Iron Maiden

Jamie Collins has been on fire for them....seems like BB's plan to fix his habit to improvise down a notch by sending him to the Browns for a couple of seasons has worked...

I feel it coming.....it never fails.....all week long I am convinced we get trampled by the Pats...then, as we get closer to kick off........my Bills fandom takes over.....all the what if this happens....or that.....and it adds up to ....damn, we're going to win that game....I'm probably setting myself up for another disappointment, but I'm starting to Billieve !!!!!!This win would be MASSIVE for our young club......and the worse case scenario is we're 3-1 by Sunday evening....let's go out and kick their butts !.....Yeah New England....you've been sitting on the Iron Throne for 20 years.....time for a new King !!

Ain't that a bit early to proclaim JA is a future HOF ? Absolutely agree....I think BB was the driving force behind NEs 1st 3 SBs wins....Then Brady became Brady and did his thing for 10 years....now that he's getting older, the power shifts back to BB.......the fact that they have a top defense the year Belichick is the default DC is not coincidence...BB being hands on with their defense is not a good news for any NFL teams...

I agree....unlike some posters in other threads who are saying we will be able to confuse Brady, I simply don't see it.....Brady hasn't been confused in 10 years......he's seen it ALL.....we can out execute them....but confusing Brady ain't happening....Belichick's D vs Josh is another thing altogether....

Yet, the combine score of those 4 losses is 109-37.....48-9 in the 2 games in WNY....imagine if Brady played well.....that took the crowd effect away in a hurry.....our biggest problem is not our D vs their O....it's our O vs their D......it will take almost a perfect game from our young QB to keep up.....Belichick is cooking up some schemes in is lab....and it's usually bad news for the opponent.....

Belichick's team is something like 17-0 when playing 1st or 2nd year QBs....Josh ain't a rookie ...and I'm not saying he won't play well...but history shows he'll see things and looks he's never seen before....

I would add their linebackers to the elite category.....as a group... Collins, Hightower and Van Noy is top 3 in the NFL ! But I really think our problem is not necessarily ours vs theirs....it's Belichick and his success rate vs young QBs......he usually toys with them....Josh better bring his lunch pail !!

I've been reading this for years.....if a team would actually do that..take the 15 yards penalty play after play until he's out.....what stops them to send their goons and get JA injured as well?...my guess is they wouldn't just hang around and say..." gosh darnit!...that's too bad....' BTW...Go Habs Go !!

I think NE wins...something like 27-6......I don't think there's that much of a gap in talent per say ( although their D is staked ).....it's more, IMO having Belichick getting a plan together to get to... and confuse Josh.....I see him digging in the archives and use a Defensive approach similar to what he used to do when playing a young Big Ben....I think he's going to try to bring the hammer down on our 2nd year QB...they already have 13 sacks and 6 picks.....McD better use some max protection early and often....we might catch them by surprise....

It's been against bad teams, but NE's D is insane...those numbers, no matter who they played, are impressive.....when's the last time a D hasn't given up a TD after 3 games ?...4 games if you include the SB.....having said all that, I'm going to fully enjoy being unbeaten this week and worry about NE next Weekend.....we are 3 and 0 !!!....Let's basque in it a little !!

I think NE wins....but it will be a fairly close game......I just heard Edelman has a chest injury.....that is something to keep an eye on this week....I am more worried about their D.....they had another goose egg today...granted, it was the Jest...lol

The AFCE has been weak...for sure...but A) NE has been beating all NFL teams at the same rate as AFCE teams...( about 75% )......with the exception of Denver ( in Denver ) no team can compete with them over a 16 games season.....there's a good chance they would dominate any division.....and B) The AFCE would have fare much better without them in the division.....

Mahomes and Lamar Jackson are " more " exciting than JA....... Kamara...maybe even T. Hill....there's a few actually....now, should we care ?..nope....we don't need exciting ( although it's fun ).....we need solid fundamental winning football....

On that, we 100% agree.....I just don't think it's this year...I was sure, after last year, that it was over...didn't expect them to be even better in 2019...

The fact they've won roughly 77% of their games in the last 19 years is the reason fans are hesitant to claim their demise.....how many times have we heard that because player X and Y are gone or injured, NE will falter....so far, these fans look like fools........they have flaws, but are still one of.... if not the best team in the NFL....and they keep proving their detractors wrong....year after year...game after game....the ONLY thing that matters is Brady and BB...if those 2 are there, NE will a tough out.....

If it's one OR the other, then a playoff win is my pick......a playoff win is the next step in our progression....I'm actually surprised some would rather win 2 regular season games vs NE....

I like this one better...he still got up, but it still feels nice every time I see this.....

You and I have been talking about Bills football for years ( old board )....I don't always agree with you, but I respect your fandom....and your ability to keep positive for all those wasted years....I unfortunately think NE beats us twice and goes on to do what they do in the playoffs....their D is top 5 and their offense is potentially lethal......but I will say this....the Bills are truly getting closer....in previous seasons, it was more wishful thinking...but now, with McD and JA, the improvements are tangible....and are real.......we all know there's no such thing as a moral victory....but if we can keep it close this seasons in our 2 games vs them....IMO, it will be a real sign of progression....as oppose to " oh well...we got lucky and almost beat them ".....

Stack up the Ws.....that is all...

I highly doubt that........how can fans know little about him when he holds records that no one will touch ?....Unless another QB goes to 9 SBs and wins 6...I can't imagine anyone coming close....

But he beat NE in a SB......that gives him a lot of brownie points for me...lol..

And Nick Foles just a week ago....

We all know none of their injuries will affect them ( unless Brady goes down)...and they will beat the NYJ by 35....end up with a 13-3 record...etc...etc...etc....such is the life of a Bills fan....we've seen that movie almost 20 years in a row....

It's bit off subject, but I love the Monday night double header on week 1....I would get rid of the Thursday night game all together and keep 2 games on Mondays....better for players and better quality of football....

Julio Jones comes to mind....a bit old but a fantastic player.....