Tre White Injury Updates (Torn Achilles now confirmed)

[John from Riverside]

43 minutes ago, FireChans said:

Eesh

If it’s some thing that’s going to linger if he plays, we have the depth in order to allow him to do that and we should
 

I’m telling you I am really worried about losing Kingsley Jonathan. I think that he is a player on the upside and I’m afraid that we’re gonna cut him whenever Von Miller comes back.

[FireChans]

Just now, John from Riverside said:

If it’s some thing that’s going to linger if he plays, we have the depth in order to allow him to do that and we should
 

I’m telling you I am really worried about losing Kingsley Jonathan. I think that he is a player on the upside and I’m afraid that we’re gonna cut him whenever Von Miller comes back.

Kingsley Jonathan is going to be bagging groceries in 2 years

[John from Riverside]

Just now, FireChans said:

Kingsley Jonathan is going to be bagging groceries in 2 years

I don’t think so

[FireChans]

3 minutes ago, John from Riverside said:

I don’t think so

Where is Mike Love? Or the other 100 end of the roster dudes with “potential?”

 

These dudes a one in a million shot to even be back up contributors, let alone anything worthwhile.

[BuffaloBillyG]

4 minutes ago, John from Riverside said:

If it’s some thing that’s going to linger if he plays, we have the depth in order to allow him to do that and we should
 

I’m telling you I am really worried about losing Kingsley Jonathan. I think that he is a player on the upside and I’m afraid that we’re gonna cut him whenever Von Miller comes back.

Last 2 weeks KJ has gotten a jersey on gameday. Poona Ford has not. Gotta believe with the way Oliver/Jones have played and Phillips/Settle not likely going anywhere....Poona may be the more expendable player. Now, KJ may be inactive on GameDay when Von comes back...bit I don't think he goes anywhere.

[SoonerBillsFan]

I have to think Ford is cut once Von is activated. 

[John from Riverside]

1 minute ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

I have to think Ford is cut once Von is activated. 

This is going to be a tough situation. I don’t wanna lose Poona Ford either Poona Ford is the one player they could come in for DaQuan Jones at 1 tech

 

this team is so stack this year

[Beck Water]

24 minutes ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

I have to think Ford is cut once Von is activated. 

 

Why do you think that?

 

I looked for something better as a point of discussion and gave up, but this will do

 

 

 

Different teams do things a bit differently, but there's a numbers game on the roster.

 

The Bills roster breaks down:

QB - 2

RB- 3

FB-1

OL- 10

TE - 3

WR - 5

Total 24

 

DE - 5 (+ need to add Von Miller within 21 days)

DT - 5

LB - 5

CB - 7 (now 6 with Tre headed to IR)

S - 4

Total 26

 

Specialist - 3

 

Now I can't tell you what the Bills are going to do.  But we just lost a DT off our practice squad in Ankou. 

So would it really make sense to cut Ford (leaving us with 4 DT, and no backup if one of them is injured), in order to run with 6 DE?

 

Just as a numbers game in maintaining a balanced roster with options in case of injury, I don't see it.

 

We've been running with 1 more CB than we normally would.  I think we may just not sign another CB and let Miller take Tre's spot, if they like Jonathan enough that they don't want to risk him to waivers.

 

 

[dollars 2 donuts]

20 hours ago, Chicken Boo said:

 

At least with a knee you can get back to or almost to 100%.

 

Tre is a DB.  He'll never get back to where he is now.

 

 

We will see.  However, I don't think he will miss any time in 24.

 

It will then just be how much his body can handle.

 

 

[Riverboat Ritchie]

Any updates on Tre?  Is he having/had surgery?  Was it complete tear?  

[Herc11]

5 hours ago, Riverboat Ritchie said:

Any updates on Tre?  Is he having/had surgery?  Was it complete tear?  

 

I was wondering why they haven't IR'd him yet. Maybe they were just waiting until they activate Von. Maybe Tre is going to look into what Rodgers had done.

[Dr.Sack]

Wondering if Tre has talked about a joint rehab with Aaron Rodgers to show him how it’s done?

[Cash]

8 hours ago, Beck Water said:

 

Why do you think that?

 

I looked for something better as a point of discussion and gave up, but this will do

 

 

 

Different teams do things a bit differently, but there's a numbers game on the roster.

 

The Bills roster breaks down:

QB - 2

RB- 3

FB-1

OL- 10

TE - 3

WR - 5

Total 24

 

DE - 5 (+ need to add Von Miller within 21 days)

DT - 5

LB - 5

CB - 7 (now 6 with Tre headed to IR)

S - 4

Total 26

 

Specialist - 3

 

Now I can't tell you what the Bills are going to do.  But we just lost a DT off our practice squad in Ankou. 

So would it really make sense to cut Ford (leaving us with 4 DT, and no backup if one of them is injured), in order to run with 6 DE?

 

Just as a numbers game in maintaining a balanced roster with options in case of injury, I don't see it.

 

We've been running with 1 more CB than we normally would.  I think we may just not sign another CB and let Miller take Tre's spot, if they like Jonathan enough that they don't want to risk him to waivers.

 

 

I tend to agree. I think they’re comfortable at CB for at least a few weeks. Elam has been a healthy scratch, so he’s basically taking Tre’s gameday roster spot. And if the Bills want more safety net, they have 3 call-ups each for the two CBs on the practice squad. 
 

