Virgil Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 I may be alone here, but I’m actually thankful the Bills made the playoffs 2 of the last 3 years before the new 17 game CBA kicks in. I feel like, if we had ended the drought before the extra game and extra playoff teams added in, it would have cheapened ending the drought. I think we would have heard it from other fans that it wouldn’t haven’t counted the same. It’s dumb. It’s posturing. Either way, I’m glad we got in the right way and did it twice, so it wasn’t a fluke. 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 I mean kind of if they qualified as the 2nd wildcard team or higher it's essentially the same as qualifying in the previous system. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Wasn't 2017 a backdoor cheap way to get in anyway? You can't win it all if you don't get in, so I'm all for more in to see how it goes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleSammy Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 I'm still waiting for the Bills to break the "last playoff win was 1995 drought". We need to get that monkey off our backs and eliminate this as something the national "experts" can continually throw back in our faces. If that is cheapened by the new CBA, so be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 (edited) Don't worry about how you get in as long as you didn't exploit the rules. Edited February 26, 2020 by jeremy2020 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 30 minutes ago, Virgil said: I may be alone here, but I’m actually thankful the Bills made the playoffs 2 of the last 3 years before the new 17 game CBA kicks in. I feel like, if we had ended the drought before the extra game and extra playoff teams added in, it would have cheapened ending the drought. I think we would have heard it from other fans that it wouldn’t haven’t counted the same. It’s dumb. It’s posturing. Either way, I’m glad we got in the right way and did it twice, so it wasn’t a fluke. Nothing will ever diminish this moment 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Absolutely. I do not want expanded playoffs because I don't want getting to the playoffs to be cheapened. Now, if we add some expansion teams, that's a different story. I don't want it to turn into other sports where half the teams get in. I LIKE having it how it is where some good teams don't make the playoffs. Plus I'd love to see some playoff droughts expand for some other teams... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 33 minutes ago, Seasons1992 said: Wasn't 2017 a backdoor cheap way to get in anyway? You can't win it all if you don't get in, so I'm all for more in to see how it goes. I don't see 2017 as a cheap way to get in. Just like other years, teams get in on tiebreakers. We got in on a tiebreaker, albeit ours was in a more dramatic fashion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jletha Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 15 minutes ago, RyanC883 said: I don't see 2017 as a cheap way to get in. Just like other years, teams get in on tiebreakers. We got in on a tiebreaker, albeit ours was in a more dramatic fashion. I hate that people say it was cheap. If the Bengals game came before the Bills game people would talk about how we went out and won a "must-win" game against the Dolphins. Fact is we wont the games we did and we made the playoffs, thats it. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Right, 2017 wasn’t cheap. If there was another regular season game to play everyone would have said the Bills controlled their own destiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Virgil said: It’s dumb. Know your audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Seasons1992 said: Wasn't 2017 a backdoor cheap way to get in anyway? You can't win it all if you don't get in, so I'm all for more in to see how it goes. forgot about that cheapie bogus playoff entry already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st&ten Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Well over the years, numerous teams made the playoffs based on the outcome of what other teams did in the final game of the season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T master Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Virgil said: I may be alone here, but I’m actually thankful the Bills made the playoffs 2 of the last 3 years before the new 17 game CBA kicks in. I feel like, if we had ended the drought before the extra game and extra playoff teams added in, it would have cheapened ending the drought. I think we would have heard it from other fans that it wouldn’t haven’t counted the same. It’s dumb. It’s posturing. Either way, I’m glad we got in the right way and did it twice, so it wasn’t a fluke. Agree'd that's why i hope we beat Brady before he leaves because the Pats fan's will have the same come back as it would have been if the Bills didn't make the play offs before the new agreement !! His time is this year he's going down i can feel it !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 2017 was pure luck. 2019 they got in on their own merit, but were also benefited off an easy schedule. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 I hear ya, but being a Bills fan I’m happy as hell any time we make the playoffs ? Go Bills!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 I really don’t care how we get in or what other fans think of it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call_Of_Ktulu Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 I think it will be just as hard if not harder to make the playoffs with a 17 game schedule. Last year we had a weak schedule and basically no big name injuries. In the next 10 years I can see 8 playoffs and 2 SB’s out off this GM, HC and players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Seasons1992 said: Wasn't 2017 a backdoor cheap way to get in anyway? You can't win it all if you don't get in, so I'm all for more in to see how it goes. Nothing “cheap” about it. The Bills did what they had to do, the Ravens didn’t. We have nothing to apologize for. End of story. