A Game of Inches | Cheese's Buffalo Bills Franchise

[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​

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-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

8/22 at

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

Passing
Team Name Rating Comp Att Yds Comp% TD INT
BUF T. Edwards 72.9 5 8 36 62 0 0
BUF R. Fitzpatrick 22.7 9 18 80 50 0 2
BUF H. Cantwell 44.8 13 24 186 54 0 2
CHI J. Cutler 138.6 7 13 184 53 3 0
CHI C. Hanie 90.2 6 9 76 66 1 1

Rushing
Team Player Att Yds Avg. TD Fum
BUF D. Rhodes 10 40 4 0 1
BUF F. Jackson 7 19 2.7 0 0
BUF H. Cantwell 1 3 3 0 0
BUF R. Johnson 1 1 1 0 0
CHI M. Forte 17 83 4.8 0 1
CHI K. Jones 14 124 8.8 1 0
CHI J. Cutler 1 9 9 0 0

Receiving
Team Name REC Yds TD Drop
BUF D. Rhodes 7 90 0 0
BUF J. Hardy 4 41 0 0
BUF F. Jackosn 3 46 0 0
BUF J. Reed 3 14 0 1
BUF T. Owens 3 23 0 0
BUF S. Nelson 2 37 0 0
BUF R. Parrish 2 17 0 1
BUF D. Fine 2 23 0 0
BUF L. Evans 1 11 0 2
BUF C. McIntyre 0 0 0 2
CHI D. Hester 4 152 3 0
CHI M. Forte 2 9 0 0
CHI J. Iglesias 2 59 0 0
CHI K. Jones 2 -4 0 1
CHI E. Bennett 1 19 1 1
CHI J. McKie 1 14 0 0
CHI R. Davis 1 11 0 0


Defensive Top Performers
Team Name Solo Ast TFL Sack Interception FF FR
BUF J. DiGorgio 6 0 1 0 0 1 0
BUF K. Mitchell 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
BUF J. McCargo 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
BUF D. Florence 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
CHI D. Manning 4 1 0 0 2 0 0
CHI C. Graham 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
CHI J. Bullocks 0 3 0 0 1 0 0
CHI M. Anderson 2 3 1 1 0 0 0

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. ​

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- 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

Passing
Team Name Rating Comp Att Yds Comp% TD INT
BUF T. Edwards 97.9 7 10 90 70 0 0
BUF H. Cantwell 90.1 9 20 83 45 2 2
BUF R. Fitzpatrick 46.2 8 12 67 66 0 1
GB A. Rodgers 158.3 10 11 142 90 2 0
GB M. Flynn 127.8 14 21 154 66 3 0

Rushing
Team Player Att Yds Avg. TD Fum
BUF D. Rhodes 14 63 4.5 1 1
BUF F. Jackson 10 35 3.5 1 1
BUF H. Cantwell 1 12 12 0 0
BUF T. Edwards 1 6 6 0 0
GB R. Grant 18 82 4.5 1 0
GB B. Jackson 8 48 6 0 0
GB D. Wynn 3 3 1 0 0
GB A. Rodgers 2 7 3.5 0 1
GB M. Flynn 1 7 7 0 0

Receiving
Team Name REC Yds TD Drop
BUF D. Rhodes 7 70 1 2
BUF S. Nelson 6 25 1 0
BUF F. Jackosn 3 75 0 0
BUF J. Hardy 2 21 0 1
BUF J. Reed 1 10 0 0
BUF L. Evans 1 13 0 0
BUF D. Fine 1 11 0 0
BUF R. Parrish 1 15 0 0
BUF T. Owens 1 0 0 0
BUF C. McIntyre 1 0 0 0
GB D. Driver 5 67 1 0
GB R. Grant 4 56 0 0
GB G. Jennings 3 27 0 0
GB J. Jones 3 69 1 0
GB J. Finley 2 14 1 0
GB J. Nelson 2 6 1 0
GB D. Lee 1 6 1 0

Defensive Top Performers
Team Name Solo Ast TFL Sack Interception FF FR
BUF G. Wilson 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
BUF R. Denney 5 3 2 0 0 0 0
BUF C. Kelsay 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
BUF M. Stroud 2 1 2 1 0 0 0
GB T. Williams 3 1 0 0 1 0 0
GB C. Matthews 4 1 0 0 0 1 0
GB C. Peprah 3 0 1 0 0 1 0

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?

 

[cheese2121]

LeVitre Lost for Season

BUFFALO- The Buffalo Bills' worst case suspicions were confirmed this morning when x-ray results confirmed that starting rookie LG Andy LeVitre suffered a complete ACL tear in the preseason loss to the Green Bay Packers last night. He will have season ending surgery and undergo rehab in the following months to repair the tear. LeVitre had taken all the snaps with the first team offense and was battling for the starting LG position with fellow rookie Eric Wood. Wood will now take over that starting role and most likely keep it for the remainder of the season. LeVitre will be placed on the injured reserve. It is not expected that a replacement will be brought in.

