Bills Place Paul Posluszny on Injured Reserve

Paul Posluszny's rookie season came to an official end yesterday. The former Penn State linebacker broke his left forearm in the Bills 38-7 loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday, and became the sixth Bills player to find themselves on injured reserve.

As if things weren't bad enough in Buffalo, this certainly doesn't help. Poz was having a huge rookie season, collecting 26 tackles in two and a half games. He appeared to be improving each time he stepped on the field, and was one of the few bright spots for Buffalo.

"I think Paul just by the nature of who he is was very optimistic and probably wanted to continue playing with it," said Bills head coach Dick Jauron.

My thought process almost mimicked Jauron's. When I heard the diagnosis, I figured Poz would have a cast slapped on his arm and be right back out there. Unfortunately, team doctors said no way, and the promising rookie was shut down for the season.