Don't go too crazy just yet....

[Nick the Greek]

We beat losers those other years. Today we beat the defending NFC champion on the road. A little different there chicken little?

[Domdab99]

Yeah, that Giants game two years ago was disgusting

[bbb]

We were 4-2 last year? I just feel like that's not right...

 

Rex has warped my brain.

 

Haha - I heard this on GR today, and couldn't believe it myself. Where was I??

[Buffalo Boy]

Yeah, that Giants game two years ago was disgusting

You're not kidding. My buddy had seasons and I came back for that one. Hot day, ton of Giants fans, OBJ acting the fool and that one broken tackle on the sideline.... ugg

Edited October 2, 2017 by Buffalo Boy

[GG]

 

Haha - I heard this on GR today, and couldn't believe it myself. Where was I??

 

2 of those 4 wins came against QBs who shouldn't be starting in the NFL. 1 came against a rookie and the other against a beat up Palmer. In retrospect, the quality of wins were proved out over the course of the season.

[Prickly Pete]

 

2 of those 4 wins came against QBs who shouldn't be starting in the NFL. 1 came against a rookie and the other against a beat up Palmer. In retrospect, the quality of wins were proved out over the course of the season.

 

And this season feels like a sea change throughout the league.

[Augie]

Who's gone crazy???

[bbb]

 

2 of those 4 wins came against QBs who shouldn't be starting in the NFL. 1 came against a rookie and the other against a beat up Palmer. In retrospect, the quality of wins were proved out over the course of the season.

 

No wonder I don't remember being excited at all. I had thought the last time we had a record even close to that was the 5-2 in 2011.

 

[CanadianFan]

I know what you're saying. This team feels different. That said, it's about laying the foundations. This team can be a play off team (like Dolphins did) but you need breaks go our way for 7 more games. I won't be unhappy if this team doesn't make the playoffs. As long as they play hard every down no matter the score. As long as they don't make mental mistakes. That's the foundation I'm looking for. And I see it with this team. That's how Raptors turned things around. And I'm starting to see that with this team. Wins will come.

[GG]

I know what you're saying. This team feels different. That said, it's about laying the foundations. This team can be a play off team (like Dolphins did) but you need breaks go our way for 7 more games. I won't be unhappy if this team doesn't make the playoffs. As long as they play hard every down no matter the score. As long as they don't make mental mistakes. That's the foundation I'm looking for. And I see it with this team. That's how Raptors turned things around. And I'm starting to see that with this team. Wins will come.

 

Yup, they've been getting breaks and timely turnovers. That can't hold up for the entire season. But they are playing solid fundamental football, and the process that McBeane are talking about is taking hold. This should be a fun team to follow going forward.

[26CornerBlitz]

Who's gone crazy???

 

Robert Woods.

[Willyville Guy]

No thanks. Today's road win over means I'm taking a firehose shot of kool aid straight to the face. It is on like a mofo. See you guys on the other side.

[CLTbills]

We were 4-2 last year? I just feel like that's not right...

 

Rex has warped my brain.

Yeah, I've been trying to bleach those 2 years from my brain. What an embarrassment. But NEVER have I been so excited about the direction of this team! Edited October 2, 2017 by CLTbills

[Boatdrinks]

Their schedule is about to get a lot easier. Not inconceivable that they win the next six.

I think their last 8 game winning streak was in 1993. That's just from memory but I know they won 8 straight that year. It's not inconceivable , but not exactly realistic either.

And this season feels like a sea change throughout the league.

 

Not until Tom Brady comes crashing to earth ,it doesn't. The Pats D is putrid but they'll win in shootouts more often than not.

[H2o]

Robert Woods.

Boom

[SaviorPeterman]

Bills' record since 2011 after the first few games:

 

2016: 4-2

2015: 3-2

2014: 3-2

2013: 2-2

2012: 3-3

2011: 5-2

 

I'm loving this..but let's see what they do in Cincinnati...

 

Agree 100% and I would caution all Bills fans not to get too amped up just yet because the way this team is built we are still a few injuries away from everything changing instantaneously .

 

So far we've weathered the storm but we could be without a bunch of key players next week against the Bengals especially if this coaching staff don't want to take any chances and get guys healthy with the bye week coming.

