DaQuan Jones is BACK - will play vs the Patriots

[stevestojan]

18 minutes ago, Einstein said:

AND Micah Hyde is playing.

If he makes it through an entire game, we need to reconsider comeback player of the year. 

[Malazan]

37 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said:

A few weeks after his injury, I riddled board with JJ Watt recovery times and expected DQ to be back late December.

I am a f****** god.

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

This defensive line is DEEP

[Mister Defense]

This is grrreat news.

 

If Jones gets back up to speed, for the most part, in the next few weeks it will likely mean a great deal for this defense against miami and in the playoffs.

 

The way that Oliver and the rest of the defense is playing now, the addition of Jones means that they will likely be even more consistent and more dominant.

 

It is like the Bills just got the perfect defensive player in free agency but one that knows their system, players and plays by heart.

 

 

[WideNine]

Been a huge DQ fan since Beane made the move.

 

Was desperate to see the Bills do something to plug the middle and get some push on the pocket and Star was not the same player at all that he was in Carolina and did little to reward the trust they extended him in his contract.

 

DQ more than delivered. They need to monitor his reps, but he is a solid vet that will get it done. Just needs to work on the game stamina and work into owning more reps.

 

Poona did a pretty decent job manning Phillips gaps last week and good to see him get his chance to help the squad.

 

This defense operates best when you have those solid 1-tech and 3-techs that can rotate and spell each other and feed off of Oliver.

 

 

 

 

[JohnNord]

46 minutes ago, BillsFan619 said:

DQ is BACK!

 

Go Bills!

 

 

Make no mistake about it…IF he can get close to where he was playing at in Week 3, this move is going to be big.

 

Between Tre, Jones and Milano, I always felt that not having DaQuan was the biggest loss to the defense.   Even worse bigger than Milano.  
 

This is going to help the defense for sure 

 

1 hour ago, No_Matter_What said:

My expectations are low based on what I'm seeing from Von

 

I know different players different injury different age.

 

Great news!

Different players, different age, different injury.

 

So you’re saying this is a bad comparison?

[Simon]

Love the guy and love his game.

But this is not some panacea to cure all ills.

He's going to be less powerful and it's likely that it will be harder for him to hold the POA, to push the pocket, to hold guys off and move down the line and he's going to be available less as well.

The only reason he's playing is because he's probably just hitting the point where he can now be equally effective as Poona Ford and that is where the expectations should lie, imo.

That should slowly improve as the weeks pass but for right now, I can't expect too much out of him.

I just hope people don't turn on him like they have with other injured players that didn't meet fan's ill-informed unrealistic expectations.

[CSBill]

I hope we see Jones and Joseph on the field at the same time — I don’t see how anyone could run between the tackles with those two there. But of course, we also don’t want to limit Ed Oliver’s PT, so J and J probably won’t have a lot of time together. But still, this is a nice problem to have. 

[LabattBlue]

Great news!

[BearNorth]

Wonder how the brotherly shove would fare against Daquan and Joseph in the trenches

[Since1981]

3 minutes ago, BearNorth said:

Daquan and Joseph

Add to them with dion O for the snowplow!  I’ve always wondered why you wouldn’t use the players this way. Serious question… a snow plow package on O that uses the big boyz. 

Edited December 29, 2023 by Since1981

[RoyBatty is alive]

1 hour ago, No_Matter_What said:

My expectations are low based on what I'm seeing from Von

 

I know different players different injury different age.

 

Great news!

So you are a victim of recency bias.  Von Miller is totally irrelevant indicator of how D Jones might play.  This is beyond ridiculous comment.  

[HOUSE]

1 hour ago, strive_for_five_guy said:

And Daquan is playing for a new contract; don’t discount the power of the dollar and incentives

I will give him 3 bucks for 2 sacks 

$1.50 each

[Motorin']

19 minutes ago, Simon said:

Love the guy and love his game.

But this is not some panacea to cure all ills.

