Through training camp, the Buffalo Bills have already seen a fair number of player injuries, but they have managed to avoid serious ones. The Bills are regarded as fortunate thus far because we have already heard the unfortunate news of several players in the league suffering injuries that will terminate their seasons. But because of alleged ailments, Brandon Beane has had to make some surprising changes.
Training camp has seen a significant loss in the safety position due to injuries to Cole Bishop (shoulder) and Mike Edwards (hamstring). Since both players are regarded as week-to-week, it is quite likely that they will miss part or all of the preseason. The Bills signed experienced safeties Kareem Jackson and Terrell Burgess in response to these injuries.
The coaching staff will need to monitor how these injuries may affect the final 53-man roster as the Bills prepare for their preseason game against the Chicago Bears on August 10. Rather than Edwards, Bishop’s injury appears to be receiving more attention.
Regarding injuries reported throughout the league, Bleacher Report’s Brent Sobleski developed a “panic meter,” rating the injuries on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 denoting complete panic. Trey Hendrickson, Jonah Jackson, Geno Smith, and DeAndre Hopkins are a few of the athletes on this list. These athletes have the trait that Sobleski doesn’t appear to be as concerned about their wounds as Bishop does. Bishop came in second on this list, just behind Justin Herbet, who scored a nine, with an eight panic meter rating.
“It’s important that both players miss time, but it’s especially important for the rookie who was probably supposed to start at the other position. Without a possible starter on the field, the Bills are unable to develop efficient back-end communication.”
Fans of the Bills shouldn’t freak out over Bishop’s injury.
Although it is obviously undesirable for any team to deal with injuries, they are inevitable. All you can hope for is that they won’t be so bad that they keep them from playing for the remainder of the season, but they are inevitable to occur at some time. Even though Bishop’s shoulder injury is only expected to last for a few weeks, there is still time for Bishop to recover as training camp is still in its early stages. This circumstance is comparable to that of Terrel Bernard, who sustained a hamstring injury just prior to the start of the previous season’s preseason and went on to excel as a defenseman.
Even though it’s clear that the Bills didn’t want to deal with these injuries at all, it’s better that they occurred now as opposed to during the season. We will keep a careful eye on this situation as Week 1 draws near.