Dick Jauron on losing LeVitre : "It's a terrible blow to our offensive line and I know Andy is devestated. I am confident, however, that Eric will come in and work hard to make an immediate impact with the offense. He is learning the system quickly and we expect big things from him down the stretch."

 

[cheese2121]

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

Yeah, it's definitely looking like it could be a long season. The secondary is getting just shredded and giving up big plays right and left. If we can get a consistent running game going we might be able to help keep the defense off the field.

 

[Skins2K9]

close game against the Packers. Nice job. But it's only the preseason

 

[cheese2121]

close game against the Packers. Nice job. But it's only the preseason

Yeah we still have a lot of kinks to work out before the regular season starts. It looks like it could be a long season. The pass defense has looked a little lackluster.

Awesome franchise! I ran a Bills 'chise over on another site before it's demise and they were a lot of fun to play with. Good luck the rest of the way. I'll definitely be following along.

Thanks man! You have always done really nice stuff on here. I remember reading some of your Bills chise back in the day when I was still just lurking. Glad to have you following!

 

[cheese2121]

Following, good stuff so far,
hopefully you can pick up a W in the next game,
but it is just preseason so no need to panic

Thanks man! Glad to have you following! Hopefully we can find some consistency on both sides of the ball here before the regular season. Right now the pass defense and quarterback play is really worrying me.

 

[cheese2121]

Bills Fall Short in Preseason Battle with Steelers

Steelers QB Charlie Batch kills the clock and any hopes of a comeback.​

- 27

- 33

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
-J. Reed 18 yd FG 7:36
-D. Rhodes 5 yd run (R. Lindell kick) 3:47
-C. Davis 9 yd pass from B. Roethlisberger (J. Reed kick) 1:56
-F. Jackson 66 yd pass from T. Edwards (R. Lindell kick) 1:11
2nd Quarter
-D. Rhodes 3 yd run (R. Lindell kick) 10:46
-W. Parker 3 yd run (J. Reed kick) 8:43
-J. Reed 20 yd FG 2:29
-J. Reed 31 yd FG 0:42
3rd Quarter
-R. Lindell 31 yd FG 10:13
-J. Reed 19 yd FG 6:49
-R. Medenhall 7 yd run (J. Reed kick) 3:09
4th Quarter
-R. Lindell 48 yd FG 10:46

Individual Player Statistics

Passing
Team Name Rating Comp Att Yds Comp% TD INT
BUF T. Edwards 91.4 10 16 163 62 1 1
BUF R. Fitzpatrick 56.3 4 8 22 50 0 0
BUF H. Cantwell 81.5 10 15 86 66 0 0
PIT B. Roethlisbeger 120 18 26 296 69 1 0
PIT C. Batch 105.9 8 12 139 66 0 0

Rushing
Team Player Att Yds Avg. TD Fum
BUF D. Rhodes 12 84 7 2 0
BUF F. Jackson 8 60 7.5 0 0
BUF C. McIntyre 3 24 8 0 1
PIT W. Parker 11 21 1.9 1 1
PIT R. Mendenhall 6 12 2 1 0

Receiving
Team Name REC Yds TD Drop
BUF D. Rhodes 7 46 0 0
BUF F. Jackson 4 82 1 2
BUF R. Parrish 3 30 0 0
BUF J. Reed 3 53 0 1
BUF J. Jenkins 2 14 0 0
BUF D. Fine 2 31 0 0
BUF S. Nelson 1 12 0 0
BUF J. Hardy 1 (-)4 0 0
BUF C. McIntyre 1 7 0 0
PIT H. Ward 6 98 0 1
PIT S. Holmes 6 88 0 0
PIT H. Miller 4 64 0 1
PIT S. McDonald 2 28 0 0
PIT C. Davis 2 12 1 0
PIT M. Moore 1 48 0 0
PIT M. Wallace 1 27 0 0

Defensive Top Performers
Team Name Solo Ast TFL Sack Interception FF FR
BUF K. Mitchell 4 0 1 0 0 0 0
BUF J. McCargo 3 0 3 1 0 1 0
BUF D. Whitner 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
BUF K. Ellison 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
PIT J. Farrior 6 1 2 0 0 0 0
PIT T. Polamalu 5 1 0 0 0 0 0
PIT D. Townsend 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
PIT W. Gay 4 2 0 0 0 1 0

Notes:
-Bills SS Donte Whitner suffered a dislocated knee cap in the second quarter. He is expected to miss at least two weeks with the injury.

-Bills starters played the entire first half. They are however expected to play only one series in the preseason finale against Detroit

-The Bills must cut their active roster down to 53 men before the preseason finale. Due to injuries, however, they are already below this number and thus no cuts will need to be made at this time.

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

 

[Tearz49ers]

You really are finding it tough so far, lets hope that isn't going to translate into the season. Your injurie numbers are picking up to.

