Mad Max activated from IR and is expected to play vs the Panthers

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

14 hours ago, BillsFan619 said:

Go Bills!

 

 

 

I think this is the best news of the month. So glad it wasn’t for the Chiefs. Better to have Hairston take on Dalton/Young than a motivated Mahomes. 

[machine gun kelly]

It is good news on Hairston.  He can learn from his occasional mistakes, but he has such make up speed, it will be a good test.  He also gets much needed playing time before the big bad Chiefs.

[WhitewalkerInPhilly]

holy schnikes really

[frostbitmic]

Hairtston hurt his knee back at mini camp in June.

 

I could see him being broken in today playing in the soft shell zone, 15 yards off the LOS on 3rd and 10. If he can make a tackle or two and not give up a TD it'll be a positive first game.

[Since1981]

But does he hug each player as they get announced?

[JerseyBills]

9 hours ago, ganesh said:

We need to temper our expectations....The HC told us 2 weeks ago that he was not ready...I am assuming they will sprinkle him in for 5-10 plays and may be some STs to get a feeling of the speed in NFL.

All these old beat up QBs always have good game against us...

Ya or maybe split series w Tre like they did with Strong 

Either way I'm excited to see him out there

[qwksilver]

10 hours ago, Goin Breakdown said:

How is that being a downer?  He missed a ton of camp and almost 2 months of the season. Bishop comes to mind. There's a lot to be learned from his situation when it comes to expectations when missing a ton of time. I'm hopeful that he will get up to speed but realistically I can't imagine him being a huge impact tomorrow. But what do I know. 

Anytime on the field will be a step in the right direction. I was thinking people will say he will be a healthy scratch on inactive list.

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

53 minutes ago, qwksilver said:

Anytime on the field will be a step in the right direction. I was thinking people will say he will be a healthy scratch on inactive list.

Absolutely no way in heck would a 1st round rookie CB ever be a healthy scratch on this putrid defense. I bet you he’s not even fully healthy yet, but McDermott is so desperate for a spark at corner they’ll take the ups & downs of a rookie and hope his elite athleticism can cover some mistakes/ big play ability. 

[RyanC883]

I’ll take it.  Recognizing we have no other option.  Let’s go!!

[notpolian]

I expect a couple rookie mistakes from Hairston if he gets in the game.  But it's definitely worth it as a possible upgrade over the rest of the season. 

 

I would not mind Poyer being in there.  He is slower now but can help Hairston. At least he knows where to be and can take good pursuit angles, even if it's harder to get there now.

[TBBills Fan]

5 hours ago, SunDSolar said:

 

You forgot the forced fumble/recovery when he chases down Rico Dowdle who was on his way to having a 95 yard TD run

Yeah that's a good point.  If he can't do that he's another Elam

[MDH]

Curious why the Bills didn’t active his 21 day window a little earlier if he’s ready to play this week. 

[Ethan in Cleveland]

1 hour ago, ChronicAndKnuckles said:

Absolutely no way in heck would a 1st round rookie CB ever be a healthy scratch on this putrid defense. I bet you he’s not even fully healthy yet, but McDermott is so desperate for a spark at corner they’ll take the ups & downs of a rookie and hope his elite athleticism can cover some mistakes/ big play ability. 

Lol. Elam was a healthy scratch in year 1,2 and 3

14 minutes ago, MDH said:

Curious why the Bills didn’t active his 21 day window a little earlier if he’s ready to play this week. 

Why would it matter? He was doing his rehab. If he had a setback and they activated him too early, then they risked losing him for the season.  

[Sierra Foothills]

3 hours ago, frostbitmic said:

I could see him being broken in today playing in the soft shell zone, 15 yards off the LOS on 3rd and 10. If he can make a tackle or two and not give up a TD it'll be a positive first game.

 

If he's fully recovered (and I don't believe the Bills would make him active if he wasn't) I would use him in match coverage in a hybrid zone/man scheme.

 

Have him travel with McMillan and see how he does.

 

[nedboy7]

Sweet.  Shall I start the "MaxBust" thread now?  

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

29 minutes ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:

Lol. Elam was a healthy scratch in year 1,2 and 3

Why would it matter? He was doing his rehab. If he had a setback and they activated him too early, then they risked losing him for the season.  

2 different picks and 2 different years. He is twice the prospect Elam was. I should correct myself. There is no way Maxwell Hairston would be a healthy scratch on the 2025 Bills defense. 

[Simon]

2 hours ago, notpolian said:

I expect a couple rookie mistakes from Hairston if he gets in the game.  But it's definitely worth it as a possible upgrade over the rest of the season. 

 

Yeah, it's not going to be all rainbows and unicorns for these first few starts.

We don't know yet if he can actually cover anybody, but that unreal athleticism should help in recovering from the inevitable mistakes.

His feet and hips are absolutely world class.

[Mike in Horseheads]

24 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

Yeah, it's not going to be all rainbows and unicorns for these first few starts.

We don't know yet if he can actually cover anybody, but that unreal athleticism should help in recovering from the inevitable mistakes.

His feet and hips are absolutely world class.

I knew a women you could say that about.

[Dan Darragh]

There are going to be a lot of guys out there on defense whose numbers I don't know.

[Sierra Foothills]

1 hour ago, nedboy7 said:

Sweet.  Shall I start the "MaxBust" thread now?  

 

Be sure to include references to Kaiir Elam!

 

49 minutes ago, Simon said:

Yeah, it's not going to be all rainbows and unicorns for these first few starts.

We don't know yet if he can actually cover anybody, but that unreal athleticism should help in recovering from the inevitable mistakes.

His feet and hips are absolutely world class.

 

Most importantly for any pro athlete, hopefully he shows good instincts.

 

4 minutes ago, Dan Darragh said:

There are going to be a lot of guys out there on defense whose numbers I don't know.

 

Hairston 31

Hancock 37

Hoecht 55

Ogunjobi 99

 

All-Time Bill Jordan Poyer is wearing his rightful #21.