Stads Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 If this is already being discussed, please delete this thread. Now that you've seen how the Colts played against the Jets, does it change your feelings about our win in week 1? Most thought that beating the Colts was a fairly big deal since they were supposed to contend this year. I have no idea if last night showed that the Colts are a hot mess or that the Jets are a real force to be reckoned with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felonious Monk Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 (edited) It's been discussed, but I think it warrants its own thread because it's the first thing I thought about while watching last night's game. I do feel differently, and it sucks. I think we'll all get a better feel for this team on Sunday. I suggest making a poll out of this. Edited September 22, 2015 by Felonious Monk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchammer Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 I was thinking the same thing. I feel the Colts are not as good a team as last year. The Jet's have a good defense and a great secondary. Combine those things with the way we lost to New England and I think we're not as good as I first thought. This Sunday should say a lot more about our team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big C Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 I think the Jets defense is for real. I feel like what Bowles is doing there might be the next generation Rex Ryan in terms of creative scheming and blitzing. Last year he did really well with mixed talent/youth in Arizona and now in NY with that excellent D-Line plus Revis and some other solid vets he looks like an offense's nightmare. They were on Luch cosntantly, swarming the ball carriers, getting their hands on balls, ripping balls out. It was how I imagined our D looking. We can still look that good - and I hope we do after we settle down some. Still not impressed with the offense. Marshall is a beast and Ivory is a solid runner, but Fitz is definitely holding them back. A few nice throws, sure, but off target often. I noticed they threw the ball downfield a lot, probably hoping for PI or Marshall to simply overpower the DBs. The Colts were down their top four CBs by the end of the night, so if they aren't scoring more points than us, their offense doesn't worry me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkington Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Not really... it was pretty clear during the game that they aren't that good of a team. We still kicked their asses more than the score suggests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 (edited) Completely different. Either jets are good too or the colts are garbage... Edited September 22, 2015 by over 20 years of fanhood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloHokie13 Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Eh, not very different. If we are using the Colts as a measuring stick between us and the Jets I think both of our defenses are very good (which I figured before the season started) and I think our offense is ahead of the Jets, who couldn't muster more than 20 points (10 coming after Davis left the game with a concussion, and in a game where Butler was out) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Is there still a W next to the game? If so, then no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 It's similar to the win over the Bears in week 1 of 2014 where Chicago proved to be highly overrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixxxer Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Not at all. It was the opener, they were ready, they were healthy and had new shiny toys like we did. The game was over by the 3rd quarter. We helped them be on shaky grounds right now because we dominated them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 a lot of people picking the Jets as the 2nd best team in the AFC East now. and to that I just have to Jets have a good D but Fitzy will fizzle out and they will put Ge-NOOOO back in there and he will self implode as always. the Jets are 2-0 but I don't think they win more than 3-4 games the rest of the year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaninATL Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 no sense in revisionist history, a W is a W is a W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Is there still a W next to the game? If so, then no. Apparently it's more important how you win and whom you beat then just winning the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2020 Our Year For Sure Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Beating a team on one given Sunday doesn't necessarily make you better. KC blew out the eventual SB champs in week 4 last year- doesn't mean anything. Too many conclusions being drawn so early. So no I don't feel different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 (edited) No. The Bills (fan base and players) got caught up in the media / hype and the loss felt worse that it should have. 1-1 is better than 0-2. Edited September 22, 2015 by BillsFan-4-Ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Apparently it's more important how you win and whom you beat then just winning the game.yes TBD is now the BCS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafu Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 No. Are there some style points that I'm not aware of? Pretty obvious but every week is a different matchup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 yes TBD is now the BCS Which means the Patriots are actually bad because all their wins are against inferior opponents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 No. The Bills (fan base and players) got caught up in the media / hype and the loss felt worse that it should have. 1-1 is better than -02. Agreed. In fact I feel better about a win over a conference opponent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Ahhhh, the life of a Bills fan. Forever busy searching for reasons to be sad about a win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 no sense in revisionist history, a W is a W is a W. The issue is not whether our Week 1 win is still a win. The issue is how good the Bills are now perceived to be based on a Week 1 win over what can be argued is a fairly average team. So far we have beaten what appears to be a bad to average team, and gotten killed by a great one. Let's see what we do on Sunday against a different opponent in a different class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 The issue is not whether our Week 1 win is still a win. The issue is how good the Bills are now perceived to be based on a Week 1 win over what can be argued is a fairly average team. So far we have beaten what appears to be a bad to average team, and gotten killed by a great one. Let's see what we do on Sunday against a different opponent in a different class. where and why does it matter how they are perceived? