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Quote: Originally Posted by mrs844224

Wow-not sure I would have used a 1st round pick on Gholston. If you miss out on Rivers, David Vobora will work out just as well. I actually had him make the Pro Bowl his 2nd year in the league

Ya I absolutely love Rivers, and I have used Vobora before, but it was my GM's suggested pick. I wanted to go with all my GM's picks for the 1st time ever!

So far he has worked pretty good through the first 6 games, I'm going to post those games in a little bit, after I finish all the stuff before it.

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4/27/08
Now it is Day 2 of the NFL draft. The Bills have the 9 Day 2 picks.

Roger Goodell: "With the 15th pick of the 4th Round, the Bills select... Zach Bowman, Conerback out of the Univeristy of Nebraska."

Todd McShay: "Injury issues hampered Bowman's draft stock. He transferred to Nebraska and played well for a defense that really struggled. His value would have been higher without the health concerns. His level of competition in junior college was not great, but he proved himself against elite opponents in the Big 12."

RG : "With the 16th pick of the 4th round, the Bills select... Mario Manningham, Wide Receiver out of the University of Michigan"

TM: "Manningham was very productive in college and is a talented player that had a much higher grade before a poor showing at the combine. The Bills will try and get him focused and could have found a talent late in the draft."

RG: "With the 24th pick of the 6th round, the Bills select... Ryan Torain, Runningback out of Arizona State"

TM: "Torain started the season really well, but was derailed by a foot injury midway through the year. He's a junior college transfer that likes to run between the tackles. Given Buffalo's traditional success taking RBs in the middle rounds, the Arizona State product has potential to develop. "

RG: "With the 30th pick of the 6th round, the Bills select... Xavier Omon, Runningback out of Northwest Missouri State"

TM: "Omon is a very productive player. He's got size and speed and has had an unbelievable statistical output in college. He's a good pick by the Bills."

RG: "With the 6th pick of the 7th round, the Bills select... Brandon Carr, Corner Back out of Grand Valley State"

TM: "Carr went under the radar as a Division II All-American for Grand Valley State. He has good size for a cornerback, but looked more like an athlete than a football player at times. He needs to work on his technique."

RG: "With the 12th pick of the 7th round, the Bills select... Martin Rucker, Tight End out of Missouri"

TM: "Rucker is a highly productive player and the younger brother of former Carolina Panther DE Mike Rucker. He is a terrific athlete and has great hands and ball skills. He really came on his senior season with eight touchdown catches."

RG: "With the 17th pick of the 7th round, the Bills select... Alexis Serna, Kicker out of Oregon State"

TM: "Alexis Serna produced a record-breaking college career"

RG: "With the 24th pick of the 7th round, the Bills select... Athya Rubin, Defensive Tackle out of Iowa State"

TM: "A smallish defensive tackle who was a junior college transfer to Iowa State and played two years there. He is a long-term prospect for the Bills at a position where they need it upgraded."

RG: "With the 29th pick of the 7th round, the Bills select... Andre Woodson, Quarterback out of the University of Kentucky"

TM: "Woodson came into the Senior Bowl with great expectations but took a major nose-dive with a poor performance. His combine was also not especially outstanding and his draft stock really suffered. He has a long delivery and there are questions about his throwing motion. He was very productive in college, however, and has talent."

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The pictures of the last 4 picks by the Bills.

