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Hello Bills fans.  I just received a text message from buffalobills.com that Trent Edwards appeared to have injured his right knee during practice tonight.  As per Chris Brown’s blog, Edwards was hit knee to knee but was able to walk to the locker room under his own power.  There will be further updates later on.  Once I received this text message my heart stopped.  The last thing we need is to lose Trent for an extended period of time.  Its encouraging to see that he was able to walk on his own power but nobody wants to see their starting qb injured in practice.  Quarterbacks dont get hit in practice so this must have been a freak accident.  Hopefully this is something minor and Trent wont miss any time.  The season is less than three weeks away and we need him to be 100%.  I do have confidence in backup J.P. Losman but feel this team has become Trent’s team and he is the leader.  Tomorrow is the last day of training camp at St. John Fisher and the team will begin to prepare for its last two preseason games in Buffalo.  Get well soon Trent.  We need you out there.  Go Bills. 

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Hello Bills fans.  A positive sign today was that wide receiver Josh Reed was back at practice after missing the last ten days with a lower back injury.  Reed looked good today in practice and before getting hurt was one of Trent Edwards main targets.  Reed brings veteran leadership to this team and will have a solid year this season. 

There is a rumor going around that the Bills and wide receiver Lee Evans are close to a contract extension.  Evans stated that talks are progressing and hopes to get a deal done before the start of the season.  I think it would be a great move to get Lee signed to a long extension because he is a great talent that is only going to get better with stability at the quarterback position.  Evans had a monster year in 2006 but struggled last season because the team did not have another big play receiver to take the double teams away from him.  Rookie James Hardy could hopefully turn into that #2 receiver and demand attention to opposing defenses.  If Hardy can get going early, Evans will have a monster season. 

On nfl.com’s “This day in the NFL”, August 18, 1986 quarterback Jim Kelly signed a five year eight million deal with the Bills.  In 1986 that was big money.  Kelly was the savior for this franchise.  He is one of the best quarterbacks of all-time and was exciting to watch.  He led the team to dominate the AFC in the early 90’s.  The Bills were playoff bound every year and one of the greatest teams in NFL History.  Go Bills.   

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Hello Bills fans. After watching the game again on the NFL Network re-air, Leodis McKelvin’s 95 yard kickoff return was awesome. He has a knack for making a big play on special teams. I saw his 45 yard punt return in person last week that he could have scored on also. Its great that our special teams which has been our most consistent area, has another weapon in McKelvin. After he busted up the seam, he faked the kicker out of his shoes. McKelvin then turned on the after burners and nobody was within 20 yards of him. If we can get a few of those this season, the Bills will be in great shape. I would rather see McKelvin take most of the kickoffs and let Terrence McGee focus more on being a shut down corner. I can’t wait to see McKelvin return one back on September 7th. Check out the video on BuffaloBills.com. Go Bills.

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Hello Bills fans.  I was able to watch the first half of tonights game online.  I have to say that the offense has woken up.  Trent Edwards was 9-11 for 104 yards and two td’s.  Robert Royal caught both td passes from Trent on perfectly thrown balls.  Lee Evans had three catches for 55 yards and Marshawn Lynch carried the ball five times for 25 yards.  The offensive line had great push on running plays and protected Trent everytime he dropped back.  The starting defense started a little shaky but rebounded nicely by getting an interception.  The defensive line had great pressure and forced Big Ben to throw into traffic.  The ball was deflected by Ko Simpson into the hands of Donte Whitner.  I know its only preseason but this was the type of play I was looking for.  Go Bills. 

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Hello Bills fans.  The Buffalo Bills will face the Pittsburgh Steelers tonight at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.  This is the first game out of eight scheduled in the next five years in Toronto.  I wish I was able to watch the game live but will be following it online.  The game also re-airs at midnight on NFL Network.  I hope Coach Dick Jauron lets Trent Edwards and the rest of the starting offense play the entire first quarter.  I want to see Trent attempt more than five passes like he did last week.  Josh Reed and Angelo Crowell will not play tonight.  James Hardy will start at wide receiver and Keith Ellison will start at linebacker for Crowell.  It looks like Donte Whitner will play this week after missing Saturdays game against Washington.  I hope our shortage at tackle doesnt effect some of our key guys playing time.  I dont want to see some of our starting o-line go deep into this one.  Its only the second preseason game so I would rather see our starting units ease into game condition.  Go Bills.   

