Casey D
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Just now, gordong said:
stick a fork in them...they are getting a nice top 10 draft pick. hopefully a WR like they SHOULD have gotten this off season.
If you think that, you should make a large wager. No way they have a top 10 pick. Zero.
3 minutes ago, VaMilBill said:I don’t know how you could have any optimism. For 5 straight weeks our offense has been bad. We have the firepower, but get little production out of it.
On top of that, we are going into a much tougher portion of our schedule. I can’t imagine us beating KC or the Eagles….Dallas for that matter too. And I think playing Miami in Miami with a completely different, and weaker, defense than the first game, I see that as a loss too.
This team isn’t in a rut. It is just a mediocre team.
Then you should forget about the team for now and do something more enjoyable than investing emotional effort on an underperforming mediocre team. Life is too short.
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3 minutes ago, EasternOHBillsFan said:
So at the 8-1 Eagles and 7-2 Chiefs aren't tougher games with the way our team is playing? Sorry, I must push back on that. There is a reason why I say that we're already over the cliff and not on the brink anymore... the next three out of four games are brutal- Jets, at Eagles and at Chiefs. I just cannot share your optimism at all with this season... as different as the Eagles and Chiefs have looked this season, we are not capable of overcoming the one advantage they have- THEY WIN the big games they are supposed to and we do NOT.
I am not optimistic per se, just stating facts. Even if they improve, KC and Eagles are likely losses on the road.
I am just choosing for now not to be as unhappy as you are about the team. If you feel that pessimistic, then just tune the team out for a while, see the results, and if your prognosis is correct you can stay tuned out. No need to let something like football make you feel bad needlessly. Because if I do not see wins and improvements the next two weeks, I will make myself turn to other pursuits. Should not let entertainment make you feel bad.
1 minute ago, ddaryl said:I'm now more concerned with how we right this ship in the next 2 years and take advantage of JA's career back 9.
Coaching changes and Beane has to be willing to make some tough decisions regarding players and then he has to draft better.
I just don't see this team, righting this ship, this year. My optomism is not blind. There is an underlying fundamental problem and you have to look at common denominatorsI agree to an extent. Something is not right with this team right now. I do not know if it is fixable or something more deep rooted. No one outside the team itself does. I am willing to see.
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3 minutes ago, zow2 said:
As Tony Dungy used to always say, You need to play your best football in Nov/Dec. So they better get their act together against Denver and go from there.
Totally agree. Things can change a lot between now and January. Seems to me if they can turn this around a bit then the final 5 game stretch will be pre-playoffs playoffs. But it remains to be seen if they can change or if this is a lost season.
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5-4 with eight games to play. Not where we thought this team would be. Not where anybody thought they would be. So where do the Bills go from here.
First, the overwhelming emotions that the Bills are done because they lost to Cincinnati on the road are overblown. Given how all teams are playing so far in 2023, this looked like the toughest game left on the schedule, and most figured they would lose. So it's not this game, but the overall play the last five weeks. And the one game the Bills surely would like to have back is the Pats loss-- that was a killer. Other than that, losing to Jax in London given how the NFL set up that game was also surely a loss too. So here they are, 5-4, the current 8 seed and out of the playoffs, looking up at teams like Pittsburgh and Cleveland. So what is next.
The Bills have an opportunity now to reset and reemerge in the playoff discussion. Or this could end up being a lost season, and a reboot will be required to get this team to the upper echelons in 2024 and 2025. Allen is not going anywhere at 27, and the great Bills teams of the early 1990s began after Kelly turned 30. And with the QB, you will always be good, if not great. So no window is closing IMO overall.
So the Bills have two beatable opponents coming up, and a good chance to experiment on offense and to try and find themselves. They get to do it without crowd noise-- which I think impacted the up-tempo offense in Cincinnati (Allen could not stand at the line and bark out signals as he did against Tampa). But the Bills can try and get this down at home in the next two weeks, and then try to take it on the road where communication is more difficult.
Anyway, since this is all just entertainment and not life and death, I am going to just enjoy the ride for now and see what happens. We have a lot of strong players on this team, and now we get to see what they are made of in a crisis. Because it is a crisis. The next two weeks are must win games, and they need to get their offensive act together and playing Denver first, who Miami beat with 70 points, is a good place to start. Then a huge step up in class against a really good Jets defense. We will learn if they are learning.
Either they will regroup and find their game, or they won't. I'm all in for now, but the next two weeks will be the crucible for the gauntlet that is the last six weeks of the season. It will either be a blast, of I can look to do other things than hanging on what the Bills do during the holidays. Truly a season on the brink IMO.
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3 hours ago, uticaclub said:
What's the point of getting a wild card if we are just going to lose in the first round because we can no longer beat good teams. This isn't 2015 where we would be happy to be there. If we do sneak in the playoffs the chance of us making any noise would be minimal
But you say there is a chance. 🙂
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8 minutes ago, 2003Contenders said:
Excellent post.
And I would bet that in most of the down-year situations that these teams had, there was an underlying reason why the team struggled. Injuries, new/rookie player(s) in key positions, etc.
If you told me after the Jags game that the season was over due to all the injuries on defense -- and that the team was destined to lose a lot of 38-35 type games -- I would not have been happy but would have understood. The part that is so discouraging is that it is the offense, which has been mostly healthy, that has not been living up to its end of the bargain. Even against bad teams like the Giants and Pats.
Yeah, it is mystifying how the Bills rank 5th in both points per game and yards per game. It feels much worse. I guess a few good games pulls up the averages.
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4 minutes ago, mannc said:
A little closer to home, the Bills under Jim Kelly never had a "trough year" from 1988 to 1996...
1994?
