Dibs Posted August 13, 2014 Posted August 13, 2014 If anyone wants to put up $$ on the Bills winning week 1 please message me. You sir, are a very special person.
NoSaint Posted August 13, 2014 Posted August 13, 2014 Listening to local Chicago sports radio and most are calling the Bills an "easy win" for the Bears in the season opener. It's that same old media bias against the Bills and it kind of stings a little hearing it first hand especially since the Bears were 8-8 last year. How I would love for the Bills to prove them wrong in a big way! its no different than a lot of folks here chalking up "easy wins" on their schedule, we are probably one of the teams that they should be pointing to as an opportunity to pick up a W will that happen, who knows -- but i dont think they are crazy when they chalk up Ws and Ls that theyd put us as a W most of the time
T master Posted August 13, 2014 Posted August 13, 2014 It's all about EJ if he comes out & shows inconsistency , bad reads & accuracy problems as we have seen then it will be a tight game but if he can prove that he is the guy those that made him a first round pick thought he could be then the game is a Bills win no problem because our D is gonna show up !!
YoloinOhio Posted August 13, 2014 Posted August 13, 2014 (edited) He's been to the playoffs once in 8 years. Good luck Bears! SB bound! Edited August 13, 2014 by YoloinOhio
eball Posted August 13, 2014 Posted August 13, 2014 Hey Yolo, go grab Sal's tweets about Cutler's 1st 5 games vs. Schwartz and his last 5 vs. Schwartz. Eye-opening.
YoloinOhio Posted August 13, 2014 Posted August 13, 2014 (edited) Hey Yolo, go grab Sal's tweets about Cutler's 1st 5 games vs. Schwartz and his last 5 vs. Schwartz. Eye-opening. Sal Capaccio @SalSports 15mJay Cutler's 1st 5 games vs Jim Schwartz' Lions: 68.7%; 254 yds avg; 10 TD/1 INT. Last 5 games vs Schwartz: 54.1%; 219 yds; 5 TD/4 INT. WOW Sal Capaccio @SalSports 22m Those are some huge differentials. And they are consistent. Cutler had monster games his first 5 vs Schwartz, then couldn't do much at all Sal Capaccio @SalSports · 58m Jay Cutler's QBR of 75.0 against 4 or fewer rushers was 6th best in NFL last season, but against extra pressure, was 57.1, 16th-best in NFL. Edited August 13, 2014 by YoloinOhio
NoSaint Posted August 13, 2014 Posted August 13, 2014 Sal Capaccio @SalSports 15m Jay Cutler's 1st 5 games vs Jim Schwartz' Lions: 68.7%; 254 yds avg; 10 TD/1 INT. Last 5 games vs Schwartz: 54.1%; 219 yds; 5 TD/4 INT. WOW Sal Capaccio @SalSports 22m Those are some huge differentials. And they are consistent. Cutler had monster games his first 5 vs Schwartz, then couldn't do much at all Sal Capaccio @SalSports · 58m Jay Cutler's QBR of 75.0 against 4 or fewer rushers was 6th best in NFL last season, but against extra pressure, was 57.1, 16th-best in NFL. its an interesting dynamic. especially since schwartz used extra rushers at one of the lowest rates in the nfl. id be curious if hes watched the games, or dug deeper to see if there was anything noteworthy that would cause a swing like that. Are the 5 games consistently good, then consistently bad? Or are a few good early and a couple bad late skewing the small samples?
zevo Posted August 13, 2014 Posted August 13, 2014 Watching this bears replay....and I just don't see how we win....there offense is sick.....not ruling it out but I'd be happy with a competitive game....an NFC loss wouldn't be the worst thing in the world...just have to get to cutler if we want a chance at this game...but I guess you could say that about any game.
stonefly42 Posted August 13, 2014 Posted August 13, 2014 As a Rochester Transplant living in Chicago, I made a wager with my Senior Pastor (and Bears fan...and boss) about this game. I am an Associate Pastor at Harvest Bible Chapel Palos. And I believe in the Bills. IF the Bears win, I must take to YouTube singing Bear Down Chicago Bears IF (WHEN!) the Bills shock the world and take game 1, my pastor must take to YouTube and sing SHOUT. What should I add to this wager?
thebandit27 Posted August 13, 2014 Posted August 13, 2014 As a Rochester Transplant living in Chicago, I made a wager with my Senior Pastor (and Bears fan...and boss) about this game. I am an Associate Pastor at Harvest Bible Chapel Palos. And I believe in the Bills. IF the Bears win, I must take to YouTube singing Bear Down Chicago Bears IF (WHEN!) the Bills shock the world and take game 1, my pastor must take to YouTube and sing SHOUT. What should I add to this wager? Loser must declare to the congregation in church service that "God is clearly a [winning team's] fan"?
