Milano Watch - Practice Window Opening 11/13/24!

[TheyCallMeAndy]

12 hours ago, Saxum said:

Someone will need to be let go or put on IR for him to be active.

 

Which ones are better tacklers than Taron?

Tackling a 260 pound TE or 220 pound RB? Probably a LBer. 
 

You can’t take on Baltimore or Cinci with basically a 195 pound LBer and expect to win. Can’t expect Johnson to take that much abuse and not be fresh too. 

[bmur66]

14 hours ago, NewEra said:

Interested to see if we go with some Milano-Bernard-Dorian on the field at the same time situationally vs certain teams/alignments

I doubt we will ever see those 3 heathy at the same time.

[Fan in Chicago]

8 hours ago, DrPJax said:

True , but with this staff you never , I mean never really know the exact actual extent of the original injury.  Nothing is ever discussed or handled in a transparent manner.  I don’t understand the competitive impact Mcd thinks this gains. With 0 SB appearances , hard to say his way of handling medical injury information makes any logical sense. Unless you have talked with Milano or family or seen the actual injury data / diagnostic tests , how can you ever make any prognostic statements.  Never seen anything like this by a staff.  
       I would agree with you totally , it’s just with this paranoid type behavior , who can really say anything?    I mean  , for example,  it’s already one game later and what is Coleman’s actual injury or prognosis?  No one knows outside of the Bills med staff. So that makes it harder for the Chiefs this week ?. They still prepare for him and if he doesn’t play , it’s likely his snaps / targets go elsewhere or to a less talented person. The bills only have so many talented receiving options, and by now they are well known on film. How does being vague help ; if he plays the other team knows which wrist was injured , it will likely be wrapped if he can play at all, and they will still target hitting that area.  Any thoughts on how this is productive? 😊✌️

What exactly is your complaint? It's tough to understand within all those words. 

- That McD doesn't share player injury updates openly? I think he shares as much as required. 

- That he is playing games to gain an advantage in the upcoming week? Maaaaybe, but what's wrong with that?

- That he is not entitled to his information release strategy cos he hasn't won a SB? That's just nonsense 

[uticaclub]

14 hours ago, Beck Water said:

 

I just hope this doesn't follow the pattern of Tre' White and Von Miller, where the window was opened too early and resulted in a player having to be rostered but not able to play for several weeks.

I dont think delaying the practice window a week or two with White or Miller would have made a difference

[TBBills Fan]

13 hours ago, That's No Moon said:

Is it hard candy?

Depends on which poster gives you the candy 

[LABILLBACKER]

22 hours ago, Back2Buff said:

Literally no reason to do this before the KC game if they are not 100% he is playing by Dec 4th.  They could have bought 2 extra weeks and choose not to

Well if you want him to have any semblance of being up to speed for the playoffs,  this makes perfect sense.  We all knew early December was the likely go time.  Great news!!

[DrPJax]

13 hours ago, Bills!Win! said:

Coleman sustained an upper body injury 

Thanks for really narrowing that down!   lol, JK!   You can work for Mcd anytime!   Best wishes , but this is about the best example of how vague mcd handles things. I don’t see the value in not being at least willing to tell the actual injury.  I mean telling the actual injury changes nothing but speculation.  It doesn’t affect treatment , time to return to play , prognosis , etc.   I don’t care , tbh, I just find it as odd behavior and frankly it takes more effort to keep things locked up and really borders on paranoid type behavior.  People will just keep asking ,keeping it an issue.  If that is what you think you need to win a game it is almost obsessive energy devoted down a rabbit hole , rather than just saying , hey he has a non displaced fracture and as soon as it’s healing well and we feel good about him not injuring it further , he will play.  
     Then it’s over , no more questions every week , he is being announced as out early both weeks so far so the other team knows he’s out and it’s no competitive advantage , and he returns when he does.  At this point , who knows , he could still end up missing 3-4 weeks ; it’s just at some point he plays or he doesn’t. It’s either wrist or forearm , teams will still target hitting him the same way. Let the big cover up continue.  Maybe focus on fixing your slow start issues would be more productive.  Love Mcd as a coach , but have always found his evasive injury discussion as someone missing the forest for the trees. 

[DrPJax]

9 hours ago, Fan in Chicago said:

What exactly is your complaint? It's tough to understand within all those words. 

- That McD doesn't share player injury updates openly? I think he shares as much as required. 

- That he is playing games to gain an advantage in the upcoming week? Maaaaybe, but what's wrong with that?

- That he is not entitled to his information release strategy cos he hasn't won a SB? That's just nonsense 

     My point is it’s some of game playing that gets him nothing.  He gets no advantage as the guys he remains vague about get declared out early anyhow so no team is wasting time preparing for a certain player to play.   It is just contrary to the nfl requiring accurate injury disclosure. I don’t care. I just find it odd to do press conferences that are meaningless , do you still watch anything he puts out , I don’t. It’s just football , yet he acts like his being vague , which takes a certain effort ,will somehow add to his chance of success, while it  is just the type of overthinking that has gone into many of his failed , late game coaching collapses.  It’s a pattern of obsessive behavior and thinking , which if too pervasive  can interfere with your goals , like winning a Super Bowl , and become counterproductive. All really successful people have some obsessive traits, or they would never persist to beat obstacles and achieve.  Yet , it can go too far. 
      So you might think it’s nonsense , but you are missing  bigger patterns. I could go on , but sorry , I answered your questions in   the original post but it was too many words for you.  Perhaps consider some reading on ocd behavior.  Coaching is not done in a bubble , they are humans and behaviors carry over  in all aspects of life. Best wishes , go Bills!  ( hey it is Just my opinion, I only ask for being open to different thoughts , not to be attacked.  Your offer of its “ nonsense” offers no explanations or original thought. It’s name calling basically. Why not offer how being vague is so advantageous or productive. And until he proves he can win a sb , which is his reason to be a HC , he should remain open for fair , positive criticism ) 

