I can officially proclaim that the NFL Preseason is the biggest racket going. The Bills, and NFL, go of and charge full price for two home games so fans can watch players they never heard of perform poorly in hopes of making an NFL roster.
I understand that this is out of the Bills’ control. However it is embarrassing that these games aren’t priced at $10 a ticket. It isn’t fair to chars such steep prices and the poor turnout last night showed that.
As for the game. There isn’t too much to write about. The starting offense didn’t do much, but it didn’t look like they were trying either. Shawne Merriman looks like his old self, just pray he stays healthy.
This game was all about the reserves. Players on the bubble needed to prove their worth and many did. Antonio Coleman was active and likely saved his bacon despite another strong showing from Robert Eddins. Eddins is destined for the practice squad and a potential call up depending on injuries.
Chris White was alright and will likely Cross the Moats due to his ability to play inside. If White was thing to play outside and Moats was the other option, I’m sure Arthur would make the team. But that inexplicable decision to put Moats inside may cost him his job.
I really like Kelvin Sheppard. He finds the football, I think he is going to be a very good player for this team.
As for the offensive reserves? I don’t know what to think. Tyler Thigpen has been poor while playing behind a patchwork line. I have a 53-man roster written out, but I would go to the market to find backups on the OL. Mansfield Wrotto and company will not get the job done. I will say Chris Hairston has potential. He reminds me of Jonas Jennings a little bit, hopefully he develops fast.
The one nice thing about this game is there is little reason to read into anything. At all. The starters played two series and the back ups only matter on an individual basis. The final score couldn’t matter less, which makes thongs very easy on me.
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