Geoff Hangartner News

When you go with a young offensive line as the Buffalo Bills have, there are going to be growing pains.

The Panthers defeated the Seahawks 13-10. JEFF SINER -- jsiner@charlotteobserver.com When Geoff Hangartner signed with the Buffalo Bills earlier this year, Jake Delhomme quickly got on the telephone.

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Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- When the Buffalo Bills started their season, the five starters on their offensive line had a combined 56 NFL starts , the fewest on opening weekend in since the 2002 New York Giants .

The Buffalo Bills went into Sunday's game with the second-most penalized offense in the NFL .

Buffalo Bills center Geoff Hangartner was a teammate of New York Jets nose tackle Kris Jenkins when they were with the Carolina Panthers.

October 11, 2009, 7:50 PM / If I'm Roscoe Parrish, I make the same decision. I try to pick up the bouncing, rolling punt hoping to catch the opposition off guard.

Notes collected after a Sunday in which even die-hard Bills fans wish they'd spent their afternoon raking leaves: * Between an inexperienced line and defenses that are teeing off on a conservative passing attack, give rookie offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt credit - he's trying to get Trent Edwards on the move so pass rushers can't assume he'll ...

Ready! Set! Whistle! The Buffalo Bills hurry-up offense was too quick for its own good in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Cleveland Browns.

Forget the fumbled punt that proved the game's biggest play. Or an offensive line that hopped offsides as if bonuses depended on it.

The Bills-Browns game was scoreless through one quarter today at Ralph Wilson Stadium.

It was ugly last Sunday, watching the Bills young, injury-hit offensive line give up a half-dozen sacks to the Dolphins.

Last season, the Bills started off unexpectedly hot, considering their prior recent performances.

The Buffalo Bills fell to 1-2 on the season with a 27-7 loss to the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at Ralph Wilson Stadium.

ORCHARD PARK - Jonathan Scott's two-plus years with the Detroit Lions were, to put it mildly, pretty miserable.

We have all heard about the high academic achievement of many members of the 2009 Buffalo Bills .

It looks like the Bills will be light at Tight End for this Sunday's match-up against New Orleans in Orchard Park.

Josh Reed was running on his own on the sideline today at practice inside the stadium.

The Buffalo Bills' already banged-up offense has a few more limping players, including starting center Geoff Hangartner, who missed practice Wednesday because of a back injury.

The Bills' offense is quietly surging forward with surprising potency in the season's early going.