enlightener Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 (edited) I was telling my friend as we closed out the fish this weekend, "weve had no QB for 10 years so weve had to get good everywhere else, now that our QB is playing even decent, we are actually a great team." heres a breakdown of why we are a great team... Dline- 3 first round picks, one first overall, the lowest drafted guy-the most productive of the 4! a(oh and 3 are probowlers) Linebacker- we have other teams first or second round picks, and Bradham as a back up whose becoming better every week.(kiko=2nd rounder) Secondary- (the area we focused on since jauron era) first round picks playing at CB and a free agent whose suddenly our best CB. Safety manned by our second round pick CB and searcy= solid Running backs- CJ FJ nuff said. WR- suddenly a strength of our team with young fast talented guys with hands and a free agent whose better than who he replaced. Long gone are the days of Roscoe parrish + Josh reed or Donald Jones +Brad smith pretending to be quality starting WR’s Line- suddenly strong, RG is weak but a solid center and two bookend tackles? Its better than a lot of teams Olines in this league. QB-playing efficient and smart, see Kaperstank for a what a red hot young QB can do to totally blow a lead and lose a game you were winning. Like I said with a decent QB weve been primed for 2-3 years already to be a playoff team, we might just skip “making” the playoffs and actually do damage this year. Im calling it now! This isn’t your daddy Trent Edwards 5-1 team! Edited September 15, 2014 by enlightener Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 (edited) I think the doubt prior to the season, and even during this season is because of several things... - QB means everything, and Manuel is a work in progress that may go forward or may go back - The Bills best safety was let go in the offseason - The right side of the line(actually all line positions outside of Wood & Glenn) were question marks - The loss of Kiko - Replacing Stevie Johnson - Coaching staff - The TE position is still a mess That being said, there are several positives through training camp and the first two games... - Corey Graham appears to be a great pickup solidifying your top 4 CB's(Gilmore, McKelvin, Graham & Roby) - Watkins appears to be the real deal, and Mike Williams addition gives them a solid top 3 at WR - Brown, Bradham, Rivers and Spikes seem to be good additions in the LB rotation and help offset the loss of Kiko - Carpenter continues to be outstanding - Henderson coming out of nowhere to be the starting RT was a real surprise. We'll see how the season plays out, and not to put the cart before the horse, but 3 out of the last 4 are going to be tough games(@ Denver, Green Bay & @ New England) Edited September 15, 2014 by LabattBlue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Bold post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I'm not overly surprised. I expected us to kick the **** out of Miami. They are a bad matchup vs us and will be as long as Philban is their coach. The bears game was somewhat of a surprise, but anyone paying attention to EJ during camp could tell you, that kid was much better and much more confident. They showed nothing during preseason and as a result we are winning games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I figured 1-1. The Bears win was huge to me though. The matchups did not seem very favorable with their two WR's, Bennett, and Forte. I didn't know if the SS position would prove to be a weakness and I thought our LB's would be exploited by Bennett and Forte. With that being said, the defense stood tall and we got a solid performance out of EJ. Games like that, especially after coughing up the lead, were games that this team would have lost last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 0-2 would have been a bigger surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I'm not overly surprised. I expected us to kick the **** out of Miami. They are a bad matchup vs us and will be as long as Philban is their coach. The bears game was somewhat of a surprise, but anyone paying attention to EJ during camp could tell you, that kid was much better and much more confident. They showed nothing during preseason and as a result we are winning games if you figure them percentage wise id probably have said we had a 30-40% chance to beat Chicago, and maybe a 60% or so against miami. That would give us about a 1 out of 4 or 5 shot of getting to 2-0 by my book. not a shocking feat, but an accomplishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockinon Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 What? No love for Schmidt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kooshari Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 The Bills have sucked for 15 years and they looked like **** during preseason, that's why. It's really not hard to figure out. Every year most of the folks here make predictions that overstate the Bills talent and final record. We're all happy to see them 2-0 but let's revisit this post in a month and a half. At the midway point, we'll have a much better idea what this team is about. Fitz had the Bills team at 5-2 in 2010 and they finished 6-10. Save your erection for Week 17 and beyond. In the meantime, Go Bills! