dorquemada Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 If the Bills are going to win any more games this year, they are going to have to get much tougher. They're getting manhandled every game now, they are soft mentally and physically. The coach is a dunce who thinks he is a genius, but can't answer simple questions in a press conference. It's the Rex Ryan show without any of the amusing aspects. If we're going to be clowns lets at least have the whole circus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey D Posted November 7, 2023 Author Share Posted November 7, 2023 5 minutes ago, dorquemada said: If the Bills are going to win any more games this year, they are going to have to get much tougher. They're getting manhandled every game now, they are soft mentally and physically. The coach is a dunce who thinks he is a genius, but can't answer simple questions in a press conference. It's the Rex Ryan show without any of the amusing aspects. If we're going to be clowns lets at least have the whole circus No need to be so bitter. They are not soft IMO-- right now they are not playing their best. Maybe they can fix it, maybe not, I don't know as I cannot tell the future. The situation is not your fault and you have zero chance of making it better. . Walk away for a while and take a deep breath and then see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCBills Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Casey D said: It likely won't come down to tiebreakers. There almost certainly will not be 4 teams in AFC non-division winners. Bills won't make it with 9 wins due to tiebreakers however. Yea, I'm hesitant to say 10 is the magic number for us, but according to those who ran the predictors, it's pretty close to a lock if we get there. We also forget that other teams we're looking up at/battling with currently also have tough games on their schedule. This week alone: Texans/Bengals Browns/Ravens Lions/Chargers Jets/Raiders Would guess we're all pulling for Bengals, Ravens, Lions and Raiders. Edited November 7, 2023 by SCBills 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Success Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 Title runs come in all shapes & sizes. Sometimes, a team just rolls through the season, and it's almost like a coronation at the end. Other times, it's a struggle. Quite a few teams have looked lost and like they would surely miss the playoffs by this point, and then just got hot. The 2007 Giants come to mind (that was an incredibly tumultuous season for them, and fans were even calling for Eli to be benched at a point), but there have been others before than and since. As the OP said, I'm just going to enjoy it either way. I think we're still making the playoffs - but I have no idea how it's going to look. We may limp through the rest of the season and eek our way in for a 1st round exit, or go on a tear & come in as the hottest team, and make a real run. Gotta love sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorquemada Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 5 minutes ago, Casey D said: No need to be so bitter. They are not soft IMO-- right now they are not playing their best. Maybe they can fix it, maybe not, I don't know as I cannot tell the future. The situation is not your fault and you have zero chance of making it better. . Walk away for a while and take a deep breath and then see what happens. Thanks Dr Phil i feel a lot better now. I think i'll clean my room and do a pushup 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 The bad news is that what we all see is what we're all going to get. Just like in the days of Dick Jauron and Chan Gailey, we can all yell at the clouds for changes, but these dudes will march out there every single Sunday doing the same exact thing all the way to the end. I've hoped this coaching staff and team would find that extra gear but I simply don't think they've got it. NFL coaches are stubborn people. As you see across the NFL here, and in NE for example, coaches would rather sink the ship tethered to their beliefs that *their* system works, regardless of the results you see. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorquemada Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 The real issue I have with this season is that management (looks like McD with an able assist by Beane) have wrecked what could have been a very fun team to watch. For a team with a pretension to a championship, they appear to have come into the season with no plan beyond MAKE SURE JOSH DOESNT RUN THE BALL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 This isn't the time of year to be experimenting on which style of offense to use. I just think Dorsey & McDermott have no clue what offense best suits Josh's skillset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punch Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 Having already lost Tre the week prior, it definitely felt to me like the season was completely derailed when we lost Milano and Daquan in London. I'm ever the optimist, though, so I'm game for a backs against the wall, season on the brink string of improbable victories. Miami is 6-3, despite the difficult schedule, I think the East is in play. That has to be the goal due to the tiebreakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SCBills Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 10 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said: This isn't the time of year to be experimenting on which style of offense to use. I just think Dorsey & McDermott have no clue what offense best suits Josh's skillset. Is it crazy to think this offense with our much improved OL, Diggs - Hopkins - Shakir and a rotation/mixed use of Kincaid (mainly) & Knox (backup) would be high powered? Maybe it's far more complex than I'm making it out to be, but it sure feels like Gabe Davis as our WR2 is a massive issue in terms of our success and consistency. And if someone wants to push back on Hopkins.. ok, fine, any WR2 that run a full route tree for Allen. It's wildly obvious now that Davis as WR2 and his limited skillset and/or function here is a huge contributor to the high variance of this offense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuvian Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 We have