Aussie Buffalo Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I like Chan. Can't believe fans are so worried about what he said? Of course he should be as positive as possible? What would you prefer him to say that we suck? He knows it and I know it that the playoffs this year are a long shot. I like his optimism and his direction in moving this team forward. We have a long season in front of us and it's going to be difficult but his attitude is refreshing even if he is telling porkies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaJoe Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 If anyone thinks Gailey is stupid and bashing him for making this statement, they need to re-evaluate themselves first. Right now everyone is 0-0 and I sure hope that our coach is saying that he expects to win the Super Bowl this year. You play to win the game! For someone to say they expect the Bills to win the Super Bowl shows that they are either clueless or a liar. You can say your goal is to win, but to expect to win with this roster is delusional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 He doesn't expect to make the playoffs, that's just coach speak B.S. And if he really DOES mean it, then we're really in trouble because dude isn't too bright. Stop bs'ing us Chan, and just call a smart game: please. Both Peter King and Mike Florio have said they wouldn't be surprised if the Bills took a wildcard spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowery4 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 As the season starts the coach says "we intend to win all our games, so far, so good" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San-O Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Both Peter King and Mike Florio have said they wouldn't be surprised if the Bills took a wildcard spot. Well I hope they do. It will probably take 10 wins. Guess I'm just jaded after so many losing seasons. And no playoffs. Go Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2020 Our Year For Sure Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Well I hope they do. It will probably take 10 wins. Guess I'm just jaded after so many losing seasons. And no playoffs. Go Bills. Clearly you're not the only one. Look how many Bills fans are just HORRIFIED at the thought of a head coach who truly believes he can win. God forbid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 WGR is really ripping him. Schopp is saying he needs to get a brain in his head. Pot. Kettle. Black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewildrabbit Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Seriously, what is he supposed to say...we suck and will be lucky to win 4 games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I agree, Schopp does need a brain in his head. Beat me too it, Schopp was great on empire ( maybe Pegula will bring that back ) but has gone to the dark side on GR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8-8 Forever? Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I think he confuses the word "expect" with "hope". I hope to coach the Bills to the playoffs. The players hope to make the playoffs. Gotta love Southern fried football coaches daggummit! Gimme a break. You'll all be calling for his head by Halloween when we're 1-4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumby Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Paul Hamilton Orchard Park, NY (WGR 550) -- As the Bills get ready for Sunday in Kansas City there's no shortage of confidence with Chan Gailey. The head coach was asked if he expected to challenge for the division and make the playoffs he said, "I expect it. I think our players expect it. If you don't expect it, something's wrong with you. If you say I want to be a little better than last year, you ought to get out, that's wrong. I expect to win every one of them, I expect to be undefeated, that's the way I've always been and that's the way I'll always be." My link I don't know why this is so difficult to comprehend. The statement that he expects to go undefeated is the problem. Saying you expect to win every game is one thing but saying you expect to go undefeated is entirely different. That's a HUGE difference. I can't think of one NFL coach who would say such a thing. Expecting to go undefeated is lunacy. Now I don't think Gailey is crazy. So that leaves me to believe that the undefeated response was a line of coach speak B.S. And if that's the case everything before that is called into question also. What does he really think? Does he really believe the team will challenge for the division title and the playoffs? Who knows because he wraps up the comments with something so implausible you can no longer take the rest seriously. I'm sorry but words mean things and when you take the totality of that comment he's not really saying anything. NFL coaches are masters at talking a lot and not really saying anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandemonium Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I don't know why this is so difficult to comprehend. The statement that he expects to go undefeated is the problem. Saying you expect to win every game is one thing but saying you expect to go undefeated is entirely different. That's a HUGE difference. I can't think of one NFL coach who would say such a thing. Expecting to go undefeated is lunacy. Now I don't think Gailey is crazy. So that leaves me to believe that the undefeated response was a line of coach speak B.S. And if that's the case everything before that is called into question also. What does he really think? Does he really believe the team will challenge for the division title and the playoffs? Who knows because he wraps up the comments with something so implausible you can no longer take the rest seriously. I'm sorry but words mean things and when you take the totality of that comment he's not really saying anything. NFL coaches are masters at talking a lot and not really saying anything. How are they different? By