So I think one of the options the Bills are thinking about is just swapping Tre for Miller. Unless they already IR’d Tre and signed someone else and I missed it - in that case, I think Shaq Lawson would be the most likely cut. I think the Bills would hope to get Shaq back on the practice squad, but would also be willing to part ways with him if necessary. 
 

Lawson is probably better than Kingsley Jonathan right now, or at least the coaches trust him more. But I don’t think Lawson got much interest this past offseason, and he might be willing to stick around in case of injury. 

[Brand J]

23 minutes ago, Cash said:

I tend to agree. I think they’re comfortable at CB for at least a few weeks. Elam has been a healthy scratch, so he’s basically taking Tre’s gameday roster spot. And if the Bills want more safety net, they have 3 call-ups each for the two CBs on the practice squad. 
 

So I think one of the options the Bills are thinking about is just swapping Tre for Miller. Unless they already IR’d Tre and signed someone else and I missed it - in that case, I think Shaq Lawson would be the most likely cut. I think the Bills would hope to get Shaq back on the practice squad, but would also be willing to part ways with him if necessary. 
 

Lawson is probably better than Kingsley Jonathan right now, or at least the coaches trust him more. But I don’t think Lawson got much interest this past offseason, and he might be willing to stick around in case of injury. 

Lawson has played well this year and tied for total pressures in one of the games IIRC. I think Kingsley would go before Lawson. 

[Beck Water]

50 minutes ago, JayBaller10 said:

Lawson has played well this year and tied for total pressures in one of the games IIRC. I think Kingsley would go before Lawson. 

 

To date, Lawson has had a surprising (to me) large share of snaps - 96 (45%).  Jonathan only has 19 (9%).

 

So in terms of playing time/contribution to date, you're certainly correct about the rank order.

 

But I think it's possible that @Cash is correct and the Bills may go with 5 DT, 6 DE for now, and take 1 less guy at CB.

 

Part of my thinking is that they may want to let Miller ramp up but not find themselves short-handed if someone gets dinged.

 

Basically, the Bills 53 man roster at the start of the season was full at DL (without Miller) and over-subscribed at DB.  I think that was the Bills way of deferring decisions at CB (as well as acknowledging that injuries happen and may make a decision for them). 

 

So what I'm thinking is that they may let the roster be over-subscribed at DE and normal at CB for a bit and see what happens.

Edited October 5, 2023 by Beck Water

[BarleyNY]

On 10/2/2023 at 3:15 PM, Virgil said:

Any cap experts know how injury settlements work?  Depending on the severity of the injury, 16 mil next season would be a lot of if he can't come all the way back . 

 

Spotrac - Tre White

 

Injury settlements have to be agreed to by a team and player/agent. They are almost always used in cases in which a young player wants to get back in the field ASAP. Obviously that doesn’t apply here.

 

Tre’s contract has a $1.5M roster bonus due at the start of the next league year. That is very important in cases in which a player has sustained a football injury because that means they can’t simply be cut. But that’s why roster bonuses exist. Teams are under no obligation to pay them (except when they are guaranteed). That is likely what happens here. Tre is a Bill until March of next year when the Bills decline to pay the roster bonus. 

[Doc]

10 hours ago, Dr.Sack said:

Wondering if Tre has talked about a joint rehab with Aaron Rodgers to show him how it’s done?

The difference is, unlike Rodgers, if Tre can come back in time for the playoffs...he'll actually have a chance to play.

Edited October 5, 2023 by Doc

[Beck Water]

On 10/2/2023 at 6:43 PM, HappyDays said:

 

Yeah I was a little perplexed by my source's report too, I didn't see anything in the game that indicated Rousseau got hurt, but my source hasn't been wrong yet.

 

"May"  and "COULD" give your source a lot of wiggle room.  They can be right either way.

[Cash]

11 hours ago, Beck Water said:

 

To date, Lawson has had a surprising (to me) large share of snaps - 96 (45%).  Jonathan only has 19 (9%).

 

So in terms of playing time/contribution to date, you're certainly correct about the rank order.

 

But I think it's possible that @Cash is correct and the Bills may go with 5 DT, 6 DE for now, and take 1 less guy at CB.

 

Part of my thinking is that they may want to let Miller ramp up but not find themselves short-handed if someone gets dinged.

 

Basically, the Bills 53 man roster at the start of the season was full at DL (without Miller) and over-subscribed at DB.  I think that was the Bills way of deferring decisions at CB (as well as acknowledging that injuries happen and may make a decision for them). 

 

So what I'm thinking is that they may let the roster be over-subscribed at DE and normal at CB for a bit and see what happens.

Yeah, I mean Shaq is playing and Kingsley isn’t, so obviously he’s ahead today. But keep in mind that Shaq’s snap counts have been inflated by playing in garbage time the last 3 weeks. When Von is back and actually ready to play, someone at DE will have to play less, and I think that’s Shaq. Kingsley already doesn’t play, but they weren’t willing to cut him in preseason and I don’t think that’ll change now. 
 

As for Lawson? I think they only cut him if they really need the spot. I don’t think they’d cut him just to sign a CB who’ll be inactive on game day. (And if they sign another CB but keep Elam as a healthy scratch, I’ll be shocked.)

[Call_Of_Ktulu]

Might be able to finish his career as a FS, no way he has the speed to play CB after this. I pray he has a successful surgery/rehab