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Time for some Kool-Aid everyone!

  1. Turnovers – The Bills defensive scheme will create significantly more turnovers than the blasé defenses of Wanny. Attacking defensive force mistakes and the Bills will force a lot more than in past years. Turnover differential drives wins in the NFL.
     
  2. A Top 10 Defense – With the new scheme, the Bills’ talent will be able to shine. A defensive line that healthy in both body (Williams and Williams) and mind (Dareus) combined with aggressive blitz schemes will rocket the Bills defense up the standings. Gilmore will have Pro Bowl caliber play in his 2nd year. They’ll get burned on occasion but make up for it with numerous 3-and-outs and turnovers (see 1)
     
  3. Schedule is easier than we think – Each year, the quality of teams in the NFL shifts. Who picked the Seahawks to be so good with a rookie QB? Who picked the Chiefs to fall off so dramatically? Some of it is due to injuries but a there is a lot of variability in play in this league and the apparent daunting schedule will not live up to expectations. Aside from the Falcons and, perhaps, the Bengals, the Bills can beat every other team on their schedule.
     
  4. The Bills will go 5-1 in their division starting on week 1 – Each of the teams in the East are flawed. The Patriots are obviously a good team with Brady but they've shown they are vulnerable. Last year, the Bills almost beat them at home and the Cardinals did beat them in Foxboro. The Bills will be drastically improved on both sides of the ball while the Pats are treading water. The Dolphins, even with lots of acquisitions, are still not that good a team and Tannehill is overrated. The Jets are a butt-fumble away from firing their coach and/or QB.
     
  5. Worst to First Always Happens – Each year, at least one team in the NFL goes from Worst to First in their division. The Bills underachieved last year in many ways given the personnel on board. They've upgraded numerous positions, especially coaches and QB.
     
  6. The No-Huddle – In addition to wearing down defenses, this scheme will serve to increase needed reps for the Bills young team, especially their QB. He has all of the tools and repetition is his best prescription. The Bills speed, combined with gassed defenders will allow the Bills to score more and more quickly than they have in the past. Like the Rams of the early 2000s, they may become the greatest show on turf.
     
  7. Coaching – The new coaching staff has brought both professionalism and swagger to the Bills. Evident in the first pre-season games, the Bills made fewer unforced errors than in years past. Even with the no-huddle and two rookie QBs, they only had one false start the whole game. Last year, they had one on each drive.
     
  8. The Ball Bounces Their Way – The Bills last year had one of the lowest fumble recovery rates in the NFL. Basically, after a fumble, they recovered the ball fewer than most other teams. That is a coin-flip type of statistics that is bound to equalize over time. This year, the Bills get their fair share (see 1).
     
  9. Chemistry – The Bills are a young team that is growing together. Several successful drafts over the last few years have given the team a strong nucleus that has and will continue to grow together. Football is a team game and paying for a hired gun often doesn't work out. The Dolphins may experience this in 2013 with so many new players coming in. Successful teams grow from the ground up and the Bills have been doing that and are ready to shine.
     
  10. Top Rated Special Teams Play – The Bills special teams are shaping up to be the one of, if not the best in the NFL. The Bills have game-changing returners in both Goodwin and McKelvin. With Hopkins, the Bills will no longer punt from the opposing teams’ 30-yard-line. Other teams will also not be able to return many kickoffs unless they want to start on their own 10-yard-line like the Colts did on Sunday. Speedy backup receivers will make the Bills kick coverage better as well.

How's that for optimism!

 

EdW

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Time for some Kool-Aid everyone!

  1. Turnovers – The Bills defensive scheme will create significantly more turnovers than the blasé defenses of Wanny. Attacking defensive force mistakes and the Bills will force a lot more than in past years. Turnover differential drives wins in the NFL.
     
  2. A Top 10 Defense – With the new scheme, the Bills’ talent will be able to shine. A defensive line that healthy in both body (Williams and Williams) and mind (Darius) combined with aggressive blitz schemes will rocket the Bills defense up the standings. Gilmore will have Pro Bowl caliber play in his 2nd year. They’ll get burned on occasion but make up for it with numerous 3-and-outs and turnovers (see 1)
     
  3. Schedule is easier than we think – Each year, the quality of teams in the NFL shifts. Who picked the Seahawks to be so good with a rookie QB? Who picked the Chiefs to fall off so dramatically? Some of it is due to injuries but a there is a lot of variability in play in this league and the apparent daunting schedule will not live up to expectations. Aside from the Falcons and, perhaps, the Bengals, the Bills can beat every other team on their schedule.
     