[Fan in Chicago]

2 hours ago, DrPJax said:

     My point is it’s some of game playing that gets him nothing.  He gets no advantage as the guys he remains vague about get declared out early anyhow so no team is wasting time preparing for a certain player to play.   It is just contrary to the nfl requiring accurate injury disclosure. I don’t care. I just find it odd to do press conferences that are meaningless , do you still watch anything he puts out , I don’t. It’s just football , yet he acts like his being vague , which takes a certain effort ,will somehow add to his chance of success, while it  is just the type of overthinking that has gone into many of his failed , late game coaching collapses.  It’s a pattern of obsessive behavior and thinking , which if too pervasive  can interfere with your goals , like winning a Super Bowl , and become counterproductive. All really successful people have some obsessive traits, or they would never persist to beat obstacles and achieve.  Yet , it can go too far. 
      So you might think it’s nonsense , but you are missing  bigger patterns. I could go on , but sorry , I answered your questions in   the original post but it was too many words for you.  Perhaps consider some reading on ocd behavior.  Coaching is not done in a bubble , they are humans and behaviors carry over  in all aspects of life. Best wishes , go Bills!  ( hey it is Just my opinion, I only ask for being open to different thoughts , not to be attacked.  Your offer of its “ nonsense” offers no explanations or original thought. It’s name calling basically. Why not offer how being vague is so advantageous or productive. And until he proves he can win a sb , which is his reason to be a HC , he should remain open for fair , positive criticism ) 

What are you talking about? You want me to read on OCD behavior for what reason? 

 

My point still stands that McD, from a communication standpoint, is not doing anything significant from the norm. Yet, you are latching on to his control of information as some sort of negative trait that correlates to his lack of top success in the playoffs. 

 

And I am in no way attacking you. You seem overtly sensitive to me not agreeing with the points I think you are trying to make. 

[LABILLBACKER]

If McD wants to hold his cards close to the vest and not disclose every little detail of every injury,  I applaud him. Belichick did this ALL THE TIME.  Don't give your opponents any more info than is required.  My personal lust for team info will just have to wait if it gives us even the smallest advantage against an upcoming opponent. 

[klos63]

On 11/11/2024 at 4:45 PM, Ethan in Cleveland said:

Would love to see that against Baltimore and the Chargers if we face them. 

Move Taron to FS and put Hamlin on bench. 

Move your All Pro nickle to another position? Why?

Makes no sense at all. 

On 11/11/2024 at 4:20 PM, NewEra said:

Interested to see if we go with some Milano-Bernard-Dorian on the field at the same time situationally vs certain teams/alignments

Williams isn't that good.  We won't miss him when Milano returns.

Can't shed blockers, bad angles... he's decent, but too many shortcomings.

[Dillenger4]

I can't wait to see Milano and Bernard on the field, with Taron flying around and Rapp and Hyde behind them! Oh wait...

[JP51]

3 minutes ago, Dillenger4 said:

I can't wait to see Milano and Bernard on the field, with Taron flying around and Rapp and Hyde behind them! Oh wait...

I see what you did there LOL 😆

[NewEra]

1 hour ago, klos63 said:

Move your All Pro nickle to another position? Why?

Makes no sense at all. 

Williams isn't that good.  We won't miss him when Milano returns.

Can't shed blockers, bad angles... he's decent, but too many shortcomings.

the point is, maybe we play some 3 LB sets ve team with heavy run formations. 

[Dan in Owego]

7 minutes ago, NewEra said:

the point is, maybe we play some 3 LB sets ve team with heavy run formations. 

I will double down on this with a single high being Rapp and Taron being a chess piece that can be moved all over. Clearly not all the time but something that could be pulled out from time to time.

Edited 20 hours ago by Dan in Owego

[Ethan in Cleveland]

3 hours ago, klos63 said:

Move your All Pro nickle to another position? Why?

Makes no sense at all. 

Williams isn't that good.  We won't miss him when Milano returns.

Can't shed blockers, bad angles... he's decent, but too many shortcomings.

Moving him to safety would be better than taking him off the field. Again this was with the premise that McD would play some 4-3 at times with Milano back. He tried it against Baltimore for a few plays with Morrow and he got burned. My guess is he will stick to his nickel base. 

[klos63]

6 hours ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:

Moving him to safety would be better than taking him off the field. Again this was with the premise that McD would play some 4-3 at times with Milano back. He tried it against Baltimore for a few plays with Morrow and he got burned. My guess is he will stick to his nickel base. 

Why even consider taking him off the field? That's as poor a decision as moving him to a different position would be.

And if you were to ever seriously consider a move like that,  it should not be to get Williams on the field.

[GoBillsForeverAndAlways]

Great news! Very much looking forward to having him back. Hopefully sooner rather than later, would be amazing to have him back by the time we face the Rams or the Lions. Matt is always a favorite to watch!