Hapless Bills Fan Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Are the coaches and team taking a few days off? If so are they leaving the facility/town (if vaccinated)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 4 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: Are the coaches and team taking a few days off? If so are they leaving the facility/town (if vaccinated)? Friday through Monday this weekend are league mandated days off for the players. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Here's the language in the CBA. I'm not sure if GunnerBill is right and they may have to report on Monday although it's been reported they aren't having a "full" practice. Once they move the season to 18 weeks I wish they would just have two bye weeks for each team and start the first weekend of September. (b) If in any League Year (i) the NFL elects to schedule three or fewer preseason games (not including the Canton Hall of Fame Game or any American Bowl game scheduled around the date of the Canton Hall of Fame Game) the final week of the preseason shall be a bye-week, unless the parties agree otherwise, and all players will be permitted two additional days off, for a total of eight days off during the preseason. Four of the eight days off shall be given after the final preseason game, with three of the days occurring consecutively on the final three days of preseason training camp (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday), except that, for any Club whose first regular season game is on a Thursday night, the three consecutive days off following the Club’s final preseason game need not be given on the final three days of preseason training camp (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) but shall be given following the Club’s final preseason game on three consecutive days determined by the Club. Subject to the foreg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 13 minutes ago, Doc Brown said: Here's the language in the CBA. I'm not sure if GunnerBill is right and they may have to report on Monday although it's been reported they aren't having a "full" practice. Once they move the season to 18 weeks I wish they would just have two bye weeks for each team and start the first weekend of September. (b) If in any League Year (i) the NFL elects to schedule three or fewer preseason games (not including the Canton Hall of Fame Game or any American Bowl game scheduled around the date of the Canton Hall of Fame Game) the final week of the preseason shall be a bye-week, unless the parties agree otherwise, and all players will be permitted two additional days off, for a total of eight days off during the preseason. Four of the eight days off shall be given after the final preseason game, with three of the days occurring consecutively on the final three days of preseason training camp (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday), except that, for any Club whose first regular season game is on a Thursday night, the three consecutive days off following the Club’s final preseason game need not be given on the final three days of preseason training camp (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) but shall be given following the Club’s final preseason game on three consecutive days determined by the Club. Subject to the foreg Ah okay I thought the compulsory down time extended to Monday. I know some teams are definitely doing the 4 day break and I thought the Bills were one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 (edited) 34 minutes ago, GunnerBill said: Ah okay I thought the compulsory down time extended to Monday. I know some teams are definitely doing the 4 day break and I thought the Bills were one of them. Here's what I could gather based off this article... It's my understanding that unvaccinated players can't leave town during this time because they still require daily testing. The Bills were off Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, practiced lightly on Wednesday and Thursday, and now the NFL mandates that teams take off Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the holiday weekend. Further, the Bills won’t have a full practice Monday, then will start getting ready for the Steelers on Tuesday which is generally a regular day off for teams that play Sunday games. Yeah, imagine the process-oriented McDermott wrapping his head around all that. Edited September 5, 2021 by Doc Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBill Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Wherever they went, I sure hope the unvaccinated players (which seems like half the team these days) are wearing Hazmat Suits 24/7. …. I seriously believe this early time-off will be a real test of their collective intelligence. If they come through this safe and with no quarantines, I’ll stop worrying about this issue. But if not, the season of so much promise could be derailed before it ever gets started. …. Wouldn’t that just be the ultimate “Billsy” thing to happen. … Apologies to all, I’m too long of a Bills fan to not play every “what could go wrong” scenario in my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 (edited) @Hapless Bills Fan Don't worry, just because the Bills are on a break doesn't mean that @YoloinOhio is. We'll still get those tweets for any relevant information. Edited September 5, 2021 by The Wiz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 (edited) Well I know last night was Jordan Poyer’s Documentary Premier of “The Kid from Astoria” at Seneca One. My sources confirmed Poyer, wife Rachel Bush, Josh All-in and Zach Moss, we’re all in attendance. Among others. Edited September 5, 2021 by EmotionallyUnstable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Some players are in town and some are not. Ed Oliver went home to Texas. Steph Diggs was at the Maryland game. Epenesa was at the Iowa game. McKenzie was at the wing fest in Buffalo. Unvaccinated need to test every day at the facility as was mentioned before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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