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I think Poyer being so incredibly lights out plus Hyde’s serious neck injury mean they re-sign Poyer so that they can keep the focus on OL this draft.

There generally agree with this. I do think the Bills have a plan of going IOL early and often in the 2023 draft. For whatever reason we just seem to not be able to get it right the way we have been other position groups. I think part of that is McBeane and part is Daboll. Kudos to KD for upgrading to Kromer.

I think the best way to make is to change formula for scheduling. Play everybody in your division 3 times. That ensures everybody in Europe is home half the season.

The amount of double teams Jerry Hughes receives in his career is impressive. Can somebody smarter than me explain how Von isn’t the top of your third list? I read it as him having the highest win rate in the league.

Agreed on Davis. Shakir can play inside and out, this might be a good opportunity to spell Davis a bit early so he’s available/fresh if needed late in the game if needed. But McKenzie makes it interesting as well. Part of the value add for Cook was he could line up in the slot. I would like to see him get some more opportunities there this week. This is a relatively low pressure game that could help him find a stride possibly.

I’m in Europe for work at the moment so missed this one. But god am I glad I am here for the comments. Seems like Russ is so busy cooking he’s having trouble playing football.

I agree until the second paragraph. Austin, a vet can get away with asking to leave. Although I think his career is probably over or super close to it. But Hodgins has spent two years injured and the Bills have kept him around. I’m pretty high on Isaiah, but two years on IR then demanding a release from the PS is likely career suicide. Not to mention, if he can show anything in Buffalo it likely opens a lot of opportunities down the road.

I think he’s toast and was likely going to be released shortly so retired to save some safe. I don’t think he had a million offers this offseason like he tweeted. He ended up on a banged up TB teams PS and had zero production. He was an integral part of righting the ship, but unfortunately the writing was on the wall for him.

Right, my first thought was “what an idiot” and also an “a-hole”. Part of me feels for the guy though. He’s about to lose his entire family because he just can’t quit. It’s messed up.

At one point were down 13 starters….That’s over half a football team.

Meh, and I’m not undervaluing the Chiefs. Im generally a bit of a Debbie downer in the Bills, but it took 110 degree field temps and a comedy of errors/injuries for the Bills to lose by 2 in Miami. There’s nothing about this Bills team that leads me to believe they can’t beat anybody anywhere.

He is playing well, and I am super pleased with his progress. But maybe we pump the brakes on the "on another level". Most of his time on the field the first two weeks was clean up duty when the game was won. And the last two weeks were Tua's 18 drop backs and the super rainy Baltimore game. He can certainly become a stud. But maybe we wait for a little bit larger sample size.

I agree. I am just going off the injury report the way it stands now.

This might....miiiiiiggggght be a good came to take Pittsburgh to cover? Occasionally back ups/rookies can come in without tape and make things happen. -14 is a lot, Pittsburgh isn't good. But if there is one game they keep it close with us, it might be this one?

The guy can’t even get through practice as a back up to the back ups without going on IR. He won’t practice for another month. At which point we’ll have Tre, Dane, and Elam. Elam is the press man sub at that point. Tre isn’t coming off the field in an important goal line situation. He was a fine pick up for what we needed given the injuries. Until he wasn’t when he got hurt again. By the time he’s ready he will be an emergency rotational player.

Rhodes is likely CB5 when this roster is healthy and 4 while Benford heals up and Tre is back.

I know that’s the case. But there is a Dibellas I go to in Albany and it sucks. Their “Buffalo Chicken Sub” is chopped grilled chicken. It’s really weird. Buffalo Dibellas is fine thoug.

Its only a reasonable alternate if you ignore the replay. The goal of the evaluation should be to determine if the symptoms could be a product of a concussion. If so, you get pulled. You can’t risk messing with your brain. The goal shouldn’t be alternative differentials to explain why it isn’t a concussion.

The thing is that an EMT at the OP vs. West Seneca JV game wouldn't OK that person to return to the game. If Tua started to lecture about string theory it wouldn't matter. The evidence on the field alone is enough to keep a pop warner kid off the field. I likely wouldn't be allowed to return for another shift in my bar league hockey game. In order for Tua to return you have to throw out evidence and/or be willing to explain it via something else.

I do not believe we have a copy of the report from the exam. This is likely part of what the NFLPA is reviewing. I suspect the reports reads with "(List of symptoms) Due to past medical history, symptoms can be explained by chronic spinal issues". Doctors never ever write anything concrete "The patient did not suffer a concussion." I would be floored if a report read "Patient shows no sign of a concussion". Doctors only report in terms of 1. facts and 2. to avoid liabilities when writing patient notes. The only possible way that Tua clears protocol is the presence of the team doctor to offer an alternate differential because you cannot have an island where he is "cognitive" with the neuro and the neuro see's that replay without another clinician providing an outside plausibility.

I would be curious to see the notes from the hospital last night. I have to imagine it reads something like “patient was brought in via ambulance after possibly suffering his 2nd concussion in the last few days.”

Just to be clear? if this isn’t on the league is it your ascertain that NHL players are just more honest than NFL players. Lindros, Crosby, Tim Connolly all missed an entire season or more with one concussion? Because other leagues are identifying more concussions with more extensive delays to return. Somebody posted an earlier a quote from the NFL about protocol along the lines of “we prefer a team approach to concussion evaluation with the independent neurologist and team physician because of familiarity”. I think it’s a liability fail safe to cover the neuro and play the player. In theory the team physician is there to tell the neurologist that symptoms that may be clinically insignificant should be taken into consideration. But what we see with Tua is the team physician is offering possibilities of alternative differentials. Given the replay of Tua’s first hit and his attempt to walk away there isn’t a neuro on the planet willing to clear him. Not without another clinician present providing alternatives. Given the embarrassingly low rate of games/weeks missed in the NFL compared to other sporting leagues, it’s reasonable to assume that this is happening regularly. I’d imagine that there are a lot of team docs similar to James E Woods’ character in “Any Given Sunday”

I have 3 herniations in my lumbar, 2 in my cervical, and spinal stenosis. That isn’t the way people walk when having disc issues.

The league has a system where they “prefer the the team approach” and the team physician is present because he can provide “‘more personal information”. In theory when Tua says “it’s my back” the NFL is pretending that team physicians are jumping in and going “no no mister independent neuro. He does not have a history of this. Please force him to sit” Glad he’s able to move. Just a reminder that NHL players will miss an entire season for one concussion.

I was trying to look for any movement. Looked like they folded his arms up for him and no thumbs up. Really scary.