Week 18: Injury Reports

[Cntrygal]

The Bills better go into that stadium with a dominating effort! Crush the souls of all dolphins and their fans!!! :mad:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thursday injury report <a href="https://t.co/tShvI3ABwg">pic.twitter.com/tShvI3ABwg</a></p>&mdash; Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) <a href="https://twitter.com/BuffaloBillsPR/status/1743009534723961013?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 4, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dolphins RB Raheem Mostert, WR Jaylen Waddle and CB Xavien Howard didn’t practice for 2nd straight day as part of long injury report. Tyreek Hill absence was for personal reasons.<br><br>RB De’Von Achane said he’s good to go. G Robert Hunt said he’s hopeful to play. <a href="https://t.co/0wtLs98bYr">pic.twitter.com/0wtLs98bYr</a></p>&mdash; Cameron Wolfe (@CameronWolfe) <a href="https://twitter.com/CameronWolfe/status/1743015584554422370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 4, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[YardRat]

That's a long list for Miami. Will be interesting to see how they manage this game considering they already have their ticket punched.

[sukie]

How did Hamlin hurt his shoulder ? Pulled while performing a vigorous healthy scratch?

[jamze132]

No matter who’s out for Miami, it’s going to be a tough game if Josh can’t hit his WRs.

[Cntrygal]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mitch Morse (illness) will miss Friday&#39;s practice.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BUFvsMIA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BUFvsMIA</a> injury report: <a href="https://t.co/Zu5z79AokV">https://t.co/Zu5z79AokV</a> <a href="https://t.co/DJrJS7Hfpj">pic.twitter.com/DJrJS7Hfpj</a></p>&mdash; Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) <a href="https://twitter.com/BuffaloBills/status/1743309930939982312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Cntrygal]

Edit:

That graphic sucked.... Friday was cut off of it. :rolleyes:

[ghz in pittsburgh]

Only 2 obvious Dolphins are ruled out. Waddler, Mostert, Baker are questionable. That's it. I thought someone insisting Dolphins will put interest of their players health for the wide card game on a higher priority.:rolleyes:

It will be a full out war Sunday night. I hope it is not a close game because keeping playing high-strung games takes toll on players. You need a game like our Dallas game somewhere in between to keep the group fresh, charged, and confident.


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">Final <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BUFvsMIA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BUFvsMIA</a> injury report... <a href="https://t.co/fFt10Bgorl">pic.twitter.com/fFt10Bgorl</a></p>&mdash; Adam Caplan (@caplannfl) <a href="https://twitter.com/caplannfl/status/1743377436190917021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[TigerJ]

Miami's pass rush should not be nearly as potent with both Jalen Phillips and Bradley Chubb on IR. The loss of Xavien Howard is also significant. Ramsey is tough on the other side, but the Dolphins will be left with vulnerabilities. Miami is better of on offense, but they are far from healthy. Waddle may play (he's questionable) but both he and Tyreek Hill have sore ankles. I'm assuming that makes the stops and starts and cuts that are so much a part of the game of both Hill and Waddle more difficult. The same is true of Raheem Mostert. Buffalo needs to be physical in this game. When your opponent is beat up, you try to beat him up more. One thing I've noticed in my years of watching the NFL is when a team plays more physical than their opponent, the more physical opponent is more inclined to stay healthy while the less physical team is the team that comes out bruised and battered.

[Cntrygal]

Miami's pass rush should not be nearly as potent with both Jalen Phillips and Bradley Chubb on IR. The loss of Xavien Howard is also significant. Ramsey is tough on the other side, but the Dolphins will be left with vulnerabilities. Miami is better of on offense, but they are far from healthy. Waddle may play (he's questionable) but both he and Tyreek Hill have sore ankles. I'm assuming that makes the stops and starts and cuts that are so much a part of the game of both Hill and Waddle more difficult. The same is true of Raheem Mostert. Buffalo needs to be physical in this game. When your opponent is beat up, you try to beat him up more. One thing I've noticed in my years of watching the NFL is when a team plays more physical than their opponent, the more physical opponent is more inclined to stay healthy while the less physical team is the team that comes out bruised and battered.

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[Cntrygal]

Go Crows!!!!!

[Cntrygal]

Mitch is playing..

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Injury report update: C Mitch Morse was removed from the report and no longer has a game status. <a href="https://t.co/DULkUwUXYT">https://t.co/DULkUwUXYT</a></p>&mdash; Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) <a href="https://twitter.com/BuffaloBillsPR/status/1743683784233374010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[sukie]

Question is… 4-Net or Murray?

[Woodman]

Question is… 4-Net or Murray?

Hoping it's 4-Net. :pray:

[Woodman]

While the Bills are free of injury concerns, the Dolphins have a few to sort out before kickoff. Wide receiver Jaylen Waddle, running back Raheem Mostert, and linebacker Jerome Baker are all listed as questionable to play.


Bills take Mitch Morse off injury report for Sunday - NBC Sports (https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/bills-take-mitch-morse-off-injury-report-for-sunday)

[sukie]

4-Net has been elevated!!!!

[Woodman]

Raheem Mostert, Jaylen Waddle are not expected to play Sunday night - NBC Sports (https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/raheem-mostert-jaylen-waddle-are-not-expected-to-play-sunday-night)

Cornerback Xavien Howard was ruled out on Friday and two players who were listed as questionable are not expected to play. NFL Media reports that running back Raheem Mostert and wide receiver Jaylen Waddle are set to sit out (https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1743862361679651272) for the second straight week.

Mostert has knee and ankle injuries while Waddle is dealing with an ankle issue. Both players are thought to have a good chance to be ready for the playoffs, but the spot the Dolphins occupy in the tournament will likely be impacted by their absence on Sunday.

[sukie]

Rappaport is reporting Waddle and Mostert are not playing.

(Finheaven)

[Chet]

Very curious about Miami’s decision to sit these guys. Neither of them are so banged up they can’t be somewhat effective in either production or as a decoy (given they each had a couple days of limited practice designations this week) so that leads me to one of the following conclusions:

1. They simply don’t respect the Bills and are confident in whomever they put out there to beat them.

2. They are tanking to play an offensively-challenged KC team that they’ll get a second crack at.

3. They are afraid of the Bills and don’t want to risk a) showing them any new wrinkles, b) destroying the team’s fragile psyche with another loss to a contender or c) risk further injury to those starters in a game McDaniel doesn’t think his team can win at this point. Essentially kicking that Bills can down the road to the AFCCG if both teams make it.

I don’t think it’s option 1…at least, I don’t believe McDaniel thinks they are good enough short handed. As a Bills fan though, if this season has taught us anything, it’s that we can lose to anybody. If North Dakota State was on our schedule this year they would’ve covered against us at the minimum

I think it’s a combination of 2 and 3, and I hope the Bills prove me right

[Woodman]

Must mean they are banged up. :idunno:

[Chet]

Or yeah, option 4. Plead naïveté