12/1/22 Week 13 Bills at Pats* Pregame Thread Primetime on Prime!

[ngbills]

How many 1st rounders are healthy scratches at this point in season? 

[mannc]

  On 12/1/2022 at 11:47 PM, Big Blitz said:

We could have drafted Pickens or Hall

 

 

 

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Or C. Watson

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

Re Elam, has to be game plan specific. Lots of zone, and going to get three LBs out there? 

[Einstein]

  On 12/2/2022 at 12:13 AM, ngbills said:

How many 1st rounders are healthy scratches at this point in season? 

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I wouldn’t be surprised if Elam is a party of one in that department. Maybe two.

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

  On 12/2/2022 at 12:06 AM, Einstein said:

Sal just said on WGR that Elam looks to be a healthy scratch.

 

Wow. 

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Inexcusable. Our corners have been complete horseshit. The only thing that would be ok is starting White and Rhodes and somehow Rhodes being good here

[LABILLBACKER]

  On 12/2/2022 at 12:04 AM, TheBeaneBandit said:

Tre isn't going to go from a 15 play pitch count to a full game. Get that thought outta everybody's heads. Elam must've had some kind of setback.

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I'm guessing around 30 snaps.  So Rhodes and Dane will be busy. Just don't let Meyers beat you. Hopefully we see a couple catches from Smoke.

[Big C]

  On 12/2/2022 at 12:08 AM, Einstein said:

 

Also a potential sign that Elam isn’t where the coaches want him to be.

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 Yes but I said I was choosing! If Elam is healthy but Tre plays a lot and we’ll, I’ll be happy.

[Success]

  On 12/2/2022 at 12:13 AM, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

Re Elam, has to be game plan specific. Lots of zone, and going to get three LBs out there? 

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I mean, it's gotta be. He's very good when healthy.  Shocked by the announcement - but trust the Bills coaches to make the right calls on this. They know more than we do.

 

[par73]

Elam as a healthy inactive is truly bizarre. Must be more to this story.

[Dablitzkrieg]

[No_Matter_What]

Re Elam: Everybody please form a strict opinion immediately, don't even think about waiting for some comments from McD or something. Most important think is just to say something!

[Gunsgoodtime]

Dont understand the Elam scratch at all.  Have to trust the coaches i guess.  Another fan head scratcher

[Big C]

Confusing because I was reading a lot about how good Elam played recently. Maybe it isn’t really a healthy scratch and we are all just speculating at this point.

[mannc]

  On 12/1/2022 at 11:58 PM, Steptide said:

Wonder if maybe elam caught whatever bug was going around 

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Gotta be...

[ngbills]

Can Lewis over Elam? Don’t care if you technically call Lewis a safety. 

[loveorhatembillsfan4life]

Don’t you know by now our coaches always outsmart everyone…*sarcastic tone*
 

Our coaches better show me something tonight..

 

Probably  going back to a zone d and less blitzing.. our guys have been getting torched lately. 

 

 

[Augie]

  On 12/2/2022 at 12:12 AM, Process said:

Just saw the Elam news. McDermott strikes again. What the hell?

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I won’t overreact, because I don’t know what I don’t know. They have their reasons, and I don’t know what they know.

 

I trust the current crew to get the most out of our guys for the most part, especially when it comes to DB’s. 

[MasterStrategist]

  On 12/2/2022 at 12:13 AM, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

Re Elam, has to be game plan specific. Lots of zone, and going to get three LBs out there? 

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Agree, it's either gameplan or Rhodes has been impressing in practice, while Elam has been battling back from his ankle injury.

 

Surprising, but let's see how things unfold before ripping Coach.  Dane is a baller, just had a few tough breaks recently...he and Tre were set as starters when healthy.

[Slippery Rubber Mats]

If Elam isn’t doing what he needs to be doing let him sit. 
 

Im sure they’ll ask the coach after the game 
 

[Process]

Has there been a different team in NFL history that's gotten less out of their first and second round rookies?

 

So many picks invested into the defense just for them to suck/not play/make no impact. It's maddening.