Any benefit(s) for the team putting Byrd on IR ??

[Skooby]

I was thinking about if we trade him & the injury he had coming into camp, then I thought maybe the team needs to look at placing him on IR to open up a roster spot. If he's hurt & doesn't want to play, why not put him on IR / file a grievance for him coming in injured. Maybe the Bills can recoup some of the monies they have to pay him & see if there's a trade available later this season ?? Maybe we can work out an injury settlement & then honor the request to trade him. Lets come up with some ideas here, brainstorming type.

[jdaltroy5]

Re: Any benefit(s) for the team putting Byrd on IR ??

I was thinking about if we trade him & the injury he had coming into camp, then I thought maybe the team needs to look at placing him on IR to open up a roster spot. If he's hurt & doesn't want to play, why not put him on IR / file a grievance for him coming in injured. Maybe the Bills can recoup some of the monies they have to pay him & see if there's a trade available later this season ?? Maybe we can work out an injury settlement & then honor the request to trade him. Lets come up with some ideas here, brainstorming type.

I don't think you can trade a player that is on IR.

All this will do is show the world what a second rate organization you are.

[malvado78]

Re: Any benefit(s) for the team putting Byrd on IR ??

All this will do is show the world what a second rate organization you are.

As if this hasn't already been shown...

Playoff drought says hello.

[Skooby]

Re: Any benefit(s) for the team putting Byrd on IR ??

I don't think you can trade a player that is on IR.

All this will do is show the world what a second rate organization you are.

Can you do an injury settlement with the player to allow them to leave or be traded ?

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As if this hasn't already been shown...

Playoff drought says hello.

Yeah, but Byrd has been part of the horrible defense 4 years running.

[jdaltroy5]

Re: Any benefit(s) for the team putting Byrd on IR ??

Can you do an injury settlement with the player to allow them to leave or be traded ?

An injury settlement just basically releases a player for money.

You'd be making him a FA and getting nothing out of it.

[Skooby]

Re: Any benefit(s) for the team putting Byrd on IR ??

An injury settlement just basically releases a player for money.

You'd be making him a FA and getting nothing out of it.

You'd save money but have no compensation with a draft pick / player, OK well that doesn't make much sense then. The roster spot holds value but Byrd might (stress might) be able to play at some point, so you'd lose out on his services for the whole year. Can we IR him with the ability to designate him to come back later in the season ??

[jdaltroy5]

Re: Any benefit(s) for the team putting Byrd on IR ??

You'd save money but have no compensation with a draft pick / player, OK well that doesn't make much sense then. The roster spot holds value but Byrd might (stress might) be able to play at some point, so you'd lose out on his services for the whole year. Can we IR him with the ability to designate him to come back later in the season ??

You can only put one player on the designated to return list. They would be taking a huge risk in using that one spot on a guy that isn't injured.

[Skooby]

Re: Any benefit(s) for the team putting Byrd on IR ??

You can only put one player on the designated to return list. They would be taking a huge risk in using that one spot on a guy that isn't injured.

How many games is Byrd scheduled to miss due to his injury ? PF takes rest & time to recover, would the IR designation to return give him the amount of time he needs to rest & recover ?? Could we trade him while in that status while opening up a roster spot ?

[jdaltroy5]

Re: Any benefit(s) for the team putting Byrd on IR ??

How many games is Byrd scheduled to miss due to his injury ? PF takes rest & time to recover, would the IR designation to return give him the amount of time he needs to rest & recover ?? Could we trade him while in that status while opening up a roster spot ?

He can play with PF.

And I don't see the purpose of doing all of this to open up a roster spot. We're going to lose one of our best players just so we can sign some no-name from the practice squad?

[Skooby]

Re: Any benefit(s) for the team putting Byrd on IR ??

He can play with PF.

And I don't see the purpose of doing all of this to open up a roster spot. We're going to lose one of our best players just so we can sign some no-name from the practice squad?

IF he can't play for a while (that's being reported), then what ?

[jdaltroy5]

Re: Any benefit(s) for the team putting Byrd on IR ??

IF he can't play for a while (that's being reported), then what ?

Dude, I don't know how I can spell this out for you any more clearly.

You can play in the NFL with plantar fasciitis.

[GingerP]

Re: Any benefit(s) for the team putting Byrd on IR ??

If they were to IR him, he would try for an injury settlement. In this case, his injury settlement likely would be his entire salary since it is guaranteed. If he couldn't reach an agreement, he could file a grievance. The NFLPA would likely expedite any grievance since they hate the tag, and his a arbiter would likely give him his entire salary (since it is guaranteed) and grant him his release.

So... basically this thread is a stupid idea.

[BLeonard]

Re: Any benefit(s) for the team putting Byrd on IR ??

You can play in the NFL with plantar fasciitis.

Then, that begs the question... Why hasn't he been announced as the starter for Sunday?

If what you say is true, then there is zero reason why Byrd should not play on Sunday... He's being paid to play, so he should be out there.

-Bill

[Skooby]

Re: Any benefit(s) for the team putting Byrd on IR ??

Then, that begs the question... Why hasn't he been announced as the starter for Sunday?

If what you say is true, then there is zero reason why Byrd should not play on Sunday... He's being paid to play, so he should be out there.

-Bill

Don't you bring logic into this, we're trying to defend the honorable Byrd who's working on a trade away from Buffalo.

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If they were to IR him, he would try for an injury settlement. In this case, his injury settlement likely would be his entire salary since it is guaranteed. If he couldn't reach an agreement, he could file a grievance. The NFLPA would likely expedite any grievance since they hate the tag, and his a arbiter would likely give him his entire salary (since it is guaranteed) and grant him his release.

So... basically this thread is a stupid idea.

So we tie up a roster spot for someone that's not going to play for a while ?

[jdaltroy5]

Re: Any benefit(s) for the team putting Byrd on IR ??

Then, that begs the question... Why hasn't he been announced as the starter for Sunday?

If what you say is true, then there is zero reason why Byrd should not play on Sunday... He's being paid to play, so he should be out there.

-Bill

I totally agree with you.

I don't like the way the Bills have approached this whole thing, but from a legal standpoint, they have done nothing wrong.

If he can play, he should be playing.

And I think if he wanted to play, he would be playing.