Christian Benford in a medical walking shoe

[dollars 2 donuts]

On 12/11/2025 at 3:39 PM, 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. 

 

I don’t see how stating plain facts that make you want to pull your hair out because they don’t make any sense would make you “overly pessimistic.”

 

It makes you like me right now…a frustrationalist.

 

 

[NewEra]

14 hours ago, Sierra Foothills said:

 

 

 

 

The problem is we couldn't cover him in the last game (10 catches for 146 yards) and I'm wondering how the Bills plan to avoid a repeat.

 

 

This is the problem.  Even if Benford plays, I expect Diggs to play the majority of his snaps in the slot.  Benford doesn’t really travel there, so it’ll be Taron and Cam in coverage.  McD had his work cut out for him.  
 

 

 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

10 hours ago, gordong said:

except half the team will get hurt in the last practice and miss the playoff game...I've never seen a team with so many injuries during practice in my life...  

You don't suppose the table tennis and foosball table of Wrecks' era were actually half assed strength and conditioning tools?  Table tennis can really develop one's lateral movements and strength! 🤔

McDermott has them all sitting at desks, studying playbooks for a system that must be half a step below advanced calculus.  Strong minds, yes, but strong bodies must also be cultivated.  Including feet.  Especially feet.  And maybe some heavy duty work boots with metatarsal protection.  Too many 'stepped on' injuries of late. 🤨

[zow2]

2 hours ago, nuklz2594 said:

there is a difference between pain and injury. have to wonder at times with this team

 

We saw Tee Higgins play with obvious scrambled brains last week. He gutted it out. We saw Justin Herbert grind it out 6 days after surgery and pins in his hand.  I think the Bills continue to play the long game more than most teams. Any tweak and the player is sitting out. If the playoffs were on the line i do think guys who are irreplaceable would be playing if they possibly can.  

[nuklz2594]

3 hours ago, zow2 said:

 

We saw Tee Higgins play with obvious scrambled brains last week. He gutted it out. We saw Justin Herbert grind it out 6 days after surgery and pins in his hand.  I think the Bills continue to play the long game more than most teams. Any tweak and the player is sitting out. If the playoffs were on the line i do think guys who are irreplaceable would be playing if they possibly can.  

[EmotionallyUnstable]

16 hours ago, nosejob said:

GATORADE.......

There's no way Josh loses this game. Period

Not sure if you’re referencing the Water Boy movie, but wanted to clarify those lines were from Coach Herman Boone in Remember the Titans! 

[WideNine]

6 hours ago, NewEra said:

This is the problem.  Even if Benford plays, I expect Diggs to play the majority of his snaps in the slot.  Benford doesn’t really travel there, so it’ll be Taron and Cam in coverage.  McD had his work cut out for him.  
 

 

 

I agree, they need to be more creative around assignments and choosing to follow some receivers as Cam and Taron are matchups that teams have been exploiting just that way. One would think it would be as easy as saying, you guys cover the slow guys - I know it is more involved than that.

Also, if they are playing Bishop closer to the line and Hancock is playing more as the single high, he needs to be coached up to be decisive and roll coverage to the side with the hardest matchup to help out our corners.

At this stage he seems to be on the verge of indecision peddling back and forth covering grass till finally coming over too late to really cap those routes.
 

[nosejob]

3 hours ago, EmotionallyUnstable said:

Not sure if you’re referencing the Water Boy movie, but wanted to clarify those lines were from Coach Herman Boone in Remember the Titans! 

Water boy