IYO, what single milestone would constitute a successful season?
Not what you'd like to see, but what you think would demonstrate a good enough demonstration that we're moving in the right direction.
Win at least one more game than last year
Win several more games than last year, although it doesn't matter if we reach .500
Be at least .500
Be better than .500
Be at least 10-6 and make the playoffs
IYO, what single milestone would constitute a successful season?
Not what you'd like to see, but what you think would demonstrate a good enough demonstration that we're moving in the right direction.
atleast 500.
Be better than .500 and lose respectably.
Based on what we have on paper, at least a wild card. Might be far fetched for some guys but I think we can really make it. GW was talking playoffs with last years line-up before the season started. I think we are better than last years team by far.
Be better than .500, and at least give ourselves a shot at the playoffs toward the end of the season. Give our players a little extra incentive.
"You left me there! Ol' Roy out there by himself, with the buzzards pickin' at my head."
....and if GW learned how to make coaches challenges during the off season , who knows. SB?lol
I expect a .500 season. I would consider that status quo. Anything more is considered a success and anything less than .500 is a disappointment.
I voted at least .500 because certainly logic would suggest 8-8 is a remarkable improvement from 3-13 and thus should constitute a 'successful' season.
Logic aside, TD made some really good moves through free agency and the drafts to field a competitive team NOW . This has increased expectations and makes an 8-8 season seem like a disappointment. 10-6 doesn't look quite as difficult as it did just 4 months ago. Whatever happens, it's sure to be a wild ride!
8-8 is still a 'successful' season, IMO.
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows.
I want more wins, but I would consider .500 a success. Did I mention that I think we are going to win more than eight games?
I predict: 14-6
Byrd.
if we go 14-6 i will be shocked, because we will be the first team to play 20 games
Bduff, the mathemetician has to rain on the parade :)
none of the above
it's SUPER BOWL or bust.
Originally Posted by yordad
Simply wins and losses isn't enough. If our wins are mostly the "just barely" variety against the Lions, Texans and Bengals, huge losses against competitive teams and continued questionable coaching even nine wins isn't enough for me.
I can see a 7-9 team being much better than a 9-7 team, because in the end this is a transitional year. If we win games on the ability of players likely on their way out this year (Price, Centers, Hollis), how is it a harbinger for 2003?
I'll take seven wins, a huge step forward for Henry, one defensive player > 10 sacks, Bledsoe getting sacked < 40 times, one Db in the Pro Bowl and Reed with 30 catches.
what the last four years of a Republican House, Senate and Presidency has gotten us ...
- tax cuts for the wealthy in the hundreds of billions
- 1,000 dead American servicemen
- the U.S. Constitution trampled upon
- our national debt growing into the TRILLIONS of dollars
- implicit lies and consistent obfuscations of the truth regarding Iraq
I can hardly wait to see what four more years will get us.
play-offs
ask,
I think you're gonna see Reed w/ 60+ catches by year's end. We're gonna be passing this year. If not for a lot of TDs, then a lot of yards and plays. I figure in a bunch of games, given the rushing teams we play, we're going to be down at times and needing to throw. I'm tellin' ya, Price is gonna lose his job to Reed midway. I see Moulds and Reed being one of the league's best receiving tandems for years to come. I can see Reed averaging 2 or 3 cpg early on and then starting and bumping that up to around 5 or 6.
Replace Donahoe with Modrak and fire the entire coaching staff!
Then let's go to Disneyworld!
GO BILLS!!!
Peerless Price as a 3rd wide receiver is a nice luxury.
As a fan, I think asking for anything less then the playoffs is unacceptable.
As a Gambling man the story is different
Resign our own guys!
Lots of improvements were made but there were a lot of holes to fill. I'd go with 8-8 to be satisfied. Anything on top of that is gravy.
For all the education and practice each of us undergoes, the achievment of mastery is ultimately the outcome of a personal quest for understanding.
10-6 + 3 playoff wins + SB win = 14-6.Originally posted by bduff54
if we go 14-6 i will be shocked, because we will be the first team to play 20 games
I really think that this is a strong possibility
IMO, it all comes down to the NE. If we can pick up the W, then I will be very confident that we can win the remaining 7.
Lets start believing girls and boys!
If you look at the teams around the league, there are 15 teams wihin 1 game of .500, 5-7,6-6,7-5 which implies the BIlls are an average team this year, a far better ranking than last year. However, the Bills only have 2 wins against a team that has a winning record and has 2 wins against the division with one to play. Those 2 wins against a team with a winning record are against Miami, those 2 division wins, Miami. .500 would be acceptable if the division wins were more. If the Bills win against NE and maintain a .500 record yes this year has been successful. If the Bills lose against NE and finish .500 it's a tie. 5 more wins than the previous year is not a sign of improvement especially if they are against weak teams, improvement is winning against teams that are at your level or above.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, I don't repeat myself.
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