Start of the season really could not have gone better for the Bills…

[BuffaloBaumer]

40 minutes ago, Rocky Landing said:

They just lost their starting RB, Najee Harris to an achilles injury, possibly for the rest of the season. That's a big loss under a Jim Harbough offense.

I think the guy they just drafted is better than Harris.

[90sBills]

4 hours ago, T.E. said:

I think my post may be getting misunderstood. My point is that the Buffalo Bills haven't exactly been the luckiest franchise in professional sports history. No reason to poke the bear of fate.

You’re saying things people don’t want to hear…even though it’s credible. 

[LABILLBACKER]

5 hours ago, Big Turk said:

 

We will be getting important pieces back on D after week 6.  I could honestly care less about what they do until they get to the postseason. They need to be playing their best for a change when it actually matters instead of their worst.

Completely agree...all I care about is this team having an opportunity to win a championship. We have the greatest qb in Bills history. We can't blow this advantage.  Keep winning the games we're supposed to and at all costs keep your defense healthy entering the playoffs. 

[90sBills]

4 hours ago, billsfan89 said:

 

The Giants offense has only looked functional against the horrid Cowboys defense. KC's defense to me is their bigger issue. I think offensively they will get things together and be a consistently competent unit. I think they will add a RB via trade and maybe a WR if needed. But just looking at their defense and it is hard to see them making the additions they may need on offense and defense. I think we will get a better picture of who KC is after next week when they play the Ravens. 

I disagree. No one knows what KC will be until the 2nd half of the season. Rice and Worthy are still out. There are rookies or 2nd guys playing on defense. The left side of their oline is anchored by a rookie and a 2nd year player. If all these guys get better with experience KC will be a completely different team by November. 

[billsfan89]

1 minute ago, 90sBills said:

I disagree. No one knows what KC will be until the 2nd half of the season. Rice and Worthy are still out. There are rookies or 2nd guys playing on defense. The left side of their oline is anchored by a rookie and a 2nd year player. If all these guys get better with experience KC will be a completely different team by November. 

 

That's why I said better picture not a complete picture. The season evolves a lot. And yes KC with the veteran team and staff will evolve better than most. I think more so if the Chiefs can beat the Ravens next week they will not only put themselves in much less of a hole so to speak record wise but they will also showcase their talent likely isn't as depleted as they could.

[90sBills]

6 minutes ago, billsfan89 said:

 

That's why I said better picture not a complete picture. The season evolves a lot. And yes KC with the veteran team and staff will evolve better than most. I think more so if the Chiefs can beat the Ravens next week they will not only put themselves in much less of a hole so to speak record wise but they will also showcase their talent likely isn't as depleted as they could.

Oh gotcha. I’m not sure if they can win next week. But I think they can get to 3-3 by the time Rice is back. Which would set them up for a run per usual. 

[folz]

3 hours ago, ganesh said:

my only gripe -  

*  still no pressure from the front four on the QB, especially by the DEs

*. not able to get off the field on 3rd and long (the Jets game was a outlier due to their inability at the QB position)

 

Yes, more pressure from the front four is something we all wanted to see this season. But, it's only week 3.

 

Yeah, the Bills are currently 22nd in sacks. But they are also 13th in QB pressures (which is not terrible and they should get better).

 

1. Bosa has been playing well (1 sack, 8 pressures, 5 hurries, 3 QB hits, 2 QB knock-downs). He's been pretty active and is still getting acclimated to the system and working with the guys around him. I think the sacks will come.

2. We eventually get back Hoecht and Ogunjobi...which should make the overall line better, which will hopefully lead to more pressures and sacks (even if not by those players specifically). Plus, we were missing Ed Oliver last game (who was playing great the first two weeks).

3. We played the Ravens and Dolphins. Lamar is a really hard player to sack or even hem in...and Tua was getting the ball out of his hands in 3 seconds, the majority of his passes were behind the line of scrimmage. Tough to judge the DL too much (in realation to pressure) with those two games. Need a few more games to see where we really are.

4. The more this unit plays together, the better they should be. There were 7 new D-lineman added this year (and two of them haven't even seen the field yet), and two new coaches were added, specifically to help the pass rush.

 

...give it a little time.

[Augie]

5 hours ago, NewEra said:

I’m a part of the “crying and whining about football on a message board is a waste of my life contingent”.  I’ve had my fair share of negative posts in my day.  Looking back, I just looked like a little crybaby b***h and it didn’t do anything positive for my life.  Some people just like to breed negativity.  There are too many positive aspects of this franchise as it currently stands to be such a downer.  But do you.   

 

Here’s the deal, if you are not negative enough, you quickly get labeled as a Homer who will not tolerate any criticism whatsoever. You and I both know that is not true, but the label is quick to be applied when challenged by the handful of Negative Nancys here.  

 

We have a very good team. We should have more positive than negative to discuss. I have no problem with anyone pointing out mistakes or questionable moves. crap happens in life, it’s not personal.  We are here to discuss the Bills, for better or worse.  If the negativity and complaining seems to be all ya got, however, that is tiresome and often childish. I don’t see why more balance is so elusive here. 

