Why do some Bills fans refuse to have confidence in this team?

[teef]

Just now, damj said:

I'm old enough to think I've seen every possible stupid way this team could lose a game.

 

Then comes Josh's fumble.

it really was a new, special way to lose.

[Toyo321]

This year is very different, we have key missing personnel & players, and it's very doubtful we will overcome these issues' because of our coaching deficiencies.

 

1) Micah Hyde is not available for this year.  Poyer's continued injuries have become a issue this year.

2) Daboll is gone.  Daboll was an still is better OC than Dorsey.

3) Even more reluctance to run the ball this year. Hines, Motor, Cook and we don't even utilize their talent.   This is seriously a pathetic problem to have.

4) Coaches have not learned from the last 4 years.  We see it more and more as of late.  Bad coaching, no adaptation capability is even more of a problem.

5) To little experience at CB,  Tre might not even make it back this year,  The clock is against him and we still have yet to see how he will perform once he plays again.

6) Injuries this year have been worse and Buffalo doesn't seem to be able to stay healthy.  This is a major issue.  This team is to old at key positions.

7) Josh is forcing the ball to much.  He has become a detriment in the Red-zone with turnovers alone.   JA17 has 6 Red-zone turnovers in the last 2 years. More than any other NFL player.   Josh has thrown 10 or more int's in the last 4 seasons.  It is becoming a real issue that is costing us games.

 

The reluctance to blitz when needed and adjust on defense,  and lack of run diversity on offense over the past 4 years has become a pattern.

This undermines this teams chance to adapt even more on game day when it's needed.

Everyone has caught on to what we do on offense and because we have no diversity with our OC in the current system,  good D teams can shut our team down.

We will never win a Super bowl if we can't learn to run the ball besides JA.  JA17 is one hit away from this team going nowhere.  This year is proof that he is not immune to injury, he is not Superman.

 

Sorry it is what it is with this team.  We can be unbeatable in one game and then head scratching bad in other games.

This model does not promote confidence to win in the post season, much less win a Super bowl this year.

Edited November 15, 2022 by Toyo321

[RichRiderBills]

Confidence in team is not fully justified. Allen can be wildfire and turnovers and defense meltdowns are a fact we've all observed.

 

We recall the Bills of old and the Bills have truly gone through some *****. Not going to rehash what's been said. 

 

What's not merited is : 

 

delusion and panic

 

This differs than the healthy lack of confidence Bills fans have, and really any NFL team fans should have. It's hard to win the SB it's hard to win games. No one is perfect. Even the '85 Bears lost their QB and had off days. We're not the 85 Bears.

 

Look how many of the past 12 SB winners were beat 5+ times in a season. It's quite a few. 

 

This Bills team is good. We have a good shot, and we're a solid team. Let's just take some deep breaths and enjoy. The teams the bills have lost to are 22-6. We probably won't win the SB ...fine...but we have a shot. 

 

[SoCal Deek]

53 minutes ago, damj said:

I'm old enough to think I've seen every possible stupid way this team could lose a game.

 

Then comes Josh's fumble.

Exactly. At the time, I was doing all of the calculus on a safety…but who knew they’d find even a better way to screw it up? Brilliant!

[damj]

2 hours ago, SoCal Deek said:

Exactly. At the time, I was doing all of the calculus on a safety…but who knew they’d find even a better way to screw it up? Brilliant!

I would have been good if he got the handoff and was blown up into the end zone for a safety. At least then it was because Vikes made a great play. Fumbling the snap for a TD was too much

[zow2]

That doofus Nick Wright just killed me.

 

Of course he says the Bills/Minnesota (regular season) game and Bills/KC (playoff) game were arguably the two greatest games in NFL history.  And anyone who is a Bills fan must be crushed that Buffalo had a 99% chance to win both games very late and a 1% chance to lose...., and lost them both.  

 

So about that confidence thing?!?...

[BIGFOOTspaceman]

2 minutes ago, zow2 said:

That doofus Nick Wright just killed me.

 

Of course he says the Bills/Minnesota (regular season) game and Bills/KC (playoff) game were arguably the two greatest games in NFL history.  And anyone who is a Bills fan must be crushed that Buffalo had a 99% chance to win both games very late and a 1% chance to lose...., and lost them both.  

 

So about that confidence thing?!?...

 

Well, Nick is right, but nobody really takes him seriously.  He is a caricature of the sports media.  That might be his schtick and people under 25 must love him but he is a joke.  10 years from now he will most likely cringe when he see's old clips of himself.

[FilthyBeast]

I think a lot of it has to do with Mc's record against playoff/teams with winning records.

 

To his credit he's 3-3 so far this year, but there are also 5 games left against similar teams (Pats x2, MIA, NYJ, CIN) which is reason for serious concern and doubts about where this team is ultimately going to finish. And assuming you win against the 3 teams left with bad records right now (DET/CHI/CLE) and go 3-2 in the others, that's still only a 12-5 finish which is likely not good enough for the division title and a WC spot at best.

 

Bottom line, this team really needed to seize the opportunity this year and be a 13/14 win team at minimum to have a real shot at the #1 seed but based on what we've seen since the KC game 12-5 is being very optimistic at best.

[4th&long]

Seriously? You must be new to being a bills fan?