K D Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 1 minute ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: Dont take this personally but it this some sort of auto reply bot? did we get a QB yet? i've been saying the same thing every draft for the past decade. search my posts in the archive
ddaryl Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 Kind of nice not having smoke blown up our asses...
boyst Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 21 minutes ago, Gugny said: You're being too kind with calling them a .500 team. It may get worse before it gets better and I'm fine with that. We deserved to win that Panthers game but deserved to lose the falcons game. There were a lot of games we got lucky but other games the other team got lucky. Looking at the season as what was brought to the table it was easy to see we are a well coached team with poor players compared to a team like Jacksonville who was terribly coached overloaded with talent. We can win 8 games next year. And a playoff chance is there. But it's still 2 or 3 years away with the right opportunity to get the positions we need shored up when you count what we will lose in the next 2 yrs. (Retirement and free agents).
Reed83HOF Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 30 minutes ago, RalphWilson'sNewWar said: I just worry that the WC 9-7 will derail the team from fixing what really needs to be fixed. I feel other coaches (not just on this team) have fallen victim to the shinny object in front of their face and then imploded the next season. I don't feel that at all - McD and McB sold this as a multi-year, tear-down style, rebuild and that is exactly what they are doing. Realistically we should be anywhere between 5-11 and 9-7 next season depending on injuries (low end if Shady goes down). .500 next season would be fantastic...
boyst Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 52 minutes ago, kdiggz said: we are always a .500 team and the common link is that we haven't had a QB. get a QB We were a playoff team with Taylor. And he is no worse than Bortles and dare I say not much different than foles. Foles is an average QB. Just like Taylor.
Reed83HOF Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 9 minutes ago, kdiggz said: did we get a QB yet? i've been saying the same thing every draft for the past decade. search my posts in the archive We better get our guy....(Hint - it is not TT)
K D Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 1 minute ago, Boyst62 said: We were a playoff team with Taylor. And he is no worse than Bortles and dare I say not much different than foles. Foles is an average QB. Just like Taylor. that's your opinion. and your opinion is wrong
boyst Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 3 minutes ago, kdiggz said: that's your opinion. and your opinion is wrong Wrong to your opinion. Opinions=snowflakes. I'm a snowflake You're a snowflake Stick out your tongue and we will catch each other! You first! 1
Gugny Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 10 minutes ago, Boyst62 said: We were a playoff team with Taylor. And he is no worse than Bortles and dare I say not much different than foles. Foles is an average QB. Just like Taylor. Foles is twice the passer (what QBs are supposed to be good at) that Tyrod Taylor is. Comparing the two is silly. The Taylor/Bortles comparison is better - but Bortles is a better QB, albeit not by a lot.
greenwithenvy Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 It's a much better mindset than Whaley, who was always trying to get what he thought was the missing piece to a playoff team. The team played over their heads last year. There were at least a couple recent Bills teams with more talent. Accomplishing as much as they did with this roster is a good sign for the future. Culture matters more in football than in any other sport and they have done a great job of laying their foundation. So nice to have confidence/faith in the shot callers.
boyst Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 2 minutes ago, Gugny said: Foles is twice the passer (what QBs are supposed to be good at) that Tyrod Taylor is. Comparing the two is silly. The Taylor/Bortles comparison is better - but Bortles is a better QB, albeit not by a lot. Check the stats. Foles has 100 more attempts roughly and not many more yards and a lower comp%, 61 TD's. 29nints Taylor has 51 TD's. 19 ints Foles is a year older as well. Foles has less games, that's about it. They're both middle of the road Fitzpatrick level QBs
DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 7 minutes ago, Boyst62 said: Check the stats. Foles has 100 more attempts roughly and not many more yards and a lower comp%, 61 TD's. 29nints Taylor has 51 TD's. 19 ints Foles is a year older as well. Foles has less games, that's about it. They're both middle of the road Fitzpatrick level QBs I'd take foles over taylor any day of the week... 1 1
aristocrat Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 a great draft similar to last years obviously will be the key to this years success. we had 2 of the 3 picks in the draft last year play at a very high level. and if zay can bounce off a rough rookie year those 3 will be huge next years. They saw our secondary as a huge problem last year and literally changed out everyone. I'm 100 percent sure they saw the d line as a problem and will address it as well. If they can get 2 legit d tackles and at least 1 lb we should see the defense improve greatly. Now the qb is a different animal all together. A lot of things have to go right for us to get better next year.
