Rubes Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Because I know you were wondering about this. Buffalo was 3-1 against the AFC West, 2-2 against the NFC East, and 1-5 against the AFC East (ugh). Overall against the AFC, Buffalo was 4-8. Buffalo was 2-3 against teams that made the playoffs this year. Buffalo played 5 games against teams who finished with a record better than .500. They were 1-4 in those games. Buffalo played 7 games against teams who finished with a .500 record (which seems weird). They were 3-4 in those games. So overall, Buffalo played 12 out of 16 games against teams with a .500 record or better, and they were 4-8 in those games. In the 4 games against teams with a losing record, they were 2-2. What does all this mean??? Maybe it all comes down to one thing: the AFC East. We need to put 100% focus on beating the Pats*, Jets, and Dolphins. Do that, and everything else falls into place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaenon Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Of course we need to emphasize beating the AFC East; that's 6/16 games (37.5%). If we run the AFC East next year, you really only need 3 or 4 wins out of the other 10 - easier said than done, obviously . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max997 Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I never thought about it but 1-5 vs the AFC East, who would have thought that after beating the Pats in Sept somehow that just made this season that much worse for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KollegeStudnet Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 (edited) Some may agree and some may disagree, but this team will be exciting to watch in 2012--but, this offseason could be a confusing one for us fans. These past few months, I've been listening to Chix talk about their intentions for this organization, coaches and roster in 2012. Some of which, makes me wonder IF some of their intentions are a smoke screen for further evaluation. Example: George Edwards and Ryan Fitzpatrick On the downward slide of the losing skid in 2011, Chix was behind keeping Edwards. The players adored him and stood behind him. Fast forward into 2012, Edwards is gone and Wanstache gets the DC position! My assumption is there will be a lot of pressure on this football team to make the playoffs. Can Fitz take us into the playoffs? Who knows! That being said, in Chix's third season, I think they make an effort an effort in FA & in the draft. The dilemma of cutting Fitzpatrick before the seventh day of the 2012 league year, will be an interesting time. Based on this, the Bills could save face for the remainder of Fitz's contract and could focus their energies on selecting a young QB in the draft. This is just speculation, however, Fitz has been serviceable--but, his flaws are starting to cost this team. This is just an example, but if this team does decide to part ways with their recent franchise QB--it will make an interesting offseason! Edit: Whatever the case, Go Bills! Edited January 9, 2012 by KollegeStudnet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kemp Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Add 1 quality DL and 1 quality LB and they make playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuntheDamnBall Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 This team botched winnable games against the Jets and Dolphins. 3-3 in the division makes this a .500 team, which would have looked a lot better. I hope we can see them healthy and putting in a full game's focus every week next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 This team botched winnable games against the Jets and Dolphins. 3-3 in the division makes this a .500 team, which would have looked a lot better. I hope we can see them healthy and putting in a full game's focus every week next year. Not to mention winnable games against the Bengals and Giants, both on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 My stat breakdown. In a nutshell...offense good...defense bad...special teams in decline. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted January 10, 2012 Author Share Posted January 10, 2012 My stat breakdown. In a nutshell...offense good...defense bad...special teams in decline. PTR Thanks, Promo. I hadn't realized the decline with Lindell. I was actually under the impression he was still money, but I guess I should look at it a little more in depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Thanks, Promo. I hadn't realized the decline with Lindell. I was actually under the impression he was still money, but I guess I should look at it a little more in depth. I was surprised too. We knew we sucked with those two pickup kickers, but Lindell was as bad all by himself last season. He's still better than his two replacements and he could well be back, but the Bills ought to start looking for his replacement. Same with Moorman. