Never NEVER Give-up Posted September 3, 2019 Posted September 3, 2019 http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/nfl-week-1-power-rankings-big-trades-shake-things-up/ss-AAGIq5t?ocid=ientp#image=32 Dolphins - 32nd Jets - 22nd Bills - 20th Pats - 1st
r00tabaga Posted September 3, 2019 Posted September 3, 2019 (edited) They will have to earn respect as always Edited September 3, 2019 by r00tabaga
MDH Posted September 3, 2019 Posted September 3, 2019 Yeah, it does sound about right. Says the pieces are in place for a good team if Allen steps up. If he makes significant strides this year the Bills are a legit playoff contender. If not, they'll flounder around the 7 to 8 win mark. I believe we'll be right in the mix for the playoffs come week 17.
whatdrought Posted September 3, 2019 Posted September 3, 2019 I think we should be in the 18-25 range, so this works. Its hard to give the benefit of the doubt to a team with 9 new day one starters on the offense. 1
Utah John Posted September 3, 2019 Posted September 3, 2019 Every time I think the Pats might be on the verge of going downhill, I look at the other three teams in the division. This year in particular the Pats will probably go 5-1 in the AFCE. That's a huge benefit for any team trying to make the playoffs with a high seed. They only need to go 6-4 against the rest of the league to land at 11-5 and a first round bye. Let's see how things go for the Bills on Sep 29, at home against the Pats. I honestly have no idea what their record will be going into that game. 1
saundena Posted September 4, 2019 Posted September 4, 2019 (edited) Seem's about right. Pats are #1 until Brady falls of the cliff and the Fins will suck. I think you could make the case that the Bills and Jets both should be higher based on how each team improved over the off season.... but at the same time, I get it. We're talking 6 and 4 win teams last year. Hard to bump them up too much when other teams also made improvements, on paper. Relative to the Jets, I'm OK with the ranking. I think we're very evenly matched with the Jets going into the season. Yes, they have a lot of new pieces and players in that organization, but they have strength on their D-line, QB and RB. My non expert opinions is that Darnold is going to do very well this year and "will" the Jets to some victories- just like he did in the 4th quarter last year against us. He's was consistently more refined as a passer than Allen was and I expect that to continue being the case. HOWEVER, I still have very high expectations for Allen but think it will take him a little longer to get "there"- which I think he will. His ceiling is very high. I think Allen starts the season a little slow given all our new pieces on offense, but starts lighting things up around the 2nd half of the season. Long term, the Bills & Jets and Bills should both be perennial playoff contenders over the next 10+ years with Josh and Sam under center. Edited September 4, 2019 by saundena
EasternOHBillsFan Posted September 4, 2019 Posted September 4, 2019 7 minutes ago, saundena said: Long term, the Bills & Jets and Bills should both be perennial playoff contenders over the next 10+ years with Josh and Sam under center You would think, but until the Jets get stable management and a coach that is better than Gase, I'm putting the all stop on my Allen/Darnold challenging for the AFC East. Their mismanagement has left them very vulnerable on offensive line, making the signing of LeVeon Bell a complete waste of money. I have no faith in Gase to make it a competitive battle... so Josh Allen has a prime opportunity to make the Bills dominant while Darnold is hampered.
bills exile Posted September 4, 2019 Posted September 4, 2019 Fair place to start. They have to earn their way up the charts. That starts Sunday with a win over the Jets!!
JoPar_v2 Posted September 4, 2019 Posted September 4, 2019 20th is about the consensus. CBS/Sportsline I believe had us in exactly the same slot. Which is fine, preseason power rankings are basically *****. Don’t mean **** and not really worth sharing with the public.
Billzgobowlin Posted September 4, 2019 Posted September 4, 2019 14 hours ago, MDH said: Yeah, it does sound about right. Says the pieces are in place for a good team if Allen steps up. If he makes significant strides this year the Bills are a legit playoff contender. If not, they'll flounder around the 7 to 8 win mark. I believe we'll be right in the mix for the playoffs come week 17. I do get this feeling that Barkley would have this team in the playoffs and with Allen it might be a struggle. Interesting to see how much of a step he takes from last year.
Gugny Posted September 4, 2019 Posted September 4, 2019 4 minutes ago, Billzgobowlin said: I do get this feeling that Barkley would have this team in the playoffs and with Allen it might be a struggle. Interesting to see how much of a step he takes from last year. I do get this feeling that the only time you've ever seen Barkley play was last year vs. the Jets and against 2nd/3rd team defenses in the preseason.
Say When... Posted September 4, 2019 Posted September 4, 2019 16 hours ago, MDH said: Yeah, it does sound about right. Says the pieces are in place for a good team if Allen steps up. If he makes significant strides this year the Bills are a legit playoff contender. If not, they'll flounder around the 7 to 8 win mark. I believe we'll be right in the mix for the playoffs come week 17. that's just it; a 6-10 team doesn't flounder to 7-8 wins; that's improvement....
Billzgobowlin Posted September 4, 2019 Posted September 4, 2019 3 hours ago, Gugny said: I do get this feeling that the only time you've ever seen Barkley play was last year vs. the Jets and against 2nd/3rd team defenses in the preseason. You would be wrong.
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