Logic

If he could get a game or two in December to round back into form and be ready for playoffs (assuming the Bills qualify for them), that would be huuuuuuge!

I think Davis will be more than that by midseason. In terms of the skills required of a starting NFL running back, I can't think of anything Cook does better than Davis. He's faster/quicker, and that's about it. All indications from camp seem to suggest that Davis is better at catching the ball, better at pass blocking, and is as effective -- if not more so -- as an actual rusher as Cook. I realize Cook had a productive season last year, but inability to consistently catch the ball and pass block, if not remedied, will pave the way to his ceding snaps to Davis.

I made no comment about where Klein lined up. I stated only that he was abused in the passing game and was a huge factor in the Bills' inability to stop the Chiefs offense. These things are objectively true.

Right no but I'm talking about actual reality that actually happened last year. AJ Klein -- an off-ball linebacker, same as Milano -- played in the Chiefs playoff game and was absolutely abused by Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce all game long. It was arguably the biggest factor in the Bills' inability to stop the Chiefs offense in a home playoff game that could've sent them to the AFC Championship game. This really happened. It was on TV and everything.

Sounds like December is the best case scenario, with playoffs more likely.

The Bills were NOT just fine without Milano last year come playoff time. A LB very literally DID determine this team's destiny last year.

When we drafted Dorian Williams in the 3rd last year, everyone cried that it was a wasted pick, as if depth in the NFL is not a necessity. Fast forward a calendar year, and Matt Milano has now suffered a serious injury in back-to-back seasons and is set to be out until the playoffs. This goes to show that drafting depth is NOT the crazy, dumb, bad idea and waste of a pick that many cried about. Now we just need to hope that Williams can step up at WILL the same way that Bernard did at MIKE last year. If he can, Bernard/Williams could very likely be the LB duo that leads this defense for the next five years.

per Cover 1. I realize this could go in the megathread on the subject, but seemed big enough news to warrant its own thread. Move if needed.

Right, yes, misspoke in that last sentence. Coffee hasn't hit my brain yet this morning. Even if they moved him to WILL, he'd still appear to be behind a few others. I understand that the linebacker positions are somewhat interchangeable in the McDermott defense, but not entirely. Either way, I think the Bills would certainly prefer that their second year 3rd rounder steps up and lays claim to the role rather than having to depend on a 29 year old vet minimum journeyman free agent.

Last seen running as the fourth string MLB. It's possible they could move him to WILL, and that he could climb the depth chart. Right now though, he seems to play a different position in the Bills defense than Matt Milano, and -- even if he were moved to MLB -- would seem to be behind Williams and Ulofoshio currently.

Yeah. The silence has been deafening. Time to see what Dorian Williams has got, I guess.

And it would be no less true now than it was then. Facts are facts.

Corey Davis's career best single season receiving yardage total is higher than any current Bills receiver's. Samuel: 851 Davis: 961 Davis has posted season of over 800 and over 900 yards receiving. He is 29 years old. He won't be unseating any of the top four, but no one can convince me that he's not at least a Shavers/MVS level talent.

Not gonna lie, "Thigh Doctor" would be a low key great name for a chicken place.

Thanks. I'm curious to know the difference in expertise level between Banged Up Bills and Thigh Doctor. Are they both MDs? PTs?

There are two prominent accounts that do this for the Bills, and a couple that do it for all teams in the league. Often, it's nothing more than "the test the medical staff is administering is done to test for ligament damage" or "this body language indicates a conscussion" or "the way the heel moves is potentially indicative of an achilles tear". Stuff like that. Most viewers of football don't know what a Lachman Test or Pivot Shift test are, so some people with medical backgrounds point these things out on social media in an effort to inform them, so that they may have some sense of what might be going on with an injured player.

Mentioning what an account on Twitter -- of which there are two prominent ones on Twitter that do this for the Bills -- lists as a few potential things to think about based on the information given, and indicating in my original post that it was merely a guess on this account's part, doesn't qualify as "wild speculation" in my eyes, buy YMMV.

The amount of hate and accusations of attention seeking toward this dude simply because his speculation would be really unfortunate news for the Bills is wild. For the record, he has been right and wrong in the past. He's simply a medical professional who shares his informed speculation on Twitter. He doesn't claim any secret knowledge or mysterious sources and he doesn't state anything definitively, and I've certainly never found him to be an attention seeker. To each their own, but I think "don't shoot the messenger" (or, in this case, the informed speculator) applies here.

The Thigh Doctor fellow on Twitter who analyzes player injury reports says that the fear and the worst case scenario here would be a torn bicep tendon, which some guys do play through, but others get surgery to fix. He's not saying that's what happened, only speculating that it's what he suspects/fears based on available picture/video/reports. *****.

The touchdown pass to Gabe in the 2021 Chiefs playoff game that gave the Bills the lead with 13 seconds left and should've sent them to the AFCCG. It was an aesthetically pleasing throw is it is, but the pressure of that moment and of that drive and the clutch factor of that play is what makes it my favorite. He's had throws with higher degrees of difficulty, prettier looking passes, etc, but THAT play in THAT game was Josh at the height of his powers.

Truth. I hope Daequan Hardy ends up taking the job, so they don't have to waste a roster spot elsewhere, since Hardy would also be useful as defensive depth.

They need bodies for the remainder of the preseason. Samuel Coleman Shakir Hollins Shavers MVS is almost certainly the six they're keeping, unless injury hits or something unexpected happens.

Sea Dragons legend Ben Dinucci to the rescue!