players, staff, and front office people. Topping that list is Ryan Fitzpatrick, his recommendation to his former team helped Cincinnati decide to sign Owens. We will be tweeting commentary throughout the game tonight and have our usual list of who helped themselves and hurt themselves after the game.


Friday August 27, 2010

QB Rotation: Chan Gailey said that he has decided on a quarterback rotation for Tomorrow night's game against Cincinnati but wouldn't divulge it to the media. In fact he has not told the players yet what the rotation would be. Trent Edwards will start but it isn't clear if both Ryan Fitzpatrick and Brian Brohm will see action. They alternated the first two games.

Hardy Likely To Play: James Hardy practice again during the team's finally workout of the week yesterday. The coach said he looked good and should play some against Cincinnati. He said he won't overdue it with him because that wouldn't be fair but he is expected to see some time. Keith Ellison returned to practice yesterday after missing a day, he should play as well. The starters expect to play at least a half with the possible exception of Eric Wood and Demetrius Bell who may play less. Injury Page.


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