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one preseason game remaining Jordan Poyer Jerseys 2019 , the Buffalo Bills have 87 players on their roster. That means that 34 of the players suiting up on Thursday against the Chicago Bears will not be with the Bills when they open the season against the Baltimore Ravens on September 9. With every preseason, there are positional battles to be waged, won, and lost. Here are five of the battles still brewing that we’ll be watching closely as the Bills play their last exhibition game of the 2018 season.QuarterbackA lot will be known not only by which quarterback starts this game, but also by which quarterback plays little, if at all. Rookie Josh Allen flopped in his starting debut against the Cincinnati Bengals, and second-year man Nathan Peterman continued his stellar preseason in the very same game. Veteran AJ McCarron should return, and if he starts and plays the majority of the game, it may actually be a tell-tale sign that he has no chance at the starting gig come Week one. Traditionally, the starters play very little, if at all, during a team’s fourth preseason contest. Seeing which quarterback plays the least may actually mean the most in this matchup.Interior Offensive LineThe lack of pass protection on Sunday night played a huge role in Josh Allen’s putrid performance against Cincinnati. While Dion Dawkins and Jordan Mills appear to be the team’s tackles, the interior line has been shuffled about quite a bit. Russell Bodine and Ryan Groy are still battling for the starting center job, with Groy also in the mix for a spot at guard if he should lose the battle of the pivot. John Miller White Logan Thomas Jerseys , Vlad Ducasse, and Wyatt Teller are all fighting for one or two starting spots at guard. A lot can happen in the next week, and the last preseason game will be the coaching staff’s final evaluation in a game situation before the real contests begin.Slot Corner/CB2These to are linked because one of the participants is the same in each battle. While rookie Taron Johnson seems to have edged in front of veteran Phillip Gaines for the slot corner job, that doesn’t mean that the latter player will be off the roster. In fact, Gaines supplanted fellow newcomer Vontae Davis at outside corner for a time during the game against the Bengals. The top four corners seem to be set, with Davis, Gaines, Johnson, and Tre’Davious White all near-locks to make the roster. The order in which they will be deployed, however, still seems very much up for grabs.Backup SafetyHas rookie Siran Neal fallen behind former Carolina Panthers backup Dean Marlowe for a backup safety spot? Neal is more versatile, possessing the ability to play both safety and corner; however, Marlowe is bigger, standing at 6’2” and 205 pounds Logan Thomas Jerseys 2019 , perhaps giving head coach Sean McDermott the ability to play a “big nickel” look that he ran during his time in Carolina. With Jordan Poyer and Micah Hyde locked in as the starters, the order in whicht eh backups are deployed on Thursday should give fans some insight into the coaching staff’s thinking.Wide ReceiverI believe that the top five receivers are already set, but the sixth spot is the wild card. Kelvin Benjamin, Zay Jones, Jeremy Kerley, and Corey Coleman should all be on the roster no matter what. Andre Holmes is probably going to remain with the club due mostly to his special teams ability. The team could choose to go with only five receivers, but they could also keep a sixth. Most likely, the decision will come down to veteran Rod Streater, who is once again enjoying a solid camp and preseason, and rookie Ray-Ray McCloud III, who provides youth and explosiveness in the return game. The Bills could keep seven receivers, but I doubt that happens. My gut says that Streater stays and McCloud goes, with general manager Brandon Beane trying to sneak McCloud onto the practice squad. The Bills are keeping the rookie at right tackle for now." NewsBills training camp 2019Buffalo Bills not interested in moving tackle Cody Ford to guardNew,28commentsThe Bills are keeping the rookie at right tackle for now.EDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:Buffalo Bills not interested in moving tackle Cody Ford to guardTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailWhen Cody Ford fell down boards in the 2019 NFL Draft Youth Zay Jones Jerseys , it was partly due to the fact that teams didn’t know where he would fit. Some saw him as a guard, while some saw him as a tackle, and without that kind of prototypical sorting, he was available on Day 2 when the Buffalo Bills moved up to take him.All offseason, including at the draft, Buffalo has listed Ford as a tackle. That hasn’t stopped in camp as he’s begun the first three days of his rookie training camp as the starting right tackle. Not wanting to add anything to his plate with the vast amount they’ve already given him, both offensive coordinator Brian Daboll and head coach Sean McDermott have said they don’t plan on moving Ford to guard any time soon.“There is thought to his position flexibility,” said McDermott Friday. “You know with young players, you have to watch how much you put on them early so they can get comfortable at one position and we’ll see how it goes from there.”Daboll echoed those comments on Saturday saying moving him inside is “yet to be determined.”“We’re getting his feet wet [at tackle] and trying to get him adjusted to the pro game as best we can,” said Daboll. “It’s a position thing, too. We think he’s a good player there.”The offensive coordinator noted that Buffalo has talented guards playing on the inside as a reason they don’t have to move Ford any time soon.