Bills at jets monday opener ESPN/ABC on week 1

[Fleezoid]

Game's gonna be here before you know it. I better start my pregame drinking now!

 

[Saxum]

55 minutes ago, The Jokeman said:

But Favre was a Viking. I remember because I talked to Moats on the phone after that sack. 

 

Yes but I am very sure Aaron Rodgers is aware of that hit on Farve after he left Packers.

[That's No Moon]

No idea what the spread is or will even be but I'm taking the Jets with whatever number there is.

 

They are a horrible matchup for us in almost every way and it's going to be their Super Bowl. 

Edited May 11, 2023 by That's No Moon

[Gary Marangi]

2 minutes ago, That's No Moon said:

No idea what the spread is or will even be but I'm taking the Jets with whatever number there is.

Bills -3

[That's No Moon]

1 minute ago, Gary Marangi said:

Bills -3

Sold.

[Logic]

5 minutes ago, That's No Moon said:

 

They are a horrible matchup for us in almost every way and it's going to be their Super Bowl. 

Why on earth would week 1 against the Bills be "their Super Bowl"?

They traded a bunch of draft capital away for a 40 year old QB thinking they can make it to the ACTUAL Super Bowl. I really don't think week 1 against a Bills team that wasn't even in the AFC Championship game last year is gonna be some big deal to them.

[That's No Moon]

1 minute ago, Logic said:

Why on earth would week 1 against the Bills be "their Super Bowl"?

They traded a bunch of draft capital away for a 40 year old QB thinking they can make it to the ACTUAL Super Bowl. I really don't think week 1 against a Bills team that wasn't even in the AFC Championship game last year is gonna be some big deal to them.

Because they are going to want to come out flying and we are the top dog in the division. 

It's also a defense we already struggle with, tbh Rodgers isn't that much of my concern.

[Logic]

2 minutes ago, That's No Moon said:

Because they are going to want to come out flying and we are the top dog in the division. 

It's also a defense we already struggle with, tbh Rodgers isn't that much of my concern.

Yeah I agree that they're going to come out fired up -- as I would hope every NFL team does in week 1. I'm sure it being on Monday night and the 9/11 atmosphere and the first game with Rodgers will have everyone frothing, too.

I just think the "it's their Super Bowl" line is overused, I guess. Sometimes, I think there probably ARE games like that for teams in the NFL. The 2021 Bills vs Chiefs regular season game, for instance, kind of had that feel for the Bills. But by and large, I think it's an overblown concept, particularly as it relates to to the Bills. We may have won the division the past few years, but it's not like we're winning Lombardis or even sniffing Super Bowls lately, so I don't think I buy the notion that teams are much more fired up to play Buffalo than they would be to play any other opponent.

[BillsSbSoon]

4 minutes ago, Logic said:

Why on earth would week 1 against the Bills be "their Super Bowl"?

They traded a bunch of draft capital away for a 40 year old QB thinking they can make it to the ACTUAL Super Bowl. I really don't think week 1 against a Bills team that wasn't even in the AFC Championship game last year is gonna be some big deal to them.

It’s going to be a huge deal for them now that they put it on Monday night. Everybody is ready to crown the jets now. It kinda feels like we were that feel good story the past few years and all the outsiders were happy we turned it around, and now they’re done with us. So it’ll feel pretty good if we stick it to them week one

[NewEra]

4 minutes ago, That's No Moon said:

Because they are going to want to come out flying and we are the top dog in the division. 

It's also a defense we already struggle with, tbh Rodgers isn't that much of my concern.

There’s a BIG difference between wanting to come out flying and the game being their Super Bowl. 
 

team trades for a HoF QB and you proclaim week 1 to be their Super Bowl.  🤦🏻‍♂️ unreal

[SCBills]

6 minutes ago, That's No Moon said:

No idea what the spread is or will even be but I'm taking the Jets with whatever number there is.

 

They are a horrible matchup for us in almost every way and it's going to be their Super Bowl. 

 

I find it interesting when people say someone is a horrible matchup for us given:

 

-New LG

-New RG

-New RB

-New TE

-New WR

 

Year 2 of Dorsey - likely a variation of scheme with the addition of Kincaid and more of a power element on the OL/RB room.

 

Frazier out / McDermott in.  Coaching change and loss of Edmunds with the addition of Rapp/Ford, return of Hyde, likely leading to a variation of scheme on the defensive side as well. 

