JinWPB Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 (edited) Seems as though the Bills have started off fast in seasons past only to fall flat at the end.With this years apparently weak schedule ( which the "League"can't do anything about strengh of schedule ) of teams the Bills face, all Bills fans were excited by the prospect of another fast start to the season and a trip to the playoffs. Well, lets hold on a second. The Bills will be starting the season with a totally new defense, a new D coach, and a lot of new faces.Consider that it may take the early part of the season to get the D in sync.Consider that the Bills away record is horrific.Now rethink what the NFL schedulers have done for us. The following text was pulled from a readers comments on an ESPN blog which REALLY got me thinking about it.Considering that 6 of our first 9 are on the road.Our 2 west coast games are back to back. Then ther is this: "We play Arizona the week after they play on Thursday night, so they have extra time to prepare. The next week we play Tennessee and they will also be coming off of their Thursday night game, so again they will have extra time to prepare. We play Houston after our bye, but don't get an advantage there, because the Texans have a bye the same week as we do so both teams have two weeks to prepare. Our next game is at NE and they will be coming off their bye. That's four straight games against teams that will have extra time to prepare." Needless to say The Bills will have to have it all together early on or that easy home stretch at the end of the season will mean very little.Just a little to think about besides the draft. Conspiracy.....or just the worst luck in the league. Edited April 22, 2012 by JinWPB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Do you wear a tin foil hat? PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckeyeBill Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 How do you figure this stuff out? Do you go looking for data like this? I'm depressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JinWPB Posted April 22, 2012 Author Share Posted April 22, 2012 Do you wear a tin foil hat? PTR Only during the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Linen Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 In order to believe this is a conspiracy I'd have to see every teams schedule broken down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Conspiracy or not, the Bills got screwed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThurmasThoman Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Conspiracy or not, the Bills got screwed. heh. how can you say that? as dennis green would say "we are who we PLAY!" we knew who our opponents would be, and where we would have to play them, months and months ago. hell, i could tell you 14 of our 16 games for every season from here til the league expands to 34 teams or introduces an 18 game schedule. but when you look at our schedule, 6 of our 7 most "winnable" games (cleveland being the exception) are weeks 11 through 16, then we close with the jets in OUR building which could very well be primetime and for a playoff spot. essentially, for the first time in... HOW many years... the league BACKLOADED our schedule with the gimmies. lets say were chasing new england and the jets at the end for the division. on the week when we host the rams and the seahawks, the pats are hosting the texans and 9ers, on a short week. the jets end the season pats/cards/@jags/@titans/chargers/@bills they could very well FINISH 1-5! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloboyinATL Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 as dennis green would say "we are who we PLAY!" I thought he said "they are who we thought they were" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 I thought he said, "I thought for sure she was 18" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 I thought he said, "I thought for sure she was 18" That was Lawrence Taylor, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WickedGame Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 NFL schedulers have conspired to give the Bills an unfair advantage. Five of the team's last seven games are at home during the crucial playoff push. What's more, three of Buffalo's games this season will come against teams they've already played earlier in the season, giving them a chance to scout those teams. In fact, the Bills play six games against AFC East teams -- only the Patriots, Jets and Dolphins play as many games within the division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Not a conspiracy, but yes, we got lightly screwed. It sucks, but you still have to play the games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 NFL schedulers have conspired to give the Bills an unfair advantage. Five of the team's last seven games are at home during the crucial playoff push. What's more, three of Buffalo's games this season will come against teams they've already played earlier in the season, giving them a chance to scout those teams. In fact, the Bills play six games against AFC East teams -- only the Patriots, Jets and Dolphins play as many games within the division. Nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sllib olaffub Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 You know, my opinion on what it means to be great: you are so good at what you do it doesn't matter what the opposition brings, or how it tries - you are still going to hand it to them. The Bills need to get back to being so good that it doesn't matter what the opposition does to try to win; the Bills will still fight the good fight and come out on top - at least 75 percent of the time! It's a bad mentality that we feel we need everything even, or else we're going to be screwed! I say, give the opposition an advantage. Until we're good enough to overlook that stuff, we're not going to be good enough. And, by the way, if the schedule were to opposite, I have a hunch you'd be saying, "finally, the Bills get a break!". If the Bills Defense becomes as good as it can this year, we'll be a playoff team. That, and Fitz's play will go much, much further in determining how the season ends than our schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermike Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 I've never understood the supposed purpose of a league-wide conspiracy to screw us. What dark secret would be revealed if the Bills ever went 10-6? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonkey Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 The way some people whine around here about anything and everything it's like they expect King Roger to give the Bills a free pass into the playoffs each season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optometric Insight Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 I think this gives us a chance to prove that we are the real thing and don't need extra help to reach the playoffs. If we come out with a winning record in the first half of the season, beat everyone we should (see end of schedule), and win one or two of those games that we shouldn't win, it proves that we made the playoffs because of our hard work and not because of "extra help." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Since 1972 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Do you wear a tin foil hat? PTR This coming from a tin foil robot..Lol..simply amazing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 This coming from a tin foil robot..Lol..simply amazing!! My hat is titanium alloy, thank you, impervious to bullets, rust, and snide taunts. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Well at least we won't be playing the last 2 games against Miami & the Jets because the world will have already ended! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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