Bills sign G Jordan Simmons

[Beerball]

2 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said:

 

I've had rib injuries in the past and sometimes its a few days, sometimes 6+ weeks.

 

Being that I see Saffold on the stationary bike now, I think he will be fine soon.  That seems to me he's breathing fine.

Thanks Doc!

[chongli]

2 hours ago, Don Otreply said:

Saw a picture of Saffold riding the peddle and arm bike (Schwinn Airdyne) in today’s TC photos so it can’t be particularly bad, jmo. I’m confident he gonna be good to go relatively soon…, 👍

 

I was going to post the same thing. And that's actually an Assault Fitness AirBike. You can see the name if you blow up the pic

 

 

[Don Otreply]

Just now, chongli said:

 

I was going to post the same thing. And that's actually an Assault Fitness AirBike. You can see the name if you blow up the pic

 

 

Cool, I didn’t know that folks were copying the old Airdyne design from forty years ago, it was as good an exercise concept back then as it is now. The shop I managed sold a semi truck load of Airdynes every winter for years. 
 

Go Bills!!!

[Ralonzo]

3 hours ago, BillsFan4 said:

I was in a car accident a few years ago and cracked 3 ribs (from the seatbelt). Yeah it took a good 6+ weeks for them to heal and a few months before they stopped hurting. The first month+ was the worst. Couldn’t laugh, cough or even breathe in without being in pain.

seat belt sign trauma is pretty painful but not very long term, if there’s not any other underlying stuff. If probably hurts the most at first but clears the fastest.

 

-t. Been hit head on before

[Bob in STL]

1 hour ago, FilthyBeast said:

 

Not sure how that's going to be possible considering Boettger probably won't even physically be able to play this season.

Oh, I thought he would be back. 

[chongli]

1 hour ago, Don Otreply said:

Cool, I didn’t know that folks were copying the old Airdyne design from forty years ago, it was as good an exercise concept back then as it is now. The shop I managed sold a semi truck load of Airdynes every winter for years. 
 

Go Bills!!!

 

I didn't realize Schwinn was the original (and didn't even realize they made these until your post above.) Good info. Yeah, at most gyms I've been to, I've seen the Assault Fitness AirBike, or sometimes the Rogue Echo. They must be cheaper, lol.

Edited July 25, 2022 by chongli

[John from Riverside]

1 hour ago, chongli said:

 

I was going to post the same thing. And that's actually an Assault Fitness AirBike. You can see the name if you blow up the pic

 

 

Saffold looking at Crowder like he’s hungry

[wppete]

Never heard of him. Cut him! ✂️ 

[Mango]

6 hours ago, Don Otreply said:

Concerning Saffold & rib injuries, rib injuries can take a considerable amount of time to heal, any doctors in the house that could narrow down the average time for a couple or few ribs to heal up enough fora NFL linemen to be able to play effectively???

Go Bills!!!

 

As somebody who competed on stress stress fracture in my ribs until one actually outright broke, stress fractures are a couple weeks off then work back. Not a huge deal. A full on break is like 8 months to heal. At a certain point it is about pain management while it is healing. I don't think he has a full on break, and I would assume he is back practicing in relatively short order. 

 

The issue is that blood flow sucks around your ribs. 

[Billsfanatixs]

6 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

beane said “cracked some ribs.” 

Mmmmm Ribs.....

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

'Bills sign G Jordan Simmons'

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Now why am I thinking of G. Gordon Liddy? 🤔

[BillsFanForever19]

7 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

 

 

Watching him moving around and laughing with guys (which is extremely painful if you've ever had cracked ribs), I can't imagine he's in that rough of a shape that they're worried.

 

But the fact remains if he misses even a couple weeks, that's most of Training Camp. I don't think it's a move that should make Thad or anyone think "uh oh, Rodger must be in rough shape" as much as it is we had an extra roster spot and we're down a Guard in Training Camp right now.

[First Round Bust]

7 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said:

When I was a senior, there was a sophomore girl named Jordan Simmons that was just beautiful.  I don't think this is the same person.

senior...what..citizen ?

[TheBrownBear]

I broke my ribs twice in the past 2 years in separate mountain biking accidents.  The first time I was actually able to golf later the same day, and I continued to golf and road bike during my recoveries from each of the injuries.  I think I was basically completely recovered in about 4-5 weeks both times.  It really just comes down to your pain tolerance.

[BobbyC81]

10 hours ago, JoPoy88 said:

do we know exactly what kind of rib injury he has from the accident? I didn’t see anything specific

At least they’re more specific than NHL teams.  Would this be a middle body injury?

