Fezmid Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 We might catch a slight break, since Mike Bell (RB) is banged up. That leaves only Pierre Thomas (who has been hurt too) and Reggie Bush (who is more of a receiving threat, although still very dangerous). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Too bad Lynch got caught with a legal firearm in his trunk and didn't just brutally kill hundreds of animals or he'd be back for this one. haha...well said Chimp! Wow. What are you guys talking about? Michael Vick served 18 months in federal prison and missed two complete years of football. Lynch on the other hand was suspended for 3 games. Is your statement accurate? No. Is it funny? No. Because in order for it to be funny it would first have to be accurate. Wow. Sorry to be a dick but c'mon. Please don't increase the stupidity in this world. You can do better simply by trying. Bills are averaging almost 29 points a game on better defenses than Saints imho. Payton's whole approach to building a team was an offensive focus thinking the rules favored that. To some extent he's right but not to the degree he's built offense at the sacrifice of defense. We can beat this team now Keeping in mind the Bills have scored two defensive touchdowns, the offense has scored a total of 43 points or 21.5 points per game. I don't think that'll be enough against the Saints. I do think the Bills have to shorten the game a bit by eating clock. To me that means continuing our vaunted rushing attack to keep the clock moving. We're 5th in the NFL in rushing (154 yards per game) and 3rd in yards per carry (5.7). I would also say that it would be advisable to run the play clock down less than five seconds before every offensive snap as long as the score is close. The Saints have been averaging 67 plays over the first two games. It would probably be beneficial for the Bills to lower that number as much as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv Levy Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 i do my best to be optimistic, but NO has hung some pretty big numbers....and I don't think our D is as good as Philly's.... Bingo. Bills won't win this game. NOLA offense is TOO HOT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QB Bills Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Wow. What are you guys talking about? Michael Vick served 18 months in federal prison and missed two complete years of football. Lynch on the other hand was suspended for 3 games. Is your statement accurate? No. Is it funny? No. Because in order for it to be funny it would first have to be accurate. Wow. Sorry to be a dick but c'mon. Please don't increase the stupidity in this world. You can do better simply by trying. Keeping in mind the Bills have scored two defensive touchdowns, the offense has scored a total of 43 points or 21.5 points per game. I don't think that'll be enough against the Saints. I do think the Bills have to shorten the game a bit by eating clock. To me that means continuing our vaunted rushing attack to keep the clock moving. We're 5th in the NFL in rushing (154 yards per game) and 3rd in yards per carry (5.7). I would also say that it would be advisable to run the play clock down less than five seconds before every offensive snap as long as the score is close. The Saints have been averaging 67 plays over the first two games. It would probably be beneficial for the Bills to lower that number as much as possible. You're right San Jose Bills Fan (and kudos on the incredibly creative moniker). It wasn't funny because it wasn't true. I thought it was funny, regardless of the validity of it, but I now see the error of my ways. Oh, and apology accepted (on you being a dick and all). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 You're right San Jose Bills Fan (and kudos on the incredibly creative moniker). It wasn't funny because it wasn't true. I thought it was funny, regardless of the validity of it, but I now see the error of my ways. Oh, and apology accepted (on you being a dick and all). Sorry again. It was more directed at TheChimp actually. Sometimes I can't help but be a dick. My true nature bleeds through. Thanks for being accountable though, even though it's not really on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChimp Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Too true. Speaking of which, I heard that Vick's jersey has been flying off the shelves and are now on back-order. Score one for NFL marketing! Score one for the neanderthalism of NFL fans, you mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webbie Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 What we need to do is keep in Drews face, force him to check down. We've got to get a few tips or force a few mistakes from the Saints...or be lucky enough for them to force them themselves. Anything to keep points off the board for NO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 No way the Bucs defense is gawd awful and way worse than the Saints and the Pats defense is 4th in yards against and 16th in points against, whereas the Saints are 21st in yards and 22nd in points against. The Lions D is better than the Bucs and the Eagles D is better than the Pats. Therefor the Bills have put up 29 pts per game against lesser defenses than who the Saints have played. Bills are gonna have their work cut out for them if they want to win this game. all things considered Bills @ Pats and hosting Bucs is tougher than hosting Lions and Philly with a no name QB starting his 1st game (and played like it.