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I was surprised too. We knew we sucked with those two pickup kickers, but Lindell was as bad all by himself last season. He's still better than his two replacements and he could well be back, but the Bills ought to start looking for his replacement. Same with Moorman. PTR LOL, yea we should "start" looking for their replacements. Won't be this off season. There are areas of this team that need immediate improvement, the kicking game isn't one of them. Stay grounded with the stat krap. If Lindel resigns he will have little too no competition in camp. Ditto that with Moorman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missthe kgun Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Lets be real here people, how many of us really expected to win the division this year? We were looking for improvement, and for the most part that is what we had. The Defense will be better next yr, much better. And that will make us a much better team as a whole Go Bills!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Trooth Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 What does all this mean??? The Bills are very consistent. I can say with 100% certainty that the Bills will not make the playoffs next season. I have 12 consecutive seasons of rock solid evidence on my side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 My stat breakdown. In a nutshell...offense good...defense bad...special teams in decline. PTR Actually, your first assessment was that "the Bills have improved in almost every area". Only after others pointed out the obvious falseness of this statement did you enlighten us with your "stat breakdown". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Because I know you were wondering about this. Buffalo was 3-1 against the AFC West, 2-2 against the NFC East, and 1-5 against the AFC East (ugh). Overall against the AFC, Buffalo was 4-8. Buffalo was 2-3 against teams that made the playoffs this year. Buffalo played 5 games against teams who finished with a record better than .500. They were 1-4 in those games. Buffalo played 7 games against teams who finished with a .500 record (which seems weird). They were 3-4 in those games. So overall, Buffalo played 12 out of 16 games against teams with a .500 record or better, and they were 4-8 in those games. In the 4 games against teams with a losing record, they were 2-2. What does all this mean??? Maybe it all comes down to one thing: the AFC East. We need to put 100% focus on beating the Pats*, Jets, and Dolphins. Do that, and everything else falls into place. True and then we could beat anyone else too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Our losing skid started when the injuries started to really pile up. This cannot be overlooked. We were ripping it up when full strength. The defense was still ugly but the offense was compensating for the flaws. Next year with a better DC, new defensive talent, back to full strength. I expect a good year next year. They have got to figure out how to avoid the injury bug. whether it's diet related, strength and conditioning related, stretching? I don't know but they have to get a handle on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Because I know you were wondering about this. Buffalo was 3-1 against the AFC West, 2-2 against the NFC East, and 1-5 against the AFC East (ugh). Overall against the AFC, Buffalo was 4-8. Buffalo was 2-3 against teams that made the playoffs this year. Buffalo played 5 games against teams who finished with a record better than .500. They were 1-4 in those games. Buffalo played 7 games against teams who finished with a .500 record (which seems weird). They were 3-4 in those games. So overall, Buffalo played 12 out of 16 games against teams with a .500 record or better, and they were 4-8 in those games. In the 4 games against teams with a losing record, they were 2-2. What does all this mean??? Maybe it all comes down to one thing: the AFC East. We need to put 100% focus on beating the Pats*, Jets, and Dolphins. Do that, and everything else falls into place. Looked at another way, we were 5-6 against teams with a record of 0.500 or less. I think that means we may be within a few bad plays/bad calls of being a 500 team ourselves, but are not yet improved enough to match up to winning franchises. Though "figure out the Pats, Jets, and Miami and everything else will fall into place" isn't a bad conclusion either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slack_in_MA Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 The Bills are very consistent. I can say with 100% certainty that the Bills will not make the playoffs next season. I have 12 consecutive seasons of rock solid evidence on my side. 100%? Wow. Weren't you kind of optimistic about the playoffs when they were 4-1? I'm sure you made all kinds of money cashing in on your omniscience that they'd end up 6-10 and miss the playoffs... Why bother? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 (edited) Actually, your first assessment was that "the Bills have improved in almost every area". Only after others pointed out the obvious falseness of this statement did you enlighten us with your "stat breakdown". I misspoke, then looked to the numbers. And your problem is? PTR Edited January 10, 2012 by PromoTheRobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted January 10, 2012 Author Share Posted January 10, 2012 The Defense will be better next yr, much better. And that will make us a much better team as a whole Didn't we all say the exact same thing last offseason? Didn't we think there was no way we could possibly be worse than the previous year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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