 

[cheese2121]

You really are finding it tough so far, lets hope that isn't going to translate into the season. Your injurie numbers are picking up to.

Yeah we are really struggling on all fronts. I would have to say the pass defense is the most worrisome though. The injury bug is really hitting us hard this offseason. I'll probably look to sign a better training staff during the offseason. I'll pull all of my starters after one series to hopefully avoid anymore serious injuries before the start of the regular season.

 

[cheese2121]

damn, tough loss man!
well hopefully you rebound against detroit and get some momentum heading into season opener!

Yeah I hope so, I'm pretty sure we open against the New England Patriots. I have a feeling it will be an uphill battle all season.

 

[cheese2121]

No Jackson, No Problem: Bills Survive 4th Quarter Shootout

Bills RB Fred Jackson is taken off the field by cart after suffering a severe neck injury in the first quarter.​

(0-3-1)- 34

(1-3)- 41

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
-D. Rhodes 11 yd run (R. Lindell kick) -5:03
-J. Hanson 20 yd FG - 1:52
2nd Quarter
-R. Lindell 22 yd FG - 11:20
-C. Johnson 22 yd pass from D. Culpepper (J. Hanson kick) - 9:05
-J. Reed 26 yd pass from R. Fitzpatrick (R. Lindell kick) - 1:54
3rd Quarter
-M. Stafford 5 yd run (J. Hanson kick) - 9:12
-D. Rhodes 1 yd run (R. Lindell kick) -5:18
4th Quarter
-R. Lindell 29 yd FG - 9:05
-C. Johnson 75 yd pass from M. Stafford (J. Hanson kick) - 8:47
-R. Parrish 77 yd pass from H. Cantwell (R. Lindell kick) - 8:34
-J. Hanson 41 yd FG -6:02
-C. McIntyre 73 yd pass from H. Cantwell (R. Lindell kick)- 4:25
-B. Johnson 56 yd pass from M. Stafford (J. Hanson kick)- 3:34

Individual Player Statistics

Passing
Team Name Rating Comp Att Yds Comp% TD INT
BUF T. Edwards 93.8 4 4 26 100 0 0
BUF R. Fitzpatrick 146.5 10 12 159 83 1 0
BUF H. Cantwell 140.1 5 9 175 55 2 0
DET D. Culpepper 122.9 9 13 117 69 1 0
DET M. Stafford 141.1 16 23 355 69 2 0

Top Rushing
Team Player Att Yds Avg. TD Fum
BUF D. Rhodes 21 111 5.2 2 0
BUF R. Johnson 15 57 3.8 0 1
BUF C. McIntyre 3 11 3.6 0 0
BUF F. Jackson 1 7 7 0 0
DET K. Smith 8 26 3.2 0 0
DET M. Morris 8 46 5.7 0 0
DET M. Stafford 2 17 8.5 1 0

Top Receiving
Team Name REC Yds TD Drop
BUF R. Parrish 4 129 1 1
BUF D. Rhodes 4 64 0 0
BUF R. Johnson 2 8 0 0
BUF J. Hardy 2 20 0 0
BUF J. Reed 2 35 1 0
BUF L. Evans 2 15 0 0
BUF C. McIntyre 1 73 1 0
BUF S. Nelson 1 7 0 0
BUF J. Jenkins 1 9 0 0
DET C. Johnson 4 137 2 0
DET B. Johnson 3 67 1 0
DET J. Bradley 3 45 0 0
DET D. Williams 3 80 0 1
DET M. Morris 3 34 0 0
DET A. Jennings 2 23 0 0
DET R. Curry 2 29 0 0


Defensive Top Performers
Team Name Solo Ast TFL Sack Interception FF FR
BUF P. Posluszny 8 1 0 0 0 0 0
BUF M. Stroud 2 0 1 1 0 0 0
BUF C. Kelsay 2 0 1 1 0 0 0
BUF T. McGee 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
DET E. Sims 4 2 1 0 0 0 0
DET J. Dizon 3 2 0 0 0 1 0
DET K. Smith 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
DET G. Alexander 3 3 0 0 0 0 0

Notes:
- The injury bug that has been plaguing the Bills all preseason struck again as RB Fred Jackson and CB Leodis McKelvin both suffered broken collarbones and are expected to miss considerable time. Both player have been placed on the inactive list. Jauron had this to say, "We are very lucky to have tremendous depth at the running back position. I am confident Dominic is up to shouldering the load. He has had a phenomenal preseason and between him and Rudi, I believe our run game can be very effective." Rumor out of Buffalo is that team ownership and the coaches are very upset with the current training staff as the players seem to have conditioning issues.

-Head coach Dick Jauron said that final roster cuts (as the team moves down to a 48 man active roster) will be announced later in the week as well as a revised depth chart after the winners of key position battles have been determined.

*Editors note to readers: The front page depth chart will be updated as roster moves and position battles are determined. The up to date roster/depth chart can/will always be found on the front page.

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