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladiebla Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Good grief! Some of you people are talking like this is the 2007 Patriots coming to town this week. It's the freakin' New Orleans Saints, a team that finished 7-9 last year, as I recall. It's a very winnable game regardless how many points they ran up on the Lions and the Eagles (two teams with QBs starting their first NFL games, and neither of whom was exactly bottled up by the Saints' below average defense). Have you seen them play? Imo their offense is better then the 2007 Pats* from what they have shown so far; their defense is another story. They will score lots of points, the question is can we outscore them... We very well may. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Any idea/guess what the line on the game is or going to be? I would guess ---- 6.5?? 6.5???? Thats way too low right now. NO is averaging 46.5 points a game right now, I think that the line will definitly start between 10-15 for NO. It might get lower as the week goes on though. Eitherway, I don't care, I will still be there in person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 6.5???? Thats way too low right now. NO is averaging 46.5 points a game right now, I think that the line will definitly start between 10-15 for NO. It might get lower as the week goes on though. Eitherway, I don't care, I will still be there in person Wrong. Depending upon which casino you listen to, the line is Bills +4.5 to +6.0. It's not easy to win on the road in the NFL, especially two weeks in a row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 48 - 47 Bills win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleured Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 why shouldn't we think that? new orleans has a BAAAAAD defense. It'll be the job of the Buffalo News to convince Jauron of this very notion.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seq004 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 If we take care of the ball. amd don't turn the ball over, we will be OK. I think that's key also, but were probably gooing to have to take some chances downfield to keep up with them. Open up the entire playbook Alex. If we can beat the Saints, which are the hottest team right now then we'll gain a ton of respect and be on our way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteBills4ever Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Eagles - Saints game was 17-13 at the half, the Eagles fumbled the 2nd half kickoff, giving the ball to the Saints at their 22 yard line . Next drive Kolb gets picked at the 24 yard line, so in 3.5 minutes in the 2nd half the Saints go up 31-13, pretty much game over at that time. As for the Lions game, 0-16 team, rookie QB, game over before it started. Saints beat the worst team in the league and the Eagles with a backup QB that threw 3 picks. And the Saints managed to give up a lot of yards to those 2 crippled offenses. That's why they finished 8-8 last season with the #1 offense. Expect the Bills to have one of their best offensive output of the season, plus with the very noisy home field davantage, a couple of picks by our secondary, Bills win by 14pts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakPop Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Eagles - Saints game was 17-13 at the half, the Eagles fumbled the 2nd half kickoff, giving the ball to the Saints at their 22 yard line . Next drive Kolb gets picked at the 24 yard line, so in 3.5 minutes in the 2nd half the Saints go up 31-13, pretty much game over at that time. As for the Lions game, 0-16 team, rookie QB, game over before it started. Saints beat the worst team in the league and the Eagles with a backup QB that threw 3 picks. And the Saints managed to give up a lot of yards to those 2 crippled offenses. That's why they finished 8-8 last season with the #1 offense. Expect the Bills to have one of their best offensive output of the season, plus with the very noisy home field davantage, a couple of picks by our secondary, Bills win by 14pts Whatever, and the Bills scored only 17 offensive points against a Pats defense with 6 new starters and 26 offensive points against a Bucs defense that is every bit as bad if not worse than the Lions. I think the Bills score about 24 points but unfortunately I think the Saints will score in the 40s again. Who exactly have the Bills stopped? The Saints get up 14 or so, early and that forces the Bills to throw a lot. Bills can't hang with their offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 is it too much to hope for a once in a lifetime "september storm" because i am rooting for some NASTY weather to ruin the saints attack. i like our chances in a bad weather home field game, but if there are good weather conditions i think the saints have just too many weapons and options to stop, drew brees is smart enough to find the uncovered guy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estro Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Any idea/guess what the line on the game is or going to be? I would guess ---- 6.5?? My best guess after the Bucs game was that the line would open up at Saints -7 or -7.5. Much to my surprise the line