Shaq Lawson update...

[SpikedLemonade]

I know there are conflicting reports on when Lawson will be back but I can tell you that he will not be playing this year. I talked to two friends close to the situation and he's literally working on swinging his arm 6 inches back and forth right now. He'll be lucky to be lifting in November.

Kind of disappointed to say the least.

Doug Whaley will be fired at the end of this year.

[stuckincincy]

Someone made the claim about the longer recovery time on a radio show this morning. Coach Sal refuted it and said the original 4-6 game time frame was most likely.

I don't know who to believe but I don't think it matters much. Even if it's just 4 games, we'll be lucky to be 1-3 by the time he comes back. I just hope he can get a few games in so he can get over the rookie learning curve now and be ready for next year.

You are right.

[Goobylal]

Again, the Ravens aren't as bad as they appeared last year. They had a brutal schedule and a ton of injuries.

The Bills have done well against the Jets, but it's a night game on a short week. And the Patriots own us but somehow that "one team owns the other" logic doesn't apply there? Come on. There are countless times when the Pats were mired in injuries and they still whopped us, including without Brady twice. And it's in Foxboro. IIRC, the only time the Bills have ever won there was when the game was meaningless for them.

The Ravens probably won't be much better this year. Sure they had some injuries, but they weren't playing well during the first half of the season (going 2-6) when most of their players were still healthy. And Suggs, who missed almost the entire season, is coming back from an achilles injury, which is a tough injury to come back from for a young guy, much less one who is 33 (it's worse for Steve Smith Sr., who is 37).

You do realize the Jets are also playing on a short week and the game is in Buffalo, right? Huge advantage Bills.

And the Pats have owned the Bills...with Brady at QB. He's a HOF'er. Garroopppollo is not even close.

[OpIv37]

The Ravens probably won't be much better this year. Sure they had some injuries, but they weren't playing well during the first half of the season (going 2-6) when most of their players were still healthy. And Suggs, who missed almost the entire season, is coming back from an achilles injury, which is a tough injury to come back from for a young guy, much less one who is 33 (it's worse for Steve Smith Sr., who is 37).

You do realize the Jets are also playing on a short week and the game is in Buffalo, right? Huge advantage Bills.

And the Pats have owned the Bills...with Brady at QB. He's a HOF'er. Garroopppollo is not even close.

Yeah yeah... Every time we play the Pats, "so and so is injured and that gives us a huge advantage" and they whoop us anyway. Pats are 2-0 against the Bills without Brady since he became the starter. Bills have a terrible record in Foxboro.

You are underselling the challenges of the Ravens' schedule when they went 2-6. It's in their house, first game of the year.

[MikeInRoch]

Nothing new, the Bills like wasting 1st round picks.

I wasn't aware that we were obligated to release him after the season.

[feldspar]

I edited the thread title for spelling.

Well, you're no fun.

A friend of mine close to the situation tells me that Ronald Trump will be the next President.

[DraftBoy]

I hope he can make it back for at least 6-8 games that will get him enough snaps to gain some needed playing time and get his rookie learning curve accelerated as Op says.

Couldn't care less about his numbers this year, just want him to get some snaps in and get back to full health.

[justasportsfan]

Even if it's just 4 games, we'll be lucky to be 1-3 by the time he comes back.

I may not have that much confidence in Rexy getting us to the SB but cmon , we can beat the Ravens and especially the jets. Thats just crazy but then again I forget who I am quoting

[BuffRanger]

Brandon and Whaley both ****ing suck.

[OpIv37]

I may not have that much confidence in Rexy getting us to the SB but cmon , we can beat the Ravens and especially the jets. Thats just crazy but then again I forget who I am quoting

For the third time: the Ravens got screwed by injuries and the schedule last year. And it's the opener in their house. It's not going to be a win.

[justasportsfan]

For the third time: the Ravens got screwed by injuries and the schedule last year. And it's the opener in their house. It's not going to be a win.

Ok. but the jets without Fitz at buffalo? We'll be "lucky" to beat them?

[OpIv37]

Ok. but the jets without Fitz at buffalo? We'll be "lucky" to beat them?