BADOLBILZ Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 Jauron Ball can give a false positive read on a bad team......that's how it works........allows a weaker team to win games against more-aggressive/less-careful opponents. The Bills will have to be better next year just to get back to 9 wins. But they should be MUCH better with a good FA and draft season............still going to have to be an old team if they hope to get back to playoffs, though. Vontae Davis was hopefully just the first in a line of rental veterans to help make this team more physically capable in 2018 while they go on the longer journey of getting this team younger.......that will take a couple more years at least the way they are doing it. 2
OldTimer1960 Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 1 hour ago, DaBillsFanSince1973 said: agree, they're not. Dline needs to be bolstered. Oline, mainly a center and definitely need the most important position filled with a competent QB. hopefully they meet most of those needs this off season, especially the QB position? Also 2 LB, extra CB, speed WR, etc. Without the takeaway-fueled 5-2 start, they could easily have been under .500
T&C Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 39 minutes ago, RalphWilson'sNewWar said: I’m not predicting anything I think he's talking about your 2026 typo... pretty sure we all got that it was meant to be 2016. 1
Doc Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 13 minutes ago, ScottLaw said: Not really. They need a franchise QB but the roster is devoid of talent across the board.(Some due to the new regime) The defensive line needs an overhaul. A starting linebacker or two. The receivers are the worst group in the league. A couple new starters on the offensive line is needed. Last year was year one of rebuilding and they made the playoffs. We'll see where year 2 takes us.
Mango Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 Schedule is looking much tougher. My take on the schedule toughest to easiest. NE x2 - Still the team to beat until they are not. (Lx2) Green Bay- Rodgers back. Pettine on the defense. This will be a big year for them. (L) Minnesota- NFC Championship game. Very good defense. Lets see how QB pans out. Mostly dependent on that position. (L) Jags- AFC Championship game. Very good defense. Although I see them taking a step back this year. 50/50 game. We have played them tight. They are a good match up for us. A lot depends on Bortles. (W) Miami x 2 - They were a starting QB away from being a much better team last year. Tannehill will help. Gets moved up the list because they are in the division. (1-1) SD- Always a better team than their record. Anthony Lynn seems to have the team moving in the right direction. With Phil Rivers at the helm, they can beat anybody on a given Sunday. We traditionally struggle with this team. At least they are at home, but we got smacked around last year. (L) Houston- Watson is back. The defense is always formidable. Still too early to anoint Watson, especially after busing his knee up. Toss up game (W) Detroit- Had a good season. Stafford is still playing well. Better team than Buffalo last year (L) Indy- With Luck at the helm they can win any Sunday. Depending on when we get Luck and how comfortable he is being back (W) Jets x2- Lots of cap and changes. Still meh though. More of a future pain in our ass than anything else. Depends on what they do at QB. We split again. (1-1) Ravens- Meh. Slightly above average. (W) Tennessee- We will see how they do with a new HC. About the same as Buffalo last year. They have their QB. (W) Bears- Meh (W) 8 wins. About the same as last year. A few 50/50 games I counted as wins. With a few bounces our way we are back to 9-7/10-6. A few bounces the other way and we are 6-10. We aren't good enough to be hands down above .500, but can be if we are opportunistic. If we "Bills" some things, we are 6-10. 36 minutes ago, aristocrat said: a great draft similar to last years obviously will be the key to this years success. we had 2 of the 3 picks in the draft last year play at a very high level. and if zay can bounce off a rough rookie year those 3 will be huge next years. They saw our secondary as a huge problem last year and literally changed out everyone. I'm 100 percent sure they saw the d line as a problem and will address it as well. If they can get 2 legit d tackles and at least 1 lb we should see the defense improve greatly. Now the qb is a different animal all together. A lot of things have to go right for us to get better next year. Agreed, a lot of unknowns here. This is the first draft for the FO. McDermott pulled the trigger, but he did it with Whaleys big board. Will be interesting to see what they do.
gobills1212 Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 1 hour ago, RalphWilson'sNewWar said: I’m not predicting anything then how do you know whats going to happen (or happened) in 2026? lol
Gugny Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 56 minutes ago, Boyst62 said: Check the stats. Foles has 100 more attempts roughly and not many more yards and a lower comp%, 61 TD's. 29nints Taylor has 51 TD's. 19 ints Foles is a year older as well. Foles has less games, that's about it. They're both middle of the road Fitzpatrick level QBs You silly.
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