Week 6: Bills at CHIEFS 10/16 4:25pm

[Steel City Mafia]

Only 2 TD passes to WRs from Mahomes 

[RiotAct]

12 minutes ago, SoMAn said:

McDermis was on WGR with Sal Capicola this morning and said Kumerow is only player ruled out for Sunday. 
Encouraging. 

mmmmmmm, Capicola.

[Low Positive]

4 minutes ago, Steel City Mafia said:

Only 2 TD passes to WRs from Mahomes 

That's because they move the ball down the field in 5-10 yard chunks when then when they get to the goal line its either Kelce off of a rub route (pick play) or a shovel pass to a RB. 

Just now, RiotAct said:

mmmmmmm, Capicola.

McDermis is good too. 

[cba fan]

6 minutes ago, Steel City Mafia said:

Only 2 TD passes to WRs from Mahomes 

no need to throw to WR's when starting TE is left uncovered time after time. Repeatedly. Wide open. Running free. Like a Bison on the prairie.

 

Especially in Red Zone.

[K-9]

23 minutes ago, SoMAn said:

McDermis was on WGR with Sal Capicola this morning and said Kumerow is only player ruled out for Sunday. 
Encouraging. 

McDermis? Is that the new skin care product from Ireland? 

[ShakAttack]

Will be interesting to watch Trent McDuffie.  Sounds like he is playing this weekend for the first time since Week 1(?)   Does he make their secondary better?  Sounds like he had a really good off-season, then got hurt in Week 1, I believe.   It's also interesting because I think he was the guy most of us thought the Bills would draft at corner, and most mocks had him going to Bills.  

[K-9]

12 minutes ago, RiotAct said:

mmmmmmm, Capicola.

[Big Turk]

10 minutes ago, K-9 said:

McDermis? Is that the new skin care product from Ireland? 

 

Maybe it's the one all those UK PFF guys are using now. I hear it's all the rage.

9 minutes ago, BobBelcher said:

Will be interesting to watch Trent McDuffie.  Sounds like he is playing this weekend for the first time since Week 1(?)   Does he make their secondary better?  Sounds like he had a really good off-season, then got hurt in Week 1, I believe.   It's also interesting because I think he was the guy most of us thought the Bills would draft at corner, and most mocks had him going to Bills.  

 

After not playing or practicing for numerous weeks and a rookie in his first NFL game?  I think the Bills should go after him all game long. God help him if he gets matched up one on one against either Diggs or Davis too often.

Edited October 14, 2022 by Big Turk

[K-9]

5 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

Maybe it's the one all those UK PFF guys are using now. I hear it's all the rage.

I understand Cian Fahey has an endorsement deal. 

Edited October 14, 2022 by K-9

[Logic]

59 minutes ago, Process said:

Enlighten me on the expertise you have that qualifies you to rate the bills medical staff as the best in the league? Please tell me how a fan, any fan, could possibly know or judge that?

Well, I suppose I look at how healthy the Bills roster has been compared to the rest of the league over the past few years. Yes, a lot of that is obviously due to luck and chance, but not all of it. Soft tissue injuries, for instance, as noted in the article below, have been dealt with well. Vet rest days, being smart with injuries that have the chance to be recurring, etc.

I don't think the Bills' excellent medical facilities and medical staff should be overlooked as contributing factors to the health of the Bills roster the past few years.

It also seems like they err on the side of caution more often than not with regard to bringing players back from injury.

Compared to the years leading up to the McDermott regime, the way the team deals with injuries has quantifiably improved.

Here's an article talking about this issue.

https://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/bills-enjoyed-the-second-healthiest-starting-lineup-in-nfl-in-2021/article_b37146d8-8e94-11ec-ac3a-f787068ebed4.html

 

The Bills were the second healthiest team in the NFL in 2021 in terms of fewest games missed by starters, according to a study by The Buffalo News.

 

The Buffalo Bills continued their impressive string of good health under head coach Sean McDermott in the 2020 NFL season.

The Bills lost only 36 games by starters, which counts both injuries and games lost due to Covid-19. Only New England had fewer games lost with 23.

