[QUESTION] Your Opinion On This Team Will Change Tonight If:

[stlbills13]

It would be nice to actually come out of a game without injuries that cause players to miss game(s). 

 

I'm not saying injuries are the reason for the sputtering first half of the season because there are a ton of self inflicted issues but they aren't helping either. Get healthy and stay healthy heading into the Thanksgiving- Christmas stretch (both the team and all of you) and I think this team ends up with 11-12 wins and is dangerous in the playoffs. 

[TheBrownBear]

Josh has clearly slowed down and may be be over the hill now. I'd like to see what Kyle Allen could do to get this offense jumpstarted.

 

JK. 

 

I just need a win this week and next week, no matter how ugly.  Let the new guys on defense get acclimated and hopefully the other nicked up guys (Hyde, Benford, Knox, Bernard, etc) can get healthy for the stretch run.  As for specifics, I'd like to see us go uptempo on offense for extended stretches, and a more effective Von once he goes to the smaller knee brace.

[dorquemada]

maybe we tell the Bills that Denver is their super bowl so they show up to play tonight

 

because, in fact, Denver is the Bills Super Bowl at this time

[Billsfed1]

Defense to generate a couple turnovers, i don’t believe we’ve had one since the jags game which is hard to believe 

[PauleeeWalnuts]

I do not have a good opinion of this team. If they win then good, they are supposed to. If they lose, I will hardly be surprised considering they lost to Mac Jones and Zac Wilson 

[EasternOHBillsFan]

Winning like we did against the Commanders and Raiders. This game is only better if we do that... 

[DrDawkinstein]

8 minutes ago, Billsfed1 said:

Defense to generate a couple turnovers, i don’t believe we’ve had one since the jags game which is hard to believe 

 

For that matter, just force some frickin punts and that's close enough.

 

As Jeremy White pointed out this morning, the Bills are currently 25th in forced punts. If that was even mid-tier, we'd have a much easier time.

[FireChans]

a fifty point win would impress me.

 

Been a long time since the Bills beat down an inferior team.

[UKBillFan]

Josh to look like he's enjoying himself, and has almost returned to a carefree approach. It feels like he's overthinking at the moment and that's cuasing more problems than they're solving.

[Marcus Aurelius]

3 hours ago, boyst said:

What is something you need to see to change your mind on this team tonight? If you're a Kool-Aid drinker - what needs to happen tonight to make you change your mind that we are a pretender? If you're a doomsday singer - what needs to happen tonight to change your mind that we are a contender? If you're flatlined and listless - what needs to happen tonight to make it tingle that we have bloodflow?

 

Oh yeah ...

[boyst]

46 minutes ago, FireChans said:

a fifty point win would impress me.

 

Been a long time since the Bills beat down an inferior team.

wouldn't we argue the Fins are actually an inferior team? they've not beat anyone, they were not and i don't think are as good as we are (eespecially when healthy).

 

not even regarding the score or anything else beyond the way we played - we dominated that game.

[foreboding]

If we score 70 or more.

[NoHuddleKelly12]

I need less of this from Allen:

 

 

And more of this:

 

 

 

 

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

If linval and rasul Douglas look good and we win I’ll be happy, if the offense looks good in addition to that I’ll be very happy

[Steptide]

If they score 30 plus and the defense holds Denver to 13 or less, I'll get excited again. Otherwise my confidence is the lowest it's been since 2018

Edited November 13, 2023 by Steptide

[Dablitzkrieg]

Lol, do you guys really think that 10 weeks in suddenly the light bulb is going to turn on?  😅 

 

Have you ever listened to the Mickey Mouse coaching staff?  Eff the process

[Jauronimo]

If they play and beat the Bengals.

[HomeskillitMoorman]

4 hours ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

I don't think too many are going to change their opinion by beating the Broncos at home. Yes it's a week to week league, but it's a game they "should" win. 

 

Even next week beating the Jets at home "should" happen. The caveat there may be if they come out on offense next week and put up 35-40 on a good Jet defense. 

 

I don't know that we have a "should" right now. We probably should have lost to the Giants at home, McD basically tried to hand the Bucs that W, we lost to the Pats...that's the level we're at right now. These games are probably toss-ups. 

[Cash]

4 hours ago, boyst said:

What is something you need to see to change your mind on this team tonight? If you're a Kool-Aid drinker - what needs to happen tonight to make you change your mind that we are a pretender? If you're a doomsday singer - what needs to happen tonight to change your mind that we are a contender? If you're flatlined and listless - what needs to happen tonight to make it tingle that we have bloodflow?

As others have said, there’s nothing that could single-handedly right the emotional ship tonight. But they could take some steps in the right direction. If they sustain success for a few games, that’s when I’d start to Billieve again. Here are some things that would be good to see tonight:

 

-Offense scores over 30 points

-Multiple drives where it looks easy

(Bonus points for drives after the scripted plays and also outside of the 2 minute warning)

-Zero INTs

-Run game is effective, with or without Allen running

-Zero drives that short circuit just outside of FG range

 

 Against a bad defense, at least some of these should be doable. If we see another offensive performance where everything is just such a freaking struggle, I have to think they’ll make a change. 

[NewEra]

If we get blown out.