Other Than QB, What Position Will You Watch Closest In Preseason?

[LifetimeBillsFan]

We've all written ad nauseum about what we think about the battle for the Bills' starting QB job, so let's leave that position out of this discussion entirely.

As the Bills head into training camp, what position, other than QB, are you most interested in or going to focus your attention on? Is it a position where players are battling for a starting position or a roster spot? Or, is it a position where the Bills have brought in one or more new players? Or, a position that is likely to be greatly impacted by the new offensive or defensive schemes? If you could pick just one position to focus your attention on this preseason, which one would it be--excluding the QB position?

For me, it would be DT. And, if I could focus only on one of the DT positions it would be the NT/1-gap position. I am very interested in seeing how the coaches are going to have the players in this position play within the new defensive scheme. I am also very interested in seeing how Tim Anderson will play in this position in this system. And, I can't wait to see Kyle Williams. I'd like to see if the coaches will use John McCargo in this position and how they intend to utilize him if they do. I see this position as being a key to their run defense, so it is the one that I am most interested in focusing my attention on in the preseason.

Which position, other than QB, are you most interested in focusing on this preseason and why?

[billsburgh]

Re: Other Than QB, What Position Will You Watch Closest In Preseason?

I am interested in seeing which receiver steps up and claims the #2 spot with
Evans. there seem to be alot of worthy candidates for the role who can also turn out to be not what were hoping for. I'm also curious to see how good Martin Nance really is or if Peerless can regain his old form.

[TigerJ]

Re: Other Than QB, What Position Will You Watch Closest In Preseason?

It's between #2 WR and strong safety. Who will the #2 WR be and will Whitner be able the handle the SS spot from the git go?

[ICE74129]

Re: Other Than QB, What Position Will You Watch Closest In Preseason?

Dline. How the season goes will depend on the DL. As for as safety, we drafted our starter and being drafted 8th he should be an immediate stud.

[Carlton Bailey]

Re: Other Than QB, What Position Will You Watch Closest In Preseason?

Strong side LB. Will it be Posey or Crowell?

Posey has been a steady player, but Crowell showed flashes of stardom last season. There are obviously questions about how he'll fit into the tampa 2; I hope he does.

[ParanoidAndroid]

Re: Other Than QB, What Position Will You Watch Closest In Preseason?

I'm interested in left guard. Do we finally have someone able to pull around the right tackle and lead McGahee instead of getting in the way?

A close second is Whitner. I'm hoping to hear his name mentioned when it's time to pick a defensive rookie of the year.

[Jan Reimers]

Re: Other Than QB, What Position Will You Watch Closest In Preseason?

I think WR, because there are so many bodies and so many question marks, and it's wide open behind Evans.

[Historian]

Re: Other Than QB, What Position Will You Watch Closest In Preseason?

Im interested to see if the Kickers get even better under Jauron-Levy.

[BuffaloBillsStampede]

Re: Other Than QB, What Position Will You Watch Closest In Preseason?

I will be looking at three things. I think Whitner will be the thing I look closest at then the DT's then Martin Nance. I really have high hopes for Nance down the road.

[BUFFruggALO]

Re: Other Than QB, What Position Will You Watch Closest In Preseason?

i wanna see thw wr battle--the whole o-line battle---the dt battle------and i wanna see both saftie spot battles----------almost every position except for linebackers will be a battle this year

[HHURRICANE]

Re: Other Than QB, What Position Will You Watch Closest In Preseason?

It's between #2 WR and strong safety. Who will the #2 WR be and will Whitner be able the handle the SS spot from the git go?

I agree that I will be watching the secondary. Considering Whitner was taken as our first pick I expect him to start. I would also like to see Vincent relegated to backup duty as soon as possible so I expect one of our rookies to pick up the NFL quickly. Vincent lost his step last season and don't think he will be any more effective this year other than helping the rookies.

[Drive 4 Five]

Re: Other Than QB, What Position Will You Watch Closest In Preseason?

Well given how we have questions about nearly every damn position on the team (with the exception of punter) I'll be watching the entire team. I will TIVO every stinking game, rewind every single play as many times as it takes to study what every single player is doing.

[T-Nasty24]

Re: Other Than QB, What Position Will You Watch Closest In Preseason?

Plain and simple, i wanna see no injuries

[alohabillsfan]

Re: Other Than QB, What Position Will You Watch Closest In Preseason?

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[OpIv37]

Re: Other Than QB, What Position Will You Watch Closest In Preseason?

1. LB- I want to see how Spikes' recovery is going and I want to see if Crowell beats out Posey because of his speed (LB's do a lot more pass coverage in the Cover 2 than in Jerry Gray's 46)

2. DT- this unit is perhaps the scariest on the team and I want to see if McCargo and Tripplett can take it to the next level. Either way, Anderson, Sape and Jefferson are likely to see a lot of playing time, and that's bad news for us.

3. OL- There were some key signings in this area so I want to see how much this unit has improved.

4. WR- for the reasons others have already mentioned.