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22 hours ago, motorj said:

Yeldon is a bad blocker for allen

No he was very efficient in Pass Pro with Jags

20 hours ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said:


it’s odd. Didn’t he even play for daboll I college? 

No as Daboll spent only 2017 there and Yeldon was there 2012-2014

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7 hours ago, SectionC3 said:

Whomever picks up the blitz better is the guy I want to see this week.  More Lee Smith this week, too?  We shall see.  

This.   Yeldon is proven here and is a very good receiver.    Watch some of his old highlights.  He is great at chipping then getting ready to catch the pass and his patience when he runs might be exactly what we need.  Blitz pick up requirement this week and the need for a quick target makes me want to see a lot of yeldon...even over motor. 

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I'm not banging the drum for Yeldon, but can someone explain why he never really got a lead back role?  No burst?  Vision?  Too easy to bring down?  I've not watched him enough.  Pretty good resumé though.

Injuries plagued his first 2 years, then the Jags drafted Fournette and he's never had a chance since.  https://tdalabamamag.com/2020/05/16/t-j-yeldon-a-forgotten-man-wants-back-in-the-nfl-limelight/

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TJ Yeldon's Bills career:

 

4.9 yards per attempt and 10.4 yards per reception. 6.8 yards per touch.

 

27 rushes, 127 yards. 14 receptions, 146 yards receiving. 2 fumbles (obviously not great), and 1 TD.

 

I posted this in the Freeman thread but it probably belongs here. Yeldon is obviously not a world beater, but come on. He hasn't been bad here in his limited snaps. I'll accept fumbles as an argument, but it's too flukey for me.

 

 

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1 hour ago, Tuel Time said:

TJ Yeldon's Bills career:

 

4.9 yards per attempt and 10.4 yards per reception. 6.8 yards per touch.

 

27 rushes, 127 yards. 14 receptions, 146 yards receiving. 2 fumbles (obviously not great), and 1 TD.

 

I posted this in the Freeman thread but it probably belongs here. Yeldon is obviously not a world beater, but come on. He hasn't been bad here in his limited snaps. I'll accept fumbles as an argument, but it's too flukey for me.

 

 

 

I remember him losing a fumble last year against Cincinnati but I don't remember the fumble this year. It happened against Tennessee but I don't remember it at all, he didn't lose the ball on that one at least. 

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4 minutes ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:

 

Don't think   

 

Just say Williams 

 

I’d be 1000% fine with that too.  After all, they keep yeldon hidden away like a bastard love child.  Maybe it’s for good reason. 
 

I don’t think this will be a tough decision for the coaches. Whoever gets the nod has my support. 

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I think the Bills braintrust will go with the experience of Yeldon. They value the STs and probably won’t sit T. Jones in favor of both Williams and Yeldon. Williams could be used in short yardage/ goal to go type situations but the numbers look like he will sit for this one. 

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2 hours ago, CapeBreton said:

 

I remember him losing a fumble last year against Cincinnati but I don't remember the fumble this year. It happened against Tennessee but I don't remember it at all, he didn't lose the ball on that one at least. 

 

ProFootballReference has a fumble this year against Tenn. I don't remember it offhand either. It wasn't lost though, so one fumbled lost in Bills career.

 

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16 hours ago, teef said:

I’d be 1000% fine with that too.  After all, they keep yeldon hidden away like a bastard love child.  Maybe it’s for good reason. 
 

I don’t think this will be a tough decision for the coaches. Whoever gets the nod has my support. 

 

It really is a great mystery why they've kept him for three years but never put him on the field. If he does play this week, I hope it's his coming out party.

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1 hour ago, CSBill said:

It really is a great mystery why they've kept him for three years but never put him on the field. If he does play this week, I hope it's his coming out party.

 

Two years, but yes, strange why they have him on the 53-man roster but he never plays.

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I want Williams based on what he did against the Dolphins. (Though I recognize that was late in a game when the Fins were already beaten down.) But McDermott will likely go with the guy better at blitz pickups. Probably Yeldon.

