Mr. T Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 First off let me say that no one will really know how next's year schedule will be until about mid way through the schedule. Too many factors, injuries, free agent acquistions, draft etc. But for those of you who are convinced it will be a killer for the Bills, I'm not so sure. 1st - Jets may continue their slide. More than likely no Farve. QB? 2nd - Dolphins could very well be this year's Cleveland Browns. Everything went right for them this year. 3rd - Patriots will still be the Patriots, but they continue to get old and this year's injuries began to show that. 4th - Tampa Bay could implode during the off season after their melt down this year. 5th - Houstan is like Forest Gumps box of chocolate, never know what ya gona get. 6th - Cleveland and KC are .......Cleveland and KC 7th - Jacksonville could be 12-4, 8-8, or 5-11 8th - Tennessee could be this year's Jacksonville 9th - Atlanta and Carolina, refer to Jacksonville 10th - Indy will always be tough, as long as Manning is playing, but what happened to Brady this year? Things happen. 11th - New Orleans I think will be really strong next year, as long as Brees stays healthy. 12th - Bills, well, we have Dick Jauron leading the way. Ahhhhh, o.k. anyway, Lynch, Edwards are entering their 3rd year together. Defense may finally enjoy a year with limited injuries. Key FA and draft pick ups could make a difference. I know everything here is pure speculation, but so is saying next year's schedule is going to be brutal. Hey, one of my buddies is a Dolphins fan. (I live in Virginia, there are all kinds of football fans here) A year ago he watched his team go 1-15, this weekend he's watching them play in a playoff game. The Bills could go 1-15 next year, but they could just as well go 11-5. I ain't predicting, I'm just hoping for the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWings Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 On paper, as it looks right now, it's a very difficult schedule. Things can change enough in the offseason that the schedule may become less difficult than it looks. We won't know for sure until the 2009 season starts up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOKBILLS Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 First off let me say that no one will really know how next's year schedule will be until about mid way through the schedule. Too many factors, injuries, free agent acquistions, draft etc. But for those of you who are convinced it will be a killer for the Bills, I'm not so sure. 1st - Jets may continue their slide. More than likely no Farve. QB? 2nd - Dolphins could very well be this year's Cleveland Browns. Everything went right for them this year. 3rd - Patriots will still be the Patriots, but they continue to get old and this year's injuries began to show that. 4th - Tampa Bay could implode during the off season after their melt down this year. 5th - Houstan is like Forest Gumps box of chocolate, never know what ya gona get. 6th - Cleveland and KC are .......Cleveland and KC 7th - Jacksonville could be 12-4, 8-8, or 5-11 8th - Tennessee could be this year's Jacksonville 9th - Atlanta and Carolina, refer to Jacksonville 10th - Indy will always be tough, as long as Manning is playing, but what happened to Brady this year? Things happen. 11th - New Orleans I think will be really strong next year, as long as Brees stays healthy. 12th - Bills, well, we have Dick Jauron leading the way. Ahhhhh, o.k. anyway, Lynch, Edwards are entering their 3rd year together. Defense may finally enjoy a year with limited injuries. Key FA and draft pick ups could make a difference. I know everything here is pure speculation, but so is saying next year's schedule is going to be brutal. Hey, one of my buddies is a Dolphins fan. (I live in Virginia, there are all kinds of football fans here) A year ago he watched his team go 1-15, this weekend he's watching them play in a playoff game. The Bills could go 1-15 next year, but they could just as well go 11-5. I ain't predicting, I'm just hoping for the best. Put Your money on 7-9... It's a REAL safe bet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphadawg7 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 First off let me say that no one will really know how next's year schedule will be until about mid way through the schedule. Too many factors, injuries, free agent acquistions, draft etc. But for those of you who are convinced it will be a killer for the Bills, I'm not so sure. 1st - Jets may continue their slide. More than likely no Farve. QB? 2nd - Dolphins could very well be this year's Cleveland Browns. Everything went right for them this year. 3rd - Patriots will still be the Patriots, but they continue to get old and this year's injuries began to show that. 4th - Tampa Bay could implode during the off season after their melt down this year. 5th - Houstan is like Forest Gumps box of chocolate, never know what ya gona get. 6th - Cleveland and KC are .......Cleveland and KC 7th - Jacksonville could be 12-4, 8-8, or 5-11 8th - Tennessee could be this year's Jacksonville 9th - Atlanta and Carolina, refer to Jacksonville 10th - Indy will always be tough, as long as Manning is playing, but what happened to Brady this year? Things happen. 11th - New Orleans I think will be really strong next year, as long as Brees stays healthy. 12th - Bills, well, we have Dick Jauron leading the way. Ahhhhh, o.k. anyway, Lynch, Edwards are entering their 3rd year together. Defense may finally enjoy a year with limited injuries. Key FA and draft pick ups could make a difference. I know everything here is pure speculation, but so is saying next year's schedule is going to be brutal. Hey, one of my buddies is a Dolphins fan. (I live in Virginia, there are all kinds of football fans here) A year ago he watched his team go 1-15, this weekend he's watching them play in a playoff game. The Bills could go 1-15 next year, but they could just as well go 11-5. I ain't predicting, I'm just hoping for the best. True...plus didnt everyone say our schedule this year was gonna be a cake walk to further your point... