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[cheese2121]

Buffalo Selects C Jacob Hickman in the Sixth Round

Hickman helps add depth at the center position.
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AP Buffalo- With the 178th overall selection in the 2010 NFL Draft the Buffalo Bills selected C Jacob Hickman out of Nebraska. With only one center currently on the roster, Hickman will add depth for the Buffalo Bills. The staff hopes he can develop into a serviceable center.

 

[cheese2121]

Recap of the Sixth Round of the 2010 NFL Draft

161. Cincinnati Bengals - WR Brandon Lafell - LSU

162. Miami Dolphins - WR Nyan Boateng - California

163. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - WR Mardy Gilyard - Cincinnati

164. Minnesota Vikings - MLB Darryl Sharpton - Miami

165. Oakland Raiders - ROLB Patrick Trahan - Ole Miss

166. Seattle Seahawks - C John Estes - Hawaii

167. Green Bay Packers - DT Cordarrow Thompson - Virginia Tech

168. Cleveland Browns - RT Brady Bond - Oklahoma State

169. New York Giants - WR Jared Perry - Missouri

170. Philadelphia Eagles - MLB Joe Pawelek - Baylor

171. Detroit Lions - CB Myron Lewis - Vanderbilt

172. Indianapolis Colts - RE Willie Young - N.C. State

173. New York Jets - LOLB R.J. Kauhane - Hawaii

174. Houston Texans - WR Michael Moore - Georgia

175. Dallas Cowboys - HB Eugene Jarvis - Kent State

176. San Francisco 49ers - LG Cord Howard - Georgia Tech

177. St. Louis Rams - QB Max Hall - BYU

178. Buffalo Bills - C Jacob Hickman - Nebraska

179. Jacksonville Jaguars - HB Damion Fletcher - Southern Miss

180. San Diego Chargers - RG Joshua Taufalele - New Mexico

181. Kansas City Chiefs - MLB Reggie Carter - UCLA

182. Baltimore Ravens - C Thomas Austin - Clemson

183. New Orleans Saints - QB Tim Hiller - Western Michigan

184. Atlanta Falcons - WR Carlos Singleton - Memphis

185. New England Patriots - LT Brendon Moss - Michigan State

186. Denver Broncos - CB Crezdon Butler - Clemson

187. Washington Redskins - WR Alric Arnett - West Virginia

188. Arizona Cardinals - QB Colt McCoy - Texas

189. Tennessee Titans - RT Selvish Capers - West Virginia

190. Chicago Bears - WR Adron Tennell - Oklahoma

191. Pittsburgh Steelers - LE Jammie Kirlew - Indiana

192. Carolina Panthers - QB Riley Skinner - Wake Forest

 

[cheese2121]

I wanna see what McCoy can do with my Cards

Me too man. I was really surprised he went so late and so many quarterbacks went ahead of him. Could be a real steal for Arizona.

 

[cheese2121]

Buffalo Wraps Up 2010 Draft with SS P.J. Mahone

Mahone will back up veteran SS Donte Whitner
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AP Buffalo- With the 210th overall selection in the 2010 NFL Draft the Buffalo Bills selected SS P.J. Mahone out of Bowling Green. Mahone will see most of his playing time on special teams as he backs up veteran SS Donte Whitner.

 

[cheese2121]

