Game week thread - Bills at Steelers

[D. L. Hot-Flamethrower]

26 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

Yet, you will whine over other people whining? 

 

People are allowed to have different opinions. If you want to believe this is still the year and have hope...by all means do it. If people have a differing opinion it's their right to do that just as it's your right to hold your outlook. 

 

There's an old saying that I've always liked. "Never judge others for sinning differently than you"

Thats great! Ranks up there with Robert Shaw in the poker scene from  The Sting " what was I supposed to do call him out for cheatin' better than me?"

[JohnBonhamRocks]

It’s crazy, especially with the NFL MVP at QB, that I would be equally non-shocked if we destroyed them, played them close, or got destroyed by them.

 

Let’s just hope Willie Parker isn’t active.

[Negan]

I got a bad feeling about this one.

 

[finn]

1 hour ago, Casey D said:

Give me a break.  All I am saying is what Allen said to the fans after many left before the end of the Ravens game-- "have a little faith next time."  I have no idea how this will turn out, but in the meantime I won't be miserable and certainly won't whine over a situation I have no control over.  I guess that is what faith is all about.

It's a fine line between whining in the sense of indulging oneself in thoughtless complaints and pointing out legitimate problems and even predicting unpleasant outcomes. I hope you don't belong to that contingent of posters who simply do not tolerate anything but sunny posts. I'd rather read any number of complaints bordering on "whining" than the kind of Pollyanna, "Bills right or wrong" smarmy shlock you see here, especially in the offseason, that equates criticism with disloyalty and typically challenges the posters' credentials, as in "Are you a GM? Have you studies hours of film?"

 

No, I never mind even harsh criticism. It usually reflects caring too much and having too much faith, not too little of either. 

[Low Positive]

17 minutes ago, finn said:

It's a fine line between whining in the sense of indulging oneself in thoughtless complaints and pointing out legitimate problems and even predicting unpleasant outcomes. I hope you don't belong to that contingent of posters who simply do not tolerate anything but sunny posts. I'd rather read any number of complaints bordering on "whining" than the kind of Pollyanna, "Bills right or wrong" smarmy shlock you see here, especially in the offseason, that equates criticism with disloyalty and typically challenges the posters' credentials, as in "Are you a GM? Have you studies hours of film?"

 

No, I never mind even harsh criticism. It usually reflects caring too much and having too much faith, not too little of either. 

It's just that I have no control over the decisions of the team, so all my anger does is raise my blood pressure. We all want something very badly, but we completely depend on a bunch of men we don't even know to get it done. It's beyond frustrating, and we all react to that in different ways.

[Andrew Son]

2 hours ago, Casey D said:

All I am saying is what Allen said to the fans after many left before the end of the Ravens game-- "have a little faith next time."

LOL.  Maybe they should try "winning something some time"

[boyst]

2 hours ago, Coach Tuesday said:

 

Please.  Stop insulting the fans.  That is the issue.  The issues the team has experienced this season were issues known and discussed by the fanbase all offseason (and last offseason).  We are not idiots.  And when Beane went on the air in August and basically goaded the fanbase by saying he's smarter than we are, because he found the "Right Josh" and basically said, stop questioning me, he brought this on himself.  Buffalo Bills fans can put up with a lot, and they're wiling to reach into their pockets and spend a higher percentage of their disposable income on the product than most fanbases, so long as they're not insulted by the organization.  Brandon Beane committed the cardinal sin - insulting the fans' intelligence - and he did so at a time when the issues facing the team were obvious to most of us and when they were asking us to dig into our pockets to buy PSLs for the new (largely taxpayer-funded) stadium.  (And not for nothing, Sabres fans have been insulted by Pegula for like a decade.)

It's beyond infuriating. Maybe because I hold opinions about NYC that made Simon mad it gave me time to realize I don't have 1 damn thing to say about this team over the last week. 

There can't be anymore said for where this team is that we haven't known about since 2021. 

This past off-season was the cherry on top of ***** that left the biggest insult. 

[CircleTheWagons99]

Must win game.....can the Bills do it?  My love for the team says YES!!!! but the eyes chico, say NO.....