Night game on a short week. A home opener loss on national TV to his former team would be crazy embarrassing for Rex. Of the first 4, this is the most likely win, but it's also the kind of game the Bills usually blow.

[Bill Cody]

I talked to two friends close to the situation and he's literally working on swinging his arm 6 inches back and forth right now.

Your friends are confused. This has nothing to do with his rehab, I can tell you from personal experience

[Goobylal]

Yeah yeah... Every time we play the Pats, "so and so is injured and that gives us a huge advantage" and they whoop us anyway. Pats are 2-0 against the Bills without Brady since he became the starter. Bills have a terrible record in Foxboro.

You are underselling the challenges of the Ravens' schedule when they went 2-6. It's in their house, first game of the year.

Brady is more than a "so and so" player. And they don't have anywhere near the talent that 2008 team did.

And the Ravens' first-half schedule included losses to the Browns, 49'ers, and Chargers, who were a combined 9-36 if you remove their wins over the Ravens. Suffice it to say, their problems had little to do with injuries and schedule.

Night game on a short week. A home opener loss on national TV to his former team would be crazy embarrassing for Rex. Of the first 4, this is the most likely win, but it's also the kind of game the Bills usually blow.

Again, it's a short week for both teams. Why you keep mentioning it as if it's just a short week for the Bills is anyone's guess? It's the home opener for the Bills and as such they'll have far more motivation than they did when they faced the Jets at the end of both teams' seasons.

[OpIv37]

Brady is more than a "so and so" player. And they don't have anywhere near the talent that 2008 team did.

And the Ravens' first-half schedule included losses to the Browns, 49'ers, and Chargers, who were a combined 9-36 if you remove their wins over the Ravens. Suffice it to say, their problems had little to do with injuries and schedule.



Again, it's a short week for both teams. Why you keep mentioning it as if it's just a short week for the Bills is anyone's guess? It's the home opener for the Bills and as such they'll have far more motivation than they did when they faced the Jets at the end of both teams' seasons.

You conveniently neglected that those losses to the 49ers and Chargers were on consecutive WC road trips, and conveniently threw out the wins over the Ravens to make the teams look worse.

And you don't think the Jets will be motivated to beat their old coach and a div rival in their home opener on national TV?

Also, I'm not sure if being "motivated" is a good thing for a Rex Ryan team. It seems to mean the same thing as "playing on pure adrenaline and taking even more stupid penalties than usual."

[Joe Fo Sho]

I may not have that much confidence in Rexy getting us to the SB but cmon , we can beat the Ravens and especially the jets. Thats just crazy but then again I forget who I am quoting

Remember when OP predicted the Bills to start 0-3 last year with a point differential of -74? He was only off by 2 wins and 106 points...in 3 games.

[OpIv37]

Remember when OP predicted the Bills to start 0-3 last year with a point differential of -74? He was only off by 2 wins and 106 points...in 3 games.

Did I actually say that? Usually I don't make predictions beyond W-L.

But my track record for predicting W-L on this website has been fairly accurate. I usually have it within one and last year was the first time I was really off. A couple of times I even predicted one MORE win than we ended up with.

[Skooby]

Did I actually say that? Usually I don't make predictions beyond W-L.

But my track record for predicting W-L on this website has been fairly accurate. I usually have it within one and last year was the first time I was really off. A couple of times I even predicted one MORE win than we ended up with.

Picking losing season after 16 years of crap doesn't make you a genius or a Savant, it makes you a realist.

[justasportsfan]

Night game on a short week. A home opener loss on national TV to his former team would be crazy embarrassing for Rex. Of the first 4, this is the most likely win, but it's also the kind of game the Bills usually blow.

We just swept them with their no. 1 qb. WTF are you yapping about ? It's also a short week for them . Like you said earlier about the ravens , it is our home opener.You're arguing with yourself as usual.


Don't give me it's usually a game the bills blow. If this is so, care to place an avatar wager?

[OpIv37]

Picking losing season after 16 years of crap doesn't make you a genius or a Savant, it makes you a realist.

That's what I've been trying to say for years. Yet, people like justa and Gooby always argue with me when I predict losses.