thurst44 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 34 minutes ago, TPS said: One game doesn’t indicate a trend. After this week’s win, they will make a Lambeau Leap up the charts! True, but to act as if they did not just win a game against the expected NFC champion on the road and write as if they have been playing consistently badly all year is just, well, lazy, and not a little ridiculous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottebillsfan2 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 When a 30 takes a 9 to the woodshed on the road you know your rankings are flawed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boater Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 These things are a suck-up contest for web views. Redskins, Cowboys, Patriots, et al: get reality+5 bonus positions because they are large market teams. Must get their fan clicks. The Buffalo's and Cleveland's of the league get shuffled to the bottom more than justified...because there are fewer web readers to offend. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EersN'Bills Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 12 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said: a counter point if you will If Cleveland had the better all around team why were they w/o a W until the JETS and way was Tyrod benched? they don't pay attention. They just write the crap that comes to mind w/o any read research. Biggest point spread blowout in 23 years!!!! Another counter point, they are two missed kicks away from beating both the Steelers AND the Saints (on the road). They have a great defense. As for Tyrod, the offense wasn't getting it done and Baker gave them a spark. Also, unlike us, they didn't have two lopsided losses on their ledger. I completely agree it's ridiculous CLE had the bigger jump than BUF. I think Cleveland winning was such a monumental moment (I mean, how can it not be?) that ESPN is overrating that win (by moving the Browns up 5 spots vs the Bills 2) vs the Bills beating the Vikings, the way more impressive win, which warrants a bigger jump than the Browns. Even though the Browns were within inches of winning their first two games. Was Baker the only reason? Hell no. He was one reason. That's a solid team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thurst44 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 13 minutes ago, TigerJ said: ESPN power rankings always demonstrate a certain amount of inertia when it comes to certain teams. Buffalo is one of those teams. They are one of the slowest to move the Bills up after the Bills experience some success. New England is always going to be moved down very slowly when they have losses. To a certain extent, that can be justified by Bill Belichick's long record of success, which includes years when the Patriots start out struggleing and end up winning the Super Bowl. If Buffalo beats Green Bay, I could see them moving up in the 26-27 range. I've seen other power rankings today where the Bills are as high as 26. There also might be the factor that in the past, these rankings HAVE actually moved the Bills up for the 5-2 start only to watch them fall hard, so there might be a "won't be fooled again" factor to all of this that persists even after last year when they did collapse, but pulled out of it to become one of the top 12 by playoff status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedboy7 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 I’ve got the Bills at #2. Right after Alabama. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerJ Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 6 minutes ago, thurst44 said: There also might be the factor that in the past, these rankings HAVE actually moved the Bills up for the 5-2 start only to watch them fall hard, so there might be a "won't be fooled again" factor to all of this that persists even after last year when they did collapse, but pulled out of it to become one of the top 12 by playoff status. Could be. If so, then they are being influenced by a past that includes a different coach, mostly different players, different GM, different team president and different owner. Oh yeah, they still play in the same stadium. There must be a curse on New Era Field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big C Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 The only power rankings worth reading are Elliott Harrison's at NFL.com http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000966398/article/nfl-power-rankings-week-4-rams-chiefs-rise-above-chaos He's got the Pats at 13 and the Bills up to 27. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 NFL.com has a much better ranking. Consistently better than the crap ESPN puts out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted September 25, 2018 Author Share Posted September 25, 2018 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Big C said: The only power rankings worth reading are Elliott Harrison's at NFL.com http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000966398/article/nfl-power-rankings-week-4-rams-chiefs-rise-above-chaos He's got the Pats at 13 and the Bills up to 27. imo a 3-0 team shouldn't be below TWO 1-1-1 teams, one that just blew the biggest upset in 23 years and the other needed Fitz to well be Fitz with 3 first half INT's to get its first W. So as worthy as it is a read, it has flaws Edited September 25, 2018 by ShadyBillsFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 "The Bills' offense has gone three-and-out on 54 percent of drives this season, on pace to be the highest rate for any team in the past 15 seasons." LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cle23 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 1 hour ago, EersN'Bills said: Another counter point, they are two missed kicks away from beating both the Steelers AND the Saints (on the road). They have a great defense. As for Tyrod, the offense wasn't getting it done and Baker gave them a spark. Also, unlike us, they didn't have two lopsided losses on their ledger. I completely agree it's ridiculous CLE had the bigger jump than BUF. I think Cleveland winning was such a monumental moment (I mean, how can it not be?) that ESPN is overrating that win (by moving the Browns up 5 spots vs the Bills 2) vs the Bills beating the Vikings, the way more impressive win, which warrants a bigger jump than the Browns. Even though the Browns were within inches of winning their first two games. Was Baker the only reason? Hell no. He was one reason. That's a solid team. I think it has more to do with Buffalo getting blown out the 1st 2 games than it does with comparing wins vs the Vikings and Jets. Obviously the Viking win is more impressive, but with a FG kicker the Browns beat the Saints, and possibly the Steelers too. Buffalo wasn't close the 1st 2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fergie's ire Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 1 hour ago, ShadyBillsFan said: a counter point if you will If Cleveland had the better all around team why were they w/o a W until the JETS Answer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 1 hour ago, MILFHUNTER#518 said: Porpoises ranked 8th with a 3-0 record and the Patricheats 6th at 1-2 playing like they have? LOL what a joke Old habbits die hard. When were dealing with the cheating cheats... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted September 25, 2018 Author Share Posted September 25, 2018 5 minutes ago, fergie's ire said: Answer: You can believe Cleveland is better. 1-31 now 2-31-1 I don't believe they are better. jmo Bills 1-2 INSERT PICTURE NATE PETERMAN 13 minutes ago, mattynh said: "The Bills' offense has gone three-and-out on 54 percent of drives this season, on pace to be the highest rate for any team in the past 15 seasons." LOL see above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 14 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said: You can believe Cleveland is better. 1-31 now 2-31-1 I don't believe they are better. jmo Bills 1-2 INSERT PICTURE NATE PETERMAN see above How much of that stat was week one alone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted September 25, 2018 Author Share Posted September 25, 2018 (edited) 2 minutes ago, joesixpack said: How much of that stat was week one alone? For Buffalo? Zero point Zero QB rating in the first half The weather sucked, there was no run game and a rookie cold of the bench wasn't expected to do much much less a 35 point comeback For Cleveland? The Steelers got lucky with FITZ's 3 INT's and I hear he Flopped" to get a Roughing the QB penalty. Saints have a habit of starting slow Edited September 25, 2018 by ShadyBillsFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 could go nowhere but up...need to win those conference/division games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aceman_16 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 2 hours ago, PeterDude said: Ack, power rankings and fantasy football should be illegal! Hate this ****. Illegal??!? Ya vol commandant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts