Looking ahead to the Falcons…A must win?

[dorquemada]

8 minutes ago, Jauronimo said:

Is this your first NFL season?

 

No, is it yours?  Not going to glaze this organization when they turn in a piss poor performance like that, but you do you.

2 minutes ago, Cray51 said:

So we have gone from best team in the league at 4-0 to not even a GOOD team at 4-1.

 

Cool

 

Anybody who brought up concerns before yesterday was told they were insane.

[Cray51]

1 minute ago, dorquemada said:

 

No, is it yours?  Not going to glaze this organization when they turn in a piss poor performance like that, but you do you.

 

Anybody who brought up concerns before yesterday was told they were insane.

Anyone who things next week is a must win at 4-1 IS insane

[Jauronimo]

Just now, dorquemada said:

 

No, is it yours?  Not going to glaze this organization when they turn in a piss poor performance like that, but you do you.

Are those the only options?  Glaze or doom post?  No room for the reasonable fans that know that every team endures a bad loss or two and some WTF games in the NFL? 

 

If you need to bring the toaster upstairs to the bathroom, you do you.  I'll be tuning in next week to see how they respond against the Falcons.  Would you prefer I send flowers or a casserole to your loved ones?

[Dillenger4]

10 hours ago, Herc11 said:

The Patriots barely beat us when we played our worst game of the year. A uncharacteristic, sloppy 1st quarter that put us behind and we were chasing from there on out. There's plenty of time to right the ship. 

How did we play our "worst game" of the season?? We played exactly like we have all year except this time we faced a competent team who smacked us in the mouth. Get used to it. Our D is weak, our O is OK, and Mr MVP still panics when the going gets tough.

[dorquemada]

1 minute ago, Jauronimo said:

Are those the only options?  Glaze or doom post?  No room for the reasonable fans that know that every team endures a bad loss or two and some WTF games in the NFL? 

 

If you need to bring the toaster upstairs to the bathroom, you do you.  I'll be tuning in next week to see how they respond against the Falcons.  Would you prefer I send flowers or a casserole to your loved ones?

 

Hey man I want to see a winning team, and am not happy when they put in a barely half hearted effort.  If they lose to the falcons, i'm sure you'll have your wise distanced take about it, you should pat yourself on the head.

[Boatdrinks]

9 hours ago, henry jones said:

You obviously haven’t checked out their schedule

They’re an average team. An easy schedule won’t make them a top contender. 

[henry jones]

1 hour ago, Cray51 said:

So we have gone from best team in the league at 4-0 to not even a GOOD team at 4-1.

 

Cool

4-0 doesn't mean you're playing good.  Cool

27 minutes ago, Boatdrinks said:

They’re an average team. An easy schedule won’t make them a top contender. 

Just like an easy schedule doesn't make us a contender.

[CincyBillsFan]

12 hours ago, henry jones said:

At 4-1 with a division loss, I see next week as a must win heading into the Bye.  Assuming we beat the Falcons and exit the Bye at 5-1, the Patriots will likely be 5-2.  And then assuming we beat the Panthers, we’ll be 1 game up on New England heading into the toughest part of our schedule.  How we’ve played against cupcake competition thus far does not bode well for us.  The Patriots have an even cupcakier (not a word, I know) schedule from here on out.  I can’t see them losing more than 3 games the rest of the season.  We look awful and can easily see us losing at least 5 of our last 10 games.  Never thought I’d say it, but I see the Patriots winning the division.  

It's not a must win any more then the Houston game after the Ravens game was last season. And a loss to an NFC team is always less of a problem then a loss to a conference team.

 

 

 

 

[Cray51]

36 minutes ago, henry jones said:

4-0 doesn't mean you're playing good.  Cool

Being 4-1 doesn't mean you aren't good either.

 

Bills had a stinker game.  They are still a top 3 team in the league.  Philly lost to Denver and won their game against the rams by blocking two field goal attempts - does that mean they are bad?  

 

4-0 means you are WINNING.  When 3 of the 4 win are by double digits, and the other team you beat in week 1 went to the divisional last year.... that  means you are a good team.

 

Crapping your pants because the Bills aren't undefeated isn't a reason to make next week a "must win"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cool

[Jauronimo]

28 minutes ago, CincyBillsFan said:

It's not a must win any more then the Houston game after the Ravens game was last season. And a loss to an NFC team is always less of a problem then a loss to a conference team.

 

 

 

 

I have seen studies that show that losing to an out of conference team actually improves your standings due to the tie breakers.

[henry jones]

7 minutes ago, Cray51 said:

Being 4-1 doesn't mean you aren't good either.

 

Bills had a stinker game.  They are still a top 3 team in the league.  Philly lost to Denver and won their game against the rams by blocking two field goal attempts - does that mean they are bad?  

