thurst44 Posted September 7, 2018 Posted September 7, 2018 16 hours ago, 26CornerBlitz said: What has to happen for the Buffalo Bills to make the playoffs By Matt Parrino | mparrino@nyup.com Orchard Park, N.Y. -- Do you believe in miracles? No matter how optimistic Buffalo Bills fans are heading into the 2018 season it's hard to ignore all the experts' doom and gloom when it comes to the Bills' chances of making the playoffs. ESPN ranked the Bills as the worst team in the NFL in their season preview. They're projecting the Bills will win 6.3 games and give them only a 5.3 percent chance to win the AFC East. But hey, it's opening week in the NFL. Hopes are high and fans want to be able to think their team is going to be in the hunt for post season football. So here are eight things the Bills need to happen to make the playoffs this season. Nathan Peterman must exceed expectations Captain McCoy needs to lead the way Defense must generate a pass rush Brian Daboll's hyped offensive system takes off Kelvin Benjamin returns to rookie form Vontae Davis or Phillip Gaines secures No. 2 CB spot Tremaine Edmunds is the real deal The daunting early schedule doesn't deflate the team's confidence I'd be more gloom and doom if there weren't a lot of national media convinced we were tanking last year. That said, this article makes good points about what needs to happen -- the third one may be the biggest key, as if they can generate a pass rush, the defense could be dominant to keep us in games enough even if NP is only slightly exceeding low expectations.
Royale with Cheese Posted September 7, 2018 Posted September 7, 2018 On 9/6/2018 at 6:51 AM, teef said: Because I remember this poster from the bbmb. He loves the misery. If the bills are doing well, he’s literally no where to be found. Once the season hits a bump, he’s on here crying from the highest mountain top. Not discussing, just complaining. There’s always a group like that. There’s nothing odd about it. Who was he on BBMB?
teef Posted September 7, 2018 Posted September 7, 2018 19 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said: Who was he on BBMB? I think his name was JohnnyP. Remember the dude that would predict devastating losses every single game, but would tell us he predicted 8 wins all along? He’s awesome.
row_33 Posted September 7, 2018 Posted September 7, 2018 Too bad one can't make a bet under the following presuppositions: 1) C'mon, the Bills aren't the worst team in the NFL, by a long shot; and 2) They aren't going to win the Super Bowl; and 3) how can we punish the media for these stupid articles.
thurst44 Posted September 7, 2018 Posted September 7, 2018 On 9/5/2018 at 6:53 PM, 26CornerBlitz said: 538 Sports Predicts 8-8 for the Bills with a 36% chance of making the playoffs: 2018 NFL Predictions Honest question: why is it that we put every negative prediction gets a topic on the main page, while this relatively positive prediction from the premier analytics site is tucked into the eleventh page of comments on a thread about a site picking us as the worst team in football?
row_33 Posted September 7, 2018 Posted September 7, 2018 10 minutes ago, thurst44 said: Honest question: why is it that we put every negative prediction gets a topic on the main page, while this relatively positive prediction from the premier analytics site is tucked into the eleventh page of comments on a thread about a site picking us as the worst team in football? It's who we are living in this climate and area of the universe. And we wouldn't trade it cause we like it this way. 1
thurst44 Posted September 7, 2018 Posted September 7, 2018 1 minute ago, row_33 said: It's who we are living in this climate and area of the universe. And we wouldn't trade it cause we like it this way. I love it when we are defiant. I love it less when we absorb the criticism and become closer to self-loathing :). Hopefully Sunday brings back the full defiance!
