Bills Waive OT Germain Ifedi

[Punching Bag]

2 minutes ago, transient said:

I think it was a reference to the “drinking the koolaid” posts that get tossed around when someone feels TBD posters aren’t sufficiently suspicious of motive and aren’t questioning absolutely everything the coaching staff, front office and owners tells them… most commonly seen when the Bills are playing poorly. 

 

@Special K could be short for Special Koolaid.

[Special K]

6 minutes ago, transient said:

I think it was a reference to the “drinking the koolaid” posts that get tossed around when someone feels TBD posters aren’t sufficiently suspicious of motive and aren’t questioning absolutely everything the coaching staff, front office and owners tells them… most commonly seen when the Bills are playing poorly. 

 

2 minutes ago, Limeaid said:

 

@Special K could be short for Special Koolaid.

 

 

Honestly, I never gave “drinking the Kool Aid” a thought....I just thought of DaQuan blowing through the Miami O-line, and that’s what came to mind.

 

However, you’ve got to admit “triggering a brick wall enthusiast” is a great line!!

 

 

 

 

[jayg]

2 hours ago, Bogie_Klinkhammer said:

Didn't Germain bomb Pearl Harbor ?

 

2 hours ago, JohnNord said:

That’s what I’m thinking but hopefully he makes it back to Buffalo 

That was the country of Germainy

 

🤣🤣🤣

[Sierra Foothills]

Imagine DQ and Linval Joseph together in short yardage and goal line situations.

[RunTheBall]

1 hour ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

 

He can't be claimed he becomes a free agent automagically.

 

And I think his 17 game checks are all fully guaranteed having been on the 53 in week 1..........so probably no financial reason to jump teams.

 

So could just be a weekend on the PS and then if there is an injury he gets back on the 53.

 

Is this true? I thought he was subject to waivers. I’m not up to date on late season roster move implications. 

[JohnNord]

9 minutes ago, Sierra Foothills said:

Imagine DQ and Linval Joseph together in short yardage and goal line situations.

2 solid 1 technique players that can help spell each other and allow Settle, Ford, and Phillips (hopefully) to return to their natural positions 

[EmotionallyUnstable]

Perfect opportunity to bring him back to the PS. Call him up week to week if injury occurs. 

[SectionC3]

1 hour ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

 

Van Demark played well at LT and poorly at RT in the preseason..........he might be the RT2 in a given game where the OT's are both enter the game healthy......but in the event of injury to Spencer Brown I'd suspect that Ifedi would be on the active roster and play RT ahead of Van Demark the following week.

Agreed.  Bates gets us through the game at RT, and we figure the rest out later. 

[GETTOTHE50]

[BADOLBILZ]

1 hour ago, RunTheBall said:

 

Is this true? I thought he was subject to waivers. I’m not up to date on late season roster move implications. 

 

 

No I think the @CincinnatiKid is right he is subject to waivers despite his experience because it is at the very end of the season.   That said.......I don't think he gets claimed by a team he doesn't want to go to.   Different situation than Kareem Jackson.......who was released because Payton didn't want him around any longer.

[ControllerOfPlanetX]

3 hours ago, Bogie_Klinkhammer said:

Didn't Germain bomb Pearl Harbor ?

“I declare the true King of England!!”

 

[TPS]

2 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

Feel bad?  The Bills paid I'm almost 1.2 million NOT to play football!--not even put on the uniform.  Between ATL last year (1.3 million) and this year--2.5 million to appear for 8 Offensive snaps. 

 

not bad

The tongue was placed firmly in the cheek in my post. 

[Matt_In_NH]

Gonna miss him on the inactive list, he was so consistent.  

4 hours ago, Bogie_Klinkhammer said:

Didn't Germain bomb Pearl Harbor ?

I thought it was Iraiqi?

[HOUSE]

Ndamukong Suh 

 

[boyst]

TIME FOR ZACH ERTZ!!!!!¡¡¡¡

[NickelCity]

I know it was a lot of folks' (correct) guess, but I'm still surprised. RT with experience and traits.

 

Hope Van Demark has been progressing on the right side in practice. He did great on the left in camp. 

[billsfan89]

4 hours ago, RobbRiddick said:

Wow if Jones comes back and can get close to the level he was playing before he went down... what a break for the Bills defense

 

And Joseph is still there eating blocks up the middle, so the defense will be much more stout up the middle. 

[Beck Water]

2 hours ago, RunTheBall said:

 

Is this true? I thought he was subject to waivers. I’m not up to date on late season roster move implications. 

