Cygnus99 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Will it be better if the Bills lose the rest of the season and be 5-11 for better draft ? Of course that is not going to happen . Most of us know we will have another mediocre season and end up 7-9 or 8-8 and be out of the playoffs . We are going to win meaningless games like beating the colts and the Dolphins at Miami Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
entropyrules Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 (edited) unless you really have a shot at the 1-5 slots losing out won't gain the Bills much...their big problem is their drafts have just been a mismatch to the coaching schemes...hence the constant shuffling (i.e. letting go and trading) of players. just once I wish the Bills would 1) have a coach who schemes to his players strengths and not the other way around and 2) have a competent scouting organization that is in concert with what the coaching staff is looking for Edited November 15, 2017 by entropyrules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 No, McD and Beane have to evaluate the players to find out who will go all out even in a losing season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPS Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 The Bills are going to save their season with a win against LAC. It will be a home game for them, and they will fix the run D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artmalibu Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 6 minutes ago, TPS said: The Bills are going to save their season with a win against LAC. It will be a home game for them, and they will fix the run D. Then KC and New England are going to happen. Which is OK as long as the Bills beat the chargers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8-8 Forever? Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 2 hours ago, entropyrules said: unless you really have a shot at the 1-5 slots losing out won't gain the Bills much...their big problem is their drafts have just been a mismatch to the coaching schemes...hence the constant shuffling (i.e. letting go and trading) of players. just once I wish the Bills would 1) have a coach who schemes to his players strengths and not the other way around and 2) have a competent scouting organization that is in concert with what the coaching staff is looking for coaches and their schemes seem to be pretty much inseparable. thats why you can't keep switching head coaches all the time. McBeanes seem to be in synch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Please ... Come on guys. Stop with the quitting already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloMatt Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 No. Play with pride win or lose. We are Bills G*d damn it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoTier Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 2 hours ago, Cygnus99 said: Will it be better if the Bills lose the rest of the season and be 5-11 for better draft ? Of course that is not going to happen . Most of us know we will have another mediocre season and end up 7-9 or 8-8 and be out of the playoffs . We are going to win meaningless games like beating the colts and the Dolphins at Miami It doesn't make a difference. The Bills have been drafting in the top 10-12 most of this century, and it hasn't made them winners. Sometimes they've missed on their high picks, but mostly they don't keep them beyond their rookie contracts even if they're Pro Bowlers ... or maybe I should say, especially if they become Pro Bowlers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonCents Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 35 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said: Please ... Come on guys. Stop with the quitting already! I pictured a fan yelling that into the players locker room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 they're the 6th seed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putin Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 3 hours ago, Cygnus99 said: Will it be better if the Bills lose the rest of the season and be 5-11 for better draft ? Of course that is not going to happen . Most of us know we will have another mediocre season and end up 7-9 or 8-8 and be out of the playoffs . We are going to win meaningless games like beating the colts and the Dolphins at Miami I’m not so sure we can beat the Dolphins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 should have tanked from the start. if i was running the team we would have traded Shady for a 2nd round pick and Tyrod for a 4th back in Sept. neither will be on this team next year anyhow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 3 hours ago, entropyrules said: unless you really have a shot at the 1-5 slots losing out won't gain the Bills much...their big problem is their drafts have just been a mismatch to the coaching schemes...hence the constant shuffling (i.e. letting go and trading) of players. just once I wish the Bills would 1) have a coach who schemes to his players strengths and not the other way around and 2) have a competent scouting organization that is in concert with what the coaching staff is looking for Well we at least got rid of most of the non-fits in year 1 instead of slowly phasing them out. 10 minutes ago, kdiggz said: should have tanked from the start. if i was running the team we would have traded Shady for a 2nd round pick and Tyrod for a 4th back in Sept. neither will be on this team next year anyhow Yeah - its working out so well for cleveland... 52 minutes ago, SoTier said: It doesn't make a difference. The Bills have been drafting in the top 10-12 most of this century, and it hasn't made them winners. Sometimes they've missed on their high picks, but mostly they don't keep them beyond their rookie contracts even if they're Pro Bowlers ... or maybe I should say, especially if they become Pro Bowlers. Yup - just gotta hope we got the right guys in the building to do it right this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 1 minute ago, dneveu said: Yeah - its working out so well for cleveland... they passed on Deshaun Watson. Hue Jackson wanted him bad and they didn't pull the trigger. Could have had Mahomes too. Need to just grab those guys and figure it out later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBaumer Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 3 hours ago, Cygnus99 said: Will it be better if the Bills lose the rest of the season and be 5-11 for better draft ? Of course that is not going to happen . Most of us know we will have another mediocre season and end up 7-9 or 8-8 and be out of the playoffs . We are going to win meaningless games like beating the colts and the Dolphins at Miami This would have been much more relevant IF they lose to Chargers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatonka68 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 If you do not have a Franchise QB, you draft a QB every year until you have a franchise QB. "PERIOD!