row_33 Posted September 7, 2018 Posted September 7, 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, thurst44 said: I love it when we are defiant. I love it less when we absorb the criticism and become closer to self-loathing :). Hopefully Sunday brings back the full defiance! a rich rich man once in my life and i compared our NFL venues for road trips i had about 100 at Rich/Ralph and dozens in Detroit and Cleveland, the Rust Belt of Misery and earthiness He flew in to Southern Cal to watch games in San Diego, LA, San Fran and Oakland, and all the nice weather Still feel sorry for him Edited September 7, 2018 by row_33 1
thurst44 Posted September 7, 2018 Posted September 7, 2018 1 minute ago, row_33 said: a rich rich man once in my life and i compared our NFL venues for road trips i had about 100 at Rich/Ralph and dozens in Detroit and Cleveland, the Rust Belt of Misery and earthiness He flew in to Southern Cal to watch games in San Diego, LA, Oakland, and all the nice weather Still feel sorry for him Funny thing: I've been weirdly sheltered in games I've seen at Rich/Ralph/New Era weather-wise. I've only been to 6 (grew up in nyc and live in jersey now, but did live in buffalo for college, family from WNY), but my only truly awful weather game was also the worst game and only loss I've seen and it was more the rain than the cold (we lost to the Dolphins 37-10 for the first loss of one of the Super Bowl years -- and I had a nasty cold and three papers due early in the week). My first game was 51-3 and it was in the 30s with light snow, but the next day was 11 degrees and brutal -- crossed the street from the Best Western where my aunt and uncle were staying to the Lockport Mall and almost froze into statues along the way. Flew up to watch a game in December against Houston (great game) and it was 63. We were tailgating in t-shirts.
Royale with Cheese Posted September 7, 2018 Posted September 7, 2018 58 minutes ago, teef said: I think his name was JohnnyP. Remember the dude that would predict devastating losses every single game, but would tell us he predicted 8 wins all along? He’s awesome. Oh yeah! Awesome might be an understatement.
row_33 Posted September 7, 2018 Posted September 7, 2018 44 minutes ago, thurst44 said: Funny thing: I've been weirdly sheltered in games I've seen at Rich/Ralph/New Era weather-wise. I've only been to 6 (grew up in nyc and live in jersey now, but did live in buffalo for college, family from WNY), but my only truly awful weather game was also the worst game and only loss I've seen and it was more the rain than the cold (we lost to the Dolphins 37-10 for the first loss of one of the Super Bowl years -- and I had a nasty cold and three papers due early in the week). My first game was 51-3 and it was in the 30s with light snow, but the next day was 11 degrees and brutal -- crossed the street from the Best Western where my aunt and uncle were staying to the Lockport Mall and almost froze into statues along the way. Flew up to watch a game in December against Houston (great game) and it was 63. We were tailgating in t-shirts. Thanks! It's not football without the risk of 4 kinds of precipitation falling on you during a game after US Thanksgiving.
Bing Bong Posted September 7, 2018 Posted September 7, 2018 On 9/5/2018 at 6:41 PM, fansince88 said: Do it.....Make that promise.....I dare ya! I'd love Peterman to be a HOFer with this nickname. It'll be pretty damn irrelevant if he doesn't knock it out of the park
B-Man Posted September 8, 2018 Posted September 8, 2018 (edited) On 9/4/2018 at 9:25 AM, CountDorkula said: RB is old, and slowing down. Based on what ? ? his preseason performance ?? . Edited September 8, 2018 by B-Man
Boludo Posted September 8, 2018 Posted September 8, 2018 The reason the Bills defense will be so bad statistically is because the Bills offense will 3 and out so much. The defense will just be on the field all the time.
row_33 Posted September 8, 2018 Posted September 8, 2018 3 hours ago, Boludo said: The reason the Bills defense will be so bad statistically is because the Bills offense will 3 and out so much. The defense will just be on the field all the time. Reading the stats like tea leaves, determining a pattern after the fact, then trying to imitate these findings, doesn’t work in real life
ALF Posted September 8, 2018 Posted September 8, 2018 I think Daboll is determined to succeed no matter what. He went to St Francis H.S. , Univ of Rochester , so he has real pride and roots here, born in Welland , On , close enough.
transient Posted September 9, 2018 Posted September 9, 2018 6 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said: Any questions? Yeah, 1/1000... isn’t that a bit optimistic? 1
NoSaint Posted September 9, 2018 Posted September 9, 2018 So I think we will be the worst offense and second worst defense after this week. But don’t quote me on that yet.
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