reddogblitz Posted December 26, 2012 Posted December 26, 2012 (edited) 5 games against 2012 playoff teams and 8 against 2012 teams with non winning records. The sky is falling. Edited December 26, 2012 by reddogblitz
SBUffalo Posted December 26, 2012 Posted December 26, 2012 I mean next year is going to be a transition year either way, though. We could very well have a rookie quarterback starting, and a new coach. So we aren't EXPECTED to win right away anyways, but at least they'll get their tests early and often next season. Maybe we can surprise. This year was our big chance at the playoffs with the schedule we had.
IronyAbounds Posted December 26, 2012 Posted December 26, 2012 5 games against 2012 playoff teams and 8 against 2012 teams with non winning records. The sky is falling. Pittsburgh got bit by the injury bug this year, Tomlin is a good coach and they'll be back. Saints will regroup after this year, and only the Chiefs and the Jets are likely to be clearly worse. If Gailey is the coach, 5 wins max, perhaps 4 if Rancid Futzpathetic is the QB. With a new coach and a new QB, they might make a play for 7. The tragedy of this year is the wasting of an incredibly easy schedule. I'm sure Gailey and Nix are nice guys who might make good company over a beer, but they are horribly over their heads in their present positions and the Bills' fans have been royally screwed over by the ineptness of this organization once again.
Nitro Posted December 26, 2012 Posted December 26, 2012 Each season is different form the year prior in the new NFL. Free agency tends to shift power in middle level teams quickly. SOme on next seasons schedule have major problems. Ravens have a good record but major questions about Flaco and an aging defense. Chiefs have no QB. Jets are in turmoil. Jags will be rebuilding and poss getting a new QB. Saints and Panthers have bad defenses. Steelers no running game and aging defense. With all that said...the Bills will be a 5 win team if no changes are made at QB and Head coach. If George Wilson, converted WR, playing safety makes 2 interceptions that is 2 more wins. Better coaching and belief in the kicker could have added 1 more. The Bills would be an 8 win team.
thewildrabbit Posted December 26, 2012 Posted December 26, 2012 Ya know what. Back at the start of 1980 I looked at the schedule, and said my lord, the Bills won't win 5 games this year. They ended up in the playoffs because Chuck Knox came in 2 years earlier and changed the entire mentality of the team. A different HC that knows how to win and everything changes...remember that!
Big Turk Posted December 26, 2012 Posted December 26, 2012 I hate to say this but it looks like 6-10 or so again next year. Home---Falcons, Patriots, Ravens, Bengals, Panthers, Chiefs, Jets and Miami Away---Pittsburgh, Saints, Patriots, Tampa, Jaguars, Jets, Miami, Browns I suppose an optimist could say 8-8 if we sweep the Jets and Dolphins but when is the last time that happened? Its impossible to say how good or bad the teams will be...we were supposed to have one of the easiest schedules this year, but it turned out not to be so easy, as many of the teams that weren't that good last year(Indy and Seattle especially) turned out to be good...
mead107 Posted December 26, 2012 Posted December 26, 2012 Depending on dates, pretty sure I will be going to Saints, Piitsburgh, and Pats on the road .....Pats and Vengals at hone We plan on the Saints trip as long as it is not around Christmas. And not thanksgiving weekend.
Campy Posted December 26, 2012 Posted December 26, 2012 Not knowing the off-season moves of the Bills (or of next year's opponents) and you're making predictions for next year? Seems legit.
stinky finger Posted December 26, 2012 Posted December 26, 2012 Not knowing the off-season moves of the Bills (or of next year's opponents) and you're making predictions for next year? Seems legit. Fair enough. Are you expecting a playoff caliber coach and QB to come waltzing into OBD? If not, rinse and repeat.
Billsrhody Posted December 26, 2012 Posted December 26, 2012 We can't beat and won't beat the Saints or Steelers next year, especially with SP back. And we won't have a good football team either You cant envision a situation where we would beat those teams? The steelers 2 best players (roethlisberger and polamalu) are constantly injured. The saints have one of the worst defenses in the NFL. Neither of those teams will be in the playoffs this year.
Campy Posted December 26, 2012 Posted December 26, 2012 Fair enough. Are you expecting a playoff caliber coach and QB to come waltzing into OBD? If not, rinse and repeat. I'm expecting a coach that will run the ball more, make better personnel choices in specific situations, trust his placekicker, and demonstrate better clock management. I'm expecting a QB that can manage a game but has the arm strength to throw downfield. I'm expecting better play from the LBs and continued improvement from the DL and DBs. And I'm expecting that, if those things happen, Bflo will be good enough to contend for the playoffs. To start looking at next year's opponents now and trying to figure out who will win and who will lose specific games strikes me as more than just a little inane.
turdferguson Posted December 29, 2012 Posted December 29, 2012 The opponents on the schedule next year look a lot more difficult than this year. Only games that I see that dont look bad are jax Cleveland kc and possibly Carolina
Dr. Trooth Posted December 29, 2012 Posted December 29, 2012 I see only one potential "w". Do you really think that those 4 teams will not show more improvement than the Bills?
SBUffalo Posted December 29, 2012 Posted December 29, 2012 There's already a thread on this subject, but yea, next year's schedule is very tough. Which is why this year requires that Gailey be fired. We had such an easy schedule and he just blew it.
djp14150 Posted December 29, 2012 Posted December 29, 2012 Uh, who is on the schedule? They play NFC SOUTH and AFC NORTH plus placement games. at NEW Orleans, at Tampa Bay, Atlanta, Carolina at Pittsburgh, at Cleveland, Cincinnati, Baltimore AFC West :Kansas City at AFC SOUTH at Jacksonvile
CowgirlsFan Posted December 29, 2012 Posted December 29, 2012 They play NFC SOUTH and AFC NORTH plus placement games. at NEW Orleans, at Tampa Bay, Atlanta, Carolina at Pittsburgh, at Cleveland, Cincinnati, Baltimore AFC West :Kansas City at AFC SOUTH at Jacksonvile I doubt too many will travel to ATL! Too many bad memories.
billsfans126 Posted December 29, 2012 Posted December 29, 2012 The Atlanta game is in buffalo I believe
Mark Vader Posted December 29, 2012 Posted December 29, 2012 So as not to confuse anyone. Home: Atlanta, Baltimore, Carolina, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Miami, New England, NY Jets Away: Cleveland, Jacksonville, Miami, New England, New Orleans, NY Jets, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay
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