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I thought the point is to indicate availability for the game, as information for gamblers. So if you know the best DLman didn't practice with a foot injury and is "out" for the game or "doubtful", you can adjust your bets accordingly. But you aren't entitled to know whether he has a turf toe or a lisfranc injury unless the player chooses to disclose it. "Injury spotters" can watch film and hypothesize about the actual injury and its severity, of course.

You mean, in the Jets game where Josh Allen threw 2 "unforced error" , one "part pressure" interception, and fumbled a shotgun snap by taking his eyes off it? That's what you call "outcoaching and defeating Sean McDermott with Zach Wilson"? Sounds more like Sean McDermott got defeated by Josh Allen, to me. Hokay, Got It. Salah is far better than McDermott at team and gameday management because he has used 8 challenges in the last 3 years and won 4 vs. McDermott who has used 8 challenges in the last 3 years and won 2. Two more plays. And because the Jets are 5th least penalized team in the league - although, if we look at the league's best teams currently, the SF 49ers are right next to the Bills on both sides of the ball. On offense, the 49ers, Chiefs and Cowboys are bottom 10. Add the Dolphins and Ravens as bottom half. On defense, the 49ers, Vikings, and Jaguars are bottom 10; add the Eagles as bottom half. So the relationship between being penalized and being a good, well-coached team may not be as straightforward as you believe. I mean, look, a number of coaches manage winning records without a QB or with a bad QB (Mike Tomlin, Frank Reich) - for that matter, McDermott with Tyrod Taylor went 9-7 and so did Marrone with Orton. In 3 years, the best Salah has managed so far is 7 and 10, with the #2 pick of the 2021 draft at QB. Is this honestly your idea of a good take?

That's actually a possibility. The guy you want is @HappyDays

I don't believe you. But I also don't care enough about it to actually give Nick Wrong the clicks. Frankly, if he said it, even if you already think it, you should gp back and seriously question your beliefs on the topic.

DaQuan Jones could well be back. When Feliciano tore his pec and had surgery at the end of July, 2020 he played 100% of the snaps Nov 1st after his 3 week "designated to return" period. So about 12 weeks to heal and then to do some strength training, which would put us to Week 17. But he said later he was just doing some minimal weight and really didn't have the strength. It really depends upon the location of the tear and the grade of the tear, as well as how effective Jones and the Bills think he can be after limited time to rebuilt his strength.

It's not a problem to ask or be concerned, and yeah, we would all like to know. It would be unethical for the club to put a more detailed update out without the player's explicit permission, and like I said, Milano seems to be a private kind of guy off the field.

One thing I thought was positive is McDermott actually referred to Kincaid as a "good TE" and said "he's done a good job" (damned near unheard of for McDermott to issue that much praise towards a rookie player, it's usually "he's done some good things, and other things I'm sure he'd like back"): https://www.buffalobills.com/video/frito-lay-crunchtime-play-dalton-kincaid-touchdown about 45 seconds in "He's done a good job, and when you watch the rappore of a good TE with a QB, it only grows over the years, and the more they play together the better it should get" I could be mistaken, but I can't remember ever hearing McDermott say that kind of thing about Dawson Knox?

Just curious - can you provide any objective evidence to substantiate that? Or are we living in the land of TLAR (that looks about right)?

I mean, do you grant a player the right to personal autonomy over whether or not the details of his medical conditions and procedures are released? It really shouldn't be "up to" the organization other than to name the body part and whether or not he's been place on IR. That may not be known yet. It's going to depend on how well it heals and how well his rehab progresses. But I think McDermott is probably being "cagey" in not "ruling out his return". Don't get me wrong, Milano is one of my fave players and I would love to hear positive news about his injury, but "can I resume my football career and play at the same level if I do?" is probably a question Milano himself wishes he knew the answer to at the moment.

First off, realize that your "annoyingly vague" is a player's "right to medical privacy". McDermott said that he required surgery, and later that he had had surgery. That's all we know. Some players don't mind putting out information on medical procedures for fans on their Instagram or other social media. Milano seems to be a private guy and apparently doesn't want those details out there. If you want to read speculation, try Kyle Trimble https://bangedupbills.com/2023/10/09/examining-buffalo-bills-matt-milanos-right-knee-injury/ The speculation is that it's a tibial plateau fracture that required surgical stabilization. If the speculation is correct, the indication is that it would be non-weight-bearing for 8 weeks and then rehab to rebuild strength. 6-12 months rehab. But we really don't know.

