OTA News: Week 1

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Schedule:

Voluntary OTAs
Tues. May 25 – Practice 12:05 – 1:35 pm (Coach Gailey speaks)
Wed. May 26 – Practice 12:05 – 1:35 pm
Thurs. May 27 - Practice 12:05 – 1:35 pm
Tues. Jun. 1 - Practice 12:05 – 1:35 pm
Wed. Jun. 2 - Practice 12:05 – 1:35 pm (Coach Gailey speaks)
Thurs. Jun. 3 - Practice 12:05 – 1:35 pm

Voluntary minicamp
Fri. Jun. 4 – 10:35 – 11:50 am; 3:20 – 4:50 pm
Sat. Jun. 5 – 10:35 – 11:50 am; 3:20 – 4:50 pm (Coach Gailey speaks)
Sun. Jun. 6 – 10:35 – 11:50 am

Voluntary OTAs
Tues. Jun. 8 – Practice 12:05 – 1:35 pm
Wed. Jun. 9 - Practice 12:05 – 1:35 pm (Coach Gailey speaks)
Thurs. Jun. 10 - Practice 12:05 – 1:35 pm

Tues. Jun. 15 - Practice 12:05 – 1:35 pm
Wed. Jun. 16 - Practice 12:05 – 1:35 pm (Coach Gailey speaks)
Thurs. Jun. 17 - Practice 12:05 – 1:35 pm

Mon. Jun. 21 - Practice 12:05 – 1:35 pm
Tues. Jun. 22 - Practice 12:05 – 1:35 pm

Mandatory minicampWed. Jun. 23 – 10:55 am – 12:15 pm; 3:35 – 5:15 pm (Coach Gailey speaks)
Thurs. Jun. 24 - 10:55 am – 12:15 pm; 3:35 – 5:15 pm
Fri. Jun. 25 - 10:55 am – 12:15 pm; 3:35 – 5:15 pm

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Re: OTA News: Week 1

Lightning28 (CJ Spiller)

well ppl the kid turning the lights out got my first ota tom as bills, ill let ya'll know how it goes have a bless night say ur prayers. 21 about 10 hours ago via web

Lightning28
Up early for fst ota, it's great weather n now i see y ppl love the summers here, well y'all have a bless day n I'll let y'all ttyl. 21 about 2 hours ago via TwitBird iPhone

[BillsWin]

Re: OTA News: Week 1

I love it when you start these threads Madness. It's very helpful to us out of state fans, and/or fans who are at work during the practices. Thanks!

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Re: OTA News: Week 1

I love it when you start these threads Madness. It's very helpful to us out of state fans, and/or fans who are at work during the practices. Thanks!

Thanks, man. As long as at least a few Bills fans enjoys these threads, it's a no-brainer. I'm like an addict searching for a fix this time of season!

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Re: OTA News: Week 1

Bills that are still rehabbing
Chris Brown
Posted May 25, 2010 – 10:57 am

There is a bunch of Bills players still unable to participate in voluntary OTAs, which begin today (Tues.) due to surgeries performed toward the end of last season for injuries or postseason surgeries. Here’s the rundown of players.

Will not participate because still rehabbing
OT Demetrius Bell
LB Nic Harris
TE Derek Schouman
OL Eric Wood
Limited because still rehabbing
FS Jairus Byrd
CB Terrence McGee
LB Kawika Mitchell
C Geoff Hangartner
WR Roscoe Parrish
DT Marcus Stroud

[OpIv37]

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I like the 2 a day's at mandatory minicamp- that **** better happen during training camp too.

[DraftBoy]

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Be nice if Brown gave an update when he posts again of what the 1st team lineups were.

[BillsWin]

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Be nice if Brown gave an update when he posts again of what the 1st team lineups were.

Jamon "The Titanic" Meredith has lined up at left tackle.
Brian THE BROHM BOMBER is getting first team reps.
James Hardy looks like Jerry Rice out there and is starting.
Watch out for Kirk Chambers. He is dominating in shorts and a t-shirt. Starting right guard? Today he is.

-Chris Brown

[The Spaz]

Re: OTA News: Week 1

Marshawn Lynch and Aaron Schobel are two veteran players not attending Tuesday’s voluntary OTA session.

