When can we start to freak out about Spencer Brown?

[Sierra Foothills]

55 minutes ago, Mike in Horseheads said:

Does this mean the crisis is over?

 

 

[Matt_In_NH]

He has played 33 of the last 34 games.  

[Mikie2times]

I'm glad Spencer participated in the tug-of-war competition where you could literally see players vertebra splinter in the right lighting.  

[Ethan in Cleveland]

2 hours ago, Don Otreply said:

Ethan my man, he was made active, just calm yourself, its as if you hunt for things to get all upset about, relax dude it’s TC,

Lol

 Cmon man I have all kinds of things to be upset about in life, Spencer Brown's back ain't one of them...

[Don Otreply]

Just now, Ethan in Cleveland said:

Lol

 Cmon man I have all kinds of things to be upset about in life, Spencer Brown's back ain't one of them...

Okay, let’s use the word, “concerned” then , lol, 😁👍

[julian]

2 hours ago, ColoradoBills said:

 

...and a mere 16 months ago some fans wanted to deal him for an early Day 3 pick.

Yeah it was lonely on Spencer Brown island…. How a little patience can change the narrative 101.

[Royale with Cheese]

4 hours ago, Mikie2times said:

I'm glad Spencer participated in the tug-of-war competition where you could literally see players vertebra splinter in the right lighting.  

I guess you literally saw through the fabric of their shirts.  I didn’t know they had the tug of war inside an MRI machine.  

[NickelCity]

5 hours ago, KOKBILLS said:

Glad to see the big man is coming back.

 

I'm also super interested in Grable's progress. Considering where he was Drafted I was thrilled with his play when he got in there last year. Now with a full year under his belt how much better will he be?

 

It sure seems like he's on a great trajectory...eventual starter? 👀

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

17 hours ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:

Just checking, but when are we allowed to freak out about Spencer Brown?  He is still out and no word on him returning any time soon.  I've been told to relax at least three times, but Brown is potentially the best player on the OL.  He has h/o back issues.  His availability and him playing at a high level are critical to this team's offense.  

Relax. 

[billsfan89]

I do wonder if all these mostly minor (Hairston and Anderson the only ones with the chance so far to miss multiple weeks from what I am hearing) injuries is giving the Bills recently drafted players in 2024/25 plus the UDFA's and backups the chance to really develop? If Spencer Brown is out for a week of camp or so that's more reps for Van Denmark and Grable to soak in and get reps against starters on defense they might not have gotten? As long as the starters and key role players that are out come back in the next week or so I think they will have plenty of time to shake off any rust. So maybe extra reps for others isn't a bad thing. 

[eball]

6 minutes ago, billsfan89 said:

I do wonder if all these mostly minor (Hairston and Anderson the only ones with the chance so far to miss multiple weeks from what I am hearing) injuries is giving the Bills recently drafted players in 2024/25 plus the UDFA's and backups the chance to really develop? If Spencer Brown is out for a week of camp or so that's more reps for Van Denmark and Grable to soak in and get reps against starters on defense they might not have gotten? As long as the starters and key role players that are out come back in the next week or so I think they will have plenty of time to shake off any rust. So maybe extra reps for others isn't a bad thing. 

 

This is definitely the “silver lining” or “glass half full” perspective, and I think the coaches would generally agree that getting younger, more inexperienced players a chance to have more reps against the 1s is helpful for their development and to see where they stand.

 

Of course, the “glass half empty” perspective is that you want your starters ready by week one and they need the reps to get into “football shape.”

 

The reality is obviously a balance of the two, but to this point nothing about the type of injuries the Bills are dealing with is overly concerning to me.

 

[mannc]

14 hours ago, Matt_In_NH said:

He has played 33 of the last 34 games.  

Yes, and we also have outstanding OT depth, with Grable and VanDemark…Brown is the least of our injury concerns.

[JP51]

17 hours ago, Rubes said:

 

No need to freak.

 

Frankie Says.... IYKYK

[Gunsgoodtime]

I have not been able to sleep for weeks now thinking about it