WIDE LEFT Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Today's result is inevitable based on the NFL as it exists in 2016. A decade long run of the NFL making rules change favoring the passing game at the expense of running game/defense will always favor a passing team. The only exception is a team that maintains defensive excellence year after year. Analytics tells us that is very rare - only Seattle this decade, with Denver on the way. The Bills, like the vast majority of NFL teams, cannot establish defensive dominance on a consistent basis. As such, their run first, ball possession offense is a recipe for mediocrity. Shady will have a great year, the Bills, as they have done for last several years, will be in the top tier of running offenses. And they will be mediocre. You simply cannot have multiple rule changes favoring the passing game, and continue to think running the ball is the way to win. Unless you have a world class defense. We don't have one, and neither do most teams. Rex is a dinosaur, and cannot succeed in today's NFL. Sad but true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 On a somewhat related note but rarely--if ever--discussed at this forum: As long as Brady/Belichick are in NE and that machine is firing on all cylinders, and as long as they are in our division, we will not win our division. That means the easier route to the playoffs is categorically unavailable to us. Our only path to the playoffs is via the Wildcard, which is a tough road to hoe. We should be lobbying the NFL for realignment. Get away from NE and into a midwest "central" type division, or change the playoff structure to a conference setup maybe with more teams making the playoffs with more games to enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIDE LEFT Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 On a somewhat related note but rarely--if ever--discussed at this forum: As long as Brady/Belichick are in NE and that machine is firing on all cylinders, and as long as they are in our division, we will not win our division. That means the easier route to the playoffs is categorically unavailable to us. Our only path to the playoffs is via the Wildcard, which is a tough road to hoe. We should be lobbying the NFL for realignment. Get away from NE and into a midwest "central" type division, or change the playoff structure to a conference setup maybe with more teams making the playoffs with more games to enjoy. Yea by the time that happens Brady will be gone, and Bill B will fade into the mediocrity he was before he stumbled into the lottery ticket that Brady became. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan130 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Yes sir, i agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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