definition, you can't win every game and NOT go undefeated, therefore if you expect to win every game and no games have been played yet, you expect to go undefeated. To state otherwise is a logical fallacy. Saying "I expect to win every game" and "I expect to be undefeated" only have different meanings after the team has lost, when the former implies "I expect to win every REMAINING game" and the latter becomes impossible because the results of previous games cannot be changed. Personally I'm glad coach Gailey expects his team to win every game. That's the attitude you need to be successful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 That's obviously untrue---look at the flaming these guys are taking just here at TSW. Obviously, no one wants to stop listening. Why on Earth would WGR change anything, given the response?? I stopped listening 3 years ago, so there's at least 1 of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eme123 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 This board is filled w/ people who have never won anything in their life and probably never competed in anything besides fantasy football. Its pathetic to listen to. Not to mention that i think WGR is taking Gailey's comments out of context. He was trying to portray that when he goes into a game losing is not an option. He wants to win, he plans to win, and he is going to win. Thats everyones mentality at the level of the NFL. You people act like Chan Gailey sat down, looked at all his opponents on the schedule, and decided that he should go undefeated. Come on people get off the guys back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 As for Coach Gailey's comments, I can only commend him. You better go into every game expecting to win, or you better not play. The people (on this board or on the radio) railing him for saying it are quite simply being negative. All Gailey said was that he wants his team to go into every game with the expectation that they're going to win. Period. Taking exception to that is nitpicking semantics at best, and being miserable at worst. Let's harken back to Sun Tzu's The Art of War: declare victory first, then go fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homey D. Clown Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I swear, Bills fans and media are so self defeatist it's ridiculous. One coach says it's hard to win in the NFL, and he's crucified, then we get a coach with a game plan, and a very good offensive mind who says "I expect to win them all" and HE gets crucified. Honestly, the bull **** that goes with this team is almost as deep as the Atlantic ocean. It almost seems like people like to see this team fail, just so they feel better about their own lives. You don't have to have blind faith and think they'll win them all, but how can you call yourself a fan if you can't stand the product? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 He said he expects them to win every game, and expects them to go undefeated. I'm sure you could ask every coach in the NFL, and 99.9% of them (that.01% being Jauron) would say that they expect the same thing. If your expectations aren't to go into whatever you do and come out of it with the best result possible, then you shouldn't be doing it. it would be different, and the Retard Rodeo that is WGR and alot of TBD would be correct to crucify Gailey if he came out and said that he Guarantees the Bills will go undefeated, but even then, i would rather have the my leader going into everything with a positive attitude than a defeatest attitude and say that we would be lucky if we won at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I don't know why this is so difficult to comprehend. The statement that he expects to go undefeated is the problem. Saying you expect to win every game is one thing but saying you expect to go undefeated is entirely different. That's a HUGE difference. I can't think of one NFL coach who would say such a thing. Expecting to go undefeated is lunacy. Now I don't think Gailey is crazy. So that leaves me to believe that the undefeated response was a line of coach speak B.S. And if that's the case everything before that is called into question also. What does he really think? Does he really believe the team will challenge for the division title and the playoffs? Who knows because he wraps up the comments with something so implausible you can no longer take the rest seriously. I'm sorry but words mean things and when you take the totality of that comment he's not really saying anything. NFL coaches are masters at talking a lot and not really saying anything. Yeah, I'll never be able to trust another word Gailey says. After seeing this, I don't think you can be trusted: Gumby is in trouble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 By reading this thread, you'd swear folks long for the days of Dick "it's hard to win" Jauron. Christ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie2times Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 (edited) "I expect it. I think our players expect it. If you don't expect it, something's wrong with you. If you say I want to be a little better than last year, you ought to get out, that's wrong. I expect to win every one of them, I expect to be undefeated, that's the way I've always been and that's the way I'll always be." People are taking this way to seriously. Read between the lines. He's not predicting that will happen, he's just saying if your goals are not to win every game and make the playoffs/super bowl you have problems. That's his goal, that's the player's goals. The goal is not marginal improvement. What is he supposed to say? Well, given the youth, talent level, and pay roll, I don't expect us to make the playoffs, but I hope we can improve every week and at the least make it entertaining for the fans. That would go over very well with Bills nation. Edited September 8, 2011 by KzooMike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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