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    Are The 2015 Buffalo Bills Going To The Playoffs?

    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.

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    Re: Are The 2015 Buffalo Bills Going To The Playoffs?

    Except for the ****ing game in London, but I'm really pumped already!
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    Re: Are The 2015 Buffalo Bills Going To The Playoffs?

    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.
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    Re: Are The 2015 Buffalo Bills Going To The Playoffs?

    Quote Originally Posted by The last buffalo fan View Post
    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.

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    Re: Are The 2015 Buffalo Bills Going To The Playoffs?

    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.

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    Re: Are The 2015 Buffalo Bills Going To The Playoffs?

    No QB, no OL. Hence, no playoffs.

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    Re: Are The 2015 Buffalo Bills Going To The Playoffs?

    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.

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    Re: Are The 2015 Buffalo Bills Going To The Playoffs?

    ABSOLUTELY the Bills make the playoffs this year.

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    Re: Are The 2015 Buffalo Bills Going To The Playoffs?

    Quote Originally Posted by CoolBreeze View Post
    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.

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    Re: Are The 2015 Buffalo Bills Going To The Playoffs?

    Quote Originally Posted by YardRat View Post
    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.


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    Re: Are The 2015 Buffalo Bills Going To The Playoffs?

    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.

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    Re: Are The 2015 Buffalo Bills Going To The Playoffs?

    Quote Originally Posted by IlluminatusUIUC View Post
    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.

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    Re: Are The 2015 Buffalo Bills Going To The Playoffs?

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

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    Re: Are The 2015 Buffalo Bills Going To The Playoffs?

    Quote Originally Posted by DynaPaul View Post
    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.

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    Re: Are The 2015 Buffalo Bills Going To The Playoffs?

    Which five new teams will make the playoffs in 2015?

    http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...ayoffs-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?

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    Re: Are The 2015 Buffalo Bills Going To The Playoffs?

    QB - worse

    End of discussion.

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    Re: Are The 2015 Buffalo Bills Going To The Playoffs?

    Quote Originally Posted by YardRat View Post
    Tough schedule,
    that's what every team that's facing the bills is saying

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    Re: Are The 2015 Buffalo Bills Going To The Playoffs?

    I think we're going to the SB...and I think we're going to win it.

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    Re: Are The 2015 Buffalo Bills Going To The Playoffs?

    FWIW - 2015 strength of schedule:

    1 Pittsburgh Steelers: 147-107-2, .579
    2. Cincinnati Bengals: 144-112, .563
    3. San Francisco 49ers: 143-112-1, .561
    4. Seattle Seahawks: 142-112-2, .559
    5. Arizona Cardinals:142-113-1, .557
    6. St. Louis Rams: 141-114-1, .553
    T-7. Oakland Raiders: 139-116-1, .545
    T-7. Kansas City Chiefs: 139-116-1, .545
    9. Cleveland Browns: 138-116-2, .543
    10. Denver Broncos: 138-117-1, .541
    11. Baltimore Ravens: 137-117-2, .539
    12. Minnesota Vikings: 138-118, .539
    13. Chicago Bears: 136-120, .531
    14. Green Bay Packers: 135-120-1, .529
    15. Detroit Lions: 135-121, .527
    16. San Diego Chargers: 132-123-1, .518
    17. Miami Dolphins: 126-130, .492
    18. New York Jets: 125-131, .488
    19. Buffalo Bills: 124-131-1, .486
    T-20. Washington Redskins: 122-133-1, .478
    T-20. New York Giants: 122-133-1, .478
    22. New England Patriots: 122-134, .477
    23. Philadelphia Eagles: 121-134-1, .475
    24. Dallas Cowboys: 119-136-1, .467
    25. Jacksonville Jaguars: 118-137-1, .463
    26. Tennessee Titans: 111-144-1, .435
    27. Carolina Panthers: 111-145, .434
    28. New Orleans Saints: 109-145-2, .429
    29. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 108-146-2, .425
    30. Houston Texans: 106-148-2, .417
    31. Indianapolis Colts: 106-149-1, .417
    32. Atlanta Falcons: 104-150-2, .409
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    Re: Are The 2015 Buffalo Bills Going To The Playoffs?

    Quote Originally Posted by YardRat View Post
    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.
    Every game "could go either way" when you are dead in the middle of the pack like we were last year. For god's sake this team shut down Aaron Rodgers and then lost to David Carr in consecutive weeks. But that doesn't change that, as of now, we drew a very weak slate of opponents and have far and away our toughest games at home. HFA is not overwhelming, but it's still a thing, and considering the season ticket sales we've been seeing it should be getting stronger this year.

    Compare that to some of the teams we'll likely be fighting for the wild card, not only in who we're playing but how comparatively little we have to travel to get there. For example: The AFC North draws the NFC West AND the AFC West this year meaning that not only are they playing some of the toughest teams, but they are making a ****load of cross-country flights. Each of those teams has to make at least four trips to Pacific or Mountain time.

    Let me phrase it another way, looking at the 2015 opponents (http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...015-nfl-season), which of those AFC lineups would you trade with?

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