Welcome to the new Buffalo Bills, version 20.12, where depth and options have replaced a lack of talent and unknown names. From the biggest defensive free agent signing in NFL history, to a Draft characterized by solid choices addressing needs, looking at the Bills current 90-man roster of options is like looking at a jigsaw puzzle without a box: i.e. a lot of possibilities, but no real clear picture as to how it'll all fit together.
I know, we haven't seen any of these rookies perform yet and aren't even close to knowing who'll get those 53 available slots come the regular season, but what is sports journalism if not a game of educated guessing?
So, looking over the plethora of available players for Buffalo in 2012 (How many would you say is in a plethora?), staggered for the first time in too long by the depth of viable football talents on the team (so far, Buffalo should just consider labeling this year's campaign "The Off-Season of Depth"), we'...
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PLAYERS:
Ryan Fitzpatrick,
Steve Johnson,
Fred Jackson,
C.J. Spiller,
Corey McIntyre,
Donald Jones,
T.J. Graham,
Marcus Easley,
David Nelson,
Scott Chandler,
Eric Wood,
Kraig Urbik,
Erik Pears,
Andy Levitre,
Chris Hairston,
Cordy Glenn,
Buddy Nix,
Rian Lindell,
John Potter,
Brian Moorman,
Leodis McKelvin,
Ron Brooks,
Mario Williams,
Albert Haynesworth,
Marcell Dareus,
Kyle Williams,
Chris Kelsay,
Mark Anderson,
Kelvin Sheppard,
Kirk Morrison,
Arthur Moats,
Nick Barnett,
George Wilson,
Terrence McGee,
Aaron Williams,
Stephon Gilmore,
Drayton Florence
TEAMS: Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, Western Michigan Broncos
TEAMS: Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, Western Michigan Broncos
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