Plus, exploring what’s fueled Josh Allen’s improved awareness, execution, and ball protection
The Buffalo Bills (7-2) have a comfortable four-game cushion over the New York Jets in the race to win the AFC East, but despite Buffalo’s hot start, there is one area where the team is not feeling comfortable: the health of its wide receivers.
Today’s edition of Buffalo Rumblinks leads off by discussing how Buffalo’s wide receiver room is a mash unit, and who might be forced to step up with so many wide receivers injured.
Buffalo’s WR room is banged up
The Bills are thin at wide receiver heading into Sunday’s clash vs. the Indianapolis Colts and several of Josh Allen’s primary targets are working their way back from their injuries.
The injury list is long for Buffalo’s wide receivers, and includes rookie Keon Coleman (wrist/hand), and veterans Amari Cooper (wrist), Mack Hollins (shoulder), and Curtis Samuel (pectoral).
Here’s the latest: Coleman did not practice for the second straight day on Thursday, but he was seen on the Bills practice field for the stretching portion of practice and did do some work with Buffalo’s trainers on the sidelines. Cooper was limited in practice for the second consecutive day, as were Hollins and Samuel, who were seen sporting the red non-contact jerseys during the portion of practice open to the media.
Head coach Sean McDermott hasn’t ruled anyone out yet for Sunday’s Week 10 contest in Indianapolis.
- Bills notes: Wide receivers still working through injuries; punter Sam Martin’s view of game winner – Buffalo News (subscription required)
- Keon Coleman doesn’t practice for second-straight day – WGR 550
- Bills continue to evaluate Coleman’s wrist injury – WGR 550
- Bills seemingly dodge bullet with Keon Coleman injury | Sporting News
- Buffalo Bills injury report reveals concerns | wgrz.com
- Four wide receivers who could make first catch with Bills due to Keon Coleman injury – Democrat & Chronicle
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- Inside the Bills: Taylor Rapp, Damar Hamlin doing their best to fill big shoes in the secondary – Buffalo News (subscription required)
- Jim Kubiak: Josh Allen’s awareness, execution and ball protection have been mind-blowing. Take a look – Buffalo News (subscription required)
- ‘Don’t feel like I left’ | Two former Bills return to the defense ahead of Week 10 matchup at Colts – BuffaloBills.com
- Do the Bills miss these players they parted with? How they’ve fared with new teams – Democrat & Chronicle
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