PNW_Bills_Fan Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 the offense scored points. The D look good. Our special teams are what hurt us. I thought it was a well coached game. You could tell DB was nervous and will only get better. I am encouraged. I am tired of people who hate DJ as the coach. We were given no chance by anyone in the sports world and we just didn't finish strong. LM stays in the endzone and we get the ball back with 2 minutes left and we win (probably) and everyone would be happy with DJ and more up beat. I like what I saw. I think we compete this year (for the wild card)!!!
rpcolosi Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 the offense scored points. The D look good. Our special teams are what hurt us. I thought it was a well coached game. You could tell DB was nervous and will only get better. I am encouraged. I am tired of people who hate DJ as the coach. We were given no chance by anyone in the sports world and we just didn't finish strong. LM stays in the endzone and we get the ball back with 2 minutes left and we win (probably) and everyone would be happy with DJ and more up beat. I like what I saw. I think we compete this year (for the wild card)!!! \ way to kinda blow it out of proportion. we will compete, but not for the WC..
RyanC883 Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 \ way to kinda blow it out of proportion. we will compete, but not for the WC.. Happy? Even if we won we played terrible. Time of possession, 3rd down conversions, penalities. All the hallmarks of a team that is poorly coached. DJ stinks if we won or lost.
sweet baboo Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 I like what I saw. I think we compete this year (for the wild card)!!! you like watching a choking effort? you could write a book about all the times a Buffalo team has choked
BillsVet Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 PNW is the type of fan who would be content with an 0-16 team because it would get them the 1st overall pick.
IQ Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 Solid post. While the rest of he board is ready to write off the team after a 1 point loss to a team where Cris Carter or Tom Jackson said "they could hang 70 on them tonight" I think we did ok. I'm much more positive going into next week. If it takes an act of god, some fluke plays, and the best KR of last year having a terrible bone headed play to lose to the top ranked Pats, I'd take that any day. O line looked very good and came to play. The offense moved the ball-despite the checkdowns. I liked the flow of the game. I liked the pressure that we had on Brady for 3 quarters. I think we go from "will we win 5 games?" to "do we have a shot at the playoffs?"
Erik Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 While the rest of he board is ready to write off the team after a 1 point loss to a team where Cris Carter or Tom Jackson said "they could hang 70 on them tonight" I think we did ok. You know it's funny because after all of the talk before the game about 70 points, 80 points, we give them the game at the end with a bonehead mistake and it was like they never said any of that...just more patriots ball washing.
gflande1 Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 Did we play well? or did the Pats play poorly for the first three quarters? I know we looked better than expected, but I think it was more of the Pats playing poorly than us playing well. Too many mistakes. Mistakes that can be corrected by good coaching, unfortunately its the bad coaching that allows those mistakes.
Erik Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 Did we play well? or did the Pats play poorly for the first three quarters? I know we looked better than expected, but I think it was more of the Pats playing poorly than us playing well. Too many mistakes. Mistakes that can be corrected by good coaching, unfortunately its the bad coaching that allows those mistakes. Like I said in the game thread....give Freddie j. a chance to put the game away and there may not have been that Brady magic.
Bob in SC Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 Solid post. While the rest of he board is ready to write off the team after a 1 point loss to a team where Cris Carter or Tom Jackson said "they could hang 70 on them tonight" I think we did ok. I'm much more positive going into next week. If it takes an act of god, some fluke plays, and the best KR of last year having a terrible bone headed play to lose to the top ranked Pats, I'd take that any day. O line looked very good and came to play. The offense moved the ball-despite the checkdowns. I liked the flow of the game. I liked the pressure that we had on Brady for 3 quarters. I think we go from "will we win 5 games?" to "do we have a shot at the playoffs?" A very rational post which, admittedly, is hard to do about now. I was especially impressed with the middle of the offensive line. Hangartner is not Fowler/Preston and the rookies appear to be give us some run blocking, finally. We will get better. And, you can't blame Dick for this one. We were not outcoached this time, for once. Take away one bone-headed decision by McKelvin and we would be 1-0.
Heitz Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 Solid post. While the rest of he board is ready to write off the team after a 1 point loss to a team where Cris Carter or Tom Jackson said "they could hang 70 on them tonight" I think we did ok. I'm much more positive going into next week. If it takes an act of god, some fluke plays, and the best KR of last year having a terrible bone headed play to lose to the top ranked Pats, I'd take that any day. O line looked very good and came to play. The offense moved the ball-despite the checkdowns. I liked the flow of the game. I liked the pressure that we had on Brady for 3 quarters. I think we go from "will we win 5 games?" to "do we have a shot at the playoffs?" Well said, I love your barometer for the team. I say we'll be a solid force by the end of season - let this young O line develop, get the O in synch and say a small prayer on D
BuffaloBill Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 Did we play well? or did the Pats play poorly for the first three quarters? I know we looked better than expected, but I think it was more of the Pats playing poorly than us playing well. Too many mistakes. Mistakes that can be corrected by good coaching, unfortunately its the bad coaching that allows those mistakes. The Bills played poorly in the end. For a team that is supposed to specialize in the hurry up the final drive was a disaster
Kelso_Helmet Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 the offense scored points. The D look good. Our special teams are what hurt us. I thought it was a well coached game. You could tell DB was nervous and will only get better. I am encouraged. I am tired of people who hate DJ as the coach. We were given no chance by anyone in the sports world and we just didn't finish strong. LM stays in the endzone and we get the ball back with 2 minutes left and we win (probably) and everyone would be happy with DJ and more up beat. I like what I saw. I think we compete this year (for the wild card)!!! Perhaps....just hard to be upbeat right now after that awful loss. The moral victory of saying we are better than we'd thought we'd be is a tough consolation, given what the euphoria of winning in NE would have been and feeling of being the laughing stock AGAIN. This is like having Ginger and Maryann drunk on fermented coconut and on the verge of three-way, but instead ending up in a hammock with Mrs. Howell. I used to watch a lot of TV....
Koufax Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 LM stays in the endzone and we get the ball back with 2 minutes left and we win ... No Way! LM doesn't fumble and we win. Staying in the end zone would have been a chicken sh(t playing scared playing not to lose instead of to win attitude. He stays in the end zone and we have 10 yards less field position. He stays in the end zone and the Patriots have the two minute warning after the first play from scrimmage. How many times have you seen McKelvin fumble? That play broke my heart and probably cost us the game, but not because he should have kneeled down, but because he should have held on to the ball.
Big Turk Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 I will be encouraged when Dick Jauron is fired and we get a coach that doesn't continuously lose games we have a 95%+ chance of winning statistically...
sweet baboo Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 I think we go from "will we win 5 games?" to "do we have a shot at the playoffs?" don't worry...I'm sure if we have a shot, we'll blow it in epic fashion.
silvermike Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 I mean, as much as this one hurts, I agree. Yesterday, I thought I was going to be wasting my Sundays all year. Now, I think we are, if not a contender, at least in the conversation.
sweet baboo Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 I mean, as much as this one hurts, I agree. Yesterday, I thought I was going to be wasting my Sundays all year. Now, I think we are, if not a contender, at least in the conversation. hang on...this season may no longer be a waste? you don't want the last 4 hours back?
BS78 Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 Normally I would be on board with this view of "we looked good, take solace." But we just lost our best linebacker - and if you think he was going to be average again this year, take a look back at the first quarter and think again. Now what are we going to do? Get toasted in the middle of our D all year, that's what.
Chalkie Gerzowski Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 I think some of you have been browbeaten in believing in moral victories after 10 years of lousy football.
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