Recap of the Seventh Round of the 2010 NFL Draft

193. Cincinnati Bengals - QB Rusty Smith - Florida Atlantic

194. Miami Dolphins - TE Howard Croom - Oregon State

195. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - TE Ryan Moya - UCLA

196. Minnesota Vikings - SS Barry Church - Toledo

197. Oakland Raiders - LOLB Patrick Benoist - Vanderbilt

198. Seattle Seahawks - LE Tyson Alualu - California

199. Green Bay Packers - CB Alterraun Verner - UCLA

200. Cleveland Browns - DT Doug Worthington - Ohio State

201. New York Giants - RG Andy Kuempel - Iowa

202. Philadelphia Eagles - RG Sean Allen - East Carolina

203. Detroit Lions - HB Daniel Porter - Louisiana Tech

204. Indianapolis Colts - WR Jessie Hester - USF

205. New York Jets - C Josh McNeil - Tennessee

206. Houston Texans - QB Daryll Clark - Penn State

207. Dallas Cowboys - HB Reggie Arnold - Arkansas State

208. San Francisco 49ers - DT Al Woods - LSU

209. St. Louis Rams - WR Duke Calhoun - Memphis

210. Buffalo Bills - SS P.J. Mahone - Bowling Green

211. Jacksonville Jaguars - TE Nate Byham - Pittsburgh

212. San Diego Chargers - WR Jacoby Ford - Clemson

213. Kansas City Chiefs - WR Naaman Roosevelt - Buffalo

214. Baltimore Ravens - TE Cody Slate - Marshall

215. New Orleans Saints - WR Edward Britton - Texas Tech

216. Atlanta Falcons - LT Ryan Hebert - Southern Miss

217. New England Patriots - RG Abdul Kuyateh - Louisville

218. Denver Broncos - WR Dexter McCluster - Ole Miss

219. Washington Redskins - C Dan Voss - Georgia Tech

220. Arizona Cardinals - QB Matt Grothe - USF

221. Tennessee Titans - LG Andrew Phillips - Stanford

222. Chicago Bears - LG Mike Diaz - Arizona

223. Pittsburgh Steelers - QB Juice Williams - Illinois

224. Carolina Panthers - QB Dan LeFevour - Central Michigan

 

[cheese2121]

Buffalo Signs All of their Draft Choices

Round (Pick) Position Player (Overall) College Length of deal Total Salary Bonus Potential
1 (18) QB Sam Bradford (74) Oklahoma 6 $26.64M $10.62M B
2 (50) WR Deonte Thompson (70) Florida 4 $2.80M $640K B
3 (82) FB Matt Clapp (77) Oklahoma 3 $1.08M $150K A
4 (114) RG Alex Parsons (61) USC 3 $930K $0K B
5 (146) FS Brendan Smith (58) Northwestern 3 $930K $0K C
6 (178) C Jacob Hickman (53) Nebraska 3 $930K $0K C
7 (210) SS P.J. Mahone (48) Bowling Green 3 $930K $0K F

 

[cheese2121]

Buffalo Signs Eight Players to Fill Roster Heading into Preseason

HB Devin Moore will try to fit into a crowded Bills backfield.​

AP Buffalo - The Buffalo Bills agreed to terms with eight players to fill out their 55 man preseason roster. All the deals were minimum salaries for one season. With the exclusion of LT Winston Justice, all of these players are considered long-shots to make the final team. This will be HB Devin Moore's first shot at an NFL career after going undrafted and unsigned the previous year.

Position Name (Overall) Former Team
HB Devin Moore (61) N/A
TE Darcy Johnson (68) Giants
LT Winston Justice (68) Eagles
LE Marcus Dixon (53) Cowboys
DT Quinn Pitcock (58) Colts
LOLB James Anderson (60) Panthers
MLB Abdul Hodge (64) Packers
CB Ashton Youboty (60) Bills

**The Bills roster has been updated on the front page.

 

[cheese2121]

Buffalo Bills Preseason Schedule and Roster Notes​

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AP Buffalo: Bills Head Coach Russ Grimm released a statement as the team concluded training camp and prepared for the upcoming preseason. His prominent points were as follows:

-DT Marcus Stroud, HB Marshawn Lynch, and P Brian Moorman have been named the team's captains for the 2010-2011 season.

-Each quarterback on the roster will play a quarter in the team's first preseason game.

-Prominent starters such as DT Marcus Stroud and WR Lee Evans will only play the first series in the Bills preseason opener against the Kansas City Chiefs

The quarterback battle will be the highlight of the Bills preseason. Coming out of camp, rumor is that rookie QB Sam Bradford has turned heads and looks very sharp. Grimm will most likely try to ease Bradford into the preseason though so look for QB Trent Edwards to get the first snaps of at least the Kansas City game. Second year QB Hunter Cantwell will also get his shot in the preseason. Look for QB Ryan Fitzpatrick to be a non-factor in this battle. He is unlikely to make the final roster.

 

[cheese2121]

Running With The Herd
Sports Column with Bills Analyst cheese2121

In Bradford We Trust?
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What an offseason. I feel like I still need to catch my breath. First, we fire Dick Jauron and most of the coaching. Good move in my opinion. Jauron had one of the worst winning percentages of active coaches. Russ Grimm has already brought a toughness, discipline, and swagger that frankly I have never seen before from a Bills squad. I watched some of training camp and the offensive line was just vicious. In place of the TO media circus at training camp, we now have the Bradford watch.