been coasting ever since the Dolphins game. It doesn't look like we have a culture of urgency like the best teams. This is very sad because it feels like the Chiefs are beatable this year. Repeating as champs is very hard and rare in the NFL. Watching the Bills, it looks like the entire team is waiting for Josh and Diggs to pull wins out of the fire week after week. As of today, we look like a mediocre wild card team that would be embarrassed if it had to go into Baltimore, Cincy, Jacksonville or KC. Our defense and running games are average at best. But a season is a long time. We can go through a streak and demolish opponents in November and December to build momentum for the post season. I just don't know which team will show up. Is it the one that made adjustments at half time to school Miami or the one that played down to level of the lowly Patriots? If we don't find a way to play with consistency there will be changes. There is enough talent to be a contender but, at times like this, I doubt that we are building a winning organization. There are days when I think Clappy is the real deal and others when it feels like he's lost the locker room. All I know is that a one and out post season appearance will feel like a failure that I can't see the Pegulas taking lightly. McDermott and Beane are playing for their legacies right now. I hope the team rises to the occasion. Vince Lombardi used to tell players to look around the room because some of the faces you see will not be here next year. Then he added, "I will not lose with the same faces twice." This season is a tipping point for the current Bills regime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey D Posted November 7, 2023 Author Share Posted November 7, 2023 39 minutes ago, dorquemada said: Thanks Dr Phil i feel a lot better now. I think i'll clean my room and do a pushup Probably couldn't hurt. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills4lf Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 With our remaining schedule, if we make the playoffs, we'll be battle tested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey D Posted November 7, 2023 Author Share Posted November 7, 2023 4 minutes ago, Bills4lf said: With our remaining schedule, if we make the playoffs, we'll be battle tested. Agree. Have to win Denver NYJ and Pats at home. That's 8. Then 2 wins against Phil, KC LAC Dallas Miami. If they can go 2-3 in those 5, they will be playoff ready. But right now it is baby steps. Need to start looking like a real playoff team. Starts with not losing the turnover battle. -2 at Bengals just won't win many games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorquemada Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 1 minute ago, Casey D said: Agree. Have to win Denver NYJ and Pats at home. That's 8. Then 2 wins against Phil, KC LAC Dallas Miami. If they can go 2-3 in those 5, they will be playoff ready. But right now it is baby steps. Need to start looking like a real playoff team. Starts with not losing the turnover battle. -2 at Bengals just won't win many games. Yeah lets see if we can beat Denver and the Jets before we start anointing ourselves playoff contenders quite yet. It doesn't seem like there is any urgency in the coaching ranks to change anything so not sure why results would be any different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billieve420 Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 1 hour ago, EasternOHBillsFan said: So at the 8-1 Eagles and 7-2 Chiefs aren't tougher games with the way our team is playing? Sorry, I must push back on that. There is a reason why I say that we're already over the cliff and not on the brink anymore... the next three out of four games are brutal- Jets, at Eagles and at Chiefs. I just cannot share your optimism at all with this season... as different as the Eagles and Chiefs have looked this season, we are not capable of overcoming the one advantage they have- THEY WIN the big games they are supposed to and we do NOT. I will throw in the Cowboys as well. Teams with physical defenses we never seem to match up well against. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey D Posted November 7, 2023 Author Share Posted November 7, 2023 2 minutes ago, dorquemada said: Yeah lets see if we can beat Denver and the Jets before we start anointing ourselves playoff contenders quite yet. It doesn't seem like there is any urgency in the coaching ranks to change anything so not sure why results would be any different Perhaps not turning the ball over would be a good place to start. Teams that are -2 in turnovers lose 84% of NFL games. To be in that 16% on the road against maybe the hottest team in the NFL is nigh on impossible. Clean that up and results will come IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 (edited) 28 minutes ago, SCBills said: Is it crazy to think this offense with our much improved OL, Diggs - Hopkins - Shakir and a rotation/mixed use of Kincaid (mainly) & Knox (backup) would be high powered? Maybe it's far more complex than I'm making it out to be, but it sure feels like Gabe Davis as our WR2 is a massive issue in terms of our success and consistency. And if someone wants to push back on Hopkins.. ok, fine, any WR2 that run a full route tree for Allen. It's wildly obvious now that Davis as WR2 and his limited skillset and/or function here is a huge contributor to the high variance of this offense. I always think that the Bills should have splurged and traded for AJ Brown as opposed to the Von Miller splash signing. We had #23 and not #18 (which was Elam, no big loss)... but would have needed to sweeten it a bit more to make up for the lower pick Edited November 7, 2023 by May Day 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey D Posted November 7, 2023 Author Share Posted November 7, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, May Day 10 said: I always think that the Bills should have splurged and traded for AJ Brown as opposed to the Von Miller splash signing. Post hoc, maybe. Ex ante, Von was a free agent and Brown likely would have cost a Bills 1st and 2nd, as Titans got 18th overall and 3rd from Eagles. Edited November 7, 2023 by Casey D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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