Friday, August 10, 2007

Bills v Saints Preseason game 1

by Steve

I believe Hank Williams Jr said it best, "ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?!" because football is 'officially' back starting tonight at 8 pm as the Buffalo Bills travel to what once was New Orleans to take on the 'aints in the Bills first preseason game of the 2007 campaign.

The first preseason game is typically the most boring with the starters only playing a few snaps and at most a long drive. But, in a football starved town with hockey hockey hockey only being discussed on local radio some football is better than that stupid frozen water sport. Also with two highly touted rookies getting their first in game action, many are clamoring to see what Paul Posluszny and Marshawn Lynch can really do.

According to the Bills v-text joint the Bills starters will play between 12 and 15 snaps. The good news is that Anthony (amtrack) Thomas will be starting. This is obviously good news because we will get to see more of Marshawn when Amtrack is pulled in the first quarter. From training camp reports and WGR550's own Paul Hamilton, not only does Lynch look good, but Dwayne Wright the Bills 4th round pick also is impressing so don't be shocked if Amtrack falls mightily on the depth chart before week 1. Also look for Shaud Williams to be cut.

I don't expect to see much from Jp Losman, who sounds ready for some action, "These guys are pretty much animals when they step on this field and that's what this game is about. They'll be able to get their chance on Friday." All I want to see is one long pass to a wide receiver not named Lee Evans and pocket presence which Losman appeared to be developing in the latter part of the 06 season.

More game 1 notes from BB.com http://buffalobills.com/news/news.jsp?news_id=5045

Pos is still listed on the Bills depth chart as number 2 so it should be interesting to see when exactly he is inserted into the game. It seems as though it is just posturing before Paul P is announced the true starter on defense.

  • Hargrove will be making the trip
  • It appears unlikely Whitner will be participating but will be there
  • I just remembered we have a defensive end named C.J. Ah you
Prediction
Edwards sparks a comeback in the fourth but Kevin Eaken blows it in the last 3 minutes of the game
BILLS 20 'AINTS 26

Ay You!

1 comment:

  1. hey great to see mar-yawwwwwwn showed up for 2 carries and 3 yards......thank god we got someone to replace willis....i mean mar-yawwwwwn is pretty much the savior of this town......poz was impressive ill give ya that.....JP??? 30 yards are we serious typical bills trying to get 2-3 yeards per play another great 7-9 season is in the future....o ya thank god we played prevent defense in the 1st quarter so brees could pass for over 100 yards

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