A Game of Inches | Cheese's Buffalo Bills Franchise

[cheese2121]

The only thing I would say is Sliders, they are a must, alsong as you have them down you should be fine.

yeah I took a long time fine tuning my sliders to make it challenging and realistic. If the scores get out of hand or stats become skewed I can redo them during the offseason. If people are curious I can post my exact slider settings they were based off Bill's V3 and then modified by me just playing with them for a while.

[Tearz49ers]

yeah I took a long time fine tuning my sliders to make it challenging and realistic. If the scores get out of hand or stats become skewed I can redo them during the offseason. If people are curious I can post my exact slider settings they were based off Bill's V3 and then modified by me just playing with them for a while.

I would like to see this sliders, you could PM them to me if you want! I am ok with the ones I have but I am finding it hard to stop the other teams offense.

[cheese2121]

Running With The Herd
Sports Column with Bills Analyst cheese2121

Is It Time to Get Your Popcorn Ready?
Well, Bills’ fans the long wait is over, football has finally returned. With the start of preseason just around the corner, it’s time to look at our Bills.
The Terrell Owens circus/headache/era or whatever you want to call it has officially arrived. You could not pay me enough to be Trent Edwards right now. Sure he brings his thousand yard, ten touchdown seasons, but I ask you is it really worth it? Our team has a coach on the hot seat, a quarterback who is shaky at best, and we decide to add Owens to the mix? I don’t see Owens helping Edwards find the confidence he has seemed to lack at times. I truly hope I will be eating my words by the end of the season and I will be writing about our juggernaut offense led by an Owens-Evans dual threat. This writer though is skeptical.
The offense has the potential if Owens can keep his head down and not throw a hissy fit every time the ball goes to Evans. The first four games, minus Marshawn Lynch, scare me. We open against the New England Patriots armed with Fred Jackson at running back. A return to the run game would be a welcome site. The days of Thurman Thomas are so far gone, I sometimes wonder if I dreamt them. The defense is there. The pass rush could be tremendous if first round pick, Aaron Maybin, is as good as advertised and Schobel can remain healthy. McGee and Whitner should be enough to make the pass defense at least decent. Unfortunately when it is all said and done another 7-9 finish seems imminent. Barring a dramatic performance from Edwards, I see us getting swept by the Patriots and finishing in the middle of the road for the AFC. We are on the edge of the fence and a push either way and we could be going to the playoffs as a wildcard or holding a top ten pick. Only time will tell. There is only one thing left to do as loyal Bills’ fans and that is to get our popcorn ready.

Five Things to Watch this Preseason:
1. James Hardy and Justin Jenkins will battle it out for the fifth receiver spot on the roster. Rumor is that Hardy currently has the advantage coming out of training camp.
2. How will the Bills utilize Maybin? If Schobel can stay healthy there’s a chance we could see Maybin at the left end position. Either way Maybin should see considerable playing time.
3. Edwards to Owens? Will it work?
4. The running game minus Marshawn
5. The Bills have said they only want to keep four safeties that leaves two as odd men out. Who will they be?

[cheese2121]

Definitely following, looks good so far. I would like to see your sliders, too, since I also messed around with Bill's as a basis for mine and I'm looking to start a franchise by christmas... ;)

Glad to have you following man! I'll post my sliders sometime tonight. They'll stay the same for at least the first season and then if there are major problems (in terms of realism and such) I will amend them during the offseason.

[cheese2121]

I would like to see this sliders, you could PM them to me if you want! I am ok with the ones I have but I am finding it hard to stop the other teams offense.

Hmm..mine have been pretty good so far..ill post them on the front page tonight since a couple people have been asking..they are tuned for fast gameplay...do you want me to post my speed threshold as well?

[Tearz49ers]

Hmm..mine have been pretty good so far..ill post them on the front page tonight since a couple people have been asking..they are tuned for fast gameplay...do you want me to post my speed threshold as well?

That would be great!

[cheese2121]

McAlister Among Flurry of Preseason Signings

-The Baltimore Ravens agreed to terms this morning with former pro-bowl corner Chris McAlister (86) . League sources speculate that it is a one year deal totalling close to $8.00 million dollars. Following last season the former Arizona stand out was cut by the Ravens. His resigning should shore up concerns at the corner position and he is expected to compete immediately for the starting job.

-The Kansas City Chiefs signed defensive tackle Dewayne Robertson (74) to a one year $3 million deal.

-The Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to terms with former Buccaneers Pro-Bowl linebacker Derrick Brooks (77) to the tune of a one year deal worth $2.55 million.

