26CornerBlitz Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 The same people who want key players to be bubble wrapped in preseason would be killing the Bills for starting the season out of sync after a couple of sluggish performances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris heff Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 "After all injured...." Shaq Lawson injured at Clemson. Reggie Ragland non contract injury IK injured in preseason game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 our players need minutes --- though i wouldnt advocate more than standard, and id be super conservative with watkins, taylor, hughes, and a few others that are more proven (or key and susceptible to possible injury) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Opinion seems split 50/50 in this thread and I have to admit I am 50/50 on it. I do think the players need to play to prepare....practice is not enough. The problem I have is that Rex has proven he can't really manage a pre-season game properly. I worry about calling a stupid play exposing a player to injury.....leaving a starter in too long......putting a starter back in....who knows what this cat will do? He did get Sachez injured in a very stupid way. He does try to win preseason games....who's to say he won't do something stupid and get McCoy or TT or Sammy hurt? I think I end up in the camp of having them play. There are only 4 games....whereas the regular season has 16 games full of Rex's idiocy. Might as well get it started now. Really, it's a wonder Rex can even tie his own shoes. Dude, you have issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Game 2 is when you go more distance with the starters, No? Game three more the second string and 4 those that are fighting for the last spot or practice squad. Game 3 is when most starters usually play well into the 3rd quarter as a dress rehearsal for the regular season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Game 3 is when most starters usually play well into the 3rd quarter as a dress rehearsal for the regular season. Really, as long as they arent out there against guys trying to make a name for themselves or earn a spot on the team -- I only cringe so much about them playing. Especially if the key guys know to play smart instead of exposing themselves to get every last yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 (edited) I would rather be a little out of synch for 1 game, and play a team a little out of synch in game one. I realize this requires elimination of the preseason games. As a matter of fact, I don't believe playing your guys during the FOUR preseason games and risking injury is worth it to be so-called in synch week 1. As a compromise, playing your starters in week 3 preseason for at most half a game is plenty. The notion that they are football players, football players get hurt is silly. One of the key factors in the success of a team each year is avoiding and managing injuries. The more you play, the more likely you are to get hurt. So when you play make it count. JMO Edited August 19, 2016 by The Thurmanator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Really, as long as they arent out there against guys trying to make a name for themselves or earn a spot on the team -- I only cringe so much about them playing. Especially if the key guys know to play smart instead of exposing themselves to get every last yard. It's usually ones vs. ones for most of these 3rd PS game tilts, but I agree it's prudent to not act as if it's the Super Bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Of all the things to criticize Rex for... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOTONE Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Totally agree with your point. We lose a Watkins or a Taylor in a preseason game and we are totally screwed. College players have no preseason games other than a sometimes opener against East Bum F...k State. If he must, Rex should wait until the last preseason game to play Watkins. Remember what happened with Dez Bryant-Rex? Dude, we are already screwed....have you not been following the latest preseason shenanigans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Really, as long as they arent out there against guys trying to make a name for themselves or earn a spot on the team -- I only cringe so much about them playing. Especially if the key guys know to play smart instead of exposing themselves to get every last yard. Exactly; those are type of players or veterans who want to teach uppity, big mouth rookies which result in injuries. Of course if NFLPA PUNISHED those players rather than PROTECTING them it would be different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Dude, we are already screwed....have you not been following the latest preseason shenanigans? Ok....Yeah... Let's quit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Of all the things to criticize Rex for... I thought you were of the opinion that Rex can't be criticized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 He wants to play all of our starters more mins during pre season Has he lost it? He legit said that Watkins should play. I'm sorry but why the hell should Sammy Watkins be proving himself In a preseason game coming off surgery. One more injury to a key player and this season is done, and Rex with it Not a Rex fan by any means. But I can't fault him for playing football players during a football game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Russell Wilson played the entire first half last night in Seattle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 It's usually ones vs. ones for most of these 3rd PS game tilts, but I agree it's prudent to not act as if it's the Super Bowl. i understand it usually is. i never saw the quote from the OP but he noted longer than usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY315 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Listen to Sammy's interview with JM where he says that it is important to actually play . . . . What the hell would he know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 I thought you were of the opinion that Rex can't be criticized. of course you'd think that. you're living in a parallel universe wherein you twist reality to serve arguments that wouldn't otherwise hold up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonCents Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Russell Wilson played the entire first half last night in Seattle. Did you see how pissed KJ Wright got when they took him out on the goal line because he got a little dinged up? I hope we see some of that in BLO. Find some damn passion on this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Bingo. Going from practices to regular season would probably result in more injuries. I like the idea of Starters playing a quarter, then two quarters, then three quarters in preseason games 1-3, and rest them mostly for preseason game 4. Exactly. That's why I actually like the preseason format: one to get the rust off, game 2 to start rotating in the backups to see how they work in rotation. Game 3 is the dress rehearsal for week 1, game 4 for the final cut down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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