Bills Banged Up At Linebacker: Mitchell, Torbor, Coleman Miss Practice
by Brian Galliford on Sep 9, 2010 11:28 AM EDT
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PrintThe Buffalo Bills have ten linebackers on their active roster, but may not have the services of three of them heading into Sunday's season-opener against the Miami Dolphins.
Reggie Torbor and rookie Antonio Coleman, who did not practice Wednesday, were sidelined once again Thursday. Meanwhile, veteran Kawika Mitchell, who was limited on Wednesday, was not in attendance at all on Thursday.
Mitchell is the primary backup at both inside linebacker spots, and was expected to see some snaps in 4-3 looks, as well. Should he not be able to play, the Bills will need to rely on veteran Andra Davis in a wider variety of defensive packages. Keith Ellison and rookie Arthur Moats round out the Bills' depth inside.
Chris Ellis will likely get the start at outside linebacker in place of Torbor should the former Dolphin not play, with Aaron Maybin rotating in as a pass rusher on passing downs. Bills head coach Chan Gailey will have an update on the injury situation early this afternoon, when practice concludes.
H/T: Mark Ludwiczak, CBSSports.com
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guess its a good thing nearly 20% of the roster is LB's
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by norcaliangelsfan on Sep 9, 2010 11:29 AM EDT reply actions
any way
they are just saving Torbor and he plays sun?
"Hold ya chin up...nuh nuh nuh...gone" -Marshawn Lynch-
Typically, players that don’t practice don’t play. There are, of course, exceptions, but those exceptions are almost always superstars.
by Brian Galliford on Sep 9, 2010 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah,
was just thinking maybe he was on the fringe of being ready and they were just keeping him fresh. What was the injury?
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Torbor’s is a chest injury, and Mitchell’s is a foot.
by Brian Galliford on Sep 9, 2010 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
It is what it is. Still more worried about the O-Line rotation.
Alot of these guys got ton of reps in preseason, which means game ready but also game tape for the dolphins. Ellis and Ellison I am comfortable with and anything we can get out of Mitchell and Torbor will be a plus. I would rather not see Moats so early in the season though. Maybin, I can’t wait to see him Sunday. When Maybin takes the field, it will be a passing situation, and he has developed a couple moves since last year that should take away from last season’s predictability. Still a huge unknown.
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Oh no!!
Our vaunted pass rush is doomed! Doomed I tell ya!
I suppose our run D will be hurt some by these absences, but how much further down the run D can go is questionable….
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by Kurupt on Sep 9, 2010 11:58 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Q.B SACKS ITS ON WHAGON BLASTER
EASY my friends YOU WILL SEE MY BUFFALO CRUSHERS get 4 sack ob the Q.B and you can BET on it THE WAGONBLASTERS its taking everything in its WAY BUYAAAAAA
I'll take your word for it
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I know! I had Coleman penciled in for at least 3 sacks this Sunday.
The real question is, how many OLBs have to get hurt before we are desperate enough to start our 1st round draft choice from last year?
BTW
Tell me again how great the S&C program Nix/Gailey implemented has been?
I actually not necessarily knocking it, but can we get away from saying how this is a success of theirs, because from my vantage point, injuries are similar to previous years.
I am sure you guys will still defend it as a major success.
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by Jason from OH-IO on Sep 9, 2010 12:20 PM EDT reply actions
The biggest success from it will be keeping us from getting gassed early in games and not falling apart in the fourth like we did so many times the last few years. This in a way should help prevent injuries because guys who aren’t as tired wont be as sloppy in their play. But injuries happen for the most part they haven’t been anything too serious aside from Batten and to a lesser extent Easley.
by Robot Nixon on Sep 9, 2010 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
rec'd
thats why there is a 53 man roster. others will have to step up. We are not alone here. Definately, can’t lay down in the fourth quarter.
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Injuries
Injuries are a hard issue to affix blame to a particular reason. S&C program can’t be blamed for every injury or lauded for lack of injuries. Injuries are part of game, and every team has it’s share or more as it relates to injuries. Maybe how quickly they recover maybe related to S&C program success, that and alot of luck. Someone pointed out a while back that a players skill set has a bearing on injuries as well. Being out of position etc.. I haven’t heard about O/L injuries this year that decimated the team last yr, why are we concerned about injuries already? Seems to me were doing OK to this point..
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by buffalobacker on Sep 9, 2010 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed. I think its pretty ridiculous to blame turned ankles or anything broken on the training staff. Something tells me there is no amount of exercises Wood could have done to prevent his leg from bending in half like that. Nor do I know of any skull exercises that prevent concussions. Even torn ligaments and tweaked muscles aren’t completely preventable as they are part of the game. I don’t buy into the argument that its the S&C coaches’ job to cut down on the IR list, although I think a good program COULD definitely help in that regard. I’m just hoping the S&C coaches do what their title implies: improve our strength and enurance.
Enjoying my annual three months of optimism.
How many pulled muscles have there been?
Since you won’t stop complaining until all the players are bionic and able to regenerate lost body parts, I don’t think you’ll ever completely appreciate any job a S&C coach does. You can’t prevent every injury no matter how hard you work.
They’re working on more than just preventing injuries. Let’s see how this team plays in 4th quarters this year. Hopefully, they’ll be prepared and won’t get beat into the dirt by the opposition like the Jauron years.
~K
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by Kurupt on Sep 9, 2010 12:52 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
That isn’t fair… I was just saying to praise the S&C program that Nix/Gailey has implemented already is obviously premature… Time will tell, but many claimed this as a major succeess compared to the previous regime already. How many times did we lay blame for injuris on Jauron et al?
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"Talk's cheap. We all know that. It's like I've always said: 'Don't tell me about the labor pains, just show me the baby.' " ~ Buddy Nix
by Jason from OH-IO on Sep 9, 2010 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Soooo
how many guys are on IR?
Give it a chance brah… a lot of the players missing time are either rookies (who need to adjust to NFL punishment) or guys with lingering injuries from last year. So far just run of the mill stuff that every team goes thru.
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…how quickly they recover maybe related to S&C program success…
Pretty much, this is it. They can do all they want to make sure these guys are stretched, and warmed up with relaxed muscles, but there’s no way they stop most of these injuries.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Sep 9, 2010 12:39 PM EDT reply actions
I was ready to get jumped all over… Thanks for getting this one…
"...You play to win the game. Hello? You play to win the game. You don't play it to just play it. That's the great thing about sports: you play to win, and I don't care if you don't have any wins. You go play to win. When you start tellin' me it doesn't matter, then retire. Get out! 'Cause it matters." ~ Herm Edwards
"Talk's cheap. We all know that. It's like I've always said: 'Don't tell me about the labor pains, just show me the baby.' " ~ Buddy Nix
by Jason from OH-IO on Sep 9, 2010 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions
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