BBFL Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 23 minutes ago, jlgarsh said: He dressed for a game and had a special teams tackle too I think. I know that day the crowd was fired up seeing him. He’s also a great teammate from what everyone says. Why cut him when you know he can play in a pinch? When Hyde and Poyer were out last year, he made some plays and was decent. 18 total snaps on ST this year. All in 1 game… Miami. Like you said, think he’s not bad for being in a pinch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dablitzkrieg Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 The depth is even more important now that they appear to be shifting to dime personnel more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 Why does this thread exist? Hamlin is the depth player on the only position group in our defense that hasn't been banged up. Why wouldn't he be inactive? 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Sack Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 I heard QB rating when targeting Hamlin last year was 158.3. Maybe I misheard but if true that’s a perfect rating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoName Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 (edited) Hamlin was a 2nd string safety last year and was mostly active, this year he is a 3rd string safety and mostly inactive. Rapp basically took his spot and Hamlin was demoted Edited October 28, 2023 by NoName Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillyG Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 24 minutes ago, NoName said: Hamlin was a 2nd string safety last year and was mostly active, this year he is a 3rd string safety and mostly inactive. Rapp basically took his spot and Hamlin was demoted Going into last year Hamlin was the 4th S. Hyde and Poyer were of course one and two. But when I jury happened there it was Jaquan Johnson that had first dibs with Hamlin taking over after Johnson flopped. This year, Hamlin appears to still be the 4th safety. Rapp is more an upgrade on Johnson. It's the development of Cam Lewis to cover every DB position as well as ST that makes it necessary to dress 3 true safeties. Now the argument may be made that Lewis has passed him at the S position, but that's really only fan speculation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dopey Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 18 hours ago, JohninMinn. said: More to life and football then a feel good story. Glad he’s ok but if he can’t play why waste a roster spot? D.E.P.T.H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low Positive Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 All NFL teams have a 53-man roster with 48 players active on game days. Most teams have the same guys, more of less, inactive every week. Chiefs, for example, have an OL and DE that have been inactive for every game this season. This is a non-story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 💩💩💩💩💩💩 This does need seem like an elephant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maine-iac Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 I thought Hamlin played pretty well least year when Hyde was injured. I'm not sure where he's at post injury this year because he hasn't been on the field much. That said to my eye Rapp has been terrible in coverage at times and Lewis is tiny so if we had an actual injury to Hyde or Poyer and Hamlin was still inactive I think that would be pretty telling. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giuseppe Tognarelli Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 John in Minnesota, do you think he should be playing over Poyer, Hyde, or Rapp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 2 hours ago, NoName said: Hamlin was a 2nd string safety last year and was mostly active, this year he is a 3rd string safety and mostly inactive. Rapp basically took his spot and Hamlin was demoted He was fourth last year too. Jaquan Johnson was the third safety both he and Hamlin had to play and Johnson was so bad Hamlin jumped in. Other than that I agree. Hamlin is depth last year and this year. It’s ok and there is no elephant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 9 hours ago, Shemp said: Anyone who has had his heart stop on the field should never be on an NFL roster again. Too risky. This was thoroughly discussed in the off-season. The consensus of the medical professionals was that it was a fluke occurrence and the probability of it happening to him again is the same as the probability of it happening to anyone else. His risk is no higher than that of any other player. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 Hamlin was always a depth player. He was never guaranteed a roster spot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giuseppe Tognarelli Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 12 hours ago, LifeLongBillsFan said: He is never going to play He's already played this year, he hasn't been inactive all year 11 hours ago, Pasaluki said: They played him in preseason this year actually. And the regular season 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Defense Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 15 hours ago, chongli said: Will be active for the game next week at Cincinnati? Will there be pressure to activate him? Nope 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay_Fixit Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 On 10/27/2023 at 11:26 AM, JohninMinn. said: More to life and football then a feel good story. Glad he’s ok but if he can’t play why waste a roster spot? 16 negative reactions to this. Lol. People are so soft. Nothing you said was wrong. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternOHBillsFan Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 14 minutes ago, Jay_Fixit said: 16 negative reactions to this. Lol. People are so soft. Nothing you said was wrong. Congrats, you just got your first negative reaction. It's not that people are soft, it's that he and now you are wrong. We got Rapp as a backup safety, and he's not wasting a roster spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincec Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 On 10/27/2023 at 2:30 PM, hellofellowbillsfans said: i swear we have the angriest fan base known to man. i think people just sit around all day and pick different random things to be angry at If you think this then you should waste a few minutes visiting some other fan sites. They will be an eye opener. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 21 hours ago, dpberr said: I don't understand the *persistently* inactive players that are part of the 40-man roster like Alec Anderson and Germain Ifedi. I understand that they make a salary and are part of the team, but you'd think they'd like a chance to actually play in football games, if not for the Bills, someone else. They're the next man up, it's a long ass season someone goes down and they're active. Beyond that Alec Anderson clearly has a shot at competing to replace Morse when he hangs it up soon. As for Ifedi, he's what two spots behind Spencer Brown, if there is an O-line position with any possibility of change it's that one. 8 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said: Hamlin was always a depth player. He was never guaranteed a roster spot. Yes the only reason he played so much last year was because Hyde went out week 2 for the season, or until the Conference championship game 😭, and Poyer was more machine than man, this year so far none of that's the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay_Fixit Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 (edited) 17 hours ago, EasternOHBillsFan said: Congrats, you just got your first negative reaction. It's not that people are soft, it's that he and now you are wrong. We got Rapp as a backup safety, and he's not wasting a roster spot. But he is. He’s not a good football player. Sorry you value feel good stories over production. You’re just one of the soft ones like I correctly mentioned. Edited October 29, 2023 by Jay_Fixit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Digg? Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 11 minutes ago, Jay_Fixit said: But he is. He’s not a good football player. Sorry you value feel good stories over production. You’re just one of the soft ones like I correctly mentioned. Yeah that, or, and hear me out on this, he is good enough to make the roster but isn’t good enough to play over the guys in front of him. Unless your against having guys on cheap rookie contracts that can fill in when needed 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternOHBillsFan Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 21 hours ago, Jay_Fixit said: But he is. He’s not a good football player. Sorry you value feel good stories over production. You’re just one of the soft ones like I correctly mentioned. He's the backup to a backup... what kind of "production" do you expect from the backup of a backup? Get real... you're soft, but from the neck up. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Damar Hamlin is what he is, an NFL player in the lower echelon. The Bills just have better players in front of him. There's no issue if he's not active next week in Cincy. The emotions around it are another story, but from a football standpoint, this is not a BFD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 how is it an elephant in the room? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kota Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Hamlin is a good story but Rapp is better period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 On 10/27/2023 at 2:39 PM, GunnerBill said: He is the 4th best safety on the roster. They only have 3 up on a gameday. exactamundo. simple enough and correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 10 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said: how is it an elephant in the room? and how many other oliphants are in the room for perspective and context / How big is this room actually ? These are very real and relevant questions I love elephants btw Very very under rated 16 minutes ago, kota said: Hamlin is a good story but Rapp is better period. mmm different types. better ? Jury is out still for coffees and knishes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoName Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 On 10/28/2023 at 8:08 AM, BuffaloBillyG said: Going into last year Hamlin was the 4th S. Hyde and Poyer were of course one and two. But when I jury happened there it was Jaquan Johnson that had first dibs with Hamlin taking over after Johnson flopped. This year, Hamlin appears to still be the 4th safety. Rapp is more an upgrade on Johnson. It's the development of Cam Lewis to cover every DB position as well as ST that makes it necessary to dress 3 true safeties. Now the argument may be made that Lewis has passed him at the S position, but that's really only fan speculation. i was more so thinking j Johnson was 2nd string FS and Hamlin was 2nd string SS last year. But seems like I was wrong, thanks for the info 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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