GunnerBill
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Seriously?
Only a few more years until the Bills earn the crown of longest playoff drought in the history of the NFL. Can they keep losing?
Who cares though right? It's Buffalo. Fans should just be happy they have a team.
Agreed. Let's leave the "whatever they do it isn't enough" until the "whatever" is at the very least double digit wins.
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In the end, it's anyone's guess but nobody could be happier than me that Rex and his brother are long gone.
I woke up the quiet coach of an intercity train with a roar when the notification came through to my phone.
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It is Dez Lewis' and 3rd year. He is not making the team. O'Leary also in year 3.... he makes the team and has a chance to have a solid year as a rotational contributor (even though I'm not a huge fan of his).
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Myself personally, the Bills new HC McD just spent the last few years watching Cam Newton rip a new A hole in NFL Defenses across the league and Tyrod Taylor wasn't getting out of Dodge that easily,
Tyrod and Buffalo was mutual...
Well it was only mutual once he agreed to the pay cut. If Tyrod had refused the pay cut and contract slashing my gut instinct (though this is opinion, obviously) is that he wouldn't be in Buffalo.
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how about a thread for realistic predictions? Bills go 7-9 and miss the playoffs for the 18th straight season, pick 10th and miss out on all of the top QB's, lose some players to free agency, sign some players, then repeat over and over until we are dead. yea you're right...let's stick with fantasy land predictions, it's more fun!
There is plenty of time for those..... I will do my predictions for who wins each division before the season starts.... in this pre-Camp period I thought this was more fun.
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I think he couldve got a glennon type of deal - probably less money - from the browns. But its a short term gain, for some long term pain. Who would want to play for the browns after the last few years? His best chance to actually put up numbers and try and get an actual extension is here. He has built relationships with players on the team, and they believe in him. If he plays well here, we still might let him walk, but he'll definitely get paid elsewhere.
Sort of a... betting on yourself type of situation?
It was his best chance to start, on a bridge contract, in a place where he felt the team had a chance to be competitive. His other options were either to start on teams that are likely to suck or to sign as a backup on a team with an established starter who has an injury or age question mark - Arizona being the one that was mentioned and springs to mind.
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I considered the Browns to come second in the AFC North as one of my Bolds..... Still not convinced that the Ravens look right and the Bengals look like a team ready for a total implosion.
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That's fair as their line is not good. I think that they still are able to add someone. It's also possible that Fluker has a bounce back year. The line won't be great but they are going to force a lot of DBs to be on the field. They can manage pass rush some by regularly only having to account for 4 to 5 guys.
I certainly think them making the Superbowl is bold but not totally outside the realm of reality.
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It was not essentially .500. It was .468.
I don't expect the Bills to make the playoffs this year and that is not the success criteria I will be measuring them against. I agree with the OP on that. To me success in 2017 looks like a team that looks prepared, committed and ready to play every week. No 10 men on the field and 12 men on the field all the time, no linebackers checking for rain as the other team is snapping the ball, no safeties completely abandoning their assignments and no game plans that play against the strengths of our players. Marcel Dareus is not a nose tackle just as one obvious example. On offense it means no needless timeouts because we can't line up properly, it means being able to operate a 2 minute drill effectively and it means not getting away from things that are working in the name of "variety".
If I see those things and we win 6 games (I really do think this schedule is hard and we could be a better team than last year and win fewer games - as an example I personally think the 2016 Bills played better than the 2015 Bills but on a harder schedule..... the 2015 season remains an epic underachievement against a powder puff schedule) I will think we go into 2018 with a real chance to break the drought. If I see those things and we win 9 or 10 then fantastic.
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That's why it's the bold prediction thread but they are only 8:1 to win the NFC. They won 11 games last year. I think the Giants will throw the ball like crazy with Beckham, Marshall, Engram and Shepard. Their defense is going to be great.
Offensive line is the issue. I think the Giants probably win the NFCE.... can they protect Eli well enough (cos I agree he is going to be dropping back to pass a lot) against the likes of Seattle and Atlanta's pass rush in the post season is my question mark.
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by mid season Tre White passes Darby as the number 1 corner on the team
Jonathan WIlliams makes us forget about Mike G.
The first one I don't even think is that bold, I 100% expect that to happen.
The second is bold. I don't expect Williams to make the team.
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They did better without ya.
Think it improved Stafford's decision making, for sure. He used to force the ball to Megatron constantly.
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I think inside zone and man blocking plays suit our lineman better. You need a more athletic line to run outside zone plays.
That could certainly be true as well, we are not the most athletic at the guard positions.
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You know that Arod finally ditched his evil princess right? I expect him to go bananas this year.
Question about his weapons too. Cobb has regressed, who is running the ball? Can Adams be consistent? Only Jordy is a hang your hat on guy. The Packers are the most likely NFC North champs... that is why it is BOLD to say they miss out haha.
