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  • mysticsoto
    Too sober for this...
    • Apr 2004
    • 31439

    CNN/SI thinks we are playoff bound also

    Buffalo Bills

    The Bills are a team I love. They have a talented core of young players. They have a very good defensive line with DE Aaron Schobel and offseason acquisition Marcus Stroud at DT. They have a bright young quarterback in Trent Edwards, who is surrounded by some of the best skills players in the NFL with wide receivers Roscoe Parrish and Lee Evans and running back Marshawn Lynch. This is a potentially dynamic offense -- as they learn how to play the game, they will improve and become very tough to slow down. They should score points in bunches.

    Their special team units, covering and returning kicks, are in the top five in the NFL. Very few teams can match their talent in the kicking game and they can control field position with these units. Parrish is dynamic with the ball in his hands on punt returns and Terrence McGee as the kickoff returner assures the Bills great field position every time he touches the ball.

    They do have a favorable schedule, playing the AFC West and the NFC West this year. Last year, the Bills were 7-6 heading into the final three weeks of the season, but could not close out with any wins. They also had two home games clearly within reach that they let slip away -- the opener against the Broncos and then against the Cowboys. Add those two wins and they would have been 9-4 with three weeks to play. So, with a few breaks -- or maybe a few less breaks than a year ago (the Bills led the league in IR players last year) -- expect the Bills to be a very tough team this season.
  • Al the Bills Fan
    Registered User
    • Aug 2007
    • 1187

    #2
    Re: CNN/SI thinks we are playoff bound also

    The Bills seam to be getting alot of love from the national media this off season.

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    • OpIv37
      Acid Douching Asswipe
      • Sep 2002
      • 101342

      #3
      Re: CNN/SI thinks we are playoff bound also

      The Bills bandwagon is taking on new people, and Lombardi chimes in on SI.com (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/michael_lombardi/07/16/frankly.football/index.html): The Bills are a team I love. They have a talented core of young players. They have a very good defensive line with DE Aaron Schobel and offseason


      we had this discussion yesterday....
      Last edited by OpIv37; 07-17-2008, 11:18 AM.
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      • gr8slayer
        Registered User
        • Feb 2005
        • 20796

        #4
        Re: CNN/SI thinks we are playoff bound also

        Yeah, and in 2005 they picked us to go to the Super Bowl to face the Seahawks. That worked out well didn't it?

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        • mysticsoto
          Too sober for this...
          • Apr 2004
          • 31439

          #5
          Re: CNN/SI thinks we are playoff bound also

          They should score points in bunches.
          This is the only part I have to actually question. What are they basing this on? At this point I'll be happy with averaging 2-3 TDs a game. But bunches seem like an exaggeration to expect...

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          • BAM
            Registered User
            • Sep 2003
            • 33135

            #6
            Re: CNN/SI thinks we are playoff bound also

            Cool to see this.

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            • OpIv37
              Acid Douching Asswipe
              • Sep 2002
              • 101342

              #7
              Re: CNN/SI thinks we are playoff bound also

              Originally posted by BAM
              Cool to see this.
              too bad he's completely wrong

              The Bills bandwagon is taking on new people, and Lombardi chimes in on SI.com (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/michael_lombardi/07/16/frankly.football/index.html): The Bills are a team I love. They have a talented core of young players. They have a very good defensive line with DE Aaron Schobel and offseason
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              • lordofgun
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                • Jul 2002
                • 48416

                #8
                Re: CNN/SI thinks we are playoff bound also

                Originally posted by OpIv37
                Your mom.






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                • tat2dmike77
                  Let the planet get warmer. We'll grow oranges in Alaska!
                  • Dec 2005
                  • 9285

                  #9
                  Re: CNN/SI thinks we are playoff bound also

                  God OP have you ever smiled in your life? We get it you hate this team and no matter what they do you will think they suck. We get it your the football god of all time and nobody should question your football knowledge. Last year you said the bills would be lucky to win 2 games.

                  But enough of that i would really like to know what would make you happy? If you were GM what would you do to make this team a contender now? How would you make the Bills better? Since you are a genius at football and know everythiing. Why your not the Bills GM is beyond me, but i guess you turned that job down.

                  And yes i am a homer so what. It's a game it's not life or death. I enjoy going to games cause it's fun and i have a good time. Yeah it sucks when they loose but it does not mean the end of the world for me. You complain so much about this team why do you even bother considering yourself a fan? Why not go jump on the Pats bandwagon or something if you just want to win. Or do you just enjoy *****ing about this that much. It's just a game.