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31 minutes ago, JohnnyBuffalo said:
You feel that was enough? The line isn’t giving up pressure with 4 rushing or worse less? You feel they are able to run the ball when needed?
I did, but I agree that the performance, especially running the ball, leaves a lot to be desired. OLs everywhere are not great however, and it is hard to have All-Pros at every position. I think you and I agree, it's just that they thought they had fixed it but they have not.
11 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said:Who have both played poorly.
Torrence certainly has potential. McGovern just wasn't very good before we got him, and he's not very good now. Add to that the perpetual "project" guy in Spencer Brown, and you still have a poor offensive line.
Well they paid McGovern like he was good, and most reviews I saw of his play for Dallas were good. The line seemed fine early on, but has regressed, like most of the team.
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31 minutes ago, JohnnyBuffalo said:
If this team is to do anything with Josh Allen as their QB they need to address the O line. If there was any semblance of run game and better pass blocking Josh is lights out. He is more gifted than all the other QBs but he’s exactly the same as them with pressure…every QB makes mistakes with constant pressure.
The O line is what needs addressing first above ALL else.
They did address it with McGovern and Torrence.
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2 minutes ago, Boatdrinks said:
Yes, plenty of blame to go around. They just aren’t very good right now.
Agree. And the simple fact is that in NFL games, when you are minus 2 in turnovers you lose 84% of the time. They are certainly not good enough right now to be in that 16% that wins when -2.
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Fact is that winning the Division is likely to be the easiest way in. That means simply winning the same number of games as the Dolphins until the rematch last game of season. That will make that game essentially the first round of the playoffs. Miami has Cowboys and Ravens and @Jets on schedule. If they lose two, that means the bills can have 6 losses going into that game. Three and we go to 7.
Must win games are Broncos Pats and Jets at home. Toss up games are Dallas at home, and at Chargers. At KC and Philly are losses. Need to win toss up games, or steal a loss game.
NYT playoff calculator projects if we beat Pats Jets and Broncos at home, and a win against Dolphins, 73% playoff chance. If the Bills beat either Dallas or the Chargers too, playoff chances are 90% plus.
As bad as things feel right now, there is still time to turn this thing around as in 2021.
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Two turnovers to none. That explains the game. Can't do that against a good team. Losing by 6 is not bad with that.
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Game still within reach. Need a 2nd half like Tampa in 2021.
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1 minute ago, Warriorspikes51 said:
he wasn’t even given an injury designation. He’s likely just getting treatment….Unless he fell down a flight of stairs in the last hour, of course he is playing...
2 minutes ago, Scott7975 said:The Miami thing stems back to last year. Did we beat anyone good last year? Miami is a good team. There were many that think they are contenders. They haven't beaten a good team though. Doesn't mean they can't. Just means they haven't.
This is a Bills board full of Bills fans. What do you care if people dog Miami or not?
He loves Miami
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2 minutes ago, Aimee75 said:
Me? I am just a spectator. If you mean Kyle Allen, then yes I suppose.
Have a little faith.
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2 minutes ago, newcam2012 said:
I feel the same way. I don't see a wide path for the Bills to win.
The Bengals are bad match up for the Bills. Burrow is elite and runs a great west coast offense. He reads the Bills defense and shreds to Bills zone. They mix in the run, are great at screens, and take their shots deep when he sees one on one coverage. This is a defensive nightmare for the Bills. I'd feel better if we had a healthy Von, Milano, Tre, and Jones. Without that this seems like a daunting task.
The Bills offense has to be flawless. However, Lou A had shown to confuse the offense. He has taken Dorsey to the woodshed. Hard to feel confident he can outmaneuver his defense.
We fans gotta hope for the best.
Give it a rest man
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1 minute ago, Aimee75 said:
Okay, now I am seeing reports of Josh not throwing on the field, but Kyle Allen is. WTH??
Time to put on your big boy/girl pants.
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37 minutes ago, boyst said:
When is the last big road win we had?
WW II
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I look at tonight as a free game. Figure to lose on road against hot team. If they happen to win, makes up to some extent for Pats loss, If not, they have several games to get it back. Must win/should win are next two games, Pats at home that gets to 8 wins. Then got to find 2 wins from tonight, KC Philly Dallas Miami and Chargers. Given the state of the AFC, 10 wins should punch their ticket, probably division if the beat Miami. Challenging but doable.
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Just now, Simon said:
Project much?
He is the commander of the weenies.
1 minute ago, boyst said:I am so in on that if they are pounding Miami tonight. I think I like those odds. No way Miami wins tonight.
Earlier today of course. Sorry if I confused you.
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4 minutes ago, boyst said:
What's the money doing? Any movement? What the sharps doing?
They pounded Miami into being a favorite. Bills taking money now, down to 1.5.
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2 minutes ago, newcam2012 said:
You have to put it in proper perspective. Rodgers got hurt on I think the 3rd play of the game. The Jets were stunned and I doubt Wilson got a lot of reps. Breece Hall wasn't fully healthy and a shell of himself. So the at that time weren't a very good team. They have an excellent defense.
Josh Allen gave the game away with a horrible inexcusable game. It wasn't because the Jets are good.
Your posts seem designed to be invidious.
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Just now, Doc Brown said:
I'm not sure about him under pressure although he can't be responsible for a crappy snap. McDaniel should've just kept running the ball.
He's one read and done.
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7 minutes ago, SCBills said:
IF we beat the Bengals, I think we’re winning the division.
Dolphins very well may rattle off 5 in a row.
Their final 3 games are against teams they haven’t proven they can beat.
A win tonight would also signify that we’re for real, imo.
Jets can split too.
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10-7 will make the playoffs-- any combination. 95% chance on NYT predictor. Like last year some 9 win teams will get wild card slots, like Miami and NYG last year.