billsfan_34 Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 What a Joke, not that it really matters but 23? Thoughts? http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/article/20...s-await-broncos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West End Stench Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 23 is justified. Keep things in perspective. Buffalo lost to a good (mediocre?) team on the road and beat a terrible team at home. The Bills haven't beaten a good team since Denver last year...and they were barely good. Once we beat teams like New Orleans or NYJ we'll get respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 23 is justified. Keep things in perspective. Buffalo lost to a good (mediocre?) team on the road and beat a terrible team at home. The Bills haven't beaten a good team since Denver last year...and they were barely good. Once we beat teams like New Orleans or NYJ we'll get respect. a good(mediocre team) that TSN has rated at #7 despite the fact that they should be 0-2. The fact of the matter is the Pats are overrated and the Bills are underrated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downsoufbfan Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 I know the point your trying to make but it is what it is. But even if we beat the next to teams, we probably still won't crack the top 15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmjoyce113 Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 And last year the Bills were in the top 5 when they were 4-0. I hope they are 22 right until the last week of the season when we clinch a playoff birth for the first time in 10 years. I am not putting stock in anything anyone says...1 week at a time for me this year. I am not getting excited until that playoff field is actually set...until then I will treat it week by week. Good win Sunday but we got a tough one ahead of us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 I know the point your trying to make but it is what it is. But even if we beat the next to teams, we probably still won't crack the top 15. That is fine. I dont give a !@#$ what TSN or Peter King or whomever thinks of the Bills. I care about what the Bills do on the field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 what does the #1 ranked team win? oh yeah, nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HereComesTheReignAgain Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 The Bills won a game by 13 and fall 2 spots while the Dolphins lose and remain at #20 with an 0-2 record? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 The Bills won a game by 13 and fall 2 spots while the Dolphins lose and remain at #20 with an 0-2 record? yeah, jsut noticed that. Power Rankings are right up there with Preseason on the list of things that dont mean schit. you might as well walk into any bar and have any random person put the teams in order. it's the same exact thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Not sure why anyone cares about this crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton's Arm Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 I know the point your trying to make but it is what it is. But even if we beat the next to teams, we probably still won't crack the top 15. I noticed he actually moved the Bills down a couple spots after their win over Jacksonville. I know that Jacksonville isn't the world's best team, but come on! It wasn't like we won that game on some last second fluke. The offensive line looked fairly competent in pass protection and good on run blocking, Fred Jackson looked amazing, Trent Edwards is the fourth-rated QB in the NFL over the first two weeks of the season. I know that last stat is likely to slip a little as he faces some better defenses, but still. Alex van Pelt is clearly worlds better than the man he replaced. The defense did a decent job of pass coverage, and a strong job at stopping the run. Moving the Bills down?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills Fan888 Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 what does the #1 ranked team win? oh yeah, nothing. They get respect which is something the Bills should start getting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Also pretty funny how he still has the Pats* several spots ahead of the Jets despite last week's game. In a nutshell, that really tells you all you need to know about these rankings..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphadawg7 Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 I know the point your trying to make but it is what it is. But even if we beat the next to teams, we probably still won't crack the top 15. Really? We were ranked #5 last year after 4 games even though all we did was beat the 4 worst teams in football...and barely beat 3 of them at that Hell, we were still top 10 at 6-2 even though we only beat teams with bad records (and barely beat most of them) and lost to the only 2 good teams we had played so far at that point. So I dont get why you would say they would never move us up the rankings. As far as why wer are not higher now, maybe the fact that our team went 1-7 to finish the season last year when we had an inflated record against bad teams (most of which we struggled to beat). So rather than get all carried away with our ranking after a good but not great outing against the Pats and beating one of the 5 least talented teams in the NFL, maybe they want to see us beat a team (which we havent done since 2007) with a winning record before they catapult us up the rankings. FYI: If McKelvin doesnt take the ball out and downs it, the game was still FAR from over. There was a lot of time left and the Pats would have had essentially 4 timeouts. The fumble helped sure, but it didnt seal our fate as we still had time to win the game ourselves and even if he takes the touchback Brady might have still gotten the ball back with over a minute and half and a timeout still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endless Ike Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 call me when these rankings get us to the playoffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conch Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 I'd put them ahead of washington. 22 is about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 They get respect which is something the Bills should start getting. respect from who? and what does that get us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve O Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Denver is 2-0 and two spots behind us...as pointed out several times this all means nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanInUticaTampa Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I am not big on power rankings, at all. But how do they rank at 21 last week, and move them down to 23 after they win? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster4324 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I am not big on power rankings, at all. But how do they rank at 21 last week, and move them down to 23 after they win? New England lost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I noticed he actually moved the Bills down a couple spots after their win over Jacksonville. I know that Jacksonville isn't the world's best team, but come on! It wasn't like we won that game on some last second fluke. The offensive line looked fairly competent in pass protection and good on run blocking, Fred Jackson looked amazing, Trent Edwards is the fourth-rated QB in the NFL over the first two weeks of the season. I know that last stat is likely to slip a little as he faces some better defenses, but still. Alex van Pelt is clearly worlds better than the man he replaced. The defense did a decent job of pass coverage, and a strong job at stopping the run. Moving the Bills down?!?! We beat Jacksonville too? Are we 2-1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChasBB Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 What a Joke, not that it really matters but 23? Thoughts? http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/article/20...s-await-broncos They can put Buffalo at 32 if they want. I don't really care. I like this team. The bottom line is that UNTIL this team beats a few DIVISION opponents, they won't get much respect. Moral victories don't count in this business -- it's about WINS and until Buffalo can prove that it can beat the Patriots, the Jets, or even the Dolphins, respect will not be forthcoming. 0-6 in the division last year says it all. This is a new year and I do not believe that will be repeated, but until Buffalo walks off the field with a win against a division opponent, it's status quo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton's Arm Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 We beat Jacksonville too? Are we 2-1? Oops. Meant our win over Tampa. I need to get more sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I really care about this poll because it has such a profound effect on my life, I'm thinking about trying to care a little less, but it's really hard, really really hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurman#1 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 a good(mediocre team) that TSN has rated at #7 despite the fact that they should be 0-2. The fact of the matter is the Pats are overrated and the Bills are underrated Good or mediocre, the point is that the Pats* won and the Bills lost. 23 is about right for where they were last season and for what little they have proven this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurman#1 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I am not big on power rankings, at all. But how do they rank at 21 last week, and move them down to 23 after they win? Because the team we beat is genuinely horrible. It proved nothing is the line of thought. Those two teams proved something, which is why they jumped up. It wasn't so much us falling back as two teams moving ahead of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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