He's going to be less powerful and it's likely that it will be harder for him to hold the POA, to push the pocket, to hold guys off and move down the line and he's going to be available less as well.

The only reason he's playing is because he's probably just hitting the point where he can now be equally effective as Poona Ford and that is where the expectations should lie, imo.

That should slowly improve as the weeks pass but for right now, I can't expect too much out of him.

I just hope people don't turn on him like they have with other injured players that didn't meet fan's ill-informed unrealistic expectations.

 

That makes sense. But I think the main difference between his injury and Von and Tre's, other than missing the whole year, is mental. 

 

There's something psychological about overcoming an ACL. It's in the back of your mind with every step whether or not your knees going to hold up. I think that's a crucial reason why it took Tre so long, and is taking Von so long to get back to moving explosively. 

 

DaQuan has probably been doing lower body work to keep his strength up for sometime now. And hopefully won't suffer the same loss of explosion that we saw from Tre last year and Von this season either from a condition or mental standpoint. 

 

It's definitely unrealistic to expect him to be right back to the top of his game. But he's early reps will tell the story of just how far he has to go. Fingers crossed!

 

 

[Virgil]

It moved

[Alphadawg7]

1 hour ago, BillsFan619 said:

DQ is BACK!

 

Go Bills!

 

 

OHHHHHH HELL YEAAAHHHHH!!!!

 

This is amazing news!

[stevestojan]

35 minutes ago, Simon said:

Love the guy and love his game.

But this is not some panacea to cure all ills.

He's going to be less powerful and it's likely that it will be harder for him to hold the POA, to push the pocket, to hold guys off and move down the line and he's going to be available less as well.

The only reason he's playing is because he's probably just hitting the point where he can now be equally effective as Poona Ford and that is where the expectations should lie, imo.

That should slowly improve as the weeks pass but for right now, I can't expect too much out of him.

I just hope people don't turn on him like they have with other injured players that didn't meet fan's ill-informed unrealistic expectations.

 

So, Super Bowl? 

[Alphadawg7]

33 minutes ago, Simon said:

Love the guy and love his game.

But this is not some panacea to cure all ills.

He's going to be less powerful and it's likely that it will be harder for him to hold the POA, to push the pocket, to hold guys off and move down the line and he's going to be available less as well.

The only reason he's playing is because he's probably just hitting the point where he can now be equally effective as Poona Ford and that is where the expectations should lie, imo.

That should slowly improve as the weeks pass but for right now, I can't expect too much out of him.

I just hope people don't turn on him like they have with other injured players that didn't meet fan's ill-informed unrealistic expectations.

True, and that is why it’s good he’s coming back now, to get some. Games under his belt and hopefully get closer back to where he was as we start rolling in the playoffs.  We also don’t need him to be who he was with Linval here now.  If he can bring value as a rotational piece it’s going to be a big gain for us.  If he gets back to close to where he was by 2nd round of playoffs or AFCCG, then even better.  
 

If we do make the SB, odds are it’s gonna be to face the Niners, and having him back with 5 games under his belt will be huge for that game.  

[Captain_Quint]

1 hour ago, Einstein said:

AND Micah Hyde is playing.

Hyde against the Dolphins is huge. He and Poyer have been successful against Tua since he started, and McD does well to confuse him. 

[Special K]

44 minutes ago, Simon said:

Love the guy and love his game.

But this is not some panacea to cure all ills.

He's going to be less powerful and it's likely that it will be harder for him to hold the POA, to push the pocket, to hold guys off and move down the line and he's going to be available less as well.

The only reason he's playing is because he's probably just hitting the point where he can now be equally effective as Poona Ford and that is where the expectations should lie, imo.

That should slowly improve as the weeks pass but for right now, I can't expect too much out of him.

I just hope people don't turn on him like they have with other injured players that didn't meet fan's ill-informed unrealistic expectations.

I agree with you, but lets just enjoy the good news!!