Game week thread - Buccaneers at Bills

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

Why were we wearing the afl helmets in practice? Are we wearing afl throwbacks against TB?

[Gary Marangi]

1 minute ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:

Why were we wearing the afl helmets in practice? Are we wearing afl throwbacks against TB?

Yes

[Success]

The pessimism here is a little over the top.

 

This team hasn't really passed the eye test so far this year - but we were riding pretty high last week after beating what we know is a very good KC team, despite their record.  We absolutely didn't show up against Miami, but it's not  like we have skated through previous seasons without having a few ugly games.  

 

I'm feeling pretty confident about Sunday.  Many here & nationally are ready to write the Bills off this season and will be looking at this game as confirmation.  I think the team & coaching staff hear all of that chatter & will show up in a big way.

 

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

If we turn around and win this game you’ll have 3 outta 4 against the over .500 panthers, the chiefs and the 6-3 Bucs. That will certainly make a one off bad day in the miserable heat, against the nothing to lose Dolphins feel better. Just win this one and everyone will calm down.

[Nitro]

19 minutes ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:

If we turn around and win this game you’ll have 3 outta 4 against the over .500 panthers, the chiefs and the 6-3 Bucs. That will certainly make a one off bad day in the miserable heat, against the nothing to lose Dolphins feel better. Just win this one and everyone will calm down.

The sky is falling types thrive on games like last weeks.  Yes it was a stinker but this is a week to week league and the Bills have talented players.  I expect them to come out Sunday and win. 

[Low Positive]

That loss in Miami keeps growing in significance as the week goes on. We'll know by about 2:00 on Sunday if McDermott has lost the team. If this team comes out flat on Sunday and again on Thursday in Houston, the last few home games at Highmark will be ugly with fans booing and demanding McDermott and Beane's heads on a platter. We can all see the window slamming shut and the emergence of another dark period on the horizon, and if Terry does nothing, the fan revolt going into the new stadium will be epic. For me, there is no going back to drought-era apathy and rooting for a lovable loser. We all got a taste of success and will demand nothing short of Super Bowl contention. This has the potential to get really bad.

[zow2]

2 minutes ago, Low Positive said:

That loss in Miami keeps growing in significance as the week goes on. We'll know by about 2:00 on Sunday if McDermott has lost the team.

 

I agree with this. The "elite"  Bills and McDermott typically have been very good in games following a clunker.  Especially when the game is at home.  They've been criticized by fans and media all week... national media are questioning McDermott's job status and if Allen is still Allen?

If the Bills come out and flop this week at home vs Tampa we will know this is the season where everything changed.  If they come out and play well and beat Tampa, we can put everything aside for now and have hopes that a playoff run is still very real.

[Gregg]

22 minutes ago, Low Positive said:

That loss in Miami keeps growing in significance as the week goes on. We'll know by about 2:00 on Sunday if McDermott has lost the team. If this team comes out flat on Sunday and again on Thursday in Houston, the last few home games at Highmark will be ugly with fans booing and demanding McDermott and Beane's heads on a platter. We can all see the window slamming shut and the emergence of another dark period on the horizon, and if Terry does nothing, the fan revolt going into the new stadium will be epic. For me, there is no going back to drought-era apathy and rooting for a lovable loser. We all got a taste of success and will demand nothing short of Super Bowl contention. This has the potential to get really bad.

 

Even if they don't make the playoffs, I think Terry will still give them 2026 to fix it. If year 1 in the new stadium is disappointing, then they might get fired or at the very least have their jobs on the line if 2027 isn't a good year.

[strive_for_five_guy]

26 minutes ago, Low Positive said:

That loss in Miami keeps growing in significance as the week goes on. We'll know by about 2:00 on Sunday if McDermott has lost the team. If this team comes out flat on Sunday and again on Thursday in Houston, the last few home games at Highmark will be ugly with fans booing and demanding McDermott and Beane's heads on a platter. We can all see the window slamming shut and the emergence of another dark period on the horizon, and if Terry does nothing, the fan revolt going into the new stadium will be epic. For me, there is no going back to drought-era apathy and rooting for a lovable loser. We all got a taste of success and will demand nothing short of Super Bowl contention. This has the potential to get really bad.

And it also has the potential to be really good.  Still lots of season left.  Yeah the Bills were flat last weekend, although if they don’t turn the ball over three times, it’s a totally different game even in spite of that.  I think there’s a better chance this team makes the playoffs just fine versus a doomsday scenario.

[WNYFAN1]

31 minutes ago, Nitro said:

The sky is falling types thrive on games like last weeks.  Yes it was a stinker but this is a week to week league and the Bills have talented players.  I expect them to come out Sunday and win. 

The "sky is falling" types could also be described as the "wow, there's a whole lotta room in our super bowl trophy case" types. 

