Christian Benford in a medical walking shoe

[BuffaloBillyG]

44 minutes ago, Mod_Squad_Reject said:

You sprain your toe / turf toe or do something that requires a walking boot you likely didn’t do it 3-4 days ago.  He’s been seen the last few days hasn’t he  and no report of issues.

 

With us though it does seem like the same players getting dinged over and over!

I really don't know. Maybe you can look into it?🤷🏼‍♂️

 

Also, I haven't seen confirmation that it's a sprained toe/turf toe. Just speculation. 

[frostbitmic]

What condition is the practice field in ?

[Virgil]

Why can't we have nice things?

 

The amount of injuries, specifically foot injuries, during practices this year is insane.

[finn]

Must have been the dreaded walk-through practice, that Bermuda Triangle of injuries. 

[Puckman5]

3 hours ago, Johnnycage46 said:

Trying not to be overly pessimistic...but what the hell is going on with this team and mid/late-week injuries? It's ridiculous. 

Trust the process please. 

[HereComesTheReignAgain]

Actual video of the "stomping" drill at practice.  Oliver and Benford are big fans.

 

 

Edited 4 hours ago by HereComesTheReignAgain

[Augie]

6 minutes ago, Kelly to Allen said:

 

It's a medical walking shoe, thigh Dr said it's most likely his foot/ toe got stepped on in practice and it's not serious 

 

It's still extremely frustrating regardless 

 

 

Like the mid week practice injuries have to stop. 

 

No , this is not normal lol

 

 

 

 

 

They really need to kick the horse out of practice. 

[SF Bills Fan]

That’s it! No more practicing!

[MasterStrategist]

19 minutes ago, Kelly to Allen said:

 

It's a medical walking shoe, thigh Dr said it's most likely his foot/ toe got stepped on in practice and it's not serious 

 

It's still extremely frustrating regardless 

 

 

Like the mid week practice injuries have to stop. 

 

No , this is not normal lol

 

 

 

 

Yeah hoping sore toe / foot from being stepped on.  

 

Agree, the practice injuries have taken a toll and strangely high frequency.

 

But unless youre monitoring other teams, its happening there too.  Ie: TJ Watt was hospitalized last night for lung discomfort during Wed practice

[Ralonzo]

44 minutes ago, Augie said:

 

If he needs a Toe Donor, I bet we could find one here.  

 

[Jauronimo]

35 minutes ago, HereComesTheReignAgain said:

Actual video of the "stomping" drill at practice.  Oliver and Benford are big fans.

 

 

I heard McD has them playing barefoot in the field house and covered the field with legos. Old school football.

[BillsFanForever19]

3 hours ago, Doc Brown said:

We played on Sunday night and our defense was ran over by the Ravens.  A message needed to be sent.

 

Cool. Oliver got hurt for 4 weeks. Is that worth "the message"? Can you not get across the message without physical punishment?

 

That's kind of my whole point. Again, I'm speculating. I don't know this to be a fact. But we're *constantly* taking mid week injuries. More so than other teams.

 

I can't help but wonder if things like "sending a message" (as you put it) and in general how he conducts the physicality in practice isn't more to blame than the board whipping boy of the Strength & Conditioning department.

Edited 2 hours ago by BillsFanForever19

[Kelly to Allen]

11 minutes ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

Cool. Oliver got hurt. Message sent.

 

That's kind of my whole point. Again, I'm speculating. I don't know this to be a fact. But we're *constantly* taking mid week injuries. More so than other teams.

 

I can't help but wonder if things like "sending a message" (as you put it) and in general how he conducts the physicality in practice isn't more to blame than the board whipping boy of the Strength & Conditioning department.

 

The most ironic part is physicality had less to do with stopping the Ravens run, it's the scheme and health of Bernard. Everyone could clearly see him limping around. 

 

 

 

 

[ShakAttack]

Our 2 most memorable comebacks this season:

 

Ravens and Bengals

 

Oliver was the hero of Ravens game, forcing a fumble that allowed Bills to essentially go from being in comeback mode to controlling our destiny.

 

Ends up in a walking boot from an injury in practice.

 

Then Benford. Same story more or less. Same outcome.
 

silver lining: apparently the boot isn’t as big as Oliver’s was.. or something.

 

Either way… it’s the Bills, and Billsy things will always happen, I’m afraid. 

[Deep Voice]

4 hours ago, Johnnycage46 said:

Trying not to be overly pessimistic...but what the hell is going on with this team and mid/late-week injuries? It's ridiculous. 

 

YEAH

[dcinmuncie]

It’s clear that the only thing this team does a walk through is through land mines. 

[Captain_Quint]

35 minutes ago, ShakAttack said:

Our 2 most memorable comebacks this season:

 

Ravens and Bengals

 

Oliver was the hero of Ravens game, forcing a fumble that allowed Bills to essentially go from being in comeback mode to controlling our destiny.

 

Ends up in a walking boot from an injury in practice.

 

Then Benford. Same story more or less. Same outcome.
 

silver lining: apparently the boot isn’t as big as Oliver’s was.. or something.

 

Either way… it’s the Bills, and Billsy things will always happen, I’m afraid. 

But if the trend is real, and the Bills really are Billsy, then Benford will tear his bicep when he returns. 

[Jon in Pasadena]

2 hours ago, atlbillsfan1975 said:

Maybe Rex Ryan will take a look at it

Nah, he sucks

😇

[Sierra Foothills]

5 hours ago, MPL said:

Genuinely curious: does anyone know of any instances when a boot was actually just precautionary? 

 

I wore a boot as a precaution... I was getting ready to walk through the cow pasture.

 

5 hours ago, davefan66 said:

Didn’t Ronnie Lott cut his toe off so he could play??  🧐

 

4 hours ago, DaBillsFanSince1973 said:

finger

 

4 hours ago, juno999 said:

It was his pinky finger. 

 

The punter, Bryan Anger cut off his nose to spite his face. Dude needs to lighten up.

 

4 hours ago, Psautcsk said:

Another nagging injury. 

 

You sure do like to stirrup punishment.

 

2 hours ago, frostbitmic said:

What condition is the practice field in ?

 

This is the question on my mind. By NFL standards, artificial surfaces should be replaced every 3 years minimum because they do the same thing farm fields do over time... get compacted, thus harder. I hope the Bills aren't skimping on the practice fields.

 

[Beck Water]

AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHGGGGGGGGG!  We can't have nice things.