JPicc2114

You all think I'm BS'ing you when I bring this stuff up?

They need to win these games: New Orleans Miami x 2 Colts San Diego

Don't be optimistic until this team deserves it. Right now they haven't proven to us that they are any different than previous years

5th overall. 1st to 18th. They went from 13pts a game to 23pts per game.. in line with the defensive regression

If they beat the Saints. This team will go 10-6. If they lose to the Saints, you are looking at probably a 8 win team. With wins over Indy, possibly San D, Miami

Shocking since the Raiders have Kahlil Mack.. The Bucs I understand

2% sack rate on pass dropbacks.. not the greatest.. I agree

I mean.. They have faced Derek Carr, Jameis Winston (heavy pass offenses). But no excuse for McCown. He's having a decent season though

What has happened with the defense? The stats don't lie and confirm what we are seeing via the eye test. 31st in sacks, 30th in opponent QBR, 25th in yards per pass attempt (aka big plays)

The Jets aren't "lowly"

Couldn't agree more.. it is the Buffalo Bills, but that's not optimism. It's just what I think based off what im seeing. They had no chance vs the Jets last night and it was obvious. Hence why I picked them to lose

Im still sticking with my 10-6

#1, O-line #2, Tackling #3, Lost the turnover battle Bills giving up way too many yards this year. Doesn't bode well moving forward. When they don't get turnovers, look what happens

You know why they are 5-3? Turnovers. lets see if it continues

You are the joke, because I can statistically challenge every single one of your disagreements of what I said.

Bills are 3rd in sacks given up. and 25th in sacks.. I can keep going on and on proving my point of all the things I pointed out in the OP. Its all by the numbers of what they need to improve in the 2nd half.

Then don't come in here and start attacking me immediately, when I post a clear statistical based observation, because I will jump right down your throat.

never said that they were a 7-8 win team. I said they could be. The idiot comments again.

I agree that fumble at the end of the 1st half was a momentum killer. But wasn't the reason they lost

You are so 100% right. I said the same thing in my post. Doesn't mean it can't change. Benjamin may spark the O

"Where were you when we curb stomped the Raiders last week?" Picking the Jets to win 20-13. Shall I pull up the post? I never said that either. I said the O-line is inconsistent. They were on the wrong end of it last night Im also pointing out the fact that the offense is bottom 1/3rd in the league and the defense is bottom 1/3rd. I post facts and people jump down my throat. Its insane. Im not saying the season is over or the Bills can't make the playoffs.. im saying that Benjamin hopefully brings the offensive production up and the defense needs to tighten up or this season "could" start trending the other direction if the turnovers dry up. Which they did last night

Did I say the playoff hopes are ended or are you just assuming I said it?

Im a realist you idiot. If you don't see these problems, then don't be all sad and disappointed when they win 7 or 8 YOU are the problem. You disgust me thinking everything is fine. Open your eyes And better yet. Read my post first.. All of it

Keep being a homer. You'll see what happens

So after the first half of the season the Bills are 5-3 and these are my thoughts about it. I know some big homers won't agree with a lot of it but i'm a realist. The Bills offense has been bad. Lets be honest. But what keeps them from being terrible is the fact that they protect the ball (we've seen a few fumbles lately), but for the most part Tyrod does a pretty good job. The offensive line is very inconsistent, at times dominant, and other times very weak at the LOS. Ultimately this determines if McCoy will be effective or not. The defense has been opportunistic causing a massive amount of turnovers but are weak at pass rush, no excuse for Jerry Hughes to not be getting pressure on the QB, he is too good not to. Shaq Lawson has been underperforming IMO. You draft a DE in the first round that can get sacks. He just seems like a run stuffer. His pass rush is non-existent. The Jets game was the first game I've seen which the run defense really struggled. From what I saw, looked to be tackling issues. Could be fixed, who knows. But overall the run defense has been pretty good. Overall, the Bills are 5-3 mainly because they are forcing turnovers. I don't see them able to sustain winning at this rate when your offense and defense are both basically bottom 5-10 in the NFL. Ranked 25ish in both. Sooner or later the turnovers are going to dry up, i've seen this way too many times from a lot of teams. So moving forward we can only hope that Kelvin Benjamin can open up the offense, and on defense EJ Gaines comes back and stays healthy to make the secondary a little more stable. But its not their fault they are having to cover receivers for way longer than they should have to. I guess you can say I'm not freaking out because I will never buy into a Bills team with a fast start again until they can prove they can win critical games in the middle of the season. Lets see what they do against the Saints, but its not looking good if Brees has all the time in the world to throw it around the yard.