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Why is this even a discussion? We made it in and that’s that. 2 of 3 years, with hopefully many more to come and very hopeful this will be true. How about we forget about the wretched past, and focus on what we’re going to do. I do agree with the poster that I want to see Brady come back to the Pats and kick his ass twice. Sorry mods, but I hope I get a pass as it’s Brady. Nothing would be better than 8 on avg. hits, four sacks a couple of pick six’s and just humiliate him and the Evil Emperor. I’d love to see him throw another tablet into the garbage can like a couple of years ago. That was worth the price of admission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarleyNY Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 (edited) 24 minutes ago, machine gun kelly said: Why is this even a discussion? We made it in and that’s that. 2 of 3 years, with hopefully many more to come and very hopeful this will be true. How about we forget about the wretched past, and focus on what we’re going to do. I do agree with the poster that I want to see Brady come back to the Pats and kick his ass twice. Sorry mods, but I hope I get a pass as it’s Brady. Nothing would be better than 8 on avg. hits, four sacks a couple of pick six’s and just humiliate him and the Evil Emperor. I’d love to see him throw another tablet into the garbage can like a couple of years ago. That was worth the price of admission. Getting into the playoffs in 2 of 3 years makes a big difference IMO. The thing about 2017 was not so much getting in at 9-7 as it was the team’s/offense’s/Tyrod’s performance there. It really drove home the perception that we didn’t belong. But in 2019 we were 10-6 and were in a playoff game that went well into OT. We looked like a playoff worthy team. We looked like a team that had some question marks and needs, but one that was ascending. If 2017 had been the high water mark of this team, then breaking the playoff drought would feel pretty hollow. But taken in a larger context with the changeovers in player personnel and staff made since then - and specifically what we saw in 2019 - I think there’s a lot to love about this team’s trajectory. Edited February 27, 2020 by BarleyNY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logic Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 20 hours ago, Virgil said: I may be alone here, but I’m actually thankful the Bills made the playoffs 2 of the last 3 years before the new 17 game CBA kicks in. I feel like, if we had ended the drought before the extra game and extra playoff teams added in, it would have cheapened ending the drought. I think we would have heard it from other fans that it wouldn’t haven’t counted the same. It’s dumb. It’s posturing. Either way, I’m glad we got in the right way and did it twice, so it wasn’t a fluke. Agreed. This occurred to me when the "17 games" inevitability was announced. And like you say, the Bills not only got in -- they got in TWICE. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 20 hours ago, LittleSammy said: I'm still waiting for the Bills to break the "last playoff win was 1995 drought". We need to get that monkey off our backs and eliminate this as something the national "experts" can continually throw back in our faces. If that is cheapened by the new CBA, so be it. hosting a home game in the playoffs is the misery index Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 20 hours ago, Virgil said: I may be alone here, but I’m actually thankful the Bills made the playoffs 2 of the last 3 years before the new 17 game CBA kicks in. I feel like, if we had ended the drought before the extra game and extra playoff teams added in, it would have cheapened ending the drought. I think we would have heard it from other fans that it wouldn’t haven’t counted the same. It’s dumb. It’s posturing. Either way, I’m glad we got in the right way and did it twice, so it wasn’t a fluke. I get what you're saying, but 2017 was still a fluke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 18 hours ago, 1st&ten said: Well over the years, numerous teams made the playoffs based on the outcome of what other teams did in the final game of the season. the Bills had already tanked the season and started Peterman or Peterson or Peterwhatever and when he threw 5 INTs they decided to untank and try again a perfect storm of fluke and luck and undeservedness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Yes...YES!! The Bills should never make the playoffs again so that the purity of their 2 appearances this century may be preserved!! No one was calling it "cheapened" when the Bills ass-in off a Cincy miracle win in 2017. No one will care if they get in after the CBA because of.. whatever the OP is talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThurmasThoman Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 20 hours ago, Seasons1992 said: Wasn't 2017 a backdoor cheap way to get in anyway? You can't win it all if you don't get in, so I'm all for more in to see how it goes. Hate this line of thinking. If that Bengals loss had happened in week 4, instead of week 17, Buf would have clinched with their win alone in week 17. The 6 teams that make the playoffs make it because of the mathematical process used to determine who gets in. Just because that math was decided with a flourish, on the last second, of the last game, of the last week, doesn't make the math any less valid. They were one of the 6 best teams in the AFC that year. Period. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1ManRaid Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 20 hours ago, Seasons1992 said: Wasn't 2017 a backdoor cheap way to get in anyway? You can't win it all if you don't get in, so I'm all for more in to see how it goes. No. Every week 17 game matters exactly the same as every other week. If ONE of the other dozens of games on the schedule weeks 1-16 go differently, you're not saying that. Was the overtime snow thriller against Indy also cheap and backdoor? 15 minutes ago, JohnnyGold said: Hate this line of thinking. If that Bengals loss had happened in week 4, instead of week 17, Buf would have clinched with their win alone in week 17. The 6 teams that make the playoffs make it because of the mathematical process used to determine who gets in. Just because that math was decided with a flourish, on the last second, of the last game, of the last week, doesn't make the math any less valid. They were one of the 6 best teams in the AFC that year. Period. It's like saying of the $100 in my pocket, only the last dollar is worth the whole thing. Guess I can clear space in my wallet by throwing out the first $99! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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