-The Indianapolis Colts have agreed to terms with veteran outside linebacker Greg Ellis (80). He will be the favorite to start heading into the preseason. The deal is rumored to be worth around $3.00 million for one year.

[cheese2121]

Bills Preseason Schedule Released

8/15 vs
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8/29 at
9/3 vs.

[cheese2121]

Hester and Bears Dance Past Bills in 42-6 Preseason Blowout

Bears WR Devin Hester celebrates a second quarter touchdown in the rout

- 42
- 6

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
-D. Hester 5 yd pass from J. Cutler (R.Gould kick) 7:19
2nd Quarter
-D. Hester 60 yd pass from J. Cutler (R.Gould kick) 8:30
-D. Hester 77 yd pass from J. Cutler (R.Gould kick) 3:30
-C. Graham, Returned Interception 96 yds (R.Gould kick) 0:42
3rd Quarter
-E. Bennett 19 yd pass from C. Hanie (R.Gould kick) 5:28
-R.Lindell, 41 yd FG 2:27
4th quarter
-R.Lindell, 29 yd FG 4:10
-K. Jones 67 yd run 0:18

Individual Player Statistics
Notes
-Buffalo Bills running back Rudi Johnson dislocated his elbow on his first carry from scrimmage and is expected to miss the next two weeks. It is not believed a replacement will be signed.

-Following the game FA WR Marvin Harrison agreed to a one year contract worth around $5 million with the Bears.

**Full Scale Reporting and write-ups will begin with the start of the regular season.

[Tearz49ers]

Wow that is a worry!

[Lumpkin]

good job so far, hopefully you can get on the right side of those blowouts

[Woy]

Damn, you got your asses handed to you.

Good thing it's only pre-season.

[cheese2121]

Wow that is a worry!

Yeah, it was a really tough game. The score was a little skewed because I pulled my starters after the first quarter and my second and third string corners didn't have a prayer of keeping up with Hester. All in all though it was still a very poor showing. I have to get better play from the quarterback position. Needless to say we have a long ways to go.

good job so far, hopefully you can get on the right side of those blowouts

Thanks! Glad to have you following man, I have always admired your work. Yeah, the offense was absolutely terrible. Hopefully there will be some improvement in the next preseason game.

Damn, you got your asses handed to you.

Good thing it's only pre-season.

Haha for real tell me about it. The offense was stagnant at best and the defense couldn't stop anything to save their life. Granted I pulled my starters after the first quarter but it was still abysmal. The quarterback play was terrible although Edwards didn't look too awful. Hopefully if the running game can get going, the offense will find more consistency. We have a long ways to go before we can call ourselves a contender.

[cheese2121]

Despite Offensive Explosion, Bills Fall to Packers in Preseason Shootout

Bills running back Fred Jackson runs in a second quarter touchdown.

- 42
- 48

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
-D. Driver 14 yd pass from A. Rodgers (J. Carney kick) 10:41
-J. Jones 32 yd pass from A. Rodgers (J. Carney kick) 7:09
-D. Rhodes 4 yd run (R. Lindell kick) 4:47
2nd Quarter
-F. Jackson 2 yd run (R. Lindell kick) 10:20
-R. Grant 13 yd run (J. Carney kick) 1:55
3rd Quarter
-J. Nelson 9 yd pass from M. Flynn (M. Crosby kick) 9:01
-T. McGee returned kickoff 96 yds (R. Lindell kick) 8:49
-J. Finley 8 yd pass from M. Flynn (M. Crosby kick) 3:27
-R. Parrish returned kickoff 99 yds (R. Lindell kick) 3:13
4th Quarter
-D. Rhodes 42 yd pass from H. Cantwell (R. Lindell kick) 11:19
-D. Lee 6 yd pass from M. Flynn (M. Crosby kick) 6:36
-M. Crosby 29 yd FG 5:00
-M. Crosby 25 yd FG 1:56
-S. Nelson 1 yd pass from H. Cantwell (R. Lindell kick) 0:00

Individual Player Statistics
Notes:
- Starting Rooke LG Andy LeVitre for the Buffalo Bills had to be carted off the field midway through the first quarter after suffering what appeared to be a substantial knee injury. X-ray results should be released sometime during the week. The Buffalo coaching staff, however, does not seem optimistic. Rooke LG Eric Wood will take over the starting job in LeVitre's absence.

-The Buffalo Bills 1st string offense and defense was pulled after the first quarter.

**Full Scale Reporting and write-ups will begin with the start of the regular season.

[Tearz49ers]

Atleast the score was closer this time around . Still another tough loss! Could this be a long, long season for you?