Rhodes signed to 53, Benford to IR

[JerseyBills]

1 hour ago, Big Turk said:

 

I view this as more the Bills wanted a vet in place of a rookie down the stretch and are using IR as a way to accomplish it.

Most likely Rhodes won't even see the field with White/Elam manning the outside. 

Good point though. You could do WAYYY worse than Rhodes as a backup cb. He was very good in his prime 

Edited November 26, 2022 by JerseyBills

[Big Turk]

1 minute ago, JerseyBills said:

Most likely Rhodes won't even see the field with White/Elam manning the outside. 

Good point though.

 

Rhodes will definitely be playing tho, I don't see White playing full time yet

Edited November 26, 2022 by Big Turk

[DCbillsfan]

1 hour ago, Matt_In_NH said:

I wonder if Rhodes or another team was pushing the issue. 

FWIW, yesterday at his presser, McD said Benford was week to week with an oblique injury.  

[Warriorspikes51]

Tre and Rhodes need to start. Elam can be rotated in for both of them. Dane can ride the bench.

[Goin Breakdown]

16 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

Tre and Rhodes need to start. Elam can be rotated in for both of them. Dane can ride the bench.

I'd bet Rhodes rides. Tre will

bw in and out along with Elam and Dane takes most snaps.....for now

[Warriorspikes51]

7 minutes ago, Goin Breakdown said:

I'd bet Rhodes rides. Tre will

bw in and out along with Elam and Dane takes most snaps.....for now

Dane has been torched the last few weeks

[Goin Breakdown]

9 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

Dane has been torched the last few weeks

Agreed. He sure has

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

3 hours ago, vincec said:

Jackson too, according to Romo. A star even.

a “superstar,” actually.

[DapperCam]

Do we save cap stashing him on IR? I know we’re tight

[John from Riverside]

Xavier Rhodes was my pic for a free agent corner in the off-season to go along with drafting a rookie

 

obviously, hoping that he does well

[mannc]

2 hours ago, WotAGuy said:

Can we stash Jackson on IR too?

Yes, he’s suffering from third degree burns over much of his body…

[EmotionallyUnstable]

1 hour ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

Dane has been torched the last few weeks

And yet, he saw 100% of the snaps on Thursday. For some reason they like him over Benford. When guys rotated in, #47 came out. We’ll see how they manage with the injury and promotion of Rhodes. 

[ganesh]

3 hours ago, BBills_88 said:

I'm still a Jackson & Benford fan and believ they will be key contributors for the Bills. 

 

All our DB's need work locating & breaking up balls. They are always in position but they do not finish. 

May be opposing WR are physically and technically better than them.

[Matt_In_NH]

2 hours ago, DCbillsfan said:

FWIW, yesterday at his presser, McD said Benford was week to week with an oblique injury.  

I did not catch that.   It could just be they like Rhodes better right now and Benford had an injury so he got sat down even it it was gonna just be a couple weeks. 

[DCbillsfan]

7 minutes ago, Matt_In_NH said:

I did not catch that.   It could just be they like Rhodes better right now and Benford had an injury so he got sat down even it it was gonna just be a couple weeks. 

Yeah could be.  Rousseau said last year was a long year being a rookie.  Curious if Benford is starting to hit that rookie wall as well.

[artmalibu]

Will he be able to return from IR?   

[billsbackto81]

5 hours ago, Big Turk said:

 

He has looked better than Benford lately.

 

I view it as they want a vet presence back there because Benford has Ben making too many rookie mistakes.

Can't hurt having Tre back and lining up a former pro bowl vet on the other side. Might take some pressure off Dane as well.

[Matt_In_NH]

2 hours ago, artmalibu said:

Will he be able to return from IR?   

He will be eligible after four weeks but they would have to free up a roster spot by waiving or IRing someone. There is a chance if Rhodes and white play well they will just leave him there.  

[RoscoeParrish]

Rhodes is the safer play down the stretch

[hondo in seattle]

7 hours ago, BBills_88 said:

I'm still a Jackson & Benford fan and believ they will be key contributors for the Bills. 

 

All our DB's need work locating & breaking up balls. They are always in position but they do not finish. 

 

I'm still a Jackson & Benford fan just because I'm a Bills fan.  But I've spent a lot time cursing both those guys - especially Dane - during the course of the season.   Neither has been good.

 

Although not as good an athlete, Jackson reminds me a bit of Leodis McKelvin.  Even when he has good position, he fails to stop the receiver from catching the ball. 

 

Too often though, unlike McKelvin, Jackson doesn't have good position.  I was surprised we entered the season with him as our #2 CB (I was hoping for a FA signing) and totally dismayed when he became the #1 with Tre's prolonged absence.  

 

Hopefully, with Tre coming back, we won't see Dane lining up against the other team's #1 wideout.