Training Camp News: Final Week

**madness** · 08-09-2010, 10:00 AM

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Couple players back

By Chris Brown - Posted August 9, 2010 – 9:22 am
Two players on the offensive side of the ball are back practicing.
RB Chad Simpson and WR David Nelson are both back practicing after missing time late last week.
Nelson was expected to be out “a while” according to Chan Gailey last week, but missed just 3 days of practice.

Poz and Ellison back

By Chris Brown - Posted August 9, 2010 – 9:07 am
Paul Posluszny said it would be 2 weeks before he was back on the practice field, but it looks like it’ll just be a week and a half.
Poz is warming up with his fellow LBs here at practice this morning. He has minor groin surgery 2 weeks before camp opened.
Keith Ellison is also back in action. It’s been a long time coming, but Ellison is also back in pads here Monday morning.
For Ellison its his first practice action since participating sparingly in the spring.
We’ll have further updates after practice.

**madness** · 08-09-2010, 10:01 AM

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BillsBlogBlitz A slew of #Bills not practicing today including Parrish, Mitchell, Easley, Stroud #NFL

**madness** · 08-09-2010, 10:02 AM

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McIntyre injured

Chris Brown
Posted August 9, 2010 – 9:49 am

Bills FB Corey McIntyre is headed to the locker room with an injury.
He appeared to get rolled up on a run play off right tackle. McIntyre hopped on one foot to the sideline where he was tended to by trainers.
He walked to the locker room himslef, but very gingerly put weight on his right foot all the way.

**madness** · 08-09-2010, 10:05 AM

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Wow, is CJ Spiller fast. Popped out of a screen like nobody's business. half a minute ago via txt
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Terrific diving catch by Chad Jackson on a flag route. Edwards delivered a nice ball on it. 3 minutes ago via txt
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Huggins getting left leg looked at by trainers. Awkward fall on a catch. 4 minutes ago via txt

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**madness** · 08-09-2010, 10:05 AM

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@DNelson83 Told y'all you can't believe everything you read-- I'm back today!!!

**psubills62** · 08-09-2010, 10:09 AM

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Nice to see Nelson is back. It looked as though he was in a fight for a roster spot before the injury. IMO it's very possible that he could replace Hardy on the roster. I'm pretty excited for preseason to see which of our young WR's can step up.

**madness** · 08-09-2010, 10:19 AM

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Originally posted by psubills62

Nice to see Nelson is back. It looked as though he was in a fight for a roster spot before the injury. IMO it's very possible that he could replace Hardy on the roster. I'm pretty excited for preseason to see which of our young WR's can step up.

Nelson in, Huggins out...

Huggins injured

By Chris Brown - Posted August 9, 2010 – 10:07 am
WR Felton Huggins is joining Corey McIntyre in the locker room.
Huggins made a diving catch in 7-on-7, but landed awkwardly on his left shoulder.
He got up, but could not move his shoulder well. He’s headed to the locker room.
Also walking there with him is OL Andre Ramsey. Whether he suffered an injury was unclear.

**madness** · 08-09-2010, 10:20 AM

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@JoeB_WGR Jairus Byrd forces a fumble on Chad Jackson

**psubills62** · 08-09-2010, 10:24 AM

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Originally posted by madness

Nelson in, Huggins out...

Huggins injured

By Chris Brown - Posted August 9, 2010 – 10:07 am
WR Felton Huggins is joining Corey McIntyre in the locker room.
Huggins made a diving catch in 7-on-7, but landed awkwardly on his left shoulder.
He got up, but could not move his shoulder well. He’s headed to the locker room.
Also walking there with him is OL Andre Ramsey. Whether he suffered an injury was unclear.

Honestly, I'm ready for Huggins to move on. While I have zero faith in Dick Jauron's talent evaluations, Huggins seems to be too inconsistent and has developed far too slowly to merit any long-term commitment to him. I'd really rather see what Nelson and Donald Jones have, personally.