Lynch did tell YahooSports that he intended to report “sometime this week.”

[DraftBoy]

Re: OTA News: Week 1

Marshawn Lynch and Aaron Schobel are two veteran players not attending Tuesday’s voluntary OTA session.

Lynch did tell YahooSports that he intended to report “sometime this week.”

Well that's awful sweet of him to show up...eventually.

[HAMMER]

Re: OTA News: Week 1

"QB Trent Edwards is working with the first unit in team drills. After several short throws -- which Edwards is known for -- he connected with WR Lee Evans on a deep ball down the right side for what would've been a 59-yard TD"

[wmoz11]

Re: OTA News: Week 1

I saw something from yesterday about Whitner being the starting SS.

EDIT:

http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-3/OTA-primer/2542e657-11c5-4192-b1fc-7f7f813c50ad

Whitner will be returning to his more familiar strong safety role and he’s expected to be the starter heading into OTAs

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Re: OTA News: Week 1

Lynch, Schobel update
Chris Brown
Posted May 25, 2010 – 11:21 am

Marshawn Lynch and Aaron Schobel are two veteran players not attending Tuesday’s voluntary OTA session.
Lynch did tell YahooSports that he intended to report “sometime this week.”

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Re: OTA News: Week 1

Gailey on Marshawn
Chris Brown
Posted May 25, 2010 – 2:43 pm

Bills head coach Chan Gailey was asked specifically by the media Tuesday if he anticipated Marshawn Lynch not being in attendance for the start of voluntary OTAs.
Gailey indicated that he didn’t think he’d be on hand for day one.
“I assumed he wasn’t going to be here,” said Gailey Tuesday. ”I didn’t assume he was. So I didn’t plan on it and none of this is mandatory. We ask them to all come and participate to learn. None of it is mandatory until the last minicamp.”
Lynch in an interview with Yahoo Sports over the weekend said he intended to be in Buffalo, “sometime in the next week.”

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Edwards first to be first

Trent Edwards worked with the first offensive unit throughout the first day of spring practice Tuesday for the Buffalo BIlls. Edwards took the first snaps in all the sessions of the workout. Ryan Fitzpatrick followed Edwards. Brian Brohm got the third chance and rookie Levi Brown was the fourth QB in the mix. That's expected to rotate throughout the spring. Nevertheless, Edwards was the first to be first and got some more repetitions than the other QBs.
The first-team offensive line, from left to right, was Jamon Meredith, Andy Levitre, Geoff Hangartner, Kirk Chambers and Cornell Green. Demetrius Bell and Eric Wood were both watching on the side but both were doing some running before practrice. Wood was so eager to participate he snapped the ball to the quarterbacks in 7 on 7 drills.
On defense, free-agent signee Andra Davis was starting at inside linebacker with Paul Posluszny, ahead of Kawika Mitchell, who started outside last year. The three-man defensive line was Marcus Stroud, Kyle Williams and Dwan Edwards. At outside linebacker were Chris Kelsay and Aaron Maybin. Terrence McGee and Drayton Florence were the first two cornerbacks, but Leodis McKelvin, coming off injury, was mixed in with the starters. Jairus Byrd and Donte Whitner were at safety. The second-team defense included Spencer Johnson, Torell Troup and John McCargo on the line; Chris Ellis, Mitchell, Keith Ellison and Danny Batten at linebacker; and Reggie Corner, Bryan Scott, George Wilson and McKelvin at defensive back.
Keeping in mind that spring and training camp practice highlights can be taken with a grain of salt (Rob Johnson, Lonnie Johnson and Anthony Gray were former All-Fredonia campers), here were some highlights from 7 on 7 passing work: Edwards hit Lee Evans in perfect stride on a deep ball down the right sideline vs. Corner. Edwards also hit a good long ball to rookie Marcus Easley vs. Corner. Corner had a pickoff on hitch-pattern thrown by Fitzpatrick. James Hardy ran a nice out pattern on a catch on time from Edwards. Levi Brown hit a deep throw to Easley over the outside shoulder. Good pass. Easley, the fourth-round pick from Connecticut, is 6-2, 207 pounds. He looks a little thicker in the upper body than one would expect from a rookie.
---Mark Gaughan