ddaryl Posted August 4, 2023 Posted August 4, 2023 he's toast..... stick a fork in him. Even if he does make it back to the field in a short time how long will he last. We cannot depend on him 1 Quote
Augie Posted August 4, 2023 Posted August 4, 2023 7 minutes ago, Virgil said: With his injury history, it's hard for me that this isn't starting to become a pattern I totally agree, but my feeling is we shouldn’t get too high or too low. Backs and feet are notorious for difficult recoveries. I’m forcing myself to not get ahead of things and jump to conclusions without more info. It could be exactly what it looks like, but I don’t want to jump to conclusions. 1 Quote
HappyDays Posted August 4, 2023 Posted August 4, 2023 55 minutes ago, Virgil said: I'm not saying that it's all doom and gloom because of one position, but RT is a big one for Josh. I actually think RT is the least important spot on the OL for Allen. He has full visibility if a DE is coming at him from that side and as we all know he has a preternatural ability to escape rushers that he sees in time. RT is not really a concern at all IMO. If we need Brandon Shell to step in and be a replacement level player he can do that. I'm more concerned about Dawkins reportedly not looking so good at camp, and then we'll see with McGovern and Bates/Torrence. 1 Quote
Airseven Posted August 4, 2023 Posted August 4, 2023 30 minutes ago, ddaryl said: he's toast..... stick a fork in him. Even if he does make it back to the field in a short time how long will he last. We cannot depend on him Indeed. Indeed. Incomprehensible that Beane didn’t prepare for this inevitability. Shell? Quessenberry? Doyle? My goodness. Quote
Florida Bills Fanatic Posted August 4, 2023 Posted August 4, 2023 Until we hear an official report that details his injury, I'm not ready to panic over this. Something as simple as a pulled muscle would make it very painful to bend to pick up a helmet. The Bills do have some decent options as others have pointed out. I always find it humorous when the "sky is falling crowd" wants to shuffle two or three positions to fill an injury opening or find some yet to be identified free agent. The Bills brought in some new guys this year to improve the depth, flexibility, and talent. Flexibility will allow the team to play the best five linemen (hopefully making the best unit). 1 Quote
3rdand12 Posted August 4, 2023 Posted August 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Beck Water said: Knox has become an excellent in line blocking TE. Not Lee Smith grade, but solid. The Bills have also used an extra OL as a TE. Bobby Hart actually did well at this role last season! The problem with your "start turning over rocks" notion, is that there aren't a lot of players hiding under them right now. Most are on rosters. There will be players available after 53 man roster cutdown, but in contrast to prior years this won't take place until just before the season - there will not be intermediate cutdowns. I'm sure Beane and his team are keeping their eyes pealed around the league to see if they can sniff out training camp battles that could leave a better RT than Brandon Shell in the cutout bin. I dont want Knox to be "forced" to become a blocker because of a gaping hole at RT. Knox has too much value as a pass catcher and red zone target. And that defeats the point of running 12 personnel if he likely is blocking(as compared to chip blocking " Gotta sort this matter out asap 1 hour ago, SoMAn said: With 12 personnel they still use 5 linemen. TE doesn’t take the place of an OT. Unless he is asked/optioned to stay back and block 52 minutes ago, Augie said: I totally agree, but my feeling is we shouldn’t get too high or too low. Backs and feet are notorious for difficult recoveries. I’m forcing myself to not get ahead of things and jump to conclusions without more info. It could be exactly what it looks like, but I don’t want to jump to conclusions. It doesnt really matter at this point ? Except he has yet to prove himself at all. As much as Beane has talked him up ! We have good reason to be concerned, and a but critical even Quote
3rdand12 Posted August 4, 2023 Posted August 4, 2023 17 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said: will this alter his HOF trajectory? Nope lol 1 Quote
Dukestreetking Posted August 4, 2023 Posted August 4, 2023 I suspect he bought a ticket on the Toradal train. 1 Quote
ndirish1978 Posted August 4, 2023 Posted August 4, 2023 2 minutes ago, Dukestreetking said: I suspect he bought a ticket on the Toradal train. There's no need for that if the injury is severe, they'd just hold him out of practice. Quote
BillsShredder83 Posted August 4, 2023 Posted August 4, 2023 Taylor Lewan ever play RT? (*DUCKS FOR COVER* LOL) Quote
TheWeatherMan Posted August 4, 2023 Posted August 4, 2023 1 hour ago, HappyDays said: I actually think RT is the least important spot on the OL for Allen. He has full visibility if a DE is coming at him from that side and as we all know he has a preternatural ability to escape rushers that he sees in time. RT is not really a concern at all IMO. If we need Brandon Shell to step in and be a replacement level player he can do that. I'm more concerned about Dawkins reportedly not looking so good at camp, and then we'll see with McGovern and Bates/Torrence. Go back and watch how Josh injured his elbow against the Jets last year. I’ll play spoiler, Q-berry blew his protection from the right side. Every position on the OL is important because they protect the only irreplaceable player on the team. 3 Quote
Big Turk Posted August 4, 2023 Posted August 4, 2023 4 hours ago, HOUSE said: This is most likely the end of the line for Spencer Brown. Back injuries don't just go away in pro football. Time to find a trading partner Because some team is going to be lining up to trade for a guy who literally by himself dropped the Bills from a top 10 NFL lines in metrics to 26th, and has a bad back on top of that? Where do people come up with this kind of stuff? 1 1 Quote
Don Otreply Posted August 4, 2023 Posted August 4, 2023 1 hour ago, ddaryl said: he's toast..... stick a fork in him. Even if he does make it back to the field in a short time how long will he last. We cannot depend on him He’s at practice tonight, so…, Quote
BuffaloBillsGospel2014 Posted August 4, 2023 Posted August 4, 2023 He was a question mark even before this injury, I was worried that they didn't do any sort of upgrade at all at RT and now it could really come back to haunt them. Lets hope we can get a solid replacement in there this late. Quote
uticaclub Posted August 4, 2023 Posted August 4, 2023 Very negligent going into the season with this RT situation. 1 2 1 Quote
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