WGR's Howard Picks the Bills Week by Week

[boyst]

I went ahead and just did the first three weeks to start the thread.

 

Week 1
1. Bills over Ravens (1-0)
2. Bills over @Jets (2-0)
3. Bills over Dolphins (3-0)
4. Bills over Saints (4-0)
5. Bills over Patriots (5-0)
6. Bills lose to @Falcons (5-1)
Bye
8. Bills over @Panthers (6-1)
9. Bills over Chiefs (7-1)
10. Bills over @Dolphins (8-1)
11. Bills lose to Bucs (8-2)
12. Bills lose to @Texans (8-3)
13. Bills over Steelers (9-3)
14. Bills over Bengals (10-3)
15. Bills lose to @Patriots (10-4)
16. Bills over @Browns (11-4)
17. Bills lose to Eagles (11-5)
18. Bills over Jets (12-5)

12-5

 

Week 2
2. Bills over @Jets (2-0)
3. Bills over Miami (3-0)
4. Bills over Saints (4-0)
5. Bills over Patriots (5-0)
6. Bills lose to @Falcons (5-1)
7. Bills over Panthers (6-1)
8. Bills over Chiefs (7-1)
9. Bills over @Dolphins (8-1)
10. Bills lose to @Bucs (8-2)
11. Bills lose to @Texans (8-3)
12. Bills over Steelers (9-3)
13. Bills lose to Bengals (9-4) CHANGE
14. Bills win @Patriots (10-4) CHANGE
15. Bills win @Browns (11-4)
16. Bills lose to Eagles (11-5)
17. Bills win Jets (12-5)

12-5

 

Week 3
3. Bills over Dolphins (3-0)
4. Bills over Saints (4-0
5. Bills over Patriots (5-0)
6. Bills over @Falcons (6-0) CHANGE
7. Bills over @Panthers (7-0)
8. Bills over Chiefs (8-0)
9. Bills over @Dolphins (9-0)
10. Bills lose to Bucs (9-1) 
11. Bills lose to @Texans (9-2)
12. Bills over @Steelers (10-2)
13. Bills over Bengals (11-2) CHANGE
14. Bills over @Patriots (12-2)
15. Bills over @Browns (13-2)
16. Bills lose to Eagles (13-3)
17. Bills over Jets (14-3)

14-3

[Walking Tall]

Cincinnati never scared me even with Burrow. The Bills would have carved that defense up and the Bengals that played with an edge of a few years ago are long gone.

[SoCal Deek]

Are you sure you don’t want to change that Texans game? They don’t appear to be the opponent many thought they’d be. 

[ChevyVanMiller]

I may be in the minority, but I hate that segment. 

I was hoping that after Howard retired, they would mothball the whole thing.

 

I love the morning show, but I can't switch the channel fast enough when they announce that "Howard Picks the Bills" is coming on next.

Edited 1 hour ago by ChevyVanMiller

[SoCal Deek]

4 minutes ago, ChevyVanMiller said:

I may be in the minority, but I hate that segment. 

I was hoping that after Howard retired, they would mothball the whole thing.

 

I love the morning show, but I can't switch the channel fast enough when they announce that "Howard Picks the Bills" is coming on next.

Not being in Buffalo, I’m curious why. Is it the way it’s presented? Or the host? I think the concept is really interesting. Things change throughout the season. We learn more about how each team looks and of course there’s the whole injury perspective. 

[TheFunPolice]

it's a fun segment where they can do the whole "we kidnapped Howard and made him pick the Bills" shtick. 

 

It adds some levity and humor and it's a nice reminder of what a professional broadcaster sounds like. 

[dollars 2 donuts]

@boyst I want this.

 

Thank you.

 

Keep it up.  

 

Howard is like me.  The Bengals are in my head.  I also thought the Falcons would be a tough out.

 

It is one thing to follow this weekly and another to see the week by week.

 

I don't know how in the world anyone right now...right now, mind you, could justify arguing the Bills losing to the Texans.

 

I don't even recognize Stroud anymore.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 1 hour ago by dollars 2 donuts

[Big Turk]

3 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:

Not being in Buffalo, I’m curious why. Is it the way it’s presented? Or the host? I think the concept is really interesting. Things change throughout the season. We learn more about how each team looks and of course there’s the whole injury perspective. 

 

He changes opinions like the wind, which in Buffalo is quite often.

1 minute ago, dollars 2 donuts said:

@boyst I want this.

 

Thank you.

 

Keep it up.  

 

Howard is like me.  The Bengals are in my head.  I also thought the Falcons would be a tough out.

 

It is one thing to follow this weekly and another to see the week by week.

 

 

 

The Falcons are one of those teams that look good on paper and then the Bills beat them like they did Seattle last year to show how big the gap is between an elite team and a middling team.

Edited 1 hour ago by Big Turk

[Pete]

He has 5 games wrong 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

Howard Simon would have been a better choice to play George Costanza than Simon's real life cousin Jason Alexander. 🤨

[Gregg]

It's hard to predict the games at the end of the season. If the Bills have the division and #1 seed wrapped up, then I could see them losing to the Jets at home since they will probably treat it like a preseason game and play mostly backups. Now if the Bills need that game for the division or seeding then they will most likely win it.

[boyst]

24 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:

Are you sure you don’t want to change that Texans game? They don’t appear to be the opponent many thought they’d be. 

I don't change them. This is howard Simons picks. 

[RoyBatty is alive]

25 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:

Are you sure you don’t want to change that Texans game? They don’t appear to be the opponent many thought they’d be. 

Also there were almost as many Bills fans as Texans fans at the last Bills-Texan game.  With the Texans doing so poorly thus far it would not shock me to see the crowd 50/50 negating any real home field advantage.

[MJS]

He picks every single game every single week, besides the ones already played?

[boyst]

8 minutes ago, MJS said:

He picks every single game every single week, besides the ones already played?

Yes. Every Tuesday at 830. It's about the only thing to listen to on WGR these days.

 

Every Tuesday they go through the remaining games and he picks games.

 

Towards December the other radio dudes pick the other games to figure the playoffs and give him the scenarios for the playoffs. He picks bills playoffs. They pick the other playoffs. 

Edited 58 minutes ago by boyst

[billsfan89]

I think what is going to be key for the Bills in the early going up until the bye is to be 6-0. I know that a loss to NOLA or ATL is not a huge deal but NOLA is a team that at home you should "get fat" and pile up wins against. The Fins and Pats divisional games are always key and you have to take care of business with two home games there. ATL away is probably the one you think is possible to drop and not be a "big deal" away NFC game against an at least decent opponent. 

 

But I think the Bills if they want the one seed are going to have to go 13-4 at a minimum and possibly 14-3. I think you really are home heavy in the first 6 weeks and against opponents you "should" beat and going 6-0 is something that a team looking for their division early and the one seed are going to have to pile up the wins while you can...

[Low Positive]

47 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:

Are you sure you don’t want to change that Texans game? They don’t appear to be the opponent many thought they’d be. 

He’s just predicting the mid-season lull that most teams have.

[finn]

Fun to predict W-L but ultimately silly. So many variables are in play. You can really only talk about probabilities, and even that with a million caveats. 

 

But... it's all entertainment, right? And these talking heads need to get clicks. 

[Bills!Win!]

In what multiverse are we losing to the falcons? 

[boyst]

3 minutes ago, finn said:

Fun to predict W-L but ultimately silly. So many variables are in play. You can really only talk about probabilities, and even that with a million caveats. 

 

But... it's all entertainment, right? And these talking heads need to get clicks. 

Simon doesn't get clicks for this. Listenership yes. But this is 100% done for entertainment.