Draft Recap:
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2008 NFL Draft- Bills Selections
Pick	Player	College	Pos	Ht	Wt
Rd.1 P11	Vernon Gholston	Ohio State	LE	6'3"	266
Rd.4 P.15	Zach Bowman	Nebraska	CB	6'2"	195
Rd.4 P 16	Mario Manningham	Michigan	WR	6'	181
Rd. 6 P 24	Ryan Torain	Arizona State	HB	6'	216
Rd. 6 P 30	Xavier Omon	Northwest Missouri State	HB	5'8"	211
Rd. 7 P 6	Brandon Carr	Grand Valley State	CB	6'	204
Rd. 7 P 12	Martin Rucker	Missouri	TE	6'6"	255
Rd. 7 P 17	Alexis Serna	Oregon State	K	5'8"	170
Rd. 7 P 24	Athya Rubin	Iowa State	DT	6'3"	322
Rd. 7 P 29	Andre Woodson	Kentucky	QB	6'5"	230

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The Bills have made another splash. They have traded for stud RE Elvis Dumervil. They will be giving the Broncos 2010 3rd and 4th round picks. They now have a star-studed defensive line with Gholston and Dumervil at the ends to supply the pass-rush, and Rubin and newly-signed Ed Johnson to stop the run.

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Simmed Pre-Season. Game 1, Bills vs. Seahawks:

(Sorry for not have full stats. Stats got deleted off computer, just had time to check Rivers and Lynch)

Seattle Seahawks at Buffalo Bills
Sep 7, 2008	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Seattle Seahawks (0-0)	3	7	0	8	18
Buffalo Bills (0-0)	7	14	7	0	28

Team Stats Comparison
	SEA	BUF
Total Offense	306	390
Rushing Yards	55	129
Passing Yards	251	261
First Downs	13	19
Punt Return Yards	6	9
Kick Return Yards	96	84
Total Yards	408	483
Turnovers	0	2
3rd Down Converstion	4/10	9/13
4th Down Conversion	0/3	1/2
2-Point Conversion
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
Penalties
Posession Time

Seattle Seahawks

Buffalo Bills PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Philip Rivers 19/24 267 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Marshawn Lynch 38 133 3.5 2

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9/9/08
The Bills have traded for TE Daniel Graham. They are going to give the Broncos a 2010 6th round pick. The Bills will utilize Graham's blocking ability by moving him to full back, so that he can pave the way for HB Marshawn Lynch.

Game 2, Bills vs. Jaguars:

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Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars
Sep 14, 2008	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Buffalo Bills (1-0)	0	7	0	7	14
Jacksonville Jaguars (1-0)	0	7	0	14	21

Team Stats Comparison
	BUF	JAC
Total Offense	327	257
Rushing Yards	88	139
Passing Yards	239	118
First Downs	17	14
Punt Return Yards	22	17
Kick Return Yards	105	54
Total Yards	454	328
Turnovers	2	0
3rd Down Converstion	9/13	5/10
4th Down Conversion	1/1	0/0
2-Point Conversion	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-0/6	3-0/6
Penalties	3-69	3-25
Posession Time	16:26	18:07

Buffalo Bills PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Philip Rivers 17/28 243 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Marshawn Lynch 30 87 1 2.9 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Mario Manningham 2 46 23.0 1 Calvin Johnson 5 100 20.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Elvis Dumervil 5 1 0 0

Jacksonville Jaguars PASSING C/A YDS TD INT David Garrard 12/18 118 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Maurice Jones-Drew 27 127 4.7 3 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Clint Ingram 7 0 1 0 Raheen Mathis 5 0 1 0

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9/18/08
The Bills have finalized 2 more trades. They have aquired C Rudy Niswanger from the Chiefs for CB Jabari Greer and a 2010 5th round choice. He is expected to take over as starting center. Then they shipped LOLB Angelo Crowell to the Lions for a 2009 3rd and a 2010 7th. Crowell has been starting at SS for the Bills, because of his athletic ability.