 

How on earth would we know who does, or doesn't, match up well with us?

 

 

[Lost]

3 hours ago, PatsFanNH said:

That’s good for the Bills get them early before Rogers has rhythm with the receivers.. 

 

Didn't think about that til you just mentioned it.

 

[That's No Moon]

6 minutes ago, SCBills said:

 

I find it interesting when people say someone is a horrible matchup for us given:

 

-New LG

-New RG

-New RB

-New TE

-New WR

 

Year 2 of Dorsey - likely a variation of scheme with the addition of Kincaid and more of a power element on the OL/RB room.

 

Frazier out / McDermott in.  Coaching change and loss of Edmunds with the addition of Rapp/Ford, return of Hyde, likely leading to a variation of scheme on the defensive side as well. 

 

How on earth would we know who does, or doesn't, match up well with us?

 

 

They are soft until proven otherwise. This is a good opportunity to start to show that there has been a change. Handle the Jets d line better than they have been able to, run the ball against a physical defense, stop the run against an offense that wants to run it on you, get pressure on Rogers. All things they've struggled with. 

 

Color me skeptical of the new line and very skeptical of the defense up the middle.

[Big Turk]

On the road again to open in PrimeTime.

3 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

 

It's the price of being good. Besides, more early road games mean more of the cold weather home games we love. (We love those, right?)

 

Yeah, we had more non 1pm games last year than I can ever remember.

[Doc]

And then they play at Miami the following Sunday, right?

[Nextmanup]

3 hours ago, BBMB Poster said:

I love it.  We find out right off the bat, if the balance of power has shifted in the AFC East. 

I love the match up, don't love the time.

 

Enduring an entire opening Sunday, and still not having Bills football back, is going to suck.

 

The anticipation on Monday will be great, however.

 

 

2 hours ago, zow2 said:

I think this is good.  Rodgers has had a great career, but even he will be nervous in his first game in Jets green.  Add that to a raucous atmosphere and high expectations...I like catching him in his first NYJ game.  Also, the Bills are an excellent road team under this regime.  It will be a tough game but the Bills will show up here.

I would expect Rodgers to play as well as we've seen in 3 or 4 years.

 

I expect a really tough game and this could super easily be a loss; maybe an ugly one.

 

It's impossible to say at this point.  I have no idea how to judge what the Jets will do this year until we watch them play 5 or 6 games.

 

 

[balln]

9 minutes ago, That's No Moon said:

They are soft until proven otherwise. This is a good opportunity to start to show that there has been a change. Handle the Jets d line better than they have been able to, run the ball against a physical defense, stop the run against an offense that wants to run it on you, get pressure on Rogers. All things they've struggled with. 

 

Color me skeptical of the new line and very skeptical of the defense up the middle.

I actually think the jets O may be easier to play against this year 

 

shanahan run O / good rush attack and quick short passing game really messes with us

 

im counting on Hackett (can’t believe he has a job) to make it so much easier to play against 

[hondo in seattle]

We have to play them twice anyway.  Might as well open with them - as others have wisely said - hopefully before Rodgers develops timing & rhythm with his pass-catchers.

 

The Jets were good last year outside of the QB position.  It should be a fun game, pitting the grizzled, old-generation signal caller versus the exciting young gun. 

 

Good storylines: Can the savvy, ring-wearing, maybe long-in-the-tooth veteran resuscitate a moribund Jets franchise and have them compete with the AFCE's new king of the hill?   Will a Bills franchise beset by challenges in 2022 return this year better and stronger?  

[K-9]

30 minutes ago, That's No Moon said:

No idea what the spread is or will even be but I'm taking the Jets with whatever number there is.

 

They are a horrible matchup for us in almost every way and it's going to be their Super Bowl. 

I agree that last year the Jets became a matchup problem for us, but I wasn’t surprised as Joe Douglas built them with that exact result in mind. He knows that winning the division is always job one after all. But the Bills, on paper at least, addressed two key factors in the matchup issue by improving the O line and adding a viable outlet threat in Kincaid. Double TE sets with two legit receiving threats at the position can give teams like the Jets problems. But the OL must hold their own for it to work, obviously. 

[GETTOTHE50]

We’re gonna beat the jets 31-10.

 

rodgers takes a long time to develop trust in his offense. 
 

with Hyde, poyer, and tre fully healthy, it’s not gonna be close. Plus Elam coming into his second year? Forget about it