 

Bengals game does concern me more than a little bit because this team might go in there with a big head now that they just won such a huge road game and the Bengals have looked pretty good since they dumped their OC a few weeks ago.

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

2017 says who cares?

What he said

[Buffalo Boy]

I think their last 8 game winning streak was in 1993. That's just from memory but I know they won 8 straight that year. It's not inconceivable , but not exactly realistic either.

 

Not until Tom Brady comes crashing to earth ,it doesn't. The Pats D is putrid but they'll win in shootouts more often than not.

Watched the Panthers Patriots.

We have the D to match them, it's the O I'm worried about.

Hate we aren't seeing them soon as they are not that good right now. I don't believe their D remains that bad. They had multiple breakdowns today that you just don't see from them.

Edited October 2, 2017 by Buffalo Boy

[mrags]

Yeah, that Giants game two years ago was disgusting

funny story about that game. Was there with my wife. I decided to leave early and the whole way we were waking out she just kept asking "are you sure, what if they come back". Deep down I knew they weren't going to win that game.

 

So as we're walking up to the exit gate we were stopped by security. They held us there for like 1-2 minutes. In the background we hear a play being made and my wife asks me again, "are you really sure?" At that point, from around the corner comes a gold cart. Inside the cart was the Pegulas, Russ Brandon, and Doug Whaley. Even they couldn't stomach watching the rest of the game and left a full quarter early. At that point I told my wife "let's get out of here" and we walked out. I didn't look back for a second as I heard more plays being made and cheers going throughout the stadium, then I heard like 3 straight plays with penalties. One where Hughes kicked a helmet or something too. I was happy I left. At that point I knew I wanted Rex gone.

[Marv's Neighbor]

Don't forget 2008 when they went 5-1 and someone flushed something somewhere after they finished the season 7-9.

Wasn't that the year Ralph extended his contract?

[Fadingpain]

Bills' record since 2011 after the first few games:

 

2016: 4-2

2015: 3-2

2014: 3-2

2013: 2-2

2012: 3-3

2011: 5-2

 

I'm loving this..but let's see what they do in Cincinnati...

I was thinking of this myself.

 

This wouldn't be the first time we get out of the blocks well only to have the wheels fall off.

 

I'm taking it one game at a time and trying to enjoy it.

 

I do feel like this current regime is a lot different than in the past....

[Scott7975]

Bills' record since 2011 after the first few games:

 

2016: 4-2

2015: 3-2

2014: 3-2

2013: 2-2

2012: 3-3

2011: 5-2

 

I'm loving this..but let's see what they do in Cincinnati...

Nah. I live in the moment. If I constantly say lets see what they do next week then the season will have passed and I would have missed the enjoyment of it. This team is legit and I don't see it falling apart. Sure, they will lose some games but I don't see a massive implosion of 6 game losing streaks like years past.

[mrags]

I was thinking of this myself.

 

This wouldn't be the first time we get out of the blocks well only to have the wheels fall off.

 

I'm taking it one game at a time and trying to enjoy it.

 

I do feel like this current regime is a lot different than in the past....

injuries would be my biggest worry. If shady goes down we're shot at RB.

 

If white, brown, Hyde, or power go down we will be hurting

[John from Riverside]

The problem with that is those records were against weak opponents......

 

We nearly beat Carolina....and Denver and Atlanta are both good teams.....and we just beat Atlanta on the road

 

It just feels different this year......like we are not playing our best ball and still winning

[billsfan89]

You can't get too crazy, season is only 25% in the books. Also the Jordan Matthews and possibly EJ Gaines injuries are also a cause for concern, both key players. But right now 3-1 having won 2 games that the Bills weren't supposed to win (One being on the road) is cause for some optimism. Cincy on the road is a big test as I think they are better than their record indicates and any game on the road ain't easy. If the Bills can beat Cincy and go to 4-1 with a bye week to get some injured players up and rested then I think this team has a chance to be for real. Let's see how this team responds to getting some of their own hype.

[Sammy Watkins' Rib]

The difference is those games were extremely flukey, with really bad talent that overachieved early and couldn't sustain.

