This stinks….our ST’s just took a hit, our passing game took a hit, one of our playmakers is out for a significant portion of the season now and who knows, maybe this even starts one of those injury snowballs….ugh

Looks like Steve Johnson will get a chance this week, at least to be active. Justin Jenkins needs to step up in the slot, he looked good in the preseason. Hardy, oh Hardy, we definitely need you now big fella.

And that was quick….McKelvin is now the full-time punt and kick returner….hope he has learned from his preseason mistakes….

I think this might be a bigger hit to the Bills passing game that its special teams. McKelvin showed some good moves in the preseason and I have hope that he will be just fine on PR duty. I am less confident in Jennkins and Hardy in the receiving game. Before, teams had to worry about covering two very quick receivers who could possibly get big yards after the catch. Now the defense only has to worry about Evans and I can see more situations where he will be double teamed.

Well, I guess we we’ll see how Leodis is at returning kicks.

hear me out….

First let me preface by saying that Roscoe was starting to emerge this year as a real weapon on offense and I think losing him hurts our offense more than special teams.

Ok,

This could be a real chance for James Hardy to step up, make some plays, and develop as a talent. Rookie talent always develops faster on a confident and winning team and he’ll be stepping in right as our team has reached that mindset. After our first three wins, teams will have had tons of film on our new offense, on Roscoe and nothing on Hardy. This could be a chance for Turk to keep opposing defenses on their toes for another 3-4 weeks, especially going into the bye. If we give Hardy a bigger role then Turk will surely throw in some philosophical changes to our offense, it is still early so our offensive identity hasn’t been established fully yet. If we can do that, find ways to shift our playcalling (which I believe Turk has already proven himself willing and capable of doing) it could really give us an advantage over defenses. Plus, when Roscoe returns in November, we can always then go right back into a new offensive mindset, if Hardy develops, into one which incorporates them both.

I see this as an opportunity.

This injury to Roscoe could be a gift and a curse to the Bills. It will allow Josh Reed to move to a more natural position(slot receiver) and get James Hardy on the field. Having Hardy on the field will give this offense a dimension that will benefit Trent Edwards and make Lee Evans an even bigger impact on Sundays. DB’s will have a more difficult time jamming our receivers off the line (the way the Raiders were doing Roscoe). It will also allow the younger players (McKelvin, Hardy) to gain much needed game experience and increase our depth for the proverbial “playoff push”.

The Bills don’t get a roster spot for Parrish being out, do they? I don’t think so. I doubt they will sacrifice STs to bring Johnson onto the roster to lessen Parrish’s absence. Leodis will be taking over return duties (don’t be surprised to see #24 back there again too), and Hardy will have to step up in 3 WR formations, putting Reed in the slot. Jenkins will get a token look at the offensive game plan, but that’s about all it will be.

This might be a wake up call to the OL to run the ball better. Also, it makes me think Schouman and Royal will be involved more as well..

Reports are that they are trying Whittle at FB. That’s great another O-lineman blocking for Marshawn can only help, but what is the status of Matt Murphy? He would be a better option than Whittle because not only is he a lineman, but he is a former tight end. He would be a great option in the pass game for Trent as well. Linebackers would have to account for him sneaking out the backfield opening up the field for Reed and Marshawn underneath.

When we activated Jason Peters.

With Roscoe sitting out, see OBD just dresssing SJ and giving the Roscoe slot role to Jenkins. Hardy, when used, will be outside or in the bunch of 3 that we used in red zone against Jacksonville.

If Barnes is hurt badly, and there is no indication he is, my guess is they would shelf him on IR and bring Jonathan Evans back. With Whittle taking snaps, tells me Barnes is a 1-2 week thing and Jason would be used in Goal Line or 3rd and 1 plays.

If Barnes is hurt badly, and there is no indication he is

We’re hearing that Barnes will be out “a while”.

I don’t see much positive in this at all. This guy has accounted for 2 of our 9 TD’s this season and played a significant role in both of our 4th quarter comebacks. He is a player that we knew could have a huge impact and until this year haven’t been able to figure out how to use him on offense.

I understand that this will create opportunities for our young guys, especially McKelvin and Hardy and the experience will help them along, but I don’t think this is a positive for our team as some have alluded to. I guess we are lucky to have McKelvin because our ST shouldn’t take too much of a hit for this, but I liked what he brought to the table on offense. Get well soon!

think about it, with him coming back on nov 9 against the pats, itll give us a nice lil bump at the end of the year, the home stretch if you will. also that will mean he only misses 2 div games, dolphins and jets, and we should win those anyways. this still have him playing in both NE games and the other 2 div games. we also have mckelvin which is looking like the best pick the longer we go through this season. mckelvin is obviously a rookie and can make rookie mistakes, but hester was also a rookie and made a big splash. its time to see what the kid can do. (obviously id rather have roscoe, but this will keep him healthy for the end of the year in a weird backwards type way)