QB Sam Bradford is one of the most talented young quarterbacks I have seen in a long time. He throws the deep ball better than any of the other three on the roster. If he is not starting from day one then look for him to be by week six. Second year QB Hunter Cantwell is the sleeper pick in this battle but I don’t see him outperforming Bradford, maybe Edwards but not Bradford. The other two new offenses weapons that could be key this season are WR Miles Austin and rookie WR Deonte Thompson. Both bring speed and youth to the field that was missing last season. Oh and did I mention they lack half the selfish attitude of TO. The running game looks to take off this season. HB Marshawn Lynch is coming off a pro bowl year in which he didn’t even play the first three games. Imagine what he could do if he played in all 16.

Things are certainly looking up Buffalo fans. But we’re not quite ready. I think it will take some time for Bradford to grow up. He’s going to go through all the growing pains of a rookie quarterback. I think the offensive line is still a little weak on the right side as well. The pass rush has got to improve and look for a changing of the guards as I think second year DE Aaron Maybin out plays DE Aaron Schobel. We’ll improve from last year but I don’t think we have enough firepower to overtake the Patriots yet. Look for a 9-7 finish with a possible wildcard birth.


Five Things to Watch this Preseason:
1. The Quarterback Battle : Trent Edwards? Sam Bradford? Hunter Cantwell? Let the battle begin.

2. James Hardy, Miles Austin, and rookie Deonte Thompson will fight for the two open wide receiver spots. Look for either Thompson or Austin to end up in the slot.

3. DE Aaron Schobel vs. DE Aaron Maybin. Look for one of them to possibly be shifted to LE if Kelsay does not perform.

4. The number two DT tackle spot is open once again but incumbent DT John McCargo has the edge.

5. HB Devin Moore is a longshot to make the team but his excellent speed might be enough to work him into the crowded backfield.

 

[cheese2121]

Nice updates Cheese. Can't wait to see what damage Bradford can cause.

Thanks man. I'm anxious to see Bradford in action. Should be an exciting preseason.

 

[cheese2121]

Rookies Shine as Bills Edge Chiefs 38-37

Bills rookie QB Sam Bradford had an enormous day as he tore through the Chiefs secondary.​

(0-1) - 37

(1-0) - 38

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
-D. Darling 13 yd pass from M. Cassel (L. Tynes kick) 7:58
-M. Austin 14 yd pass from T. Edwards (R. Lindell kick) 1:35
-J. Williams 30 yd run (L. Tynes kick) 0:47
2nd Quarter
-D. Thompson 11 yd pass from S. Bradford (R. Lindell kick) 8:39
-D. Thompson 9 yd pass from S. Bradford (R. Lindell kick) 7:47
-G. Graham 23 yd pass from M. Cassel (L. Tynes kick) 1:46
-R. Lindell 44 yd FG 0:40
3rd Quarter
-L. Tynes 20 yd FG 6:06
-J. Williams 19 yd run (L. Tynes kick) 5:53
-D. Moore 67 yd run (R. Lindell kick) 4:33
-L. Tynes 33 yd FG 1:01
-D. Moore 70 yd run (R. Lindell kick) 0:15
4th Quarter
-L. Tynes 39 yd FG 3:24

Individual Player Statistics

Passing
Team Name Rating Comp Att Yds Comp% TD INT
BUF S. Bradford 143.8 6 10 135 60 2 0
BUF T. Edwards 125.6 5 7 41 71 1 0
BUF R. Fitzpatrick 87.5 1 1 5 100 0 0
BUF H. Cantwell 0 0 1 0 0 0 1


KC M. Cassel 151 11 16 200 68 2 0
KC A. Smith 98.3 14 20 182 70 0 0

Rushing
Team Player Att Yds Avg. TD Fum
BUF D. Moore 10 155 15.5 2 0
BUF D. Rhodes 8 12 1.5 0 0
BUF M. Lynch 6 34 5.6 0 0
BUF M. Clapp 5 9 1.8 0 0
BUF F. Jackson 1 6 6 0 0
BUF S. Bradford 1 4 4 0 0