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                  • OpIv37
                    Acid Douching Asswipe
                    • Sep 2002
                    • 101342

                    #10
                    Re: CNN/SI thinks we are playoff bound also

                    Originally posted by tat2dmike77
                    God OP have you ever smiled in your life? We get it you hate this team and no matter what they do you will think they suck. We get it your the football god of all time and nobody should question your football knowledge. Last year you said the bills would be lucky to win 2 games.

                    But enough of that i would really like to know what would make you happy? If you were GM what would you do to make this team a contender now? How would you make the Bills better? Since you are a genius at football and know everythiing. Why your not the Bills GM is beyond me, but i guess you turned that job down.

                    And yes i am a homer so what. It's a game it's not life or death. I enjoy going to games cause it's fun and i have a good time. Yeah it sucks when they loose but it does not mean the end of the world for me. You complain so much about this team why do you even bother considering yourself a fan? Why not go jump on the Pats bandwagon or something if you just want to win. Or do you just enjoy *****ing about this that much. It's just a game.
                    This board isn't about life- it's about a football team that has been struggling for a decade. And it's been ages since this team made me smile.

                    And don't put words in my mouth- I NEVER said we'd be lucky to win two games. I think I predicted 6-10 last year. If you're going to make those accusations, link the post where I said it to back it up. You won't be able to because I'm sure I never said it.

                    What would make me happy? WINNING. You're confusing the issue here. This isn't about what the FO should or shouldn't have done to make this team better. The team is what it is. Maybe there was nothing the FO could have done to make this team better, but that doesn't change the fact that the team we have now isn't good enough to win.

                    You contradict yourself when you say I complain so much about this team that I shouldn't consider myself a fan. It's quite simple- fans want the team to WIN and fans COMPLAIN when they don't WIN. If I wasn't a fan, why would I be so upset by how bad this team has sucked lately?

                    Jump on the Pats bandwagon? Go **** yourself. If it was that easy I would have done it years ago. But I don't want to watch just any football team win- I want to watch the BUFFALO BILLS win and I'm going to be complaining like crazy until they figure out how to do so.
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                    • feelthepain
                      All-Pro Zoner
                      • Mar 2005
                      • 4663

                      #11
                      Re: CNN/SI thinks we are playoff bound also

                      Originally posted by OpIv37
                      This board isn't about life- it's about a football team that has been struggling for a decade. And it's been ages since this team made me smile.

                      And don't put words in my mouth- I NEVER said we'd be lucky to win two games. I think I predicted 6-10 last year. If you're going to make those accusations, link the post where I said it to back it up. You won't be able to because I'm sure I never said it.

                      What would make me happy? WINNING. You're confusing the issue here. This isn't about what the FO should or shouldn't have done to make this team better. The team is what it is. Maybe there was nothing the FO could have done to make this team better, but that doesn't change the fact that the team we have now isn't good enough to win.

                      You contradict yourself when you say I complain so much about this team that I shouldn't consider myself a fan. It's quite simple- fans want the team to WIN and fans COMPLAIN when they don't WIN. If I wasn't a fan, why would I be so upset by how bad this team has sucked lately?

                      Jump on the Pats bandwagon? Go **** yourself. If it was that easy I would have done it years ago. But I don't want to watch just any football team win- I want to watch the BUFFALO BILLS win and I'm going to be complaining like crazy until they figure out how to do so.
                      It aint rocket science!! How come so few here ask themselves, how can we be considered a playoff team after the last two years? Like Ive said a 100 times, If the Bills were, 4-12 in 05, 7-9 in 06, 9-7 in 07, I could very see the thinking that the playoiffs are possible. There is no steady imporvement for the Bills over the last three years. The Bills this offseason, is very similar to last season. One or two signings, but not a signing of a player anywhere near the top of the league at their position. Just and decent signing. A draft that doesn't blow anyone away but gets a decent grade., just like last year. IMO the only reason the Bills are getting anyone to talk about them is because they finished 2nd in the division, but lets be honest the Bills finished 2nd in the division with just 7 wins.