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 The Bills could go 1-15 next year, but they could just as well go 11-5. I ain't predicting, I'm just hoping for the best. But it's safe to say the team will have to over-achieve big time to go 8-8....which in the end, is another 'wait til next year' result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobChalmers Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 But it's safe to say the team will have to over-achieve big time to go 8-8....which in the end, is another 'wait til next year' result. Just remember - the rest of the division has the same tough schedule or a little harder. We don't have to play the Steelers/Ravens or Chargers/Broncos - Miami/New England do. Our schedule was easy this year - but so were NE, MIA, and NJ's schedules. The AFC East isn't as good as the records looked for any of them. 9-7 could win the division next year. The real issue is can Buffalo get enough divisional wins (4?) to be that 9-7 team with the tie-breakers. I say if they get a (major) upgrade at center to keep those AFC East NT's off of Lynch and Edwards they can - even with DJ at the helm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 9-7 could win the division next year. The real issue is can Buffalo get enough divisional wins (4?) to be that 9-7 team with the tie-breakers. If the Jests get a decent QB to replace St. Brett, the Bills will still go no better than 2-4 in the division, IMO. The team was manhandled on both sides of the LOS by all three opponents this year, and only injuries are likely to prevent that from happening again next year.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebug Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 True...plus didnt everyone say our schedule this year was gonna be a cake walk to further your point... It was, we just blew it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobChalmers Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 The team was manhandled on both sides of the LOS by all three opponents this year, and only injuries are likely to prevent that from happening again next year.... That simply wasn't true from what I saw. The second Jets game, it was the Bills who were shoving the Jets around. I don't really recall the Dolphins dominating in the trenches. Didn't we outgain them in the first game in Miami? JP "padding my resume" (with chicken-poo) Losman didn't help much in two of the games - he was bad even when he had time. One key will be getting Peters in camp - hopefully they do quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderswr80 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Every team on that list cant beat the Bills........ Cleveland beat us, KC hung 30 plus on us, good thing the offense showed that day. Other then that, I dont see any sure fire wins.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flomoe Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Every team on that list cant beat the Bills........ Cleveland beat us, KC hung 30 plus on us, good thing the offense showed that day. Other then that, I dont see any sure fire wins.. Can't disagree here. If there aren't any major personnel changes next year on this team, we are looking at 0-16 right in the face. The Bills are quickly becoming the laughing stock of the league (overall). They've always held a rung on the ladder of laughing stocks but we are quickly taking 1st place overall. Detroit can only get better and we have actually taken a step backwards and this years playoffs haven't even started. We just might be setting ourselves up for the Bradford/Tebow Lottery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Can't disagree here. If there aren't any major personnel changes next year on this team, we are looking at 0-16 right in the face. The Bills are quickly becoming the laughing stock of the league (overall). They've always held a rung on the ladder of laughing stocks but we are quickly taking 1st place overall. Detroit can only get better and we have actually taken a step backwards and this years playoffs haven't even started. We just might be setting ourselves up for the Bradford/Tebow Lottery. just like Manning / Leaf with our crackerjack talent evalautors- we will end up the Leaf of the 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flomoe Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 just like Manning / Leaf with our crackerjack talent evalautors- we will end up the Leaf of the 2 Naturally, but it's nice to think that we might have a 50-50 chance for once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynical Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 12th - Bills, well, we have Dick Jauron leading the way. Ahhhhh, o.k. anyway, Lynch, Edwards are entering their 3rd year together. Defense may finally enjoy a year with limited injuries. Key FA and draft pick ups could make a difference. That's it. That's all we need to know. Everything else is moot. As for the rest of everything you posted, some teams will decline, others will rise, but the Bills will still be stuck with Kotite Jauron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 It's almost impossible to know. Look at htis seasons schedule back in August. Who wasn't worried about starting off with Seattle, Jax, Chargers, going to Az, even St Louis scared people some. So from year to year much does change. Some teams who are expected to do well won't and other's will surprise. (see this years Atlanta) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 The schedule for 2009 looks bad The coach for 2009 looks worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLZFAN4LIFE Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 The NFC South will chew up and spit out Mopey Dick. Bank on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in Chicago Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 The schedule for 2009 looks badThe coach for 2009 looks worse I hate to think about what the combination looks like. At this point, ANY schedule will look tough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 It was, we just blew it. Even one of the players (in some Buff News article) said that 7-9 was the worse they could have been this season. So if they play up to Jauron standards you can expect 3-13 next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 3 things in life you can count on: 1) Death 2) Taxes 3) Jauron finishing with a losing record... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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