ILBillsfan Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 First of all not a big fan of resting starters but it will definitely be an option should the two seed be wrapped up and f so then then maybe the Bills put Barkley as inactive and have Fromm active for the last game of the year. Get a chance to get some live in game action and a chance to see where he is at. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Landing Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 t'd be pretty weird to see an offensive scheme where none of the players were allowed to come within six feet of the quarterback. 2 14 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Joe Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 (edited) Suggest they turn to Barkley first to give him some action as he is much more likely yo be called on in the playoffs Edited December 22, 2020 by Aussie Joe 12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILBillsfan Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 6 minutes ago, Aussie Joe said: Suggest they turn to Barkley first to give him some action as he is much more likely yo be called on in the playoffs I'd be scared if the Bills had to rely on Barkley with the sample size I have seen ...... 16 minutes ago, Rocky Landing said: t'd be pretty weird to see an offensive scheme where none of the players were allowed to come within six feet of the quarterback. they could keep Barkley in the inactive and away from the QB like they presently do with Fromm this would not be an issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoPoy88 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, ILBillsfan said: I'd be scared if the Bills had to rely on Barkley with the sample size I have seen ...... they could keep Barkley in the inactive and away from the QB like they presently do with Fromm this would not be an issue fromm will stay the quarantined emergency QB. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILBillsfan Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 1 minute ago, JoPoy88 said: fromm will stay the quarantined emergency QB. Why would you not swap them and make Barkley the quarantined emergency QB for the week of a game that has no meaning? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Krentist Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 5 minutes ago, ILBillsfan said: I'd be scared if the Bills had to rely on Barkley with the sample size I have seen ...... they could keep Barkley in the inactive and away from the QB like they presently do with Fromm this would not be an issue Have you seen Barkley hand the ball off? Singletary would have never had that TD if it wasn't for him. 2 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 23 minutes ago, Rocky Landing said: t'd be pretty weird to see an offensive scheme where none of the players were allowed to come within six feet of the quarterback. 🤣 Now I WANT to see this! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 They would never start Fromm as if he had a positive COVID test, post game, we just lost our emergency QB in the playoffs. McD is much smarter than making that decision. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILBillsfan Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 Just now, machine gun kelly said: They would never start Fromm as if he had a positive COVID test, post game, we just lost our emergency QB in the playoffs. McD is much smarter than making that decision. No you don't if you have Barkley designated in that role Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoPoy88 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 1 minute ago, ILBillsfan said: Why would you not swap them and make Barkley the quarantined emergency QB for the week of a game that has no meaning? i’m not saying your idea is bad or anything, I just don’t see them messing with the current situation just to get a cursory look at Fromm. I wouldn’t be opposed to them trying it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
947 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Barkley needs the reps to be ready in the event he has to come in during a playoff game. How many times did Reich have to come in during the glory years? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Joshin' Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, 947 said: Barkley needs the reps to be ready in the event he has to come in during a playoff game. How many times did Reich have to come in during the glory years? Seems easy to grasp.....Fromm would be a terrible option. In addition to the points above, Fromm has not worked with the receivers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 And what if Barkley is assymptomatic and is found out Sunday or the day after. Now you don’t have a backup for what, a quick look at a third string QB. Why? To what end, vs. Allen finishes out the season hot and tears it up against the Fish. Humiliate them so if they do play again in the playoffs, it’s in their head as it’s a sore wound. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurman#1 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, ILBillsfan said: Why would you not swap them and make Barkley the quarantined emergency QB for the week of a game that has no meaning? They chose them for a reason. The reasons are still in place. More, the players are being tested once every two days. Say Barkley and everyone else on the team tests negative on a Monday. So we switch the two on that Monday. Then Wednesday, Barkley and two other guys test positive. Now Barkley, our safe guy, has COVID, and Fromm has been exposed to a locker room where people were sick but asymptomatic and maybe he now has it too. And we're screwed. Doesn't make sense. Jerry Hughes might be happy. He'd maybe be the QB and they'd run the wildcat. And that's beyond the fact that Barkley is better right now and if anyone gets any reps it should be the guy who will be out there in the playoffs. Edited December 22, 2020 by Thurman#1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prissythecat Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, ILBillsfan said: First of all not a big fan of resting starters but it will definitely be an option should the two seed be wrapped up and f so then then maybe the Bills put Barkley as inactive and have Fromm active for the last game of the year. Get a chance to get some live in game action and a chance to see where he is at. How does this even make sense? Has there been an indication that Fromm suddenly leap frogged Barkley on depth chart? It reminds me of the fascination with Brian Brohm from years back. A number of posters here wanted the Bills to put him out on the field to show what he’s got even though he was awful in limited action. Luckily the Bills didn’t follow the fan desire. Edited December 22, 2020 by prissythecat fix typos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 (edited) If the game matters for seeding I think they try and win it. If they do not need the game then it is possible. While its great that the Bills have planned to have a Covid QB, the reality is if he has to play he will be very raw.....a little experience would be a good thing Edited December 22, 2020 by mattynh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rochesterfan Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 5 hours ago, ILBillsfan said: First of all not a big fan of resting starters but it will definitely be an option should the two seed be wrapped up and f so then then maybe the Bills put Barkley as inactive and have Fromm active for the last game of the year. Get a chance to get some live in game action and a chance to see where he is at. I am at the point where I don’t want to see Barkley start a meaningless week 17 game either. I am not sure Fromm gets the call up though. For me I keep Fromm segregated and use a PS call up on Davis Webb. I would rather see what he can do for going forward and use Barkley as a back-up. I have no issues resting the starters and using it like an extra bye week - especially as KC has a real bye week - I would not mind getting some rest in, but the roster is just so small it makes things hard to rest enough people - as we saw last year with McKittrick (LOL) playing DB against the Jets. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 6 hours ago, Dr Krentist said: Have you seen Barkley hand the ball off? Singletary would have never had that TD if it wasn't for him. PFF graded it the best hand-off in the history of the world. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Boy Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 6 hours ago, Aussie Joe said: Suggest they turn to Barkley first to give him some action as he is much more likely yo be called on in the playoffs Thank you. This is a “Super Bowl opportunity” year. Josh is going to be laying it all out there in the playoffs and Barkley may have to spell him here and there. Fromm is NOT an option. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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