Game week thread - Bills at Patriots*

[Success]

If Bosa can play, it offsets losing Benford a bit (if Benford can't play).  It's kind of a pleasant surprise that he's practicing in full today.

 

Still hoping they're just being cautious w/ Benford and he can still go, but we do have decent enough depth at the CB position.  If it's Tre, Hairston & Johnson, with Lewis subbing in, that really isn't too bad.

 

[Psautcsk]

3 hours ago, PaattMaann said:

 

Ultimately you are correct. BUT, from a momentum perspective this game IS big. We win and carry loads of momentum into the last three games of the season and the playoffs. We win and New England loses all their season long built up momentum (bye week off, then a loss to the Bills) and questions start to creep in for them, making it maybe a little more possible that they drop a game to the Jets (yea right) or Dolphins (dolphins COULD play spoiler with their run game and improved D). Momentum is real, both in games and in season. 

What happens to Allen's psyche if we lose to the Pats and Diggs would be my biggest question

4 minutes ago, Success said:

If Bosa can play, it offsets losing Benford a bit (if Benford can't play).  It's kind of a pleasant surprise that he's practicing in full today.

 

Still hoping they're just being cautious w/ Benford and he can still go, but we do have decent enough depth at the CB position.  If it's Tre, Hairston & Johnson, with Lewis subbing in, that really isn't too bad.

 

Benford would be a huge loss. Maye will have himself a day if he can't play.

[CincyBillsFan]

3 minutes ago, Psautcsk said:

What happens to Allen's psyche if we lose to the Pats and Diggs would be my biggest question

Nothing would be my guess beyond his secretly hoping for a rematch in the playoffs.  The bigger question would be what happened to Diggs psyche last season when he was recovering from a season ending injury and Allen was leading the Bills to the AFC Championship game and collecting an MVP along the way.

 

 

[Dan]

16 minutes ago, transplantbillsfan said:

Looks like Bosa and Brown are playing... unless they get injured in practice.

 

 

 

 

I'm terrified.

At this point, I wouldn’t have another practice all season.  We have to have lost more players due to a practice injury than in game?  

[SCBills]

6 minutes ago, Success said:

If Bosa can play, it offsets losing Benford a bit (if Benford can't play).  It's kind of a pleasant surprise that he's practicing in full today.

 

Still hoping they're just being cautious w/ Benford and he can still go, but we do have decent enough depth at the CB position.  If it's Tre, Hairston & Johnson, with Lewis subbing in, that really isn't too bad.

 

Tre and Hairston might be ok on the outside against Hollins, Boutte etc IF we can generate any semblance of pass rush. 

 

Johnson and Lewis have been abject disasters this season.  We desperately need Taron Johnson to get to even 80% of what he used to be. 

[loveorhatembillsfan4life]

Pats have some pretty significant injuries as well so even if Benford can’t go, I can’t say that’s an excuse to lose this game.
. Would suck but like Mcd said, next man up.

 

[PaattMaann]

30 minutes ago, Psautcsk said:

What happens to Allen's psyche if we lose to the Pats and Diggs would be my biggest question

Benford would be a huge loss. Maye will have himself a day if he can't play.

 

Absolutely nothing lol. 

[Success]

11 minutes ago, loveorhatembillsfan4life said:

Pats have some pretty significant injuries as well so even if Benford can’t go, I can’t say that’s an excuse to lose this game.
. Would suck but like Mcd said, next man up.

 

 

Yeah - the Pats might be without 2 starting LB's, Williams and Campbell.

 

No excuses for us, even if Benford can't play.

 

[D. L. Hot-Flamethrower]

40 minutes ago, Dan said:

At this point, I wouldn’t have another practice all season.  We have to have lost more players due to a practice injury than in game?  

I know right! Just have them stretch, get medical attention, have meetings and then go rest!

[mbowman14]

Looks like Bernard will be out again this week, but potentially on track to return next week.  It will be very interesting to see how they handle his return.  He is the 2nd Captain with a long-term extension that hasn't kicked in yet.  By any objective measure, Shaq and the D have performed much better in his absences.  Will be something to monitor down the stretch for sure.

