transplantbillsfan

You really believe the President is the mental Titan he thinks he is? Yes, any Democratic candidate has the mental aptitude to beat Trump. The question, honestly, is whether the same thing happens during this election cycle as it did with Hillary with the same serendipitous timing for Trump to be elected.

Somewhere in this thread I posted numerous gaffes by Trump. Find it, read and watch them and tell me Trump is playing with a full deck. Let's be real about this, Trump's own mental ineptitude will cancel out Biden's missteps.

Because it was supposed to be much more substantial and it's been slowing for awhile thanks in large part to the policies of the guy in the oval office--tariffs in particular.

No. Number 1: We have a much easier schedule. We still play the Redskins, Dolphins, Broncos, Steelers, Browns and Jets. We will win a MINIMUM of half of those games if not all 6. I have full confidence in that. That'd bring us to 8 wins minimum, possibly as high as 11 if we won all of them. Number 2: The debacle on Sunday and the issues that it exposed in terms of our players can be resolved easier than we initially thought. We all thought our run D sucked because of talent. Well, as Joe B laid out with video evidence pretty well in his most recent All-22, Star wasn't actually our problem, it was largely an issue of gap responsibility and over pursuit--and hasn't that been the resounding criticism of our young MLB? McDermott clearly saw that on film, which is why he said they were going back to fundamentals. Number 3: And then there were just some terrible coaching decisions. Daboll's PC the other day made it look like he was made aware of them in his film sessions and I'm sure Frazier was the same. I like McDermott and the staff he's put together and believe they'll resolve their issues. Number 4: Although Josh's fumbling is a major concern, he's been a lot better about throwing the football in the last 3 games. 6 TDs to 1 INT. He's still learning the game and will continue to take his lumps, but he's progressing as a passer, even if his deep ball is still off (almost have to forgive that deep miss to Foster on Sunday with that wind). Number 5: Do you really have any games on our schedule at this point that you've circled as absolute Ls? The Patriots? But we only lost by 6 to them even losing our starting QB for the entire 4th quarter and giving up a mind-numbing Special Teams TD. Dallas? Are they really that good? The Ravens? Along with us winning a minimum of 3 of the above games, I strongly believe we will win at least 1 of these games, bringing us to a MINIMUM of 9 wins this year. So no, 9-7 minimum would NOT be like 2008 or 2011 all over again.

The reason at this point the election might go differently than I expect is if Gabbard actually runs as a 3rd Party Candidate, which would bode very well for Trump considering he won the last election because of 3rd Party Candidates for people to vote for rather than Clinton. Even though she claimed she wouldn't run as anything other than the Democratic nominee, she just gave up her congressional reelection in order to focus on her Presidential run as she's sitting in the back of the field, so something is up there. So I'll give you that. If we get Gabbard as a 3rd Party Candidate, the bet's still on, but I concede I'm much more likely to have a Trump avatar next year.

Please direct my attention to the posts where I want the country to fail. I can compartmentalize pretty easily. Wanting a new President because I think Trump is terrible as a President isn't me wishing for the country to fail. It's not even me wanting Trump to fail. So if you're going to point to my above post as me wishing for the country to fail. Guess what, it's not. It's just me pointing out the fact that Trump is failing at one of his biggest promises. You really like to paint crap in black and white, don't you? Man, this failing Trump Presidency must be getting to you.

If you believe the post of mine you just quoted is doing that--clearly your partisanship is assuming I'm celebrating a slowing economy where people are going to start suffering down the road... that's on you--then there are countless posts where you do exactly that. If you deny that, you're being disingenuous. Look through your own posting history. Seems like you could use the self-reflection.

Yeah right... Obama killed this country. It was him that was responsible for our economic slowdown before he got into office!!! The fact that he couldn't stop the freight train that was the economic collapse that was in full swing before he got into office quick enough and allowed job losses on his watch as he got into office is inexcusable!!! Let's forget that all this economic growth started with him!!! OBAMA BAD!!! You guys are always good for a laugh with your hypocrisy

What a laugh coming from this board--how hypocritical. The economy was honestly the one thing I was hopeful for when Trump became President. I always thought his proclamation that he'd be able to get the economy to 5 or even 6 percent was a joke, but I honestly thought he'd managae to push it up steadily above 3%. Instead, he's one of the primary instigators of a global slowdown.

1.9% GDP growth. And so much Presidential policy has to do with this--hellooooo tariffs!!! Another Trump promise breaking to pieces before his eyes at perhaps the most inopportune time. Get yer 'scuses rolling over here for the Donald.

