Beck Water Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) 19 hours ago, Augie said: I watched the KC/Miami game in a bar with some guy on his daughter’s phone. (Thanks, Peacock! ) We’re talking football and having a great time. At some point the daughter says “Go ahead dad, tell him.” Huh? He was a 1st round pick of the Patriots and played 7 years at safety, including an All Pro year. (He just gave me his name and Pats* I think ‘78 draft) TONS of cool stories about playing in OP. I actually forget his name now, but when his wife left he said she was the one who got him thru the CTE lawsuit. He said his evidence was the ELEVEN documented concussions as determined by team doctors. He said hardly anybody in my condition could have that drag on for 6.5 years and get to the finish line. It was intentionally difficult, which probably shocks exactly nobody. Nice guy, fascinating and we hit it off because he’s from my wife’s home town and they all know each other. He apologized, half in jest I think, that if I see you in the morning in the lobby and don’t recognize you, it wasn’t the bourbon. I can’t remember *&^% anymore. Tim Fox? Raymond Clayborn? Mike Haynes? 8 hours ago, Magox said: I certainly wouldn’t say that Elam had proven himself but he has shown the ability to make big plays in big games and that is something to take into consideration. That's the frustrating thing about Elam. That series in the Steelers game was a microcosm of his Bills career to date: 1) gets run over on a tackle, I grant you by a larger player but our other smaller players hit and stick it 2) gets a well deserved DPI call 3) makes a pick in the EZ Edited January 18 by Beck Water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 5 minutes ago, Beck Water said: That's the frustrating thing about Elam. That series in the Steelers game was a microcosm of his Bills career to date: 1) gets run over on a tackle, I grant you by a larger player but our other smaller players hit and stick it 2) gets a well deserved DPI call 3) makes a pick in the EZ He was also coming in ice cold (figuratively AND literally) after not having played in like 2 months. He mentioned that in his postgame comments as well. According to one of the beat reporters I was listening to, Elam literally couldn't feel his feet for those first few plays. So I'm willing to give him a pass there. My hope is that Elam's struggles this year were primarily due to being hurt and trying (unsuccessfully) to play through it. I thought he played really well down the stretch last year, and it's hard for me to fathom why else he wouldn't be able to play at that level. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dollars 2 donuts Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 I know it is very cold outside and the ground is completely covered, but has anyone suggested to Martin to just rub some dirt on it? 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Spector and Bernard are the ones I am now most worried about. Initial reports sounded like pain management issues. If they can't even walkthrough... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YattaOkasan Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 1 minute ago, WhitewalkerInPhilly said: Spector and Bernard are the ones I am now most worried about. Initial reports sounded like pain management issues. If they can't even walkthrough... Was today a walkthrough? Arent walk throughs projections if it was a full practice? Happy days has been on point so im gonna continue to trust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 11 minutes ago, YattaOkasan said: Was today a walkthrough? Arent walk throughs projections if it was a full practice? Happy days has been on point so im gonna continue to trust. Point stands though. One day, no problem. Two days? Uh oh. Three days? Not going to happen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bills Fan Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 2 minutes ago, WhitewalkerInPhilly said: Point stands though. One day, no problem. Two days? Uh oh. Three days? Not going to happen Agree. Tomorrow might give us a great picture what's happening with injuries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 2 minutes ago, Buffalo Bills Fan said: Agree. Tomorrow might give us a great picture what's happening with injuries. Yes, since that's when the final injury designations for the weekend come out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bills Fan Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 1 minute ago, eball said: Yes, since that's when the final injury designations for the weekend come out. Just saying 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills742 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) I'll be listening carefully when McD goes on Extra Point with Sal tomorrow to see who he declares out. Edited January 18 by bills742 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 1 minute ago, Buffalo Bills Fan said: Just saying 😆 Every message board needs a Captain Obvious! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCBills Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) Get Johnson, Dodson and Douglas back and this Defense still has the ability to make it's mark on Sunday. Linebacker will be tricky, especially if Rapp can't go and we have to rely more on Dime package, but I do have faith McDermott can get this unit ready to slow down KC and give them problems all game. The DL is healthy, we have both Hyde & Poyer in a good spot, Douglas says he's 100% and he's one of the best CB's in the league plus gives us that dawg mentality in the back end. Taron is an All-Pro. Jackson & Dodson will have the opportunity to truly make themselves some money this off-season. Let's go and get it Edited January 18 by SCBills 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warriorspikes51 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 If Bernard can't go, Poyer may play closer to the line more often than usual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YattaOkasan Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 11 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said: If Bernard can't go, Poyer may play closer to the line more often than usual Did that change when Bernard went out against Pitt? I dont think it did. I expect Poyer to still play in the box on obvious passing downs but on 1st downs would still expect the nickel package. Was really happy they stuck with dime in passing downs when Taron went out (Hamlin became the dime DB as Cam Lewis moved to NCB). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) 3 hours ago, Beck Water said: Tim Fox? Raymond Clayborn? Mike Haynes? It was Rick Sanford. Super nice guy, but one of those athletes who had a rough time after sports. It’s funny, you can learn all kinds of things with a quick Google search now, but it appears the CTE settlement got him back in a good place. He played at USC (Gamecocks, not Trojans) where my FIL played back in the day. He knows my old boss (Tommy Suggs) who at one point held all the USC passing records and remains the Voice of the Gamecocks. He’s originally from Rock Hill, SC and knows all my wife’s cousins and who went to what high schools. He knew my FIL as the only dentist in town forever and we determined his father must have been at our ginormous wedding. Invite anybody, invite everybody. We hit it off, and he had some amazing stories about playing in OP regarding the players, the crown of the field which was unusually prominent, the plane trying to fly a banner over the stadium into the wind that he thought might stall and crash on them during warmups, etc. BTW, we were goofing around a bit, and I can tell you he is still rock solid! EDIT: About the crown/pitch of the field he just laughed. “Yeah, they don’t need all that for drainage, they want to be running downhill at your ass!” 😂. And he DID have ELEVEN concussions. I can see how he might come to feel this way. I was on the field for concerts back in the 70’s and it really stood out then. . Edited January 18 by Augie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorquemada Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 1 hour ago, dollars 2 donuts said: I know it is very cold outside and the ground is completely covered, but has anyone suggested to Martin to just rub some dirt on it? "go jog it off you wuss" - my x country coach in HS 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyDays Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Not a great looking injury report, but I expected the team to be extra cautious with a Monday game leading into a two day rest disadvantage against the Chiefs. I would guess they are prioritizing rest for the injured players over one extra day of practice. Tomorrow we will get a real sense of who has a realistic chance of playing on Sunday... 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 9 minutes ago, HappyDays said: Not a great looking injury report, but I expected the team to be extra cautious with a Monday game leading into a two day rest disadvantage against the Chiefs. I would guess they are prioritizing rest for the injured players over one extra day of practice. Tomorrow we will get a real sense of who has a realistic chance of playing on Sunday... Any more hot leads from your source? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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