KC J. Charles 21 91 4.3 0 1
KC J. Williams 10 89 8.9 2 0
KC O. O'Neal 3 6 2 0 0
KC L. Johnson 2 7 3.5 0 0
KC M. Cassel 1 7 7 0 0

Receiving
Team Name REC Yds TD Drop
BUF D. Thompson 4 51 2 0
BUF S. Nelson 2 75 0 1
BUF L. Evans 2 24 0 0
BUF D. Fine 1 7 0 0
BUF M. Austin 1 14 1 0
BUF D. Rhodes 1 5 0 0
BUF J. Hardy 1 5 0 0

KC D. Bowe 5 71 0 1
KC C. Chambers 5 80 0 0
KC Q. Lawrence 4 31 0 0
KC O. O'Neal 3 33 0 2
KC D. Darling 3 47 1 0
KC J. Charles 2 69 0 0
KC G. Graham 1 23 1 0
KC B. Cottam 1 13 0 0
KC J. Williams 1 15 0 0


Top Defense
Team Name Solo Ast TFL Sack Interception FF FR
BUF J. Byrd 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
BUF D. Whitner 5 1 1 0 0 0 1
BUF A. Maybin 3 1 2 1 0 0 0
BUF T. McGee 3 2 0 0 0 1 0
BUF T. Spikes 2 0 0 0 0 1 0

KC J. Norton 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
KC T. Jackson 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
KC D. Johnson 2 5 1 0 1 0 0
KC M. Patterson 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
KC G. Dorsey 1 2 0 0 0 0 0

Notes:
-Chiefs HB Larry Johnson suffered a broken collarbone in the first quarter and is expected to miss 10 Weeks.

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

 

[cheese2121]

Sam Bradford better live up to his hype. QB play seemed to me to be the lone thing holding you back last year, so if he or Cantwell steps up you have a great chance of making the playoffs. Good luck with him

Thanks for checking in man! So far Bradford has done well but it's only preseason. I feel like, like you said, if we can get some consistency from the quarterback position we might be able to make a deep playoff run. We still have to go through New England though.

 

[Lumpkin]

Forgot you picked up Miles Austin too, thats going to be a pretty sick trio of wide receivers

 

[cheese2121]

Forgot you picked up Miles Austin too, thats going to be a pretty sick trio of wide receivers

Yeah, I'm really excited to see them progress. Right now I'm looking at probably putting Austin at the number two spot and Thompson in the slot. We'll have to see how the rest of the preseason goes though.

 

[cheese2121]

Man. Bradford was a beast. ROTY.

He looked awesome. We'll have to see how the rest of preseason goes but I am really excited.

 

[Tearz49ers]

A great draft overall. You really have improved the team this off-season. I just hope that Bradford can keep this up throughout the season and maybe, just maybe you can squeeze into the playoffs this year.

 

[cheese2121]

Thompson and Bills Run by Saints in the Rain

Bills rookie WR Deonte Thompson returns a missed FG for a touchdown.​

(0-1-1) - 28

(2-0) - 42

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
-M. Lynch 2 yd run (R. Lindell kick) 8:18
-D. Thompson returned missed FG 103 yds (R. Lindell kick) 4:23
2nd Quarter
-M. Clapp 1 yd pass from S. Bradford (R. Lindell kick) 8:44
3rd Quarter
-D. Ware 1 yd run (M. Nugent kick) 9:37
-M. Clapp 3yd run (R. Lindell kick) 7:32
-H. Evans 4 yd pass from T. Hiller (M. Nugent kick) 0:00
4th Quarter
-D. Thompson 68 yd pass from R. Fitzpatrick (R. Lindell kick) 11:45
-D. Ware 50 yd pass from T. Hiller (M. Nugent kick) 10:58
-D. Henderson 20 yd pass from T. Hiller (M. Nugent kick) 3:54
-D. Moore 73 yd run (R. Lindell kick) 3:38


Individual Player Statistics

Passing
Team Name Rating Comp Att Yds Comp% TD INT
BUF R. Fitzpatrick 127.1 2 5 72 40 1 0
BUF S. Bradford 96.9 3 8 46 37 1 0
BUF T. Edwards 72.4 5 8 35 62 0 0
BUF H. Cantwell 72.9 2 4 28 50 0 0


