Tyler Bass to IR

[TH3]

Prateriffic!

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

Just now, Mike in Horseheads said:

First Katylin Clark and now Bass, when will it end!

the groin injuries are a real plague right now! 

[Doc Brown]

10 minutes ago, julian said:

Id rather just go on 4th down anyways, FG kickers just hold Josh back from his true potential 

4th and 24 from the Ravens 35.  Let's not hold Josh back.

[That's No Moon]

12 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

Prater has the best % all time from 50+ yards 
 

 

[benderbender]

Nothing suspicious about “hip soreness” that lasts 6 months. Which is why it’s always a hoot when people bristle at the very idea the team wouldn’t be completely forthcoming about injury reports/draft or free agent visits/trade targets/etc

[SoonerBillsFan]

14 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

ugh. I have a buddy who said this is a sports hernia. Has anyone else seen that? I think that probably means surgery and likely out for the season.

Surgery recovery can take 8-12 weeks esp with what he does. Then he has to get back into kicking shape. I think it might be season ending if it is a hernia.

15 minutes ago, MiltonWaddams said:

Spleen removal time

Damn straight!

[billsbackto81]

I want to like this guy, but he's making it really difficult. I don't expect long, lingering injuries from my freaking place kicker. 

 

Why did it take so long? Did they really think he was gonna be ready for the opener? 

[Warriorspikes51]

Prater is 14 of 16 in the playoffs during his career 

[Brand J]

When he missed that 27 yd chip shot FG I knew it had to be because he wasn’t healthy enough, or he was too much of a head case to rock with moving forward. Too bad Caden Davis didn’t seize his opportunity, that’s how jobs are won.

[TFBillsfan]

I struggle to understand why if they’ve known about Bass’s injury and what he’s been dealing with, why they weren’t proactive in having a plan B in case he isn’t or wouldn’t be ready for week 1? 

[Warriorspikes51]

2 minutes ago, TFBillsfan said:

I struggle to understand why if they’ve known about Bass’s injury and what he’s been dealing with, why they weren’t proactive in having a plan B in case he isn’t or wouldn’t be ready for week 1? 

Prater is a solid kicker.  It's possible they may have reached out to him earlier this summer 

[BuffaloBillyG]

Honestly, this just feels like the beginning of the end of Bass in Buffalo. I think Prater keeps the job even if Bass comes back. 

 

At least the first 4 weeks I don't have to panic with those weird curving kicks Bass makes (or misses)

[julian]

6 minutes ago, Doc Brown said:

4th and 24 from the Ravens 35.  Let's not hold Josh back.

52 yarder from Bass or a 24 yard completion by Josh

 

 I’m not sure I don’t prefer the gamble with Josh freaking Allen lol.

 

 Joking, kind of, maybe

[BuffaloBillyG]

1 minute ago, julian said:

52 yarder from Bass or a 24 yard completion by Josh

 

 I’m not sure I don’t prefer the gamble with Josh freaking Allen lol.

 

 Joking, kind of, maybe

At least going with the possibility of a big play with Allen we could get a DPI or holding for a cheap first down.

[Mikie2times]

3 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

Honestly, this just feels like the beginning of the end of Bass in Buffalo. I think Prater keeps the job even if Bass comes back. 

 

At least the first 4 weeks I don't have to panic with those weird curving kicks Bass makes (or misses)

and TBH we missed on a lot of really good kickers the last year or two as a result of sticking with him. 

[That's No Moon]

Prater better have one more year in him because I DO NOT feel like playing "Wheel of Kickers" this season.

[saundena]

Is the IR done for the season, or IR designated to return?

 

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

36 minutes ago, Roundybout said:

 

 

 

Matt Prater will thus become the oldest player to start a game for the Bills. 

No Fing way…

 

In probably the closest game we’ll have this season. They don’t have Tucker either so there’s that small silver lining that we won’t lose on a 65 yard FG, but this still blows. 

[Success]

Prater is as good a pickup as you could hope for, despite his age.  Pretty reliable over the years, and we might try a few longer kicks w/ him in there.  

 

[wjag]

Not sure how much stock I put into his last decade of stats. He’s been a dome kicker since 2014.  Denver and mile high before that.  I wonder how much swirling wind conditions he saw in the Detroit and Arizona domes.  He’s 41 years old.  There isn’t/wasn’t a 20-something kicker on the market somewhere?

Edited Friday at 08:44 PM by wjag