Nelson looks good on the first day

**Night Train** · 05-01-2009, 01:18 PM

Re: Nelson looks good on the first day

They're sure looking at a boatload of guys, in addition to the drafted Rookies.

From KFFL

Bills | Numerous players to try out this weekend

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Fri, 01 May 2009 11:11:10 -0700
Chris Brown, of BuffaloBills.com, reports undrafted free-agent QBs Cullen Harper (Clemson), Daniel Polk (Midwestern State) and Gary Rogers (Washington State), RBs Rashad Cummings (North Greenville), Maurice Wells (Ohio State) and Mike Davis (South Carolina), WRs Jon Davis (Azusa Pacific), De'Cody Fagg (Florida State), Bradon Godfrey (Utah) and Alonzo Phillips (Florida International), OLs Joe Longacre (Arizona) and Nick Marshman (Virginia Tech), DLs Ataefiok Etukeren (Georgetown) and Daman Suggs (Georgia Southern), LBs Derek Burrell (Kent State), Soloman Elimimian (Hawaii) and Joe Mortensen (Kansas), CBs Dante Dunn (Wayne State) and Erik Robinson (Hawaii) as well as S Tyrrell Herbert (Toledo) and S Rob Wilson (Miami University of Ohio) will participate in the Buffalo Bills' minicamp on a tryout basis. Also, unrestricted free-agent RB Justise Hairston (Colts), TEs Cody Boyd (Steelers) and TE Nate Lawrie (Bengals), OL Ryan Considine (Packers), DE Jermaine McGhee (Chiefs), CB Kyle Ward (Packers) and P Richmond McGee (Eagles) will participate on a tryout basis.

**justasportsfan** · 05-01-2009, 01:19 PM

Re: Nelson looks good on the first day

I hope he doesn't turn out to be a Nance. Great without pads .

**Mr. Pink** · 05-01-2009, 01:35 PM

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Maurice Wells is somewhat intriguing to be honest...at one time he was as highly thought of and touted as Beanie at Ohio St.

Doubt he does anything but intriguing nonetheless.

**jimbohastle51** · 05-01-2009, 01:49 PM

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de'cody fagg would be a real nice practice squad guy for a year. let him rehab and learn and in a year or 2 could be a real nice 3-4th reciever, but i think it is pretty obvious after this coming season well josh reeds contract expieres they want steve johnson across from lee evans and hardy on the outside in 3 wide sets and redzone situations. but honestly johnson is there guy. he has twice the talent as hardy, you can just see it when they played last year and in camp. also if anyone watches SEC football they know that johnson dominated top flight compitition all season long, and hardy was suspect at times at indiana.

**mikemac2001** · 05-01-2009, 01:59 PM

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Originally posted by jimbohastle51

de'cody fagg would be a real nice practice squad guy for a year. let him rehab and learn and in a year or 2 could be a real nice 3-4th reciever, but i think it is pretty obvious after this coming season well josh reeds contract expieres they want steve johnson across from lee evans and hardy on the outside in 3 wide sets and redzone situations. but honestly johnson is there guy. he has twice the talent as hardy, you can just see it when they played last year and in camp. also if anyone watches SEC football they know that johnson dominated top flight compitition all season long, and hardy was suspect at times at indiana.

i loved the johnson pick

but i also know hardy is still learning id like to see him this year and alot of times wr's bust out in the third year i remember when moulds sucked then everything clicked for him

**jimbohastle51** · 05-01-2009, 02:10 PM

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Originally posted by mikemac2001

i loved the johnson pick

but i also know hardy is still learning id like to see him this year and alot of times wr's bust out in the third year i remember when moulds sucked then everything clicked for him

only thing with hardy is he already had problems at the NFL level getting separation and now after a ACL injury it wont be easier. i honestly think he can still be solid but only in redzone situations and in 3 reicever packages when we move someone like johnson inside and let hardy then move outside. he cant just line up accross from evans and get it done.