**madness** · 08-09-2010, 10:45 AM

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@AaronMaybin58 Practice 1 down for the day. Time to rest and regroup for practice two tonight

**madness** · 08-09-2010, 11:21 AM

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Schobel still deciding

By Chris Brown - Posted August 9, 2010 – 11:00 am
Aaron Schobel said he’d take a couple of more weeks to decide if he’s playing in 2010 or not for another NFL club. For now that timetable seems to be accurate.
Though Houston DE Mario Williams is still dealing with inflammation in his hip, which is keeping him out of action in the camp setting with the Texans, Schobel remains undecided about his playing future. As ESPN blogger Paul Kuharsky astutely points out, the longer he waits and the more time Williams misses, the higher Schobel’s price tag could climb.
Kuharsky also notes that the Seahawks had expressed interest as well as the Patriots, but Houston in light of Schobel’s family situation appears to be the only serious consideration.

Poz still limited

By Chris Brown - Posted August 9, 2010 – 10:47 am
Bills LB Paul Posluszny, who made his return to the practice field Monday off minor groin surgery, is still not all the way back just yet.
Poz participated in individual position drills and got a handful of reps in 7-on-7, but no 11-on-11 team work.
“It felt good just to be out there running around with the guys,” Posluszny said. “I didn’t do much, but it felt good just to see some routes develop, react a little bit. See the world through a facemask again. It felt good to be back out there.”
Poz said he was generally pleased with his recall in terms of executing plays at speed, but said he has some work to do. He also says he’s got a ways to go physically, which leaves his chances of participating in the team’s first preseason game Friday night in Washington up in the air.

**madness** · 08-09-2010, 11:37 AM

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OL backups get work

Aug 9, 2010 12:32:51 PM / Comment
The Bills rested three offensive line starters in Monday morning's closed practice. Left tackle Demetrius Bell was held out entirely as the Bills continue to ease him back into action after his knee surgery of last year. Guard Eric Wood worked only in some individual drills. (He may work more fully in tonight's practice.) Right tackle Cornell Green remains out with a minor leg injury.
So the backups got quality practice snaps. The first-team offensive line included, left to right, Jamon Meredity, Andy Levitre, Geoff Hangartner, Cordaro Howard and Kirk Chambers. The second team line included guard Jason Watkins working at left tackle, tackle Nick Hennessey flexing to left guard, center Sean Allen, Andre Ramsey at right guard and rookie Kyle Calloway at right tackle. Given the fact Bell has been limited in 11 on 11 work, it's unlikely he will play in the preseason opener against Washington on Saturday. It would be good for the Bills if Green is back by then, which we think he will be.
Roscoe Parrish sat out Monday morning due to a minor leg injury, so former Patriot Chad Jackson took his place with the starters in the slot position. The offense had some drops in the 7 on 7 session (by Jackson, Marshawn Lynch and Michael Matthews). But the offense did better in 11 on 11 work. C.J. Spiller started it off with a good run up the middle, then Trent Edwards hit Jackson on a sharp deep out. Brian Brohm took the snaps as the No. 2 QB. Safety Jairus Byrd made a good strip of Stevie Johnson to force a fumble, which Byrd recovered.
The Bills ran two two-minute drills. Edwards moved the starters downfield, hitting Johnson and Jackson on good gainers, then hitting Johnson down the sideline for about a 30-yard gain. The drive of the second-stringers stalled. John McCargo got big pressure up the middle to foil one play. Naaman Roosevelt caught a pass for about 14 yards over the middle to beat a blitz. That was the best of nine offensive plays by the "twos."
Rookie David Nelson returned to practice after missing time last week with a sore hamstring. Also sitting out were Marcus Easley, Kawika Mitchell, Ed Wang, Danny Batten, Spencer Johnson and Marcus Stroud. Paul Posluszny returned to pads and worked on a limited basis for the first time. He had minor groin surgery before camp began. With Poz and Mitchell both out, Arthur Moats teamed with Andra Davis at inside linebacker. Alex Carrington got snaps at DE with the ones.
---Mark Gaughan

**Goobylal** · 08-09-2010, 11:48 AM

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What does "Final Week" mean? There are still 2 more weeks to go.

**psubills62** · 08-09-2010, 11:50 AM

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Kirk Chambers with the ones at RT? I'm really hoping Kyle Calloway steps it up, as I was seeing him as our 4th OT/4th OG. At first I wrote his lack of reps with the 1st and 2nd teams as Gailey breaking in the young guys (Carrington was originally with the 3rd team, Moats too). But with all the injuries and he still can't crack the 1st team...even though he's a 7th rounder, still a little disappointing with how awful Chambers is.