[RoyBatty is alive]

7 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

H2H against Baltimore

Houston 0-3

Chiefs 1-2 and not looking great

Bengals 2-1 but now Burrowless. 

 

If the top 4 seeds come playoff time are Buffalo, Baltimore, Chargers and Colts man I will feel good about our chances.

Agreed but chargers are the real deal imo, Herbert is peaking with 6 years experience and apparently good coaching.

16 minutes ago, folz said:

 

Yes, more pressure from the front four is something we all wanted to see this season. But, it's only week 3.

 

Yeah, the Bills are currently 22nd in sacks. But they are also 13th in QB pressures (which is not terrible and they should get better).

 

1. Bosa has been playing well (1 sack, 8 pressures, 5 hurries, 3 QB hits, 2 QB knock-downs). He's been pretty active and is still getting acclimated to the system and working with the guys around him. I think the sacks will come.

2. We eventually get back Hoecht and Ogunjobi...which should make the overall line better, which will hopefully lead to more pressures and sacks (even if not by those players specifically). Plus, we were missing Ed Oliver last game (who was playing great the first two weeks).

3. We played the Ravens and Dolphins. Lamar is a really hard player to sack or even hem in...and Tua was getting the ball out of his hands in 3 seconds, the majority of his passes were behind the line of scrimmage. Tough to judge the DL too much (in realation to pressure) with those two games. Need a few more games to see where we really are.

4. The more this unit plays together, the better they should be. There were 7 new D-lineman added this year (and two of them haven't even seen the field yet), and two new coaches were added, specifically to help the pass rush.

 

...give it a little time.

And dont forget our first draft pick has yet to see the field, thzat can only help the d line pressure

[billsfan89]

20 minutes ago, 90sBills said:

Oh gotcha. I’m not sure if they can win next week. But I think they can get to 3-3 by the time Rice is back. Which would set them up for a run per usual. 

 

If they lose next week and go 1-3 they would have to beat the Jags away (not an "easy" game but one they "should win") and win against the Lions at home another game I could see being a 50/50 knuckleball type game. Getting to 3-3 is going to be key for them. If they go 2-4 that's a big hole and their schedule does not let up. They have to play the Bills away, Colts at home has suddenly flipped from a reprieve to a tough game, Broncos twice in what could easily be a split, Chargers at home, and Commanders at home. 

 

Granted they do have some games where they can "get fat" on. Raiders twice (although the Raiders being better coached makes them less of an "easy" out), Titans, Texans (suddenly an easier projected game), and Cowboys. If they can win those 5 games and get a few of the other tough ones they could get at least 10 wins and at worse make a wildcard. 

[GoBills808]

5 hours ago, NewEra said:

I’m a part of the “crying and whining about football on a message board is a waste of my life contingent”.  I’ve had my fair share of negative posts in my day.  Looking back, I just looked like a little crybaby b***h and it didn’t do anything positive for my life.  Some people just like to breed negativity.  There are too many positive aspects of this franchise as it currently stands to be such a downer.  But do you.   

trust me the unrelenting sanctimony of the we're positive crew is just as tiresome

[RobbRiddick]

I'd be much happier if the Giants had beat the Chiefs with Mahomes literally s**ing his pants on national TV while attempting to recover that fumble. I never get what I want

[90sBills]

40 minutes ago, billsfan89 said:

 

If they lose next week and go 1-3 they would have to beat the Jags away (not an "easy" game but one they "should win") and win against the Lions at home another game I could see being a 50/50 knuckleball type game. Getting to 3-3 is going to be key for them. If they go 2-4 that's a big hole and their schedule does not let up. They have to play the Bills away, Colts at home has suddenly flipped from a reprieve to a tough game, Broncos twice in what could easily be a split, Chargers at home, and Commanders at home. 

 

Granted they do have some games where they can "get fat" on. Raiders twice (although the Raiders being better coached makes them less of an "easy" out), Titans, Texans (suddenly an easier projected game), and Cowboys. If they can win those 5 games and get a few of the other tough ones they could get at least 10 wins and at worse make a wildcard. 

I can see them beating the Jags and 1 of the home game against Baltimore and Detroit to get to 3-3.

[eball]

For the people who still just don't get the gist of this thread...I'm not suggesting that everything has gone perfectly.  That's unrealistic and ridiculous.

 

When looking at the big picture of where we sit after week 3, however, it is difficult to imagine much more going right for this team.  I'm actually glad there are a number of things to work on and improve upon -- 3rd down defense, pass rush, CB2, safety play, downfield passing -- because who wants to peak with more than three months remaining in the regular season?

 

It's almost scary to think what this team could be by January.

 

 

Edited September 22 by eball

[billsfan89]

3 minutes ago, 90sBills said:

I can see them beating the Jags and 1 of the home game against Baltimore and Detroit to get to 3-3.

