plenzmd1 Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 (edited) I never thought I'd read that. You seriously believe the Jets are better than the Ravens? Let me ask you this, but first, yes 100% absolutely I do! Jets and Bills effectively did the same thing this year, getting rid of some big-name players. The only difference is their guys were old, so they had to cut instead of trade. Arguably, their D has more star players than ours, and the QB many would say is better than ours. And that SAJ and Anderson better than the guys we had playing last night, but we had the edge at RB. Ravens suck, but schedule will help them. Edited November 3, 2017 by plenzmd1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybee Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 I believe todays TBD reaction to the game has been completely constructive and very positive. Unless it wasnt ! Lol ! If we lose next week they'll all be saying FIRE EVERYBODY once again ..... like they always do ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacklabel Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 It's not a massive deal that they lost, but the kicker is where and when they lost. The moment everyone starts buying in and really believing that this is a playoff team is the moment they come out on the national stage and have their worst game. It happens to every team every season but to have it happen under these circumstances is maybe why it stings a little more than usual. Jets were fired up, give 'em credit. Bills looked tired and out of it from the start. They didn't communicate well, they made mistakes they don't normally make and they couldn't find a way to adjust. They got 10 days to pull it back together. I don't think it's coming undone because of how this team is coached now. I think they're gonna be pretty PO'ed by this one and really put in the work to be at their best for the Saints. This is a different roster than years past. There are still a handful of guys here who have gone through the implosions in years past but I'm hoping that "Oh man here we go again" train of thought isn't going to seep into their minds. They gotta rebound, plain and simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smuvtalker Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Most people are consistent with their fandom. You just see the boo birds come out after a loss. This was the first game the Bills didn't look like themselves since McDermott took over. They looked like a Rex team again. Its gonna happen from time to time. Even the best teams put up a stinker now and then. Gotta bounce back against the Saints on home turf. I think they can, but we'll see. I am as consistent with my fandom as a true, life long diehard Bills fan can be. When I was 7 years old, when I first fell in love with the Bills, I watched them struggle through 7 and 8 win seasons with Joe Ferguson, Joe Cribbs, and Jerry Butler on offense with big Freddy Smerlas on the D line. So my fandom is without question. However, yesterday's performance deserved a visit from the boo-birds. While it was just one loss from a scheduling perspective, it was a loss that the Bills just shouldn't have let happen. It puts us in an all too familiar position, BEHIND the 8 ball....again. They couldn't have picked a worse night to play their worst 60 minutes of football all year. If Buffalo was finally to be taken seriously, if they were truly to become part of the conversation of playoff teams, then last night was supposed to be a W, not a whopper of an L. I share your hope that the Bills bounce back from this stinker of a performance and take it to the Saints, but this a Saints team who's offense is starting to run on all 8 cylinders, and Drew Brees will be the best quarterback this team has faced all year (unless you think Matt Ryan is better). But even more importantly, the Saints DEFENSE, which has been consistently terrible for years, is starting to improve as well... McD better right this ship in a hurry, and have our boys ready to play 60 minutes of quality football next Sunday or it could be over by halftime. Because of how well Buffalo has played at home, I fully expect them to show up and play hard. Whether they win or not I guess time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Let me ask you this, but first, yes 100% absolutely I do! Jets and Bills effectively did the same thing this year, getting rid of some big-name players. The only difference is their guys were old, so they had to cut instead of trade. Arguably, their D has more star players than ours, and the QB many would say is better than ours. And that SAJ and Anderson better than the guys we had playing last night, but we had the edge at RB. Ravens suck, but schedule will help them. What was your question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figster Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Every loss exposes weaknesses of a team that can be exploited if not corrected in my humble opinion. So while the whole team had a stinker of a game which does happen from time to time, and you have to give the other team some credit. Some of Buffalo's weaknesses on O are becoming more apparent IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Well I know why it's happening after THIS loss. They looked like the worst team in the NFL last night. Nothing was worth watching. I agree. I got roasted for saying so in the gameday threads last night lol CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 What was your question? Haha..quess i forgot that part! Question was: if you forget preseason expectations, and look strictly at who the Jets have played and how they played them, with a 4-5 record, would you still think they are a team with no shot at the playoffs and one of the bottom 5 teams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Haha..quess i forgot that part! Question was: if you forget preseason expectations, and look strictly at who the Jets have played and how they played them, with a 4-5 record, would you still think they are a team with no shot at the playoffs and one of the bottom 5 teams? I'll answer part two first. They're definitely not bottom 5. I think they're maybe 20th in the league. I don't think they have a shot at the playoffs, or at least I didn't till the bills **** the bed last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 I'll answer part two first. They're definitely not bottom 5. I think they're maybe 20th in the league. I don't think they have a shot at the playoffs, or at least I didn't till the bills **** the bed last night. and I think part of why people are so upset is they are clinging to preseason notion the Jets suck and in that bottom 5. I don't think they do, and actually, think they are pretty good. Easily could be at least 5-4 without some awful, flukey plays against the Dolphins. Now that's a team that I do think is bottom 5 and season is over if we lose one to the Dolphins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeginnersMind Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Why? All the negative folk do it to feel safe. They will always seek each other out in their weakness. Its a nice communal thing humans do in weakness. Imagine them herding together like zebras at any sense that there is danger. There danger over there. Panic panic panic. Pretty evolutionary behavior. Let them huddle up. Makes them fee better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figster Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 and I think part of why people are so upset is they are clinging to preseason notion the Jets suck and in that bottom 5. I don't think they do, and actually, think they are pretty good. Easily could be at least 5-4 without some awful, flukey plays against the Dolphins. Now that's a team that I do think is bottom 5 and season is over if we lose one to the Dolphins When McCown plays mistake free football the Jets are a team to be reckoned with IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyBatty is alive Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 we are supposed to overreact, that is the nature of being fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figster Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Why? All the negative folk do it to feel safe. They will always seek each other out in their weakness. Its a nice communal thing humans do in weakness. Imagine them herding together like zebras at any sense that there is danger. There danger over there. Panic panic panic. Pretty evolutionary behavior. Let them huddle up. Makes them fee better. Or maybe just expressing our opinions on a football forum like we do every week. Are some of you here to hug and to tell each other its going to be ok? Telling each other it was a fluke getting our butts kicked by a team that is supposed to be tanking led by McCown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Guy Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 When McCown plays mistake free football the Jets are a team to be reckoned with IMO. So are the Bills...would you not concur? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figster Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 So are the Bills...would you not concur? Yes sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Well I know why it's happening after THIS loss. They looked like the worst team in the NFL last night. Nothing was worth watching. that was a merciless ass-kicking until the total garbagetime runs in the 4th the Bills submitted to rhythmic ***-***ing and were left impaled on 15 poles on the field to cry and whimper same Old Bills Edwards, Fitz, Tyrod.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 This was a winnable Conference game, and these are a tie-breaking component. IF we make the playoffs, we will need ALL the help we can get, and this one will hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Guy Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Yes sir indeed....the Bills crapped the bed last night. Learn from it and move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianmoorman4jesus Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 (edited) The difference between 6-2 and 5-3 is going to be us making the playoffs or not. And we are terrible on the road. We have lost to the bengals and jets on the road. 2 teams we should never lose to. Any team that stops the run and makes Tyrod throw will beat us. We will now have to probably go 5-3 or 6-2 out the door here to have a shot, which is not happening. We have 2 against NE, the saints, @ KC and @ La. Every one of those games will be incredibly difficult. The season ended last night. Thats why people are acting like this. Edited November 3, 2017 by Brianmoorman4jesus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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