Devin Singletary unlikely to play per Rapaport

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

38 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

 

Ah but this is the homers approach. 

 

Stage 1 - Bills make decision

Stage 2 - Posters disagree with move and explain why it concerns them

Stage 3 - Said posters are told "it is too early to make a determination on whether that was a good or bad move you have to let it play out"

Stage 4 - Plays out and decision still looks questionable in hindsight

Stage 5 - Same posters who disliked move at the time point out again that it looks suspect

Stage 6 - Said posters told to "stop living in the past"

 

You can't criticise the team when they make moves or after those moves play out. Basically you can't criticise the team. 

 

That'd be spot on if I was one who never criticized the team. Isn't that right, oh head of the Ed Oliver fan club?

[Boatdrinks]

5 minutes ago, Magox said:

Ah but this is the "house is on fire approach"

 

Stage one:  overreact to the slightest bit of bad news

Stage two: posters mock the overreacting ninny's

Stage three: overreactive ninny's rehash the glory days of Sammy

Stage four: Posters bring up the facts of why player personnel moves were made and despite the facts, the ninny's are still unable to comprehend the larger picture and what McD/Beane's vision of a team looks like despite the clear upward trajectory of the franchise

Stage five:  Same ninny's despite being wrong on numerous occasions of the moves they questioned the Bills making still complain

Stage six: Harumphhh!!

Sorry, but this doesn’t hold water. We all know why certain moves were made , but those reasons are entirely secondary to the ultimate goal of winning. Facts are facts. Moves were made or not made, and the results will speak for themselves on the field. This absolutely does not mean the current construction of the Bills can’t win , and even win big. It just means that no explanations or reasons for decisions explained away by fans will change the record that ultimately decides the fates of those actually involved in “ the process”. 

[Jpsredemption]

Bills are in for a pistol whipping.

[die hard bills fan]

sucks but have to think long term. Better to have him healthy for the rest of the season than risk further injury.  I know it's the pats,  but it's still only one game. 

[ny33]

23 minutes ago, Jpsredemption said:

Bills are in for a pistol whipping.

Probably. But our defense has contained Brady over the last 4 games without an NFL offense/the worst starting field position defensively in the league last year.

 

We aren’t the Chiefs at the skill positions, but are at least average. If we can force short drives and win the turnover battle, the game is winnable if Allen controls his instinct to extend every play.

 

Without Singletary, he needs to be confident in throwing deep balls to a Brown/Foster/McKenzie and trust his guys to beat the coverage like Foster managed to last year instead of worrying about a pick in the opponent’s 20 (Roethlisberger and Rodgers recognize the cost/benefit of throwing 50/50 balls deep, and Josh needs to be not be afraid of throwing a pick that would otherwise be a touchdown after making a rookie mistake/multiple turnovers like the Jets game). 

 

If we can contain the early down throws for 7 or so to Edelman/White/Burkhead in the slot or to the flat and limit 5+ yard first down runs, Brady is going to have to take shots downfield. Worried about the Gordon matchup especially in the red zone, but we match up fairly well vs. a Gronkless team if Brady can’t routinely chip in safe passes on early downs.

 

We need him to take some time to pick his poison and will get coverage sacks/end drives if we give the 4-man rush the coverage to get a few shots in over the game (especially from Oliver up the middle). 

 

The Bills are obviously not on par with the Rams, but 14-17 points and a +2 turnover differential is a reasonable scenario. Don’t think Josh can put together a mistake-free 60 minute game yet, which we would need, vs. the Pats with a limited running game, but I’ll be thrilled if we can keep the game within a score in the 4th. 

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

2 hours ago, Coach Tuesday said:

Gain respect by winning games.

 

Yes but you need players that buy into what is going on around him.  And from some comments made sounds like that wasn't in the cards with McCoy.

[Big Turk]

2 hours ago, Kmart128 said:

That's one thing I don't like about McDermott. He is to cautious. Honestly believe he can go but Sean is being cautious here. If Devin can practice even on a limited basis then he should atleast be able to get into the game for a few reps.

 

Its called being smart. If you have ever been an athlete and pulled a hamstring you would understand...it feels great...until you make one wrong move and then you pull it again...only this time a little or a lot worse than before...

 

[Happy]

 But Edelpunk is playing.  Amazing how this works out.  That HGH is a powerful substance 

[atlbillsfan1975]

2 hours ago, Kmart128 said:

That's one thing I don't like about McDermott. He is to cautious. Honestly believe he can go but Sean is being cautious here. If Devin can practice even on a limited basis then he should atleast be able to get into the game for a few reps.

Not with a hammy man. I want him out there in the worst way. But if he tears it instead of straining it he could be done for the year. Bad things is it is so hard to tell how bad it is. That’s why team error on the side of caution early in seasons. 

[Rockinon]

I think he'll be back next week. On a hamstring better to ere on the side of caution. Better for him. Better for the team in the long run.

[Boatdrinks]

4 minutes ago, Rockinon said:

I think he'll be back next week. On a hamstring better to ere on the side of caution. Better for him. Better for the team in the long run.

Agreed. A loss today doesn’t do a ton of damage to the Bills 2019 season; at least not on its own. Let Singletary heal up. The Bills need to win in TEN more than vs NE. The upcoming stretch of games, largely at home, will dictate the Bills playoff chances more than today’s game. After that stretch the home games are fewer and road contests more difficult. If the Bills can reach the 5 or 6 win mark at the halfway point, a path to 10 wins looks realistic. If they stumble , it looks a lot less likely. 

[LABILLBACKER]

5 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

We should have cut Yeldon this week and brought Murphy back. Prepare for some more running into the backs of his own linemen with the explosion of soggy mashed potato. 

winning answer