[Johnny Hammersticks]

10 hours ago, Don Otreply said:

Concerning Saffold & rib injuries, rib injuries can take a considerable amount of time to heal, any doctors in the house that could narrow down the average time for a couple or few ribs to heal up enough fora NFL linemen to be able to play effectively???

Go Bills!!!

Not sure about the exact nature of his rib injury, but when I fractured 3 ribs a couple years ago it took me about 3 weeks before I was back to doing things normally.  Granted, my normal activities consist of mowing the lawn, playing with my kids, sleeping comfortably, etc…

 

It likely will take longer to be ready for full contact NFL football.  Rib injuries suck!  Very little you can do for them.

 

 

[Dopey]

8 hours ago, 3rdnlng said:

Jordan is a name that can go both ways. Now the challenging part is to figure out what pronoun to use for her him it? Maybe The Bearded Lady would work. Did the carpet match the drapes?

Both ways?

Kinky

[pennstate10]

2 hours ago, TheBrownBear said:

I broke my ribs twice in the past 2 years in separate mountain biking accidents.  The first time I was actually able to golf later the same day, and I continued to golf and road bike during my recoveries from each of the injuries.  I think I was basically completely recovered in about 4-5 weeks both times.  It really just comes down to your pain tolerance.

???

that’s a pretty disingenuous statement. 
Recovery time is much more complex than pain tolerance. Severity of the injury is probably the most important, but other considerations would include which ribs, how many ribs, the location of the fx, the age of the individual etc. 

[Maynard]

5 weeks ago I cracked some ribs doing pretend roundhouses out in the driveway with my wife. I’m still in pain and still can’t sleep on my left side. Never went to the doctor though. My point is, it hurts. 

Edited July 26, 2022 by Maynard

[North Buffalo]

13 hours ago, Don Otreply said:

Concerning Saffold & rib injuries, rib injuries can take a considerable amount of time to heal, any doctors in the house that could narrow down the average time for a couple or few ribs to heal up enough fora NFL linemen to be able to play effectively???

Go Bills!!!

Usually bones are healed in 4-6 weeks... pain and any cartilage damage can take longer... really depends on severity and pain threshold... Can really hurt to breath and for a player that wrestles like O line do... you probably need a flack jacket.

[YoloinOhio]

He was a big time recruit in HS but had a bunch of injuries in college 

12 hours ago, 3rdnlng said:

Jordan is a name that can go both ways. Now the challenging part is to figure out what pronoun to use for her him it? Maybe The Bearded Lady would work. Did the carpet match the drapes?

Never met a female named Jordan who wasn’t hot

[Nelius]

Saffold worries me. Just a couple of weeks ago folks were acting like Guard is a done deal with Bates and Saffold, yet Saffold is 34 years old and has never played a down for the Bills. I haven't quite understood why some seem to think he's just going to step in and be a healthy, guaranteed lock, so good signing I guess. Guard is an uncertain weakness.

[smuvtalker]

14 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said:

When I was a senior, there was a sophomore girl named Jordan Simmons that was just beautiful.  I don't think this is the same person.

Goddamn you Royale, you never fail to somehow make laughing so effing painful!!!

 

I literally think I ruptured something inside of me this time!

 

😅😅😅

 

 

 

[John from Riverside]

5 minutes ago, Nelius said:

Saffold worries me. Just a couple of weeks ago folks were acting like Guard is a done deal with Bates and Saffold, yet Saffold is 34 years old and has never played a down for the Bills. I haven't quite understood why some seem to think he's just going to step in and be a healthy, guaranteed lock, so good signing I guess. Guard is an uncertain weakness.

Because he’s been a good player on his previous teams? It’s really early

[Nelius]

3 minutes ago, John from Riverside said:

Because he’s been a good player on his previous teams? It’s really early

 

Yeah sure, that is all correct, but he's also not young and has no Buffalo track record to speak of. I guess I was just caught off guard recently by the assumed certainty that he would just step right in and be fine, nothing to worry about folks. I think it's a position of concern.

[John from Riverside]

17 minutes ago, Nelius said:

 

Yeah sure, that is all correct, but he's also not young and has no Buffalo track record to speak of. I guess I was just caught off guard recently by the assumed certainty that he would just step right in and be fine, nothing to worry about folks. I think it's a position of concern.

