Around The AFC East: Buffalo Bills

by Matty I on Jun 27, 2008 10:30 AM EDT in News Comment 4 comments

Back now with the 2nd and final part of this week's installment of ATAFCE. Brian Bassett from The Jets Blog is on vacation, so it's only a 2 parter this time around.

Closing things out for us today is Brian Galliford from Buffalo Rumblings:

Matty I: One of the major disappointments for Bills' fans last year had to be losing Paul Posluszny back in week 3 after he was off to a very good start. What's his status right now and where will he fit in this year, especially considering the signing of LB Kawika Mitchell?

Brian G: You'd better believe it was a disappointment to lose Posluszny last year. Outside of the injury situation surrounding Kevin Everett, Posluszny's was the most devastating to the team last season. Poz had racked up 25 tackles through his first 10 quarters of play, and was on his way to a rookie season that may have only slightly fell short of the impact that Patrick Willis had in San Francisco.

His middle linebacker spot has been kept warm by John DiGiorgio, but with Posluszny 100% healthy and much more in tune with the playbook, he'll be back starting in the middle. Veteran Angelo Crowell will flank him to the strong side, and the man you mentioned, Kawika Mitchell, was brought in to bring some size and activity to the weak side spot. Surrounded by two veterans and with a better defensive tackle rotation in front of him, Posluszny should have an excellent season - if he can stay healthy.

My Take: "Pos" is going to be a star - plain and simple. I hate to say it, but the man is a beast. He's always around the ball and possesses good instincts. He may not be the fastest, quickest, or strongest, but he's simply a football player. I hate to say this because he is a Buffalo Bill, but Posluszny could very well end up having the kind of career that a guy named Zach Thomas had. Damn, that's painful to say!

Anyways, head over to Buffalo Rumblings to see what I have to say about our Dolphins.

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I've just seen that Lynch admitted to driving during the hit and run

It’s over on the sportsillustrated.com front page. It doesn’t look like he’ll do any jail time, so I doubt he’ll be given any kind of suspension. I hate to see a player sit out for off the field issues but I was hoping that he’d miss sometime for the Bills this season since so much of there offense flows through him.

My wife is from Buffalo and he father and brothers are die hard Bills fans, and none of them like Poz. They think the Bills gave away too much for someone who will be injury prone his whole career. Despite the fact that they’re my in-laws, I agree. I think he has tons of potential but a big injury early in a career can be hard to bounce back from.

"Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, professionals built the Titanic." -Unknown

by Daren on Jun 27, 2008 4:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

For the record, Posluszny broke both bones in his left forearm last season. He was placed on IR prematurely because the Bills had injuries at so many other positions that they just plain needed the roster space. Had they not had those issues, they would have kept Poz on the roster and let him try to come back late in the season. He was healthy by season’s end.

His knees bothered him in college, but they haven’t bothered him in the pros. He’s 100% healthy, bulked up (to 240 pounds), and is making outstanding plays early this off-season – one-handed interception type big plays. Poz is back. Health is an issue with any player, but for now, he appears to be well out of the woods.

by Brian Galliford on Jun 27, 2008 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

About Marshawn

Thats to be expected, athletes, politicians, celeberties can get away with alot of shit.
It helps that the womean wasnt hurt but its the principle of the fact that he could have killed someone, doing something so stupid.

I hope he’s learned his lesson.

by Patssuck456 on Jun 28, 2008 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs