Will Prater Be Signed to the 53?

[Warriorspikes51]

I would hope Prater is signed to the 53 today?

 

If not, desperate teams could look to poach him from the PS

So, how do we handle Bass?   Keep him on IR all season?   Keep 2 Kickers on the 53?  

Waive Bass and hope he goes unclaimed then add him to the PS?  (Not sure if that's possible / vested veteran) 

[notpolian]

I feel much more calm when Prater is kicking than when Bass is fwiw.  Sign him to the 53 and let Bass stay on IR.

[LabattBlue]

2 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

Waive Bass and hope he goes unclaimed then add him to the PS?  (Not sure if that's possible / vested veteran) 

3 words…dead cap hit. 

[Warriorspikes51]

Just now, notpolian said:

I feel much more calm when Prater is kicking than when Bass is fwiw.  Sign him to the 53 and let Bass stay on IR.

Agreed & Prater is actually good....

 

 

[ChevyVanMiller]

7 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

I would hope Prater is signed to the 53 today?

 

If not, desperate teams could look to poach him from the PS

So, how do we handle Bass?   Keep him on IR all season?   Keep 2 Kickers on the 53?  

Waive Bass and hope he goes unclaimed then add him to the PS?  (Not sure if that's possible / vested veteran) 

Keep in mind that the Bills would have the opportunity to put him on the 53 if another team put in a claim on him. They still have 2 more PS elevations to use on him, so no real need to make that decision until after game 3.

[Warriorspikes51]

Just now, ChevyVanMiller said:

Keep in mind that the Bills would have the opportunity to put him on the 53 if another team put in a claim on him. They still have 2 more PS elevations to use on him, so no real need to make that decision until after game 3.

 

Thanks for clarifying. Although he's really earned a spot 

Josh mentioned Prater told him pregame "I'll give ya everything I got"   SOLID 

[somnus00]

If Bass' confidence was shaken before...I can't imagine what this is doing for him. Either way, I hope he gets right. Bass is young with a huge leg.

[First Round Bust]

Prater has not missd any kicks, plus a game-winner that he so cooly walked-up with the clock running and nailed, tho Hamilton missed blocking by a hair as our edge missed the block...so Prater is good....with lingering pelvic soreness Bass may have a sports hernia ?  surgery would have him out 2-3 months, if so the answer is IR and Prater replaces (now the oldest player to every play for the Bills)...one for the old guys !

[PoundingDog]

One game, just one game so far. Orchard park kicking in the winter is something else.

[NewEra]

12 minutes ago, notpolian said:

I feel much more calm when Prater is kicking than when Bass is fwiw.  Sign him to the 53 and let Bass stay on IR.

He has a few more games to show that this is who he still is.  If he kicks well, I agree 💯 

[Warriorspikes51]

 

[Charles Romes]

I think we can put him on the protected practice squad list which allows 4 ps players to be protected - until we use up the number of callups. I think we get 3 more one already used. 

[Buffalo716]

I was telling all my friends when we signed prater he might Wally pip Bass 

 

I think hes definitely a better kicker.. especially from 50 in 

 

The difference is he probably isn't hitting from longer than 55 now

 

When you get to January February and the winds are swirling.. if you need the chance to hit a 58 yarder he might not be able to do that anymore 

 

Tyler bass can hit that 

 

So I'd stick with the hot hand for now but if he can't hit from 58 in Winter wind we probably have to go back to Bass 

 

And I'm pretty sure they said in the One direction his longest and warm-ups was 54 and it wasn't exactly windy

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

10 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

 

smart. Want to keep Bass’ confidence high with statements like this. 

[Victory Formation]

Bass has been unreliable, at least let him audition..

[skibum]

Whatever happens in the long run, you gotta ride the hot hand. Same thing with goalies.

[Ya Digg?]

He had a great night, no doubt, but there’s also a reason he was a free agent until last Thursday. Why wasn’t he signed by anyone else?

[FireChans]

Do nothing.

 

if Prater keeps it up, cut Bass. 
 

There is no reason to stick with Bass’ highly paid brand of mediocrity. 

4 minutes ago, Ya Digg? said:

He had a great night, no doubt, but there’s also a reason he was a free agent until last Thursday. Why wasn’t he signed by anyone else?

Does it matter if he kicks well here? 
 

Are you convinced phones would be ringing off the hook if Bass was an FA? I’m not. 

[Mr. WEO]

Anyone catch him hugging the smelling salts before the kick

lol

[Ethan in Cleveland]

1 hour ago, ChevyVanMiller said:

Keep in mind that the Bills would have the opportunity to put him on the 53 if another team put in a claim on him. They still have 2 more PS elevations to use on him, so no real need to make that decision until after game 3.

That is not how PS works.

 

Each week the Bills have to designate him protected or not. That apparently happens on Tuesday, though I don't know if they actually announce who the protected players are.  There is a max for four players per week and it has nothing to do with whether they were elevated or not. 

If they do not designate them as protected, teams don't put a claim in on him. They must sign him to their active 53.  If Bills don't protect him, they can't stop him from leaving.