Wally The Barber
06-03-2017, 12:47 PM
National NFL reporters make some early predictions about the team’s 2017 record, LeSean McCoy’s chances to win the rushing title, and fantasy football prospects for Sammy Watkins, Tyrod Taylor, Jonathan Williams and Zay Jones.
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FOX Sports – 2017 NFL predictions (http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/gallery/2017-nfl-schedule-team-by-team-records-predictions-new-england-patriots-tampa-bay-buccaneers-tom-brady-jameis-winston-042117)
Buffalo Bills
Record: 10-6
Wins: Jets. Broncos, Bucs, Jets, Saints, Chargers, Patriots, Colts, Dolphins, Dolphins
Losses: Panthers, Falcons, Bengals, Raiders, Chiefs, Patriots
Spin: Buffalo has hovered around 8-8 the last couple years. <nobr>Tyrod Taylorhttp://www.buffalobills.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.buffalobills.com/team/roster/tyrod-taylor/50822efc-81dc-4baa-8b40-65ac68a1ee00/)</nobr> is good – not great – but good. At some point, you have to believe <nobr>Sammy Watkinshttp://www.buffalobills.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.buffalobills.com/team/roster/sammy-watkins/8d880101-5af5-443b-9ceb-432547ce40bb/)</nobr> is going to stay healthy, and they have a strong defense.
Sporting News – Bills schedule 2017: Buffalo faces uphill climb to end playoff drought (http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/news/bills-schedule-2017-buffalo-regular-season-preseason-games-tickets/1b95ox2roz36n1ch7w0rewbouw)
Record prediction: 8-8
A new coach and fresh outlook following the Rex Ryan era might not be enough for the Bills to snap a 17-year postseason drought.
Buffalo faces the fifth-most difficult schedule in 2017, based on combined opponent winning percentage from 2016 (.561).
The slate includes each of the last four Super Bowl finalists and one primetime matchup: an early-November "Thursday Night Football" game against the Jets in the Meadowlands. Only the balance of the AFC West — Broncos, Chiefs, Chargers, Raiders — have it worse, at least on paper.
No question it will be tough sledding for a team that again figures to finish somewhere in between the NFL's best and worst.
http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/What-theyre-saying-Early-2017-predictions-for-the-Bills/e39996a2-fde5-4998-978b-d263328e82c0 (http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/What-theyre-saying-Early-2017-predictions-for-the-Bills/e39996a2-fde5-4998-978b-d263328e82c0)
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FOX Sports – 2017 NFL predictions (http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/gallery/2017-nfl-schedule-team-by-team-records-predictions-new-england-patriots-tampa-bay-buccaneers-tom-brady-jameis-winston-042117)
Buffalo Bills
Record: 10-6
Wins: Jets. Broncos, Bucs, Jets, Saints, Chargers, Patriots, Colts, Dolphins, Dolphins
Losses: Panthers, Falcons, Bengals, Raiders, Chiefs, Patriots
Spin: Buffalo has hovered around 8-8 the last couple years. <nobr>Tyrod Taylorhttp://www.buffalobills.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.buffalobills.com/team/roster/tyrod-taylor/50822efc-81dc-4baa-8b40-65ac68a1ee00/)</nobr> is good – not great – but good. At some point, you have to believe <nobr>Sammy Watkinshttp://www.buffalobills.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.buffalobills.com/team/roster/sammy-watkins/8d880101-5af5-443b-9ceb-432547ce40bb/)</nobr> is going to stay healthy, and they have a strong defense.
Sporting News – Bills schedule 2017: Buffalo faces uphill climb to end playoff drought (http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/news/bills-schedule-2017-buffalo-regular-season-preseason-games-tickets/1b95ox2roz36n1ch7w0rewbouw)
Record prediction: 8-8
A new coach and fresh outlook following the Rex Ryan era might not be enough for the Bills to snap a 17-year postseason drought.
Buffalo faces the fifth-most difficult schedule in 2017, based on combined opponent winning percentage from 2016 (.561).
The slate includes each of the last four Super Bowl finalists and one primetime matchup: an early-November "Thursday Night Football" game against the Jets in the Meadowlands. Only the balance of the AFC West — Broncos, Chiefs, Chargers, Raiders — have it worse, at least on paper.
No question it will be tough sledding for a team that again figures to finish somewhere in between the NFL's best and worst.
http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/What-theyre-saying-Early-2017-predictions-for-the-Bills/e39996a2-fde5-4998-978b-d263328e82c0 (http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/What-theyre-saying-Early-2017-predictions-for-the-Bills/e39996a2-fde5-4998-978b-d263328e82c0)