billspro Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 On November 3, 2017 at 6:06 AM, smuvtalker said: I agree with you, that in the two losses to the Panthers and Bengals, the Bills were in it til the very end, and very well could've come away with W's. While I was pleased with the five victories, one thing that discouraged me was that we were having +3, +4 takeaways but still barely winning. But since we were winning I didn't complain. But while last night's loss was only one loss, it's just the way that it went down. Again, this is a scenario that we Bills fans have been faced with SO many times during this 17 year drought that you'd have to have JUST recently become a fan of the team, or lived under a rock and been oblivious to the team's struggles. Last night was by far the biggest game of the season to date for this team. Throw out the fact it was a division game. Throw out the fact it was a conference game. It was the biggest game of the season because, like many previous years, the Bills were overachieving, had a rookie or new head coach, had put together a winning record, and to me personally, were finally starting to get the attention AND respect of the national media. McDermott was being discussed as a potential coach of the year candidate, players were buying into his "Trust the Process" mantra, and with a win last night, our playoff chances would've shot up to 80%. And like too many seasons before, when the Bills had a chance to show everyone that they were for real, and that everyone's belief in them being different from Bills teams of the past was merited, what do they do? They come out flat, uninspired, undisciplined, and play the worst 60 minutes of football they have all year. And once again have everyone saying, "Same Old Bills ". And you are correct, it was just one game. 5-3 is not a bad record, and I do believe McDermott has this team playing decent football, and am by no means throwing in the towel on this season. But yesterday's loss just fell into all too familiar territory, and has me not wanting to see any highlights on TV, and not wanting to hear any commentary or analysts opinions. I'm hoping McD can right the ship, and the Bills can bounce back and take care of a surging, red hot Saints team next Sunday at New Era....but Drew Brees will be the best quarterback this team has faced all season, and last night they made McCown look like an all-pro. I wish I could say I'm still optimistic about the rest of the season, but the playoffs seem SO much further out of reach today than they did yesterday. I agree with you, the playoff chances went way down with that loss yesterday. It was not just losing, but getting dominated that showed this team probably isn't a playoff team. I don't think the Jets are a bad team, I would actually be surprised if they had less than 8 wins at the end of the year. This team needs to show me they can rebound from that performance against the Saints next week. If they beat the Saints we will be in an okay spot again. Lose to the Saints and we will probably be 5-6 in a few weeks looking at Qbs in the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 24 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said: Our pass defense and pass rush better get it together because we have Brady twice, Brees, Rivers and Smith coming up. And we all see what happens when this team digs itself into a hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Thursday was either an anomaly or a regression to the mean. We'll know soon enough, but we don't know now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ga boy Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 On 11/3/2017 at 12:06 AM, Nitro said: New Orleans @LA Chargers @Kansas City New England Indianapolis Miami @New England @Miami Have to win 4 at home and one on the road. Not an easy task. I get the feeling that they will look back at this game and regret the loss. Let not your heart be troubled. We've got this. Looking at first 8 games on opening day, most of us would have expected losses to Carolina, Denver, Atlanta, Oakland, and at least one more. However, we're looking good at 5-3. At the half way mark, the glass is half-full. Going forward, I put Chargers, Miami twice, and Indy in the W column. We'll definitely get one from Saints, NE, or KC. Billieve me. We've got this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Bangarang said: Our pass defense and pass rush better get it together because we have Brady twice, Brees, Rivers and Smith coming up. And we all see what happens when this team digs itself into a hole. The defense in general has to improve including the run defense that will face tough tasks in the next three games. Edited November 4, 2017 by 26CornerBlitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 3 hours ago, JM57 said: This is a garbage attitude IMO. They have played 8 games. In the 8th, they looked considerably worse than they did in the previous 7, but a lot of the mistakes they made are coachable. It seems that a lot of the poor tackling was due to trying to force turnovers. The fix? When you return to practice, you preach the first guy wrapping up and all subsequent guys go for the strip. IMO Humber had a very bad game, at least early, and was caught jumping inside on outside runs multiple times. That's fixable, or they could just put Milano back in. On the offensive side, Dennison made some huge mistakes early in the 3rd, continuing to run big formations against a stacked box. When he finally spread it out with a 3WR set, they started moving the ball, but that drive unfortunately ended with the O'Leary