 

Agreed. Actual talent on this team and a lot of the talent has been here since year one with Rex. What we have lost with Woods, Goodwin and Watkins on offense we have easily gained on defense in the secondary with Hyde, Poyer, White and Gaines. The new coaching staff and going back to the 4-3 has made all the difference so far.

 

This team could slip up against the Bengals but big picture, I don't see them losing 2 out of the next 3. One way or another I feel they will at least win 2 of the next 3.

[NewMexBills]

Can we start talking Playoffs...

3-1 Record

 

3-1 Next 4.

W at Cincy

W vs TB

L vs Oak

w at Jets

 

2-2 Next 4

W vs NO

W at SD

L at KC

L vs NE

 

Thats 8-4 going into the final 4

 

W vs Colts

W vs Miami

L at NE

? at Mia

[Fadingpain]

We beat losers those other years. Today we beat the defending NFC champion on the road. A little different there chicken little?

This is one of our best, quality wins in a very long time. Don't get me wrong.

But don't get so taken away with the fact that Atlanta was in the Superbowl last year.

 

If Atlanta gets back to the Superbowl this year, then our win gets that much bigger.

 

But don't measure it based on what the Falcons did last year. That's not relevant to this year.

[NewMexBills]

This is one of our best, quality wins in a very long time. Don't get me wrong.

But don't get so taken away with the fact that Atlanta was in the Superbowl last year.

 

If Atlanta gets back to the Superbowl this year, then our win gets that much bigger.

 

But don't measure it based on what the Falcons did last year. That's not relevant to this year.

Wrong! other then 1st line

[Scott7975]

This is one of our best, quality wins in a very long time. Don't get me wrong.

But don't get so taken away with the fact that Atlanta was in the Superbowl last year.

 

If Atlanta gets back to the Superbowl this year, then our win gets that much bigger.

 

But don't measure it based on what the Falcons did last year. That's not relevant to this year.

Then measure it against what the Falcons have done so far this year. Going into the game they were undefeated and averaged 29 ppg.

[OCinBuffalo]

1 game at a time

I think this is the best idea so far in this thread. I have no idea who we are playing 2 weeks from now, and I don't care. I'm not looking ahead. The Bungles are the Bungles. You never know when they will suddenly turn into the Bengals for a week, and you hope it's not our week. The good news: we aren't playing them at home, so, less of a trap game.

 

Wasn't that the year Ralph extended his contract?

Heh, that was the year that I walked into the Bills 3-0 party by accident. Before we were 5-1, we were 3-0.

 

I was just stopping off at a bar on Delaware, as I had for 2 bars prior, to warm up. I was heading for the Greek place in Allentown. I was still wearing my game day stuff, and was freezing. I lived 2x2 blocks away from this place, and was in there all the time. So, I walk in and blow by everybody thinking that 1.) it's my bar, and 2.) it's Sunday, so, if you live in real cities you know: most of their best bars have "African American Night" on Sunday. No big deal. I'm cold, I want a drink, and I don't care if I'm the only white guy in the place. I get to the bar, order a drink and turn around...to see the entire Bills team looking at me like "Um, is that guy a sponsor?" Robert Royal was right next to me, got it immediately, and started laughing his ass off, and now I'm thinking "Oh, F me".

 

So, I do what I always do: goof. It was bizarre though. You've never seen so many female "massage therapists" in one bar. At one point I asked if there was a massage therapist convention in town. As I said: goof around. What a great night. There was basically most of the Bills team, one turd that kept trying to charge me for talking to them(who I physically threw out, and got a standing O from the team), 2 other fans, and I.

 

We all thought we were world-beaters that night. The best was: I told Spencer Johnson that my mom said "you can't expect (Marcus) Stroud to do everything on the line by himself, you're a FA too, and you better earn your money". Which made Stroud howl laughing, and say "That's right!." Johnson was amazed and befuddled. He asked "Are you serious, you're mom knows who I am, what position I play, that I'm lining up next to this guy?"

 

I said: "Yup, get used to it."

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

The last time ......

 

These are not the Bills you are looking for.

 

This is a different (NEW) team.

