Alphadawg7

He has amongst the worst takes on this board and I am honestly convinced he actually isn't a Bills fan and just masquerading as one here to troll. It either that or he just actually knows nothing about Football. Either could be true, or even both.

But Allen doesn’t get credit cuz his team has failed him and not made a SB. It’s crazy, never seen a player get so much hate for not having the same SB resume as the guy widely considered to be the best ever

I don’t feel a lot different than you, it’s more I think what people are missing is we had so many 1 score games this season because the offense stunk under Dorsey. Look at Jets week 1 vs Jets with Brady and Dorsey out for example. So I don’t blame anyone for PTSD on close games, but I don’t think we will have those close games where we need to lean on the D to close a game with how the offense has played if they can keep it up. Even the Eagles game came down to some offensive miscues that put our D in that position in OT to try and close out a win. But now, 2 weeks of games and a bye for Brady to settle in and I think this O is going to be rolling rest of season and help take pressure off the D to close out games.

Well they already smashed Tua and Mahomes offense is in disarray. Dak faded against better teams and will be on the road outside in Buffalo. Herbert may score a lot, but Bills will be up multiple scores against that defense late. So yes, I think we will be fine mainly because in all 4 games I believe we will be up multiple scores late instead of a single score where a final stop is a must.

This is where I am at too. I’m still for activating him, but I’d hate for it to be at the expense of Johnson as he has been a nice surprise since Brady took over. Hell I didn’t even know he was a Bill until I saw him take a snap against the Jets. Bring him in but I think we need all 3 of Murray, Cook, and Johnson active too as he is still learning the offense. I’d rather see him get used in a way where if it’s working we can keep it up, but if he’s got some rust we can pepper him in rather than have to depend on him.

Been a fun thread. I really believe this is what is about to happen. But if I’m wrong, then I’m wrong, at least Dorsey got fired so next season has more optimism. But I’ve been mostly right about these “Calling it now” threads thus far, so like my chances Besides…Life is better when you take a risk on being right about being positive than being right about being negative anyway 😁 GO BILLS! Crush the Chiefs and they will come.

Players NEED the bye to let their bodies heal, clear their heads, refresh their minds. Ask any current or former player and they will tell you just how important that short break is to them. It was actually a blessing (although not for my fantasy team as having Josh on a bye got me eliminated from playoffs in 2 of my leagues lol) for the Bills to have a bye this late. It’s also why teams and players absolutely hate having a bye early in the season.

Yeah, it’s still unreal they lost to Zack and Mac. I was honestly pretty much viewing this as a lost season after the Denver loss and was just hoping it meant Dorsey would be fired at some point. Then it happened next day, and the last 2 games changed my perspective and it started to feel like 2021 scenario again and things started to look more possible. Looking at it game by game I was like I am confident we will win that game. I didn’t see a game I feel like (if you ignore our record) that we are really the underdog even though because of our record we will be. Especially after watching as much content as I could regarding before and after Dorsey. I don’t care what happens, the fact Dorsey is gone will make this season worth it as he was a major issue and had been since he arrived. And yes, I always make a few season bets beginning of year and I did also add on to them with some fresh ones this week with current odds for AFC conference winner (SB Birth), Super Bowl Win (almost +4000 right now), and Bills vs Niners SB opponents.

Hahahaha...more like the doubters at end of the game...but this made me legit LOL haha nice one

You can't be serious. This is so out there I don't even know how to respond to it. Not trying to be rude, but its literally one of the most ridiculous premises have seen in a while.

This isn't the same team that played the Bengals...lot has changed. That was a team with no offensive identity averaging 20.5 PPG over a 6 game stretch under an OC who was in over his head, not to mention before it added some reinforcements with Linval and Rasul on the D too.

Fair...but, in all but the the Philly game, the only reason we were in a situation where our depleted defense had to hold at end of game or OT was because our offense had struggled. Not to mention, ST mistakes that cost us games or chances to win. If this offense under Brady the last 2 weeks had been in place all season, we would literally be 11-1 right now with the only loss being to the 9-1 Eagles when we played them. And even with the issues on D against Eagles in 2nd half, something as simple as making one of the 2 missed FG's and we still win that game. Or if Davis and Allen don't have the miscommunication. So while I get your concern, I feel like the offense we have now will get us into more situations where we are up multiple scores late and not be so reliant on one final defensive stop.

Hahaha love these...keep em coming! LFG

While its certainly reasonable they could not go 5-0...you analogy here is just pretty ridiculous. They just destroyed the Jets for crying out loud in 3 quarters before they took the foot off the gas. We don't play Denver, we already played them and was the catalyst to fire Dorsey

Don't disagree with any of this, I am just in the belief they will beat the Chiefs coming off a bye this week, Dallas is not the tough opponent being made out to be, LAC and NE are lower level teams than us, and Miami is a team we have proven to beat and also has a good chance to be resting their starters week 17. So, I don't see our schedule as daunting as others do right now and believe that in all 5 games, the Bills are entering that game as the better team.

