Update: Dorian Strong to IR

[Captain Hindsight]

41 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:

I’m definitely old. I don’t recognize a single name on the Patriots list…not one. 

Nah they just bad

[nedboy7]

My neck isnt great either.  

[billsfan89]

24 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:

I’m definitely old. I don’t recognize a single name on the Patriots list…not one. 

 

More so they are just not a very relevant team 2021 was the last year they made the playoffs. Since Brady left they have missed the playoffs 4 out of the last 5 years. Their last 3 years win totals have been 8/4/4. They do look like they have a direction with Maye so I think longer term there's some developments there. But in the end the reason you don't know them is that it's been a fairly irrelevant franchise.

 

I do recognize a few names on that list. Baremore was the last Billy B defensive guy I remember getting drafted and having an impact, Milton Williams was a big contract they signed from the Eagles and Campbell was the 4th overall pick. So I recognized a few names. I also know our old friend Diggs is on the Pats and Hunter Henry was a name that's been around the league awhile. 

[Special K]

If Dorian Strong wasn't playing well, I would think the Bills were laying the groundwork for Strong and Dorian Williams to be the players to go on IR when Hairston, Hoecht, and Larry O come back.

[BillsFanForever19]

Strong officially Out. Wonder what the issue there is bc a Neck injury that has him shut down is concerning. Could be just some soreness or he could be seriously injured.

 

Confirmation on Sanders, it isn't pain management. It's a new injury that popped up. On one hand, it's good to hear he got a Limited practice on when the expectation was apparently he would be DNP. But the fact that the expectation was he'd be DNP after a Limited is worrisome. 

 

We're potentially in a position where we're forced to play one of Oliver or Sanders when neither is 100% or go without either.

 

 

[Sojourner]

47 minutes ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

Strong officially Out. Wonder what the issue there is bc a Neck injury that has him shut down is concerning. Could be just some soreness or he could be seriously injured.

 

Confirmation on Sanders, it isn't pain management. It's a new injury that popped up. On one hand, it's good to hear he got a Limited practice on when the expectation was apparently he would be DNP. But the fact that the expectation was he'd be DNP after a Limited is worrisome. 

 

We're potentially in a position where we're forced to play one of Oliver or Sanders when neither is 100% or go without either.

 

 

Whilst I’m hoping they don’t bring Brown back this week unless 100% healthy, we are going to need him big time. Pats pass rush is causing severe problems for teams this year. 

[Rubes]

6 hours ago, nedboy7 said:

My neck isnt great either.  

 

We'll just go ahead and list you as "Limited".

 

I'm gonna guess that's a label that has followed you around for some time.

 

[ganesh]

On 10/3/2025 at 3:47 AM, BillsFanForever19 said:

Hopefully this is just some soreness. A little worrisome to see a DNP with a Neck designation. Strong has been solid in his first 4 games. 

 

T.J. Sanders also pops up with a Limited practice with a Knee. Fingers crossed that this is pain management and not a new injury. As Oliver looks Questionable at best. Sanders being dinged too would be really rough.

 

Two important Rookies who were healthy now aren't. Not great.

 

 

Why is "Veteran's Rest" considered to be on an Injury Report...

3 hours ago, Sojourner said:

Whilst I’m hoping they don’t bring Brown back this week unless 100% healthy, we are going to need him big time. Pats pass rush is causing severe problems for teams this year. 

Ryan played well at the RT position last week.  the only mistake he made was tripping on that 4th and 1 and not being able to get to the place to block and create the hole for Shakir to get the 1st down.

[BillsFanForever19]

4 minutes ago, ganesh said:

Why is "Veteran's Rest" considered to be on an Injury Report...

 

If you have a player that isn't putting in a Full Practice, it has to be explained why on the Injury Report - even if the player isn't hurt.

[Dan Darragh]

On 10/3/2025 at 1:24 AM, HOUSE said:

We are so screwed 

Really, NO Dorians at practice?

[JP51]

20 hours ago, Draconator said:

Same

Make that 3

[JMM]

11 hours ago, ganesh said:

Why is "Veteran's Rest" considered to be on an Injury Report...

Ryan played well at the RT position last week.  the only mistake he made was tripping on that 4th and 1 and not being able to get to the place to block and create the hole for Shakir to get the 1st down.

Huh? He was a turnstile in PP, especially in the first half.

[Don Otreply]

21 hours ago, SoCal Deek said:

I’m definitely old. I don’t recognize a single name on the Patriots list…not one. 

Don’t feel bad , I didn’t know they were still fielding a team, 

[billsfan714]

Strong placed on IR now.

[BillsFanForever19]

41 minutes ago, billsfan714 said:

Strong placed on IR now.

 

This is in large part why I made this post. I was hoping it was just some soreness in the Neck. But healthy on Wednesday to DNP on Thursday with a Neck injury was worrisome. Neck injuries aren't anything to play with

 

They'll have to get by this week on Benford, White, Ingram, and Lewis on the Outside bc of all the injuries to LB and DT. 

 

Hopefully they get some guys back next week and we're in a position to call up Dane until Hairston is ready if Ingram/Lewis can't adequately fill the hole left by Strong.

 

 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by BillsFanForever19

[BuffaloBillyG]

8 hours ago, JMM said:

Huh? He was a turnstile in PP, especially in the first half.

Yeah, there has been growing groundswell over the last week that what we saw wasn't actually what we all saw and that he was actually pretty good. Because Joe Marino told them that. 

[Pecker]

So does that mean he is out for 4-6 weeks? And then can return? 

[dwight in philly]

9 minutes ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

This is in large part why I made this post. I was hoping it was just some soreness in the Neck. But healthy on Wednesday to DNP on Thursday with a Neck injury was worrisome. Neck injuries aren't anything to play with

 

They'll have to get by this week on Benford, White, Ingram, and Lewis on the Outside bc of all the injuries to LB and DT this week. 

 

Hopefully they get some guys back next week and we're in a position to call up Dane until Hairston is ready if Ingram/Lewis can't adequately fill the hole left by Strong.

 

 

 

Like that LB.. 

[GolfandBills]

IR with a neck injury yeesh… never good seeing that.  

[BillsFanForever19]

7 minutes ago, dwight in philly said:

Like that LB.. 

 

Said this in another post, but Ciarlo over Jenkins was surprising to me. We've called up Jenkins twice already to fill in for injuries at LB. We only have 1 more call up for him and had all 3 call ups for Ciarlo. So from just a roster management standpoint, it would have made more sense to elevate Jenkins to the 53.

 

Hopefully though, we get both Milano and Williams back soon and we don't take any more injuries to the LB position to where something like that would matter.