24-year old undrafted rookie RB Joique Bell out of tiny Wayne State (Michigan) has really opened some eyes around the league.  He has played in both pre-season games for the Bills and he has rushed for 132 yards on 16 carries (8.3 ypc) with 2 TD runs.  He has also caught 3 passes for 15 yards (5.0 avg) this year.  Bell might have a hard time making the Bills with C.J. Spiller, Marshawn Lynch, Fred Jackson and Chad Simpson ahead of him on the depth chart.  But, even if Bell doesn’t make the Bills some team will give him a chance as long as he finishes the pre-season strong.

The Bills have signed 28-year old TE John Paul Foschi.  Foschi played in 15 games (10 starts) for the Bengals last season and he caught 27 passes for 260 yards (9.6 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  He has now played in 33 games (15 starts) in his NFL career and he has caught 33 passes for 297 yards (9.0 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  This was a good signing for the Bills as Foschi played pretty well for the Bengals last year.

The Bills will be without TE Derek Schouman for the next 3-6 weeks due to a knee injury.  He just can’t seem to stay on the field for the Bills as he only played in 2 games (both starts) for them last season and he caught 9 passes for 103 yards (11.4 avg).  The Bills hope he makes a speedy recovery because they need all the help they can get on offense.  The Bills will also be without linebacker Reggie Torbor for the next three weeks due to a undisclosed injury.  Torbor had 5 tackles in the Bills’ first two pre-season games.  He played in 16 games (2 starts) for the Dolphins last season and he had 37 tackles, 1 sack, he defensed 4 passes and he had 1 interception.  The Bills hope that Torbor will be ready for the regular season opener against the Dolphins on September 12th.

The Bills will be without 4th round pick Marcus Easley (WR) and 6th round pick Danny Batten (OLB) for the entire 2010 season.  Easley had surgery on his left knee and this is a big blow to the Bills who were hoping that he would help out their depleted WR corps in 2010.  Batten needed shoulder surgery.  His loss won’t be as big as the Bills weren’t expecting much more than special teams work out of Batten in 2010.

The Bills looked much better in their second pre-season game on Thursday Night.  They had possession of the football for 35:34 in this game as they were hogging the ball.  Trent Edwards led the way for the Bills by completing 5 of 8 passes for 93 yards with 1 TD pass.  Brian Brohm got his first pre-season action and he was sharp completing 14 of 21 passes for 125 yards.  Rookie Levi Brown finished up this game at QB by completing 2 of 5 passes for 10 yards.  RB Joique Bell led the way on the ground for the Bills in this contest with 11 carries for 80 yards (7.3 ypc) with 1 TD run.  C.J. Spiller was also very effective with 10 carries for 54 yards (5.4 ypc) with 1 TD run.  Lee Evans (1 rec, 70 yards, TD) and Chad Jackson (5 rec, 52 yards) led the way in the passing game for the Bills.  The Bills rushed for 144 yards (4.2 ypc) and they also passed for 223 yards against the Colts.

The defense played pretty decent in this game for the Bills.  Rookie 6th round pick Arthur Moats (LB) led the way for the Bills’ D in this game with 6 tackles and a fumble recovery.  Linebacker Keith Ellison also had a good game with 4 tackles and a fumble recovery.  LB Donovan Woods (3 tackles, fumble recovery) and CB Terrence McGee (1 tackle, 1 pass defensed and a 78-yard interception return for a TD) also had solid games for the Bills.  The Colts finished up with 112 yards rushing (4.7 ypc) and 185 yards passing in this game.