Stads Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Mike Clay from ESPN came out with his final preseason rankings. He has the Bills 8th overall, just below the Purple People Eaters from Minnesota. Cleveland is 2nd behind Tampa and we are the 4th ranked AFC team below Cleveland, KC, and Baltimore. This is after ranking us having the 2nd easiest schedule in the entire league. Our WRs rank 9th, behind Cincinnati and Miami. I don't like to post asinine ESPN projections, but this a bit disrespectful. https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/32133526/nfl-projections-unit-grades-2021-mike-clay-best-worst-offenses-defenses-plus-ranking-all-32-teams 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GETTOTHE50 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Lmfao he ranked out wideouts ranked 9th?! Behind Miami?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 You know what happens when you poke the bear right…, this guy is poking the bear, 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HereComesTheReignAgain Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Reason # 563 that ESPN + is not worth the subscription price. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stads Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 6 minutes ago, HereComesTheReignAgain said: Reason # 563 that ESPN + is not worth the subscription price. I feel dumb sometimes for having it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 33 minutes ago, Stads said: Mike Clay from ESPN came out with his final preseason rankings. He has the Bills 8th overall, just below the Purple People Eaters from Minnesota. Cleveland is 2nd behind Tampa and we are the 4th ranked AFC team below Cleveland, KC, and Baltimore. This is after ranking us having the 2nd easiest schedule in the entire league. Our WRs rank 9th, behind Cincinnati and Miami. I don't like to post asinine ESPN projections, but this a bit disrespectful. https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/32133526/nfl-projections-unit-grades-2021-mike-clay-best-worst-offenses-defenses-plus-ranking-all-32-teams the laugh was at espn. seems they are desperate for clicks. i didn’t click. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 8 minutes ago, Stads said: I feel dumb sometimes for having it LOL. When I cut the DirecTV cord I specifically pick Sling Blue over Orange so I wouldn't be exposed to ESPN anymore. My life is better for it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7975 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 ESPN has been terrible for a long time. Guess they still are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 My end of preseason pledge is to not click on anymore preseason rankings as they are asinine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushypeaches Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 5 minutes ago, Scott7975 said: ESPN has been terrible for a long time. Guess they still are. Very true - and I got flamed last week for mentioning it in a different thread. Which is always fun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen2D̶i̶g̶g̶s̶TBD Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Imagine having a job where doing it badly on purpose actually gives your work more exposure... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 The Vikings #7?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stads Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 4 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said: The Vikings #7?? Mike Zimmer is known for elite defense and, following a rough 2020, he now has the team on paper to get back to that in 2021. Kirk Cousins remains a polarizing player, but he played well last season and led Minnesota to the fifth most offensive touchdowns. He has plenty of support in the form of Dalvin Cook, Adam Thielen and Justin Jefferson. Minnesota is on the rise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Huff Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 DO NOT GIVE THIS ***** ANY CLICKS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stads Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, Brennan Huff said: DO NOT GIVE THIS ***** ANY CLICKS I'm sorry. I was young and dumb and easy to trick. I'm not proud of it dammit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Huff Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 4 minutes ago, Stads said: I'm sorry. I was young and dumb and easy to trick. I'm not proud of it dammit! You remind me of myself when I was your age 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsDude Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 PIN THIS UP at ONE BILLS DRIVE MCD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyDays Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 The WR rankings are incredible. Did he randomly assign numbers? He has the Steelers at #3 and the BENGALS at #4. What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7975 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 4 minutes ago, HappyDays said: The WR rankings are incredible. Did he randomly assign numbers? He has the Steelers at #3 and the BENGALS at #4. What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stads Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 Also, Seattle is ranked 6th in offense and 23rd in defense but are 6th overall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 56 minutes ago, Stads said: Mike Zimmer is known for elite defense and, following a rough 2020, he now has the team on paper to get back to that in 2021. Kirk Cousins remains a polarizing player, but he played well last season and led Minnesota to the fifth most offensive touchdowns. He has plenty of support in the form of Dalvin Cook, Adam Thielen and Justin Jefferson. Minnesota is on the rise. Minnesota will be around .500 this year…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 So according to ESPN we have the 2nd easiest schedule yet SI says we are going to lose more games because we have the 1st place division schedule and will lose more games because of it. Really confusing how reporters can come up with this stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stads Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 1 minute ago, The Wiz said: So according to ESPN we have the 2nd easiest schedule yet SI says we are going to lose more games because we have the 1st place division schedule and will lose more games because of it. Really confusing how reporters can come up with this stuff. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 2 hours ago, Stads said: I'm sorry. I was young and dumb and easy to trick. I'm not proud of it dammit! Stads, all good brother. Seriously. These comments weren’t at you, just knuckleheads at ESPN, PFF, and so on. They do this crap to get noticed when quality analysts and polls of coaches and GM’s of teams are expecting us to be the 3rd best team in the NFL this year after KC and the Bucs. To me that is perfectly fair. I also understand the logic the Brownies should be 4th. I keep reading the Rams will be up there, and I’m fine with guys ranking the 49ers pretty high as they had tons of injuries at critical positions. Lots of other good teams but flaws. 2 hours ago, The Wiz said: So according to ESPN we have the 2nd easiest schedule yet SI says we are going to lose more games because we have the 1st place division schedule and will lose more games because of it. Really confusing how reporters can come up with this stuff. We don’t have the 2nd easiest schedule. Not at you just the analysts State we were 22nd I think, not 30th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 4 hours ago, Stads said: Mike Clay from ESPN came out with his final preseason rankings. He has the Bills 8th overall, just below the Purple People Eaters from Minnesota. Cleveland is 2nd behind Tampa and we are the 4th ranked AFC team below Cleveland, KC, and Baltimore. This is after ranking us having the 2nd easiest schedule in the entire league. Our WRs rank 9th, behind Cincinnati and Miami. I don't like to post asinine ESPN projections, but this a bit disrespectful. https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/32133526/nfl-projections-unit-grades-2021-mike-clay-best-worst-offenses-defenses-plus-ranking-all-32-teams Oh my God, he's being disrespectful. This really hurts my feeling, probably more even than he hurt your feelings! I may cry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stads Posted September 6, 2021 Author Share Posted September 6, 2021 This ESPN protection has us winning the Super Bowl https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32133086/simulating-2021-nfl-season-projecting-285-games-biggest-storylines-super-bowl-winner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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