ORCHARD PARK – Josh Allen’s throwing hand is okay.
For some cause, CBS made a giant deal Sunday about him shaking his hand after he threw a fourth-quarter landing move to Curtis Samuel, however there was by no means an announcement that he suffered an harm, Allen was not requested about it post-game, and Buffalo Payments coach Sean McDermott confirmed Monday that there was nothing shared with him about an Allen harm by coach Nate Breske.
“I feel we will get him a brand new one over the bye week right here,” McDermott joked. “No, so far as I do know, I’ve not heard any concern about it from Nate, our coach, thus far so hopefully it stays that means. In order that’s all I do know proper now.”
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As for the remainder of the workforce, it seems the Payments got here out of the sport in good condition and now it has a well-timed bye to get even more healthy for the stretch run.
“No new additions to the harm checklist at this level,” McDermott mentioned. “The message I’m getting from our coaching room is ‘we’ll let you understand how this week goes.’”
The Payments had three key offensive starters sit out Sunday’s 30-21 victory over the Chiefs – tight finish Dalton Kincaid, broad receiver Keon Coleman and proper sort out Spencer Brown. In addition they noticed left sort out Dion Dawkins and security Taylor Rapp undergo what look like minor accidents within the sport, although each returned to play.
Will Matt Milano be again quickly?
And they’re ramping up for the return of linebacker Matt Milano who has missed the primary 11 video games with a torn bicep, and defensive sort out DeWayne Carter might be eligible to return from the injured reserve checklist.
McDermott isn’t making any predictions and he’ll proceed cautiously, however it looks like there’s likelihood that when the Payments host the San Francisco 49ers on Dec. 1 in a Sunday Evening Soccer showdown, they are going to be as wholesome as they’ve been all season.
“These guys are trying ahead to getting some relaxation and form of unplugging a bit of bit,” McDermott mentioned. “We’ll see when it comes to who’s wholesome coming again off the bye. This week the gamers which have been rehabbing are going to remain right here and rehab and attempt to get themselves again to the place they’re an possibility for us subsequent week. We’ll see the place that goes, do not actually have any definitives at this level from Nate.”
Annually when the NFL creates its schedule, there’s a sure randomness that comes when factoring in when every workforce will get its bye week. The committee that determines the schedule, comprised of workforce executives and league officers, takes a number of components into consideration akin to workforce preferences (for example, if a workforce has a global sport), tv home windows, size of journey primarily based on opponents, and aggressive stability.
Buffalo Payments bye week comes at time
The bye weeks begin in Week 5 when nobody needs it as a result of it’s too early and makes for a protracted highway to the tip, and so they run by means of Week 15 which is simply too late as a result of contemplating that coaching camp begins in late July, that’s a protracted option to go with no break.
As this pertains to the Payments in 2024, getting Week 12 off is just not solely one of many candy spots for groups, however the timing works out significantly properly given the present well being state of affairs of the workforce.
McDermott mentioned in the case of the bye, he likes when it comes, “Ideally after a win so I don’t have to take a seat right here after a loss for 2 weeks.” However he additionally added, “It appears to return on the proper time. It’s been a long term up right here and we’ve had quite a lot of prime time video games and completely different begin occasions. We simply need them to return again as the most effective variations of themselves as a result of this is a crucial time for us.”
Sal Maiorana has lined the Buffalo Payments for 4 many years together with 35 years because the full-time beat author for the D&C, and he has written quite a few books concerning the historical past of the workforce. He will be reached at maiorana@gannett.com, and you may observe him on Twitter @salmaiorana.https://profile.democratandchronicle.com/newsletters/bills-blast