[Virgil]

4 hours ago, Casey D said:

I'm not an eternal homer.  I'm just not a whiner.  Constructive criticism is great, but that's not what we have here.  It's really sad.

 

In a season where the #1 seed was the expectation, I think the response from fans is more than warranted.  Not only is the 1 seed out of the question with 6 games left, it seems like we are trending in the overall wrong direction with coaches and a salary cap issue that's only going to make it worse.  

 

For a team that's never won it and a fanbase that's been craving this their entire lives, I can't blame anyone for seeing this opportunity squandered.  

[atlbillsfan1975]

Let’s see what team shows up. If it’s the one from Miami, then it is the beginning of the end for the McD and Beane regime. It will take this year and next before the switch is made, but a no show performance in a must win, will confirm for me that McD lost the team. 

Edited 1 hour ago by atlbillsfan1975

[GolfandBills]

Steelers edge players will feast.  Another bad loss coming up especially if the Steelers decide to stick to running the ball.  

Edited 1 hour ago by GolfandBills

[boyst]

4 minutes ago, GolfandBills said:

Steelers edge players will feast.  Another bad loss coming up especially if the Steelers decide to stick to running the ball.  

It's sad that we just think this will happen because we're too stupid to change our offensive mindset to go into play action, to go into quick hitting timing routes, to do something to offset the pinned back ears edge Rush. 

 

The closest will have our two in a row runs for two or three yards, and then a third and four which we have to pass out of and take a sack on. 

[SoonerBillsFan]

6 hours ago, Mike R said:

Steelers loss to the Bears means they have to win at hime verses the Bills. Which means they will want it more. Which means they will have more energy and be more physical than the Bills who don’t seem to get up for games. Which means the Bills will lose.

They will want it more and we aren't good on the road under McDermott. 

 

Ill guess and say on defense they will jam our WR's at the LOS and blitz. Just guessing though...

[The Firebaugh Kid]

This is either the beginning, or the beginning of the end yall. 

[Negan]

2 minutes ago, The Firebaugh Kid said:

This is either the beginning, or the beginning of the end yall. 

And good luck selling expensive tickets at the new stadium with Beane and McDermott leading the charge with a team coming off a non playoff season.

 

People aren't going to pay for it.  

[Psautcsk]

21 minutes ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

They will want it more and we aren't good on the road under McDermott. 

 

Ill guess and say on defense they will jam our WR's at the LOS and blitz. Just guessing though...

Miami, Atlanta and Houston were not tough road environments with thousands of Bills fans in attendance. Pittsburgh should be a different atmosphere so hopefully the Bills play differently. I know that I am grasping 

[Virgil]

8 minutes ago, Negan said:

And good luck selling expensive tickets at the new stadium with Beane and McDermott leading the charge with a team coming off a non playoff season.

 

People aren't going to pay for it.  

 

I wish I believed that, but the Pegula's already have their money locked in for the first season in both PSL's and tickets.  Even if we lose every game for the rest of the season, people are going to want to get into the new stadium just to see it for the first few years.  After that, I am curious to see how it goes overall with the higher overall ticket prices and sellers trying to slowly recoup their PSLs.  

Edited 40 minutes ago by Virgil

[Sweats]

29 minutes ago, boyst said:

It's sad that we just think this will happen because we're too stupid to change our offensive mindset to go into play action, to go into quick hitting timing routes, to do something to offset the pinned back ears edge Rush. 

 

The closest will have our two in a row runs for two or three yards, and then a third and four which we have to pass out of and take a sack on. 

 

 

 

Run, run, pass on 3rd and long........it's no big secret for our game plan every week.

 

Every 1st down, i'm yelling at my tv screen to actually try throwing on 1st down, just try it once in a while, but nope, here comes the run on 1st down.........again and every time.

 

No imagination and just plain lazy game planning.

[Warriorspikes51]

I have no idea what to expect in this game or the coming weeks.  This team could go on a run and wreck everyone or implode IMO 

 

it's almost like the staff and players aren't properly game planning for "lesser" opponents

 

The Falcons and Dolphins losses were a combination of gameplan/play calling and players not giving the effort

 

Edited 34 minutes ago by Warriorspikes51

[CNYfan]

A loss this week and the wheels fall off.  A win and we keep limping along the dusty road.