I’m not sure where all the hype came from, but this will continue to be a bad football team. It will be crystal clear by about week 6 when the Bills are 2-4. The only teams I see Buffalo beating in this stretch are Cleveland and Arizona. No way the Bills beat the Jets, KC, NE, and SF. There’s a soft spot with the Colts, Jags, and Rams weeks 12-14, but by then it won’t matter. It’s a joke this team is rated higher than Oakland. The Raiders have a much stronger roster man for man.

I think the sun is setting on the Pats.

Brady goes down… season all but done
Fitz goes down… season might be salvageable
Sanchez goes down… Tebow time, who knows
and who cares about Miami?

As long as TB and BB are in New England, the best hope is a wild card and road playoff game

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Bills are on the rise and had a great offseason. But, you bills homers that automatically give that statement all those thumbs down are just dumb. That’s how it is. Pats are loaded this yr and will cruise to the bye.

This is the best they’ve looked in the offseason since Doug Flutie was cut. The 5-2 start felt a whole lot different than the 5-1 start a few years ago, when they feasted on terrible teams. This is Fitzpatrick’s second full season as the starter but his first with a true training camp, FredEx and Stevie are back, signed and healthy and the O-line is no longer in shambles.

On defense, there is obviously the revamped D-line and the defensive backfield that will hopefully see the benefits of a pass rush and new talent. Leodis McKelvin has been a colossal bust and Terrence McGee can’t stay healthy so a lot is going to be put on Aaron Williams and Stephon Gilmore.

Everyone is excited about the Mario Williams signing, including me, and also about Mark Anderson on the other side. We don’t know if he will be the next Reggie White-esque signing, who became even more unstoppable with Green Bay, or if it will flame out as a colossal FA bust. Either way, I like the shift in the organizational culture that has been reflected this offseason in that the team is stating that it is no longer afraid to pay quality players in an effort to bring a winning attitude back to Buffalo.

Even if Mario’s sack totals aren’t what you’d expect out of a $100M DE, I think you have to respect the fact that the Bills are tired of being a doormat and a laughingstock and are determined to bring a winner back to Buffalo.

Until they prove it in games that count, however, they aren’t going to be ranked much better than 18-22 by any power ranking that’s worth a damn.

2) If 10 wins and a playoff spot are well within reach, why rank them #19 overall? It would make more sense based on the evaluations that Buffalo would be ranked more like #12-16.

I just don’t see it. The guy has great ability and pulled several of those games out of the dumper when the porous defense just kept giving up points. That is WHY they were 5-2 and beat New England and were talking playoffs. Pretty much ALL Fitzpatrick.

It’s not a surprise to ANYONE that a team that has to put the ball up 50 times and is behind by many points won’t win too many of those.

Blaming Fitzpatrick for turnovers when the team had to throw too much to overcome huge deficits is just silly, and unaware of how the NFL works.

I recall a time when Jim Kelly played EXACTLY the same way. Before they had the talent, he went down throwing (usually an interception) on the last play of the game, but that is just how he played.

Too much chatter and over analysis. If he has receivers and a decent defense, I see them winning a lot of games, and him being in the running for a pro-bowl spot.

And for the record.. I’m NOT a Bills fan.

Just happen to think the disparaging of Fitzpatrick just does not reflect the facts in the slightest.