(sorry lost the link)

In a brief period of time, the Bills have not only reversed the failures of Rex Ryan's disappointing two-year tenure in charge of the defense, but they have vaulted to or near the top of the NFL's charts in several defensive statistics.

After their defense stifled 2016 MVP Matt Ryan and the undefeated Falcons' offense Sunday, winning 23-17, the Bills sit at 3-1 and atop the AFC East following the New England Patriots' loss to the Carolina Panthers. Few expected the Bills to have any shot in the division against the Patriots. The Bills' top-ranked defense and the Patriots' 32nd-ranked defense -- allowing 31.7 points per game entering Week 4 -- have changed the conversation.

The Falcons gained 391 total yards against Buffalo but turned the ball over three times, including a 52-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Bills cornerback Tre'Davious White on what came close to being a pass by Ryan, his motion disrupted by defensive end Jerry Hughes. Ryan also was intercepted twice by safety Micah Hyde, who signed a five-year, $30.5 million deal this offseason.

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The Buffalo Bills are a legitimate threat in the NFL this season. They just beat the defending NFC Champion Atlanta Falcons in their building for the biggest road win since the 1990s. That’s not hyperbole. Neither is this; the Buffalo Bills are legit.

https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2017/10/1/16393486/the-buffalo-bills-beat-atlanta-falcons-and-you-should-believe-in-them

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Let’s take a look at both (Bills/Rams) teams and figure out how their first-year coaches turned them around and if we should expect their hot starts to turn into special seasons.

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/10/nfl-bills-rams-sean-mcvay-sean-mcdermott-rex-ryan-jeff-fisher?src=rss

I'm guzzling the KoolAid

Edited October 2, 2017 by ShadyBillsFan

[Charlottebillsfan2]

Its probably worth mentioning that not only is the pats d atrocious they have already lost two home games. I'm not pumping the brakes. I'm talking about us having a legit shot at the division.

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

Its probably worth mentioning that not only is the pats d atrocious they have already lost two home games. I'm not pumping the brakes. I'm talking about us having a legit shot at the division.

make that almost 3.

Houston had them on the ropes.

Bills and JETS close out the season in NE

 

so between now and then they only have 3 home games out of the next 10 games.

Beyond AFCE teams their road games are Tampa, Denver, Oakland, Pittsburgh

[nucci]

injuries would be my biggest worry. If shady goes down we're shot at RB.

 

If white, brown, Hyde, or power go down we will be hurting

most teams are in trouble if they lose their best players. Look at Atlanta yesterday

[Sammy Watkins' Rib]

You don't get a home playoff game with a wild card spot. It's only right that we would break the drought with a home game at New Era. One way or another we got to stay ahead of the Pats. We've already beaten Denver so if Denver can beat the Pats that will be a plus. If we can beat the Bengals next week while the Pats lose later in the season to the Steelers that would be another plus.

[BuffaloHokie13]

One thing that gives this start some validity is that 3 of the teams we played were participants in the last 2 Super Bowls.

[r00tabaga]

 

Robert Woods.

 

 

Lolol.

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

Can we start talking Playoffs...

3-1 Record

 

3-1 Next 4.

W at Cincy

W vs TB

L vs Oak

w at Jets

 

2-2 Next 4

W vs NO

W at SD

L at KC

L vs NE

 

Thats 8-4 going into the final 4

 

W vs Colts

W vs Miami

L at NE

? at Mia

Pardon me but that is a HORRIBLE prediction WRT the playoffs - you the guy who posts TYGOD all the time right? (my bad if not)

 

Wins over Oakland, and Kansas City are viable and necessary for a playoff spot.

 

So is splitting with NE. The only sweep the Bills can afford is a sweep of NE.

Edited October 2, 2017 by ShadyBillsFan

[Sammy Watkins' Rib]

Pardon me but that is a HORRIBLE prediction WRT the playoffs - you the guy who posts TYGOD all the time right? (my bad if not)

 

Wins over Oakland, and Kansas City are viable and necessary for a playoff spot.

 

So is splitting with NE. The only sweep the Bills can afford is a sweep of NE.

Agreed. It will be extremely disappointing if we lose all four of those games. Yeah we could still make the playoffs in doing so. But we need to win at least one of those four to even think we can compete with the top of the conference.