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Just now, kdiggz said: they passed on Deshaun Watson. Hue Jackson wanted him bad and they didn't pull the trigger. Could have had Mahomes too. Need to just grab those guys and figure it out later It's more than Watson. They have missed on like everyone in the first round in the last bunch of drafts. Phil Taylor Trent Richardson Weeden Mingo Gilbert Manziel Shelton 3 minutes ago, Tatonka68 said: If you do not have a Franchise QB, you draft a QB every year until you have a franchise QB. "PERIOD!" We've drafted one in 3 of the last 5 - considering you only carry 2 on the active roster that's a decent amount. Decent chance we draft another one this year giving us 1 in each of the last 3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 1 minute ago, dneveu said: It's more than Watson. They have missed on like everyone in the first round in the last bunch of drafts. Phil Taylor Trent Richardson Weeden Mingo Gilbert Manziel Shelton that was a prior regime. that would be like saying McBeane wiffed on Losman, Edwards, EJ. they weren't here. the new guys just need to pick someone. god knows they have the picks to do so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 3 minutes ago, kdiggz said: that was a prior regime. that would be like saying McBeane wiffed on Losman, Edwards, EJ. they weren't here. the new guys just need to pick someone. god knows they have the picks to do so Sure - but they're not even close to being a mediocre team let alone a good team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonbus23 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 (edited) If they lose Sunday, then it would probably be better to lose out. But we will probably end up winning against the Fins once and the Colts. 7-9. If we win Sunday, then we have a real chance at the playoffs because we can beat the Fins twice and the Colts. Edited November 15, 2017 by leonbus23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 1 minute ago, leonbus23 said: If they lose Sunday, then it would probably be better to lose out. But we will probably end up winning against the Fins once and the Colts. 7-9. If we win Sunday, then we have a real chance at the playoffs because we can beat the Fins twice and the Colts. Got a fair amount of young players as well as a fair amount of pride in the locker room. You want to win every game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billzgobowlin Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 4 hours ago, Cygnus99 said: Will it be better if the Bills lose the rest of the season and be 5-11 for better draft ? Of course that is not going to happen . Most of us know we will have another mediocre season and end up 7-9 or 8-8 and be out of the playoffs . We are going to win meaningless games like beating the colts and the Dolphins at Miami I would feel sad if we couldn't beat Miami. That would show how much this team fell from a 5-2 start. You will lose the locker room at that point. I do feel like we have a lot on the uptick. Just look at the Eagles last year, I feel like we are on the same trajectory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatonka68 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 46 minutes ago, dneveu said: It's more than Watson. They have missed on like everyone in the first round in the last bunch of drafts. Phil Taylor Trent Richardson Weeden Mingo Gilbert Manziel Shelton We've drafted one in 3 of the last 5 - considering you only carry 2 on the active roster that's a decent amount. Decent chance we draft another one this year giving us 1 in each of the last 3 years. And we still have no Franchise QB, time to draft another, Rudolph or Falk would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedboy7 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 4 hours ago, Cygnus99 said: Will it be better if the Bills lose the rest of the season and be 5-11 for better draft ? Of course that is not going to happen . Most of us know we will have another mediocre season and end up 7-9 or 8-8 and be out of the playoffs . We are going to win meaningless games like beating the colts and the Dolphins at Miami I cant believe people actually are responding to this. You are a fan? Or you just trolling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoTier Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 52 minutes ago, dneveu said: Well we at least got rid of most of the non-fits in year 1 instead of slowly phasing them out. What the Bills did was shed talent and 2017 payroll, and they used the claim that they didn't "fit" McDermott's "skill set" as their excuse. I actually heard some analyst on tv -- it might have been before/during the Thursday night fiasco against the Jests -- actually say that Woods, Watkins, and Goodwin were all gone because they didn't have the "skill set" the Bills "needed". What "skill set" was that exactly? Apparently Beane and McDermott don't see talent as being a need because the Bills are quickly descending into the talentless depths most recently occupied by Indy and Cleveland ... and the Jauron era Bills. What veterans are left on the team that have any proven talent? Shady, Glenn, Benjamin, and Clay. Since there were so many rumors earlier first about Shady and then later about Glenn being traded, I would not at all be surprised to see them both gone before the beginning of next season, probably swapped for draft picks so that the Bills can draft their shiny new Savior QB and keep the fans excited at least until he looks awful because he has crappy coaching, no protection, and few targets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 1 minute ago, SoTier said: What the Bills did was shed talent and 2017 payroll, and they used the claim that they didn't "fit" McDermott's "skill set" as their excuse. I actually heard some analyst on tv -- it might have been before/during the Thursday night fiasco against the Jests -- actually say that Woods, Watkins, and Goodwin were all gone because they didn't have the "skill set" the Bills "needed". What "skill set" was that exactly? Apparently Beane and McDermott don't see talent as being a need because the Bills are quickly descending into the talentless depths most recently occupied by Indy and Cleveland ... and the