zow2 Posted January 24 Posted January 24 We all knew deep down this years Bills club was not as good as the last 3-4 seasons. We were hopeful that with lower expectations they would surprise us, but nope. Just another soul crushing defeat. 1 Quote
AlCowlingsTaxiService Posted January 24 Posted January 24 I didn’t think it was our year for most of the regular season, but the playoffs were aligned perfectly after we defeated Jacksonville, which quite frankly, we weren’t given much of a chance. As bad as we played, we still took Denver to OT, and had Cook not fumbled, I feel that would have been a comfortable victory. Houston had no offense, and I liked our chances in a third meeting with NE, so I think it did end up being “our year”, and maybe that’s why it hurt so much. 1 Quote
Steptide Posted January 24 Posted January 24 After whiffing hard on wide receivers this year, no, I did not think this was the team to do it. However, we had every opportunity to get there with our playoff schedule and blew it in typical bills fashion Quote
hondo in seattle Posted January 24 Posted January 24 I haven't thought "This is our year" since the 1990s. I never thought we had the roster. I held out some hope anyway. It's not true that each that year the best team wins the Super Bowl. Sometimes a lesser team gets lucky in the playoffs and ends the season with a SB victory. I wanted our Bills to be one of the not-best teams to claim the Lombardi. The Bills had enough talent to be in striking range of a trophy with a little luck, some good bounces, healthy biorhythms, and favorable ref calls. But, of course, the luck piece and ref calls never seem to be on our side. 1 Quote
Talley56 Posted January 24 Posted January 24 I didn't have much hope until we beat the Bengals. The way we pulled that one out, after getting pretty much outplayed, only to be saved by two crazy later turnovers when it looked like we were about to be put out of our misery. It felt to me like it was similar to the comeback against Denver in 1990 after the blocked field goal which we rode to our first SB trip. I thought the win over Cincy would give us similar momentum for a sudden late season/playoff run. Quote
Livinginthepast Posted January 24 Posted January 24 (edited) Although hope sprang eternal, I began to realize after the Texans game that we didnt have the depth or the quality to close out tough games. Then the injuries just piled up. Also I had this feeling that Josh's head was elsewhere throughout the season. He was still great but made uncharacteristic mistakes and took way too many sacks, something he just didnt do (at least as much) in previous seasons. Although we beat the Jags, losing Gabe and Shavers was the final straw. Two players with ACL tears in the same game?? I mean cmon how much of a dark cloud were we under?!! Edited January 24 by Livinginthepast 1 Quote
Marcus Aurelius Posted January 24 Posted January 24 (edited) I looked at the schedule and I was optimistic ... "It's better to be Optimistic and be wrong ... Than to be Pessimistic and be right" Edited January 24 by Marcus Aurelius 1 Quote
JoshAllin Posted January 24 Posted January 24 (edited) Seattle and the Rams are just superior to all of the other teams so no chance there but getting in the bowl was really the win needed which felt do-able after jags. Then on the early cook fumble in denver, it was clear how the rest of the game was going to play out Edited January 24 by JoshAllin 1 Quote
Royale with Cheese Posted January 24 Posted January 24 Yes. I called it before the season. Missed it by only 3 games. Quote
BillsfaninSB Posted January 24 Posted January 24 I’m a Bills fan. Never think it is our year. Did think when it was 24-23 and on the Broncos 14 yard line in the 4th it was going to be possible, like the 2020 Bucs. Nope. Quote
Beck Water Posted January 24 Posted January 24 No. I didn't think we had the horses on Defense, or the weapons on offense. 1 Quote
Ga boy Posted January 24 Posted January 24 7 hours ago, boyst said: Never thought it was despite Allen being capable of making it his year. We had a chance to win the Denver game and could have beat New England. But I never thought it was our year. After ATL I thought it would be iffy. Both Kincaid and Coleman were disappointments for different reasons. JC4 was amazing. Actually, once the playoffs started, I thought we could beat any of them. I definitely think we could not win the SB. If we had to lose, I’m glad it was the Bronc’s and not the Pats. 2 Quote
The Frankish Reich Posted January 24 Posted January 24 This shouldn't have been our year. There were unaddressed weaknesses in this team, and everyone knew it. But then all of a sudden it actually could have been our year after all. The Chiefs collapsed. Joe Burrow went down. The ascendant teams - NE and DEN, maybe LAC and TEX - didn't really look ready to take the next step. The seas parted for us, but we were unable to make it through to the promised land. That's why this one feels kind of like a window closing. 1 Quote
Mike in Horseheads Posted January 24 Posted January 24 No, after the first few weeks I just felt something was wrong with this team. The biggest being Josh who was going and plunking himself alone on a back bench with a odd look on his face. maybe it was me but this team seemed to lose its enthusiasm for the game some where along the way 1 Quote
Goin Breakdown Posted January 24 Posted January 24 (edited) 15 hours ago, Kelly to Allen said: Wow. For all the glazing he does at times THIS is IT. Steve is right. It's the little things. It's also the bigger things. Do what you're supposed to. Don't show up flat in games that you're supposed to dominate. I HATE that Buffalo seems to play down to teams that they know they "will beat" only to show up flat and lose. Thats a sign of ill prep. I'm tired of all the talk, all the losing when it matters and then all the analyzing after we get eliminated in the playoffs. Let's get it done the right way. Let's stop wasting Josh's career and let's GO Bills!! Edited January 24 by Goin Breakdown 1 Quote
Búfalo Blanco Posted January 24 Posted January 24 Nope.. I truly thought this was a transition year into the new stadium. I did believe the Bills would go to the playoffs and likely win the division, but I was not expecting much after the Wild Card/Divisional round. It seemed like the defense in particular was in flux and would not be able to hold up. It honestly did not hold up, but more to injury than anything.. 1 Quote
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