whatdrought Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 19 minutes ago, Mynamemike said: I wonder if they sit Andre Roberts and let McKenzie take special teams. Duke is a big target in the red zone, where we have struggled this season. We’re 13th in the league in red zone and our biggest issues there have been penalties. I don’t think struggled is the right term. 13th is even skewed by the part of the year where our offense was in the dumps due to Josh’ injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1ManRaid Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Jeebus, I take a shower and this thread explodes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, TBBills said: Looks like we are going to throw it everywhere. I do think this means they are going to run a lot of 4 and 5-WR sets; and they don't want to run out of receivers or stick Roberts out there if someone gets banged up. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Bronxbomber21 said: Why does Duke not play during the season but always gets called up for the playoffs? Why didn't buffalo sign Stills a month ago? Duke was hurt recently and not practicing when kumerow was brought up. And this is the first week with 2 WRs questionable. If Kumerow was still here it would have probably been him. Stills didn’t want to sign until after the reg season for contract reasons. He was still being paid by Houston. Edited January 8, 2021 by YoloinOhio 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Steptide said: Pretty sure he was elevated for one of the regular season games too. Don't think he even got any snaps though Think the last time he was elevated, but NOT activated for the game if I recall correctly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Returntoglory Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 17 minutes ago, Pokebball said: Duke plays the entire second half? Would LOVE to see that Poke! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 5 minutes ago, whatdrought said: We’re 13th in the league in red zone and our biggest issues there have been penalties. I don’t think struggled is the right term. 13th is even skewed by the part of the year where our offense was in the dumps due to Josh’ injury. This is spot on. Our stats are really skewed by the mini slump we hit in the middle of the season. Over the last 3 weeks, our redzone percentage for TD's is like 77%. And if we weren't in 1st and 30 against the Broncos down there all the time, it would probably be higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Hucklebuck Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 I agree with other fans, the last person I want to see running routes tomorrow is Duke Williams. I get that Kenny Stills has only been here for a walkthrough and two practices, but just run with the five WRs you had last week if Beasley is out. Williams is a fringe NFL player and we can’t have him eating reps like him and Gore did last year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blitz Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 3 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: Duke was hurt recently and not practicing when kumerow was brought up. And this is the first week with 2 WRs questionable. If Kumerow was still here it would have probably been him. Stills didn’t want to sign until after the reg season for contract reasons. He was still being paid by Houston. Yea this is correct. But Brown was out so we had the room and need. If Kumerow was still here and activated for tomorrow it would probably be a jovial 10 page thread. Bottom line. You can't really run on the Colts. Buckner is just a menace. Leonard is awesome. We don't run the ball that well as is tho better lately. If you're the Colts you want us running the ball. We're going to throw it 45 times. In the event Brown or Diggs gets banged up, might be good to have more then just the rookie Davis vs that D to have to rely on. But I still think this is just extra precaution in the event something happens pre game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 So is this some kind of favor to him like they did with the QB last week? Or is he a BRU(Beasley Replacement Unit)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Huff Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 38 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: Well, 2nd if they had kept Foster...🙄 Yeah another one of Beanes many blunders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxbomber21 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 15 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: Duke was hurt recently and not practicing when kumerow was brought up. And this is the first week with 2 WRs questionable. If Kumerow was still here it would have probably been him. Stills didn’t want to sign until after the reg season for contract reasons. He was still being paid by Houston. Ok thanks for the intel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 (edited) Maybe, just maybe they want to reward him for being stuck on the PS all year by getting him a few looks in the game. Edited January 8, 2021 by wjag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Brennan Huff said: It’s about time. He’s the best WR on the team The playoff special, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick the Greek Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Wow Beane and McDermott must be reading my posts on here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroutDog Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 1 hour ago, YoloinOhio said: Maybe I heard it wrong You didn’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffBillsForLife Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Oh god Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, DCbillsfan said: So the roster this week is 55 and they can dress 48, as long as 8 are OL guys, right? Dress 48. PEOPLE HEAR ME OUT! The entire Main Roster is HEALTHY with the exception of MAYBE Beasley out. They called up a WR (Duke) who MIGHT DRESS and another OL who won't dress. They both are 'Insurance" like others have said. OK you Einstein's, who is 'Inactive" tomorrow? 49 Fromm 50 Devey 51 Murphy 52 A, Smith 53 Yeldon (or they play and sit "The Duke" 54 Kroft (or they play and sit "The Duke" 55 Beasley (see 53 & 54 above) I say "The Duke" sits and Yeldon, Kroft or of course Beasley play. Edited January 8, 2021 by ColoradoBills 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, YoloinOhio said: Duke can play football. He’s an nfl caliber WR. Imo. What he is not is a WR 1, 2 or probably even 3. He’s not the guy you throw the potential game winning TD to in a playoff game. We have that guy now. I agree. It just so happens that we're loaded at wr. We have options depending on who's banged up (Beasley). Calling up Duke and having him ready just in case throws another small wrinkle at Indy's defense. Duke will never be in the top 5 or 6 amongst our wr room but we've seen him use his size to ward off cbs. Good insurance. Edited January 8, 2021 by LABILLBACKER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Straight Hucklebuck said: I agree with other fans, the last person I want to see running routes tomorrow is Duke Williams. I get that Kenny Stills has only been here for a walkthrough and two practices, but just run with the five WRs you had last week if Beasley is out. Williams is a fringe NFL player and we can’t have him eating reps like him and Gore did last year. I’d rather have stills from a talent perspective. I think McD may have brought Duke up over others is the love he has in the locker room. He’s a dude that players gravitate to. They like him and might be extra fired up see him get another opportunity. This teams success has to do with several aspects of “team”, not just talent. They play for each other and I think the locker room would play harder for Duke at this point. It may be his only active, but I think the player will appreciate McD for dressing the guy that been here working all season I’ll be excited for Duke if he can a few snaps. I believe he’ll come through if called upon Edited January 8, 2021 by NewEra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterStrategist Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 3 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said: Dress 48. PEOPLE HEAR ME OUT! The entire Main Roster is HEALTHY with the exception of MAYBE Beasley out. They called up a WR (Duke) who MIGHT DRESS and another OL who won't dress. They both are 'Insurance" like others have said. OK you Einstein's, who is 'Inactive" tomorrow? 