In Week 2 against the Detroit Lions, the Buffalo Bills saw their No. 1 receiver in DJ Moore go down with a shoulder injury after he and Josh Allen couldn’t connect in the endzone for a touchdown. The way that Moore went down, it looked like he suffered a major injury just based on the way he landed.
Luckily, Moore avoided a major injury as he was diagnosed with an AC joint sprain in his shoulder, meaning that there was a chance that he could play in Week 3 against the Los Angeles Chargers. While he did play in Week 3, you could tell his shoulder was still bothering him because there were a handful of times where he walked off the field holding it. However, he did manage to finish the game.
That wasn't the case in Week 4 against the New England Patriots, as he went out with a shoulder injury and was ruled doubtful (eventually being out for the rest of the game). When he went out, the offense looked out of sync in the passing game, and it hurt them badly, even though Keon Coleman had a bit of a breakout performance with over 100 yards and a 4th-quarter score.
DJ Moore re-injuring shoulder should have Bills thinking long-term
This is now the second game that Moore couldn't finish due to his shoulder, and it should have the Bills in a position where they need to do what's best for him long-term so that he can help the Bills when it really matters.
ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that Moore's shoulder injury "is not considered a long-term issue as of right now." The fact that "as of right now" was added in there just shows that going into Week 5, the Bills should make an easy decision on Moore.
Bills must strongly consider holding out DJ Moore ahead of Week 5 vs. Rams
I get it, the Bills' offense didn't look great against the Patriots. Heck, the defense looked even worse so you couldn't only pin it on the offense. At the same time, without Moore, Josh Allen could really only rely on Keon Coleman to attempt a comeback. While he did at one point, Buffalo's defense just let them down anyways.
When it comes to Moore, the Bills traded him so that he could take pressure off of the offense. While he has made his impact early on with Buffalo, the shoulder injury has to be taken into consideration of Buffalo's long-term plans for the rest of the season.
There has only been four games played and Moore hasn't been able to finish two of them because of the injury. Moore missing one game is not going to hurt the Bills. What will hurt even more is him suiting up against the Rams, which leaves another open opportunity to hurt that shoulder even more and make this a long-term problem.
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