Crowell Done

by Steve

Just in case you still had any optimism for the upcoming season, the Bills starting strongside linebacker, Angelo Crowell, is out FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR. Not just this week, not just 2-4 weeks the entire 17 week season. From the bills website

"Apparently the Bills coaching staff decided they would be too shorthanded in the 2-4 week window in which Crowell would need to recover and created a roster spot by putting the veteran linebacker on injured reserve."

So what does this even mean? Did they scope his knee and found more? Is this a part 2 Paul Poz situation of last year? If it really is just a scope and he would have only missed 2-4 weeks or even 6-8 weeks why put him in the IR now? So we can keep Hamdan?

Crowell isn't a great strong side LB by any stretch but he is certainly the Bills best option and in a contract year who knows how high he could have elevated his game.. If this was just a decision made in a vacuum and Crowell really isn't that badly hurt this is absolute bullshit.

We have rookie Alvin Bowen as the back up err starter right now. There are only 5 healthy linebackers on the entire roster. Holllyyy shit. Time will tell but like I said if this really was not a serious injury/surgery Crowell will be livid. I would be shocked if a grievance with the players union wasn't filed. One because his entire season is over and two because he is in the final year of a rookie contract. He needed to play this year to get a new deal and to prove his value to both the Bills and any other team interested in his services..

This Bills better be looking at the waiver wire, trade offers, recent cuts, everything ASAP. A rookie 5th round pick or worse, Ellison or Digiorgio starting at Strong side makes me sick. Even doubly worse would be playing Mitchel out of his normal position. holy shit great.

PS
FUCK OFF Peters