Thurman#1 Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Pretty good stuff. http://www.democratandchronicle.com/articl...ke-the-playoffs All sounds so possible. ;0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwight in philly Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Pretty good stuff. http://www.democratandchronicle.com/articl...ke-the-playoffs All sounds so possible. ;0) why not?, sure i am aware of the realities, but i like to watch every game as if there was hope. as much as i was optimistic during the jauron era, i have to admit that most games were unwatchable. i have been in on the bills since the inception, always view the "glass as half-full" , so as the season approaches i like to hear optimism and the afore-mentioned was nice to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Pie in the sky, but at least some of the predictions could come true. Gailey's game day coaching, the 3-4 working (coupled with a bunch of injured defensive players making a good recovery). The offensive line situation makes the qb stepping up, the #2 receiver panning out, and the creation of an awesome running game (despite great running back talent) a lot harder to predict. Special teams should be better with the change from April to Dehaven,( although I still think April is a very good special teams coach. Don't know what the hell happened last yearz0 A change is due. I'm not too optimistic about the playoffs, but I'm holding to my nine game win stretch goal for this team this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Saying that Gailey should be a better gameday coach than Jauron is like saying he'd be a better gameday coach than the autopilot in the movie Airplane. It doesn't really shed a lot of light on things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 I was with ol' Bob after #1, but stoppeed reading after 2,3,4--figuring I had already read his punchline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthICE Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Brian Brohm will make the Green Bay Packers look dumb for letting him get away That is the only way the QB situation gets resolved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Brian Brohm will make the Green Bay Packers look dumb for letting him get away That is the only way the QB situation gets resolved Let's hope so. I definitely think he's the best on the team. If not, well, that would be pretty sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 I think it is a crazy optimism on Matthews part, but its nice to see. And maybe some of it will come true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 All ten things don't have to happen. I still don't see how this team is any worse than last years. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roc Bronson Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 5—The offensive line will surprise and make critics eat their words. Demetrius Bell will be a better left tackle for the Bills than Jason Peters ever was. Tho I hate the Eagles I watch them because of Peters, and if anyone else on this board have seen him play in Philly then you would agree his game is not that great. I have hope for Bell but I don't see this happenin'.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan in n.h Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 i would be happy if a couple of those things happen and we end up with a winning record playoffs or not GO BILLS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numark Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 2 & 5 are they key Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Avenger Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 I started reading that and realized he could have said the same thing about winning Powerball: #1 - Pick a number between 1 and 60 - it could happen, right? #2 - Pick a number between 1 and 60 - really - there's a chance it could happen #3 - Pick a number....... Know what almost always happens? You get 1, maybe 2 numbers and that gets you (drumroll pleae)....a big steaming bowl of SQUAT.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 So you're sayin' there's a chance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansLanda Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 God, that's a lot of stuff that has to go right. Teams that are truly close usually need one or two, not upwards of a dozen. The only thing I will say is if this team is bad, it won't be for too long given Chan's track record. In many respects he's the anti-Jauron when it comes to winning and losing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QB Bills Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 So you're sayin' there's a chance... Husband?!?! Wait a minute. What was all that one in a million talk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLFan Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 All ten things don't have to happen. I still don't see how this team is any worse than last years. PTR Agreed on both points. All the wish list items in this somewhat snarky piece do not have to come to pass for the Bills to be competitive. Its starts with coaching and they will be much better there - both player preperation and game planning. Staying relatively healthy is the next most important, especially on the lines where they are thinnest. After that, even average play from the O-Line and this team will surpirse people. I do not think any of the QB's are pro- bowl caliber, but I am hoping Brohm shows enough to win the job as I think he has the most potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLFan Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Brian Brohm will make the Green Bay Packers look dumb for letting him get away That is the only way the QB situation gets resolved Agreed. I do think this is entirely possible. People have been very quick to write him off because of his first two training camps with Green Bay, but this kid has loads of potential and it just mat be he needed time to get his head right and a fresh start. If he does not beat out Edwards for the job, I would be very disappointed. Trent simply does not have "it". Been true all the way through college and now his pro career. Not a winner, lacks leadership ability and mental toughness. Perhaps Gailey can make him serviceable, but he is not the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonkey Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 All ten things don't have to happen. I still don't see how this team is any worse than last years. PTR Actually it is easy to see how there is a possibility for this team to have a worse record than last years. 1) More difficult schedule. 2) Almost completely new coaching staff. 3) New defensive scheme. 4) No starting caliber QB 5) Lost 2 starting receivers 6) Only addition of note is a rookie skatback. There is no doubt that this team, on paper anyway, is marginally worse than last years. The question is, can the new coaching staff, most notably the head coach, take essentially the same team that Jauron had and manage to do more with it. It won't be too long before we will begin to see if Jauron was as big of a problem as a lot of people thought, or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 I'm no fan of Bob Matthews. I figure he probably watches about 2 games a year, and is likely drunk before halftime. I have NO knowledge of this, and I'm strictly talking out of my ass. But I'm basing it on his total lack of insight into the game, and the ridiculous stuff he tends to write (both positive and negative) about the Bills. Of course this is clearly NOT an optimistic article. Bob is basically saying Hell has to freeze over AND the stars all need to be properly realigned for the Bills to make the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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