Are The 2015 Buffalo Bills Going To The Playoffs?

[BillsImpossible]

Coaching - better, a lot better.

Special Teams - Same or better (Crossman retained)

Running back - better (McCoy)

Wide receiver - better (Harvin)

Tight End - better (Clay)

Guard - better (Incognito/draft pick)

QB - I think whoever wins the starting job will be better than Kyle Orton was.

Defense - better. If the Jets can finish 4th overall last year, the Bills can finish 1st in 2015 with the talent they have to work with.

On paper, the Bills are a much better team but wiill that translate in to their first playoff appearance since 1999?

Biggest question marks?

QB, offensive line, and depth at tight end and running back.

If Clay or McCoy get injured, those are some huge holes to fill.

[The last buffalo fan]

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Except for the ****ing game in London, but I'm really pumped already!

[YardRat]

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Tough schedule, no obvious upgrades at the most needy positions on offense yet (line and QB) and a switch back to a defense that doesn't maximize the talent of the roster. I'll be very surprised if we duplicate last season's 9-7 record, let alone surpass it and make the playoffs.

[CoolBreeze]

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Except for the ****ing game in London, but I'm really pumped already!

Isn't that an away game for us? I also thought it was canceled.

[CoolBreeze]

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I think our RB depth is fine. This year we will go as far as the starting QB will take us. That's why it's hard to watch a team like this be built with no head on it's shoulders. There's nothing more that can be done this offseason. Except hope Manuel has grown, or Cassel almost replicates his best season, or maybe even Taylor steps up and shows why Rex was so interested in him.

We'll see, I think EJ was humbled last season, and learned from Orton. I believe he will get us there.

Either way through luck, fate, or the alignment of the stars we're due.

[OpIv37]

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No QB, no OL. Hence, no playoffs.

[Night Train]

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If all games were played on paper, I'd save a lot of $$ on season tickets.

I can wait for the games. Predictions are useless.

[better days]

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ABSOLUTELY the Bills make the playoffs this year.

[BillsImpossible]

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I think our RB depth is fine. This year we will go as far as the starting QB will take us. That's why it's hard to watch a team like this be built with no head on it's shoulders. There's nothing more that can be done this offseason. Except hope Manuel has grown, or Cassel almost replicates his best season, or maybe even Taylor steps up and shows why Rex was so interested in him.

We'll see, I think EJ was humbled last season, and learned from Orton. I believe he will get us there.

Either way through luck, fate, or the alignment of the stars we're due.

Not so sure about RB depth after McCoy. If McCoy goes down, I hope the Bills have a rookie ready to roll.

If EJ had all 16 games to play in last year, I think the Bills would have finished with the same record, maybe 8-8 at worse.

In retrospect, pulling EJ in favor of Orton was a big mistake.

[IlluminatusUIUC]

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Tough schedule

I have to disagree about this. Sitting here in March, this looks like a very manageable slate. We draw only five games against opponents who made the playoffs in 2014, and the only one on the road is our trip to Foxboro. We do have to travel to London, but as the road team so we don't lose any HFA.

[BillsImpossible]

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Indy, Dallas, and New England (twice) look like the Bills toughest opponents.

The Bills also play the Giants, Titans, and the Jets (twice).

Bengals and of course the Chiefs.

Miami twice.

Jaguars in London.

Cleveland.

Redskins.

Texans.

No west coast trips.

More than likely 1 Prime Time Sunday Night home game.

The schedule hasn't even come out yet, but I already like it.

[YardRat]

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I have to disagree about this. Sitting here in March, this looks like a very manageable slate. We draw only five games against opponents who made the playoffs in 2014, and the only one on the road is our trip to Foxboro. We do have to travel to London, but as the road team so we don't lose any HFA.

My viewpoint is there are no gimme's in our own division. Against the NFCE, either. Indianapolis and Houston. Cincinnati and Kansas City. The only two teams I see that I consider we should definitely win are Jacksonville and Tennessee, most of the rest could go either way. I don't put much stock anymore into HFA, it seems to have lost some of it's relevance to this team.

[DynaPaul]

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If we don't get in we're going to be damn close.

[OpIv37]

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If we don't get in we're going to be damn close.

We were damn close last year. All we needed to do was beat the Raiders.

[MidnightVoice]

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Which five new teams will make the playoffs in 2015?

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000482717/article/which-five-new-teams-will-make-the-playoffs-in-2015

2. Buffalo Bills: While the Patriots are still the odds-on favorites to take the division, look for Rex Ryan's team to come out with that first-year Ryan energy and take down a wild-card spot. If nothing else, the additions of LeSean McCoy and Percy Harvin should ease the burden on whichever quarterback ends up winning the battle. A nine-win team got markedly better from the year before and has a coach who can better utilize the tools at hand on defense. What's not to like?