HurlyBurly51 Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Bell's injury is to his shoulder -- how (and why) would you compare the two? Because Bell is soft. Hairston's high ankle sprain should've kept him out 4-6 weeks, but here he is practicing. Bell is still enjoying himself in the hot tub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted November 3, 2011 Author Share Posted November 3, 2011 Because Bell is soft. Hairston's high ankle sprain should've kept him out 4-6 weeks, but here he is practicing. Bell is still enjoying himself in the hot tub. Umm...yeaaaah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBD Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Because Bell is soft. Hairston's high ankle sprain should've kept him out 4-6 weeks, but here he is practicing. Bell is still enjoying himself in the hot tub. We don't know the severity of either injury, or really what either injury was. I find it difficult to call into question either players toughness based on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taglientep Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 So if Hairston can play, does he go to LT and Levitre back to Guard? It would be interesting to see if he can start the whole game. It would def be a plus if he can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARCO186 Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 I think Bell just lost his starting job this year, but can still play so if Hairston is in and can play he will. If not Levitre can handle the job and it doesn't matter who is in there; all of them have been doing the job and Chan the Man knows they can and will be ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sllib olaffub Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Sure, unless you're in the locker room - and even then, it isn't always easy to say - it's hard to know who is really severely injured, and who is soft, or milking it. As for Bell, I think the knock on him from the get go, other than a lack in experience and positional knowledge, was his conditioning and strength. An O-line needs consistency, coherency; the guys need to be out there together more often than not, otherwise it is unusual to get the kind of production we've been getting with back-ups. I could see Bell getting put to second string, where he'd make an excellent backup LT. If his salary would permit it, and he doesn't end up elsewhere. As for Hairston. Man! We got so, so lucky with that pick. If we'd of drafted him at the very top of round 2, say, pick 37 or something, making him a virtual first rounder, we'd all be satisfied with his production. I read a lot of complaints about Nix's drafting these past two years, but I see his picks as being very good. If Troupe could stay healthy, he gives us a wonderful middle D-line rotation. Carrington is going to be good for us for a long time, and I think we need to play him sooner than later. Spiller - if it weren't for Jackson being so good, Spiller might be having a tremendous year. He is good to have. I could go on and on - Williams, he might give us some real flexibility in next year's draft. A healthy Bills team can play with anyone. Good luck to getting healthy! Go Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purple haze Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Cage I am thinking yes..... By the way....isnt it interesting how Hairston comes back from a high ankle sprain SOONER and he was hurt LATER.....then Bell. What's that got to do with anything? Two different injuries. Bell didn't sprain an ankle. He hurt his shoulder and we don't know exactly what the injury is. If he could play he'd be playing. I like Hairston though. He looks good so far. I like Bell too. Their injuries and recovery times can't be compared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 i read this as Levitre being in worse shape than Hairston. Levitre back Posted by Chris Brown on November 3, 2011 – 1:13 pm As expected Andy Levitre is back practicing after getting an extra day of rest. He doesn’t appear to be full go. Chris Hairston is practicing for a second straight day in a return from an ankle injury, and is seeing most of the work as the starting left tackle. Levitre has rotated in, but looks limited. We’ll get an update from Chan Gailey after practice. http://blogs.buffalobills.com/2011/11/03/levitre-back-2/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Sure, unless you're in the locker room - and even then, it isn't always easy to say - it's hard to know who is really severely injured, and who is soft, or milking it. As for Bell, I think the knock on him from the get go, other than a lack in experience and positional knowledge, was his conditioning and strength. An O-line needs consistency, coherency; the guys need to be out there together more often than not, otherwise it is unusual to get the kind of production we've been getting with back-ups. I could see Bell getting put to second string, where he'd make an excellent backup LT. If his salary would permit it, and he doesn't end up elsewhere. As for Hairston. Man! We got so, so lucky with that pick. If we'd of drafted him at the very top of round 2, say, pick 37 or something, making him a virtual first rounder, we'd all be satisfied with his production. I read a lot of complaints about Nix's drafting these past two years, but I see his picks as being very good. If Troupe could stay healthy, he gives us a wonderful middle D-line rotation. Carrington is going to be good for us for a long time, and I think we need to play him sooner than later. Spiller - if it weren't for Jackson being so good, Spiller might be having a tremendous year. He is good to have. I could go on and on - Williams, he might give us some real flexibility in next year's draft. A healthy Bills team can play with anyone. Good luck to getting healthy! Go Bills. Lucky he was there? Or lucky as in spinning around 20 times putting on a blindfold and chucking a dart right into the bulls eye lucky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurlyBurly51 Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Umm...yeaaaah. Ummm yeaaaaah....Bell is proven to be injury prone, and you can't make the team from the hot tub. With Hairston's play so far, and his toughness in getting back from injury, Bell is not long for this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 its an old quote attributed to Joe Theismann Megamind first, now Norman Einstien. Chan is rolling up the nick names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastMode54 Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Mark Ludviscak of CBSsports.com reports that Levitre was very limited in practice. His absence would be a HUGE loss. More details on Andy to come soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOBILLS78 Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 If he's practicing, he's playing, in all likelihood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Mark Ludviscak of CBSsports.com reports that Levitre was very limited in practice. His absence would be a HUGE loss. More details on Andy to come soon It's still only Thursday, so you'd think Levitre wouldn't be out there at all if the problem was serious. At least, that's what I'm telling myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 It's Thursday. He's nicked. They're making sure he's ready for game time Sunday. Nothing is !@#$ed, dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJBuffFan Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 (edited) It's a little more concerning that Fitz is listed as limited. While I'm sure he'll play, I hope he's 100%. Edited November 3, 2011 by NJBuffFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimp Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 A little gamesmanship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermike Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Who's our next left tackle? Corey Louchey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted November 3, 2011 Author Share Posted November 3, 2011 Who's our next left tackle? Corey Louchey? I hear John Fina has been staying in shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlbillsfan1975 Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Did anyone watch Inside the NFL last night? Gailey giving his speech after the game? i am pretty sure it was Levitre standing next to Scott in the back ground. Very opposite ends of the spectrum as far as football physiques go. Ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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