Bishop and Rapp practicing in full, Dawkins not practicing

[ganesh]

On 8/14/2025 at 12:48 AM, JerseyBills said:

Bishop got called out , suddenly he wasn't cramping anymore lol

 

McD has to continue doing this

or he is trying to come back too early from an injury.....we don't need heorism in pre-season...we need that in the playoffs.  Benford leaving the AFCC hurt us badly.

[Sierra Foothills]

On 8/13/2025 at 11:23 AM, Captain Hindsight said:

McDermott is calling guys out this year with much more regularity. Be interesting to see how they respond 

 

On 8/13/2025 at 11:30 AM, Ethan in Cleveland said:

Yeah I caught that yesterday too. Seems like a little frustration with Bishop and maybe Bass too

 

On 8/13/2025 at 12:18 PM, JerseyBills said:

Bishop got called out , suddenly he wasn't cramping anymore lol

 

McD has to continue doing this

 

On 8/13/2025 at 3:26 PM, BuffaloMatt said:

Bishop is worried abouy having a job!

 

17 minutes ago, ganesh said:

or he is trying to come back too early from an injury.....we don't need heorism in pre-season...we need that in the playoffs.  Benford leaving the AFCC hurt us badly.

 

Under McBeane, the Bills seem like they've been patient and cautious with injuries but this year, it does seem that McDermott has been more public in his frustration with players who haven't been able to practice. Ultimately I don't think that's a bad thing.

 

Yes, McDermott runs the risk of pressuring a player to come back too soon and that's a delicate situation because only the player knows how his body feels. On the other hand McDermott is basing his frustrations on information from the medical and training staff AND there definitely exists a grey area where it's unclear if a player is better practicing or not practicing.

 

McDermott's previous nice guy approach hasn't gotten the team to meet expectations. Guys like Parcells and Coughlin were always borderline a-holes but they have 4 Super Bowl rings as head coaches. McDermott knows that he has to win a Super Bowl with Josh and has perhaps come to the realization that passing some of that pressure and those expectations down to the players is a healthy, normal, and necessary dynamic. In my career my subordinates always knew what the schedule, budget, and expectations were. I was a nice guy but if you weren't performing, you were the first to know it.

 

I don't expect Curtis Samuel to be ex-Spector-ated but it wouldn't surprise me either.

 

[Ethan in Cleveland]

If Lundt can show anything these next two games and play a little guard and Anderson if ok, SVP is looking at spending a year on IR

[billsfan89]

1 hour ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:

If Lundt can show anything these next two games and play a little guard and Anderson if ok, SVP is looking at spending a year on IR

They could PUP List SVPG if his injury is lingering. 6 weeks would give him enough time to heal most likely. And if there is an injury along the online SVPG could add depth 

[ColoradoBills]

1 hour ago, billsfan89 said:

They could PUP List SVPG if his injury is lingering. 6 weeks would give him enough time to heal most likely. And if there is an injury along the online SVPG could add depth 

 

It seems to me that SVPG will go onto the Reserve/PUP list to start the season.

I would bet that is already a foregone conclusion.  Evaluate him after the 4 weeks.

 

 

[billsfan89]

1 hour ago, ColoradoBills said:

 

It seems to me that SVPG will go onto the Reserve/PUP list to start the season.

I would bet that is already a foregone conclusion.  Evaluate him after the 4 weeks.

 

 

 

What is his injury? I had hoped he could continue to develop as I liked him a lot coming out of the draft. 

[ColoradoBills]

4 minutes ago, billsfan89 said:

 

What is his injury? I had hoped he could continue to develop as I liked him a lot coming out of the draft. 

 

Calf injury.  Seems like it's a pretty severe thing that has kept him out of everything all year long, so far.

[ganesh]

16 hours ago, ColoradoBills said:

 

It seems to me that SVPG will go onto the Reserve/PUP list to start the season.

I would bet that is already a foregone conclusion.  Evaluate him after the 4 weeks.

 

 

We still have three weeks to regular season and about a week from now to  make the 53.  A lot can change from now to then.  

[ColoradoBills]

3 hours ago, ganesh said:

We still have three weeks to regular season and about a week from now to  make the 53.  A lot can change from now to then.  

 

Of course, but he has been out with this since OTAs in May.  He has not been able to work out in 1 practice.

It will probably take some time to get back in shape.