D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 (edited) Glad he's playing, No thanks to the posters on here yesterday and today saying he was out- FALSELY. Edited January 21 by D. L. Hot-Flamethrower 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda Triangle Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 29 minutes ago, BuffaloBaumer said: And Douglas is playing yes? Same reporter said that Douglas is a game-time decision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 3 minutes ago, london_bills said: I think we'd most all agree we need KC to have a slight off day given so many injuries Nah- We just need our offense ram the ball down their throats and for Josh to take the next step in becoming the best player in the league 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortchaz Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 1 minute ago, NewEra said: Nah- We just need our offense ram the ball down their throats and for Josh to take the next step in becoming the best player in the league Completely agree. KC can have a typical 2023/2024 game as long as B+ or better josh shows up. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zow2 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Last I checked we still have a mostly healthy D Line. They will have to go nuts today. Bills O should try to control the clock, as i’m sure KC will try to do as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 54 minutes ago, Mango said: That’s remarkable. From a pure fandom perspective I’m glad he is a go. From a human perspective, this is this guys 5th concussion of his career and he can play in 6 days? Nobody in the NFL gives a shirt about player health or safety, and the independent neuro’s must be on the take. Well...Johnson seemed to think he never actually had a concussion so I think at times the league is erring on the side of caution with players. 5 minutes ago, NewEra said: Nah- We just need our offense ram the ball down their throats and for Josh to take the next step in becoming the best player in the league KC should not score more than 21 points today regardless. I think Bills can do better than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Since1981 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Thank god. Johnson out felt like the straw that could break the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicharito Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Let’s 🙏🏼 our LB’s can stay healthy today. Nobody wants to see matakevich today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punch Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 A little more context to the health of the defense now vs. Week 14: 4 1 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBF81 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 17 minutes ago, die hard bills fan said: Not ideal but it is what it is. No complaining just get it done. Agree The Chiefs' situation isn't ideal either. An aging vet TE and a rookie WRs are their only consistently reliable weapons on offense in terms of receiving. Imagine if that's all we had, the amount of kleenex that would be needed. All we're missing on offense and remarkably, many seem to think that it's addition by subtraction. As to Davis, for a WR that's put up three times more receiving TDs than the rest of the WR field combined over the past two seasons' playoffs, about 2/3 of the total yards of all other WRs, including Diggs, and with a 70% or so catch% in the playoffs, we'll see how it plays out, but Sherfield ain't gonna fill in. Mahomes has passed for more than 306 yards only once this season, and that against one of the league's worst pass Ds. We have one of the best. Mahomes has also had only two games with more than 2 passing TDs this season. Again, both against siht Ds, one of which is the same as the aforementioned. So yeah, no complaining, no excuses. It's also difficult to imagine that this won't be the most hyped up crowd at OBD ever. The fans in attendance will be doing their part in spades. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 43 minutes ago, BRH said: Who is this “source” and is it even news that TB43 “is not expected to play”? I don't think anyone is surprised that Bernard is more than likely not playing today. We are all thankful that his injury wasn't season ending. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 (edited) Does any know if Dr. David Chou is any good with his SIC reports at predicting? Edited January 21 by D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nineforty Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 44 minutes ago, Sierra Foothills said: Agree with CincyBIllsFan. The Bills under McBeane have demonstrated repeatedly their patience and wisdom in bringing players back slowly from injury. I believe there are teams who would be dressing Terrell Bernard today but not the Bills. Exactly correct. They don't want to see Tyler Matakevich playing LB in this game. Whether as a starter or a backup, Klein was gonna get the callup. The bills being called wise when bringing back players with repeat concussions? Maybe with other injuries. And maybe compared to other teams, the Bills are the most patient. But thats just saying they are slightly less evil than their counterparts. And wise? GTFOH. At least see what the league AND THIS TEAM is with clear eyes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnCoke11 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 12 minutes ago, zow2 said: Last I checked we still have a mostly healthy D Line. They will have to go nuts today. Bills O should try to control the clock, as i’m sure KC will try to do as well. Dolphins did fairly well keeping them out of the end zone and kicking field goals. Their offense isn’t anything to be scared about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Foothills Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 6 minutes ago, Nineforty said: The bills being called wise when bringing back players with repeat concussions? Maybe with other injuries. And maybe compared to other teams, the Bills are the most patient. But thats just saying they are slightly less evil than their counterparts. And wise? GTFOH. At least see what the league AND THIS TEAM is with clear eyes. Wise and patient relative to most other NFL teams, absolutely I stand by that. I'm glad to hear that you believe you have "clear eyes." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 I think Williams’ athleticism is going to show up in a big way this evening. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillyG Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 1 hour ago, Process said: Not having Bernard hurts, damn. If Bernard is even in the conversation to play today I take that as a major win after being carted off. Hopefully this makes him trend to be on the field against Baltimore should we advance. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 1 hour ago, Augie said: Didn’t Taron say he felt fine to go back in last week? In general, the NFL just cares about money but in this case I don’t think they were reckless. I pray that proves to be the case. He did. I think sometimes we get caught up in the number of concussions without remembering that all concussions are not equal in severity, and everyone doesn’t react the same way to a concussion. It’s entirely possible that Taron’s symptoms were very mild and this was done out of an abundance of caution. Anyway, it’s great that he is feeling good and will be out there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nineforty Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 7 minutes ago, Sierra Foothills said: Wise and patient relative to most other NFL teams, absolutely I stand by that. I'm glad to hear that you believe you have "clear eyes." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillenger4 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 This OP report from C. Wolfe is such drivel. "If" and "trending"... Says nothing. Rasul is a game-time decision and TJ has NOT cleared. It's on NFL net right now they are saying Bills are still without TJ, Rasul and bernard and Benford for tonight. Turn on the TV if you like.... Just now, Dillenger4 said: This OP report from C. Wolfe is such drivel. "If" and "trending"... Says nothing. Rasul is a game-time decision and TJ has NOT cleared. It's on NFL net right now they are saying Bills are still without TJ, Rasul and bernard and Benford for tonight. Turn on the TV if you like.... I'll take Schefters word over this Wolfe drivel. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reks Ryan Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Glad that Taron's playing. But worried both for the game and his long term health that he might get concussed early in the game. Looked like a relatively minor hit that knocked him silly against the Steelers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickelCity Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 2 minutes ago, Dillenger4 said: This OP report from C. Wolfe is such drivel. "If" and "trending"... Says nothing. Rasul is a game-time decision and TJ has NOT cleared. It's on NFL net right now they are saying Bills are still without TJ, Rasul and bernard and Benford for tonight. Turn on the TV if you like.... I'll take Schefters word over this Wolfe drivel. Isn't wolfe also from NFL network? I partially agree in that the only concrete thing reported is that Johnson cleared protocol. Unless he's making it up, that means something. I've decided I'm holding out blind hope for Bernard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBill Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 1 hour ago, HappyDays said: Dodson Williams Klein Matakevich That is likely to be the extent of our LB depth today. It's certainly not ideal. The Bills pretty much always have 5 LBs active on gameday, but they are left with no choice if Bernard can't play. I would guess they'll go Dodson at MLB and Williams at WLB. If Williams is completely lost they'll pull him for Klein, or in a real emergency they'll bring Poyer down into that spot and start Cam Lewis at safety. I like the idea of Williams starting over Klein. He is bigger, faster, and stronger. His athleticism and thumping ability are very good things when guarding Kelce and the many people the Chiefs run across the middle on crossing routes. Hit them early and often, Mr. Williams. Hit'en again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generic_Bills_Fan Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mango said: That’s remarkable. From a pure fandom perspective I’m glad he is a go. From a human perspective, this is this guys 5th concussion of his career and he can play in 6 days? Nobody in the NFL gives a shirt about player health or safety, and the independent neuro’s must be on the take. A lot of it depends on severity/how well the recovery went for each one which there’s no way for us to really know. A player can get one really bad concussion that should end their season/career while another player can have a handful of mild ones and be in a better spot You can be in the protocol without actually having a concussion too because there’s no fool proof test to determine you actually have one. Edited January 21 by Generic_Bills_Fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 1 hour ago, SCBills said: Losing Bernard, Benford, Spector and Rapp off this Defense hurts .. but we have to give credit to Beane, because this Defense still has: Floyd - Jones - Oliver - Rousseau Von - Settle - Joseph or Poona - AJE Lawson Dodson - Klein - Williams Douglas - Johnson - Jackson/Elam Hyde - Poyer - Lewis Most teams would love to have that level of talent on Defense. More than enough for McDermott to show us why he took over the Defense and is the guy to take us to the next level. Advance, stay healthy, and a few .. if not all.. of those guys will be back next weekend. exactly this. We have been overloading on D in drafts for years. We have the depth. No excuses. Lets gooooooooooooo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 6 minutes ago, Reks Ryan said: Glad that Taron's playing. But worried both for the game and his long term health that he might get concussed early in the game. Looked like a relatively minor hit that knocked him silly against the Steelers. If he is choosing to play, and he’s been cleared, I find zero reason to have this sentiment. Players very well know the risks and complications they face from playing this game. It isn’t 1990. And they’re heavily compensated for it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 32 minutes ago, Chicharito said: Let’s 🙏🏼 our LB’s can stay healthy today. Nobody wants to see matakevich today. I do. I am hoping for a few interceptions making game out of reach for them in 4th quarter so Bills bring in reserves to play giving others less snaps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillenger4 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 11 minutes ago, NickelCity said: Isn't wolfe also from NFL network? I partially agree in that the only concrete thing reported is that Johnson cleared protocol. Unless he's making it up, that means something. I've decided I'm holding out blind hope for Bernard. Yeah, me too. I'm just saying the network is saying one thing - or at least making it sound more dire than Wolfe is. I sure hope they both play! But having Douglas as a "game-time test" or wait - n - see is not a good thing IMO. GO BILLS!!! 