Big Turk Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 (edited) McD is on record as saying he likes having Bates as a backup in case something happens to the starters because he can play every position on the line... But that versatility is the the reason why he hasn't gotten a shot in the lineup...which is frustrating because the OLine might have played their best game of the year against the Pats with him in there. So essentially, Bates could be a missing piece of the puzzle to the OLine issues but we will never find out because once Ford/Feliciano are back and ready to play, Bates goes to the bench because he is "too valuable to lose". WTF kind of logic is that? Edited January 1, 2022 by Big Turk 4 4 7 3 3 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHuddleKelly12 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Do we know who’s starting this week yet on the Oline? Or is this thread just getting a good head start? 🧐 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 8 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mailman Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 (edited) Well, it may be nothing but I studied the line in a few of the team practice photos from the other day and saw Bates in at left guard, with the rest of the starters. Same lineup as last week. Could be nothing, but I am hopeful we keep the same line intact. Edited January 1, 2022 by Mailman Misspelled word 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 If that was a table he would have a better job of hitting it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 McD sabotaging the OL lol You know he WANTS to win, right? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Love the hot takes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, EmotionallyUnstable said: McD sabotaging the OL lol You know he WANTS to win, right? Duh, but if he values Bates so much as a backup due to him being able to play every position that he won't let him start even if he proves he is more effective, that kind of defeats the purpose... Saving him "just in case" while the regular guys suck. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 7 minutes ago, EmotionallyUnstable said: McD sabotaging the OL lol You know he WANTS to win, right? That's an unsubstantiated rumor. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 16 minutes ago, BringBackFergy said: How did you find that video of me? Really stuck The landing too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJB Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Stop drinking pine sol and switch to the good stuff called alcohol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBBills Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 After reading that I had to double check your screen name... I thought it was Big Turd. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan1959 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Just now, TBBills said: After reading that I had to double check your screen name... I thought it was Big Turd. Pretty much sums up every thread he has ever started... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strive_for_five_guy Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 48 minutes ago, Big Turk said: McD is on record as saying he likes having Bates as a backup in case something happens to the starters because he can play every position on the line... But that versatility is the the reason why he hasn't gotten a shot in the lineup...which is frustrating because the OLine might have played their best game of the year against the Pats with him in there. So essentially, Bates could be a missing piece of the puzzle to the OLine issues but we will never find out because once Ford/Feliciano are back and ready to play, Bates goes to the bench because he is "too valuable to lose". WTF kind of logic is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MJS Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Bates is on the team because McDermott likes him. McDermott has built a perennially contending team. Maybe stop talking badly about the best coach we have had since March Levy. 51 minutes ago, BringBackFergy said: I wonder what the goal was there... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giuseppe Tognarelli Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 What? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 I'll say it again, Sunday can't get here fast enough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconator Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 I'm drunk, and even in the mentally alcohol diminished capacity of my brain wouldn't come up with something like this. 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearwater cadet Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ControllerOfPlanetX Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Ah.....sure........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 I’d like to know why it took week 15 for Bates to see adequate playing time also. Why were we subjected to the low level play of Cody Ford? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 The Turkster, you know I like you’re takes often, but no. McD is not sabotaging his line with thinking he needs to keep Bates in the back pocket. If he thinks he’s the best fit, hes in. I’ll agree, miss was not a better go to than Singletary as our feature back. Bates should see some time the rest of the year. Ford is not going in if these guys can keep that from happening. My WAG, is it’s Dawkins, Feliciano, Morse, Williams, and Brown. Bates is shot in at a heart beat if there is a problem. If anyone has some nagging injuries and we are getting up on an opponent the next two weeks, Bates could go in at any of the five positions. 