  4. The Bills will go 5-1 in their division starting on week 1 – Each of the teams in the East are flawed. The Patriots are obviously a good team with Brady but they've shown they are vulnerable. Last year, the Bills almost beat them at home and the Cardinals did beat them in Foxboro. The Bills will be drastically improved on both sides of the ball while the Pats are treading water. The Dolphins, even with lots of acquisitions, are still not that good a team and Tannehill is overrated. The Jets are a butt-fumble away from firing their coach and/or QB.
     
  5. Worst to First Always Happens – Each year, at least one team in the NFL goes from Worst to First in their division. The Bills underachieved last year in many ways given the personnel on board. They've upgraded numerous positions, especially coaches and QB.
     
  6. The No-Huddle – In addition to wearing down defenses, this scheme will serve to increase needed reps for the Bills young team, especially their QB. He has all of the tools and repetition is his best prescription. The Bills speed, combined with gassed defenders will allow the Bills to score more and more quickly than they have in the past. Like the Rams of the early 2000s, they may become the greatest show on turf.
     
  7. Coaching – The new coaching staff has brought both professionalism and swagger to the Bills. Evident in the first pre-season games, the Bills made fewer unforced errors than in years past. Even with the no-huddle and two rookie QBs, they only had one false start the whole game. Last year, they had one on each drive.
     
  8. The Ball Bounces Their Way – The Bills last year had one of the lowest fumble recovery rates in the NFL. Basically, after a fumble, they recovered the ball fewer than most other teams. That is a coin-flip type of statistics that is bound to equalize over time. This year, the Bills get their fair share (see 1).
     
  9. Chemistry – The Bills are a young team that is growing together. Several successful drafts over the last few years have given the team a strong nucleus that has and will continue to grow together. Football is a team game and paying for a hired gun often doesn't work out. The Dolphins may experience this in 2013 with so many new players coming in. Successful teams grow from the ground up and the Bills have been doing that and are ready to shine.
     
  10. Top Rated Special Teams Play – The Bills special teams are shaping up to be the one of, if not the best in the NFL. The Bills have game-changing returners in both Goodwin and McKelvin. With Hopkins, the Bills will no longer punt from the opposing teams’ 30-yard-line. Other teams will also not be able to return many kickoffs unless they want to start on their own 10-yard-line like the Colts did on Sunday. Speedy backup receivers will make the Bills kick coverage better as well.

How's that for optimism!

 

EdW

you mispelled Dareus.

I stopped reading right there.

 

 

 

 

Special teams under Crosman was one of my worries and they hit it out of the park. Who Knew?

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No I didn't. Check again! :oops:

 

 

 

We'll call that the "puke factor".

How about " The Vomit Comet" instead.

 

Time for some Kool-Aid everyone!

  1. Turnovers – The Bills defensive scheme will create significantly more turnovers than the blasé defenses of Wanny. Attacking defensive force mistakes and the Bills will force a lot more than in past years. Turnover differential drives wins in the NFL.
     
  2. A Top 10 Defense – With the new scheme, the Bills’ talent will be able to shine. A defensive line that healthy in both body (Williams and Williams) and mind (Dareus) combined with aggressive blitz schemes will rocket the Bills defense up the standings. Gilmore will have Pro Bowl caliber play in his 2nd year. They’ll get burned on occasion but make up for it with numerous 3-and-outs and turnovers (see 1)
     
  3. Schedule is easier than we think – Each year, the quality of teams in the NFL shifts. Who picked the Seahawks to be so good with a rookie QB? Who picked the Chiefs to fall off so dramatically? Some of it is due to injuries but a there is a lot of variability in play in this league and the apparent daunting schedule will not live up to expectations. Aside from the Falcons and, perhaps, the Bengals, the Bills can beat every other team on their schedule.
     
  4. The Bills will go 5-1 in their division starting on week 1 – Each of the teams in the East are flawed. The Patriots are obviously a good team with Brady but they've shown they are vulnerable. Last year, the Bills almost beat them at home and the Cardinals did beat them in Foxboro. The Bills will be drastically improved on both sides of the ball while the Pats are treading water. The Dolphins, even with lots of acquisitions, are still not that good a team and Tannehill is overrated. The Jets are a butt-fumble away from firing their coach and/or QB.
     