10 minutes ago, ScottLaw said: Everyone is speculating at this point… sounds like Johnson is playing. Douglas said he’s playing so I’d be shocked if he doesn’t and maybe Bernard plays limited snaps. I hear ya - but of course Douglas can say all he wants. He wants to play, but will he pass the med exam/test pre-game is the real question. TJ.. all speculation out there right now which isn't good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 17 minutes ago, Dillenger4 said: This OP report from C. Wolfe is such drivel. "If" and "trending"... Says nothing. Rasul is a game-time decision and TJ has NOT cleared. It's on NFL net right now they are saying Bills are still without TJ, Rasul and bernard and Benford for tonight. Turn on the TV if you like.... I'll take Schefters word over this Wolfe drivel. Not you again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Grundy Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 There has to come a point when you just have too many injuries to compete at this late level. Have we reached that point? Feels like it. But if we can scrape through this, and Bernard could be fit for the next round ... which looks like a monster task .. then feck it. Who knows. After that, I'd fear nothing. But it's suchhhh a big ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCofNC Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 End of the day, it’s time for Josh to put this team on his back and cover up whatever the D can’t. Mahomes got the SB win with a garbage D, it’s time for Allen to do it. We all know he can and in all honesty, probably should already have one SB appearance had Leslie Frazier been fired when he should have been. So now is the time for JA17 to make it happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 1 minute ago, Bill Grundy said: There has to come a point when you just have too many injuries to compete at this late level. Have we reached that point? Feels like it. But if we can scrape through this, and Bernard could be fit for the next round ... which looks like a monster task .. then feck it. Who knows. After that, I'd fear nothing. But it's suchhhh a big ask. Josh Allen Diggs Best OL in years Dynamic RB in Space 1st round rookie record breaking TE They are still solid on offense. Just don’t punt! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 We beat the Chiefs with Edmunds at MLB so we should be fine with Klein today. Did I do this right? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 41 minutes ago, D. L. Hot-Flamethrower said: Does any know if Dr. David Chou is any good with his SIC reports at predicting? What did he say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Grundy Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 3 minutes ago, EmotionallyUnstable said: Josh Allen Diggs Best OL in years Dynamic RB in Space 1st round rookie record breaking TE They are still solid on offense. Just don’t punt! I just feel that the middle of the field on D is so important against this shower. thank god for no tyreek. but THANKS - i like that others are confident. It's helping! and you're right on all points, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 1 hour ago, Mango said: That’s remarkable. From a pure fandom perspective I’m glad he is a go. From a human perspective, this is this guys 5th concussion of his career and he can play in 6 days? Nobody in the NFL gives a shirt about player health or safety, and the independent neuro’s must be on the take. it’s tough. they have baseline tests and if he’s not displaying symptoms, not reporting symptoms and his testing has returned to normal…. we can act tough about concussions but truth is all of us turn blind eyes to the fact that every non kicker in the nfl has a numerous unreported/undiagnosed concussions because that’s the game they play and we fund. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCBills Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 13 minutes ago, Dillenger4 said: Yeah, me too. I'm just saying the network is saying one thing - or at least making it sound more dire than Wolfe is. I sure hope they both play! But having Douglas as a "game-time test" or wait - n - see is not a good thing IMO. GO BILLS!!! I hear ya - but of course Douglas can say all he wants. He wants to play, but will he pass the med exam/test pre-game is the real question. TJ.. all speculation out there right now which isn't good. Stop it. It’s beyond tiresome. Look at the Bills roster moves. Then take what you will from that. Sam Martin is Questionable. We cut Matt Haack. You worried he won’t play tonight too? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykidsdad Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 1 hour ago, Mango said: That’s remarkable. From a pure fandom perspective I’m glad he is a go. From a human perspective, this is this guys 5th concussion of his career and he can play in 6 days? Nobody in the NFL gives a shirt about player health or safety, and the independent neuro’s must be on the take. I think more than anything (1) the teams and league built a plan to prevent lawsuits later and (2) players want to play so bad they learn the rules and requirements and game the system. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 17 minutes ago, Dillenger4 said: Yeah, me too. I'm just saying the network is saying one thing - or at least making it sound more dire than Wolfe is. I sure hope they both play! But having Douglas as a "game-time test" or wait - n - see is not a good thing IMO. GO BILLS!!! I hear ya - but of course Douglas can say all he wants. He wants to play, but will he pass the med exam/test pre-game is the real question. TJ.. all speculation out there right now which isn't good. you are aware that a good bit of his pregame med test if he’s been a full participant already will be: “now that it’s game time, are you feeling good, rasul?” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punch Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 6 minutes ago, Magox said: What did he say? He suggests the Bills are at a "supreme disadvantage" and have the worst health of all remaining playoff teams: https://sicscore.com/nfl/updates/kansas-city-chiefs-vs-buffalo-bills-which-team-has-the-injury-edge 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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