[Bigvinny]

22 minutes ago, zow2 said:

 

I agree with this. The "elite"  Bills and McDermott typically have been very good in games following a clunker.  Especially when the game is at home.  They've been criticized by fans and media all week... national media are questioning McDermott's job status and if Allen is still Allen?

If the Bills come out and flop this week at home vs Tampa we will know this is the season where everything changed.  If they come out and play well and beat Tampa, we can put everything aside for now and have hopes that a playoff run is still very real.

I think it will be 14-0 Tampa before they wake up. This team doesn't start games well.

[Johnnycage46]

7 minutes ago, Bigvinny said:

I think it will be 14-0 Tampa before they wake up. This team doesn't start games well.

 

I think we'll know in the first 2 or 3 plays on offense how the game is going to go. It seems when we come out and look "off" on the first drive, that continues throughout the game.

[Negan]

12 minutes ago, Bigvinny said:

I think it will be 14-0 Tampa before they wake up. This team doesn't start games well.

Everybody here knows, the Bucs will drive for a TD on their opening drive too.  

 

Hope the Bills don't go 3 and out either to start the game.

 

The boo birds are ready to invoke their voices if that happens. 

 

Edited 3 hours ago by Negan

[SCBills]

1 hour ago, Big Turk said:

1 hour ago, Big Turk said:

 

Partly cloudy and 39 with a brisk 15-25 mph wind. I mean, it might be slightly chillier than normal, but that's not out of the "normal range" for November. The fact there is no precip is a big win.

 

Product on the field? People are so spoiled here the last 5+ years it's absurd. 

Spoiled lol

 

We haven’t even been to a Super Bowl 

 

Most of us are too young to remember the Super Bowl years 

 

We suffered as fans growing up in the drought 

 

The fanbase shows out everywhere the Bills go.  Road game takeovers anywhere in the Southeast and a notable presence pretty much anywhere else. 
 

They’ve grown stale and you can only summon the energy to care so much year in/year out.. spend so much money year in/year out … when the team looks like the same product we see that loses to KC year in/year out.

 

And that’s if they even get to that point this year

 

This team has no spark, no energy.  Josh on some philosophical vibes.  Dion can’t even be bothered to acknowledge it’s Super Bowl or bust .. he has to go on 5 minute long diatribes discussing how it’s not. 
 

Just give us something to believe in and we’ll be back. 
 

A ‘26 1st instead of a ‘27 and we might have Waddle on this team.  Cant even do that.  GM comes off as the most arrogant guy to ever not win a Super Bowl yet. 
 

Fans are starting to reach their limit. 
 

But like I said .. that can all change on Sunday.   I hope it does. 
 

Edited 3 hours ago by SCBills

[Low Positive]

5 minutes ago, Negan said:

Everybody here knows, the Bucs will drive for a TD on their opening drive too.  

 

Hope the Bills don't go 3 and out either to start the game.

 

The boo birds are ready to invoke their voices if that happens. 

 

I'm as negative as anyone right now, but last week was the first time all season that the Bills went 3 and out to start a game. They have started strong on offense in every other game. 

[bills742]

 

[jcamm1966]

The problems of this team will not be solved if we beat a banged up Tampa team just sayin

[Roundybout]

1 hour ago, Low Positive said:

That loss in Miami keeps growing in significance as the week goes on. We'll know by about 2:00 on Sunday if McDermott has lost the team. If this team comes out flat on Sunday and again on Thursday in Houston, the last few home games at Highmark will be ugly with fans booing and demanding McDermott and Beane's heads on a platter. We can all see the window slamming shut and the emergence of another dark period on the horizon, and if Terry does nothing, the fan revolt going into the new stadium will be epic. For me, there is no going back to drought-era apathy and rooting for a lovable loser. We all got a taste of success and will demand nothing short of Super Bowl contention. This has the potential to get really bad.

People still go to Sabres games for some reason, it’ll be impossible for people to quit the Bills 

[Low Positive]

9 minutes ago, Roundybout said:

People still go to Sabres games for some reason, it’ll be impossible for people to quit the Bills 

We'll continue to show up. What else are you going to do on a Sunday in Buffalo in November and December but drink beer in a parking lot? But the crowd will not stand for losing as much as it did 15 years ago. There will be bags and boos. In fact, if the Bills go three and out to start this game, the boos will rain down. You can hear a new level of frustration across Bills mafia as this team's window closes.  

[Casey D]

13 minutes ago, Low Positive said:

We'll continue to show up. What else are you going to do on a Sunday in Buffalo in November and December but drink beer in a parking lot? But the crowd will not stand for losing as much as it did 15 years ago. There will be bags and boos. In fact, if the Bills go three and out to start this game, the boos will rain down. You can hear a new level of frustration across Bills mafia as this team's window closes.  

I don't think so.  The Bills played a bad game.  The average fan is not nearly as vested as you and others here who always want to fire everyone when anything goes wrong.  Bills fans are durable.  No booing unless the Bills really stink throughout the game like a week ago, then maybe.