[Big Blitz]

2 minutes ago, mbowman14 said:

Looks like Bernard will be out again this week, but potentially on track to return next week.  It will be very interesting to see how they handle his return.  He is the 2nd Captain with a long-term extension that hasn't kicked in yet.  By any objective measure, Shaq and the D have performed much better in his absences.  Will be something to monitor down the stretch for sure.

 

 

Unless we haven’t secured a playoff spot no way I’m playing him till January. 
 

No way.  If we can’t beat the Browns and Jets without him….

 

This is getting ridiculous 

 

 

 

Also, I added Boutte in fantasy this week and I’m probably playing him in light of this news.  
 

This regular season can’t end fast enough.   
 

It’s now 4 straight years of injuries significantly derailing a season.  
 

Oliver, Hoecht, Max, Rapp, CB, Bernard, Kincaid, Brown, Milano, Palmer, Bass - all missing enough to significant enough time.  

[Ghost_002!]

18 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:

Considering this is considered the preeminent NFL message board in the country no most of us are not going to opposing teams forums lol

 

We have jobs and families.. there might be a couple people that do 

 

But we are very content being around Bills fans .. like I never thought about going on the Patriots forum 

 

Probably because there's 11 hardcore fans in the fan base.. that's why everybody comes here because our fan bases more passionate than everybody

 

 

Ahh I don't know about preeminent NFL message aboard, but whatever floats your boat.

 

 

That's great that you and a hand full of others don't. Clearly I am not talking about the ones that don't. As I stated, the fans that can't understand what normal fan behavior is, when your fellow Fandom does the same thing. Fans are the same no matter where you are. Clearly some people can not bring themselves to see that.

 

 

 

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

1 hour ago, loveorhatembillsfan4life said:

Pats have some pretty significant injuries as well so even if Benford can’t go, I can’t say that’s an excuse to lose this game.
. Would suck but like Mcd said, next man up.

 

“Next man up” has some limits though. This team limps in with guys off the street and 4th stringers in huge playoff games. Just wish we had a bit better luck here. 

[SCBills]

With all these injuries, I’m pretty sure every practice is just the game I shall not name that Bijan referenced last night. 

[balln]

They’re screwed if Hairston or Tre get hurt. Who’s next? Dane Jackson and / or some out of the league PS scrub? 
 

can Hancock play outside ? 

[Kelly to Allen]

Hoping it's just grade 1 turf toe

 

 

Unreal 

2 minutes ago, balln said:

They’re screwed if Hairston or Tre get hurt. Who’s next? Dane Jackson and / or some out of the league PS scrub? 
 

can Hancock play outside ? 

 

Yes, Hancock is a great athlete and has boundary cb experience at Ohio State 

Dean Jackson only has one more call up 

 

So if the benford turf toe is multiple weeks, we are probably going to need to sign a vet CB either to the active roster or to the ps

 

MJ Devonshire is a good prospect but they need another guy

 

Thankfully the playoffs is still 5 weeks away

Edited 1 hour ago by Kelly to Allen

[Warriorspikes51]

3 minutes ago, Kelly to Allen said:

Hoping it's just grade 1 turf toe

 

 

Unreal 

 

Yes, Hancock is a great athlete and has boundary cb experience at Ohio State 

Dean Jackson only has one more call up 

 

So if the benford turf toe is multiple weeks, we are probably going to need to sign a vet CB either to the active roster or to the ps

 

MJ Devonshire is a good prospect but they need another guy

 

Thankfully the playoffs is still 5 weeks away

 

what? where was it said this was turf toe?

[Kelly to Allen]

 

 

 

 

Just now, Warriorspikes51 said:

 

what? where was it said this was turf toe?

McDermott said he sprained it, " but doesn't think it's long term"

[NewEra]

2 hours ago, Johnnycage46 said:

I just cannot believe our luck with injuries this season, from just practice alone. I can't imagine it has anything to do with the actual practice format...just bad luck. sucks.

Really unfortunate.  I wonder if it’ll ever stop

[Kelly to Allen]

Benford is questionable 

 

This is encouraging that it's probably not serious. Hopefully he just misses a couple weeks at worst 

Edited 59 minutes ago by Kelly to Allen