Jauron era Bills. What veterans are left on the team that have any proven talent? Shady, Glenn, Benjamin, and Clay. Since there were so many rumors earlier first about Shady and then later about Glenn being traded, I would not at all be surprised to see them both gone before the beginning of next season, probably swapped for draft picks so that the Bills can draft their shiny new Savior QB and keep the fans excited at least until he looks awful because he has crappy coaching, no protection, and few targets. Woods and Goodwin were UFAs. Its not like we just cut them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 4 hours ago, Cygnus99 said: Will it be better if the Bills lose the rest of the season and be 5-11 for better draft ? Of course that is not going to happen . Most of us know we will have another mediocre season and end up 7-9 or 8-8 and be out of the playoffs . We are going to win meaningless games like beating the colts and the Dolphins at Miami Yes, losing every year is the best way to build a winning team.......Bills and Sabres are perfect examples...hoping Sabres finish last again...Buffalo sports are so much fun to watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoTier Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 1 minute ago, dneveu said: Woods and Goodwin were UFAs. Its not like we just cut them. They could have signed one of them. They chose not to. They also chose to let Gilmore and Gillislee walk. Then they started holding a fire sale via trades. They started peddling Dareus so early and often that I'm shocked that they even got a sixth rounder for him; most observers were sure that teams would just wait until they cut him in the off season. Marrone must have really, really wanted ol' #99 ... and he'll probably blossom in Jax. Meanwhile, the Bills have loaded up their roster with JAGs, STers, PS refugees, and some rookies. Cleveland isn't the only team playing moneyball. 11 minutes ago, nucci said: Yes, losing every year is the best way to build a winning team.......Bills and Sabres are perfect examples...hoping Sabres finish last again...Buffalo sports are so much fun to watch Well, according to at least one poster, since we should be grateful that we don't live in Syria, we should be happy to continue to support perennial losers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Not now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 7 minutes ago, SoTier said: They could have signed one of them. They chose not to. They also chose to let Gilmore and Gillislee walk. Then they started holding a fire sale via trades. They started peddling Dareus so early and often that I'm shocked that they even got a sixth rounder for him; most observers were sure that teams would just wait until they cut him in the off season. Marrone must have really, really wanted ol' #99 ... and he'll probably blossom in Jax. Meanwhile, the Bills have loaded up their roster with JAGs, STers, PS refugees, and some rookies. Cleveland isn't the only team playing moneyball. Well, according to at least one poster, since we should be grateful that we don't live in Syria, we should be happy to continue to support perennial losers. You can't make someone sign here - and i wouldn't have given woods or goodwin those contracts based on their production here. Gilmore didn't want to play here so it was tag or he walks. Gillislee would've been the highest paid backup RB in the league, on a team with the highest paid starting RB in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 11 minutes ago, SoTier said: Well, according to at least one poster, since we should be grateful that we don't live in Syria, we should be happy to continue to support perennial losers. Ha, nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talley56 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 As bad as the AFC is this year, 8-8 might actually get us in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonbus23 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 2 hours ago, dneveu said: Got a fair amount of young players as well as a fair amount of pride in the locker room. You want to win every game. I agree. Players are not going to tank. But in terms of a higher draft pick, if we lost all the rest, it would be better. So, if we lose Sunday, I will still cheer for the Bills to win every game. But in the back of my mind, I know it is better if we lose the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 18 minutes ago, leonbus23 said: I agree. Players are not going to tank. But in terms of a higher draft pick, if we lost all the rest, it would be better. So, if we lose Sunday, I will still cheer for the Bills to win every game. But in the back of my mind, I know it is better if we lose the rest. and please tell me when does this end? Seems this is the conversation every year....it's always next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Now Moment Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Why would we want to lose even more? That doesn't help build a culture for a new head coach. They are trying to do it right which is win while you are rebuilding. I absolutely think this is the goal that has been set by them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris66 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Ill never get Bills fans. This year is the best chance to mke the playoffs since 04 and your coach just pissed it away and everyone is happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 2 hours ago, mead107 said: Not now Win baby Win!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPS Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 (edited) 6 hours ago, artmalibu said: Then KC and New England are going to happen. Which is OK as long as the Bills beat the chargers. If they lose to KC and Pats, then they need to beat Dolphins 2x and Colts to ensure at least 9 wins. The other main competitor is the Ravens who need to lose to the Pack, Lions, and Steelers to give them 8 losses. They end against Colts and Bengals. Holy Crap! Next time I better look at TSW before responding to a post. Peterman IN! Wow! I have to believe one reason McD is doing it is because it's not really going to be like a road game. I seriously doubt he would've thrown Peterman in if it was KC. Edited November 15, 2017 by TPS new info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuddyDark Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Without a true run stuffer they were going to lose of the season with or without Tyrod. Maybe they win one game if they can't stop the run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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