Ravens for the opener is perfect

[Rocky Landing]

1 hour ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

Posts like this are what make me want to petition the Mod Squad into giving us the middle finger reaction emoji.

I'd be all for it. (But I hope everyone realizes I was being sarcastic. Basically following @Gugny's train of thought.)

[90sBills]

1 hour ago, 90sBills said:

Check your sarcasm meter before you do that. 

Gotta admit. I whiffed on your sentiment. Especially since you eye rolled that post. 

Edited 3 hours ago by 90sBills

[Toyo321]

Be careful for what you wish for.  The Ravens had one of the better drafts this year to add to their D side of the ball as well.  They will be a better team opening day at home then what we played in the playoffs last year.  This game at home will not be a gimmee at all.  I just hope we did enough on D this year...  We are going to need a huge elevation of "D" CB play on this side of the ball this year.  We can only wait and see through mini camp and preseason.  I think the suspensions of DE Hoecht and DT Ogunjobi could cost us in this game, but this game will be a slug fest for sure.

Edited 3 hours ago by Toyo321

[DCofNC]

On 5/23/2025 at 8:14 AM, MJS said:

I'd rather face Cincy week 1.

Cincy usually starts off painfully slow, I’m with you.  Once they get clicking it’s hard to stop them.  Regardless of what the numbers from last year say, I don’t trust the Bills to match their point total if it becomes a shoot out.  Their weapons are still far better and Burrow vs Allen is basically a push. 
 

Baltimore is the type of offense that should come out of the gate hitting on most of their cylinders.  They are made in the running game, Jackson gets chunk plays on the most basic routes that are usually a result of busted coverage.  That’s the hardest things for any team to stop early in the year, especially when the Bills are expected to be rolling out a lot of new defensive players.  I don’t like the matchup.  I’d rather see them around week 10 as a little bit of a gauge yourself game.  The rookies would be up to speed, Jackson and Henry will have  taken a few more hits and aren’t quite as dynamic.   The same thing can be said of the Bills I suppose, but the Bills aren’t a power running team aside from Allen and again, aren’t as explosive either.  Allen is the guy I want all day every day, but Jackson is more explosive as a runner and tends to get more big chunks passing because for everything he’s not, he is very good at deep balls, especially when guys are running wide open, which happens a lot because he has to be spied and Henry doesn’t allow you to play a soft zone without getting you run over.   
 

I know I’m in the minority, but I consider Baltimore the biggest hurdle in the AFC.  Jackson hasn’t been great in the playoffs, so there’s that, but KC is on the decline a bit and Buffalo is trending up, I THINK they can get over that hump.  Baltimore is a bad matchup on paper.