fumble. Self-scouting. Play Tyrod in shotgun more to alleviate the poor OL play. Additonally on offense, you have Benjamin being integrated (I think we see his role slowly grow week to week for the next 8 games as he learns the offense and develops rapport with Tyrod) AND you get Tyrod's security blanket, Big Play Charles Clay, back too. Those are two receivers that HAVE to be respected or they WILL beat you. The Jets were able to stack the box because they weren't in any way scared of Zay Jones, Jordan Matthews and Andre Holmes. Things can and will change. They have already evolved as the season went on to implement the power run game and unbalanced formations that they excelled at the last two seasons. Don't give up yet. I believe this coach is obsessed with winning and will be mad as hell about a beat down like Thursday night. He will demand his coaches to fix everything that can be fixed from that game. Expectations change with the results. It's the NFL, and a week to week league. Sure, few if any saw the Bills as being any kind of decent team this year. That's why they play the games. Once it became clear that the Bills weren't a bad team, the expectations rose with the performance. I don't think many believe this is a SuperBowl roster, but it can be a playoff team. Don't kid yourself, the playoff format doesn't favor the Bills when they lose AFC games and beat NFC opponents. So a loss to the Jets can't exactly be erased by a win over New Orleans. The reverse would be better for their playoff chances. There is still a ways to go, but the team backed themselves into a corner playoff wide by blowing this opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#34fan Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 We really had a chance to turn the corner with this game... All we had to do was assert dominance over a weaker division rival on the road... Just like the Pats do to us... This was a game where the leadership simply collapsed... Doesn't bode well for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 On 11/2/2017 at 9:18 PM, mannc said: Its funny: All the people who pegged the Bills for 3-4 wins this year are the ones trashing the team now, at 5-3. Typical. Name 3500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Murica Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 44 minutes ago, #34fan said: We really had a chance to turn the corner with this game... All we had to do was assert dominance over a weaker division rival on the road... Just like the Pats do to us... This was a game where the leadership simply collapsed... Doesn't bode well for the future. Yeah, they had one horrible loss where it was a total team failure. But, predicting this will ruin us for the future is a little non-sensical don’t you think? If they come out flat against the saints then I would worry about the leadership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianmoorman4jesus Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 What a shame to go back and think if we could beat the bengals and jets on the road, we could be 7-1 right now. I know we could have lost the Atl and Tb games and it could be the other way..just stinks to k ow we had a shot to be in incredible shape and just laid 2 eggs against under .500 conference opponents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 On 11/4/2017 at 11:00 AM, Ga boy said: Let not your heart be troubled. We've got this. Looking at first 8 games on opening day, most of us would have expected losses to Carolina, Denver, Atlanta, Oakland, and at least one more. However, we're looking good at 5-3. At the half way mark, the glass is half-full. Going forward, I put Chargers, Miami twice, and Indy in the W column. We'll definitely get one from Saints, NE, or KC. Billieve me. We've got this. no...they are on the verge of a collapse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Who Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 5 - 3.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John in Jax Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Like I said after the Jets games, they win 2 more games, maybe 3. Now, I am even rethinking that. LOL The Colts are up on the Steelers, 17-9, at the start of the 4th qtr.....the Colts were a team I thought the Bills would beat easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternOHBillsFan Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Reeeeelaaaaaax. We're gonna be 7-9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptide Posted November 12, 2017 Author Share Posted November 12, 2017 Hey we're still 5-4 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallser Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Tyrod as the QB, we never make the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Kevi Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 We are still (right now) 5-3, anybody want to get in one more "relax" before the season ends? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Just now, Shotgunner said: We are still (right now) 5-3, anybody want to get in one more "relax" before the season ends? Relax. Plenty of time left to tank their way to a top 12 pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dablitzkrieg Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 This team blows. They quit, I am disgusted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 All you smart mouth punks on here attacking us realistic fans heading into this week can kiss our collective realistic ass, 24 consecutive times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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