 

It is not true.  After the trade deadline, ALL players are subject to waivers.

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The trade deadline has a part to play in what happens to a player who is waived. If the franchise subjects the player to it between February 1 and November 1 (the cut-off date), then the player may hold talks with any team of his choice and agree on a new contract with them.

However, if the team decides to waive after the deadline, the player will undergo the waiver claim process, which is carried out according to the standings in reverse order. This means that the NFL team with the worst record gets first pick on all waiver claims.

 

[ColoradoBills]

5 hours ago, Charles Romes said:

Ifedi will be signed elsewhere over the weekend. So many oline rooms around the league are a mess and Kromer is respected. 

 

I give it a little better than 50/50 he clears and ends up on the Bills PS.

Lots of teams are done for the year.  The playoff teams have their lineups.

[The Jokeman]

3 hours ago, BillsFooteball said:

Welcome back Ed Wang?!?

Na, BIG (bust) Mike Williams.

[Warcodered]

4 hours ago, Sierra Foothills said:

Imagine DQ and Linval Joseph together in short yardage and goal line situations.

We make it to the Super Bowl and face the Eagles I guess we know the plan for the Tush Push.

[billsfan89]

Glad they never had to use him because Spencer Brown has not only stayed healthy but also played really well. But I still hope they are able to sneak him back on the PS. Unlikely as the state of play in the NFL of offensive lines is so bad that some team is likely to want to pick him up for depth. 

[Joe Mama]

Bobby Hart time!!!!

[Cash]

17 hours ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

Yeah, no surprise here. It was discussed in the Elam thread and it became fairly obvious he was the odd man out for Daquan.

 

This late in the season, he should easily be brought back to the PS. And if not, Van Demark is RT2 anyways, Bates can play OT in a pinch, and we still have Richard Gouraige on the PS.

I tend to think that David Edwards would come in at RT if Brown got hurt mid-game. He’s played RT before, and has been playing on the end of the line (as a tackle eligible) in most games this year. Hopefully we don’t get to find out. 

[Kwai San]

Well hopefully for him he got his Rolex!!!

[Billy Claude]

So what happened to Ifedi?  Surprised that Miami or Cleveland didn't pick him up given all the injuries that they have experienced to their o-line.

Edited December 30, 2023 by Billy Claude

[Punching Bag]

Likely they are waiting for his to pass waivers before signing him to minimum value contract.

[Billy Claude]

 

1 minute ago, Limeaid said:

Likely they are waiting for his to pass waivers before signing him to minimum value contract.

 

I thought he didn't have to go through waivers since he is a seven year vet.

[Punching Bag]

Just now, Billy Claude said:

I thought he didn't have to go through waivers since he is a seven year vet.

 

All players this time of year go thru waivers.

[Billy Claude]

1 minute ago, Limeaid said:

 

All players this time of year go thru waivers.

 

OK. Thanks.

[Punching Bag]

OL Germain Ifedi waived and now on PS.

 

Buffalo Bills

@BuffaloBills

We’ve signed OL Germain Ifedi to the practice squad and released S Tre Norwood.

 

https://x.com/BuffaloBills/status/1741202499581718695?s=20

 

[ColoradoBills]

2 minutes ago, Limeaid said:

OL Germain Ifedi waived and now on PS.

 

Buffalo Bills

@BuffaloBills

We’ve signed OL Germain Ifedi to the practice squad and released S Tre Norwood.

 

https://x.com/BuffaloBills/status/1741202499581718695?s=20

 

 

I thought he had a decent chance of clearing.  Having him to call up is big.

[MiracleAtRich1393]

Can another team sign him to their active roster still? Or can we promote him to the active roster every week from here on out without having to use a 53 spot on him, essentially protecting him?

[Punching Bag]

Just now, MiracleAtRich1393 said:

Can another team sign him to their active roster still? Or can we promote him to the active roster every week from here on out without having to use a 53 spot on him, essentially protecting him?

 

 

Bills can protect a number of players each week.

I also believe a team cannot poach from opposition practice squad week before a game.

[Don Otreply]

Well at least we dot have to worry about Germainia bombing Pear Harbor any time soon…, 

[Beck Water]

On 12/30/2023 at 8:56 PM, Limeaid said:

 

 

Bills can protect a number of players each week.

I also believe a team cannot poach from opposition practice squad week before a game.

 

The "protect players each week" thing went away with Covid rules.

 

You're correct that a team can not sign from another team's practice squad the week before they play them.