**mikemac2001** · 05-01-2009, 02:23 PM

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Originally posted by jimbohastle51

only thing with hardy is he already had problems at the NFL level getting separation and now after a ACL injury it wont be easier. i honestly think he can still be solid but only in redzone situations and in 3 reicever packages when we move someone like johnson inside and let hardy then move outside. he cant just line up accross from evans and get it done.

But i also think he can learn how to get separation

Thats y he is still a work ill give him until yr 3 to really know what he can do

**FlyingDutchman** · 05-01-2009, 02:39 PM

Re: Nelson looks good on the first day

A TE with hands and speed!!! Been waiting way too long for this

**yordad** · 05-01-2009, 02:41 PM

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He is the most athletic tight end the Bills have EVER had.

**jimbohastle51** · 05-01-2009, 02:43 PM

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Originally posted by mikemac2001

But i also think he can learn how to get separation

Thats y he is still a work ill give him until yr 3 to really know what he can do

i can deffinatley agree that he shouldnt be written off yet and we do have to give him at least another year. i just hope he picks it up because you know that having T.O. here is only going to help johnson out with his skills. people can say what they want about him but while in dallas he helped turn crayton, hurd and miles into decent reicevers. johnson will only benifit from him being here hopefully hardy too, i just know last year he was so lost in camp that he wasnt catching up with the rest of the recievers. but again running a huge offense like kentucky did that last year johnson was there compared to a smaller offense like indiana ran probably was the reason.

**madness** · 05-01-2009, 02:52 PM

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Originally posted by FlyingDutchman

A TE with hands and speed!!! Been waiting way too long for this

Sorry. I read that as a TE with hands and speed would lift the curse to allow your ship to finally port.

**BillsWin** · 05-01-2009, 03:11 PM

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Originally posted by jimbohastle51

de'cody fagg would be a real nice practice squad guy for a year. let him rehab and learn and in a year or 2 could be a real nice 3-4th reciever, but i think it is pretty obvious after this coming season well josh reeds contract expieres they want steve johnson across from lee evans and hardy on the outside in 3 wide sets and redzone situations. but honestly johnson is there guy. he has twice the talent as hardy, you can just see it when they played last year and in camp. also if anyone watches SEC football they know that johnson dominated top flight compitition all season long, and hardy was suspect at times at indiana.

I agree 100%, I think Johnson will develop faster and become a better WR for us than Hardy, which is odd because he is a 7th round sophomore WR.

I think the main reason for all this is that Hardy was VERY raw coming out of college. His injury didnt help at all and I dont think he was ready for the NFL yet. He may be in time, but it is doubtful that he will develop skills and ability to match equally with his freakish body-type so he may never be that # 2 guy we thought he would be.

That is all opinion and speculation, but from the moment he was drafted, I knew Steve Johnson was going to be special for us. I believe I wrote an article for BillZone earlier last season on how they should put him into the lineup with Reed out and he may provide a big spark.

**Night Train** · 05-01-2009, 03:19 PM

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Originally posted by FlyingDutchman

A TE with hands and speed!!! Been waiting way too long for this

Somewhere in Oklahoma, Rueben Gant cries into his iron hands.

**Commissioner** · 05-02-2009, 12:55 AM

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Originally posted by BillsWin

I agree 100%, I think Johnson will develop faster and become a better WR for us than Hardy, which is odd because he is a 7th round sophomore WR.

I think the main reason for all this is that Hardy was VERY raw coming out of college. His injury didnt help at all and I dont think he was ready for the NFL yet. He may be in time, but it is doubtful that he will develop skills and ability to match equally with his freakish body-type so he may never be that # 2 guy we thought he would be.

That is all opinion and speculation, but from the moment he was drafted, I knew Steve Johnson was going to be special for us. I believe I wrote an article for BillZone earlier last season on how they should put him into the lineup with Reed out and he may provide a big spark.

I couldn't stand the Hardy pick. The Bills needed a big WR so they drafted the biggest one....

not that simple....

The guy doesn't have the quickness or burst to get separation in the NFL, and doesn't know how to use his body aggressively to go up for the ball.

I personally wouldn't care if he got cut, because I can't see him becoming much of a threat.