But we won, despite the curse. Isn't that good?

What the ***** did I just read? There is no elephant. Damar Hamlin is a backup safety. He was a backup safety last season, and started/developed into decent after Micah Hyde was injured. This season, he's behind Jordan Poyer and Taylor Rapp (who did start on a Superbowl team...) on the depth chart, so he's 3rd up instead of 2nd up. Cam Lewis is active on game days, not because he's really a better safety than Hamlin, but because he 's the primary backup for nickel corner as well as a backup at CB and safety - for depth, versatility gives a guy an edge for a game-day hat. If Hamlin couldn't play, he wouldn't have a roster spot and they would have kept one of the safeties they cut - Jared Madden, or Dean Marlowe, or Zayne Anderson OR signed someone else.

I think that's probably a fair viewpoint. It's one thing to not put in prep time (lazy). It's another thing to make the most focused and best use of the time one puts in. That's the old saw "practice does not make perfect, good practice (or the right practice) makes perfect" I believe this is the first time since the start of Josh's rookie year that he doesn't have an "older and wiser" head in the QB room with him. Kyle Allen is his buddy. Shane Steichen is young. It's not entirely out of the question that the preparation may not be as focused and sharp in the QB room this season.

What job security? It doesn't matter if he just signed a contract. A coach who just signed a big fat contract can and will be kicked to the curb if he doesn't deliver on performance - look at Urban Meyer (5 year, ~$50 million, gone in less than a season), look at Jon Gruden (10 year, $100 million, gone in 3 years and 5 games after a 60-57 record). Look at Rex Ryan for that matter.

I think you guys have no clue what the necessary work looks like for a HC or coordinator. Rex Ryan didn't put in the necessary work and it was known. It's always reasonable to question whether someone at McDermott's level is putting in the RIGHT work - are the film cutups and scouting he's looking at good enough? Is he focused too much on cutups and not getting a good "gestalt picture"? Is he focused too much on watching entire games and not delegating/relying on his assistants and "cut ups" enough? Does he micromanage his OC and DC and overrule them too much? Is he too "hands off" when he should be stepping in and overruling? During the game, does he rely on analytics too much? Or is he too old-fashioned and go with his gut too much? All fair game to ask and question. But C'Mon Man, even losing NFL coaches like Spagnuolo with the Rams basically live at the facility Sunday nite through Wednesday during the season and have to schedule family time. This is a ridiculous take.

The current board philosophy is members should start whatever threads they want within very broad guidelines, and how many people choose to respond will select which threads are worthy and stay on the front page, and which fall off Personally, I think when the front page is littered with "The Big Lie we were fed that McDermott is a disciplined, prepared, hard worker" "Why is this team, and staff, so dumb?" "Sean McDermott is a stupid coach" "Fitzpatrick's veiled criticism of Dorsey?" "The Official Fire Ken Dorsey Thread" etc it might be time for a bit of pruning because I think when there's too much idiocracy, it drives a number of contributing, smart posters to step out. But that's just my opinion, and it's not the current SOP.

Yes. I will feel dirty while doing so and take a shower immediately afterwards, but "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" applies.

Things can change. But if I recall correctly, NFL insiders have repeatedly commented that the one team they get the least info about their planned moves is the Bills. So if there are rumors and talk running around the league, I'm less inclined to believe it's a likely move.

*opens Postgame thread to see how fellow fans are celebrating victory*

“Hey Fitz Show Me Your Titz” LOL

If it's to the point where we've got Josh Norman active ahead of our last year's #1 pick, he's either getting traded OR he's really bad.

I could be mistaken, as I can't recall seeing a "tush push" from above, but I don't think that's a "tush push" That seems more like a conventional QB sneak, badly executed. And no, contrary to what one of the commenters on the first link said, the Vikes player was not dirty.

So the two games in a row you stated is vs. the Pats, and then McDermott not confirming the start this week?

FIFY, from what I saw. Just awful.

Negative, he wants it to focus on his *bleeep*