NO T. Hiller 137.7 19 28 292 67 3 0
NO D. Brees 82.2 20 31 196 64 0 0

Rushing
Team Player Att Yds Avg. TD Fum
BUF D. Moore 6 96 16 1 0
BUF M. Lynch 6 22 3.6 1 0
BUF F. Jackson 4 9 2.2 0 0
BUF D. Rhodes 4 16 4 0 0
BUF M. Clapp 3 7 2.3 1 0

NO D. Ware 10 20 2 1 0
NO R. Bush 6 18 3 0 0
NO J. Best 1 25 25 0 0
NO H. Evans 1 1 1 0 0

Receiving
Team Name REC Yds TD Drop
BUF D. Thompson 3 118 1 1
BUF S. Nelson 3 43 0 0
BUF J. Hardy 2 7 0 1
BUF M. Austin 2 11 0 0
BUF M. Clapp 2 2 1 2
BUF D. Fine 0 0 0 1

NO R. Meachem 7 137 0 0
NO D. Henderson 7 58 1 0
NO D. Ware 7 117 1 0
NO L. Moore 5 79 0 0
NO M. Colston 4 42 0 1
NO H. Evans 3 25 1 1
NO J. Shockey 2 14 0 0
NO R. Bush 2 25 0 0
NO D. Campbell 1 -2 0 0
NO J. Best 1 -7 0 0


Top Defense
Team Name Solo Ast TFL Sack Interception FF FR
BUF A. Maybin 7 4 6 5 0 0 0
BUF D. Whitner 6 2 0 0 0 0 1
BUF P. Mahone 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
BUF T. McGee 3 1 0 0 0 1 0
BUF S. Johnson 2 1 3 2 0 0 0

NO R. Gay 2 1 2 1 0 0 0
NO B. McCray 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
NO W. Smith 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
NO S. Shanle 4 2 0 0 0 0 0
NO J. Vilma 1 4 0 0 0 0 00

Notes:
-Bills QB Sam Bradford will play the first half of the teams third preseason game while QB Trent Edwards will play the second half.

-Bills DE Aaron Maybin has all but won the starting LE spot after his five sack performance against New Orleans

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

 

[cheese2121]

A great draft overall. You really have improved the team this off-season. I just hope that Bradford can keep this up throughout the season and maybe, just maybe you can squeeze into the playoffs this year.

Thanks man. So far our rookies have really been performing. I'm sure Bradford will show growing pains at somepoint. He had a little bit of a hard time in the rain but most of that was due to dropped passes. It'll be exciting to watch him and the young WR's progress.

You got no choice but to start him.

:y:

Haha its beginning to look that way but I am more than okay with that. He has performed way beyond expectations so far.

Bradford for ROTY!

Hahah I hope so! It's a little early yet but he is definitely looking to take that starting job heading into the regular season.

 

[Yawkey Way]

just caught up, looks like we will both be using Sam Bradford, it shall be fun for sure. I looked at Devin Moore really hard before going a different way my first year and last pre-season, i hope he makes the team. I see him possibly being a great third down back once he progresses.

good luck!

 

[cheese2121]

Nice win man looks like your rookies are really key so far.

Thanks man. Yeah the rookies have been huge, I just hope they keep playing this well during the regular season.

Good shit Cheese. Bradford played well in his time and nice on the missed field goal return. Haven't done that yet.

Thanks man. Yeah it was raining so their kicker really shanked that kick and no one could run down Thompson. Bradford has been doing really well so far and definitely outplaying Edwards.

just caught up, looks like we will both be using Sam Bradford, it shall be fun for sure. I looked at Devin Moore really hard before going a different way my first year and last pre-season, i hope he makes the team. I see him possibly being a great third down back once he progresses.

good luck!

Thanks for checking in man, I really appreciate it! Yeah I am really excited about Bradford he has done amazing in the preseason and is definitely an improvement over Edwards. Looks like he is tearing it up in your chise as well. Devin Moore was originally a longshot to make the team but they way he keeps playing he has a real shot. He's the fastest back on my roster and I'd like to have at least one pure speed back.


Sorry for the slow updates guys. Classes just started again. Third preseason game should be up tonight though.