  5. Worst to First Always Happens – Each year, at least one team in the NFL goes from Worst to First in their division. The Bills underachieved last year in many ways given the personnel on board. They've upgraded numerous positions, especially coaches and QB.
     
  6. The No-Huddle – In addition to wearing down defenses, this scheme will serve to increase needed reps for the Bills young team, especially their QB. He has all of the tools and repetition is his best prescription. The Bills speed, combined with gassed defenders will allow the Bills to score more and more quickly than they have in the past. Like the Rams of the early 2000s, they may become the greatest show on turf.
     
  7. Coaching – The new coaching staff has brought both professionalism and swagger to the Bills. Evident in the first pre-season games, the Bills made fewer unforced errors than in years past. Even with the no-huddle and two rookie QBs, they only had one false start the whole game. Last year, they had one on each drive.
     
  8. The Ball Bounces Their Way – The Bills last year had one of the lowest fumble recovery rates in the NFL. Basically, after a fumble, they recovered the ball fewer than most other teams. That is a coin-flip type of statistics that is bound to equalize over time. This year, the Bills get their fair share (see 1).
     
  9. Chemistry – The Bills are a young team that is growing together. Several successful drafts over the last few years have given the team a strong nucleus that has and will continue to grow together. Football is a team game and paying for a hired gun often doesn't work out. The Dolphins may experience this in 2013 with so many new players coming in. Successful teams grow from the ground up and the Bills have been doing that and are ready to shine.
     
  10. Top Rated Special Teams Play – The Bills special teams are shaping up to be the one of, if not the best in the NFL. The Bills have game-changing returners in both Goodwin and McKelvin. With Hopkins, the Bills will no longer punt from the opposing teams’ 30-yard-line. Other teams will also not be able to return many kickoffs unless they want to start on their own 10-yard-line like the Colts did on Sunday. Speedy backup receivers will make the Bills kick coverage better as well.

How's that for optimism!

 

EdW

Love it, but instead of Kool Aid can I just stick to beer? It has always made me think I was going to get lucky, that pretty delusional.

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No I didn't. Check again! :oops:

 

 

 

We'll call that the "puke factor".

Hey Bison , i really do see what you mean . I am super happy to watch what is going on with the Bills . This coaching staff is really turning up the wick . Coach Marrone gains respect in my eye nearly everyday i read something or watch him addressing the media Hackett's a nut case. My favorite kind. and Pettine just looks the part but talks it too.

Love how D Henderson chews his guys up and I. Hilliard has all the receivers playing better then i expected so soon.

 

Spillering the Beans

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Someone is going to write a list of the top 10 reasons we WON'T win the division. It won't be me, but someone will.

After listening to the radio and nfl.com, I could easily write that up but along with you, won't be doing it.

 

VOMIT COMET FTW!!!

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Time for some Kool-Aid everyone!

  1. Turnovers – It isnt getting turnovers---its the net gain and where they are in the field. If they were inside the 30 they either took points away or more likely got the team free points.
     
  2. A Top 10 Defense – The defense does have talent. It had alot to do with how Wanstead system was and didnt cater toward Buffalo's strength which was their DL.
     
  3. Schedule is easier than we think – Each year, the quality of teams in the NFL shifts. Who picked the Seahawks to be so good with a rookie QB? Who picked the Chiefs to fall off so dramatically? Actually the seahawks were an up and coming team. in 2011 had their kicker made a game winning FG against ATL as the clock expired after week 15 they would have controlled their own fate for a WC spot. a couple of plays in a couple of games then they make the playoffs. The teams core was strong even going into the season many still had them in that bubble team battling for a WC spot. With KC faultering from winning the division---its called injuries. They feel from 10-6 to 7-9 by losing their starting TE for the season at the end of the preseason then lose their starting safety against Buffalo, and then lose their starting RB in week 2 as well as a few other season endijng injuries hammered this team. 3 of their loses were by 4 points or less so having those key players missing would have factored in to them losing those games that they would have won the year before.
     
  4. The Bills will go 5-1 in their division starting on week 1 – Each of the teams in the East are flawed. The Patriots are obviously a good team with Brady but they've shown they are vulnerable. ideal scenario they sweep the fins and Jets and split NE. Buffalo gets NE in week 17 which if NE clinched the division would be mean nothing to them. I wish Buffalo sisnt start with NE.
     