 

4-0 means you are WINNING.  When 3 of the 4 win are by double digits, and the other team you beat in week 1 went to the divisional last year.... that  means you are a good team.

 

Crapping your pants because the Bills aren't undefeated isn't a reason to make next week a "must win"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cool

Geez... you guys are ridiculous.  I'm not panicking and definitely not crapping my pants.  Asking if it was a must win was just a question.  Obviously, a week 6 win/loss doesn't make or break a season but when a team that is a consensus Super Bowl contender struggles to beat bottom feeders, at HOME, at some point they should look the part, don't you think?  And you're correct, having a 4-1 record is a "winning" record.  If we want to secure home field advantage in the playoffs though, which was a goal for this team, we can't lose to bottom feeders the actual difficult part of our schedule is around the corner.  Are we playing down to our competition, or are we not as good as everyone thought we are?  It's likely a little bit of both which is worrisome moving forward.

[Simon]

2 hours ago, dorquemada said:

Hey man I want to see a winning team, and am not happy when they put in a barely half hearted effort. 

 

If you think either of those teams was out there half-stepping last night, you have absolutely no clue what you are watching.

[Cray51]

3 minutes ago, henry jones said:

Geez... you guys are ridiculous.  I'm not panicking and definitely not crapping my pants.  Asking if it was a must win was just a question.  Obviously, a week 6 win/loss doesn't make or break a season but when a team that is a consensus Super Bowl contender struggles to beat bottom feeders, at HOME, at some point they should look the part, don't you think?  And you're correct, having a 4-1 record is a "winning" record.  If we want to secure home field advantage in the playoffs though, which was a goal for this team, we can't lose to bottom feeders the actual difficult part of our schedule is around the corner.  Are we playing down to our competition, or are we not as good as everyone thought we are?  It's likely a little bit of both which is worrisome moving forward.

This was your first post:

 

"We look awful and can easily see us losing at least 5 of our last 10 games.  Never thought I’d say it, but I see the Patriots winning the division."

 

That, combined with the question of week 6 being a must win, is crazy.  That's panicking.  Even if you aren't panicking, the way you write it comes off as panicking.

 

 

 

 

[harryS]

Call it what you want, but if you want the 1-seed, you better respond to that loss with a win.  No holding back with the bye coming up.  Best efforts and best playcalls.  Throw the kitchen sink.

[Gregg]

4 minutes ago, Cray51 said:

This was your first post:

 

"We look awful and can easily see us losing at least 5 of our last 10 games.  Never thought I’d say it, but I see the Patriots winning the division."

 

That, combined with the question of week 6 being a must win, is crazy.  That's panicking.  Even if you aren't panicking, the way you write it comes off as panicking.

 

 

 

 

 

The Bucs, Eagles, and Chiefs games will be tough especially with our defense. The offense better be prepared to score at least 30 if they want to win these games. The rest of the schedule isn't that tough. I am not saying the Bills will win every one of those games, but they will be favored to do so.

Edited 1 hour ago by Gregg

[Cray51]

1 minute ago, Gregg said:

 

The Bucs, Eagles, and Chiefs games will be tough especially with our defense. The offense better be prepared to score at least 30 if they want to win these games. The rest of the schedule isn't that tough. I am not saying the Bills will win every one of those games, but they will be favored to do so.

Most important factor IMO - they are all at home.

 

I think we take 2 of those 3 games.  Turnovers wont happen like they did yesterday

[dorquemada]

2 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

If you think either of those teams was out there half-stepping last night, you have absolutely no clue what you are watching.

 

So either they both played their hearts out and New England is the better team, or Buffalo is the better team but half assed it last night and lost.  You can't have it both ways.  My observation is the Bills looked like they were half assing it. Double digit penalties, the dropsies, some inexplicable choices by Allen including reverting back to scampering out of the pocket too early, poor lane discipline by the D, inability to get off the field on 3rd down, repeatedly, are all solid signs that the Bills were not in it last night.  

[90sBills]

Not a must win but a must BET. Only giving 3.5 to Atl? Bills will win by double digits. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by. 

[dorquemada]

Just now, 90sBills said:

Not a must win but a must BET. Only giving 3.5 to Atl? Bills will win by double digits. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by. 

 

Are you the guy that said Bills would win 41-14 last night?  If so, i'll take some action with you on the ATL game

[90sBills]

Just now, dorquemada said:

 

Are you the guy that said Bills would win 41-14 last night?  If so, i'll take some action with you on the ATL game

No. I’m the guy that had NE +7.5 last night. It was a great Sunday betting wise all the way to the night game. I didn’t think the Bills would lose though.