maryland-bills-fan Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Okay, here is a poll on predicting the Bills end-of-season record. One power ranking for the NFL right now is http://seattletimes.com/html/seahawks/2024865732_nflpowerrankings26xml.html 1 (1) Broncos ::::::::::::::::::::::::::: week 14 LOSS away 2 (3) Eagles 3 (4) Cowboys 4 (6) Colts 5 (7) Cardinals 6 (2) Chargers loss week 3 7 (9) Patriots loss week 6:::::::::::week 17 LOSS away 8 (10) Packers ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::week 15 LOSS 9 (12) Ravens 10 (5) Seahawks 11 (8) 49ers 12 (15) Lions week 5 win 13 (11) Bengals 14 (17) Bills 15 (18) Chiefs ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::week 10 WIN home 16 (22) Dolphins:won week 2:::::::::week 11 WIN away 17 (13) Bears 18 (23) Steelers 19 (14) Panthers 20 (26) Rams 21 (16) Browns ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::week 13 WIN home 22 (19) Saints 23 (20) Texans loss week 4 24 (27) Washington 25 (21) Titans 26 (24) Falcons 27 (25) Jets won week 8::::::::::::::::::::week 12 WIN home 28 (31) Jaguars 29 (28) Giants 30 (29) Buccaneers 31 (30) Vikings won week7 32 (32) Raider::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::week 16 WIN away We are 5-3 now and have yet to play 5 teams that are “weaker” and 3 teams that are “stronger”. If the rankings are accurate, then the prediction is 10-6, which should get us into the playoffs. Realize that our defensive line should allow us to bully the weaker teams on the schedule and might give problems to the stronger teams on the schedule. What is your vote? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkington Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 5 games that *should* be winnable, so I say we'll win 3 or 4 of those (not every "should" win happens, afterall). 3 games that we "should" lose, so I'll say we lose two or three of those..... So I'm going with 9-7 or 10-6 at this point.... not exactly a brave prediction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOKIE Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 11-5. Same as my preseason prediction... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 10-6, but 11-5 possible if we can beat the Pack, which is achievable with this D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaJoe Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 8-8; I question whether they will succeed without a running game when it gets windy in the Ralph. Could result in losses to the Chiefs and Browns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWings Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 (edited) 5 games that *should* be winnable, so I say we'll win 3 or 4 of those (not every "should" win happens, afterall). 3 games that we "should" lose, so I'll say we lose two or three of those..... So I'm going with 9-7 or 10-6 at this point.... not exactly a brave prediction. Those 5 games being the next 4 (KC, @Mia, NYJ, Cle) and @Oak. I'm wary of the Miami game - on the road, Thursday night...if the defense holds their own, they can win, but I wouldn't be surprised if they lose that one. The other three are tough. I can't see them beating Denver, unless Schwartz calls the game of his life. They *could* beat Green Bay, but only because that game is at home. And they just never seem to have enough luck to beat the Bradys. I say they lose the tough three and lose one of the winnable games - 9-7. Edited October 27, 2014 by BuffaloWings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 The key games for me are the two in the short week when we return... Kansas City and Miami. We at worst must split those. Ideally win both. Then Green Bay at home which is the winnable one of our 3 tough games. Jets, Browns and @Oakland I'm very confident we win. I think 9-7... but winning both of KC and Miami or splitting but beating Green Bay gets us to 10 wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkington Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Those 5 games being the next 4 (KC, @Mia, NYJ, Cle) and @Oak. I'm wary of the Miami game - on the road, Thursday night...if the defense holds their own, they can win, but I wouldn't be surprised if they lose that one. The other three are tough. I can't see them beating Denver, unless Schwartz calls the game of his life. They *could* beat Green Bay, but only because that game is at home. And they just never seem to have enough luck to beat the Bradys. I say they lose the tough three and lose one of the winnable games - 9-7. Yeah, the Dolphins game will be tough, and in fact, I probably shouldn't include it in the "should win" category. They are playing significantly better than when we saw them earlier this year, so we'll see how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkington Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 You know... for some reason I thought KC was playing worse than they are.... that's going to be a really tough game as well. 1 Sun, Sep 7 vs Tennessee L 26-10 2 Sun, Sep 14 @ Denver L 24-17 3 Sun, Sep 21 @ Miami W 34-15 4 Mon, Sep 29 vs New England W 41-14 5 Sun, Oct 5 @ San Francisco L 22-17 6 BYE WEEK 7 Sun, Oct 19 @ San Diego W 23-20 8 Sun, Oct 26 vs St. Louis W 34-7 That's a hell of a schedule... wins against some real quality teams. Tough losses to Denver and SF on the road... damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver bill Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 I've scrutinized the AFC schedule for the second half and see us going 4-4 in the remaining games, with tough road losses in Miami, Denver, and NE. I think we'll lose one other, probably GB, or maybe KC. We'll end up at 9-7. For the rest of the AFC: DEN 14-2 home field throughout NE, BAL, PIT, IND all 11-5 SD 9-7 In this scenario we just miss the playoffs due to the tie breaker with SD. If we can pull out one more win and end 10-6 we'll make the playoffs. It will be close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 (edited) 9-7 same as preseason prediction. 3-1 next four games, loss @ Miami, 1-3 final four, win over Oakland. Post season will be close, could take a win in NE to go 10-6 to do it. Edited October 27, 2014 by 75Bills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyHorseAteTheKid Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 9-7 with the coaching staff and front office being kept intact... I know the O-line was addressed big time in the off season, but it appears as though they missed on 3 of the 4 additions... So hopefully this next draft they get it right.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 9-7 same as preseason prediction. 3-1 next four games, loss @ Miami, 1-3 final four, win over Oakland. Post season will be close, could take a win in NE to go 10-6 to do it. If we go 3-1 over the next four games as you and others predict, we'll be 8-4. Do you think maybe the players (and coaches) then start to take it up a notch because they can smell the preseason? Sometimes teams catch a fire and start to roll. If we can go 3-1 and then 2-2, this would be a very fun season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWings Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 (edited) You know... for some reason I thought KC was playing worse than they are.... that's going to be a really tough game as well. 1 Sun, Sep 7 vs Tennessee L 26-10 2 Sun, Sep 14 @ Denver L 24-17 3 Sun, Sep 21 @ Miami W 34-15 4 Mon, Sep 29 vs New England W 41-14 5 Sun, Oct 5 @ San Francisco L 22-17 6 BYE WEEK 7 Sun, Oct 19 @ San Diego W 23-20 8 Sun, Oct 26 vs St. Louis W 34-7 That's a hell of a schedule... wins against some real quality teams. Tough losses to Denver and SF on the road... damn. KC is an enigma to me. They lose to an iffy Tennessee team, beat a Miami team that everyone loved at the time, whacked the Patsies, lost to struggling San Fran, and beat a solid San Diego team. I'm still not sold on them yet, but they won't be easy to beat. Edited October 27, 2014 by BuffaloWings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryland-bills-fan Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 9-7 with the coaching staff and front office being kept intact... I know the O-line was addressed big time in the off season, but it appears as though they missed on 3 of the 4 additions... So hopefully this next draft they get it right.... Have patience. There is a big difference between college and the pros, as you know. We went for size- and those guys may have been able to get away with undeveloped tool kits in college, but may need some coaching up in technique, better strength training and physically some growing still to come. Men peak somewhere in their mid 20's or between 20 and 30- a 21 or 22 year old probably still has some room to grown. One or two more of these young'ens may become good or adequate starters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 It hasn't changed from preseason. Still 10-6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 10-6 just like I hoped for in the preseason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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