49 Fromm 50 Devey 51 Murphy 52 A, Smith 53 Yeldon (or they play and sit "The Duke" 54 Kroft (or they play and sit "The Duke" 55 Beasley (see 53 & 54 above) I say "The Duke" sits and Yeldon, Kroft or of course Beasley play. Duke sits, both he and Devey are insurance. Beas will be active 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 They're gonna give him a shot to make good on a potential TD once the game is in hand and see if he can reverse his fortune. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Maybe the question is, if you go 5 wide, would you rather Duke or a RB, at one of those spots. Maybe they’ve got a mismatch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, H2o said: They're gonna give him a shot to make good on a potential TD once the game is in hand and see if he can reverse his fortune. With the caveat that the pass comes from Barkley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoRic Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 I don't get the "Duke Williams is TERRIBLE" talk. He's not. Look at last year. He blocked. He hustled. He earned his spot on the roster. He was decent and made some clutch catches during the season. Just not THE clutch catch in the playoffs. That being said, we are STACKED at WR and I don't expect or want him to take the field. But sheesh, give the dude a break. . 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Insurance beasley and Diggs will both start a few five wide plays in the game plan we will throw 40+ passes i think Duke will see about 10 snaps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 12 minutes ago, Kelly the Dog said: Insurance beasley and Diggs will both start a few five wide plays in the game plan we will throw 40+ passes i think Duke will see about 10 snaps If those 2 dress Duke won't. They won't dress 7 WR. They would dress Kroft (3 TEs) before that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said: If those 2 dress Duke won't. They won't dress 7 WR. They would dress Kroft (3 TEs) before that. They may. It depends on the status of Diggs and Beasley. I think it's 90% they are both active. It's the playoffs. But that doesn't mean, especially in Beasley's case and a knee injury, that he will be able to grind the entire game and be his reliable self. It's quite possible no one will know that until midway through the game. That's why first Duke was activated for insurance. But it also just happens that the Colts are most susceptible to mid range passes. And a little short on CBS. That is where Duke can help the team even if the other two are playing. Sure we have five guys in Diggs, Brown, Beasley, Davis and McKenzie but I expect to see a decent amount of 5 wide. I wouldn't bet on him being active but I wouldn't be surprised either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat68 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 8 minutes ago, Kelly the Dog said: They may. It depends on the status of Diggs and Beasley. I think it's 90% they are both active. It's the playoffs. But that doesn't mean, especially in Beasley's case and a knee injury, that he will be able to grind the entire game and be his reliable self. It's quite possible no one will know that until midway through the game. That's why first Duke was activated for insurance. But it also just happens that the Colts are most susceptible to mid range passes. And a little short on CBS. That is where Duke can help the team even if the other two are playing. Sure we have five guys in Diggs, Brown, Beasley, Davis and McKenzie but I expect to see a decent amount of 5 wide. I wouldn't bet on him being active but I wouldn't be surprised either. Down there best man corner I agree, they spread them out. And let Allen cook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 5 minutes ago, Kelly the Dog said: They may. It depends on the status of Diggs and Beasley. I think it's 90% they are both active. It's the playoffs. But that doesn't mean, especially in Beasley's case and a knee injury, that he will be able to grind the entire game and be his reliable self. It's quite possible no one will know that until midway through the game. That's why first Duke was activated for insurance. But it also just happens that the Colts are most susceptible to mid range passes. And a little short on CBS. That is where Duke can help the team even if the other two are playing. Sure we have five guys in Diggs, Brown, Beasley, Davis and McKenzie but I expect to see a decent amount of 5 wide. I wouldn't bet on him being active but I wouldn't be surprised either. I hear you but they can also go 5 Wide using Roberts or even Knox. Daboll has a lot of tricks up his sleeve he will break out for the playoffs. Duke's insurance call-up in my mind is more about a guy getting sick or hurt in early warmups. It's great guessing about stuff like this because everyone but maybe Beasley is healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heitz Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 OMG it's happpppeening.... lolz 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCowlingsTaxiService Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 So Duke is active? Guessing they didn’t feel that Knox gave them enough drops 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheektowaga Chad Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Duke active because he can fill in at multiple positions if guys can't go Big enough body to run some tight end and wide receiver or full back even 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 I'll laugh if he is inactive for the game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heitz Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, Cheektowaga Chad said: Duke active because he can fill in at multiple positions if guys can't go Big enough body to run some tight end and wide receiver or full back even Follow the money, connect the dots - all roads lead to Duke in Letchworth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figster Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 1 minute ago, MJS said: I'll laugh if he is inactive for the game. Don't Jinx the Duke!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheektowaga Chad Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 1 minute ago, Heitz said: Follow the money, connect the dots - all roads lead to Duke in Letchworth... So 🔨 duke williams to score a td at the casino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBear Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Looking forward to our 7 wide receiver sets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Ferguson Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 1 hour ago, MJS said: I'll laugh if he is inactive for the game. I'll be ecstatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 they already have a couple guys active who can drop TD passes...maybe The Duke will sub in if one of them gets hurt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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