eball Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Did Shanahan even bother to tell the team there was a game last night? Pathetic. Absolutely NO defense. The "true" AFC contenders are Pittsburgh, Jacksonville, San Diego, Tennessee, and, yes, Buffalo. Indy will probably find a way to make the playoffs as well. If you're scoring at home (and even if you're alone), the Bills are 2-0 against this group. What a wacky year in the AFC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKOOBY Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 NE is 4-2, let's not count them out yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Bronco's were already off my list. Can't stop anyone and Cutler is more a blowhard than great QB. I don't take much from that game as neither team is worthy of their press clippings, IMO. I don't think either team will even make the playoffs this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWings Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Last night was a test for Denver and they failed miserably. Turnovers and defense falling asleep at the wheel. That was an extremely disappointing effort. That said, they'll still be tough to beat in Mile High in December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary M Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 NE is 4-2, let's not count them out yet. And they were pummelled by San Diego last week. One word Parity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Jabber Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 It would have been great if the Broncos beat the Pats, giving us a 2 game lead in the AFC East. Instead, they get their butts kicked big time on national tv. This year has really been "Any given Sunday". The Titans appear to be the only dominant team in the NFL, but I still think they are beatable. Now that the Broncos lost, I think we could beat every team left on our regular schedule. I'm not saying we're gonna go 15-1, but I feel we could beat the other teams we have to face this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleed Bills Blue Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I'm not saying we're gonna go 15-1, but I feel we could beat the other teams we have to face this year. I know what you mean. Big difference from the "cross your fingers and hope for the best" feeling we've had for so many games the last few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phlegm Alley Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 No way a team can be considered a legitimate contender giving up 257 yards rushing to a team and making Matt Cassel look like a world beater despite sacking him 5 times in the first half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guffalo Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Yes, but on other boards, I am sure that someone wrote off the Bills after the debacle in the desert against the Cardinals. Last night was a national televised game, on the road against a team that has pride and strong veteran leadership, Denver has an QB injury on the first snap possibly changing the ability of Cutler to make throws. I wouldn't count Denver out yet and I won't crown the Cheats* AFC Champs yet either. Plenty of games to go, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extrahammer Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 As we're starting to find out, we lost to a VERY good Arizona team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE GASH STATION Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 And they were pummelled by San Diego last week. One word Parity I love it, can go from top to bottom and vice versa in a year... Now, if Kerry Collins would just do me a favor and get hurt so Vince can comeback and ruin it for Tenn I would really appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guffalo Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 As we're starting to find out, we lost to a VERY good Arizona team. The same Arizona team obliterated by the Jets? As someone said, its all parity, a team can look great one week and look like afterbirth the next. Denver isn't as bad as they looked, and NE* isnt as strong as they looked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berndogg Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Bronco's were already off my list. Mine too. As painful as it was, I had to bet on the pats -3 last night. I hate rooting for those a-holes, but I like making money even more. The fact is, you can't win games against well coached teams, especially on the road, if you have ZERO run defense, and anyone who watched the broncos play jacksonville or san diego (two teams who had no prayer of running the ball against us), saw what a pathetic run defense looks like. I haven't seen a run d that bad since the 05 bills. Denver will be able to win some games by outscoring teams when everythings clicking for them on offense. Hell, it might even happen against us. But no way a team with that defense is going to win games consistently. That was apparent before last night, and its blatantly obvious now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 So what do we think of the Pats* defense? It's hard to say, seeing as they gave up 7 to the Broncos but 35 to the Fins... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berndogg Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 So what do we think of the Pats* defense? It's hard to say, seeing as they gave up 7 to the Broncos but 35 to the Fins... They're average. The dolphins game was a unique situation because the unveiled that wild cat offense for the first time and the pats were completely caught off guard. You cant underestimate the effect it has on a team when you have to completely throw your gameplan out the window. On the other hand, the broncos were able to move the ball pretty easily early, but got in a deep hole because of turnovers and had to play catch up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Denver isn't as bad as they looked, and NE* isnt as strong as they looked.Which is why the upside to last night's game is that Denver lost. I think in the long term of this season, Denver has a better chance of making the playoffs than NE*, assuming that Champ Bailey returns. So given our chances to make the playoffs this year, we need to see teams like Denver take some conference losses early to account for the time when they start playing better ball in the second half of the year. I have to wonder to what extent Cutler's finger was hurting last night because the whole world knew that you beat NE* by attacking the secondary. They seemed totally run happy. Meanwhile, the Bronco defense essentially quit in the middle of the third quarter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 The same Arizona team obliterated by the Jets? As someone said, its all parity, a team can look great one week and look like afterbirth the next. Denver isn't as bad as they looked, and NE* isnt as strong as they looked. I watched that Jets game, and the Cardinals killed themselves with TOs in the first half. Otherwise, they were pretty much unstoppable, and should have scored 42 points (instead of 35) in the second half alone if it hadn't been for the savage helmet-to-helmet shot on Boldin. 42 points in one half on the road - think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extrahammer Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 The same Arizona team obliterated by the Jets? As someone said, its all parity, a team can look great one week and look like afterbirth the next. Denver isn't as bad as they looked, and NE* isnt as strong as they looked. That game was a shootout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Yes, but on other boards, I am sure that someone wrote off the Bills after the debacle in the desert against the Cardinals. Last night was a national televised game, on the road against a team that has pride and strong veteran leadership, Denver has an QB injury on the first snap possibly changing the ability of Cutler to make throws. I wouldn't count Denver out yet and I won't crown the Cheats* AFC Champs yet either. Plenty of games to go, What he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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