Originally Posted by Ed
Sean McDermott on @WGR550 said “we’ll see” when it comes to LB Matt Milano’s participation in practice today. Said that his knee injury took place early in the game vs. Patriots.
— Alaina Getzenberg (@agetzenberg) December 9, 2022
The last buffalo fan (12-09-2022)
Getting Jamison Crowder back on the field could be really significant for the type of football we've been playing lately (shorter passes, more running, long drives). That's potentially the Cole Beasley replacement we've been missing. Not that he was killing it before he went out, but he's got that ability with more time in the system!
Wake up, brush your teeth, and get ready for a day of hating the Dolphins. Or the Pats? How to choose?
The last buffalo fan (12-09-2022)
Does not look good for Milano.
Bills LB Matt Milano was practicing on Friday
— Joe Buscaglia (@JoeBuscaglia) December 9, 2022
The fact that he practiced today makes it a bit more possible that he plays.
It's like this team gets 1 guy back and loses 2 more. I've never seen anything like it before
Cntrygal (12-09-2022),kgun12 (12-10-2022),OpIv37 (12-09-2022),TacklingDummy (12-09-2022)
Pretty sure we get Dawkins back as well so that's 2 hopefully.
Phillips and Gilliam are out I believe.
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Here's our first look at Matt Milano this week after missing the first few days of practice with a knee injury.
— Jon Scott (@JonScottTV) December 9, 2022
Sean McDermott said earlier that the #Bills want to see how things go for Milano over the next day or 2 before making decision on whether he'll play Sunday. pic.twitter.com/6NnHsh6COY
Looks fine to me. He plays.
Yeah I posted that before I saw that he practiced today. But the injuries are just ridiculous.
So basically you posted something that you had no idea what was going on. Did you just want to be negative?
kscdogbillsfan1221 (12-09-2022),notacon (12-09-2022),Woodman (12-09-2022)
Might be listed as a full participant, but Allen's elbow is still affecting him.
https://www.wivb.com/sports/buffalo-...eeable-future/
Friday injury report pic.twitter.com/dQU8bpfMdg
— Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) December 9, 2022
Well, up to then, he hadn't been practicing and it wasn't looking good.
Cut the guy some slack.
True. But he wasn’t ruled out like Phillips and Gilliam were before that post.
Just busting Opi’s chops.
As Joe B. reminds us in his weekly “5 thoughts ahead of....” the defense is completely different as compared to the last Jets game “It’s a legitimate shift as the Bills will have four impact and potentially game-changing starters back that they didn’t have in the last matchup. With those changes and the Jets’ new quarterback, this is an entirely different matchup.”
Bills’ defense is vastly different than in Week 9
The edge containment is essential to giving their back-seven defenders enough time to get to the ball carrier. But it’s also important to note who makes up that back seven, which will be vastly different than the last time these teams met. That linebacker, cornerback and safety lineup in Week 9 consisted of Dane Jackson, Christian Benford, Kaiir Elam, Taron Johnson, Tremaine Edmunds, Terrel Bernard, Damar Hamlin and Jaquan Johnson. The only holdovers from that group who will be in the starting lineup in Week 14 are Taron Johnson, Edmunds and Hamlin. Meanwhile, Jackson and Elam have since been benched, Benford is on injured reserve, Bernard was replaced on the depth chart, and the same happened to Jaquan Johnson. Their replacements for Week 14 are an improvement across the board, and that might be an understatement in some cases.
The Bills will have safety Jordan Poyer in the lineup this time, and they could also have linebacker Matt Milano if all goes well with his knee soreness on Saturday. Having that duo is a game-changer for how efficiently the Bills defend the run on all fronts. Their speed and instincts specifically help to defend wide rushes as well, far better than when Jaquan Johnson and Bernard looked lost during the Week 9 Jets loss. Tre’Davious White is also in the lineup for the combination of young cornerbacks and could play his first 100-percent snap game since his injury. That game was also when Greg Rousseau suffered a high ankle sprain at the end of the first half and wasn’t available when the Jets made their run to a victory. It’s a legitimate shift, as the Bills will have four impact and potentially game-changing starters back that they didn’t have in the last matchup. With those changes and the Jets’ new quarterback, this is an entirely different matchup.
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