Why this game against the Patriots is NOWHERE NEAR monumental

[StHustle]

Why shouldn't this game be considered bigger than if we were facing any other 2-4 division opponent? BECAUSE BRADY IS GONE!! DUH!!!!
 

It was a miserable day for me when he officially left the Pats. I sat back shaking my head watching other fans celebrate his departure. Celebrate? Celebrate what? I felt like a loser. I knew it was over. Our chances had dried up. We failed. We let Brady go almost two whole decades owning us. And even when he got into his 40's he still owned us. They swept us countless seasons with him at the helm. I remember thinking last preseason that he would regress a little and maybe we would FINALLY sweep them. Then later thinking how it still would suck because it took for Brady to be 42 for us to finally pull it off. Sweeping him that year wouldn't fix shish. Then the season plays out and what happens? With one last shot at preventing the long ash career sweep shutout,  we allow Brady to land a final KO punch, and HE SWEEPS US!! What an ending. We failed guys. Let's face it, lick our wounds and reset.

 

Oh, and don't try to make this about Belichick. Beating the Pats with Cam at QB is NOWHERE NEAR THE SAME THING AS BEATING THEM WITH BRADY. To me there's an exponential difference if its not The Pair. Many of you seem to be approaching this game with that exact same frame of mind as years past. That baffles me. That slay the dragon mentality, when in reality, there is no longer a dragon around to slay. Our chances to do that have come and gone. All that's left is a permanent stain on our record that will inevitably be mentioned time and time again in the future, because Brady, being the GOAT,  will be talked about forever. His dominance on his division will be talked about forever. Not as much, BUT, his dominance against one team in particular will be talked about forever. WHY? Because he has the most wins of any QB against one team in NFL history. Just a random notch on Tom Brady's belt. It's universally agreed (which is not an easy feat in the sports world) that Tom is the best QB of all time, and Bill is the best head coach of all time. So our only consolation prize is that we can feel a little less bad about it all since it was the GOATs who handed us the most embarrassing 20 year record between division "rivals" in league history. They weren't some random HC-QB pair who shined for an era. NOPE!  ALL TIME GOATS! Unfortunately they landed in the AFC East and we took the brunt of it. They would have done this same thing to some other team if they landed in a different division as a pair (we'd like to think anyway).

 

It damn near makes me physically sick typing this post right now. I never expressed my feelings on this matter neither verbally nor through writing. The feeling is terrible but is mitigated by my belief in the not so distant future for this team. So like I said, let's reset and realize this is nothing more than a home division game that we should win. I think most the players know this and don't have that imaginary psychological hurdle to get over.

 

And lastly, YES! When we win, it WILL feel better than beating the Jets or the Phins. Just seeing the final scoreboard with a larger number next to the Bills logo than what's next to the Pats logo, HELL YEAH! That's just a natural human reaction for people who spent the number of years we have dominated by one team. Wins against them will fill better than other division wins for years to come. Im sure some players will feel that way for at least the next few matches, as will some coaches. Especially McD, who has never beat either of the GOATs. But at the end of the day, when your over the top emotions wear off, just understand a win over the Pats Sunday means nothing more than keeping them in 3rd place and taking a step toward winning a tiebreaker if it comes to that. It wouldn't be some legendary victory or signature win like many are painting it to be. That era is over.

[Scott7975]

The past is the past. I don't care about it. What I care about is winning no matter who we play and trying to get to and win a SuperBowl. That's what matters. I dont thi k that happens this year but if we win the division that's a huge milestone to me. 

[Real McClappy]

Don't worry, you'll get your Brady shot in the SB.

I reset that era mentally and just moving forward to hopefully owning the Pats in the 2020-2030's.  There is still BB that this team needs to overcome alone and that is still a large stepping stone IMO. 

 

There is nothing else we can really do about it at this phase. We had our chances and failed against those Brady teams like many, many others. 

 

Just prove we can beat down the Cheats and win the F'ing Division for %^$& sake this year and forward.

Edited October 29, 2020 by Real McNasty

[njbuff]

I could care less if this is a monumental game or not. Getting to 6-2 is all that matters.

Edited October 29, 2020 by njbuff

[TAinLack.]

26 minutes ago, Real McNasty said:

Don't worry, you'll get your Brady shot in the SB.

I reset that era mentally and just moving forward to hopefully owning the Pats in he 2020-2030's.  There is still BB that this team needs to overcome alone and that is still a large stepping stone IMO. 