I was also caught off guard the first that I heard of this was whenever McDsaid it in the press conference

 

But we’re still in the off-season and to be perfectly honest we need to sort out our back up guard situation so this could be a blessing in disguise

[machine gun kelly]

20 hours ago, Don Otreply said:

Concerning Saffold & rib injuries, rib injuries can take a considerable amount of time to heal, any doctors in the house that could narrow down the average time for a couple or few ribs to heal up enough fora NFL linemen to be able to play effectively???

Go Bills!!!

Im just scanning and think Don you have you’re answer.  FWIW I’ve broken ribs and severely bruised ribs before.  I work on medicine, but not a doctor.  When I used to call on pain specialists and Orthos, they typically will tell you as short as 3 weeks for severely bruised, and up to 6-8 weeks for broken ribs and bruising or tearing of the tendons.

 

The part that sucks is breathing, sleeping, laughing, coughing, all sucks for awhile.  They are probably giving him some pain meds, and for the bruising and inflammation, I had to jump in ice baths.  Yeah, that’s a lot of fun.  It’s worth it though even though so few people actually ice injuries as much as they are supposed to do to work.

 

I don’t even tell anyone RICE (rest, ice, compression, and elevation) as no one does it.  I do because I believe in it.

[YoloinOhio]

5 hours ago, Nelius said:

 

Yeah sure, that is all correct, but he's also not young and has no Buffalo track record to speak of. I guess I was just caught off guard recently by the assumed certainty that he would just step right in and be fine, nothing to worry about folks. I think it's a position of concern.

He has a Kromer track record 

 

only thing that concerns me is injury history. He’s not that old for a guard. 

[TheBrownBear]

23 hours ago, pennstate10 said:

???

that’s a pretty disingenuous statement. 
Recovery time is much more complex than pain tolerance. Severity of the injury is probably the most important, but other considerations would include which ribs, how many ribs, the location of the fx, the age of the individual etc. 

How was my statement "disingenuous?" I don't think the word means what you think it does.  Of course, broken ribs take time to heal.  No one is saying otherwise.  But your level of activity during the recovery period comes down to your pain tolerance.  These aren't dangerous injuries.  They heal on their own.

[AuntieEm]

On 7/26/2022 at 12:28 AM, Nelius said:

 

Yeah sure, that is all correct, but he's also not young and has no Buffalo track record to speak of. I guess I was just caught off guard recently by the assumed certainty that he would just step right in and be fine, nothing to worry about folks. I think it's a position of concern.

 

   This is a valid point.  Just like a team needs to take constant shots at landing a franchise Qb until they have one, those teams that do should always be looking for upgrades in protecting that Qb.  Even if Saffold pans out it doesn't hurt to have seen what other vet players can bring.  Maybe he does enough to win a backup role on the team.  Or he wins a ps spot.  Ps spot can lead to a new contract with Bills or another needy club so it's certainly better than sitting on the couch waiting for a call. So win win if he has any skill that meshes with our team. 

[AuntieEm]

On 7/26/2022 at 6:22 AM, YoloinOhio said:

He has a Kromer track record 

 

  I don't see him having played on a team with Kromer as ol coach.  Now he may have been offered a tryout because kromer has seen him play against his teams and maybe sees he could fit. 

 

 

On 7/26/2022 at 6:22 AM, YoloinOhio said:

only thing that concerns me is injury history. He’s not that old for a guard. 

 

  And so upgrading even the backup spots is wise.  

[sherpa]

On 7/26/2022 at 6:15 AM, machine gun kelly said:

Im just scanning and think Don you have you’re answer.  FWIW I’ve broken ribs and severely bruised ribs before.  I work on medicine, but not a doctor.  

 

I broke 21 of the 24 in one event.

Five needed titanium joints.

 

He'll be OK.

Just don't sneeze.

Edited July 27, 2022 by sherpa

[machine gun kelly]

30 minutes ago, sherpa said:

 

I broke 21 of the 24 in one event.

Five needed titanium joints.

 

He'll be OK.

Just don't sneeze.

That’s the truth!!!

 

Never cracked that many brother, so you win the prize.  Unfortunate happenstance to crack a couple a couple of times and then severely bruise a couple of times.

 

Mama shrouds taught me better, but I know the pain.  I feel for the guy.  Good news is bones heal and sometimes stronger than the originals.

Edited July 27, 2022 by machine gun kelly

[Maynard]

2 hours ago, sherpa said:

 

I broke 21 of the 24 in one event.

Five needed titanium joints.

 

He'll be OK.

Just don't sneeze.

Or cough!