DisplacedBillsFan

Bills 31 Jets 6

No, it's all doom and gloom around here, remember? Seriously though, instead of having an offense that puts up a lot of points and a defense that just can't hold on for the win (e.g. L37-31 to the Jets; L28-25 to Miami; Loss 31-25 to Seattle, and the list goes on), this year we should see a defense that dominates and an offense that does enough to win. I'm pretty sure we'll see several wins of the 17-3 and 14-10 variety, as well as the occasional game early in the season where we put up 24+ on bad teams (i.e. Jets in week 1). As this season progresses I see the offense getting more comfortable and consistently scoring 2 to 3 TDs and 2 to 3 FGs each week, while it will be rare to see the defense give up more than 21.

Anyone see him in the Dr. Pepper commercial? Not looking stellar.

Bills 31 Jets 6. Get ready for the start of an amazing season!

I don't know what you all are smoking. This team is going to dominate many games this year and win some other close ones. Quit being so GD pessimistic.

Remember when our roster talent got to a level where we would cut players and other teams would actually pick them up? Oh the glory days.

Makes zero sense. Can't talk myself into understanding or seeing the upside of this cut.

I liked McBean's comment that Peterman is better than they thought he was. I'm reading into that as he's going to be the starter sooner rather than later.

Man if a message like that makes you upset you maybe shouldn't read others on here. You'll likely start crying. Not too many Tyrod fans to be found.

Trade Tyrod tomorrow.

This would be a phenomenal move. We're not tanking this year. This team has a better chance to win than any in recent memory.

Unless he's in the building/locker room on a daily basis, and hearing the message from the coaches and experiencing the culture first hand, who cares what a former player says. At this point he's nothing more than a fan, though one with a lot more football knowledge than some others, over reacting, and spreading a gloom and doom message just like 95% of members on this board and all of the media.

I'm still feeling 11-5 this year! Can't wait for the regular season!

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Yea, explain how that happened. Because my opinion is different than yours? I'm sure you automatically dislike/discredit anyone with views different than yours. Also, its an internet message board. Credibility, or the lack thereof, isn't exactly important for life.

Because this team isn't a QB away from being a playoff threat on an annual basis. Put Tom Brady or Aaron Rogers on this team, does that make us a perennial threat to go deep in the playoffs? No. We need more. We need 6 top 50 prospects, then 3 or 4 more the following year. With the right team, we already have our QB. Guys like Joe Flacco win championships because they have the right team.

It is absolutely the right decision to not draft one. Not sure why most seem to think this is the plan. We're set up to get half a dozen top prospects. I think the plan is to do this, and not draft a QB high in 2018. It takes more than a QB to win and I think our new GM and coach understand this

False. I support the trades and think going after a QB in 2018 would be the worst decision we could make. We're set up for draft day success. Let's not ruin that by trading a boatload of top picks for a QB prospect. Let's stockpile talent with this picks in the top 50.

This...SO much. Baseball teams do it all the time. NFL teams rarely admit to a rebuild because it is such a "win now" business. What these trades do is give us a much better chance of being better in the future. Although, that said, I do not think this year's results will be dramatically different than they would have been with Sammy and Darby. I saw 8 to 11 wins before, and I still see 8 to 11 wins.

A stronger top 3 at CB - yes I'm viewing Gaines as an upgrade over Darby, who was consistently a liability A WR who will consistently be on the field and will likely give us stats similar to what Sammy gave us in 2014 (This is pretty much a guarantee as opposed to the IF Sammy stays healthy he's gonna go for 1700 yards and 12 TDs) Most importantly, we now have the picks needed to start legitimately building through the draft. This is how all good teams do it in this league, and 2018 will be the start of that for us.

Yea, I read and completely understand it, and it appears we just have different perceptions on this and his value. I was originally upset with this trade and have been a huge Sammy fan, but after considering all of the factors of what he actually brings to this team, what we got in return, and the real possibility he would not have be signed again anyway after this year, I see this trade as a huge positive for a franchise that has consistently struggled. Again, considering all factors with both trades, we are better off now than we were before the trades.

Yea, I got that.

You're still picking a specific 9 game sample size that supports your opinion and ignoring the rest of his career statistics. The problem is you reached your conclusion and now you're trying to find information to support it.

Ha! I should have know better before using stats. Opinion and emotions are way better ways to support points during dialogue.

Did he make the most of his opportunities? Elite receivers in the NFL have catch rates in the mid to high 70% range while good receivers, like the ones you would pick for your fantasy team most likely, are well into the 60% range. Sammy barely snuck into the 60s in 2015, he barely broke into the 50% range his other two years.