BillsPride12 Posted January 10 Posted January 10 Baltimore for sure. I'm more confident in how we match up against the Chiefs Quote
sven233 Posted January 11 Posted January 11 (edited) The answer to this question has been the same since 13 seconds........ The Bills. Until we prove that we can play great defense consistently, and the coaches don't make critical mistakes with time management or situational football, I will be most scared of beating ourselves. You will never convince me otherwise that we shouldn't have won the Super Bowl already at some point in the last 4-5 seasons. We have had the talent to do it. We have had an offense that has left the field WINNING the game multiple times only to have McDermott, his staff, special teams, and the defense cough it up needing 1 last stop. So yeah.....I fear no team except for this one. There are great teams out there for sure. But, there is every year and we have shown that we can hold our own in every one of those games until we make a crucial mistake in crunch time. McDermott preaches about learning from mistakes that are made. To this point, we haven't seen a postseason where some of those same mistakes rear their ugly heads at the worst time. If we play our best football, and stay healthy (which we haven't been able to do for an entire playoff run), I truly believe we can win it all because we have the best player on the planet playing QB for us. We might not have the most talented team in the playoffs, but I truly believe, at our best, no team plays together as a team collective, better than we do. It's time to do it. GO BILLS! Edited January 11 by sven233 3 Quote
YoloinOhio Posted January 11 Posted January 11 (edited) 17 minutes ago, sven233 said: The answer to this question has been the same since 13 seconds........ The Bills. Until we prove that we can play great defense consistently, and the coaches don't make critical mistakes with time management or situational football, I will be most scared of beating ourselves. You will never convince me otherwise that we shouldn't have won the Super Bowl already at some point in the last 4-5 seasons. We have had the talent to do it. We have had an offense that has left the field WINNING the game multiple times only to have McDermott, his staff, special teams, and the defense cough it up needing 1 last stop. So yeah.....I fear no team except for this one. There are great teams out there for sure. But, there is every year and we have shown that we can hold our own in every one of those games until we make a crucial mistake in crunch time. McDermott preaches about learning from mistakes that are made. To this point, we haven't seen a postseason where some of those same mistakes rear their ugly heads at the worst time. If we play our best football, and stay healthy (which we haven't been able to do for an entire playoff run), I truly believe we can win it all because we have the best player on the planet playing QB for us. We might not have the most talented team in the playoffs, but I truly believe, at our best, no team plays together as a team collective, than we do. It's time to do it. GO BILLS! This is why it’s KC for me. They are the one team that is in their heads in the playoffs. And that is a big part of this. Edited January 11 by YoloinOhio 1 Quote
Success Posted January 11 Posted January 11 KC because of the psychology - not talent wise, but the history w/ them creates a problem. No one else. We could lose to anyone, but I like our chances against every team. Quote
Brand J Posted January 11 Posted January 11 We were missing starters last time against the Ravens, true, but the defense was pretty much healthy against the Rams, correct? Did they make a difference? On that particular September night in Baltimore, it didn’t matter who was in the lineup on defense, the scheme was all wrong. Believe I read afterwards the Bills gave the Ravens a light box over 60% of the time. They weren’t ready on either side of the ball, but if they matchup again, I’m expecting a much closer result in a coin flip game. Bills and Ravens have always played each other close, that last game was an outlier. Quote
ganesh Posted January 11 Posted January 11 You can't go scared into the playoffs. All the teams in the playoffs are Seasoned, have star QB/HC combinations and injuries. Every team is almost on par with the rest of the teams. Quote
Scott7975 Posted January 11 Posted January 11 Ravens with Derrick Henry is the team that scares me this year. Im not scared of the Chiefs. Havent been for a long time. We showed we can go toe to toe with them. I dont care about the nonsense of we havent beaten them "when it mattered." Thats a thing until it isn't. Just like Lamar can't win a playoff game until he did. 1 1 Quote
Richard Noggin Posted January 11 Posted January 11 1 hour ago, ganesh said: You can't go SCARED into the playoffs. Or into that good night. (Definitely do not go GENTLE, for the love of Pete.) Quote
Doc Brown Posted January 11 Posted January 11 Kansas City. They took the Bills out three of the last four years. They're the two time defending champs. They're the healthiest they've been all season. They'll be at home with the motivation of the Bills being the team that ruined their perfect season. I know Lamar bowled a 350 yesterday but he's handled that playoff pressure poorly in the past going back to his first MVP season. Quote
GunnerBill Posted January 11 Posted January 11 9 hours ago, BillsFanForever19 said: Baltimore The only team to handedly beat us in all phases this season. It was never a game. And I don't think that was a mirage. We don't match up well against them. The things they're best at are things we're bad at. We could not stop them. And Defensively, they gave us fits. I'm hoping Zay Flowers being out and it being a Division game leads to the Steelers doing an upset. Or that Zay misses next week as well. I think we always have a chance against anyone. But if there's one team I want to avoid? It's Baltimore, easy. The reasons I think it could be different in a re-match. I think Babich's adjustment after that opening play Henry touchdown run was part of what cost us the game. He went to a 43 base for the next two drives and Todd Monken just ran Justice Hill out matched him up on Nicholas Morrow and screen and swing passed his way down the field. I think a) Babich will learn from that and b) if you run base with Milano, Bernard and Williams it is a different deal than having Morrow out there. On offense having Cooper changes that game. Roquan Smith said openly that they let the Bills have the outside and stacked the middle of the field because they thought there was no legitimate outside threat. I think if they did that now Cooper would have 9 catches for 120 or something. That isn't to say the Bills definitely beat the Ravens or it isn't a very tough game. But they are my reasons for thinking it would at least be competitive and the outcome may be different. 1 Quote
Big Blitz Posted January 11 Posted January 11 9 hours ago, BillsFanForever19 said: Baltimore The only team to handedly beat us in all phases this season. It was never a game. And I don't think that was a mirage. We didn’t have Taron, Bernard, Milano, and Shakir was hurt. Henry ripped off one run that shook us. It was the 4th game of the season in Baltimore on SNF. They had far more to play for as the fraud Steelers were 3-0 and they were 1-2. It’s meaningless. And now, it’s personal. I want that team in Buffalo. First things first. Take care of Denver. 2 Quote
DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted January 11 Posted January 11 scared? it's the playoffs. 0-0 every team has the same opportunity to advance. throw the season records out. playoffs are a whole different animal. scared? hell no, I'm looking forward to the opportunity for them to advance to the next round. scared? not at all, I'm excited. anxious and ready for the playoffs!! GO BILLS!!! 1 Quote
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