Cole Bishop injury ranked high on panic meter is a massive overreaction

The Buffalo Bills are already facing a decent amount of injuries to multiple players through training camp, but they have been able to avoid major injuries. We have already seen unfortunate news of multiple players across the league suffering season-ending injuries so the Bills are considered lucky up to this point. However, Brandon Beane has had to make some moves that were unexpected due to reported injuries.

The safety position has taken a big hit in training camp with injuries to Mike Edwards (hamstring) and Cole Bishop (shoulder). Both players are considered week-to-week so it is very possible that the duo could miss some or all of preseason. With these injuries, the Bills signed two veteran safeties in Kareem Jackson and Terrell Burgess.

As the Bills head into their preseason schedule against the Chicago Bears on August 10th, the coaching staff will have to keep an eye on how these injuries can impact how the final 53-man roster is finalized. Bishop’s injury seems to be getting more attention rather than Edwards.

Brent Sobleski from Bleacher Report created a “panic meter” regarding reported injuries across the league, ranking the injuries on a 1-10 meter with 10 being full panic. Some of the players on this list include Geno Smith, DeAndre Hopkins, Trey Hendrickson, and Jonah Jackson. One thing in common that these players have is that Sobleski doesn’t seem to be as worried about their injuries as Bishop’s. On this list, Bishop received a panic meter rating of eight which was the second highest rating just behind Justin Herbet who received a nine.

"Both missing time is critical, though it's more so for the rookie, who was likely earmarked for the other starting spot. The Bills need to build communication on the back end and can't do so effectively without a potential starter out on the field."

- Brent Sobleski, Bleacher Report

Bills fans should not be panicking about Bishop's injury

Obviously, no team wants to have to deal with injuries but it is unavoidable. They are bound to happen at some point and all you can hope for is that they are not severe to the point where they can’t play the rest of the season. While Bishop’s shoulder injury is considered week-to-week, it is still early on in training camp and there is still time for Bishop to heal. We can compare this situation to Terrel Bernard, who suffered a hamstring injury right before the beginning of preseason last season and became a fantastic player for the defense.

While the Bills obviously didn’t want to have to deal with these injuries at all, it’s better that it happened now rather than during the season. This situation will be closely monitored as Week 1 starts to approach.