We SUCK. (But has anyone looked at the standings?)

[JohnnyGold]

EJ looked terrible this past weekend, and it's certainly disheartening to be a Bills fan right now.

In fact, it looks like the season is over--I think I even said as much myself after that loss.

But...

And I'm willing to accept that this is going to go over about as well as the Hindenburg...

Have you looked at the AFC standings?

The Jets are 2 games up on us (and obviously we play them this weekend).

After them, we are one game (or less) behind 7 teams.

IM NOT SAYING THE BILLS ARE GOING TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS.

But IF we beat the Jets, we go into our bye week 1 game back from the playoffs, with a week off, and 5 games to go.

IM NOT SAYING THE BILLS ARE GOING TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS.

But 8-8 could be good for the 6 seed in the AFC this year... the conference is that bad.

IM NOT SAYING THE BILLS ARE GOING TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS.

But have you looked at the teams ahead of the Bills?

The Jets--if we beat them, that takes care of itself.
Miami--imploding, and one more win than us, currently owns the 7 seed. We've beaten them, and play them again at home.
Tennessee, Cleveland, Baltimore, San Diego, Oakland, Pittsburgh--all ahead of us, by 1 or .5 games.

IM NOT SAYING THE BILLS ARE GOING TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS.

This is likely just me rationalizing to myself why I'm going to watch the game this weekend. But the season isn't over. Not by a long shot. Odds are--one of the 8 teams above us separates themselves from the pack, and Buffalo finishes 6-10.

But what if finishing 5-1 (8-8) with games against Miami, the Jets, Jacksonville, Tampa, and stealing one from New England/Atlanta gets us to 8-8 and that's good enough for a 6 seed?

Crazier things have happened.




OK---on with the discussions of which QB to take in the first round this spring.

[stuckincincy]

Re: We SUCK. (But has anyone looked at the standings?)

I wouldn't trust them drafting in the middle of the pack.

When they draft in the top ten, there is plenty of outside guidance to nudge them. Whether or not they act on it is another question.

[OpIv37]

Re: We SUCK. (But has anyone looked at the standings?)

8-8 won't get us the 6 seed. If nothing else, we'd lose on tiebreakers cuz of all the conf losses.

Even if we win out, I doubt 9-7 gets us in. Not that it matters because that'll never happen.

[Uncle Jesse]

Re: We SUCK. (But has anyone looked at the standings?)

So your'e saying the Bills are going to make the playoffs?

[jimmifli]

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[stuckincincy]

Re: We SUCK. (But has anyone looked at the standings?)

8-8 won't get us the 6 seed. If nothing else, we'd lose on tiebreakers cuz of all the conf losses.

Even if we win out, I doubt 9-7 gets us in. Not that it matters because that'll never happen.

Wouldn't they gain in position, and win the tie breakers with all the conference losses? I think you misspoke, Opi.

[OpIv37]

Re: We SUCK. (But has anyone looked at the standings?)

Wouldn't they gain in position, and win the tie breakers with all the conference losses? I think you misspoke, Opi.

Huh? I'm saying we already have too many conf losses regardless of what happens in the last 6 games.

[Generalissimus Gibby]

Re: We SUCK. (But has anyone looked at the standings?)

Awww, how precious the annual Bills can blunder into the playoffs Thread and its right on schedule. You know I used to love these threads, and before that I loved this team but after fourteen years all I can say is who you kidding?

[better days]

Re: We SUCK. (But has anyone looked at the standings?)

Reminds me of Jim Cary in Dumb & Dumber.

"So you're saying there's a CHANCE"

Sure why not.

[JohnnyGold]

Re: We SUCK. (But has anyone looked at the standings?)

Awww, how precious the annual Bills can blunder into the playoffs Thread and its right on schedule. You know I used to love these threads, and before that I loved this team but after fourteen years all I can say is who you kidding?

HAHA!!

Agreed! (Embarrassed that I'm the one that made this thread, actually. Because it literally servers no purpose.)

We all know they won't make the playoffs-which renders this thread meaningless.

But let's say they go on an amazing run--it's not like I predicted it in this thread. In fact, I'm predicting the exact opposite--making this thread even more meaningless.

I guess my motivation for making it, is just to point out that this game this weekend still carries some meaning, mathematically.
Our season isn't TECHNICALLY over.
In fact, when ESPN.com puts up their "playoff calculator" after this weekend, should we win, I think there are going to be a number of interesting ways to get the Bills to the playoffs.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/machine

In fact, just to make this thread have SOME predictive validity, let me throw a bone here:

If the Bills win this weekend, I think that we will be able to devise scenarios in ESPN's NFL playoff calculator that have the Bills in the playoffs with a 7-9 record!

[stuckincincy]

Re: We SUCK. (But has anyone looked at the standings?)

Huh? I'm saying we already have too many conf losses regardless of what happens in the last 6 games.

Oops - I misread.

[imbondz]

Re: We SUCK. (But has anyone looked at the standings?)

EJ looked terrible this past weekend, and it's certainly disheartening to be a Bills fan right now.

In fact, it looks like the season is over--I think I even said as much myself after that loss.

But...

And I'm willing to accept that this is going to go over about as well as the Hindenburg...

Have you looked at the AFC standings?

The Jets are 2 games up on us (and obviously we play them this weekend).

After them, we are one game (or less) behind 7 teams.

IM NOT SAYING THE BILLS ARE GOING TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS.

But IF we beat the Jets, we go into our bye week 1 game back from the playoffs, with a week off, and 5 games to go.

IM NOT SAYING THE BILLS ARE GOING TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS.

But 8-8 could be good for the 6 seed in the AFC this year... the conference is that bad.

IM NOT SAYING THE BILLS ARE GOING TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS.

But have you looked at the teams ahead of the Bills?

The Jets--if we beat them, that takes care of itself.
Miami--imploding, and one more win than us, currently owns the 7 seed. We've beaten them, and play them again at home.
Tennessee, Cleveland, Baltimore, San Diego, Oakland, Pittsburgh--all ahead of us, by 1 or .5 games.

IM NOT SAYING THE BILLS ARE GOING TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS.

This is likely just me rationalizing to myself why I'm going to watch the game this weekend. But the season isn't over. Not by a long shot. Odds are--one of the 8 teams above us separates themselves from the pack, and Buffalo finishes 6-10.

But what if finishing 5-1 (8-8) with games against Miami, the Jets, Jacksonville, Tampa, and stealing one from New England/Atlanta gets us to 8-8 and that's good enough for a 6 seed?

Crazier things have happened.




OK---on with the discussions of which QB to take in the first round this spring.

we could find this exact same thread at this same time for the past 12 years

[coastal]

Re: We SUCK. (But has anyone looked at the standings?)

I went through this version of mania last year.

the crash isn't fun.

[ServoBillieves]

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We will lose to Jacksonville, and a few people will commit suicide. That will be the pen-ultimate dagger. Poz will smile and feel some sense of accomplishment after he left and thought he would get ANYTHING in Jacksonville. We could win out and still lose to that awful team. And we will.

There are no playoffs this year, and this team doesn't want to win this year. The stupidity of the coaches has proved that.

[Thurmal]

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This team hasn't won even won two games in a row yet.