53 minutes ago, clearwater cadet said: Knew you were a SW FL guy when posting this song. Reminds me of the newer Star Trek movies as was in two of them. Lovin the old Beastie Boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Buffalo716 said: How did you find that video of me? Really stuck The landing too Unfortunately, not according to the Canadian judges. You just can’t trust them! They don’t know true art! EDIT: To get to the point of the thread, “sabotage” means to deliberately destroy something. No coach, who wasn’t looking to get fired, would do such a thing. Ever. Find another way to make the argument. Maybe he misplaced his priorities? Sabotage makes zero sense. . Edited January 1, 2022 by Augie 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurman#1 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Big Turk said: McD is on record as saying he likes having Bates as a backup in case something happens to the starters because he can play every position on the line... But that versatility is the the reason why he hasn't gotten a shot in the lineup...which is frustrating because the OLine might have played their best game of the year against the Pats with him in there. So essentially, Bates could be a missing piece of the puzzle to the OLine issues but we will never find out because once Ford/Feliciano are back and ready to play, Bates goes to the bench because he is "too valuable to lose". WTF kind of logic is that? When we see who plays next week, and how well they play, it'll be worth talking about. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILLieve85 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Big Turk said: WTF kind of logic is that? I believe it’s the same logic as starting this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 18 minutes ago, Augie said: Unfortunately, not according to the Canadian judges. You just can’t trust them! They don’t know true art! EDIT: To get to the point of the thread, “sabotage” means to deliberately destroy something. No coach, who wasn’t looking to get fired, would do such a thing. Ever. Find another way to make the argument. Maybe he misplaced his priorities? Sabotage makes zero sense. . I find it hard to believe that a high school coach would sabotage a game let alone an NFL one Even Urban Meyer beat the bills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr. WEO Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Big Turk said: WTF kind of logic is that? should have led with this.... Edited January 1, 2022 by Mr. WEO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 And the final thread of the year is the stupidest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milanos Milano Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 2 hours ago, DJB said: Stop drinking pine sol and switch to the good stuff called alcohol What does this do? Asking for a friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 The FO just gave Josh a quarter of a BILLION $$$....... Of course McDermott is sabotaging the unit that protects their investment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in STL Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Big Turk said: McD is on record as saying he likes having Bates as a backup in case something happens to the starters because he can play every position on the line... But that versatility is the the reason why he hasn't gotten a shot in the lineup...which is frustrating because the OLine might have played their best game of the year against the Pats with him in there. So essentially, Bates could be a missing piece of the puzzle to the OLine issues but we will never find out because once Ford/Feliciano are back and ready to play, Bates goes to the bench because he is "too valuable to lose". WTF kind of logic is that? Every coach keeps a backup center. Some teams have the luxury of two backup players that can play center. The Bills do if Feliciano is active. When Feliciano is starting at guard, or out on injury/Covid that leaves Bates as the backup to Morse. Edited January 1, 2022 by Bob in STL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIT BY SPIKES Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Draconator said: I'm drunk, and even in the mentally alcohol diminished capacity of my brain wouldn't come up with something like this. You're NOT drinking enough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconator Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, HIT BY SPIKES said: You're NOT drinking enough. Does 3/4ths of a bottle of Vanilla Crown count? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 8 hours ago, Big Turk said: McD is on record as saying he likes having Bates as a backup in case something happens to the starters because he can play every position on the line... But that versatility is the the reason why he hasn't gotten a shot in the lineup...which is frustrating because the OLine might have played their best game of the year against the Pats with him in there. So essentially, Bates could be a missing piece of the puzzle to the OLine issues but we will never find out because once Ford/Feliciano are back and ready to play, Bates goes to the bench because he is "too valuable to lose". WTF kind of logic is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 …………. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 I wonder if the thread is a veiled attempt at auditioning for the hot takes of WGR's 'The Late Show'. * "Remember to shut off the power, empty the wastebaskets, and have the coffee maker ready for Howard and Jeremy. And you're out by 11:00, it's a school night!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbRiddick Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 McD is like Slugworth in Willy Wonka, he secretly works for Belichick. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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