 

There nothing else we can really do about it at this phase. We had our chances and failed against those Brady teams like many, many others. 

 

Just prove we can beat down the Cheats and win the F'ing Division for %^$& sake. 

[bmur66]

Brady had more wins against Buffalo than any Buffalo QB has wins since the Jim Kelly era. Even without Brady, Buffalo still needs to get over the psychological hump of beating the Patriots

Edited October 29, 2020 by bmur66

[Gugny]

TLDR

 

Go Bills!

[Mat68]

I think many believe Bill has the ability to reserect the Pats from near playoff death.  Buffalo has a chance in early November to put a nail in the coffin.  Buffalo takes a 4 game lead goodnight.  

[Royale with Cheese]

You were miserable when Brady left?  This guy beats us miserably for two decades and it would have made you feel better by beating him this year?  So he goes from like 34-2 against us and if we were to beat him 2020....somehow makes up for it?  
 

[1ManRaid]

Yawn.

 

Cool story bro, tell another.

[Matt_In_NH]

Even if Brady was on the team and the Bills swept them at the end of his career, what would that really mean anyway?  The damage is done, beating an old man proves what?   Is the game "monumental"?  Only to the Bills and Bills fans, but it is.  Is the season over if they lose?  They could win this division while losing twice tot he Pats they way this season is going....but if that happens it wont feel right to me.

[H2o]

You can say it's not monumental, but it is important. Getting to 6-2 at the halfway point gives us quite the advantage in the division. I believe it is also huge mentally for our guys to go out there and smack the Patriots around. Regardless of whom they have on the field, this is a team that has gone like 35-5 against us over the last 20 years. I think they, McDermottt and our team, need this mentally more so than anything else. 

[eball]

This and the “daddy issues” post sound like attempts to preemptively soothe some souls if the Bills lose Sunday.

 

Make no mistake about it — W/L records don’t matter in this one and it is the biggest game of McD’s coaching tenure.

[billsfanmiamioh]

2 minutes ago, eball said:

This and the “daddy issues” post sound like attempts to preemptively soothe some souls if the Bills lose Sunday.

 

Make no mistake about it — W/L records don’t matter in this one and it is the biggest game of McD’s coaching tenure.

I think the “complaining Bills fans” thread / narrative applies here as well...

[jletha]

Brady/Belichek/history/blah blah doesnt matter. Belichek still is a defensive mastermind and its a division game.

 

NE has two games against the Jets left. Two of our wins are against the Jets. If we lose this and lose to Sea & SF (who NE also lost ) and they sweep the Jets like we did we are all right there for the division, along with Miami likely. This game is a full 1-game swing for both teams. THAT is why its important.

[Coach Tuesday]

Can you carefully walk us through your process for deciding which words to put in ALL CAPS?

[Mickey]

I don't feel this to be a big deal either way with regard to Brady. If he had stayed and we beat them and went on to win the division that would not wipe out the years of dominance and endless string of losses the Bills endured throughout his career. It is simply a fact that Brady is one of the greatest QB's to ever play the game and that he beat us like toy drum for years and years. Yeah there was some cheating and lots of help from officials but in the end, he beat us because he was simply better. 

 

The Brady era in the AFC East is over. We can't change history but we can own the future. This game is about the Bills taking a huge step towards winning the division for the first time in years. A quick look at the schedule will tell you that the Patriots have a good chance to gain some ground on the Bills in the second half of the season. Sticking them with another loss this week makes it that much harder for them to mount any kind of comeback. It may not be a stake to the heart of a rotting succubus but it is at least a bucket of holy water in the face of the most unholy Patriots. 

[All_Pro_Bills]

With or without Brady, the Patriots still stand in the Bills way to a division title.  So I view this as a big game and a critical point in their journey back to being respectable.  Go 6-2 at the halfway point and drop your biggest competition to 2-5.  Anything short of a win is failure to take control of the division and put some hurt on the logo that's been beating you like a drum for almost 2 decades.  Let's not make excuses or minimize the importance of this game.  It time to man-up and play lights out football on Sunday.  Nothing short of maximum effort and focus and preparedness is going to cut it.  Time to slay the beast!  Or punch the bully in the face!  However it can be described.  Get it done right here and right now on Sunday.   

[nucci]

it's a divisional game where a win gets us closer to the division title. Who said it's monumental?

[Wayne Cubed]

Show me on the diagram how he hurt you...