John from Riverside Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 This team is fricken decimated by injuries We got a little healthy when we came out of our bye......and took the next 2 games after that but look at this team now......This reminds me of that Michael Jordan move playing the monstars in Space Jam and looking over at his sideline with everyone hurt (poor tweetie bird in the iron lung) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Welcome to week 13 in the NFL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF Bills Fan Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Many teams are banged up. The Pats are in trouble and the Steelers are ailing, We just got beat playing a team with 3rd stringers on the O-line. If we are a playoff team, we will find a way to win a must win do or die game like this at home. Tyrod, McCoy and Watkins need to step up and take over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixxxer Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 No excuses, I understand that they hurt but you have to keep playing and fighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotAGuy Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 If you think NOBODY is talking about this, you might want to check that internet thingie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF Bills Fan Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 I just got an ESPN update saying Mario is playing so there is some relief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Gun Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Next man up! Git R Done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Buffalo Wings Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 This team is fricken decimated by injuries We got a little healthy when we came out of our bye......and took the next 2 games after that but look at this team now......This reminds me of that Michael Jordan move playing the monstars in Space Jam and looking over at his sideline with everyone hurt (poor tweetie bird in the iron lung) Haha. Great analogy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsVet Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 The narrative to explain away the lack of wins in 2014 and I guess now in 2015 has been that Doug Whaley added so much talent to the roster. Well, if that were the case, wouldn't these injuries not hurt the team as much? Or could it be roster depth isn't so good? And I might give them some room if it were losing Taylor for the season or an extended period. But this is a team that hasn't lost their QB long term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Jerky Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Even if they were healthy I doubt this team wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 (edited) This team is fricken decimated by injuries We got a little healthy when we came out of our bye......and took the next 2 games after that but look at this team now......This reminds me of that Michael Jordan move playing the monstars in Space Jam and looking over at his sideline with everyone hurt (poor tweetie bird in the iron lung) Another example of how the NFL results are dictated to a large extent (larger than most realize) by randomness. There is some element of skill to avoiding injuries, but not a lot can be done about many of the injuries players suffer in NFL. Getting an injury or injuries to key players at the wrong time can sink your season. I know about depth and the next man up and as a coach you have to do that. Deep down though all coach's are holding their breath about injuries to certain players or position groups. For example, with the salary cap and roster limits, most teams only have 7 or 8 O-Lineman. Not all that hard to get 3-4 or even more to these guys and be really scrambling. And this without even going into the QB, or having guys already playing at less than 100%. Not an excuse, just the reality and randomness. Edited December 3, 2015 by The Thurmanator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalos#1Fan Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 I don't remember last year being this bad. Did we have a lot of injuries last year? This year, it seems like the whole team is gutted out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Football is a game of attrition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 The only game i really blame on injuries is the Jags. That was the peak of 7 out of 11 starters out on offense. Every other game we had injuries, but could have compensated. The Pats was an amazing example of great coaching against the Broncos. I know they lost, but went right to the wire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF Bills Fan Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 (edited) Agreed on the Jacksonville game. The injury at QB position lead directly to 21 points handed over to the other team. I will blame coaching on not putting a better plan in place that would have mitigated that risk, though. We should've just kept running McCoy all day long until we grinded out a win even if it was like 10-7 Edited December 4, 2015 by SF Bills Fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 I don't remember last year being this bad. Did we have a lot of injuries last year? This year, it seems like the whole team is gutted out. Last year we were unbelievably healthy, which is part of why I was worried about a step back this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Where the hell is Rusty Jones? He was here last year with Jim Schwartz as I recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumbalaya Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 This team is fricken decimated by injuries We got a little healthy when we came out of our bye......and took the next 2 games after that but look at this team now......This reminds me of that Michael Jordan move playing the monstars in Space Jam and looking over at his sideline with everyone hurt (poor tweetie bird in the iron lung) Quite frankly this team was a mess in training camp and never recovered. But Rex said it's an award winning training staff. I think this is the most injured team we have ever had and this staff did not prepare these players in the off season. Sammy was never ready. Leodis took forever to get fixed and then to heal. McCoy was never right. On and on. Rex said the defense was going to be awesome too. Rex says a lot. Rex has delivered little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 The narrative to explain away the lack of wins in 2014 and I guess now in 2015 has been that Doug Whaley added so much talent to the roster. Well, if that were the case, wouldn't these injuries not hurt the team as much? Or could it be roster depth isn't so good? And I might give them some room if it were losing Taylor for the season or an extended period. But this is a team that hasn't lost their QB long term. We had 9 wins in 2014, which whilst not enough for the play-offs was certainly encouraging. The problem on this team is not the roster depth per se (although they lost a couple of key depth players before the season even arrived) it is coaching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhg Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Where the hell is Rusty Jones? He was here last year with Jim Schwartz as I recall. Hasn't been here since 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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