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Hello Bills fans.  The Bills will host the Pittsburgh Steelers this Thursday in Toronto.  This is the first game of the Toronto series that will span over the next five seasons.  Im excited to see the crowd reaction to this one.  Although I dont like the idea of playing there, I do like the fact that playing in Canada will assure the team of staying in Buffalo.  As the Bills come off a defeat in their first preseason game and injury free, the team has lost a couple of players in the last two days.  Backup tackles Matt Murphy and Patrick Estes both went down with a shoulder and leg injury respectively.  Murphy’s injury is more serious and he was not at the morning walk through.  Estes was at practice today but did not participate.  Starting right guard Brad Butler has been given some reps at right tackle and will most likely play with the second unit this Thursday.  We really need Jason Peters in camp as soon as possible.  There have been some rumblings that he would sit out the entire season but I feel the Bills will get this situation settled and Peters in camp.  Go Bills. 

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Hello Bills fans.  The Buffalo Bills fell to the Redskins 17-14 at Fedex field this past Saturday.  I was in attendance for the game and even though it didnt count, it was great to watch the Bills.  The starting offense didnt look so great and couldnt get into a flow.  Trent Edwards did have a nice 18 yard pass to Roscoe Parrish.  The offensive line had two false starts on the opening drive so we had to settle for three.  The defense didnt fare to well but was missing starters Donte Whitner, Angelo Crowell and Terrence McGee.  I take preseason for what its worth.  Its basically for the players that are on the bubble to show what they can do in game situations.  Cornerback Ashton Youboty had a nice interception and then flipped it to Reggie Corner who returned it to the 20 yard line. That setup J.P. Losman’s td pass to rookie receiver James Hardy.  Hardy made up for a drop with a nice 16 yard reception in the endzone.  Rookie Leodis McKelvin shined in the return game taking a punt back 45 yards.  If he would have cut to the right side, he would have scored.  McKelvin also had a 37 yard kickoff return.  He looked impressive.  As always the special teams played fantastic.  The unit forced a fumble on the opening kickoff which was recovered by kicker Rian Lindell.  Although we didnt pull out the victory, I saw some positive things from our team.  I cant wait to see us play at full strength.  Go Bills. 

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Hello Bills fan.  Tomorrow the Buffalo Bills will travel to Washington to face the Redskins for their first preseason game of the 2008 NFL season.  Coach Dick Jauron stated that the starters will play between 10-20 snaps.  Donte Whitner, Josh Reed and Angelo Crowell are the only starters that will not play in this game.  Im upset that I will not be able to see those three because I want to see our offense and defense at full strength.  Rookie wide receiver James Hardy will play unless his hamstring tightens up before the game.  Im very excited to see how Trent Edwards has improved and added size since last season.  I cant wait to see some of the other rookies such as Leodis McKelvin, Chris Ellis and Reggie Corner in action.  I will report on my trip to Washington when I get back into town on Sunday night.  I cant believe the preseason is here already.  Go Bills. 

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Hello Bills fans.  Today the team announced that they have signed defensive end Derrick Jones.  Jones played for the Falcon last season.  He was an undrafted free agent in 2007 out of Grand Valley State.  The Bills signed Jones to fill in for injured defensive end Copeland Bryan.  The Bills have also placed rookie linebacker Alvin Bowen on the waived/injury list.  Bowen injured his knee in practice and was done for the season.  If he clears waivers he will be added to the injured reserve.  I hope the Bills keep Bowen because I thought he would turn into a solid special teams contributor.  It seems like every season we lose someone in training camp.  Lets Go Bills. 

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Hello Bills fans.  As most of us know, the Jets have acquired quarterback Brett Favre from the Packers for a draft pick.  I can’t believe they acquired him for a conditional pick.  It could go from a fourth to a first depending on how well the Jets do this season.  I just have to see that this morning when I found out, I was a little angry.  This moves does make the Jets better but I still feel that we have the defense to give Favre nightmares.  The Bills have a deep secondary and a great front seven.  I hope to see players like Aaron Schobel, Marcus Stroud and Chris Kelsay in Favre’s face everytime we face the Jets.  I still can’t believe that Favre is no longer a Packer.  Its going to be strange to see him twice a year.  Lets Go Bills.  Can’t wait to see our guys in action on Saturday. 

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