Feliciano injured - week to week

[Hapless Bills Fan]

6 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

i have said this before, but our interior Oline is serviceable. They are going to get beat against elite Dlinemen (Chris Jones, Hayward, and yesterday Raekwon Davis); they will be meh enough against everyone else. 
 

The problem is that all the playoff teams seem to have those Beastly interior d-linemen. 

 

That's basically it. 

 

I was a happy camper as we approached the bottom of the 2nd round and Creed Humphrey was still on the board.  I was like OK, Beaner - you signed Obada who might show us something at DL; you drafted Rousseau; now do something for the offense!  But No.

 

It's foolish hyperbole to say they're the worst.  They're not the worst.  And even against Raekown Davis, Allen could hold the ball for 3 or 4 Mississippis at times yesterday.   But our OL limits what we can do against the best DLs, and ultimately that may limit us, even with Allen's superior pocket sense and mobility.

 

 

[MasterStrategist]

2 hours ago, Process said:

Not rooting for injury... But this is very good news for the Bills. I have very little faith that McDermott would have made the move to bench him. 

 

It is what it is. 

Is this really good news?  Ike likely now starts. I think the drop-off is minimal, but it's certainly not an upgrade.

 

Couple that with Feliciano being our top backup C, and we are considerably thinner up front (no pun).

 

Not a forgone conclusion that we make a trade.  Only if this prompts us to find an upgrade at the IOL, then I'd agree it's best thing for the team.

[Freddie's Dead]

2 hours ago, Back2Buff said:

Addition by subtraction.

 

Not sure why this staff is obsessed with him.  Ike has been the better player when he got the opportunity.

 

He has been one of the worst players on the entire team this year.

 

Wonder if we have seen the last of him ever starting with the Bills.  He is a goner after this year.

 

Vlad Ducasse says hi.

 

I vote for some Polish Power from the PS.

Edited November 1, 2021 by Freddie's Dead

[billsfan89]

I am fine with rolling with Ike and Bates if Brown and Mongo aren't ready to go. Bills have to be looking for a guard at the trade deadline. 

[Hapless Bills Fan]

2 hours ago, Solomon Grundy said:

Why won’t they give Bates a try? This week against Jacksonville would be a great opportunity 

 

They may have to give Bates a try, if Brown is still out with a back injury.

I thought it was interesting that the Bills brought Bates in at RG ahead of Ford.

[Green Lightning]

Our interior OL is sevicable in pass pro but woeful in the run game. I was hoping Beane could find any upgrade before the trade deadline. This OL cannot make a yard when needed on the ground and I think it's the difference that will keep us out of the SB.

[5 Wide]

I dont buy that they're saving bates to eventually replace Morse. Their superbowl window is open, you don't hold anything back. Plus snaps will only help Bates if he is viable.

[HalftimeAdjustment]

Let's game plan as if his replacement is just a tackling dummy. Run away from his spot, and roll Josh out regularly until the replacement proves he can block. Also start auditioning guys.

 

Edit: We could also have our RB stand behind his spot on almost every play.

Edited November 2, 2021 by HalftimeAdjustment
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[billieve420]

2 hours ago, John from Riverside said:

They keep bringing him back when he gets in the games he plays well but they won’t give them a shot I will forever be confused by this

Backup center they probably don’t want to risk him getting hurt if something happened to Morse.

[Scott7975]

3 hours ago, Gene1973 said:

Feliciano is a guy who belonged on one of the Bills' drought teams, not this team.

 

That's actually a pretty good way to put it.

[pigpen65]

Tore my calf playing tennis when I was around Feliciano's age. Took about 2 months till I could play again. Guess it depends on the severity and everything but it is a slow to heal injury

[Back2Buff]

8 hours ago, pigpen65 said:

Tore my calf playing tennis when I was around Feliciano's age. Took about 2 months till I could play again. Guess it depends on the severity and everything but it is a slow to heal injury

 

Calf strain is a little different than a calf tear.  Like having 1k in your bank account compared to 1 million.

[Beerball]

15 hours ago, John from Riverside said:

Hope he never gets the spot back please make a trade before the deadline

Is this a new John? Showing dislike for Bills players has never been easy for you.

[SydneyBillsFan]

A calf strain - how??

 

He sure as hell didn't get it from pushing hard at the line of scrimmage.

 

My money is on a tattoo infection. 

[YoloinOhio]

26 minutes ago, SydneyBillsFan said:

A calf strain - how??

 

He sure as hell didn't get it from pushing hard at the line of scrimmage.

 

My money is on a tattoo infection.