CSBill Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 That hurts, hopefully the surgery and recovery goes well and he's back 100% next summer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, John from Riverside said: BASED.....OFF.....WHAT Lack of many meaningful plays in 19 games. Tough position to transition from college to NFL so by no means am I writing him off. But for a 3rd round pick he has not done much. It looked like he was making some improvement based on how the staff was giving him more snaps. Now we will have to wait until next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 1 minute ago, Ethan in Portland said: Lack of many meaningful plays in 19 games. Tough position to transition from college to NFL so by no means am I writing him off. But for a 3rd round pick he has not done much. It looked like he was making some improvement based on how the staff was giving him more snaps. Now we will have to wait until next year. I actually thought you meant Oliver...that is my mistake. On Horrible Harry.....I thought he struggled a bit last year as a rookie but he looked better this year....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 38 minutes ago, Joe in Winslow said: Well, let's see if @GunnerBill's boy will step up He is already playing well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Maybe Kyle comes out of retirement to play this year now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Buffalo Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Bummer... he has looked much better to start the year. Joe B's All-22 review from last week- (from the Athletic - https://theathletic.com/1219528/2019/09/17/bills-all-22-review-how-the-week-2-film-shows-josh-allen-set-his-new-gold-standard-and-grades-for-each-player/) Quote 3) Phillips is vastly outplaying Lotulelei It’s early in the 2019 season, but the light appears to have come on for second-year defensive tackle Harrison Phillips through the first two games. Phillips plays the one-technique position and is primarily asked to occupy blockers at the line of scrimmage to allow his defensive teammates to make plays. Phillips has capably done that while offering a potential game-changing element — the ability to penetrate the backfield. He was in the backfield a lot as a playmaker, given that he only played 28 snaps against the Giants, and that isn’t even his first responsibility. Without question, he has been the far better option at the position ahead of incumbent starter Star Lotulelei. The Bills’ big free-agent signing ahead of the 2018 season, Lotulelei hasn’t offered anything close to the attacking style that Phillips has shown on film for two weeks. While the 29-year-old Lotylelei does show great reaction time off the snap and is usually one of the first to move, he doesn’t do much with the advantage. Lotulelei’s game is all about occupying blockers to help others, and it wasn’t working early on in the first drive of the game against the Giants. Like Edmunds, he was getting pushed around and wound up with one of the lowest two grades on the team because of it. In last week’s film review of the Bills’ win over the Jets, we noted the Bills began to stagger their defensive line substitutions. It resulted in Phillips getting some time with the first-team defense, which continued against the Giants. The snap counts between the two were close to even, with Lotulelei getting only one more snap than the former third-round pick Phillips. However, given the performances of the first two weeks, it’s hard to argue with the snap counts getting closer to even. The Bills love Lotulelei’s leadership in the locker room and he should still be a key rotational piece to keep the defensive line fresh. If Phillips continues his torrid pace, though, the Bills should continue to raise his snap count. He provides something that Lotulelei simply does not, and that gives an opposing offense one more thing to worry about on game days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Just now, H2o said: Maybe Kyle comes out of retirement to play this year now? Kyle has lost his football weight. It would be too much for him to come back anytime soon. Got to go with the younger guys and hope for the best. Next man up is not a cliche. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan_34 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Star was rubbish again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 1 minute ago, ColoradoBills said: Kyle has lost his football weight. It would be too much for him to come back anytime soon. Got to go with the younger guys and hope for the best. Next man up is not a cliche. Yeah, just wishful thinking. Watching him in his finale last year I kind of knew he wouldn't be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 With Phillips out, is Vincent Taylor likely to get activated off PS now ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden*Wheels Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Man. Thoughts go out to Phillips for a perfect recovery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBill Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Someones else mentioned it, I think Lawson will get more snaps at tackle, especially on passing downs. Also, Phillips has been playing well, not sure what his snap count was yesterday, but no harm in him getting more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Y. Orangeman Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 11 minutes ago, dwight in philly said: Kyle,, unretire C'MON, KYLE!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickelCity Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 (edited) Really sucks for Harry (and us). Edited September 23, 2019 by NickelCity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comebackkid Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 35 minutes ago, BringBackFergy said: Horrible news. Is that some kind of horrible pun? ?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 35 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said: In all seriousness, it's gut-check time for Star Lotulelei and by extension McDermott. If Star cannot get back into playing a higher level of football then he shouldn't be in Buffalo next year. McDermott has to make the tough call and they would have the money to get out of the contract. Star has to step up. 4 minutes ago, GunnerBill said: Star was rubbish again. Like I said earlier (above), if he doesn't start playing better he has to be gone next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMDman Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 praying for the kid 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, GunnerBill said: Star was rubbish again. And yet he keeps getting snaps, including on the final drive. It’s very bizarre. Has he made a single play in a Bills uniform yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 That sucks for him..... I hope his recovery goes very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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