Sorry if talking about the schedule is a worn out topic on the board, but...
I was just looking at the Bills schedule again wondering how different it looks with two weeks of NFL football in the books...now we all know two games does not a season make, some teams start hot and collapse, while others start slow and then get hot as the season goes on...but I couldn't help looking at what could be, based on the first two weeks...guess I'm just still excited about squishin' the Fish!
Very winnable games (no game is a gimme..but you gotta like the Bills chances in these games):
Jets (in Buff)
Detroit
Green Bay (in Buff)
Houston
Dolphins (in Buff, in Dec.)
Titans (in Buff, in Dec.)
Winnable games (tougher games but the Bills will still have a good chance):
Vikings (in Buff)
Patriots (in Buff) (Pats may still have the edge at this point--they always seem to find a way to win--but they didn't walk over Buffalo or the Jets to get to 2-0...and hopefully the 12th man will be alive and well that day)
at the Jets (may be a tougher out in NYC--I mean Jersey--and division games are always tough)
The Tough ones (Might be tough to beat these teams this year...but you never know)
Da Bears (don't forsee a good reunion for Jauron this week)
Colts (Manning, need I say more?)
Jags (in Buff) (Their defense looks stifling)
San Diego (in Buff) (1, 2 run punch...better hope our run defense improves alot)
Ravens (tough D, tough win..unless the Birds are as good as they look and are resting a bunch of guys for the playoffs)
So if you were to count all of the Tough games as losses...with the week one loss to NE, it equals 6 losses.
That means we have the potential for 10 wins...not saying we'll get it, but if the ball bounces our way its a possibility. Even if we only win 1 of the winnable games (the second category above) we'd still be 8-8 which is more than a lot of people thought we'd be (and a hell of alot better than last season).
But I'm rooting that all the stars align and we can scratch out 9 or 10 wins and make the playoffs (even if we couldn't go anywhere once there, just to get that winning feeling back...and then next year Super Bowl)...one can dream can't one
And as a New York City Bills fan (originally from Western NY)...can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to, first, Sunday, and then Monday...talking to J-E-T-S fans and rubbing it in.