McBean Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 What a weird spot I’m in as a fan for this upcoming season... I have ZERO expectations for this team. I guess I was so happy that we got the drought off our backs last year that I don’t care if we aren’t that good this season. It’s like I almost expect us to be bad. 3 reasons I’m fine with us taking a step back this season and me being not too mad... 1. Playoff drought finally over 2. Drafting our hopeful franchise QB in Josh Allen ( growing pains.) 3. Brandon Beane’s first draft class and time to develop the younger guys. I expect us to win around 4-6 games this season. What I’m excited about is seeing how Allen, Edmunds, and the younger guys play. I’ve always been a long term thinker. I’m viewing this season as training for a true dynasty being built for 10+ years starting in 2019. Just some honest thoughts and would like to hear everybody else’s expectations for the upcoming season since TC is 5 days away. Go Bills 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbillsfan2206 Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Playoffs again this year. Tom Brady is 48 years old and he will start playing like it. We’ll be competing with the Jets for the division. I’ve also had 3 bloody Mary’s already today 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 I think they'll be better than 6 wins, by the defense alone. The expectation I have going into the season is 8-8 or 9-7. My big thing is that I want to see progress on the offense side of the ball, both coaching and players executing, after a less than stellar 2017 offensive showing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Will reserve speculation until opening day roster is set but it appears that the Bills have a very tough schedule especially in the first half of the season. Every year there are surprises (good and bad) around the league. Beane and McDermott seem like they have their act together which to me means there is a better chance for upside than downside but again it looks like a tough schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 8 minutes ago, Seanbillsfan2206 said: Playoffs again this year. Tom Brady is 48 years old and he will start playing like it. We’ll be competing with the Jets for the division. I’ve also had 3 bloody Mary’s already today ...could be a bit presumptuous this early on..in 2017 they were grinders, the persevering lunch pail bunch... won games I didn't think they could....lost some they should not have...certainly caught some breaks when they were "Daltonized"......2018?.....plenty of newness with players, Daboll & new offensive scheme.....predicting their record is non-sequitur....makes about as much sense in sweating bullets over PRE-SEASON strength of schedule prognostications be it 12-4 or 4-12.......bottom line is that me thinks McD has built the proper team culture and despite all of the "newness", they will be very competitive yet "on the line"...breaks will ultimately determine whether they are IN or OUT.......stay tuned... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOKIE Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 29 minutes ago, McBean said: What a weird spot I’m in as a fan for this upcoming season... I have ZERO expectations for this team. I guess I was so happy that we got the drought off our backs last year that I don’t care if we aren’t that good this season. It’s like I almost expect us to be bad. 3 reasons I’m fine with us taking a step back this season and me being not too mad... 1. Playoff drought finally over 2. Drafting our hopeful franchise QB in Josh Allen ( growing pains.) 3. Brandon Beane’s first draft class and time to develop the younger guys. I expect us to win around 4-6 games this season. What I’m excited about is seeing how Allen, Edmunds, and the younger guys play. I’ve always been a long term thinker. I’m viewing this season as training for a true dynasty being built for 10+ years starting in 2019. Just some honest thoughts and would like to hear everybody else’s expectations for the upcoming season since TC is 5 days away. Go Bills I do not have high standards for my favorite sports team. Win more than lose is the low bar for me. Anything less sucks, anything more is fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 I think the defense will be better than last year but the offense will be worse. Call it a wash. But we had some timely turnovers last year and I'm not expecting that this year. So maybe 7-9? I really want to see who the QB is, what's up with Shady, and what kind of OC Daboll is before going on record with a prediction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 I think the defense will improve a little while the offense either stays about the same or takes a small step backwards. I expect that we'll go into the final week of the regular season at 8-7, needing a Bills win and another team's loss in order to get a wildcard spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thurst44 Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Happy Gilmore said: I think they'll be better than 6 wins, by the defense alone. The expectation I have going into the season is 8-8 or 9-7. My big thing is that I want to see progress on the offense side of the ball, both coaching and players executing, after a less than stellar 2017 offensive showing. Agreed. Was just watching the replay of the playoff game and that D stepped up and was simply dominant (as i think we often forget it mostly was during the season), and love the tactical way they approached upgrading it ... add a space eater, stock up on pass rushers with high upsides, bring in a rookie middle linebacker who many experts think could be an all-pro for over a decade. However, I also agree with the OP that I have few expectations either way (due to sooo many questions/wild cards), other than I doubt this team will go full disaster as, well, after pulling out of the latest 5-2 and finally making the playoffs in a season when we seemingly had no business doing so, I have to feel like McDermott is something special. A lot of the last place predictions seem to be predicated on the idea that Allen will start and the brass won't care what happens. I'd bet if Allen is starting it's because they see his progress as quicker than anyone could anticipate. If I were pressed, the best I could narrow down would be between 6-10 and 11-5 with Shady's case, Zay's rebound, the unfamiliar names on the O-line holding up, and whether Star is who they hope he is in the defense being the determinant factors. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boater Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Seanbillsfan2206 said: Playoffs again this year. Tom Brady is 48 years old and he will start playing like it. We’ll be competing with the Jets for the division. I’ve also had 3 bloody Mary’s already today Yuk yuk yuk. Hilarious. You over state Tom's age by 8 years. Obviously, the Bloodies affect your keyboarding. I'll have what you're having 'cept I want Tito's vodka and Clamato. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbillsfan2206 Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 33 minutes ago, boater said: Yuk yuk yuk. Hilarious. You over state Tom's age by 8 years. Obviously, the Bloodies affect your keyboarding. I'll have what you're having 'cept I want Tito's vodka and Clamato. Yes I over exaggerated the fact that Tom Brady is old as ****. And I do like to mix some Clamato in from time to time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 2 hours ago, McBean said: What a weird spot I’m in as a fan for this upcoming season... I have ZERO expectations for this team. I guess I was so happy that we got the drought off our backs last year that I don’t care if we aren’t that good this season. It’s like I almost expect us to be bad. 3 reasons I’m fine with us taking a step back this season and me being not too mad... 1. Playoff drought finally over 2. Drafting our hopeful franchise QB in Josh Allen ( growing pains.) 3. Brandon Beane’s first draft class and time to develop the younger guys. I expect us to win around 4-6 games this season. What I’m excited about is seeing how Allen, Edmunds, and the younger guys play. I’ve always been a long term thinker. I’m viewing this season as training for a true dynasty being built for 10+ years starting in 2019. Just some honest thoughts and would like to hear everybody else’s expectations for the upcoming season since TC is 5 days away. Go Bills This is pretty much where I’m at. If the young guys show signs of development we are good. Next year we will have almost $100m and 9 draft picks to address the offense. The big picture is a much larger concern to me this year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocrat Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 I wanna think our staff picked out a nice bridge qb in mccarron. Our qbs threw for 2800 yards last year. Can aj come in and throw for 3500 and a decent td to int ratio? If that can happen our team is winning some games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Still too early. It all hinges on Josh Allen. We have to see him this summer and through the pre-season games to have an idea of how bad we are going to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stenbar Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 2 hours ago, hondo in seattle said: I think the defense will be better than last year but the offense will be worse. Call it a wash. But we had some timely turnovers last year and I'm not expecting that this year. So maybe 7-9? I really want to see who the QB is, what's up with Shady, and what kind of OC Daboll is before going on record with a prediction. I agree with you on defense, however I believe Dennison was an absolute dud at OC and he made our O look worse than it was. If Daboll runs the same Offense as NE we will be ok and I think 8-8 at worst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dablitzkrieg Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 I'm thinking 6-7 wins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 19-0 Baby For you Senator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 3 hours ago, McBean said: What a weird spot I’m in as a fan for this upcoming season... I have ZERO expectations for this team. I guess I was so happy that we got the drought off our backs last year that I don’t care if we aren’t that good this season. It’s like I almost expect us to be bad. 3 reasons I’m fine with us taking a step back this season and me being not too mad... 1. Playoff drought finally over 2. Drafting our hopeful franchise QB in Josh Allen ( growing pains.) 3. Brandon Beane’s first draft class and time to develop the younger guys. I expect us to win around 4-6 games this season. What I’m excited about is seeing how Allen, Edmunds, and the younger guys play. I’ve always been a long term thinker. I’m viewing this season as training for a true dynasty being built for 10+ years starting in 2019. Just some honest thoughts and would like to hear everybody else’s expectations for the upcoming season since TC is 5 days away. Go Bills Right now in the off-season I agree 100% with you. Once the season gets started though I have a tendency to let emotion rule lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreggTX Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 I think your analysis is spot on. Next year Allen should be ready and we will have more than $100,000,000 to spend on surrounding him with talent. Let's hope Beane knows what he's doing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 3 hours ago, boater said: I'll have what you're having 'cept I want Tito's vodka and Clamato. Good. If they keep buying his vodka, maybe he can afford a professionally made radio spot. The 'Tom Carvell' of the distillery world. 2 hours ago, Another Fan said: Once the season gets started though I have a tendency to let emotion rule lol So YOU'RE the one responsible for Fitz's big contract!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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