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Yep.....the jets are not as good as us as we beat them more soundly Is that what you wanted to hear? No? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taterthegator Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 The Jets defense was NEVER in question. HOwever, they struggled like Hell to put the game away offensively. The Colts are mediocre, but let's not put NE first with the Jets 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan130 Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 I kind of thought the colts were overrated coming into this season so even when the bills beat them, I wasn't quite as thrilled as a lot of bills fans were Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big C Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 I kind of thought the colts were overrated coming into this season so even when the bills beat them, I wasn't quite as thrilled as a lot of bills fans were I knew they were overrated also, I was happy with the win, though, because it was so convincing. Not quite a parallel to last year's opener, where we beat an eventual 5-11 team in an OT thriller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan130 Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 I knew they were overrated also, I was happy with the win, though, because it was so convincing. Not quite a parallel to last year's opener, where we beat an eventual 5-11 team in an OT thriller. Exactly. I mean any win is good in the NFL so I was really happy about beating the colts, but I just didn't think the colts were a great measuring stick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonkey Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Completely different. Either jets are good too or the colts are garbage... Or, perhaps both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livinginthepast Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Colts and Luck look awful last week and last night. In addition they looked terrible in the AFC championship game. I still give the Bills full value for the win and their game plan in wk1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricojes Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 (edited) Colts are a hot mess or that the Jets are a real force to be reckoned with. I do feel good about that win. Indy is a good team. The Jets have a great defense, they've had a good defense for years. The "underestimating the Jets" thread crap is due to the Offense and not the defense. Their O is still average at best, which forces their D to play great every week and that's tough no matter how good the D is. The Colts will still win their division. I don't think they are an elite team, but they are the best team in that division.... Edited September 22, 2015 by ricojes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 I have no memory of the colts. After that W, they are dead to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Buffalo Wings Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 The Colts are worse than the Jest are good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fong Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Not really. They're a good team that struggled with two physical teams. They're still going to be a playoff team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Allan in MD Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonkey Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 where and why does it matter how they are perceived? Well sense this thread is about how people are now perceiving the Colts win ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgia Bill Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 The Colts are worse than the Jest are good. You could replace "Jest" with "Bills and have an equally good case. Just saying. Now that we know the Colts aren't too hot, and the Patriots beat us are much better than us (as always), it looks like we really don't know how good (or bad) we are. The Dolphins will be a good measuring stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 If this is already being discussed, please delete this thread. Now that you've seen how the Colts played against the Jets, does it change your feelings about our win in week 1? Most thought that beating the Colts was a fairly big deal since they were supposed to contend this year. I have no idea if last night showed that the Colts are a hot mess or that the Jets are a real force to be reckoned with. I wasn't overly impressed with the Bills defense against the Colts. Much was made of the pass rush but I thought it consistently disappointed and that their victory should have been more decisive. It will be interesting to see if Ryan can just let this defense go back to what they did well last year and THEN introduce some wrinkles........because they are in disarray defensively and their DL just isn't looking as athletic and explosive as we know them to be. But there is such a wealth of talent on this team that they should be able to slug it out with anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 The Bills are in year one of a new system. The Colts are in what- year five? N*E* is in the same system now for over a decade and are the defending World Champs*. We beat the snot out of Indy and lost by a single touchdown to the World Champs*. Yeah,I know how you feel. The Bills suck and you feel so low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filthymcnasty08 Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 We DOMINATED so….no. Lots of SB teams barely squeak by bad teams throughout their seasons. The W is fine with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtDart Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 (edited) A win, is a win. However, we all knew the Colts Defense was suspect and they were going to have a pretty big day. I think we saw what we have in Tie Rod, he was exposed and will continue to be. I think the game plan has to be a lot better. If they are stacking the box, we need to take some shots and make them back off. Edited September 23, 2015 by DirtDart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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