  5. Worst to First Always Happens – Each year, at least one team in the NFL goes from Worst to First in their division. The Bills underachieved last year in many ways given the personnel on board. They've upgraded numerous positions, especially coaches and QB. worst to first rarely happens anymore. It happened often in the 1990s when the schedule wasbiased toward the teams placement the season before. If they had a schedule of within conference games where teams 3rd and 4th play the other 3 divisions 3rd and 4th place teams and 1st and 2nd play 1st and 2nd then you will see more worst to first swings. Now the teams play 14 or 16 common opponents--- that 2 game difference isnbt enough to get the worst to first swing in standing than if they had a difference of 4 or 6 non common opponents. the thing that does happen---you always get a team that didnt make the playoffs the year before make the playoffs. In the past few years there has ben a string where 4+ new teams make the playoffs that didnt make it the year before. The reason for this is the dradtic schedule difference among teams for the wild card spots. For example a couple years ago Cincinati benefited from placing the two west divisions which were by the weakest divisions. Going into last year it appeared the two weakest divisions would be the two South divisions.
  6. The No-Huddle –
     
  7. Coaching –
     
  8. The Ball Bounces Their Way – The Bills last year had one of the lowest fumble recovery rates in the NFL. Basically, after a fumble, they recovered the ball fewer than most other teams. That is a coin-flip type of statistics that is bound to equalize over time. This year, the Bills get their fair share (see 1). This would mean something if they had the same number of fumbles as everyone else but with luck they didnt get as many turnovers. If they didnt cause as many fumbles then that is an entirely different problem.
     
  9. Chemistry – The Bills are a young team that is growing together. Several successful drafts over the last few years have given the team a strong nucleus that has and will continue to grow together. Football is a team game and paying for a hired gun often doesn't work out. The Dolphins may experience this in 2013 with so many new players coming in. Successful teams grow from the ground up and the Bills have been doing that and are ready to shine. Its not as much chemistry as it is confidence. Seen over the years to many upstart teams gain confidence then make that playoff run. Then the next year they seem to lose the confidence and fail the following year. some examples were Indy last year, and Detroit the year before. With Indy they went 11-5 but 9 of their wins were by one score and decided in the 4th quarter. They easily with a play here or there been 6-10. They seemed to have more luck go their way. Detroit who went 4-12 last year after making the playoffs lost 9 games by a single score. 2 other loses were close games but the final score was more than 8 pts. They easily could have ended up 10-6 with some luck going their way. Cleveland was another team that had bad luck. They were 5-8 through week 14 before checking out the rest of the season. But before that of their 8 loses...in 6 they still could have won the game--late in the 3rd or later they had the ball with the chance to take the lead. In one game it was a back and forth 7 pt/14 pt deficit..if their Defence stopped them they could have tied the game. the 8th game against the giants they had an early opportunity to go up 3 scores on the Giants before a pick 6 turned the tide of the game that the Giants ended up waking up to win by multiple scores.
  10. Top Rated Special Teams Play – The Bills special teams are shaping up to be the one of, if not the best in the NFL. The Bills have game-changing returners in both Goodwin and McKelvin. With Hopkins, the Bills will no longer punt from the opposing teams’ 30-yard-line. Other teams will also not be able to return many kickoffs unless they want to start on their own 10-yard-line like the Colts did on Sunday. Speedy backup receivers will make the Bills kick coverage better as well. Over the last decade they have always had dangerous special teams where they had a player or two who could return a kickoff or punt for a TD.

How's that for optimism!

 

EdW

 

see above in blue....

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see above in blue....

 

Worst to First: Sorry, but has happened 10 years in a row now: link. I also just saw a segment on NFLN where each host picked a team to do it this year. Favorites were NO, KC and Tampa. Nobody picked the Bills. :wallbash:

 

On the fumbles point, this looks at what percentage a team recovers fumbles. The Bills recovered at one of the lowest rates in the NFL in 2012. They were high in 2011. This is generally thought to be in large part driven by luck. How many fumbles there are doesn't factor into this stat. If there are 10 fumbles and you recover 5, you're at 50%. If there are 2 fumbles and you recover 1, 50% again. It doesn't matter whether you fumbled or the other team did. It's just about recovery ratios.

 

You had a lot of "Ifs" in that section on the Seahawks. :cry:

 

Now, stop pissing in my Kool-Aid! :P

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