Rubes Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 We all know about the problem with injuries we've faced as a team for...damn, I don't know, it seems like decades. Seriously, what gives? Everyone wants to blame the strength and conditioning guys, but I just don't buy that. There are so many factors that go into an injury, with much of it having to do with the type of injury and the location. But whatever the cause, we just seem to always be on the short end of the stick, and there has to be some reason for it besides crappy luck. Yes, other teams are experiencing serious injuries, including injuries to important starters, but it sure does seem like we get more than our fair share, right? Look at this season so far, game by game, with the injuries for each team as reported in the NFL.com gamebook summaries: @NYJets BUF: F. Jackson, D. Nelson NYJ: D. Revis Kansas City BUF: G. Wilson, S. Gilmore KC: K. Boss @Cleveland BUF: CJ Spiller, J. Byrd CLE: B. Skrine New England BUF: K. Urbik, S. Gilmore, C. Glenn, M. Anderson, S. Chandler NE: none (C. Reinhart injured during practice week) @San Francisco BUF: C. Brown, A. Williams, M. Anderson, J. Byrd SF: none I would note that a couple of the Bills injuries (such as the injuries to S. Chandler in the NE game, C. Brown and J. Byrd in the SF game, and C. Reinhart) were not reported in the NFL.com gamebook; I got those from what I know and various online reports. Thus, it is possible that our opponents also had additional injuries that weren't reported in the gamebooks. Nevertheless, it doesn't seem to matter if it's a home or away game, we always end up on the wrong end of the injury report. That's 16 injuries to Bills players already so far this year, compared to 3 injuries for the opponents we played. Of those 3 injuries to our opponents, only one (K. Boss) was significant enough for the player to lose subsequent playing time (he's on injured reserve due to concussion issues). Meanwhile, the Bills have had at least 8 injuries that are/were significant enough to either lose playing time (Jackson, Nelson, Urbik, Glenn, Reinhart, Brown) or to significantly impact their performance (CJ Spiller and probably J. Byrd). Yes, football is a tough game, and everyone has to deal with injuries. But it sure does seem like we deal with a disproportionate number, particularly when you look at the team we played. Is it something about the way we play? Do we let other teams kick the crap out of us? Are we just more polite on the field? Seriously, what gives?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonborn10 Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 No two a days in training camp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFITZ1 Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 We all know about the problem with injuries we've faced as a team for...damn, I don't know, it seems like decades. Seriously, what gives? Everyone wants to blame the strength and conditioning guys, but I just don't buy that. There are so many factors that go into an injury, with much of it having to do with the type of injury and the location. But whatever the cause, we just seem to always be on the short end of the stick, and there has to be some reason for it besides crappy luck. Yes, other teams are experiencing serious injuries, including injuries to important starters, but it sure does seem like we get more than our fair share, right? Look at this season so far, game by game, with the injuries for each team as reported in the NFL.com gamebook summaries: @NYJets BUF: F. Jackson, D. Nelson NYJ: D. Revis Kansas City BUF: G. Wilson, S. Gilmore KC: K. Boss @Cleveland BUF: CJ Spiller, J. Byrd CLE: B. Skrine New England BUF: K. Urbik, S. Gilmore, C. Glenn, M. Anderson, S. Chandler NE: none (C. Reinhart injured during practice week) @San Francisco BUF: C. Brown, A. Williams, M. Anderson, J. Byrd SF: none I would note that a couple of the Bills injuries (such as the injuries to S. Chandler in the NE game, C. Brown and J. Byrd in the SF game, and C. Reinhart) were not reported in the NFL.com gamebook; I got those from what I know and various online reports. Thus, it is possible that our opponents also had additional injuries that weren't reported in the gamebooks. Nevertheless, it doesn't seem to matter if it's a home or away game, we always end up on the wrong end of the injury report. That's 16 injuries to Bills players already so far this year, compared to 3 injuries for the opponents we played. Of those 3 injuries to our opponents, only one (K. Boss) was significant enough for the player to lose subsequent playing time (he's on injured reserve due to concussion issues). Meanwhile, the Bills have had at least 8 injuries that are/were significant enough to either lose playing time (Jackson, Nelson, Urbik, Glenn, Reinhart, Brown) or to significantly impact their performance (CJ Spiller and probably J. Byrd). Yes, football is a tough game, and everyone has to deal with injuries. But it sure does seem like we deal with a disproportionate number, particularly when you look at the team we played. Is it something about the way we play? Do we let other teams kick the crap out of us? Are we just more polite on the field? Seriously, what gives?? What's bothered me is that the last few years the Bills were near the top of the league in player-games lost to injury, number of players on IR and so forth. It wasn't like this when Rusty Jones was S&C coach, and several players improved performance adopting his advice. Dareus could become a beast if the S&C could get him to get rid of the fat in his gut. I'm serious, his gut should not be bouncing when he runs to the sideline if he's in prime shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 1) Sadly, this year has been better than the last few years injury-wise. 2) I think most of it is bad luck. But some of it is getting the crap beat out of you by bigger, better, more physical athletes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garion Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Well he is an interior lineman they usually aren't skinny. But agree the team has done much worse with injuries since losing Rusty Jones. Personally I think the wheels came off this year when Cordy Glenn went down. Team hasn't been the same since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PO'14 Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 I think the wheels fell off when Spiller got hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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