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Yeah, I think that is the Bills thinking as well. Teams did not show an interest in him as a free agent and his only real value is to the Bills since he knows the system. He's likely to be around so they can use the roster spot for someone else. Then they can put him on the PS and elevate him and even start him against Baltimore if they need to because of injuries.

Mike Catalana on Buffalo plus was suggesting a few days ago that Dane could be cut before cut down, but start game 1.

Okay...I have been thinking on this and trying to make sense of it. I suppose a trade is possible, but even then the timing of signing Phillips "later this week" seems odd. I wonder if they could want to use a 3rd IR to return. Say, for example, they've decided to use the pre-season IR to returns on Hairston and Sanders, but someone on the DL, maybe Carter, got dinged up in the last pre-season game. They could keep Carter on the 53, move him to IR to return after the cut down and then sign Phillips. Use Phillips as 5th DL until Ogunjobi and/or Carter return. It's about the only thing that makes sense to me.

What's puzzling is the "later this week" part, as if it's going to be after the 53 man cutdown. If they are not happy with Ogunjobi and/or Carter, wouldn't they sign Phillips today and then cut them before tomorrow? I also wondered about a sign and then immediately retire a Bill....but the timing doesn't make sense on that, either. If it's not to the practice squad, this signing is weird.

It also probably depends on how serious the injury is.

That was my question reading all these replies. He was also pointing out the incredible power of Walker being able to just toss a 300 pounder to the side.

I'm curious how much snow they get in the stadium. Most heavy snows in Buffalo have wind as well, and I think the idea is that the way the stadium is designed to deflect the wind, it will also keep a lot of snow out, as well. It's a bit like the way the wind in the back of a pickup is designed to circulate when it's driven, creating a kind of wind lid over the bed. I think that's the plan anyway....curious to see how it works out in practice. Not sure if someone has mentioned but it also has permanently installed grow lights, which is pretty cool.

It's a system where if Buffalo gets 50 mile winds again like the game against NE a few years back, they can take 20 mile per winds and spread the additional 30mph over the next 4 home games.

Anybody else getting nostalgic seeing a punter at the top of the "good night" list?

I think it would be smart to keep some young guys. Certainly Shavers has shown Moore and Sander and he also fits a type that would add diversity to the receiving corps. They could use a big guy with speed. Use Hamler to fill in the quick small slot guy spot. Several have pointed out that it doesn't make cap sense to cut Sanders, but why not put him on IR? Doesn't help financially to cut him anyway, just need to open up the roster spot. Give him one of the IR to return slots and that way he is also held in reserve if he is finally healthy and if the young guys don't work out. Oh...but we'd have to make sure he is injured at cut down day in order to put him on IR. Let me check...does cut down happen on a day that ends in "d-a-y"? Okay...we good.

Sure is. 100% fatality rate.

I think the shortened pre-season is part of it, but I also think that the pre-season was already headed towards being what it is now. The biggest influence was Sean McVay. When he became Rams coach, he wouldn't play ANY of his starters in pre-season. The general response by the media, and I think from NFL colleagues as well, was, "Oh sure, you'll keep your guys healthy but you're going to be rusty early in the season which is really going to hurt." Then the Rams went out and won their first regular season like 56-0 or something....and a trend was launched.

I just don't think we'll know about Tre until the season starts. On one of the comeback routes by a Giants receiver, it looked to me like he was powering down...taking smaller and smaller steps before coming back in stead of planting his foot and making an abrupt stop. That's a good way to avoid a non-contact injury. Now, is it the case that Tre can't make those abrupt stops anymore (either he physically can't or mentally doesn't trust his body to hold up), or isit that he is being careful....which would be smart? I think either is a possibility and we can't know until real football.

I thought something was in the works. It wasn't just that Cook was back practicing but when asked about Cook, McDermott seemed to be fighting to keep from grinning. Seemed he knew something.

The title of the thread seems kind of.....what's the word I'm looking for?