 

If they lose next week then the margin of error on the Jags away and Lions home is tough because they gotta then win both of those games and while I would favor them in both slightly one or both of those games could be "knuckleball" type games. I think if KC goes to 2-4 that's gonna be hard for them to get out of because then you gotta really make hay on your harder games. 

[harryS]

8 hours ago, zow2 said:

 

The Bills getting made fun of on the national shows for having an "easy" schedule is silly talk.  They have no control over it.  When they had hard schedules on paper the previous couple years no one cared to mention that. The Ravens looked like they had a tough division but now the Steelers are mid, the Bengals have crashed and the Browns can't score but they have a nice D.  

 

2 hours ago, BigAl2526 said:

It is true that overall, the Bills schedule is pretty easy, but their schedule does include Baltimore, Kansas City, Tampa Bay, (They are 3-0 like Buffalo and some pundits like their Super Bowl odds) Cincinnati (week 14 - so there is a slight chance Burrows could be back) and Philadelphia.  Of course, we already beat Baltimore, but there are four more teams that won't be a cakewalk.

 

Yeah, plus the relatively early bye isn't ideal.  It also might be more accurate to say that the Bills' schedule is backloaded rather than outright easy.  I mean, we're still playing first-place teams as a division winner from last season, we just happen to play most of them in the back half of the season.

[NewEra]

1 hour ago, GoBills808 said:

trust me the unrelenting sanctimony of the we're positive crew is just as tiresome

Football is entertainment.  The Bills are our favorite past time.  Reading message boards is entertainment.  
 

Reading the same people b*******g about the same things over and over in every thread isn’t entertaining for anyone except for those that enjoy wallowing in misery.  
 

Reading the same people being positive about our team, which just so happens to be rated top 3 (if not #1) by 💯 of the nfl community.

 

If our team wasn’t this good;  If there was such thing as a team with zero holes; if there was such a thing as a GM that never makes mistakes….. then I could understand the unrelenting negative posts.  When we were in the drought and constant negativity was warranted, I would post about 50/50 positive/negative.  But this team is great and it brings me happiness.  I understand that teams, GMs and coaches aren’t perfect, that Super Bowls aren’t won in September and that crying and whining about the same things over and over again net zero positive results.  If there’s something I don’t like, I mention it once or twice nowadays.  
 

Constant negativity has no place on a Buffalo Bills message board in 2025.  A overwhelming majority of the fan bases wish they were us.  I prefer to enjoy it.  
 

edit: and some people don’t realize that they are overly negative.  Mentioning it to them may open the eyes of those unaware if they have an open mind and don’t have the ego of Jim Harbaugh-  as @T.E.has openly admitted.  Maybe he’ll enjoy this board more than he already does.  

Edited September 22 by NewEra

[GoBills808]

Just now, NewEra said:

Football is entertainment.  The Bills are our favorite past time.  Reading message boards is entertainment.  
 

Reading the same people b*******g about the same things over and over in every thread isn’t entertaining for anyone except for those that enjoy wallowing in misery.  
 

Reading the same people being positive about our team, which just so happens to be rated top 3 (if not #1) by 💯 of the nfl community.

 

If our team wasn’t this good;  If there was such thing as a team with zero holes; if there was such a thing as a GM that never makes mistakes….. then I could understand the unrelenting negative posts.  When we were in the drought and constant negativity was warranted, I would post about 50/50 positive/negative.  But this team is great and it brings me happiness.  I understand that teams, GMs and coaches aren’t perfect, that Super Bowls aren’t won in September and that crying and whining about the same things over and over again net zero positive results.  If there’s something I don’t like, I mention it once or twice nowadays.  
 

Constant negativity has no place on a Buffalo Bills message board in 2025.  A overwhelming majority of the fan bases wish they were us.  I prefer to enjoy it.  

you're not the messageboard police

 

personally i see something good, i comment on it. i see something bad, i comment on it and then wade thru 50 pollyannas w the same tired 'the team is so great stop complaining' nonsense

[NewEra]

16 minutes ago, GoBills808 said:

you're not the messageboard police

 

personally i see something good, i comment on it. i see something bad, i comment on it and then wade thru 50 pollyannas w the same tired 'the team is so great stop complaining' nonsense

 Those are the best comments-  “message board police”-  

 

people give their opinions and people give their opinions on other peoples opinions.  I give my opinion on peoples positive takes…..but it’s being the message board police when I give my opinion of those who post 90% negativity.  
 

This team is great and you hate reading people talking about how great they are. You must hate watching/reading the media too.  Thats pretty much all anyone says….because we have one of the best teams in the league.  When we sucked, I could understand why people would post 90% negativity.  It’s warranted. In 2025- I don’t see why anyone would do such a thing.

 

i never said you weren’t anything other a negative poster.  I’m fairly sure I’ve complimented you several times and consider you to be one of my favorite posters.  

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

9 hours ago, DrDawkinstein said:

 

And then that one guy on a message board jinxed them by starting a thread about how well the season started...

 

 

LETS GO!

His bad juju is powerless before the might of my immaculate hat rotation