FanHouse Terrence McGee

Training camps have wrapped up, the NFL season is right around the corner, and it's still hot as sin outside. But instead of cooling you off with a warm island song, FanHouse break out ye old heat check for our 2009 NFL Season Previews. " We'll rate each club in 5 categories on a scale of 1 to 10, high score wins.

Offense -- It's almost impossible to decide how this team will perform in 2009. I have high hopes for Trent Edwards, being that he's a Stanford man and all, and frankly, I can't shake the feeling that Terrell Owens is going to return Lee Evans to superstar mode this coming season. After all, teams have to cover Owens, even if he's getting older and could be hurt half the time; with a second-string CB manning up on Evans as he streaks down the sidelines, well, I like his chances. In terms of running the ball, you also have to think that Marshawn Lynch's three-week absence because of suspension is going to hurt the Bills ... until you realize that Fred Jackson will be highly motivated and might just come out gangbusters to start the season. Which means that Dick Jauron will probably just give the carries to Dominic Rhodes. Heat Index: 5

The Steelers, for the second straight week, waxed their opponent -- this time, it was the Bills -- but for the second straight week, Buffalo suffered a key injury that could make it much, much harder for them to be competitive in the AFC East.

Return dude/cornerback Terrence McGee, who earned Pro-Bowl honors because of his ability to score touchdowns on kickoffs, came up lame late in the fourth quarter while attempting to tackle Dump Truck Davenport. McGee looked like he injured his right shoulder -- CBS went to a commercial after McGee stayed down after the play, and he was still down two minutes later. When McGee was eventually helped off the field by the Bills' training staff, he walked gingerly, favoring his right side.

McGee isn't such a big loss in the secondary -- he's only average at cornerback, and Jabari Green continues to improve -- but he's a humongous loss on special teams. Outside of Marshawn Lynch -- who's a beast -- Buffalo's offense is a joke, and a big part of any game plan has to include the return guys, McGee and Roscoe Parrish, winning the field-position battle.

If McGee misses any time, the Bills could be in a bad worse way.