Greg Rousseau has turned out to be a complete slug.

[Buffalo716]

4 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:

My brother has been saying the same thing. Hope that you guys are right. While I didn’t like the contract, he has had a knack for making big plays. 

I mean sure he's not absolutely horrible 

 

He's probably between 20 and 32 for an inside linebacker in the NFL 

 

Probably a 5 to 6 million a year player we gave him double because he had one good year... And we were pressing because we let our pro bowl middle linebacker walk who was actually top 10

 

He makes some plays... Not consistently anymore and he's always hurt and slower

Edited 15 hours ago by Buffalo716

[nedboy7]

1 minute ago, ***** said:

I am a firm believer that smaller players get injured more often.  I have no data to back this up but it makes sense.  We tend to prioritize small defenders with the idea being they would be faster.  Problem is our small defenders are also slow.  
 

small slow and injured is no way to build a D

We live in a time when you can research pretty much anything.  Hey I would have agreed with you but the human brain lies all the time. 
 

No, smaller NFL players do not necessarily have more injuries

; in fact, some research suggests larger players get hurt more often when controlling for position, though running back is a notable exception where smaller players are more injury-prone. Injury risk is more strongly linked to factors like playing time, usage, and position-specific demands rather than just body size. 

[Paup 1995MVP]

19 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

I know it wasn't sustainable but when Oliver went out he was on pace for 17 sacks and 40 tackles for loss 

That’s a Kyle Williams/Marcel Darrius Stat line combined from their best years.  👏👏

[Pecker]

Just now, nedboy7 said:

We live in a time when you can research pretty much anything.  Hey I would have agreed with you but the human brain lies all the time. 
 

No, smaller NFL players do not necessarily have more injuries

; in fact, some research suggests larger players get hurt more often when controlling for position, though running back is a notable exception where smaller players are more injury-prone. Injury risk is more strongly linked to factors like playing time, usage, and position-specific demands rather than just body size. 

Even still.  Two players who are both CBs and one is 210 and the other is 180, who holds up better to a full season of tackling and all that?  Who is more likely to have thinner ankles and roll them more? Or smaller bone structures? 
 

Milano has clearly carried too much muscle for his frame and had multiple muscle injuries.  

[Paup 1995MVP]

9 minutes ago, ***** said:

I am a firm believer that smaller players get injured more often.  I have no data to back this up but it makes sense.  We tend to prioritize small defenders with the idea being they would be faster.  Problem is our small defenders are also slow.  
 

small slow and injured is no way to build a D

Taron Johnson!!!  (Always dinged up)

 

Terell Bernard.  (Same)

 

Dalton Kincaid. (Will he play against Pittsburgh?)

 

At least Sam Franklin (who plays harder than anyone on the team) hasn’t gotten hurt.

 

An interesting fact and hypothesis.  He was signed right before the season started.  He did not have time to be indoctrinated into the Bills lackadaisical training camp and culture all offseason. Instead he just came in and balled out.  
 

McDermott has taken  the McNasty out of our team!!  A little more each and every year.  And this is what we are left with.  

[Kelly to Allen]

O sacks and 0 pressures in 22 pass rush attempts last night....

 

🤷

Edited 9 hours ago by Kelly to Allen

[KOKBILLS]

It's pretty beyond frustrating watching the Bills lose to inferior teams while their best players dominate only to see guys like Groot, Benford, and Bernard who got paid big time this past off season completely disappear... 

Very frustrating...

[GunnerBill]

20 hours ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

All of the re signings besides Cook are bad

 

I do think Benford has started to come around. He had a very rough start to the year, through five weeks he was one of the worst outside corners in football. But he is playing pretty well now. Not quite hit his 2024 peak form yet, but he is playing better. I still have hope for that contract I think Benford is a really good player.

 

I wasn't particularly a fan of the Bernard or Rousseau deals and while I understood Shakir and am fine with what we paid I am under no illusions about who and what he is. 

9 hours ago, Kelly to Allen said:

O sacks and 0 pressures in 22 pass rush attempts last night....

 

🤷

 

Well Ed Oliver and Hoecht are hurt and I made more effort from my Mexican sun lounger than Joey Bosa on Thursday. Once you take those guys out.... who do we have who rushes the passer well? 

[first_and_ten]

20 hours ago, Walking Tall said:

After Greg Rousseau’s 3 sack game against the Cardinals in the 2024 opener, he has played a total of 26 regular season games. In those games he has a total of 8 sacks, with only 6 of those being unassisted. He has 88 total tackles since the beginning of 2024. Last season he had 15 “stuff” tackles which are in the backfield. This year he only has 3 of those.

 

https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/gamelog/_/id/4362506/greg-rousseau

 

This guy is literally become the invisible

man of the defense and it has been going on for almost 2 full seasons. The bad part is they just signed this slug to a big contract and we are stuck with him.

 

On a day where a lot of people are taking deserved heat, Rousseau seems to be a forgotten man. He shouldn’t be. He IS a huge part of the problem on that side of the ball.

maybe one of the reporters can flat out ask McDermott about his lack of production. I’d like to hear an honest answer from the coach.

 

 

Another Brandon Beane bust. He got paid, and now he doesn't seem to care. 

[CirclnWagons]

When your interior D lineman are getting owned one on one and not ever warranting a double team, that spells trouble for the entire defense, mainly your middle backers and d ends 

[BananaB]

Rousseau, Bernard and Benford seem like a lot of wasted money right now.