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                      • justasportsfan
                        Registered User
                        • Jul 2002
                        • 71629

                        #12
                        Re: CNN/SI thinks we are playoff bound also

                        Originally posted by feelthepain
                        It aint rocket science!! How come so few here ask themselves, how can we be considered a playoff team after the last two years? Like Ive said a 100 times, If the Bills were, 4-12 in 05, 7-9 in 06, 9-7 in 07, I could very see the thinking that the playoiffs are possible. There is no steady imporvement for the Bills over the last three years. The Bills this offseason, is very similar to last season. One or two signings, but not a signing of a player anywhere near the top of the league at their position. Just and decent signing. A draft that doesn't blow anyone away but gets a decent grade., just like last year. IMO the only reason the Bills are getting anyone to talk about them is because they finished 2nd in the division, but lets be honest the Bills finished 2nd in the division with just 7 wins.

                        Translation : " No one picked my fins. The last time they picked my fins, they sucked a$$ and the coach abandoned us to go coach a college team wahhh! The last time we went to the playoffs the coach with a pornstache quit on our team too before the season ended... Waah ...NOw I'm going to my moms basement and write Dear Daunte another love lEtter..Waah! "
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                        • mysticsoto
                          Too sober for this...
                          • Apr 2004
                          • 31439

                          #13
                          Re: CNN/SI thinks we are playoff bound also

                          Originally posted by feelthepain
                          It aint rocket science!! How come so few here ask themselves, how can we be considered a playoff team after the last two years? Like Ive said a 100 times, If the Bills were, 4-12 in 05, 7-9 in 06, 9-7 in 07, I could very see the thinking that the playoiffs are possible. There is no steady imporvement for the Bills over the last three years. The Bills this offseason, is very similar to last season. One or two signings, but not a signing of a player anywhere near the top of the league at their position. Just and decent signing. A draft that doesn't blow anyone away but gets a decent grade., just like last year. IMO the only reason the Bills are getting anyone to talk about them is because they finished 2nd in the division, but lets be honest the Bills finished 2nd in the division with just 7 wins.
                          Very easy.

                          - We were 7-9 last year against a tough schedule. Even then there were several games that we barely lost and could have gone either way to make the schedule a winning season. We have an easier schedule this year that's an automatic 1-2 extra wins by default there!

                          - We are getting back some starters that we lost to injury. You can question the playmaking level all you want, but fact of the matter is, a starter is always better than his backup - that's why he is in. Throughout the season last year, there were times when we were down to 3rd string players both at the S and LB position. A starter is going to be miles above a 3rd stringer. Go ask Daunte Culpepper if he fears Ko Simpson or Jim Leonard more!!! He'll probably still wince when you mention Ko!

                          - We have a viable #2 WR finally. Peerless Price was supposed to fill the #2 role temporarily and with his retina detached eye problem - left us with a huge hole that one of our slot receivers was just not capable of filling.

                          - We no longer have our inept OC making calls. Don't think an OC makes a difference? Go back and watch some of your own Mularkey called games and see if you still agree.

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                          • Mitchell55
                            only another 1000 mocks due by tomorrow!
                            • Feb 2008
                            • 5214

                            #14
                            Re: CNN/SI thinks we are playoff bound also

                            Originally posted by feelthepain
                            It aint rocket science!! How come so few here ask themselves, how can we be considered a playoff team after the last two years? Like Ive said a 100 times, If the Bills were, 4-12 in 05, 7-9 in 06, 9-7 in 07, I could very see the thinking that the playoiffs are possible. There is no steady imporvement for the Bills over the last three years. The Bills this offseason, is very similar to last season. One or two signings, but not a signing of a player anywhere near the top of the league at their position. Just and decent signing. A draft that doesn't blow anyone away but gets a decent grade., just like last year. IMO the only reason the Bills are getting anyone to talk about them is because they finished 2nd in the division, but lets be honest the Bills finished 2nd in the division with just 7 wins.


                            2 things to correct you with. 1, these 2 drafts both got As by most experts, 2 how do you compare Stroud, Mitchell, and William James with Tripplett and Webster. Bills had the best full offseason last year. No one picked up the big named players like we did. Stroud is a house hold name in Jacksonville. Now lets talk about your team. Started a former 3 string QB. Then a horrible 3rd round pick. Had your comback RB get injured on his 1st drive back. Won 1 game to the 8th worst team. Got a great tackle but a no name offseason. Ill admit, Henne was a good pick but everything else sucked. No WR. I have heard of only 5 players you signed. You didnt realy need 3 DEs did you?

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                            • Night Train
                              Retired - On Several Levels
                              • Jul 2005
                              • 33117

                              #15
                              Re: CNN/SI thinks we are playoff bound also

                              Originally posted by lordofgun
                              Your mom.
                              I'm going to thank you in 4 weeks for this one.
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