I get that the trade deadline is exciting, but I didn't really think we'd be making a big splash by the trade deadline. Yeah, a WR or big run-stuffing DT might have been nice. But McDermott said in one of his PCs lately that the Bills really like the guys they have in the locker room, and that combined with the apparent ribbing Daboll got recently tells me that Beane and McDermott think their biggest issues are coaching and scheme. The fact that the Bills didn't make a trade shouldn't remotely be an indication that this team isn't still competing for this year--afterall, if you believed that, you would inversely believe that McDermott and Beane thought the team was close 2 years ago when they traded for Benjamin, and who's buyin that?--it's just an indication that our coaches believe the onus is more on them in terms of preparation and scheme. And looking at the Eagles game, how could you not agree to an extent? Why wasn't the Defense prepared for all those screen passes? Why wasn't Singletary mixed into the offense more? Why did we abandon the run game with Gore? Why are you going for it on 4th and 10 in FG territory late in the 3rd Quarter when a Field Goal makes it a 1 score game? So many questions from that game along with the previous Miami game that are largely questions of scheme and preparation rather than player talent. I think McDermott & Co. have every intention of competing the rest of the year with the talent they have and believe they can hang with anybody with that talent, but there will be some significant adjustments in terms of playcalling, scheme, and player rotation. Fret not. These guys just like the locker room they've built and want to roll with that "us against the world mentality." It might work. It might not. Doesn't mean we aren't competing

Gotcha. Heard 10 AM and just assumed it was EST, not HST.

Hasn't the trade deadline already passed at this point? Maybe McBeane believes we need scheme adjusting, not player adding.

I think we're going 12-4 or, more likely, 11-5. I know people are flipping out about the loss yesterday, but as despondent as people are about the loss to the Eagles, shouldn't they logically also be that much more encouraged by our game against the Patriots game, which we almost won despite 3 interceptions by our rookie QB along with him getting knocked out of the game just when he was starting to get his legs under him along with a ridiculous blocked punt for a TD? Stop flipping out people! McDermott & Co. will make adjustments and the sky isn't falling.

Browns no? Browns not winnable? Dude... what the hell is happening to you????

Whoa... this just got really real...

How are the Bills a favorite in the Vegas line??? I really want to ask you a serious question right now, but it might be construed as an insult, even though that's not how I mean it.

Soooo... turns out my plans for today aligned perfectly with this blowout loss. Was planning on doing what I did today regardless of the Bills performance so I will recommend this to the OP and everyone else next time the Bills have a miserable loss like that: Go see Joker Damn. Could be much worse.

Sheesh people... it's the NFL, which just swings wildly every week for every team not named the Patriots, who have clearly signed a deal with the Devil with all the serendipitous bounces that ALWAYS seem to go their way. Had to see this coming. Today was super disappointing, but it was almost bound to happen with the wins we've been eeking out. But that doesn't mean we aren't a good team. The Eagles just exposed the Bills for a weakness Miami demonstrated we had last week. I'm most interested to see what our coaches do in response next week. And the week after. And so on. Team got outcoached in every phase today. Daboll abandoning the consistent motions in the backfield with McKenzie, which was an integral part of the offense. McDermott going for it on 4th and 10 in FG territory. The entire defense being completely unprepared for the run and screen passes. But that also doesn't mean our coaches suck. We're 5-2 and I COMPLETELY understand the ominous feeling right now. But one plus I think we can generally take from today is the most important one perhaps regarding the Franchise moving forward: Josh Allen. His fumbles were untimely and really unfortunate, but as far as his passing goes, he's making pretty good decisions and is mostly accurate, deep balls notwithstanding, though I don't think in the wind today you can blame those deep misses. And this team needs to clean up their damn penalties!!! Another issue with coaching. And Lee Smith, who should be cut. But come on now. Take a deep breath. This isn't 2008 or 2011... I think

Why isn't anyone talking about Daboll's complete abandonment of that little motion sweep misdirection play? McKenzie was ALWAYS running in the backfield at least as a decoy. When he was inactive, I thought Foster would be that guy.

Edmunds has been very disappointing. When a team runs all over you like that, look to the MLB... and he was awful.

Said in the pre game thread I was nervous about the game because the weather set up offensive run heavy game plans, which is our weakness on defense and the Eagles strength on defense. I was especially disappointed that coming out of the half our run defense looked like it got worse. Yes, Josh clearly needs to protect the football better, but I'm going to be really curious when the All-22 comes out how often our WRs are getting open on plays Allen isn't getting it to them. We legitimately might need to go out and get a WR. Just cut Lee Smith please. He's a detriment to the team. I'm starting to feel the same about Edmunds... though not the cut him part. Our schedule is still pretty easy and I still expect us to make the playoffs, but this game better serve as a wakeup call because that was UGLY!!! In the end, it's one loss to an NFC team and we're still 5-2. I just think I have PTSD looking at that record remembering that was our record with Fitz that one year we had our hot start and awful finish. Can't exactly freak out, but this was definitely a big letdown.