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Sal has 10 DL?

That'd be nice... I mean, "what a shame that fine young man might have a promising career start derailed by this"

Deion Jones surprises me. Guess he's this year's Christian Kirsey

He only counts if/when he comes back. There's no special "IR with designation to return" when a player goes on IR any more, it's just a total of how many players can be brought back from IR over the season. But if any player is on IR and brought back, he counts, including one who was IR'd at the beginning of the season. Note there is a rule change this year, two players may be carried on IR without having to be on the 53 man roster, and still be eligible to come back That could occur, certainly Wait wat? Last I heard McDermott was "optimistic" Samuel would be ready at the start of the season?

There was an article about McDermott going back through HS and one of his friends from way back commented that McDermott could really dance!

Kyron Brown. UDFA who started with the Jets in 2019, has been on PS with the Cowboys and Titans. 3rd year.

If they're injured, they can't be cut.

OMG The snark is because it's very rare that a team will keep 3 QB. The #3 QB usually hits the waiver wire on cutdown day.

Turf toe is a fundamentally a sprain, meaning the ligaments are stretched or torn. Like any sprain, the stretching/tearing comes in different degrees. A badly sprained turf toe can indeed linger. A mildly sprained turf toe can recover in a couple weeks. I think the "week to week" designation implies the latter more than the former, but none of us really know. Will you bite your everlovin' gawdforsaken little pointed tongue? Mu - Unsay it! AVERT! You take that back RIGHT NOW!

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4801978/2023/08/24/fantasy-football-injury-mailbag-turf-toe-recovery-time/ So yeah, turf toe can linger, but if it's a mild Grade I sprain (implied by the week to week) he may be out a couple weeks to heal up and no problem.

I think Tannehill still has "legitimate chance to start" on his want list for a new team. Yes. Keenum is with the Texans and has a pretty good contract. Kyle Allen is under contract to the Steelers - did he play in the preseason game?

He was really bad in Pittsburgh. That's why they boo'ed him.

Um, yes? That was the point of the article I quoted and the examples Banged Up Bill gave. Is there a reason you deleted the rest of my post and responded only to the earliest possible timeline Bangedup found? I'm sure that's true, but I don't think it means he'll be back any sooner than the end of December - IF at all. Remember that Milano wanted to take the field like 3 weeks after a partial pec tear in 2020. Spoiler he wasn't effective, and after 2 ineffective games the Bills IR'd him.

Not being a trainer, I'm not going to comment but I've been told that a torn tendon is felt as it occurs as a burning pain and being able to feel/see the tendon retract. There must have been something atypical about Milano's injury. I agree, the Bills have had some really horrid injury luck the past couple years.

There's no question we need another safety since Mike Edwards seems to have an injury requiring prolonged rehab and Bishop hasn't been able to be on the field learning the system.

Chou really wouldn't know. He's making an educated guess based on his experience as the Chargers team doctor - during which tenure a number of players sued for mis-handled injuries. Bangedup Bills has a blog post with pictures of the biceps anatomy and how it's repaired. Whether or not you like him, the pictures are relevant and interesting. Assuming Milano has surgery Monday or has already had surgery, 19 weeks (like Judon) would put him at the end of December, and bear in mind that's Judon saying "I would have been ready" and his team shutting him down.

Dorian Williams is fast and can tackle but the problem seems to be he isn't "getting it" as far as being able to diagnose the play after the snap and understand what that means to his assignment. That's bad news as a potential replacement for Milano.

Well, you can't cut an injured player. Claypool is reported to have reached an injury settlement with the Bills. So, anyone wondering if he could beat out MVS for a roster spot, or challenge Keon Coleman for playing time, may now stop wondering.

They don't have to play safety better than Cam Lewis. They have to play safety, nickel, boundary corner, and ST better than Cam Lewis

I think several things are at play. One is, the scheme does rely on some fast but undersized guys who compensate by going hard and hitting hard. I don't think it's an accident that we had a rash of injuries playing on the turf-over-cement field in UK and then another rash of injuries during the Pittsburgh playoff game in cold weather that made the fill under our turf hard and unyielding. A second is, bad luck. When you have a player like Tre White who tore his ACL and then returned and tore his Achilles, that's just bad luck A third is, we did "age out" on some players like Poyer and Hyde and are ageing out on others, like Milano.

Interesting points you raise. So yes, Beasley was brought to B'lo to be that football-smart sure handed outlet who can move the chains. And he really exceeded expectations. But he was paid like a "good enough" guy - $7.25M AAV, 4 year $29M with $10M guaranteed at signing and the initial year cap hits being $5.6M-ish. That's "savvy vet with good hands who has shown he can bring in 500-600 yds and 30+ 1D on the regular. That's Curtis Samuel type expectations and $$ - Samuel $8M AAV, 3 year $24M, $13 guaranteed at signing is the "inflation corrected" Bease $$, and Samuel has been that "count on him for 600 yds and 30+ 1D guy" for two teams. That's what you pay a "move the chains" type guy. Diggs with the Texans, on the other hand, is a paradox wrapped in an enigma IMO. They are NOT paying him like a "move the chains" guy: $22.5M is #16 in NFL. BUT, the Texans #1 last year was Nico Collins, and his connection with Stroud should only get better. 80 receptions and 1300 yds last year on 109 targets. They also have Tank Dell, who was injured last year but did very well (don't know how far along he is in rehab). Greg Cosell said "the Texans aren't bringing Diggs in as a #1 WR". Maybe so, Greg, but they're paying him like one, like their "big splash" offensive addition who can take them to the next level, their Ja'Maar Chase to the Tee Higgins and Tyler Boyd. So there you have it: the Texans are either planning to lean on Diggs as their #1 (the $$ say so), or, they're not (Cosell says the film says so)

I think Beane and Co are more likely to walk down Jefferson Ave handing out free platters of wings and blue cheese than they are to keep 2 safeties plus Cam Lewis, and I wouldn't stand by the curb with a bib and a napkin ready to dine, if I were you. "Worth keeping" by your standard isn't the way it works. One of the best ways of predicting future performance is by past actions. In 2023 the Bills kept 5 safeties and 6 CB. Two of the safeties were Damar Hamlin and Cam Lewis. One of the CBs was Siran Neal, who was their dime CB and primarily STer. In 2022 the Bills kept 4 safeties and 6 CB. Two of the safeties were Jaquan Johnson and Damar Hamlin. Cam Lewis was counted as a cornerback. So was Siran Neal, who again, dime CB and primarily STer. What can we learn by this? 1) the Bills will keep some players who are not "worth keeping" from the viewpoint of being every day, every week NFL starters on a good team - Jaquan Johnson, Siran Neal, in 2023 certainly Damar Hamlin. There might be a better backup available at their defensive position, but they will be kept for the overall combination of "next man up" adequacy and every game ST play. 2) when there is uncertainty - as in 2023, the Bills weren't sure Damar Hamlin would be able to handle being an NFL player, or if they're uncertain who the best 4 really are - the Bills will tend to keep an extra player at that position

MVS contract was certainly set up as though he was viewed as a lock, but he's kind of been drilling out the cylinder IMHO.

This makes a lot of sense. If the OL and DL are wearing approved helmet models, they don't wear them.

Negative on Mia in Buffalo, Shakir was 6 for 6 in that puppy