Bills, Edwards Concussed
Oct 6, 2008 NFL
We weren’t sure at the time, but the Bills game at the Buzzsaw was over just 3 plays in for Buffalo. Adrian Wilson came untouched on a blitz and drove Bills QB Trent Edwards into the ground. Edwards was KO’d despite the hit not looking all THAT bad, and even when he was being carted off the field, still looked dazed (did you notice the guy holding Edwards up in the seat of the cart?). From then on, the game was vintage JP Losman, with a big play to Lee Evans, a rushing TD from Losman, but also too many sacks taken, 2 lost fumbles and an interception. The Cardinals won 41-17, dropping the Bills to 4-1. Hopefully we’ll know more about Trent today.
Tags: arizona, bills, buffalo, cardinals, edwards, evans, football, losman, NFL, wilson
Bills Gut Out A Win In Jacksonville
Sep 14, 2008 NFL
It was a solid road victory for the Buffalo Bills as they beat the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 4th Quarter, 20 to 16. Trent Edwards was outstanding, completing 80% of his passes for 1 TD and no picks. Lynch had another TD to go with 59 yards against the Jags D. Fred Jackson was excellent catching passes out of the backfield, and rookie James Hardy had his first two receptions, one of them was the TD pass from Trent Edwards.
Buffalo was down 16-10 a few minutes into the 4th quarter, but came back with 2 scoring drives to take and extend the lead on Jacksonville, and the defense held from there. Oakland is up next, who managed a win against the also-terrible Chiefs this week. BRING ‘EM ON.
Tags: bills, buffalo, edwards, football, hardy, jackson, jacksonville, jaguars, lynch, NFL
Depleted Bills Beat Even More Depleted Colts
Aug 25, 2008 NFL
Buffalo, minus Trent Edwards, beat the Indianapolis Colts, minus Manning and Sorgi, 20 to 7 last night. The second-biggest news of the night was Langston Walker hurting his arm (x-rays negative, just a ‘bad bruise’) which fed into the biggest news from Adam Schefter that Peters may be planning to miss regular season games in his hold out. Ugh. Anyway, the offense played well last night, moving the ball again, just like last week. The D snagged 4 turnovers, including Terrence McGee returning a fumble recovery for a TD.
“Special” recognition goes to the NFL Network crew working the game, which basically had three analysts (Sterling Sharpe, Marshall Faulk and Deion Sanders) and no veteran play-by-play man. Sharpe only managed to mention what was happening sometimes, and it’s not like the other two are any great shakes as far as analysis goes. Boo, NFL Network.
Tags: bills, buffalo, colts, edwards, football, indianapolis, lorenzen, losman, manning, mcgee, NFL, nfl network, peters, sorgi, the hefty lefty, walker
Pre-Season Gameday: Buffalo Bills at Indianapolis Colts
Aug 24, 2008 NFL
Trent Edwards is on the shelf after getting his leg contused by Beast Mode (arguably more serious than the injury to Lynch’s last victim) as the Bills and Colts open Lucas Oil Stadium tonight. Peyton Manning is still out as well, so it’s a battle of the backups. James Hardy and Roscoe Parrish are out as well, which reduces just a bit my excitement level for the game. Most interesting to me will probably be the defense tonight, and seeing if McKelvin can shine in the return game again.
Tags: bills, buffalo, colts, edwards, football, indianapolis, lynch, manning, mckelvin, NFL, preseason
That’s More Like It
Aug 14, 2008 NFL
The Buffalo Bills first team offense shined tonight as the first trip of the ‘Buffalo in Toronto’ series ends with a 24-21 Buffalo win. Robert Royal had 2 TDs (in the red zone!) from Trent Edwards, who was 9 for 11 for 104 yards. Marshawn was solid in limited action, averaging 5 yards per on 5 carries. Most importantly, everything just seemed to work. Both TD drives were sustained drives, with a solid running game and checkdown throws at the right time. The D, while allowing some yards and points, also had a few timely turnovers and big plays, including Ko Simpson tipping a Rothlisberger pass to Donte Whitner for an interception. Special Teams had a huge play as well, with Leodis McKelvin returning a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown. Very fun game to watch, despite it’s locale.
Tags: bills, buffalo, edwards, football, lynch, mckelvin, NFL, royal, simpson, toronto, whitner
Pre-Season Gameday: Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills of Toronto
Aug 14, 2008 NFL
So the Bills in Toronto crap hits the fan tonight, with lame ‘official tailgate’ parties (and other attempts at tailgating will be policed)and Rogers Communications hinting that they want more games. I’ll be watching, as I realized the other day that I did miss football but I really hope Edwards plays a quarter AT LEAST. I don’t want him to suck for 6 plays and then have Losman look good.
Tags: bills, buffalo, edwards, football, losman, NFL, pittsburgh, steelers, toronto
Not Him AGAIN
Jul 11, 2008 NFL
Favre is about to pull a Jordan and un-retire, thus rendering ESPN unwatchable for the next month. Had to laugh at this tidbit from tWWL:
75-1 Buffalo Bills: The Bills appear committed to the young Trent Edwards. Favre would be an upgrade at this point, sure. But the Bills are not close to being a Super Bowl contender, and developing Edwards should be the priority.
Yes, they went through and figured out the odds on Favre joining every team. UGH. Please end this now.
Tags: bills, buffalo, edwards, favre, football, go back in your hole brett, green bay, NFL, packers
Bills Making Moves to Improve
Mar 4, 2008 NFL
The Buffalo Bills are showing they are not going to sit idle and let the usual suspects run away with the AFC this season, making several big moves and signings as free agency began. They signed LB Kawika Mitchell away from the Champion Giants, and picked up Spenser Johnson as well for depth at DT. Most impressively, they took a real chance and traded a 3rd and a 5th round pick to the jags for run-stuffer Marcus Stroud. He’s coming off injury (and a suspension for violating the performance-enhancing substance abuse policy), but if he returns to form it would address a glaring need the Bills have had since the loss of Pat Williams and Sam Adams. Add to all of this the fact that Bryant Johnson (a 6′3″ wideout) looks to be signing here, which would darn near double the average height of the Bills’ starting receiving corps, and safety Marlon McCree is on the radar which would give Buffalo great depth at safety.
What could really make or break the Bills for the next few years is this draft. Buffalo has drafted some very good players the past few years, including Marshawn “Beast Mode” Lynch, Paul Posluszny and Donte Whitner. Another impact player (CB? A good TE if one’s on the board?) could put Buffalo back on the list of teams to pay attention to. A lot of this will depend on Trent Edwards continuing to improve, but there were enough positive signs there that Bills fans are starting to generate a cautious buzz.
It doesn’t hurt the Bills’ build up of buzz that the Sabres are not quite the team they were the past two years.
Tags: B-Lo Sports, bills, edwards, football, johnson, lynch, mccree, mitchell, NFL, posluszny, Sam Adams, stroud, whitner, williams