In 2020, the Bills had the fifth healthiest starting lineup in the league, according to a News roster review. In 2019, they lost the fewest games in the NFL by starters to injury. In 2018, they lost the fourth fewest, and in 2017, they ranked ninth best.

Bills general manager Brandon Beane credits a team effort by the Bills’ training and medical staff. Nate Breske has been the Bills’ head athletic trainer since early in 2018. Eric Ciano has been head strength and conditioning coach since 2010. Joe Collins was hired as director of performance science in 2017. Dr. Leslie Bisson is the team’s medical director.

 

“It’s a credit to our group,” Beane said. “When I got here, we had injury issues. It’s something we took a deep dive on, and we built up our sports science department. We meshed Eric Ciano’s group, Nate Breske – who we brought in – and Joe Collins and his group.

“It’s important those guys are all on the same page, it starts there,” Beane said.

Some football injuries – particularly broken bones – simply are bad luck. If a player is making a tackle and a teammate’s helmet smashes into his forearm and breaks it, it’s unavoidable.

“Car crash injuries you can’t do anything about,” Beane acknowledged.

However, the Bills have done an outstanding job keeping soft-tissue injuries – hamstring and leg-muscle pulls, in particular – to a minimum. Like all NFL teams, the Bills closely monitor the running and workload of each player every day at the team facility.

“They really follow the GPS – the load that each player has,” Beane said. “You see the veteran rest days guys get, and sometimes the limited vet rest that happens. We want the guy out there, we want to give him some reps, but we don’t want him running too much.

“We really, I think, have a good process in place,” Beane said. “There’s a lot of communication. Availability is the No. 1 ability. You’re paying a lot of money for guys to be on the sidelines.”

 

[JoPoy88]

Gabe is on McAfee today fyi - a snippet:

 

 

[NewEra]

23 minutes ago, BobBelcher said:

Will be interesting to watch Trent McDuffie.  Sounds like he is playing this weekend for the first time since Week 1(?)   Does he make their secondary better?  Sounds like he had a really good off-season, then got hurt in Week 1, I believe.   It's also interesting because I think he was the guy most of us thought the Bills would draft at corner, and most mocks had him going to Bills.  

29 inch Shakir vs 29 inch McDuffie could be on display sunday

[Scott7975]

3 hours ago, Awwufelloff said:

Weather looks perfect in KC. Sunny and in the mid 60s for gametime. Both QBs are going to throw over 400. 

 

Man thats going to take Mahomes like 80 passes with his 5 yard dink and dunks this year.

[Logic]

13 minutes ago, NewEra said:

29 inch Shakir vs 29 inch McDuffie could be on display sunday

[Beck Water]

1 hour ago, RiotAct said:

in hindsight, yes, we probably could have rested JPhillips against the Steelers.

 

The right phrase: "in hindsight"

[Chandler#81]

1 hour ago, newcam2012 said:

I'll be the first to admit I was wrong and eat crow. Obviously, that was an opinion not a fact. Aren't we allowed to give opinions anymore? How is saying the spread was too large a criticism? Talk about grasping at straws. Did you forget that I said the Bills would win? 

There was a time you were right??😲

[Process]

This is beautiful. Hyde White and Phillips are obviously key pieces but this is the healthiest we've been since week 1. Hopefully White and Phillips are good to go after the bye and we are pretty much back at full strength.

 

 

[strive_for_five_guy]

1 hour ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

Stefon Diggs 4 game totals vs Chiefs:

 

17 catches

199 yards

1 TDs

Diggs gonna ball out on Sunday.  He and Josh going to show their connection is stronger than ever this season. 

[Straight Hucklebuck]

2 minutes ago, Process said:

This is beautiful. Hyde White and Phillips are obviously key pieces but this is the healthiest we've been since week 1. Hopefully White and Phillips are good to go after the bye and we are pretty much back at full strength.

 

 

Is Christian Benford slated to play this weekend?

[Buffalo_Stampede]

Watched the playoff game again, at least up until the final Bills drive.

 

So many times in that game Mahomes extended plays that I believe this years pass rush won’t allow.