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enlightener Posted September 15, 2014 Author Share Posted September 15, 2014 (edited) wait til week 17???? that's a mistake also, why wait all year to be happy? I liked what I saw and don't need to wait, If they played bad and won id still be mad and worried, but they have a lot of talent and are putting it together, why not be pumped now?, its long overdue, anyone who knows stocks and the market would see this team is trending up and about to pop. the past means nothing now, there is no fitz, jauron SJ Levy or trent Edwards to worry about, his team is alot like seattle or the old Ravens with the average QB they had when they won a SuperBowl Edited September 15, 2014 by enlightener Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOVEMESOMEBILLS Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 (edited) The Bills have sucked for 15 years and they looked like **** during preseason, that's why. It's really not hard to figure out. Every year most of the folks here make predictions that overstate the Bills talent and final record. We're all happy to see them 2-0 but let's revisit this post in a month and a half. At the midway point, we'll have a much better idea what this team is about. Fitz had the Bills team at 5-2 in 2010 and they finished 6-10. Save your erection for Week 17 and beyond. In the meantime, Go Bills! There are exactly 8 players left from that team and only 3 from 2008. Different year, different front office, different coaching staff, different players. You may want to wait till week 17 to get excited, but don't expect everyone else to sit on their hands while this team plays well. This also should tell you what preseason means......NOTHING. Edited September 16, 2014 by LOVEMESOMEBILLS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 (edited) The Bills have sucked for 15 years and they looked like **** during preseason, that's why. It's really not hard to figure out. Every year most of the folks here make predictions that overstate the Bills talent and final record. We're all happy to see them 2-0 but let's revisit this post in a month and a half. At the midway point, we'll have a much better idea what this team is about. Fitz had the Bills team at 5-2 in 2010 and they finished 6-10. Save your erection for Week 17 and beyond. In the meantime, Go Bills! No idea how old you are but the Super Bowl Bills played like crap in preseason too. At least two times they went 0-4. And people freaked out then as well. Of course there was no internet to freak out. It was sports radio mainly. Edited September 16, 2014 by PromoTheRobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 > the optimist in me isn't surprised (as I am 2-0 with my prediction so far) > the ultimate fan in me is happy if that trend continues the Bills may be 6-0 (please don't jinx it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kooshari Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 No idea how old you are but the Super Bowl Bills played like crap in preseason too. At least two times they went 0-4. And people freaked out then as well. Of course there was no internet to freak out. It was sports radio mainly. I'm 40 and remember those preseasons well. Your point is mine exactly. Fans freak out when teams suck in the preseason - it's normal. It's also normal to get over-excited after a 2-0 start. But lots of teams win their first 2 games and still miss the playoffs. The Bills have teased and broken our hearts before. They need to play more games before the team really shows what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enlightener Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 those bills that teased us didnt make the team, also those coaches teased us, and our gone. It hast been said but two huge problems looked solved this year... Crossmans S.teams look solid...down to the last second addition of the new punter(golden) Hackett seems like he has a clue, using play action, power formations, screens, etc all things he forego in 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ko12010 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Bold post. Nice lol I'm honestly not surprised at all we are 2-0. I just hope they do what Marrone is preaching and continue to focus on improving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Three weeks ago people were ready to talk about the 2015 draft because preseason sucked. Now no one's surprised they're 2-0? Right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonborn10 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Bears win was a surprise. It's a big win but Chargers game is more important. Conference game with huge tie breaker and head to head implications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 ...those bills that teased us didnt make the team, also those coaches teased us, and our gone. There are probably 5-10 Bills on the current team, that were on the 2011 team that started 4-1 only to finish 6-10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Three weeks ago people were ready to talk about the 2015 draft because preseason sucked. Now no one's surprised they're 2-0? Right... You may notice a lack of sky is fallen posters since the 1st half of the chicago game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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