2003 Team Record: What will satisfy you?

[northernbillfan]

Last seasona t about this time, we discussed the record we could live with. All though there were a few 12-4s and even a 14-2, we all agreed that 8-8 would be a good season.


What record will make you the happiest this year?

I'm going with a bold 10-6, playing in the conference final. This is one of the better Buffalo Bills teams we have seen in long long time.

[BillsFever]

After 3 years of missing the playoffs, and no playoff wins since 1995, anything less than a playoff win and I'll be pissed.

[SoCalBillsFan]

i wont be unhappy if we win a playoff game

[Jan Reimers]

I'd be happy with 10-6, ecstatic with 12-4. We need to make the playoffs and post at least one win. We still may be a year away from a deeper playoff run.

[ryven]

I will be happy with 11-5.

[LABillsFan]

Whatever it takes to get into the playoffs. The AFCE is the toughesst division and I don't think any of it's teams will do better than 10-6. I'd say 9-7 and a wild card spot is what I would like to see.

[TypicalBill]

ill go with 10-6

[LtBillsFan66]

I'll go with 10-6 too. With a playoff win too.

[WG]

Happiest!?!

16-0

Actually, I'll be happy if we play up to our potential and our best football. If we get beat by a better team I can live w/ it.

If we give up 4 games due to bumbling errors, turnovers, completely lame game-planning and strategizing, I'm gonna be PO'd!

As I see it, we should be able to be 4-2 in our division: 2-0 v. the Pats who are overblown and have no decent O. 1-1 in splits w/ the Jets and Fins. After that, we should easily be able to take Jax, Cincy, Houston, Cleveland, Giants, Skins, Dallas, and Indy so if we go 6-2 there, and then 0-2 v. Philly, Titans, we'd still be 10-6.

So 10-6 is my O/U for how good this team really is.

I "expect" 11-5 or 12-4 given our level of player talent. I'm just not sure if Gilbride is capable of getting us to 12-4.

[MDFINFAN]

Originally posted by Wys Guy
Happiest!?!

16-0

Actually, I'll be happy if we play up to our potential and our best football. If we get beat by a better team I can live w/ it.

If we give up 4 games due to bumbling errors, turnovers, completely lame game-planning and strategizing, I'm gonna be PO'd!

As I see it, we should be able to be 4-2 in our division: 2-0 v. the Pats who are overblown and have no decent O. 1-1 in splits w/ the Jets and Fins. After that, we should easily be able to take Jax, Cincy, Houston, Cleveland, Giants, Skins, Dallas, and Indy so if we go 6-2 there, and then 0-2 v. Philly, Titans, we'd still be 10-6.

So 10-6 is my O/U for how good this team really is.

I "expect" 11-5 or 12-4 given our level of player talent. I'm just not sure if Gilbride is capable of getting us to 12-4.

WoW, for a guy who doesn't really like Drew, this is very rosie, are you sick WYs You included in your wins Giants, Skins, Indy, and Cleveland. Those games will be tough if those team stay on their current paths..Check ou the Skins team again..I know you live here, really check out what they've done..They even have me a little worried. The Giants aren't jokes, Indy knows all our teams well and have upgraded on D, plus it's year 2 in the D guru's D. Cleveland is an intriguging team..I don't know, You could end up.
8-8 again or 9-6. For the same reasons u guys used to beat us this year, you shouldn't bypass the Pats so easily, afterall they beat you twice last year. Bottom line I want to you to finish along with the rest of the AFCE, behind Miami.

[TedMock]

Originally posted by Wys Guy
Happiest!?!

16-0

Actually, I'll be happy if we play up to our potential and our best football. If we get beat by a better team I can live w/ it.

If we give up 4 games due to bumbling errors, turnovers, completely lame game-planning and strategizing, I'm gonna be PO'd!

As I see it, we should be able to be 4-2 in our division: 2-0 v. the Pats who are overblown and have no decent O. 1-1 in splits w/ the Jets and Fins. After that, we should easily be able to take Jax, Cincy, Houston, Cleveland, Giants, Skins, Dallas, and Indy so if we go 6-2 there, and then 0-2 v. Philly, Titans, we'd still be 10-6.

So 10-6 is my O/U for how good this team really is.

I "expect" 11-5 or 12-4 given our level of player talent. I'm just not sure if Gilbride is capable of getting us to 12-4.

Agreed. 10-6 is the teeter. I could live with 9-7 and wild card but I don't think 9-7 works in the AFC this season. 10-6 but I'm optimistic...so I'm expecting 11-5. Gilbride scares me though, as Wys mentioned, and 11-5 or 12-4 will be tough. The talent on Defense is there as is the talent on offense, all else being equal without injury. If they stick to the plan and run power football I think Bledsoe looks like a superstar in much fewer attempts. PLAY ACTION!!! He has his faults but the guy throws one of the best balls in the game when given time. Problems occur when KG asks him to throw 40 times. He starts to force the ball, his arm gets tired...etc... I'll take 20-25 passes per game and 200-250 yards every time if it means W's. I think it also improves efficiency and confidence in the OL, in Bledsoe and in the RB's.

[shelby]

11-5.

[The_Philster]

11-5 is what I'm thinking...but I'd be satisfied with 10-6 if we still got into the playoffs

[Novacane]

11-5

[TigerJ]

I think the threshhold for success for the Bills this year is making the playoffs and winning the first game in the playoffs. Whether it takes 9-7 or 12-4 isn't that big a deal to me this year. I think the AFCE is a pretty tough division, but I look at the roster additions and it's hard for me to figure that this team isn't at least a couple wins better than last year.