Is every team with 3 losses doomed?

[Augie]

I hope ALL 3 loss teams except one are doomed, and I  get to pick the exception! 

Edited November 6, 2017 by Augie

[Augie]

5 minutes ago, HuSeYiN_NYC said:

I don't think its that we have 3 losses, just at HOW we lost on Thursday that raised question marks all over the place.

 

The pain I felt on Thursday believe it or not, still lingers. I'm not part of the "we're doomed" crowd. But I was brought back to Earth on Thursday.

 

I'm hoping it was just one of those days because this time, the whole team was trash. Not just the offense.

 

The smarter part of my brain tells me that we need turnovers to actually have a chance at winning games and that worries me. I mean really worries me. Like saviorpeterman kind of worried.

A) THAT is one heck of a hangover. (Just kidding.)

 

B) Maybe you need to seek help? (NOT kidding.)  

 

[DisplacedBillsFan]

4 minutes ago, HuSeYiN_NYC said:

I don't think its that we have 3 losses, just at HOW we lost on Thursday that raised question marks all over the place.

 

The pain I felt on Thursday believe it or not, still lingers. I'm not part of the "we're doomed" crowd. But I was brought back to Earth on Thursday.

 

I'm hoping it was just one of those days because this time, the whole team was trash. Not just the offense.

 

The smarter part of my brain tells me that we need turnovers to actually have a chance at winning games and that worries me. I mean really worries me. Like saviorpeterman kind of worried.

I think the Thursday game was difficult because we do not have superstar talent on this roster that can just take over and win games with ability. This team needs to rely on scheme and preparation to be successful, which is why I think Incognito was so frustrated.

 

YES, the Jets also had a short week, and most teams that play on Thursday night have short weeks, so it is "fair" in that sense. But, I think the limited preparation time definitely affects teams differently. Aaron Rogers, Brady, AJ Green, Zeke...guys like that are gonna go out and play and can win whether they have 2 days off or 10. This team does not have talent to that level, and they need the preparation time to make sure they play smart and know exactly what they are doing.

[Virgil]

19 minutes ago, DisplacedBillsFan said:

There are more things different about this team (e.g. owners, coaches, players, scheme, mindset, culture, etc.), than there are things that a similar to those teams, so I'm gonna go ahead and say it is time to quit comparing them to teams from the last 17 years.

 

Hey, I’m happy to be wrong. But I’ve been on this forum for all of the 5-2 starts and seen the same optimistic reasons for why it would be different.  

 

Yet here we are. 

 

Our gaps are massive on both sides of the line and there’s no reason to believe it will get any better.  McDermott refuses to send more than 4 rushers and the QB’s will continue to pick us apart.  

 

Again, happy to be wrong. 

[Elite Poster]

24 minutes ago, DisplacedBillsFan said:

There are more things different about this team (e.g. owners, coaches, players, scheme, mindset, culture, etc.), than there are things that a similar to those teams, so I'm gonna go ahead and say it is time to quit comparing them to teams from the last 17 years.

 

We may have just played the second or third worst game by ANY team at this point in the season 3 days ago, and you still feel this confident? Our strength was defense and they got steam rolled by Forte and Powell. Ingram and Kamara are 20x that duo and guess who is handing off the ball to them?

IMO Jets was a must-win because there are some tough games that we needed wiggle room with. I still think we finish 8-8 and 9-7 best case scenario. We can make the playoffs at 9-7 this year, but they need to win games like this one thats coming up.

[Roundybout]

Just now, Elite Poster said:

 

We may have just played the second or third worst game by ANY team at this point in the season 3 days ago, and you still feel this confident? Our strength was defense and they got steam rolled by Forte and Powell. Ingram and Kamara are 20x that duo and guess who is handing off the ball to them?

IMO Jets was a must-win because there are some tough games that we needed wiggle room with. I still think we finish 8-8 and 9-7 best case scenario. We can make the playoffs at 9-7 this year, but they need to win games like this one thats coming up.

 

Is 8-8 really that bad this year? The list of sure-fire QBs in the draft grows thin...

[Elite Poster]

Just now, BillsEnthusiast said:

 

Is 8-8 really that bad this year? The list of sure-fire QBs in the draft grows thin...

 

Give me 5-11 or 10-6. I don't want any of that in between BS anymore. 

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

Comparing us to the chiefs is pretty sensible. Are we 2 clear of any other team in our Div with the 3 losses? Or for any of the other teams with 3 losses. Outside of Miami, who else has to deal with catching NE? It’s just so aggravating when people act like everything with this team is always fine and nobody should over react or have doubt. We have the longest playoff drought in professional sports. This team has earned no benifit of the doubt. When they actually Finnish a season off, then people can stay calm and expect things to be okay. Look at who we play the last 8 games. 4-4 would actually be good. That’s not something to be excited about,

[nedboy7]

59 minutes ago, oldmanfan said:

If we were 8-0 a select few would say we'd finish 8-8.  It's bizarre.

 

LOL  so true. 

 

Some folks cant seem to just wait and see what happens instead of trying to predict the entire season after every single game.  Focus!!