I know, but I also believe we are going to win out

Cincy is not Cincy without Burrow though, so I would drop them down at least one, if not 2 tiers as I don't think they will even make the playoffs.

I think its doable to get in 4-1, but will be tough and would obviously not be ideal way to try and get in for the reasons you mentioned. But again, I do think we are gonna win out and if we win out we are practically a lock at 11-6 to be in the playoffs.

But we don't need all of them to lose

Bills win this week and there is a good chance they are already back in being favored to make the playoffs. Its not nearly as daunting the way your wrote it out. I do not expect Miami to lose 2 of their next 4, Bills will get in on a wildcard. Week 14 - We have guaranteed help with Bengals vs Colts & Jags vs Browns playing each other this week. Plus Broncos have to play Chargers this week and could lose that game. Week 15 - More guaranteed help with Steelers and Colts facing each other. Jaguars have to face Ravens, and if they don't have Trevor they will probably lose every game they don't have him as they are not that good of a team to win with CJ at QB. Broncos play the Lions and Lions will be favored in that one. Week 16 more guaranteed help as Cin and Pit play each other and Cle plays Hou. Week 17 no definite help, but some of those teams have tough matchups where they will be the underdog. Week 18 - Browns vs Bengals and Hou vs Indy are more definite help and Steelers face Ravens. So if the Bills win out, there are enough of those teams playing each other meaning for sure losses to teams around us, plus they also have some other tough games. I

Im not looking at odds...I am just going game by game. I feel confident heading into the Chiefs game, and IMHO they are the hardest game on our schedule. Cowboys game is a mirage, they are not as good as they look against bad teams just like Miami. And I don't see LAC, Pats, or Miami as a threat with our offense playing at the level it has under Brady. So this is all assuming the offensive momentum continues as it is still just 2 games. But this weeks game will be a real test, easily the hardest defense still left on our schedule. Offense plays at a high level against KC and win that game, then we are beating Dallas by double digits the week after in Buffalo.

I agree, I actually think it is going to be a Niners vs Bills Super Bowl, although I hate that matchup for us if that happens. I am not sure anyone is beating the Niners this year personally barring injuries.

Haha...both I guess. Right now reminds me a LOT of the TB loss in 2021. While we lost the game, the adjustments we made at halftime, many of which were things we had been screaming for most the season like give Devin more carries, felt like a light bulb moment for this team and offense. The adjustments they made impacted the rest of the season and we went on a major run rest of year and tore up the playoffs until the 13 second fiasco. This moment right now feels a lot like that moment after TB, where the offense has its mojo now and is in position to carry this team and carry the defense if need be when it struggles. All season the defense despite its injuries and issues had done enough for us to win most games had the offense not been a shell of its potential. With this offense having its mojo and swagger back, it can help make up for any deficiencies the defense still has as long as it isn't a 2 game mirage. And after watching a lot of content on Brady and Dorsey offenses, this doesn't appear to me to be a mirage for the offense. I may be wrong on that, but I really think this offense will average over 30 for the rest of the season under Brady (currently avg 33 under Brady).

People say that, but honestly, our defense has played well enough for this team to be at least 10-2 if not 11-1 right now had the offense not crapped the bed week 1 and for 6 straight weeks under Dorsey. Had our offense played like it has under the first 2 weeks of Brady, we would actually be 11-1 right now with the only loss being Philly since we did lose that one with our offense playing well. D has its issues, but our record is a reflection of our offense. Our low scoring offense 20.5 ppg for 6 weeks against bad competition put our defense in positions at ends of games that they shouldn't have been in had we just scored points like this team should have been scoring. Those 1 score losses should have been multiple score leads by end of the game.

Yeah, the Dorsey not getting canned sooner really put the Bills into a hole where there is very little room for error. Funny, the best thing to happen to this team was the 12 personnel on the field blunder that cost us the Denver game. Had that not happened and we win on a missed FG by Denver, I am not convinced we still fire Dorsey the next day and had they not, there is probably no chance this team would have still made the playoffs had Dorsey finished the season here. And I could be wrong about Brady and this offense continuing to roll, but I have watched as much as I can on the differences and to me this is no fluke, this feels like the offense really is in a better position to most often play closer to its best. Under Dorsey, unless things just went totally perfect, the offense just wasn't capable of consistency. Since Brady, this offense looks like it has that fight it used to have, where it can make a mistake but come back punching and atone for it. Under Dorsey, every mistake felt like something difficult for the offense to over come or bounce back from. Personally I think its VERY unlikely we have a shot to win our division. I don't see Miami losing 2 of their next 4.