Hate to say this … but the Pats are effing good

[Process]

4 minutes ago, Process said:

Impossible to say they are "effin good." They've played two good teams all season. They lost to one, and it took 3 dumb turnovers, terrible officiating, and a few miraculous plays by Maye to beat the other by 3 points. We don't know what they are because they haven't played anyone and don't have a track record. 

 

I don't view them as contenders this year. I think they can be, very soon, but they need another off-season. 

And speaking of off-season, AJ Brown to the Patriots is unfortunately the most predictable trade of all time. 

[PatsFanNH]

43 minutes ago, zow2 said:

 

The Maye, Vrabel combo looks terrific.  Teams will absolutely start scheming harder against Maye, and if he can continue to get the better of defenses that will be impressive. I do expect them to lose a couple games that they are favored in. All teams do.

I agree I expected in the beginning of the year 9-7 now I see an 11-6 season 

[harryS]

If we get swept by them, we don't deserve to win the AFCE.  And if we beat them in Foxborough, I suspect we'll be in good position to win the division and be a very high seed in the AFC.  No need to worry about them at this point in the season, in other words, imo.

 

Chiefs are next.  Get your hate on for them.

[Billsfanatic8989]

They aren’t a mess like they were last season. The coaching has improved. Defense looks better. I need to see more. Wins against the Bills (again) and Bucs, would make me a believer. 

 

Maye's physical tools and talent is undeniable. He looks the part. Time will tell on whether he can be clutch and not flinch in the face of adversity. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[SCBills]

Does anyone find something on Drake Maye like CJ Stroud, Jaden Daniels etc?

 

So far, not yet. 
 

That said.. I’m a little exhausted with the Pats dooming. 
 

We have next to zero forward pass game at the moment and it took losing the turnover battle by 2, in the midst of our annual slump, to lose a one possession game to them. 
 

Their schedule is the biggest worry. 

[Success]

2 minutes ago, SCBills said:

Does anyone find something on Drake Maye like CJ Stroud, Jaden Daniels etc?

 

So far, not yet. 
 

That said.. I’m a little exhausted with the Pats dooming. 
 

We have next to zero forward pass game at the moment and it took losing the turnover battle by 2, in the midst of our annual slump, to lose a one possession game to them. 
 

Their schedule is the biggest worry. 

 

He's throwing the ball really well.  But when I watch the highlights, he usually has a clean pocket, and his receivers are  more open than any Bills receiver I've seen all season.

 

All the tools - but he has such a long way to go.  He hasn't led a 4th quarter comeback yet, and we have NO idea what kind of playoff performer he'll be.

 

[The 9 Isles]

Screw Tennessee for gifting Vrable to NE and Henry to Baltimore 

[Richard Noggin]

44 minutes ago, GottaRun said:

So you ... can't see them losing to the Bills Dec 14th?  They look good but they are not world beaters this year.

 

34 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said:

We shot our selves in the foot multiple times in that game.  I also trust McDermott calling the defense than Babich.  McDermott needs to let him go after the season.

 

If he needs to call the defense, then Babich doesn’t serve a purpose.

 

31 minutes ago, colin said:

Our d was decent that game, but gassed and fell off on the second half.  The o was a disaster 

 

The cheats got a gift from son of the coward hockulie and our o was mentally handicapped.  If we ran the same game vs the pats and dork azz ATL as we did against the Panthers we'd have no losses.

 

We aren't forcing passes outside anymore

 

An objective view of the Pats v Bills game should emphasize that the Bills played terribly, the refs shaved hard with one-sided calls early, and even dumb luck seemed one-sided...and still the Pats escaped with a one-score win. It took a LOT to lose that game by 3, including REALLY bad offensive play. 

 

While the loss of Ed Oliver, presumably for most/all of the season, is just more of that unlucky brutality, the Bills will be a different team (for the better) when they face New England again.

 

Who among us would swap coaching staffs with the Pats straight-up? 

 

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

we are a lot better on offense than we showed last game against them. I will be curious to see what the rematch looks like.

[The Firebaugh Kid]

There is no way in hell they beat us twice. I ain’t buying it. Just win baby. This is our division. 

[zow2]

Dang, just saw their schedule.  We get KC and Philly,,, they get the Titans and Skatteboo-less Giants 

[Success]

Just now, The Firebaugh Kid said:

There is no way in hell they beat us twice. I ain’t buying it. Just win baby. This is our division. 

 

If we had similar SOS the rest of the way, I'd be 100% on that.

 

Their schedule is just so easy.  I still think we take the division, but we left ourselves little margin for error by gifting them that win in the 1st match-up (along w/ some help from the ref crew).

 

[Maynard]

About time! I’ve been waiting a long time for this.

[dgrochester55]

I still believe that Buffalo has the better team, but the cupcake Schedule that New England has is extremely concerning. The Bills are going to have a small margin of error going forward to win the AFC east.  I am hoping for something similar to two years ago where we take the division back when it counts after letting the division rival enjoy it for awhile like when we did that to Miami. 

[dave mcbride]

57 minutes ago, Success said:

 

He's throwing the ball really well.  But when I watch the highlights, he usually has a clean pocket, and his receivers are  more open than any Bills receiver I've seen all season.

 

All the tools - but he has such a long way to go.  He hasn't led a 4th quarter comeback yet, and we have NO idea what kind of playoff performer he'll be.

 

He hasn’t led a 4th quarter comeback … yet most people would say he did a version of that versus the Bills.

[uticaclub]

2 hours ago, LEBills said:

They are too young to really be a threat, they’ll mess up either in season or in the playoff. Should be a pain to deal with in a year or two.

They have a ton of vets

[PauleeeWalnuts]

Pats, Colts, Broncos and Chiefs are all looking real good. It’s feeling less and less like it’s our year (again)