Ronin Posted August 10, 2016 Posted August 10, 2016 Will refreshments be served? I'm not going out f I can't get my hands on so crudités. LOL
White Linen Posted August 10, 2016 Posted August 10, 2016 I feel really bad for this young man. He's no doubt worked his butt off to be an NFL player - doing everything right and about to start for an NFL team in his rookie year - and then this. Speedy recovery Reggie!
Beerball Posted August 10, 2016 Posted August 10, 2016 No, yours was lost some time ago when you declared war on and unleashed scorn upon Bills Fans. To call yourself a fan and spend untold time bashing other fans is bizarre behavior but I must say, original.chill
Ronin Posted August 10, 2016 Posted August 10, 2016 (edited) Hey, you cut that out! Didn't Rex say we won the off season!? LOL!! LOL Actually, he said we won July, didn't he? That's what we've been reduced to here in Buffalo. The circus continues. A month ago I was on the fence as to what to expect this season. Now, I'm fully expecting Onion-esque type of developments. It's pretty clear, 99.9% that is, that Watkins has a Jones Fracture, which means that that soap opera ain't even close to over. Maybe the best thing that can happen to us is to tank, have Whaley & Ryan fired with Pegula pretending for once that he actually knows what he's doing, then draft Chad Kelly next season depending upon how this season goes for him at Miss. Who knows whether he has the emotional and mental wherewithal to play in the NFL without serious off-field issues, probably and hopefully so with maturity and guidance from his uncle. But Pegula's going to have to step outside of his "One Buffalo" regimen and draft an actual football person to run this team. If he can't see his way to doing that the his era will officially have become comparable to if not worse than the Wilson era. Edited August 10, 2016 by TaskersGhost
Sisyphean Bills Posted August 10, 2016 Posted August 10, 2016 2016 could go down as the worst draft in Bills history, rivaling the Erik Flowers debacle. Stay tuned. Remember that we won the offseason.
YoloinOhio Posted August 10, 2016 Author Posted August 10, 2016 I feel really bad for this young man. He's no doubt worked his butt off to be an NFL player - doing everything right and about to start for an NFL team in his rookie year - and then this. Speedy recovery Reggie! Same.
HereComesTheReignAgain Posted August 10, 2016 Posted August 10, 2016 (edited) This might be a stupid question, but why couldn't all players wear knee braces during practices and preseason games? Are there lightweight braces that would not restrict movement in a detrimental way? I know very little about knee braces so maybe it is impractical. Edited August 10, 2016 by chknwing334
The Wiz Posted August 10, 2016 Posted August 10, 2016 2016 could go down as the worst draft in Bills history, rivaling the Erik Flowers debacle. Stay tuned. If we are going by the production that occurs during only their rookie year, you could be right. For the long term, I'll wait and see.
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted August 10, 2016 Posted August 10, 2016 I'm hoping for the 6-8 week recovery, but even then Kiko wasn't fully up to speed for the Eagles last year. Still, the multiple ACL injuries could be a factor. Still, Zach Brown has apparently looked good so far. Not a bad stop gap I suppose.
Kemp2Warlick Posted August 10, 2016 Posted August 10, 2016 Tyler Dunne @TyDunne 39s40 seconds ago And the #Bills make it official: Reggie Ragland will have surgery and miss the 2016 season.
BarleyNY Posted August 10, 2016 Posted August 10, 2016 (edited) I think Shaq can stay on the Active/PUP through Week 10, at which time he needs to be activated or placed on IR.Basically that's it. It breaks down specifically like this: Players on Preseason PUP can return anytime during training camp or preseason. Players on PUP when regular season starts must stay on PUP for at least 6 weeks. After week 6 the team has 5 weeks to allow the player to start practicing (player still does not count on active roster). If player doesn't start practicing by week 11 he stays on PUP for season. After player starts practicing the team has 3 weeks to decide whether to activate player, place him on IR or release him. Note: This applies to Lawson. Ragland is not eligible for PUP since he took part in a training camp practice. Edited August 10, 2016 by BarleyNY
The Wiz Posted August 10, 2016 Posted August 10, 2016 (edited) Tyler Dunne @TyDunne 39s40 seconds ago And the #Bills make it official: Reggie Ragland will have surgery and miss the 2016 season. Expected to miss the season from what I just heard. Either way, likely out for all of it. Edited August 10, 2016 by The Wiz
YoloinOhio Posted August 10, 2016 Author Posted August 10, 2016 @jeremywhite Bills DC Dennis Thurman on the loss of Ragland says... Its not necessarily a next man up scenario. Theyll have to make scheme changes. !@#$
Blokestradamus Posted August 10, 2016 Posted August 10, 2016 Lot of my optimism was around the additions of Shaq and Reggie. One was mangled from the get go, the other out for the year. Tear it down, burn it. !@#$ it.
Sisyphean Bills Posted August 10, 2016 Posted August 10, 2016 @jeremywhite Bills DC Dennis Thurman on the loss of Ragland says... Its not necessarily a next man up scenario. Theyll have to make scheme changes. !@#$ Is that supposed to be good spin? Sheesh.
BuffaloMatt Posted August 10, 2016 Posted August 10, 2016 I'd want a fully healthy returning Reggie. Consider him done for year. Spikes looks reborn. Injuries happen. Kid didn't play one snap in NFL and you can't doom a season on one player who is injured. Speedy recovery. Next up! Go Bills.
Heitz Posted August 10, 2016 Posted August 10, 2016 If we are going by the production that occurs during only their rookie year, you could be right. For the long term, I'll wait and see. If you look in the HOF, they actually only count rookie stats, sooooo... Bummer for Reggie and us, I think it's far from the "circus" that some seem to think - after-all, injuries happen all the time, even random-ass ones - still, would love to have seen Ragland and Shaq on the field this year!
Ronin Posted August 10, 2016 Posted August 10, 2016 This might be a stupid question, but why couldn't all players wear knee braces during practices and preseason games? Are there lightweight braces that would not restrict movement in a detrimental way? I know very little about knee braces so maybe it is impractical. As a veteran of many knee surgeries, double-digits, braces really don't do as much as people think for stability. They help, but they're not the end-all-to-be-all in prevention. Athletes don't like to wear them because they're restrictive, mentally even if not practically for some players. As to the technology, they've come a long way and you are correct, they're very lightweight these days. What you suggest probably wouldn't hurt though, but again, who thinks that they're going to get an injury. It's one of those hindsight things. There are other protective devices for other purposes that players could wear but don't for the same reasons.
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