Bills: H-back installed

The Bills will play this season with a tight end playing H-back, rather than a traditional fullback as they've done in previous seasons. According to the Bills official website, tight ends Brad Cieslak and Ryan Neufeld are the leading candidates to play the new position in offensive coordinator Steve Fairchild's offense. "Tight ends give you a little more flexibility because you don't throw it to the fullback all that much," Fairchild said. "In the passing game there's more flexibility." From a fantasy standpoint, this has little effect on Cieslak or Neufeld's very minimal fantasy value. Both are good blockers who will provide the same lead-blocking services previously provided by fullbacks, but neither will catch enough passes to make an impact. But it could help quarterback J.P. Losman in that it will give him another fallback option if Lee Evans is double-covered and Peerless Price and Josh Reed are tied up in their usual web of ineptitude. Seventh-round draft pick Derek Schouman could also factor into the mix, as he played H-back in college at Boise State.