Does anyone else find it odd...

[OpIv37]

that as of yesterday, Spikes was still listed as day-to-day for tonight's game? Do they honestly expect us to believe that after 11 MONTHS of recovery, an additional 24-36 hours is going to be the difference in whether or not he's ready to go?

This is some kind of PR game- there is one of two things going on:

1. They've known Spikes is ready for a while, and they're playing this game to give the public appearance of careful deliberation before putting him on the field.

2. They know he won't be ready, but he's trying to make the fans more confident that he will be ready for the opener in NE. "Well, I was almost ready two weeks ago, and now I've had two additional weeks of rehab and conditioning. "

[LtFinFan66]

Re: Does anyone else find it odd...

[RedEyE]

Re: Does anyone else find it odd...

3.) They're not taking any chances and resting him so he's fresh for regular season.

[mybills]

Re: Does anyone else find it odd...

Spikes said he'll be ready for the opener. That's all I care about.

[OpIv37]

Re: Does anyone else find it odd...

3.) They're not taking any chances and resting him so he's fresh for regular season.

if that were the case, why BS by listing him as day-to-day for the PS game? Hence, my second option

[RedEyE]

Re: Does anyone else find it odd...

Seriously, I'm not trying to be funny or condescending. The preseason is already too long as is. Right now the Bills know that a healthy Spikes is going to start.

They need to use this time to see what the rest of the "unknown" players are capable of. The roster has to be trimmed to 65 players by COB Tuesday and down to 53 the following week.

[OpIv37]

Re: Does anyone else find it odd...

Spikes said he'll be ready for the opener. That's all I care about.

well of course he's going to say that- it doesn't make it true. He's not going to publicly admit that he won't be ready.

And being recovered enough to play is different from being ready to play. He may be on the field, but without any full-contact practice in preseason games, he won't be ready and it will show.

[mybills]

Re: Does anyone else find it odd...

Didn't somebody say he IS practicing?

[ParanoidAndroid]

Re: Does anyone else find it odd...

Spikes will make his comeback in the opener, and Bruschi will make his comeback in the opener. It will make for an interesting story and the more they set it up, the better. Even if they play a little in the last pre-season game or 2, only the regular season matters.
As far as being listed day-to-day, that's just how they do it when it comes down to a player-coach game day decision.
Takeo has said several times that he wants to get out there and play, but he is resisting that urge. The doctors have cleared him to play, he's been practicing, and his conditioning is coming along. If he wants more conditioning time before he gets into a game situation, then that's just being smart. It's the players that come in out of shape that get the injuries for the most part.
If the flexibility in that calf is not where it should be, the doctors would not clear him to play.

[RedEyE]

Re: Does anyone else find it odd...

The media serioulsy hypes this **** up more then it needs to be.

[Philagape]

Re: Does anyone else find it odd...

The media serioulsy hypes this **** up more then it needs to be.

So do threads like this

[OpIv37]

Re: Does anyone else find it odd...

Seriously, I'm not trying to be funny or condescending. The preseason is already too long as is. Right now the Bills know that a healthy Spikes is going to start.

They need to use this time to see what the rest of the "unknown" players are capable of. The roster has to be trimmed to 65 players by COB Tuesday and down to 53 the following week.

so, you think Spikes can come in and play at an NFL level after almost a year of no-full contact play? Somehow I doubt it.

[OpIv37]

Re: Does anyone else find it odd...

Didn't somebody say he IS practicing?

NFL teams never practice full speed/full contact because of the risk of injury. Playing in a real game where 300 lb O-linemen and 275 lb fullbacks are trying to run straight through him is completely different than when they push him once and then let up.

[OpIv37]

Re: Does anyone else find it odd...

No one has answered my initial question: what's the point of listing Spikes day-to-day other than a PR gimmick?

[Philagape]

Re: Does anyone else find it odd...

Who gives a crap what they say now? This is something Patti would ask. It probably just depends on how it's feeling today. Of all the things ... a nonspecific term regarding a preseason game two weeks before the opener ...