Will Joe Brady Play The Bills Starters In The Second Preseason Game?

The Buffalo Bills are headed to Cleveland this week for a joint practice and their second preseason game of the year. Fans want to know if the teams will be playing their starters. Cleveland head coach Todd Monken commented on it today, and the answer that he gave was...that it depends.

The Bills and Browns might play their starters this week

The Bills will be traveling to Cleveland to practice with the Browns before this weekend's preseason game. Whether or not the starters will play is up in the air right now according to Browns head coach Todd Monken. He said in a press conference today that if both Joe Brady and Monken get to see what they want out of their starters during the practice, they won't play them in the game.

There's a thin line on whether you should play starters in the preseason

Every year, NFL fans debate whether starters should play in the preseason or not. On one hand, you want to be sure to give them reps in a "live" game so that when the games do actually count, they're playing full speed. On the other hand, you want to keep your players as healthy as possible. The best ability a player has is availability. If they're sidelined by an injury that could have been prevented, it's no good for anyone.

The Bills looked good in the first game

Both the starters and the backups looked good in the first game of the season at Highmark Stadium. The offense seemed to be able to move the ball almost at will and the defense was fast and seemed to be on the same page.

The penalties were an issue, but that's something that can be cleaned up before the regular season. Sometimes those early-season penalties are just a product of players trying to get used to the referees and what they might call in a game too.

The Bills will take on the Browns in Cleveland at 1 pm on Saturday 8/22.