DrDawkinstein Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 (edited) that was my first thought. if pitt wins that division and the pats ours, the ravens and us may be fighting for a playoff spot directly. on defense, pass rush makes the world go round, and theres just took a major hit. I think you meant to say "After we win our division, the Pats will have to fight the Ravens for the Wild Card spot." Edited May 3, 2012 by DrDareustein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 I think you meant to say "After we win our division, the Pats will have to fight the Ravens for the Wild Card spot." anything is possible. Since the Bills were in a 3-4 last year, and now in a 4-3, do they have any OLB they could trade to Baltimore? Baltimore does run a 3-4, right? only problem - the reason our 34 is now a 43 is that our OLB situation was so awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Like A Mofo Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Reminds me of when Sam Cowart had the same injury, who would have been one of the best Bills LB'ers ever if he stayed healthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 WOW...they lose Suggs but then get the Alabama DE in the draft....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted May 3, 2012 Author Share Posted May 3, 2012 Reminds me of when Sam Cowart had the same injury, who would have been one of the best Bills LB'ers ever if he stayed healthy And was having the game of his life (3 sacks in the first half) when the Bucs took him out -- at least that's how I choose to remember it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 On the Baltimore FAN station, Suggs has been quoted as saying it is just ruptured, not fully torn, and that he hopes to be back October, November at the latest... won't know for sure until after an MRI. This happened on Saturday, Ravens knew about it during the draft (again, according to the local radio guys). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 On the Baltimore FAN station, Suggs has been quoted as saying it is just ruptured, not fully torn, and that he hopes to be back October, November at the latest... won't know for sure until after an MRI. This happened on Saturday, Ravens knew about it during the draft (again, according to the local radio guys). I know they are trying to change the rule but i always hated the IR rule that you are lost for the season. maybe each team should get one exception or something. It would be heard for the Ravens, or any team, to hold a precious roster spot for a player who MAY be back 10 games into the season, and even then won't be 100%. It would have been great had the Bills been able to play Easley the last 6 games or so when he was cleared and ready to play last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillnutinHouston Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Tears Willie gives me the willies more than Tears Achilles. Cool avatar Nick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 I know they are trying to change the rule but i always hated the IR rule that you are lost for the season. maybe each team should get one exception or something. It would be heard for the Ravens, or any team, to hold a precious roster spot for a player who MAY be back 10 games into the season, and even then won't be 100%. It would have been great had the Bills been able to play Easley the last 6 games or so when he was cleared and ready to play last year. You should write Joe Gibbs a letter of complaint. He wasn't the only coach to exploit the old IR rules, but he was the worst. GO BILLS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 You should write Joe Gibbs a letter of complaint. He wasn't the only coach to exploit the old IR rules, but he was the worst. GO BILLS!!! yeah, I understand, somewhat, the reason for it, and to prevent teams from stashing players. But I still think there is every reason to believe that something like Easley's ailment, or Suggs' achilles surgery, should allow a team to bring at least one player back midway through the season. FWIW, I still think it's really stupid not to let every team dress all of their players on game day. It makes the game a worse product IMO to keep those seven guys off the field just because the league thinks it makes it more fair. You have your team, players get hurt, you play your most healthy players. I don't see why they should keep those other guys out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 yeah, I understand, somewhat, the reason for it, and to prevent teams from stashing players. But I still think there is every reason to believe that something like Easley's ailment, or Suggs' achilles surgery, should allow a team to bring at least one player back midway through the season. FWIW, I still think it's really stupid not to let every team dress all of their players on game day. It makes the game a worse product IMO to keep those seven guys off the field just because the league thinks it makes it more fair. You have your team, players get hurt, you play your most healthy players. I don't see why they should keep those other guys out. He'd be covered in the PUP clause as he will be out at the start of camp. No? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefenseWinzChampionshipz Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 So does that mean we're gonna sign him now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 He'd be covered in the PUP clause as he will be out at the start of camp. No? Yeah, you're right. Suggs would be different because he is missing all of camp. Still, the IR rules are dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 He was never the same after the injury. You are correct. He went on to be decent, but before the injury he was playing at close to, if not at, hall of fame level. And was having the game of his life (3 sacks in the first half) when the Bucs took him out -- at least that's how I choose to remember it. I too seem to have blocked that game from my mind. As I recall, our lb corps was virtually wiped out. Did Holocek and/or Speilmann go down too? And I think RJ was almost killed. He got hit very late and Marcus Spriggs just stood there and watched him bleed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Trade them spenser johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turftoe Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Maybe they would trade for Dwan Edwards, they already know him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 (edited) I know they are trying to change the rule but i always hated the IR rule that you are lost for the season. maybe each team should get one exception or something. It would be heard for the Ravens, or any team, to hold a precious roster spot for a player who MAY be back 10 games into the season, and even then won't be 100%. It would have been great had the Bills been able to play Easley the last 6 games or so when he was cleared and ready to play last year. The NFL needs to take a page from baseball and have a 4 game and 8 game IR along with season ending IR. Then you can "call up" guys from the PS and this would allow everyone to carry a full 53 on game day. Edited May 3, 2012 by Ramius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 The NFL needs to take a page from baseball and have a 4 game and 8 game IR along with season ending IR. Then you can "call up" guys from the PS and this would allow everyone to carry a full 53 on game day. That would work perfectly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted May 3, 2012 Author Share Posted May 3, 2012 You are correct. He went on to be decent, but before the injury he was playing at close to, if not at, hall of fame level. I too seem to have blocked that game from my mind. As I recall, our lb corps was virtually wiped out. Did Holocek and/or Speilmann go down too? And I think RJ was almost killed. He got hit very late and Marcus Spriggs just stood there and watched him bleed. I don't remember; all I can recall was thinking, "Cowart is unstoppable" and then the knee popped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 The NFL needs to take a page from baseball and have a 4 game and 8 game IR along with season ending IR. Then you can "call up" guys from the PS and this would allow everyone to carry a full 53 on game day. That's a really good idea it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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