Guffalo Posted August 13, 2014 Posted August 13, 2014 As a Rochester Transplant living in Chicago, I made a wager with my Senior Pastor (and Bears fan...and boss) about this game. I am an Associate Pastor at Harvest Bible Chapel Palos. And I believe in the Bills. IF the Bears win, I must take to YouTube singing Bear Down Chicago Bears IF (WHEN!) the Bills shock the world and take game 1, my pastor must take to YouTube and sing SHOUT. What should I add to this wager? No fire? no brimstone? Can you make him wear a Bills robe to his next service?
YoloinOhio Posted August 13, 2014 Posted August 13, 2014 Watching this bears replay....and I just don't see how we win....there offense is sick.....not ruling it out but I'd be happy with a competitive game....an NFC loss wouldn't be the worst thing in the world...just have to get to cutler if we want a chance at this game...but I guess you could say that about any game. A preaseason game vs. a vanilla D? I agree their offense one of the better ones in the league, personnel wise. But don't go by what you see in preseason. Cutler won 5 games last year. The offense looked best with McCown, who is gone. Cutler has talent, but he has a long way to go to prove he is a "winner." Making the playoffs more than once in eight seasons would be a start. He needs to stay healthy or they are toast considering his backup is Jimmy Claussen.
PromoTheRobot Posted August 13, 2014 Posted August 13, 2014 He's been to the playoffs once in 8 years. Good luck Bears! SB bound! LOL! Everyone giving Cutler a tongue bath should read this. The same people saying the Bills have done nothing act like Cutler is a god.
CodeMonkey Posted August 13, 2014 Posted August 13, 2014 LOL! Everyone giving Cutler a tongue bath should read this. The same people saying the Bills have done nothing act like Cutler is a god. Well, I suspect most Bills fans would have enjoyed going to the playoffs once in the past 8 years. Or 14 for that matter.
PromoTheRobot Posted August 13, 2014 Posted August 13, 2014 Well, I suspect most Bills fans would have enjoyed going to the playoffs once in the past 8 years. Or 14 for that matter. I suspect the thrill dies quickly when you turn back into a pumpkin.
YoloinOhio Posted August 13, 2014 Posted August 13, 2014 Well, I suspect most Bills fans would have enjoyed going to the playoffs once in the past 8 years. Or 14 for that matter. Not sure what it has to do with the Bills. I am talking about Cutler.
SJDK Posted August 13, 2014 Posted August 13, 2014 (edited) We were 6-10, that's reality. We should be underdogs in just about every game we play. That's fine by me, let everyone overlook us. By my estimation that would take some national media pressure off EJ and we can be a silent assassin out of the AFC east. BTW just watched some B.S. bleacher report clip from 3 jokers who haven't even watched our preseason games... 4-12 predictions... EJ looks terrible... if you want to get angry at a bunch of pretend journalists then watch that (site will not allow link, sorry) Edited August 13, 2014 by SJDK
Dibs Posted August 13, 2014 Posted August 13, 2014 I think there is a big distinction between being considered the underdog(or weaker team) & that of being an easy beat. Likely wasn't media bias......just media ignorance.
NDBUFFCUSEFAN Posted August 13, 2014 Posted August 13, 2014 You sir, are a very special person. Message me how much you care to wager. You won't because you know the Bears are going to win. The Bills are moving in the right direction but are still a year away.
Fan in Chicago Posted August 13, 2014 Posted August 13, 2014 (edited) Well, I suspect most Bills fans would have enjoyed going to the playoffs once in the past 8 years. Or 14 for that matter. Considering that Cutler was pick #11, would you be happy seven years from now if all that EJ would have done is taken the Bills to the playoffs once ? Edited August 13, 2014 by Fan in Chicago
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