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Makes sense.  Knows the offense.  In times when called upon have done the job.  Provides the ability to run between the tackles and catch the ball out the backfield.  For the style of offense he was the obvious choice.

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22 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

 

 

21 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

Yeldon being brought up. No word on whether Williams too.

 

 

 

 

Been calling for T J Yeldon all season long now here's the chance to prove himself in the biggest game Buffalo has seen in over 25 years.

 

MERCY!!!!

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27 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

Yeldon being brought up. No word on whether Williams too.

 

 

I think Williams could be elevated from the PS, but I don’t think he will be active. They aren’t going to make him active over Taiwan Jones, and they haven’t had 4 RBs active at any point this year. 

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2 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

I think Williams could be elevated from the PS, but I don’t think he will be active. They aren’t going to make him active over Taiwan Jones, and they haven’t had 4 RBs active at any point this year. 


i think you are probably right. But if the scheme is going to be a bit more run heavy, then I think we may see Taiwan being the odd man out. Maybe that is wishful thinking on my part though. 

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3 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

I want Williams based on what he did against the Dolphins. (Though I recognize that was late in a game when the Fins were already beaten down.) But McDermott will likely go with the guy better at blitz pickups. Probably Yeldon.

This!

 

I'd rather see Williams crashing thru that Ravens line too. Yeldon meh.

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34 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

 

 

Kinda figured.  And what does he mean by "brought up"?  Yeldon is on the 53-man roster.

 

34 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

Yeldon being brought up. No word on whether Williams too.

 

Doubtful.  That would be 4 RBs on the 53 and one will surely be inactive.  No reason to do that.

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6 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:


i think you are probably right. But if the scheme is going to be a bit more run heavy, then I think we may see Taiwan being the odd man out. Maybe that is wishful thinking on my part though. 

I just can’t see them having their best gunner inactive. You either trust Devin and TJ or you don’t. 

4 minutes ago, Doc said:

 

Kinda figured.  And what does he mean by "brought up"?  Yeldon is on the 53-man roster.

 

 

Doubtful.  That would be 4 RBs on the 53 and one will surely be inactive.  No reason to do that.

I think he just meant he would be the one “active” in his spot 

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Yeldon will be active and take Moss's role according to McD...does not prevent them from calling up Williams but they haven't had 4 RBs active the entire season yet.

 

Jones is the 3rd for ST.

 

 

Well this is a good sign I guess...Yeldon apparently was really good in pass pro with the Jags even as a rookie.

 

 

https://www.espn.com/blog/jacksonville-jaguars/post/_/id/15338/jaguars-keep-raving-about-t-j-yeldons-pass-blocking-ability

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1 hour ago, Mat68 said:

Makes sense.  Knows the offense.  In times when called upon have done the job.  Provides the ability to run between the tackles and catch the ball out the backfield.  For the style of offense he was the obvious choice.

difficult to rely on a  practice squad rookie  or recently signed Freeman.

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1 hour ago, Big Turk said:

Yeldon will be active and take Moss's role according to McD...does not prevent them from calling up Williams but they haven't had 4 RBs active the entire season yet.

 

Jones is the 3rd for ST.

 

 

Well this is a good sign I guess...Yeldon apparently was really good in pass pro with the Jags even as a rookie.

 

 

https://www.espn.com/blog/jacksonville-jaguars/post/_/id/15338/jaguars-keep-raving-about-t-j-yeldons-pass-blocking-ability

 

I think we'll see Wiliams brought up as insurance against Singletary/Yeldon going down for a COVID reason the night before or the day of the game.  Yeldon was that guy (for Singletary/Moss before), but with Moss out there's no such safety net.  So we see Williams elevated and then inactive on Saturday. 

 

*And by "elevated" I mean that Williams will be one of the two PS players added to make "55" this week. 

21 hours ago, Tuel Time said:

 

ProFootballReference has a fumble this year against Tenn. I don't remember it offhand either. It wasn't lost though, so one fumbled lost in Bills career.

 

 

I vaguely recall a fumble that was launched into the air against NE in the home game last year.  That was more or less the end of Yeldon's shot to be a primary ballcarrier here. 

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