BuffaloBilliever Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 IF (the big if) we actually beat New England on opening day, then do you think ESPN MIGHT actually talk about us? My guess is no. If anything, all they'll talk about is NE, in how they may not be the best team, pretty much degrading the Bills to a lower sense of self esteem. There won't be any "Is Buffalo the team to beat?" Or any of that... I don't get why ESPN doesn't show us any love... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 if we beat the patriots in new england on opening day, ESPN won't talk about us beating the pats. They'll wonder what's wrong with the pats. Was The Belichek not prepared? Was The Brady off his game? Do they miss the Holy Bruschi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mary owen Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 IF (the big if) we actually beat New England on opening day, then do you think ESPN MIGHT actually talk about us? My guess is no. If anything, all they'll talk about is NE, in how they may not be the best team, pretty much degrading the Bills to a lower sense of self esteem. There won't be any "Is Buffalo the team to beat?" Or any of that... I don't get why ESPN doesn't show us any love... 748685[/snapback] actually they did pretty much what you described when they beat NE at home Game 1 a few years ago. They did talk about us, but it was more of "what's wrong with NE?" We were mentioned as the team to beat, and I think I remember Salsbury saying he was sold. HAHA! what an idiot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acantha Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Does anyone really think we are going to win in New England on opening day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acantha Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 actually they did pretty much what you described when they beat NE at home Game 1 a few years ago. They did talk about us, but it was more of "what's wrong with NE?" We were mentioned as the team to beat, and I think I remember Salsbury saying he was sold. HAHA! what an idiot! 748689[/snapback] Salsbury was all over us those first two weeks....even picked us for Super Bowl. And people wonder why nobody in the media backs the Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mary owen Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Does anyone really think we are going to win in New England on opening day? 748690[/snapback] I think we can beat them. But I set high standards on my team, unlike others around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acantha Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 I think we can beat them. But I set high standards on my team, unlike others around here. 748693[/snapback] Yeah...I get stuck on those realistic ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SACKMARINO Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Does anyone really think we are going to win in New England on opening day? 748690[/snapback] NOPE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 actually they did pretty much what you described when they beat NE at home Game 1 a few years ago. They did talk about us, but it was more of "what's wrong with NE?" We were mentioned as the team to beat, and I think I remember Salsbury saying he was sold. HAHA! what an idiot!748689[/snapback] I remember Sam Adams on the cover of SI after that game. In reality, if you go back and watch that game, we kind sucked. It just so happened that NE sucked more. And everyone put that win more on the fact that we picked up Milloy and the Pats were messed up moreso than "the Bills beat them outright." I think we can beat them in the opener as well, but only because our entire system is so new, they will have little film on us so we could theoretically slip by them. Will it happen? Probably not. But if we're going to beat them in their own house, our best shot is to go in like we are: undocumented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackur Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 I remember Sam Adams on the cover of SI after that game. In reality, if you go back and watch that game, we kind sucked. It just so happened that NE sucked more. And everyone put that win more on the fact that we picked up Milloy and the Pats were messed up moreso than "the Bills beat them outright." I think we can beat them in the opener as well, but only because our entire system is so new, they will have little film on us so we could theoretically slip by them. Will it happen? Probably not. But if we're going to beat them in their own house, our best shot is to go in like we are: undocumented. 748699[/snapback] nicely put Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigdaddyinOrlando Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Does anyone really think we are going to win in New England on opening day? 748690[/snapback] YES!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasker Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Does anyone really think we are going to win in New England on opening day? 748690[/snapback] Of course. I don't think we should be favored and I don't think you should put money you can't afford to lose on the game (but this last part is true for most games), but I expect the Bills to go in and pull of a surprise by playing a quality game against a team that isn't perfect. Holcomb was one play away from beating them last year, and I think this team is better and theirs is worse. For the original post, yes, ESPN will talk about us if we beat the Patriots, but I would prefer they didn't, and who cares really. I don't mind being under the radar with the national media until we prove something consistently over a number of weeks. It's not like they are going to change the MNF schedule and put us in, so I'm not really after hearing Michael Irvin say "Lee Evans is the man!" right before week 2 kicks off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corp000085 Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Does anyone really think we are going to win in New England on opening day? 748690[/snapback] i don't think we're going to beat NE. I KNOW we're going to beat NE. This is the start of something special. To quote darryl talley, "this is a team, damn it!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBilliever Posted August 22, 2006 Author Share Posted August 22, 2006 I was actually implying more along the lines that they'd talk about "what's wrong with NE." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCinBuffalo Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Sure we can beat them for all the reasons already stated. The only thing I would add is IF (not as big an if as it might seem) we run the ball well, we can wear down their D. None of those guys are spring chickens. The X factor is TKO: will he come in too hyped up? will he come in flat and/or careful? Or, will he come in calm and lethal? Brady is in for it if Crowell, TKO and Whitner/Bowen can get in there on blitzes because they have many more questions at WR than we do. That will only happen if we stop their run. I was a lot more worried about that last month than I am now. So, there is a lot of ifs but isn't that true of every game for every team now? As far as ESPN goes, I am with the 'who cares' crowd. The last thing JP needs is a spotlight right now - let him make noise with plays - not because of Michael Irvin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie2times Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Any success Buffalo has had the last decade has lasted about two seconds. I don't understand what people expect the media to do. The Bruschi ball washing last year was rather pathetic, but this obsessive outlook so many have about being disrespected is more fabrication then reality. When we had something going for us in the early 90's, and when Flutie was around the national media was all over us. The Bills were on national TV with Patriot like frequency. The year we crushed New England for the opener, many at ESPN were calling us the best team in football. By week 2 we reached #2 in the power rankings. By the time reality set in thousands of Bills fans were left devastated. What we look like is a team that has posted one of the worst records in football the last 5 years. That has a brand new offense, defense, and an unproven QB. Respect will come when we earn it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCBongo Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Week1? Sure, we did it once before and that team went nowhere fast. Heaven help us when we go to Foxboro if we do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Does anyone really think we are going to win in New England on opening day? 748690[/snapback] Does anyone still consider New England a top-tier team? They have lost a lot of talent the past couple years, and while sweatshirt Bill has led his team to overcome a lot, they don't scare me the way they once did. I think they're very vulnerable and are a 1st round playoff loser this year. The Bills could surprise them in 1 of the 2 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 We're gonna pound them into the fuggin turf for sixty minutes straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 I think we can beat them. But I set high standards on my team, unlike others around here. 748693[/snapback] The Pats are beatable on opening day, just not by us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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