Comments on: Bills hope (or expect) to ride “culture change” to postseason

By: dtjano

dtjano — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:39:32 +0000

The Patriots schedule on paper is cake. Hopefully with the upgrades to the defensive line opposing QB’s don’t have all day to make plays. Then again breathing on a QB can result in a penalty.

By: catquick

catquick — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:54:15 +0000

The conventional wisdom sais the Pats are top dog in the AFCE. They will have 3 new O line players, one, Vollmer, who is on the PUP list right now. Gronk has an injury that may be chronic, seeing how everyone tackles him the same way. The wideouts are aging fast, no run game, and despite not telling us, Brady had a shoulder injury in the SB, thats why the throw to Welker was off, and the Hail Mary didn’t go to Gronk, the most likely Pat to catch the ball. The D has been restocked with rookies, and the Pats track record of late is abysmal. If you haven’t been paying attention, the Bills and Pats have been at each others throats lately too. The Bills came back from 21 down to beat the Pats, and had a 21 pt lead in the rubber match before tanking. they lost on a fumble at the end of the 2010 opener 25-24, and in Fitz’s first real action against them, lost 38-30, and would have won if Fitz started over Edwards. In other words, they can compete with the Pats. The Pats only made it to the bowl because of a dropped pass in the endzone by Ravens WR Evans also.

By: rc33

rc33 — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:28:31 +0000

Hysteria.
Bills fans need a concentrated dose of “settle down.”
Barring a 2008 Brady injury scenario, your boys are not gonna win the division but the playoffs are definitely achievable. And then it gets tough.

By: joeyjopp

joeyjopp — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:54:04 +0000

If you follow any of the Buffalo Bills on twitter they use #Billsmafia after each tweet. This was coined by the Bills themselves and not the fans and when Billsmafia punches your team in the face and moves on to the next week to do it again to another team you will not be laughing anymore.

By: jackychilds

jackychilds — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:00:15 +0000

What else are people in Buffalo going to do but support their team? What other option do they have but to grip on the hopes of their football team?

That town has been economically depressed for some time now with no hope in sight. If it wasn’t in the state of New York, they’d be viewed in the same light as a town like Cleveland.

I’m still laughing about their fanbase calling themselves “billsmafia”!

By: dlk47823

dlk47823 — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:46:04 +0000

The Bills have to win a game in Nov or Dec to prove they’re capable of doing anything. Wins in Sept and Oct are all they’ve been able to manage in recent years.

By: ddarlak

ddarlak — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:34:42 +0000

fck the pats, everyone just wants to give them the division.

brady’s gotta start faultering someday, after all he’s still just a human…

By: snarf1888

snarf1888 — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:22:56 +0000

its ironic that fans of other teams mock bills fans when really i cant think of another team in the nfl whos fans are loyal and passionate enough to support thier team through a 12 year playoff drought the way bills fans have, if a team like oh say the jets goes a couple years without a winning season you can expect a half empty stadium on game day and d!ckheads like fireman mike nowhere to be found

By: jackychilds

jackychilds — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:19:22 +0000

When the Jets go 6-10, they’ll still be a bigger story than the Bills, no matter what the Bills’ record is.

By: rabidbillsfan

rabidbillsfan — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:17:05 +0000

I don’t see how the Bills won’t make the Playoffs, unless it’s a crazy season like ’07 when the Browns didn’t make it, or ’08 when the Pats didn’t. A healthy Bills team can ride this schedule to an easy 10-6. 3-3 in the divison and losses to the Titans, Texans, and ’9ers. However, I am not content with that. There is no reason why Buffalo can’t sweep the divison, and no reason why we can’t beat teams like the ’9ers. NE has done nothing this offseason to change the fact that their defense is sub-par, and that Tom Brady carries that team. Buffalo doesn’t have the grade-A weapons of the Pats, but outside of Gronkowski and Welker, who else is there? There is no running game. I’m not guarunteeing anything, but to think a healthy squad can’t compete with, or overthrow the Pats and break the streak is extremley short sighted.

By: jackychilds

jackychilds — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:07:56 +0000

One of the most unfortunate side effects of the internet is giving Bills fans a voice and giving them the appearance of relevance despite their team being irrelevant for decades.

What the heck is a “billsmafia”? Just move to Canada already and be internet tuff guys there.

By: majbobby

majbobby — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:59:21 +0000

On Paper… The Bills are the Second Best team in the AFCE.

Based on looking at their roster and schedule I would expect them to win at least 8 games. I also see them winning as much as 11.

When I watched them play last year they were a different Bills team. Down 21 against NE, under the old leadership they fold up and end up losing that game 40+ something to 13. Instead they come back to win.

Unlike Bills teams of the past (Post 90′s) there is NO QUIT in this team on the field. I do think they push for the Wild Card this year. But I also think that they need one more offseason to finish the Depth roundout. (And a QB for the future).

They can WIN with Fitzpatrick, but I do not see them as Superbowl Contenders with Fitzpatrick at QB. Next off-season that Franchise QB to take over in the future and you will see them as Superbowl Contenders in the near future.

By: kgun80

kgun80 — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:49:33 +0000

This team has had a fundamental change! As a lifelong Bills fan it’s easy to see the difference between this team and rosters from the past decade. Looking at the schedule 10 wins is not impossible! I def think were better than the Yets!

By: ohnothatguy

ohnothatguy — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:59:03 +0000

Hoping for a big year from the bills! Not expecting a division title bc of the pats! But 2nd place in front if the loser jets and a wildcard is what i expect! Then the fun begins! #BILLSMAFIA

By: skoobyfl

skoobyfl — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:52:53 +0000

The Bills could find a way to start off 8-0 & still not make .500.

By: brutus9448

brutus9448 — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:47:27 +0000

6-10