Von INACTIVE vs Patriots, Coach's Decision

[ColoradoBills]

4 minutes ago, Buffalo03 said:

Does this mean they don't wanna get him hurt if we make the playoffs? Or is this a sign we are done with him?

 

IMO it means there are other guys playing better. as of now.

[QCity]

This is going to hurt his chances for Comeback Player Of The Year.

[Unforgiven]

Be better off with a practice dummy

[BuffaloBillyG]

12 minutes ago, Doc Brown said:

Ford over Joseph is a minor surprise.

Could be as simple as letting Joseph take a week to rest up for the Miami game and playoffs. 

[Dan in Owego]

7 minutes ago, wjag said:

Joseph inactive I don't get.  Von, a blind man could see that coming.

Could be a veteran rest thing🤔 

[mannc]

12 minutes ago, Buffalo03 said:

Does this mean they don't wanna get him hurt if we make the playoffs? Or is this a sign we are done with him?

It means they really want to win this game.

[Freddie's Dead]

UNLEASH KINGSLEY JONATHAN!!!!!

[gobilz]

and this was gonna be his breakout game 

[Dan Darragh]

What about Duke Williams?

[Unforgiven]

Aw shucks was Belechicks gameplan to take von miller away

[Simon]

OLB Von Miller is a healthy inactive today vs. the Patriots.

 

I would only dispute the bolded

[JakeFrommStateFarm]

That's a heck of a way to spend 140M dollars 

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

22 minutes ago, wjag said:

Joseph inactive I don't get.  Von, a blind man could see that coming.

 

21 minutes ago, Not at the table Karlos said:

I haven’t been impressed by Joseph. He seems to play very upright. 

 

Think Joseph only played like 30 snaps last week.  With Jones back he can play close to that many , add in in AJ back which mean Groot can shift inside on a few plays.  Last but certainly not least, from everything I read, last week, both Settle and Ford out played Joseph.

[Blackbeard]

3 minutes ago, Simon said:

OLB Von Miller is a healthy inactive today vs. the Patriots.

 

I would only dispute the bolded

Give the coaches credit here. 
 

his numbers are down due to not being 100%.  Sure, he’s healthy to play.  Just not on his elite level. 
 

Save him for a run. If he’s even 100% then.  But if anything he’s super depth. 

[Gunsgoodtime]

Hallelujah!   I feel better about the game already

[QB Bills]

Kind of funny he got his usual vet rest day midweek.

2 minutes ago, Blackbeard said:

Give the coaches credit here. 
 

his numbers are down due to not being 100%.  Sure, he’s healthy to play.  Just not on his elite level. 
 

Save him for a run. If he’s even 100% then.  But if anything he’s super depth. 

Agreed. I'm far from a McDermott fan, but this isn't an easy decision. Good on him.

[DaBillsFanSince1973]

 

[Dan]

I’ll throw out 2 thoughts: 

 

1. McD probably expects the Patsies game plan to be run, run and run some more.  Given the state of their QB and WRs, that’s a decent guess.  Hence, he wants big guys up front.  
 

2. He needs to light a fire under Von.  It’s no secret Von has been underwhelming since his return back in week 5, is it?   That’s too much playing time and no production. 

[NoSaint]

43 minutes ago, VaMilBill said:

They should IR him at this point

for an injury he’s been medically cleared on?

[VaMilBill]

Just now, NoSaint said:

for an injury he’s been medically cleared on?

You can make something up and put him on IR or even put him back on IR for the knee. He really isn’t contributing and is a liability on the field. At this point in the season I don’t see him helping us at all. Might as well get someone out there who can help us