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It's a fair question... and it is a bit of a shot in the dark as I think both Detroit and Minnesota will finish close to the Packers but I am going to say the Vikings. It is more a gut feeling about the Green Bay defense... I think they could look like the Saints where it is so bad the offense just can't overcome.Who wins the NFC North this year?
As you say it's a bold... but I could see the Packers at 9-7 and missing out on tiebreakers.
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Okay folks, we are 2 weeks out from camp.... time to get BOLD. At least one league wide bold prediction and at least one that pertains specifically to the Buffalo Bills.
I have more than one of each so to get the ball rolling and make sure there is some fodder to throw back at me in January here goes....
NFL Bold Predictions
1. The Denver Broncos end up with one of the worst 5 records in the NFL and a top 5 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.
2. The NFC South provides BOTH NFC playoff wildcards.... leaving the Green Bay Packers who finish 2nd in the North on the outside looking in and results in no small part in.....
3. Two of the NFL's longest tenured coaches - Marvin Lewis and Mike McCarthy leaving their jobs by the end of January 2018.
4. By week 10 all 3 Quarterbacks drafted in the 1st round of the 2017 NFL Draft are starting for their respective teams.
Buffalo Bills Bold Predictions
1. Marcel Dareus posts double digit sacks.
2. Tyrod Taylor throws as many interceptions in 2017 as he did in 2015 and 2016 combined (which would be 12).
3. Micah Hyde has a 6 interception season and goes to the Pro-Bowl.
4. The Bills trade Sammy Watkins before the trade deadline for a 2nd and a 4th round pick in the 2018 Draft.
Flame away and add your own.
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So, one thing that almost never happens (and I challenge you to go find all those instances where it did happen if I'm wrong) happened with our own starting QB. Maybe the thing you think has little chance of happening has a decent chance of happening considering he's already doing the unexpected.
There is no doubt Tyrod is a guy who has fought the odds his whole career and has a habit of overcoming. I am not a Tyrod believer but I don't believe the guy will ever quit.
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That's a large part of it. Moving up and drafting Reuben Foster 31st was a steal. Kyle Shanahan was probably the most sought after potential head coach (I know he screwed up in the Super Bowl but his body of work as OC was outstanding).
He didn't appoint Shanahan. Shanahan was there first and appointed Lynch.
And for what is worth I think he played the Bears thing well.
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Both teams are going to continue to run the same schemes under the new coordinators.
Both teams have better talent than the Bills IMO.
I don't want the Bills to lose these games but think they will.
I give us a chance in Carolina. I think we will lose in Atlanta.
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Should new GMs even be ranked?
And how is John Lynch so much higher than the other new appointments?
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Not really.
The article Rico just posted sums it up.
The article Rico posted is about reasons to not like Manning. I am talking about reasons Bills fans do like him. It's because he isn't Brady. Once you strip that superficial level away there is not much to like. That was my point.
I have never liked Manning. Respect his ability? Sure. Find him likeable? Nah.
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I heard it mentioned on WGR (can't remember who they were interviewed, one of the NFL analysts) that the Bills play an easier schedule this year than in 2016 as it relates to rush defense.
Yes I heard it too. Think it was Evan Silva.
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Basically Bills fans tend to like Peyton because they hate Brady. It's like I really dislike Rafa Nadal because I love Roger Federer. I don't really have any reason to dislike Nadal but he is a rival of a player I am an unashamed super-fan of (and was even before his first Slam win by the way... goes back to him beating Sampras at Wimbledon in 2001). Bills fans have a passionate dislike for Tom Brady so they like Peyton because he is the rival. Objectively I have never found Peyton that likeable.
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Fans can be very ignorant about the impact of scheme and play design.
McCoy underproduced greatly in 2015 because he was presented the option of taking most plays outside...........and he did.
The amount of his runs that finished on the sideline was ridiculous and maddening to watch when considering that he didn't break ONE SINGLE outside run for a long TD all season.......while MG and Karlos were going bananas with long TD runs from inside the hashes.
Those two far-less accomplished minimum wage backs took the inside options in 2015 and that's why they had far better production.
Lynn FUNNELED the run inside in 2016.......he didn't simply trust Shady to follow his instinct as they had in 2015....and McCoy thrived.
Shady grew up a lot since his awful 2015 season but you still have to wonder if he will revert back into a horizontal runner without play design forcing him to do what's good for him.
I agree Badol. I think the discipline of Lynn calling those inside zone runs more than Roman did (they were in the playbook he just used them less) helped Shady even on those outside zone plays that were called not to keep bouncing and bouncing and bouncing until he bounced out of play..... they got him used to the one cut and attack the line idea and his production improved. A couple of his big runs last year were on outside zone plays where the defense over pursued on the edge and Shady hit it back inside and took advantage. In 2015 he was trying to force those plays outside rather than taking what the scheme and the defense was giving him.
What's Your Definition of a Successful 2017 Bills Season
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I did. And people on the Manchester to London train were unlikely to be understanding when I explained that the Buffalo Bills had sacked their coach.