Sorry I didn't post this earlier! Depth Chart:
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Buffalo Bills- Week 3 Depth Chart - 2008
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Marques Colston	Mario Manningham
TE	Jason Witten	Dee Hardy
LT	Jordan Gross	Patrick Estes
LG	Stacy Andrews	Derrick Dockery
C	Rudy Niswanger	Ted Tillman
RG	Shawn Andrews	Duke Preston
RT	Jason Peters	Langston Walker
WR	Calvin Johnson	Roscoe Parish
QB	Philip Rivers	Andre Woodson
FB	Daniel Graham	Chris Snow
HB	Marshawn Lynch	Xavier Omon	Chris Snow
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Vernon Gholston	Chris Kelsay
LDT	Athya Rubin	Tank Johnson
RDT	Ed Johnson	John McCargo
RDE	Elvis Dumervil	Aaron Schobel
WLB	Dante Brown	Karlos Dansby
MLB	Paul Posluzny	Trent Sullivan
SLB	Karlos Dansby	Dante Brown
CB	Asante Samuel	Dejuan Tribble
SS	Aaron Schobel	Caleb Campbell
FS	Donte Whitner	Ashton Simpkins
CB	Zack Bowman	Paul Copeland
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Alexis Serna
P	Michael Koenen
H	Andre Woodson
PR	Roscoe Parish	Zack Bowman
KR	Roscoe Parish	Zack Bowman
LS	Shawn Andrews	Jordan Gross	Stacy Andrews

Game 3, Bills vs. Raiders:

Oakland Raiders at Buffalo Bills
Sep 21, 2008	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Oakland Raiders (0-2)	0	0	0	0	0
Buffalo Bills (1-1)	10	14	7	14	45

Team Stats Comparison
	OAK	BUF
Total Offense	149	665
Rushing Yards	21	423
Passing Yards	128	242
First Downs	5	26
Punt Return Yards	0	26
Kick Return Yards	206	28
Total Yards	355	719
Turnovers	4	0
3rd Down Converstion	2/9	12/16
4th Down Conversion	0/0	1/1
2-Point Conversion	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0-0/7	4-0/10
Penalties	3-35	1-5
Posession Time	9:07	22:05

Oakland Raiders PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Andrew Walter 6/23 128 0 4 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Fred Jackson 5 25 5.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Lee Evans 3 77 25.6 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Lemar Marshall 10 0 0 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Shane Lechler 5 221 44.2 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Deangelo Hall 5 125 25.0 0

Buffalo Bills PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Phillip Rivers 14/20 242 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Marshawn Lynch 54 416 7.7 6 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Marques Colston 7 115 16.4 0 Jason Witten 4 60 15.0 0 Calvin Johnson 2 53 26.5 0 Marshawn Lynch 1 14 14.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Daniel Graham 15 0 Jason Peters 6 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Vernon Gholston 1 1 0 0 Tank Johnson 1 1 0 0 Ed Johnson 2 1 0 0 Dejuan Tribble 1 0 2 0 Asante Samuel 0 0 2 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Alexis Serna 1/4 6/6 9 40

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Game 4, Bills vs. Rams:

Buffalo Bills at St. Louis Rams
Sep 28, 2008	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Buffalo Bills (2-1)	7	10	0	14	31
St. Louis Rams (1-2)	0	3	0	6	9

Team Stats Comparison
	BUF	STL
Total Offense	393	261
Rushing Yards	145	82
Passing Yards	248	179
First Downs	23	13
Punt Return Yards	25	0
Kick Return Yards	42	128
Total Yards	460	389
Turnovers	0	1
3rd Down Converstion	9/14	2/8
4th Down Conversion	2/3	0/0
2-Point Conversion	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-0/10	1-0/5
Penalties	3-36	5-28
Posession Time	13:24	11:31

Buffalo Bills PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Phillip Rivers 17/26 248 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Marshawn Lynch 45 145 3.2 2 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Marques Colston 10 138 13.8 1 Jason Witten 3 38 12.6 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Jason Peters 7 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Athya Rubin 2 1 0 0 Vernon Gholston 3 1 0 0 Zack Bowman 3 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Alexis Serna 1/1 4/4 7 46

St. Louis Rams PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Marc Bulger 14/27 179 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Steven Jackson 15 80 5.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Brandon Williams 6 91 15.1 0 Torry Holt 4 59 14.7 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Ian Gold 13 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG John Carney 1/2 0/0 3 45