Preseason week 2: Broncos at Bills

[JohnBonhamRocks]

Edited my prior post to mention it, but what do people make of McVay sitting his starters in preseason and winning the Super Bowl?

 

Editing this post to include an article from last year: (https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32011689/los-angeles-rams-again-rest-all-starters-preseason-games?platform=amp) He treats training camp scrimmages as a type of preseason and uses preseason games as more of a roster cutdown analysis tool. 

Edited August 18, 2022 by JohnBonhamRocks

[YoloinOhio]

  On 8/18/2022 at 9:48 PM, JohnBonhamRocks said:

Edited my prior post to mention it, but what do people make of McVay sitting his starters in preseason and winning the Super Bowl?

 

Editing this post to include an article from last year: (https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32011689/los-angeles-rams-again-rest-all-starters-preseason-games?platform=amp) He treats training camp scrimmages as a type of preseason and uses preseason games as more of a roster cutdown analysis tool. 

Expand  

I don’t think one correlates to the other. Each team needs to do what they need to best prepare themselves for the season and there are too many variables between teams to recommend the same thing for everyone based on individual results  

[Doc Brown]

  On 8/18/2022 at 7:32 PM, Son of a K-Gun said:

Last year the third preseason game was the only home game.  I am guessing with the third preseason game down in Carolina this year they are getting the starters in for the home fans.

Expand  

That shouldn’t be a factor in the decision.

[muppy]

  On 8/18/2022 at 3:38 PM, Bruffalo said:

The pearl clutching that's going on at WGR right now is just ridiculous.  They're grown ass men with some of the best sports science doctors/trainers in the entire world.  The Bills know what they're doing.

Expand  

far be it for the Bills to have confidence in their state of the art training facilities and trainers. Lets put Josh Allen in bubble wrap and see how that works to pacify the but he might get hurt" crowd. ....not only do I consider it bad karma I dont think it is based in logic or most NFL teams preseason practices. Especially with a brand new OC in the fold. . Noone is saying hang him out to dry behind scrubs.

Edited August 18, 2022 by muppy

[ColoradoBills]

  On 8/18/2022 at 10:21 PM, muppy said:

far be it for the Bills to have confidence in their state of the art training facilities and trainers. Lets put Josh Allen in bubble wrap and see how that works to pacify the but he might get hurt" crowd. ....not only do I consider it bad karma I dont think it is based in logic or most NFL teams preseason practices. Especially with a brand new OC in the fold. . Noone is saying hang him out to dry behind scrubs.

Expand  

 

You got to trust the process.  I mean, where does it end?  McD banning Josh from showering with Britanny?

 

[JohnBonhamRocks]

  On 8/18/2022 at 9:59 PM, YoloinOhio said:

I don’t think one correlates to the other. Each team needs to do what they need to best prepare themselves for the season and there are too many variables between teams to recommend the same thing for everyone based on individual results  

Expand  

Fair assessment and it lends itself to the Allen needs to gel with Dorsey line of thinking 

[Big Turk]

Not sure I like Allen playing 

[Son of a K-Gun]

  On 8/18/2022 at 10:20 PM, Doc Brown said:

That shouldn’t be a factor in the decision.

Expand  

Not saying it should, but thinking it may have.

[Don Otreply]

  On 8/18/2022 at 10:20 PM, Doc Brown said:

That shouldn’t be a factor in the decision.

Expand  

Oh please, of course it is a factor, money talks and, we all know what walks. This is a business after all, 
 

Go Bills!!!

 

 

[Don Otreply]

  On 8/18/2022 at 2:09 PM, wjag said:

 

They practice 4 times a week and from I can tell, they are more likely to get hurt in preseason practice than preseason games.  Hyde, Poyer, Brown, Crowder, Settle all have some form of ding from practice.  

Expand  

Exactly, this incessant pearl clutching is just asinine,  become a pickle ball fan if this is to much for you, 

 

Go Bills!!!

[Draconator]

  On 8/18/2022 at 11:13 PM, Don Otreply said:

Exactly, this incessant pearl clutching is just asinine,  become a pickle ball fan if this is to much for you, 

 

Go Bills!!!

Expand  

You can twist an ankle playing pickleball.

 

IS ANYBODY SAFE?!?!?!?!?!?!

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

  On 8/18/2022 at 10:32 PM, Big Turk said:

Not sure I like Allen playing 

Expand  

especially if Bobby hart is out there in front of him. 

[hemma]

You touch a pickle to a ball?

 

i need to think more about this, this game.

[gobills404]

 

[Doc Brown]

  On 8/18/2022 at 11:01 PM, Don Otreply said:

Oh please, of course it is a factor, money talks and, we all know what walks. This is a business after all, 
 

Go Bills!!!

 

 

Expand  

Oh yeah.  I’m sure Terry strong armed McDermott.  “Play him or else.”  Lol. 

[TFBillsfan]

I would expect the offensive starters will be focused on the run game and a lot of quick passes. I would also expect to see the 2nd tier WR’s sprinkled in to see how they perform with Josh. 
 

Great opportunity for OJ Howard with Knox most likely not playing. 
 

Edited August 19, 2022 by TFBillsfan

[Slippery Rubber Mats]

  On 8/18/2022 at 10:21 PM, muppy said:

far be it for the Bills to have confidence in their state of the art training facilities and trainers. Lets put Josh Allen in bubble wrap and see how that works to pacify the but he might get hurt" crowd. ....not only do I consider it bad karma I dont think it is based in logic or most NFL teams preseason practices. Especially with a brand new OC in the fold. . Noone is saying hang him out to dry behind scrubs.

Expand  

I demand Allen be hung out to dry, behind scrubs! 

[Solomon Grundy]

  On 8/18/2022 at 10:32 PM, Big Turk said:

Not sure I like Allen playing 

Expand  

It's Kids Day!! A short stint of him handing the ball off won't hurt anything

[muppy]

  On 8/19/2022 at 1:33 AM, Tom Donahoe, GM said:

I demand Allen be hung out to dry, behind scrubs! 

Expand  

lmao Touche'

 

🙂

  On 8/19/2022 at 12:06 AM, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

especially if Bobby hart is out there in front of him. 

Expand  

I will have a basic fit if they trot Hart anywhere near the line Josh Allen is playing behind.  Unless he has majorly upped his game from last season.  Dude was on skates it was really Really bad from what I can remember

[Big Turk]

  On 8/19/2022 at 1:40 AM, Solomon Grundy said:

It's Kids Day!! A short stint of him handing the ball off won't hurt anything

Expand  

 

If he is playing it isn't to hand the ball off.