Calling it now: Bills are going to at least reach the AFCCG

[zow2]

where’s the depth here. Every Bills injury is like the world is coming to an end.  And they were really healthy on offense for the most part all season. They lost Damien Harris, not a great loss afterall, Knox for a few games and Gabe in the playoffs unfortunately. 

[Chaos]

We have proven they we are a top 8 team in the NFL. 

[Eastport bills]

It’s a shame the season ended one game short of your bold prediction. The good news is that they were playing well enough to make it happen and just couldn’t make one more play. Your call came at a time when most fans had lost hope and wouldn’t have exposed themselves to the ridicule that almost was a certainty with the way they were playing. I needed a few quality wins to get on board but  you never stopped believing. Nice job.

[HomeskillitMoorman]

2 hours ago, Chaos said:

We have proven they we are a top 8 team in the NFL. 

 

Yeah I don't understand the flex. I don't think finishing Top 8 is something other teams who have elite QB's on their team see as a success story. 

[NoHuddleKelly12]

3 hours ago, Alphadawg7 said:

We should have had this one...but it was a fun ride, thanks to those who came along with me on the ride here in the thread.  At least I was right about winning out, just a play or so short from getting to the AFCCG.  

 

Im excited to see what things look like next year though with Brady getting install his offense, McD back to just HC duties, and a DC that has shown he can develop young players because Babich is going to likely have a lot of youth on D this year.

Inquiring minds want to know…what are you willing to call at this moment for this coming season?? 

[Dick_Cheney]

If Beane doesn't totally screw up this draft and if we can maybe for once in our freaking lives not be absolutely wrecked by injuries to start the playoffs, I think we at least get to the AFCCG this coming season. If our defense had only been wrecked with injuries instead of being absolutely wrecked with injuries, we would've been there this year.

 

After seeing how awful the Ravens played, it's a bit heartbreaking to wonder what could've been if we had had maybe one less starter out on defense. The expectation for next season should once again be to at least make the AFCCG, full stop.

[Bob Jones]

2 hours ago, Eastport bills said:

It’s a shame the season ended one game short of your bold prediction. The good news is that they were playing well enough to make it happen and just couldn’t make one more play. Your call came at a time when most fans had lost hope and wouldn’t have exposed themselves to the ridicule that almost was a certainty with the way they were playing. I needed a few quality wins to get on board but  you never stopped believing. Nice job.

I heard that his favorite band is Journey…

[stuvian]

There's nothing outlandish about that prediction. I had a futures bet that the Bills would win it all this year and I did it again for next year.

 

We are the chosen people. 

[Alphadawg7]

4 hours ago, NoHuddleKelly12 said:

Inquiring minds want to know…what are you willing to call at this moment for this coming season?? 

Haha well I have only made a few “Calling it now” threads, and this is the first one that partially worked out but came up a toe short of the final prediction.  The reason I’ve been so accurate with them is because I don’t make blind guesses, I base them off of information, analysis, etc.  

 

So today, we are light on information to truly know what to expect next year as we will experience a major roster turnover this season that could equate to half the roster, possibly a little more.  
 

But, that doesn’t mean I don’t have some sort of opinion or guess.  So here is my way too early shot at it:

 

I think our offense is going to put up its best season in the Allen era.  Why - Because the important pieces are all back, Cook has matured into a major weapon and Brady will now have experience understanding the talents of the roster and how to build and implement his system around that.  I believe the run game involvement is here to stay.  I believe Shakir and Kincaid are going to take another big step forward, and that the Bills are going to add a big fast WR on the outside who can high point balls and track the deep ball.  
 

On defense, it’s a little less certain.  McD did a great job as DC, but he is no longer calling the D and new DC Babich has a lot to prove.  But there is also a lot to like based on how well he worked with the LBs, and we always have the option for McD to resume play calling duties if Babich struggles.  But the bigger questions is who will be on the field.  I think Tre is a prime candidate to be a cap cut, and Hyde already appears confirmed gone and Poyer has cap casualty possibilities too.  So our secondary could be a lot younger and unproven next year.  Then will they bring any of the 3 FA DE’s back in Floyd, AJE, or Shaq because we don’t have any outside of Von.  So could be some turnover there too for Beane to figure out.

 

Then of course you got McD back to focusing on HC only now, so that should help as well.  
 

So knowing all that, I think this team offensively is going to be best the offense in the AFC and that alone will win us a lot of games.  So for me, I have the Bills winning the division and finishing the season no worse than the 3 seed next year and winning at least one playoff game.  Can’t commit to more than that until I see how the FA period and draft goes.  But I do think the offense will be good enough to carry us at least that far.
 

If we can hit on the draft class at WR and a couple defensive guys then this team will be a real threat to get to the SB again.  

[BADOLBILZ]

8 hours ago, Alphadawg7 said:

We should have had this one...but it was a fun ride, thanks to those who came along with me on the ride here in the thread.  At least I was right about winning out, just a play or so short from getting to the AFCCG.  

 

Im excited to see what things look like next year though with Brady getting install his offense, McD back to just HC duties, and a DC that has shown he can develop young players because Babich is going to likely have a lot of youth on D this year.

 

 

In fairness,  the Bills were outplayed on their home field,  got the biggest bounce of the game to even keep them in it (benefiting from a nonsensical rule that probably won't exist next year) and probably needed to execute about 10 more plays somewhat successfully to kill the clock, score a TD,  burn KC's timeouts and stop them on their subsequent drive in order to win that game in regulation.  

 

Looking forward to next year(as always) but that season was just ugly for a team that showed such promise in September.    The ending was very appropriate.

   

 

 

  

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

8 hours ago, stuvian said:

There's nothing outlandish about that prediction. I had a futures bet that the Bills would win it all this year and I did it again for next year.

 

We are the chosen people. 

I was just going to suggest that OP (Ad7) just tacks a 2024-25 on the end of the thread title. 😁

[NoSaint]

6 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

 

In fairness,  the Bills were outplayed on their home field,  got the biggest bounce of the game to even keep them in it (benefiting from a nonsensical rule that probably won't exist next year) and probably needed to execute about 10 more plays somewhat successfully to kill the clock, score a TD,  burn KC's timeouts and stop them on their subsequent drive in order to win that game in regulation.  

 

Looking forward to next year(as always) but that season was just ugly for a team that showed such promise in September.    The ending was very appropriate.

   

 

 

  

yea weird how many people are posting 1 play away 

[JakeFrommStateFarm]

"We had them right where we wanted them and we let them off the hook !!!"