dave mcbride Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 2 minutes ago, Joe in Winslow said: Not on defense, they're not. They are a LOT more talented on offense and have a better QB. Their top tier D-players are all as good as anyone on the Bills too (Garret, Ward, Vernon, Richardson). The Bills D is better overall, of course, but the disparity isn't as great as the one separating the offenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 honestly this is a year for growth and learning, not expecting more than 6-7 wins i look for tangible improvement over the season, a decent little run of wins and some playoff hope in November would be awesome so overall it doesn't really matter big picture, but if you are expecting 10 or 11 wins out of this team, this game is critical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Great question. It's actually not important at all. I would be surprised if they made any effort to win it. Why bother when you still have 15 more games to go? After all, someone could get hurt out there. Thanks for asking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 All games are important. It is against the NYETS - conference games matter. You can't go 16-0 w/o going 1-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket94 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 4 minutes ago, row_33 said: honestly this is a year for growth and learning, not expecting more than 6-7 wins i look for tangible improvement over the season, a decent little run of wins and some playoff hope in November would be awesome so overall it doesn't really matter big picture, but if you are expecting 10 or 11 wins out of this team, this game is critical Right on. Lets also be careful about calling this an easy schedule. Perhaps "Maybe Favorable" for a team in transition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, BringBackFergy said: What do you think the Bills record will be this year? We rarely -if ever- have had a more favorable schedule. I don’t mean quality of opponents so much as how it lays out. All 1pm starts, not playing a team who’s had a couple weeks to prepare, while a few of our opponents do have this to contend with. The perceived strongest competition at home. No West Coast games. The AFCN & NFCE aren’t particularly power Divisions and our Division is 1 power team and 3 weak teams. But I’m hard pressed to recall an NFL club willingly inserting 10 all new players on Offense from the previous season (yes, Allen started 9 games) and making the playoffs. Fairly certain it’s never happened. Thus, we HAVE to expect losses to teams we should be better than. I can see 8 wins by this formula. Anything else is gravy but I’m not anticipating playoffs with a strong AFCW, AFCS, a revamped AFCN and the Pats*. Sundays outcome? I think we’re further along in our rebuild, but I have absolutely no idea. That’s why I’ll be watching. Edited September 3, 2019 by Chandler#81 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayoffsPlease Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 3 hours ago, thebandit27 said: If they win, they'll be 1-0, and have 15 games remaining. If they lose, they'll be 0-1, and have 15 games remaining. Not trying to be a jerk, but that's really the long and short of it. It's one game. You may think that. But it is not a correct assessment. Teams that start 1-0 historically have a 54% chance of making the playoffs. Teams that start 0-1 have a 25% chance of making the playoffs. That is a big difference. To make the playoffs you can generally lose 6 times. That means a weak one loss has used up 17% of your losses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket94 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 6 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said: We rarely -if ever- have had a more favorable schedule. I don’t mean quality of opponents so much as how it lays out. All 1pm starts, not playing a team who’s had a couple weeks to prepare, while a few of our opponents do have this to contend with. The perceived strongest competition at home. The AFCN & NFCE aren’t particularly power Divisions and our Division is 1 power team and 3 weak teams. But I’m hard pressed to recall an NFL club willingly inserting 10 all new players on Offense from the previous season (yes, Allen started 9 games) and making the playoffs. Fairly certain it’s never happened. Thus, we HAVE to expect losses to teams we should be better than. I can see 8 wins by this formula. Anything else is gravy but I’m not anticipating playoffs with a strong AFCW, AFCS, a revamped AFCN and the Pats*. Sundays outcome? I think we’re further along in our rebuild, but I have absolutely no idea. That’s why I’ll be watching. I am so glad that you said favorable schedule instead of easy schedule! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Just now, Rocket94 said: I am so glad that you said favorable schedule instead of easy schedule! ? OK, I’m happy you’re glad! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket94 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Just now, Chandler#81 said: ? OK, I’m happy you’re glad! Thanks for being there...really! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said: We rarely -if ever- have had a more favorable schedule. I don’t mean quality of opponents so much as how it lays out. All 1pm starts, not playing a team who’s had a couple weeks to prepare, while a few of opponents do have this to contend with. The perceived strongest competition at home. The AFCN & NFCE aren’t particularly power Divisions and our Division is 1 power team and 3 weak teams. But I’m hard pressed to recall an NFL club willingly inserting 10 all new players on Offense from the previous season (yes, Allen started 9 games) and making the playoffs. Fairly certain it’s never happened. Thus, we HAVE to expect losses to teams we should be better than. I can see 8 wins by this formula. Anything else is gravy but I’m not anticipating playoffs with a strong AFCW, AFCS, a revamped AFCN and the Pats*. Sundays outcome? I think we’re further along in our rebuild, but I have absolutely no idea. That’s why I’ll be watching. I see the Bills as a solid 8-8 team. If things progress on the O it should go up from there. They should be competitive in the vast majority of games. If games are close anything can happen. I'll be watching too, LOL. Edited September 3, 2019 by ColoradoBills 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket94 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 43 minutes ago, row_33 said: since 1964, this is the year why the insane desire for the Browns to become SB champions immediately exists..... ????? big part of why the Steelers have had a handful of losing seasons since 1973 the only reason i can gather is people are old enough to remember the Browns being the only team on TV in Buffalo and Southern Ontario, so they have a warm feeling still for Otto Graham and Jim Brown glory The Browns fell off the grid entirely, only to be reincarnated in 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 12 minutes ago, Rocket94 said: The Browns fell off the grid entirely, only to be reincarnated in 1999. Cardiac Kids had a legit shot in the wide open 1980 season, then the ice fell from the sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket94 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Just now, row_33 said: Cardiac Kids had a legit shot in the wide open 1980 season, then the ice fell from the sky. Brian Sipe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 3 hours ago, thebandit27 said: If they win, they'll be 1-0, and have 15 games remaining. If they lose, they'll be 0-1, and have 15 games remaining. Not trying to be a jerk, but that's really the long and short of it. It's one game. But it is also a AFC east game, only six of those, they hold additional importance. Go Bills!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 18 minutes ago, Rocket94 said: Brian Sipe! that Ricky Feacher game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob71 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 All bills games prior to November 24th are unimportant. On November 24th Billybob 71 has decided to attend the bills broncos game so therefore that one becomes all important.? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jokeman Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 It's the most important game until it's over. That said winning a road divisional/Conference game does wonders to increase your playoff chances. Losing games like this make it that much tougher to make the playoffs, so to me it's as vital a game we have all season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 I'd say its must win. We win and we stay the course. We lose and its time to fire McDermott and start blowing this thing up before the trade deadline. I really do not see another option. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 35 minutes ago, PlayoffsPlease said: You may think that. But it is not a correct assessment. Teams that start 1-0 historically have a 54% chance of making the playoffs. Teams that start 0-1 have a 25% chance of making the playoffs. That is a big difference. To make the playoffs you can generally lose 6 times. That means a weak one loss has used up 17% of your losses. 7/12 playoff teams from 2018 lost in week 1; 3 of those were division losses. It's one game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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