AFC Representative Seed By The Numbers Last Decade (1 Seed info here also)

[Boatdrinks]

I’ve heard the Bills should just forfeit their playoff spot if they’re not the #1 seed…

[boyst]

9 minutes ago, Limeaid said:

 

You and I both know that but many d0me first posters have said that Josh is a California boy in a throwing offense and being outside is an disadvantage to him.

 

Your NYC accent is showing. 

i'm Manhattan af.

[Saxum]

11 minutes ago, boyst said:

i'm Manhattan af.

 

Manhattan subdivision located in Wilmington, NC?  

I have a relative there.

[boyst]

3 hours ago, Limeaid said:

 

Manhattan subdivision located in Wilmington, NC?  

I have a relative there.

Nope. Much further West 

 

However tell them to visit bull city ciderworks there. It's amazing. 

[ganesh]

3 hours ago, Limeaid said:

 

You and I both know that but many d0me first posters have said that Josh is a California boy in a throwing offense and being outside is an disadvantage to him.

 

Your NYC accent is showing. 

He scored four TDs in inclement weather and willed his team to victory!  Go Bills !

[Chaos]

One of the real disconnects among people on this board is the context for commentary.  There are a number of camps. 

1) people who understand what correlates to winning championships.  All of these people have known the importance of the #1 seed before the seasons begin. These people get upset at every single loss, because they understand the dramatic reduction in the liklihood of the championship.  People who don't understand this correlation tend to accuse this group of overreactiing.  But in the context of winning championships they are simply reacting, not over reacting. Except for a couple of bad coaching decisions at the end of games, the Bills would be in the same catbird seat the Eagles are in in the NFC.

2)people who are happy with the Bils being above average in some statisical aspect, and feel as though being above average gives you a good chance to win a championship.  These are the types of posters who in their superior fanhood inform you that the Bills defense is 8th in yards per carry allowed to suggest the Bills run defense is championship caliber, and that no one should be upset about any above single game poor performance. 

3)Peope who are happy to have a better team than the ones assembled by Doug Whaley or coached by Dick Jauron, and freak out at any criticism leveled by the people in group 1 above.  This posters typical respond with some version of "if you don't concede Leslie Frazier is best DC the Bills could possibly have, that means you want to go back to the "Rex Ryan" era.  These people don't seem to realize the 2022 Bills do not have the 2012 Bills on their schedule. 

The people in group one have the highest expectations, and (usually correctly) point out how little it takes to NOT win a championship.  Almost everything has to go right. It seems clear the people criticizing the group one posters really don't understand the context of why they are upset about seemingly minor problems. 

Edited December 21, 2022 by Chaos

[ganesh]

3 minutes ago, Chaos said:

One of the real disconnects among people on this board is the context for commentary.  There are a number of camps. 

1) people who understand what correlates to winning championships.  All of these people have known the importance of the #1 seed before the seasons begin. These people get upset at every single loss, because they understand the dramatic reduction in the liklihood of the championship.  People who don't understand this correlation tend to accuse this group of overreactiing.  But in the context of winning championships they are simply reacting, not over reacting. Except for a couple of bad coaching decisions at the end of games, the Bills would be in the same catbird seat the Eagles are in in the NFC.

2)people who are happy with the Bils being above average in some statisical aspect, and feel as though being above average gives you a good chance to win a championship.  These are the types of posters who in their superior fanhood inform you that the Bills defense is 8th in yards per carry allowed to suggest the Bills run defense is championship caliber, and that no one should be upset about any above single game poor performance. 

3)Peope who are happy to have a better team than the ones assembled by Doug Whaley or coached by Dick Jauron, and freak out at any criticism leveled by the people in group 1 above.  This posters typical respond with some version of "if you don't concede Leslie Frazier is best DC the Bills could possibly have, that means you want to go back to the "Rex Ryan" era.  These people don't seem to realize the 2022 Bills do not have the 2012 Bills on their schedule. 

The people in group one have the highest expectations, and (usually correctly) point out how little it takes to NOT win a championship.  Almost everything has to go right. It seems clear the people criticizing the group one posters really don't understand the context of why they are upset about seemingly minor problems. 

great post of the year.

The margin of error to win a championship is razor thin and a fluke play here and there could deflate you.  However, the teams that win the championships are the ones that do well in what they can control.  At the end of the day, the team that makes the least amount of errors wins the ring.  Go Bills!