6-2 mid-season....not too shabby

[Sweats]

I couldn't even watch the game on sunday.....apparently, my local t.v. station figured the Bills would blow out the Jets by such a wide margin, that they aired the Fins game instead. That was the first time in 35 years that i had not watched a Bills game, however, i watched the updates on my phone as the day progressed and felt that our team would somehow pull off the win. Was i devastated by the loss? Well, yes and no. It never feels good to have your team lose, however, were 6-2....that's not too shabby, ya know. If you were to tell me that we would be 6-2 mid-season before the season started, i'd think we were in pretty good shape. The only problem i see is that the 2 losses were against divisional opponents...the AFCEast right now kinda reminds me of the 90's, where this was the toughest division in the NFL. All four teams are poised to take a crack at the crown, but i still think that we are the team to beat.

 

I'm not worried.....we've been here before and we'll be here again. This is a typical mid-season Bills slump (can you even call 2 losses, not even back to back, a slump?).

 

I still haven't watched any highlights of the game....what's the point? Don't you know that we lost to a good team and the sky is falling. It's all coming apart at the seams and maybe we should tear it all down and start over.....or maybe, just maybe, we enjoy this team for what it is, let the FO do their jobs, sit back and relax and watch our team go to the SB this year.

 

Superbowl or bust, baby.

Go Bills.

[Straight Hucklebuck]

Except we’ve seen this before.

 

A swoon is not a Playoff chances killer, but the whole point was to get the #1 seed.

 

We’ve done road Arrowhead twice and it sucks.

 

8 games in and we’re sitting here asking again about run game for the third year in a row, who is our #2, why don’t we have a Tight End, who is our Right Tackle this week, why does our offense go off the rails for 2-4 games every season? 
 

Edited November 8, 2022 by Straight Hucklebuck

[Aussie Joe]

Did the Kelly era team(s) have mid season "slumps" and "swoons"?

 

Its so long ago I cant recall ... also it was pre internet days so I had to look up the results each week in the Tuesday newspaper at the time.

[chongli]

6-2 is awesome!

 

But one poster said this in August:

 

 

His entire post:

 

"There's a good chance this team is sitting around .500 after the first half of the season given the schedule and how many good QB/offenses we face.

 

We don't need to rush him, but we also should have adequately addressed the DB position in FA instead of relying on rookies, including a 1st rounder that doesn't look like he's ready to make a meaningful contribution right away and whose career could be adversely impacted by forcing him into the lineup against some of the league's elite QB/WR combos we are going to see in the first half of the season.

 

As for the continued word salad from McD/Beane/etc they know he's likely not ready and won't be any time soon hence the 'run out the clock' type of comment because once he is put on PUP or IR they don't have to answer media questions anytime soon."

 

Ok then...this turned out to be a great prediction!!!! 😂

Edited November 8, 2022 by chongli

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

2 hours ago, Aussie Joe said:

Did the Kelly era team(s) have mid season "slumps" and "swoons"?

 

Its so long ago I cant recall ... also it was pre internet days so I had to look up the results each week in the Tuesday newspaper at the time.

yeah, they had some real dogs. The difference is we knew they were a good team, so we didn’t panic like we do now.

[newcam2012]

3 hours ago, Straight Hucklebuck said:

Except we’ve seen this before.

 

A swoon is not a Playoff chances killer, but the whole point was to get the #1 seed.

 

We’ve done road Arrowhead twice and it sucks.

 

8 games in and we’re sitting here asking again about run game for the third year in a row, who is our #2, why don’t we have a Tight End, who is our Right Tackle this week, why does our offense go off the rails for 2-4 games every season? 
 

I agree 100% with your post.

[newcam2012]

40 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

yeah, they had some real dogs. The difference is we knew they were a good team, so we didn’t panic like we do now.

That 90s Kelly led team was elite on both sides of the ball with huge playmakers. One should never compare those teams with the current Bills team. It's not even close. You have several Hall of famers from that team. Four straight super Bowl appearances. Stop with the non sense. There was no panic because they were that good. They proved it year after year. This version of the Bills has proven they can't even get to an AFC Championship game. Maybe that's why there's concern. 

Edited November 8, 2022 by newcam2012

[Bubba Gump]

We're you yelling that whole post while typing? Lol. 

 

Seriously, I would take 13-4 or 12-5 at this point. Really want home field advantage though. 

[John from Riverside]

4 hours ago, Aussie Joe said:

Did the Kelly era team(s) have mid season "slumps" and "swoons"?

 

Its so long ago I cant recall ... also it was pre internet days so I had to look up the results each week in the Tuesday newspaper at the time.

I can’t remember one undefeated season during that time

1 hour ago, newcam2012 said:

I agree 100% with your post.

Of course you do

[Aussie Joe]

3 minutes ago, John from Riverside said:

I can’t remember one undefeated season during that time

 

I was thinking more along the lines of last years team dropping 4 out of 6 games mid season…that’s what I call a “ slump”… not losing one game 

[Bad Things]

1 hour ago, newcam2012 said:

One should never compare those teams with the current Bills team. It's not even close. You have several Hall of famers from that team. Four straight super Bowl appearances. Stop with the non sense.

Give me a break.  We can most certainly compare these two teams. 

Just because we compare them doesn't mean that we think they're equal.

 

 

2 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

yeah, they had some real dogs. The difference is we knew they were a good team, so we didn’t panic like we do now.

I think the main difference was that back in the day, we didn't have social media where people act like idiots.

[Airseven]

Try italics next time.

[Aussie Joe]

56 minutes ago, Airseven said:

Try italics next time.

huh??… someone thinks a slump means losing one  game and I need to show something in italics?

 

Edited November 8, 2022 by Aussie Joe

[Pete]

6-2 is fantastic.  Especially with the tough schedule, injuries, and most games on road.  6-2 backoff sounds great- give me that.

1 hour ago, Gene1973 said:

This is likely the start of a slump. Sure smells like it anyways.

that's just your opinion, man

 

You may be Mr my glass is half empty guy, but you are not Nostradamus

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

 

[zow2]

None of the comparisons to past seasons matter if Allen is hurt for any length of time. 

[Billzgobowlin]

I love the fact that a 6-2 Bills team is a disappointment as opposed to a disappointing 2-6 team.  Let's go undefeated the rest of the way!!!!

[Greg S]

6-2 is a good record. They were never winning 15,16,17 games. Reality is it's hard to win every week and there are always ups and downs in every season. If Allen misses any significant time, then all bets are off as far as the record goes. In the end I think they win 12-13 games which means 4 or 5 losses.

[Nuncha]

10 hours ago, Aussie Joe said:

Did the Kelly era team(s) have mid season "slumps" and "swoons"?

 

Its so long ago I cant recall ... also it was pre internet days so I had to look up the results each week in the Tuesday newspaper at the time.

I remember the early 1990's Bills going to New England (back when they were horrible) and losing once or twice.  Those patriot teams were garbage but they always played us tough especially in New England.

 

I see this was posted in a Tasker tweet above - saw it after I wrote this.  Funny

 

 

Edited November 8, 2022 by Azucho98

[SoCal Deek]

I’m not exactly sure what this thread is about. Yes, the Kelly era team lost regular season games. But after the first Super Bowl it was all about getting into the playoffs where you knew their experience would win the day. The current era Bills don’t have that…yet. In fact, they have almost the opposite problem. They’re still holding their breath in the playoffs and the Chiefs loom like an ever present boogie man.