dollars 2 donuts Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 (edited) 13 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said: Barnwell ought to drop a large one on that prediction is he's so sure. Haven't the Bills outperformed preseason win predictions the last few years? Promo, the only thing missing above is... "mic drop...Promo walks away" Edit: Here is the thing, even if Allen makes no improvement whatsoever (and I find that very unlikely as he improved throughout the year), just from the stand point of this team being better at certain positions I think they will be better...8-8....again, this is if Allen doesn't improve at all. Edited January 29, 2019 by dollars 2 donuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshAllenHasBigHands Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Its hard to hate on the guy. I can see why the outside media has such low expectations for the Bills. Its not like Free Agency or the draft will even matter. Every team in the league gets to improve through those means, nullifying whatever competitive advantage we can foresee, and free agents and rookies rarely make the differnce. My only gripe, perhaps, is that he doesn't give enough credit to the jump QBs make from year one to year two. But I can't fault him for having a hard time seeing this happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 15 minutes ago, ScottLaw said: They dumped a guy so it's an improvement? uh Yes. I can probably (with accuracy) say that KB single handily lost 2 or 3 games with his horrible play The Coaching Staff and FO are attempting to fix what mistakes they made so it's an improvement 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 14 hours ago, BillsfaninSB said: http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25834281/predicting-2019-vegas-win-totals-unders-all-32-nfl-teams#buf That would be very disappointing. lol a season win prediction BEFORE the draft and free agency? lol what a waste of time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladiebla Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Quote Bill Barnwell: This is merely trying to estimate what Vegas will set as the average expectation for each of the league's 32 teams in 2019 this spring. OP has taken this completely out of context. Bill Barnwell went out of his way to emphasize that he was NOT predicting 2019 performance but that he was trying to predict Vegas opening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 1 minute ago, ShadyBillsFan said: uh Yes. I can probably (with accuracy) say that KB single handily lost 2 or 3 games with his horrible play The guys who were around in Carolina, when he was fat and out of shape, traded for him. Why are we so sure they won’t make the same mistake again? im good with them on defensive moves but it’s just assumed they will be better on offense. They have been awful with that. 1 hour ago, eball said: Predicting the Bills' W-L record in year three of McBeane's tenure based upon 17 years of results they had nothing to do with is about as short-sighted as you can get. A "logical" W-L prediction at this point would be 8-8. As a former homer, I’ve made the same argument for each of the last Bills regime’s 3rd year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladiebla Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 54 minutes ago, Chris66 said: I would open right now at 7.5. And Bill Barnwell thinks we'll open at 6. That's what the article was about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardyBoy Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Six wins, all loses basically one score games and many lost in heart breaking whoever had the ball last fashion, and the team looking much better in all phases especially oline. I would take that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIZ Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Bill from NYC said: That would be wonderful but you do make it sound just a bit too simple. Maybe a teensy bit. I am trusting the process. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 13 minutes ago, C.Biscuit97 said: The guys who were around in Carolina, when he was fat and out of shape, traded for him. Why are we so sure they won’t make the same mistake again? knowing you made a mistake and remedying it ...... isn't that learning and improving? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerJ Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 What was Barnwell's prediction a year ago for the Bills? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsoldier54 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 15 hours ago, BillsfaninSB said: http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25834281/predicting-2019-vegas-win-totals-unders-all-32-nfl-teams#buf That would be very disappointing. Anyone predicting a team's win total without even knowing the roster construction of the Bills or their opponents is a fool or an idiot. Maybe both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corta765 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 There are soo many things wrong with doing predictions this early but for starters: -Roster Uncertainty across the board -Unexpected retirements -Teams schedules never reflect the true strength until the season is completed Looking at the Bills schedule next year its pretty easy to make an argument they should win 10 games assuming the proper additions are made. Just schedule wise alone they should win 4 of 6 in the AFCE with Miami rebuilding, beat DEN/WSH/CIN/BAL at home, and find a way to win 2 of these four NYG/DAL/TEN/CLE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Who Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 11 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said: 5"8 LOL. 5"8 is not nearly 6 foot. I notice you don't dispute posting pictures of your feet on the internet ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never NEVER Give-up Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 He's got nothing better to do than bait Bills Mafia! It's waaaaay to early for this. Let's reset after FA & the Draft, then the prognosticating can begin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 1 hour ago, C.Biscuit97 said: As a former homer, I’ve made the same argument for each of the last Bills regime’s 3rd year. That's funny; I hardly view 8-8 as a "homer" sort of prediction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris66 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 5 minutes ago, corta765 said: There are soo many things wrong with doing predictions this early but for starters: -Roster Uncertainty across the board -Unexpected retirements -Teams schedules never reflect the true strength until the season is completed Looking at the Bills schedule next year its pretty easy to make an argument they should win 10 games assuming the proper additions are made. Just schedule wise alone they should win 4 of 6 in the AFCE with Miami rebuilding, beat DEN/WSH/CIN/BAL at home, and find a way to win 2 of these four NYG/DAL/TEN/CLE. Not everything is going to go right. Bills need almost a full offensive roster rebuild. There just isnt that much in fa and out of those 10 draft picks. 7 of them are on day 3. It would be a good season if the Bills win 2 extra games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 5 hours ago, row_33 said: In reality three wins seemed very optimistic at early points in the season. easy to say now that you knew it would be such a triumphant compiling of all those wins..... ? Bills were reduced to sending Derek ***** Anderson out there to take on the Pats. And some people on here weren’t laughing. I'm not patting myself on the back here or using hindsight. Plenty of people knew that the Bills would not be the worst team in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 7 hours ago, Thurman#1 said: No, it's just the result of a mathematical process rather than one based on feelings and pure guesswork. Let me know when you see a team win 40% of a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayoffsPlease Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 14 hours ago, ProcessTruster said: the over / under is 8 with today's roster based on how they exited the last quarter of the season; clearly it is 9 post-draft and FA as they are not losing anyone (other than Kyle) to FA this year who matters. So its only gain in terms of next years roster vs the roster that performed well for the last 4 games. I'd go play next years schedule with the current roster and probably win 8 games. The only thing that happened bad this year was they needed about 3 or 4 more games to play.... Trust the Process. Barring serious injuries to irreplaceable players like QB or half your o line (which trashes any teams season) , next year is going to be great. "Only gain". So there is no chance anyone performs at a lesser level in 2019 than 2018? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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