I'm thankful...

[northernbillfan]

The Bills were the laughing stock of the league by week five.

I'm thankful that they are now mentioned in the same breath as the Broncos and Ravens. When I was listening to the positive comments about the Bills on ESPN radio all this week, I had shivers go down my spine. I almost wept.

[SABURZFAN]

if somebody told me that we'd be 6-6,i would've laughed them out of the building.the way that this team executed in September,i thought we'd be lucky to win 6 games all year.this team altogether has done a 180 degree turn.

[Billz_fan]

Things change quickly in the NFL don't they.










Thank god !!!!

[The King]

I was down on the team like the rest of you, but looking back into September now it isnt really a shock to me. The team lacked a lot of things as a whole way back in September they lacked confidence, talent, experience but the biggest factor was identity. We didnt start taking shape until the first Pats game and even then it was just developing. Early on the team was coached to 'not lose' games which is effective if your the Ravens, but to have the weapons that we have on offense and to play as conservative as we were just wasnt going to fly. We lost 3 games to this method Jax, Oak and NYJ. Since then our playcalling has got 15x better we are more aggressive trying to get the ball down field and the team has started to gel.

But our Players have also improved since then the Oline is holding up really well giving Drew time to look at different recievers, Big Willie has proven to be a much better blocker than Travis and overall just seems to be much more aware of what is going on out on the field. Drew has really figure out how to manage the offense, the first few weeks he just didnt seem comfortable with all the screens and his newly acquired quick release, and as down as everyone here was on Drew it seemed like he was even harder on himself. Since then anytime I see Willis over the middle you just know he is going to hit him with the ball, and dare I say this but the elusive* Drew has been sacked less than the mobile Michael Vick and Dante Cullpepper, more importantly his confidence back. The Safeties early on in this season were disgusting we missed Milloy big time and nobody could step up at all. Wire Reese were both atrocious I did like using Prileau in blitz packages but he cant cover to save his life. Since Lawyers return he has played like a leader and like a pro bowler if he had not missed those first few weeks I could definately see him in Hawaii.

The things that held us back in September are all the typical things a new coach will probably go through, because of the new found confidence this team has regardless of our playoff status in Jan, I think Mularkey has had a solid 1st year. And in the future we will have plenty more to look foward to.

[mybills]

The Bills were the laughing stock of the league by week five.

I'm thankful that they are now mentioned in the same breath as the Broncos and Ravens. When I was listening to the positive comments about the Bills on ESPN radio all this week, I had shivers go down my spine. I almost wept.

Week 5 was when all the local NE fans were laughing. Now they aren't. Not that I care what they think, but I'm glad we turned things around!

[northernbillfan]

I was down on the team like the rest of you, but looking back into September now it isnt really a shock to me. The team lacked a lot of things as a whole way back in September they lacked confidence, talent, experience but the biggest factor was identity. We didnt start taking shape until the first Pats game and even then it was just developing. Early on the team was coached to 'not lose' games which is effective if your the Ravens, but to have the weapons that we have on offense and to play as conservative as we were just wasnt going to fly. We lost 3 games to this method Jax, Oak and NYJ. Since then our playcalling has got 15x better we are more aggressive trying to get the ball down field and the team has started to gel.

But our Players have also improved since then the Oline is holding up really well giving Drew time to look at different recievers, Big Willie has proven to be a much better blocker than Travis and overall just seems to be much more aware of what is going on out on the field. Drew has really figure out how to manage the offense, the first few weeks he just didnt seem comfortable with all the screens and his newly acquired quick release, and as down as everyone here was on Drew it seemed like he was even harder on himself. Since then anytime I see Willis over the middle you just know he is going to hit him with the ball, and dare I say this but the elusive* Drew has been sacked less than the mobile Michael Vick and Dante Cullpepper, more importantly his confidence back. The Safeties early on in this season were disgusting we missed Milloy big time and nobody could step up at all. Wire Reese were both atrocious I did like using Prileau in blitz packages but he cant cover to save his life. Since Lawyers return he has played like a leader and like a pro bowler if he had not missed those first few weeks I could definately see him in Hawaii.

The things that held us back in September are all the typical things a new coach will probably go through, because of the new found confidence this team has regardless of our playoff status in Jan, I think Mularkey has had a solid 1st year. And in the future we will have plenty more to look foward to.

Nice analogy.

Another thing about the disappointing Sept was that Mularkey said the team hit a low after the Jax game and never fully recovered. I think they're recovered now.

[The King]

Nice analogy.

Another thing about the disappointing Sept was that Mularkey said the team hit a low after the Jax game and never fully recovered. I think they're recovered now.

I remember hearing that also.... which falls into the confidence category