Will The Bills Be Better Than 6-10 or Worse?

[BillsImpossible]

QB - Better. A healthy EJ Manuel entering his second year with a full training camp and 5 preseason games makes for a better quarterback, especially with Sammy Watkins.

OL - Better. Seantrel Henderson is playing like a first round draft pick, Cordy Glenn is healthy, and the days of Legursky and Urbik at guard are over.

ST - Better. Danny Crossman didn't have much experience to work with last year after a coaching turnover. If Hopkins can stay healthy, he won't have to worry. I hope Hopkins makes the roster. Return coverage has looked much better in the preseason. Didn't the Bills get torched for 2 TD's in the preseason last year? Most Valuable Punter: Brian Moorman. Shawn Powell is not on the roster.

DL - Better. A lot better. More depth than I thought. The DL is the major strength of the Buffalo Bills.

LB - Better. Brandon Spikes, Keith Rivers and Preston Brown have been good additions. Nigel Bradham isn't Kiko, but he might be better against the run.

CB - Not Better. McKelvin had offseason hip surgery, and recently injured his groin. Gilmore got beat for 2 TD's in the last 2 preseason games.

Corey Graham was a good addition to the secondary, and Nickell Robey will be entering his second year as a pro, but I'm worried about the starting 2 cornerbacks.

Looks like Donnie Henderson has his work cut out for him once again.

S - Better. Aaron Williams is going to have a Pro Bowl season imho.

Williams has had more big hits this preseason than I've seen Jairus Byrd make in his entire career as a Buffalo Bill. Not only is Williams more of a leader on defense, he likes to hit and doesn't have tender toes.

WR - Better. Sammy Watkins and Mike Williams have already proven how much better the Bills are at the position.

TE - Equal. Same as last year. Not better, not worse.

RB - Better. Spiller is healthy and playing for a huge contract, Boobie and Bryce are competing against Jackson and looking good. They both know how to block too.

Coaching - Better. Any coaching staff in their second year has an advantage over their first season.

Doug Marrone isn't acting like a rookie coach anymore. He's setting the tone, and I like it.

The Buffalo Bills should be better than 6-10.

If not, heads will roll.

[casdhf]

You're nuts.

[TacklingDummy]

No.

The pass rush won't be as good as it was last year, which will make the secondary job harder.

Plus EJ and the rest of the QBs suck.

You can't teach accuracy. Either you have it or you don't.

[BillsImpossible]

No.

The pass rush won't be as good as it was last year, which will make the secondary job harder.

Plus EJ and the rest of the QBs suck.

You can't teach accuracy. Either you have it or you don't.

I think the pass rush will be better than last year.

Accuracy? EJ Manuel had the same completion percentage as Jim Kelly did (59%) his rookie season.

[Ingtar33]

they'll probably be a bit worse then 6-10... right now i'm leaning toward 5-11 or 4-12

[Luisito23]

7-9

[BillsImpossible]

No.

The pass rush won't be as good as it was last year, which will make the secondary job harder.

Plus EJ and the rest of the QBs suck.

You can't teach accuracy. Either you have it or you don't.

Let's compare rookie completion percentages.

Todd Collins: 48%

Rob Johnson: 43%

Doug Flutie: 50%

Alex Van Pelt: 56%

Drew Bledsoe: 50%

JP Losman: 60% (in 4 games, he went 3 for 5 pass attempts)

Trent Edwards: 56%

Ryan Fitzpatrick: 56%

[BillsImpossible]

they'll probably be a bit worse then 6-10... right now i'm leaning toward 5-11 or 4-12

Why so? What makes you think the Bills will be 1 or 2 games worse than last year?

[TacklingDummy]

Why so? What makes you think the Bills will be 1 or 2 games worse than last year?

Have you been watching the 1st string offense this preseason?

[JoeMama]

Even if EJ doesn't progress, there's too much talent on this roster to regress below 6-10.

This isn't 2001 and anything below 6-10 is inexcusable.

Marrone is a competent guy. He won't let this team backslide to the point they're worse than last year. Granted, it's not looking like we're headed to the playoffs. But I think we'll be middle of the road.

[BillsImpossible]

Have you been watching the 1st string offense this preseason?

Yes, but not with Cordy Glenn and Seantrel Henderson at the tackle positions.

[Typ0]

More if we win the opener and less if we don't.

[ServoBillieves]

If we win more than 6 games, I can see us being better than 6-10.

On the other hand, if we win less than 6 games, I think we'll be worse.

If we win exactly 6 games, then it looks like a repeat to me.

This is all speculation, though.

[TacklingDummy]

Yes, but not with Cordy Glenn and Seantrel Henderson at the tackle positions.

Will they make EJ accurate?

[upstart]

The Bills will win five games in a row, and go 8-8. But during those 5 weeks you'll have a great time .

[better days]

Will they make EJ accurate?

Maybe, EJ will be more accurate if he has more time to throw.

[better days]

No.

The pass rush won't be as good as it was last year, which will make the secondary job harder.

Plus EJ and the rest of the QBs suck.

You can't teach accuracy. Either you have it or you don't.

The pass rush may not be as good as last year, but the run defense will be MUCH better than last year.

[jamze132]

6-10

[OpIv37]

OL is clearly worse. EJ has shown no signs of improvement. The D lost Kiko for the year and Byrd for good, plus has a new system. S/T has been pretty bad this off-season. They're equal to last year at best, if they haven't regressed.

6-10 is about the ceiling.

[better days]

OL is clearly worse. EJ has shown no signs of improvement. The D lost Kiko for the year and Byrd for good, plus has a new system. S/T has been pretty bad this off-season. They're equal to last year at best, if they haven't regressed.

6-10 is about the ceiling.

Byrd still has not played for the Saints because of his bad back.

It is questionable how well he plays for them this year.

OL clearly worse? DEBATEABLE.

Wait until the final OL is in place the first game against Chicago & we can debate that.