opened up at ONLY -4. Does this actually mean anything or have any effect on how well the Bills play this weekend? NO. Does it have me a little excited that Vegas thinks the Bills play the Saints within one score? YES. Note the line has since shifted to -5 meaning most hammered the Saints, but that also means absolutely nothing. The Saints offense is very formidable and this contest will be a very tough one for the Bills to pull off, but I do have some hope. The Bills offense is going to need to play an extremely efficient and turnover free game for us to pull this one out. If Trent throws that pick in the redzone or misses a wide open Shouman in the endzone vs. the Saints like he did vs. the Bucs we will NOT win this game. The offense needs to turn the majority of our red zone appearances into 7 points (if not all) to keep pace with the Saints. What gives me hope that this can happen is the fact that the Saints defense isn't very good, average at best. Their secondary (Greer, Jenkins Sharper and company) are all ball hawks which scares me (given Trent's tendency to stare down his targets), but other than that I think we can really get the run game going and SHOULD have some success through the air. The Bills D is going to let up some points, that's for sure, but if they can keep them in check, to the tune of under 30 points we have a chance. The Saints are going to get 5 scores minimum it's just a matter of how many of them will be touchdowns. Hopefully, the Bills D can hold them to 3 TD's and 2 FG's.......27 points (very best case scenario IMHO). If we can do this the offense has more than a fighting chance to beat the Saints. This will be a tough game no doubt, but if the Bills can give the fans something to cheer about early and the crowd gets into it, that could make the difference. You can't underestimate the home field advantage in this game, I think it will be big. Prediction: 28-27 Bills. The Bills turn every redzone possession into 7 points. Very surprising and very neccessary if we are to win this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 You're right estro. When we visit the red zone, field goals aren't gonna get it done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 My best guess after the Bucs game was that the line would open up at Saints -7 or -7.5. Much to my surprise the line opened up at ONLY -4. Does this actually mean anything or have any effect on how well the Bills play this weekend? NO. Does it have me a little excited that Vegas thinks the Bills play the Saints in a close one? YES. Note the line has since shifted to -5 meaning most hammered that Saints, but that also means absolutely nothing. The Saints offense is very formidable and this contest will be a very tough one for the Bills to pull off, but I do have some hope. The Bills offense is going to need to play an extremely efficient and turnover free game for us to pull this one out. If Trent throws that pick in the redzone or misses a wide open Shouman in the endzone vs. the Saints like he did the Bucs we will NOT win this game. The offense needs to turn the majority of our red zone appearances into 7 points (if not all) to keep pace with the Saints. What gives me hope that this can happen is the fact that the Saints defense isn't very good, average at best. Their secondary (Greer, Jenkins Sharper and company) are all ball hawks which scares me (given Trent's tendency to stare down his targets), but other than that I think we can really get the run game going and SHOULD have some success through the air. The Bills D is going to let up some points, that's for sure, but if they can keep them in check, to the tune of under 30 points we have a chance. The Saints are going to get 5 scores minimum it's just a matter of how many of them will be touchdowns. Hopefully, the Bills D can hold them to 3 TD's and 2 FG's.......27 points (very best case scenario IMHO). If we can do this the offense has more than a fighting chance to beat the Saints. This will be a tough game no doubt, but if the Bills can give the fans something to cheer about early and the crowd gets into it, that could make the difference. You can't underestimate the home field advantage in this game, I think it will be big. Prediction: 28-27 Bills. The Bills turn every redzone possession into 7 points. Very surprising and very neccessary if we are to win this game. Well, if you put any credence in the old axiom that the home team automatically gets three points then your -7 is about right. The Saints are due for a letdown. They're all busy reading their clippings. It's a long flight to a hostile environment and we have the D personnel to run with them. Brees will get his 300 but it will be an ineffectual 300, with most of it coming late against a prevent defense. Our offense continues its upward trajectory and explodes against a bad N.O. defense. We win going away 38 - 24. Bold? Yes. Some might even say delusional and I wouldn't argue their point. But something tells me the Bills are gonna go off offensively and our defense is out to prove something. I just think we match up well against a one-dimensional team like N.O. (Bell being hurt will limit their run game and we are playing well against the run as it is). That's my story and I'm sticking to it until at least 7:15 or so next Sunday. GO BILLS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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