Edited November 6, 2017 by nedboy7

[nedboy7]

11 minutes ago, Elite Poster said:

 

Give me 5-11 or 10-6. I don't want any of that in between BS anymore. 

 

No 3-13?  You might really enjoy that. 

[Elite Poster]

Just now, nedboy7 said:

 

No 3-13?  You might really enjoy that. 

 

If you can find some way to return 5-6 wins at the end of the year if we end up 8-8, please let me know how. 

[DisplacedBillsFan]

14 minutes ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:

 Look at who we play the last 8 games. 4-4 would actually be good. That’s not something to be excited about,

Part of the point is, let's actually play those 8 games before we dive into a spiral of negativity because we are 5-3.

[1st Ammendment NoMas]

1 hour ago, JM2009 said:

Benjamin is going to be huge the second half of the season.

YES!!!  I Billieve. Benji will help a lot, so will Clay and Matthews at full strength. We need Dennison to let TT play his game and the D needs to step up. No more 150+ yd rushing or 3-4TD passing games. Got to hold opponents to 20 or less and we are in.

[Noogie75]

No but, I know that Ohio State will not win a national championship with two losses. ( Changing the subject ) For all the Cardale Jones haters specially you know who. They can not win one without CJ. Barret had three years as a starter and Choked with 4 picks on a blow out loss. Therefore, FFFacial to whoever was hating on CJ. No Champs without Cardale.

[Sammy Watkins' Rib]

Only the ones that didn't win this week. 

 

That is always how it works. The most recent game is always magnified. Trust me, Bills win next week and it's get ready for the playoffs around here. 

[DisplacedBillsFan]

8 minutes ago, Sammy Watkins' Rib said:

Only the ones that didn't win this week. 

 

That is always how it works. The most recent game is always magnified. Trust me, Bills win next week and it's get ready for the playoffs around here. 

Dogs at home means I like our chances, so I'll be waiting on that playoffs talk!

[JerseyBills]

2 hours ago, DisplacedBillsFan said:

Currently, in the AFC, the Bills, Dolphins, Titans, Jaguars, and Chiefs all have three loses. Are all of their seasons over too, or is it just us?

 

Aside from the Patriots and Steelers (and the teams mentioned above), everyone else has more than 3 loses. They must really be doomed! I cannot even imagine how negative  the fans on those boards must be.

 

What about the NFC? Is three losses after week 9 a nail in the coffin in that league too, or is it just an AFC thing? Or, is it just a Bills thing? I just want to make sure I fully understand the state of hysteria and misery I should be in.

Board was same way at 1-1 and 3-2..Hot take central, overeggeration , all negativity..

 

This team is legit contenders imo.. I think playing Thursday beat us more than anything else..

 

We're also getting healthy at right time. Clay/Gaines/Benjamin are huge additions, all impact players. We are fine.. 

[row_33]

Displaced, how much do you wager on the Bills ????

 

 

[HuSeYiN_NYC]

3 hours ago, DisplacedBillsFan said:

I think the Thursday game was difficult because we do not have superstar talent on this roster that can just take over and win games with ability. This team needs to rely on scheme and preparation to be successful, which is why I think Incognito was so frustrated.

 

YES, the Jets also had a short week, and most teams that play on Thursday night have short weeks, so it is "fair" in that sense. But, I think the limited preparation time definitely affects teams differently. Aaron Rogers, Brady, AJ Green, Zeke...guys like that are gonna go out and play and can win whether they have 2 days off or 10. This team does not have talent to that level, and they need the preparation time to make sure they play smart and know exactly what they are doing.

I know what you mean. But they looked deflated. It was weird because for the 1st time ever, i got a notification from the Bills app letting me know that the Bills pregame warmup was live and I watched our players do stretches and throws and drills at like 715pm (an hour before kickoff). It felt like I was at the game it was awesome.

 

TT looked light on his feet, all our players looked like they had energy and they were ready to go. McDermott was walking around tapping players while they were stretching and had a few words with each player.

 

Then the game started and POOF! All that energy left the building. The O-line never looked angry at their performance DURING the game and neither did the defense (except Hughes). I didn't like Hughes having words with the referee which cost us 15 yards, but say what you want about Hughes but I personally love his idgaf attitude. It shows heart, it shows emotion and it shows confidence. If he can somehow be that way without getting costly penalties, he'd be perfect.

 

But yeah, both teams had a short week and I agree that we're a preparation based team, but you can't prepare hunger to win. You can't prepare toughness and emotion. It comes natural and our boys just didn't have any on Thursday.

 

I remember thinking to myself at halftime, "man, Kyle is gonna have some words with the D-line" so I was expecting the defense to half a much better 2nd half. It wasn't the case. We just didn't have anything to give. The Jets could of played against the scout team that's how bad it looked...

 

I need some press conferences to maybe put some confidence back in me for next weeks game. The Bills app been dry since Thursday. I need some process.

[BillsTT0821]

People need to stop thinking about the past and look to our future. Thursday was not a normal game under McDermott poor tackling all over the field offensive line getting blown back. I’m sure McDermott is on these guys to fix the problems and we have a lot of people who can make plays. So give these guys a chance and support our team