John from Riverside Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Trust me when i say that these type of injuries are iffy so we dont really know what is going on..... Lankster looked pretty good as a return man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jax bill backer Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 good im glad he is on IR. we really are not better with him on the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jax bill backer Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 can we send Mckelvin and Parrish. two crappy playmakers in a trade with afinogenov another crappy playmaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Christ Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 No, I'm not an orthopedic surgeon and no, I haven't seen his xrays or know the extent of the fracture but I know from my own experience that a fractured fibula typically takes 6 weeks or so for recovery. and you had to tackle and get tackled and jammed every day huh? thankg GOD we got a starting cb on the messageboard as well as being a dr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladiebla Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 well even assuming its an 8 week injury, that means you're playing half the season a man short. This is prolly key to their decision to ir him, we allready carry 52 whilst waiting for Poz to return. Doing the same with McKelvin would bring it down to 51. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornerville Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Good thing the Bills drafted all those DBs! Wow, now we know Richard Jauron posts here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omar Little Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 good im glad he is on IR. we really are not better with him on the field. Yeah, because second-year cornerbacks never progress. This really hurts McKelvin's development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jax bill backer Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 don't under estimate Florence. He is better than Mckelvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 This is freaking silly! I know he has a fractured bone in his leg or whatever but he should be ready to go in 7 or 8 weeks, right? I thought it was stupid when the put Poz on IR his rookie year, when he could have played with like 7 weeks left in the season. This is a major bummer... Its all part of the game- you play with what you have and so do your opponents. This will definitely cut into his development as a player, but what can you do.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills_fan Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Why doesn't the NFL have a short-term IR? Like the 15 day DL in baseball...I don't understand a guy who will miss 8 weeks now missing the whole year because of being placed on IR. Kinda put the teams in a bind, play a man down for 8 weeks and hopefully get your guy back for the last 5 weeks and playoffs or lose him for the year. Kinda sucks there's no short term IR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Yeah, because second-year cornerbacks never progress. This really hurts McKelvin's development. That's the worst part about it. I think short term, we'll be OK if we stay healthy but there is no substitute for game experience in terms of development. Tough break for the kid. GO BILLS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 This kills when you consider that you typically only get solid 1st rounders for their rookie deals before they hit free agency. We'll probably lose McKelvin to FA eventually, and now we can't even get him for his full rookie deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jax bill backer Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 This kills when you consider that you typically only get solid 1st rounders for their rookie deals before they hit free agency. We'll probably lose McKelvin to FA eventually, and now we can't even get him for his full rookie deal. great he is not worth a new deal. Eric Berry anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphean Bills Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 That'll teach him to fumble! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharper802 Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 You are correct. It is a 6-8 week injury. This is BS that he is on IR IF it is only a fibula. Maybe/maybe not he can play at the end of the season. It's possible there is more of a problem. Lawrence Taylor played a game with a broken fibula. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Why doesn't the NFL have a short-term IR? Like the 15 day DL in baseball...I don't understand a guy who will miss 8 weeks now missing the whole year because of being placed on IR. Kinda put the teams in a bind, play a man down for 8 weeks and hopefully get your guy back for the last 5 weeks and playoffs or lose him for the year. Kinda sucks there's no short term IR. Years ago there was IR that wasn't season ending. So teams like the Bills (in the Polian years) and Redskins became experts at stashing promising players who were not ready to compete for jobs yet. We had guys like Carlton Bailey, Keith McKeller, and Martin Mayhew (who we lost trying to hide on plan B as well) stashed on IR. During the strike, McKeller came off IR with his "back injury" & played. The NFL wanted to stop this & changed to a 53 man roster with 8 inactives on gameday (7 + 3rd QB if you have 3 QBs on the roster) so that players with short term injuries would just be inactive. If you want to stash a player on IR, he can't practice & learn the O or D, so you're much less likely to do the old Bills/Redskins chicanery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Yeah, because second-year cornerbacks never progress. This really hurts McKelvin's development. This coaching staff can't develop players healthy or not. What a train wreck this team is. 7-9 looking like a stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glass To The Arson Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 I'm sad for his injury but I'm glad hes not playing again for this season. His play in general was terrible (especially the fumble) Florence has more experience so I think our DBs will be the same if not better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 don't under estimate Florence. He is better than Mckelvin gotta love ignorant, absolute statements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paup 1995MVP Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 This coaching staff can't develop players healthy or not. What a train wreck this team is. 7-9 looking like a stretch. Faith, you are so right. We seem to lose guys to the IR in record numbers every year. The Jauron era has been just a joke. Hopefully it ends after this Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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