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Where is this information (Benford having a torn meniscus, Martin being out) coming from?

Where are these "chances" coming from? Right, basically he can make an educated guess based on the mechanics of the injury, but he lacks the specifics (is it a grade 1 or 2 sprain? is there a torn meniscus or is it just a sprain? and if it's torn, where and how badly?) Or maybe the trainers who examine him splinted him and put him on a cart for x-rays because that's what the exam indicated. "low pain tolerance" my Aunt Fanny.

Mason Rudolph on a 1 yr contract, he'll be a FA. Just sayin'.

Pat O'Donnell, good option. The thing about Haack is we cut him for Araiza, then we cut Araiza. It wouldn't be a huge surprise if Haack might have some salt about that. On the other hand, I'm not a football player and if a guy is sitting home and gets offered $46.5k for a few days work with a chance of up to another $388k, I can see where that could appeal.

It's not just that, but there are examples of Allen on film with a 'fake slide'. Like you say, he drops his hips and sort of positions his front foot like he's gonna slide then keeps going. He doesn't take several steps back and forth and slow to a pause while his blockers take position, then continue.

I mean, maybe? But I think they tried it a few times and he just doesn't have the same quickness/speed Not to say that there still shouldn't be ways to use him we're missing on.

Quote from Zerovoltz: "ok...you are betting the Packers win division and a playoff game with Love as starting QB. I am betting that doesn't happen. I'd be willing to make this a little easier. How about Packers with Love make playoffs, you win...Packers and Love don't make playoffs, I win. You good with that?" They made the playoffs, AND won a playoff game so....$$$$$$

So this is an interesting situation. A "futures" contract does not take effect until the first day of the following league year. That's relevant because it doesn't count against the current year cap or 53 man roster limit. But, unlike a practice squad contract, players who have signed a "futures" contract can not negotiate with other teams. https://www.profootballnetwork.com/nfl-futures-contract-everything-you-need-to-know/

So what are our options for a punter?

Giles Harris is on the Patriots practice squad.

I'm not sure why Katherine Fitzgerald didn't list him. He was the last guy McDermott listed, with a knee, before saying we'll just take it day by day and see how it goes.

McDermott said Taron is in concussion protocol. Players in concussion protocol are never "day to day". There's a specific process they have to go through.

You can take off the quotes on "late"

Um.....

Interesting. I wonder if Fournette asked for release and is hoping to catch on with one of the remaining teams? He spent 3 years with Tampa Bay, so if they indicated they might sign him, he might very well want to go. Plus he may have seen the weather in Buffalo and said "uh-uh"

I can say that because at the point where Allen's stutter steps were supposedly a "fake slide", Kazee was 9 yards away and in a posture that Safeties use when they're not sure which way they gotta go to make a tackle. Once Allen committed to moving to Allen's L, then Kazee closed.

Oh, I dunno What's the name of that kid's toy where you punch it and it goes over and then comes back at you so you can punch it again? It was kind of entertaining, as I remember it.

1) Murray is the best blocker in pass pro and it's not close 2) Yes, you're correct, the Bills get 2 free call-ups from the PS who revert right afterwards so with bringing up Isabella and Klein, they didn't have a call-up. But at this point I'm not sure if that's an issue, because it's the playoffs so not sure how waiver claims apply.

I want to know the meaning of the finger-waggling he does. Sometimes it's 4 fingers waggling, sometimes 2 or 3.

You are correct. Allen shows the field vision and open field runner's instinct, along with trust in his teammates, to change direction AWAY from the green grass and TOWARDS two defenders, believing (correctly) that his two guys who are there will have his back and get in their way/block them out of the play. Which they do. Allen's hesitation also gives Isabella and Kincaid time to set up their blocks, and Knox time to win his footrace and get in the way of the 3rd guy.

That may be true, but it isn't relevant here. Kazee is 9 yards+ away from Josh with an imminent need to make an open field tackle on a guy who is 6" taller than he is, outweighs him by 60-70 lbs, and has a known tendency of posterizing defenders with his stiffarm. He has 3 teammates in the area and they all have Bills in position to block them out of the play (which actually happens), so he knows it may be on him. He has to decide what Josh is gonna do - straight at him, L or R, then pick an appropriate angle. That's why he hesitates, waiting for Josh to indicate. The possibility that Josh might slide and he might hit him for a PF is nowhere on his mental radar screen at that moment, I promise.

Great find. Yes, it's very clear from that he is making a little stutter step before changing direction. If he kept going as he was, he would be tackled by Kazee and someone else - Killebrew? who appears to be blocked out by Andy Isabella who also sidesteps to give Allen room to avoid Kazee's diving tackle. The stutter and COD help Kazee miss and let Isabella (I think), Kincaid, and Knox set up their blocks. As I've said upthread, Josh has been known to 'fake slide' but it looks completely different. It's sort of a knee bend on one leg and drops his hips then keeps running.

I agree with you that most of the time Elam is grabby because he's been toasted, but McDermott was explicitly asked about a DPI on someone who was beaten during the Dolphins game (may have been Benford) and he specifically said that a DPI is better than giving up a TD. So read between the lines there.

I'm sure he wants to be out there. On the 'could've played' thing, though, it's noteworthy that McDermott received the evaluation "out for the game" from the trainers. Douglas wouldn't be the first player who, full of adrenaline during the game, thinks he can come back and play while sports medicine experts who cold-bloodedly look at things like the degree of laxity in the joint and points of tenderness that point to the injury say "nope". It's also not uncommon that guys initially have more function, but after they sit on the flight home and sleep, they wake up and find considerable swelling/functional impairment. It's notable that even though he was ruled "questionable" and not "out" for the game, Douglas DNP every day last week. Dodson is a good question. He practiced, albeit limited, 2x last week. Banged up Bills had this to say before the Steelers game: I was discussing with someone here AJ Klein as MLB vs KC. AJ has "got it going on" mentally, obviously, since he was able to come off the street and not only play, but call the defense. But, in preseason we saw that his already limited range was even more so. The thought of Klein dropping into coverage on Rashee Rice and Travis Kelce over the middle brings on a shiver. On the other hand, if Dodson does indeed have a torn labrum and will have to play with a brace - the thought of him not only trying to play through the pain, but do something that is mentally challenging for him (call the D), is not a happy one. Can McDermott cook up a defense which would have Klein calling the D and use Klein to his best physical advantage, while distributing coverage responsibilities elsewhere? That's way beyond my paygrade and may depend upon whether Johnson, Benford, and Rapp can play.

I gotta like the kid for this: And maybe I need to give him a couple drive allowance for being rusty.