hondo in seattle Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 I was thinking today about how wrong I was about this season. While I thought our regular season record might be worse than last year's because of the tougher schedule, I was confident we had a better team for a bunch of reasons... Defense * Floyd would make our pass rush better. * Poona would make our run D better. * There was no way we'd suffer as many injuries to key players as we did in 2022. * McD would be a more aggressive play-caller. * We'd miss Edmunds though teamwork and scheme would compensate for his loss. Offense * Sherfield, Harty, and Shakir would provide strong depth behind Gabe and Diggs. * Gabe's ankle was bothering him in '22; maybe he'd be better in '23. * Dorsey was a rookie OC in '22; maybe he'd learn and grow. * The OL would be better and might even transition all the way from bad to merely mediocre. * Harris would be an upgrade over Motor: bigger, stronger, faster. * If Dorsey would use him correctly, Cook could be a good safety valve for Josh. But he would never be an every-down back. * Kincaid could add a wrinkle to the offense. Clearly, I was wrong more than I was right. What do you got? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Everyone is wrong a lot. Thats what’s fun about being a fan, we can’t be fired. 5 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logic Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Mine: Deonte Harty was a hugely underrated signing. He has flown under the radar throughout his career. He will take the top off the defense, be a key deep threat for Josh, and will add speed and explosiveness to our offense. His contract was a bargain compared to what he'll provide for the team. ......Whoops. 4 1 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsDad51 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 5 minutes ago, Logic said: Mine: Deonte Harty was a hugely underrated signing. He has flown under the radar throughout his career. He will take the top off the defense, be a key deep threat for Josh, and will add speed and explosiveness to our offense. His contract was a bargain compared to what he'll provide for the team. ......Whoops. Bills have kept him under the radar. They'll spring him on Miami in week 18. 1 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 8 minutes ago, Logic said: Mine: Deonte Harty was a hugely underrated signing. He has flown under the radar throughout his career. He will take the top off the defense, be a key deep threat for Josh, and will add speed and explosiveness to our offense. His contract was a bargain compared to what he'll provide for the team. ......Whoops. I still think this.🫣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 The Bills ARE a better team. Floyd did make our pass rush better. McDermott IS a more aggressive play caller, by far. The Oline is a lot better. Kincaid added a lot to the offense. Most of what you said was right. There are a few things a little off. 1 1 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Romes Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 The vast majority of this board thought Bernard was a weakness, when in reality he’s a strength. 6 17 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 I really expected a lot more out of Sherfield and better production from our TE in 12 personnel. 3 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 8 minutes ago, BillsDad51 said: Bills have kept him under the radar. They'll spring him on Miami in week 18. See I don't buy that. You don't waste 9M on a player to unleash his abilities on week 17. He's unfortunately been underwhelming and will be released in the off season. I was 150% on board in going after Floyd. When the news broke I was ecstatic. Gabe's been a bust for awhile. I was 100% wrong on believing the OL would remain mediocre or regress. They've been a pleasant surprise along with Cook. Shakir's role will be expanded next year but Sherfield is gone too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julian Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 I said 12-5 I was off by a game Greg Rousseau would have double digit sacks wrong again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juice_32 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 40 minutes ago, Logic said: Mine: Deonte Harty was a hugely underrated signing. He has flown under the radar throughout his career. He will take the top off the defense, be a key deep threat for Josh, and will add speed and explosiveness to our offense. His contract was a bargain compared to what he'll provide for the team. ......Whoops. This is mine too. I watched his limited Saints highlights and thought he would give us a real vertical threat as well as take on some of the jet sweeps we got out of lil Dirty when Daboll was here. I'm an idiot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generic_Bills_Fan Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 (edited) I think if we had the same amount of injuries but they were spread out a little more between the offense and defense we would’ve been much better off. those jags and pats losses our defense was straight up depleted A lot more good teams than usual were winning ugly offense/good defense type games this year. Dlines are really getting after it either way I think we’re gonna finish right on what I expected at 11 wins…the path there was quite strange though lol better team but harder schedule and a lot more ridiculous plays made by the other team in close games…last year it was mostly contained to the Vikings game 😂. We are that ridiculous fg in the eagles game away from sitting at 9-5 right now with a 3 game win streak over 3 playoff teams Edited December 20, 2023 by Generic_Bills_Fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 34 minutes ago, Virgil said: I really expected a lot more out of Sherfield and better production from our TE in 12 personnel. Knox missed a bunch of games, though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted December 20, 2023 Author Share Posted December 20, 2023 34 minutes ago, Virgil said: I really expected a lot more out of Sherfield and better production from our TE in 12 personnel. Yeah, I thought Sherfield would be a revelation as the #3 guy. With Diggs doubled as often as he is, I expected Josh to go to Sherfield a lot more than he has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsDad51 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 28 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said: See I don't buy that. You don't waste 9M on a player to unleash his abilities on week 17. He's unfortunately been underwhelming and will be released in the off season. I was 150% on board in going after Floyd. When the news broke I was ecstatic. Gabe's been a bust for awhile. I was 100% wrong on believing the OL would remain mediocre or regress. They've been a pleasant surprise along with Cook. Shakir's role will be expanded next year but Sherfield is gone too. Post was a subtle attempt at humor. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 i came in pessimistic. i am still there with some happiness in some areas. i thought Poona Ford would contribute more than he did. i thought Bernard was getting handed more than he could hold. i reckon i'm wrong on both. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiltonWaddams Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 The Bills would go 20-0. I’ve never been right, but you can’t hate me for trying for the past 38 seasons of being a fan… 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mynamemike Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 45 minutes ago, Charles Romes said: The vast majority of this board thought Bernard was a weakness, when in reality he’s a strength. I was one of those people. Also thought it would cause Milano to struggle. Boy oh boy was I wrong and I’m glad I was. Damn shame Milano went down because he was an absolute terror those first few weeks. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Joe Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Bernard’s play has been the biggest unexpected positive in a couple of years with this team… Cant recall anyone predicting how well he was going to go … Hats off to the plan they had to draft and develop this guy .. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearNorth Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Wondering if any of us thought that we would have one of the top CB units in the league like we do. Beane scooped up Douglas to plug and play for the injured Tre White, Taron has upped his game, and Benford has been a pleasant surprise as the #2 corner. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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