Teams Buffalo Bills - The Stampede

[samFFC]

Pfft Peterman time

For week 1 I pledge to put the “53rd man” as my avatar ie whoever is just holding onto their spot.

 

[samFFC]

Having listened to various season preview pods: Bill Simmons, Around the NFL, etc. we are pretty much widely picked to bottom the AFC east, and at best 6-10.

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

O'Leary to cut us up at NE

 

[samFFC]

O’Leary, Cadet, Coleman.
Ryan lost punting battle.

McCarron traded to Oakland - wow!

 

[samFFC]

O'Leary to cut us up at NE

Not signed yet!

 

[samFFC]

NFL expert predictions has the AFC east as

NE about 11 or 12 wins
Miami 6-8 wins
NYJ 6-7 wins
Bills 4-6 wins

If true; and it is entirely possible, that the division is that bad, NE will surely get 13+ wins.
And if so it leaves open the chance for one of the rest to sneak to 8-8 or 9-7 against a weak division.
Time will tell.

 

[samFFC]

In QB news for this week

Peterman named as Bills starter. Good luck to him!

Flacco obviously Ravens starter but RGIII named as back up ahead of Lamar Jackson, which is interesting.

 

[samFFC]

For week 1 I pledge to put the “53rd man” as my avatar ie whoever is just holding onto their spot.

Hi there Ray Ray!

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

I have told the work colleagues that I will be working from home every monday for the rest of the season

Can't wait

 

[samFFC]

Ray Ray out of week 1

 

[samFFC]

PFF have us 27th: https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-2018-pff-elo-nfl-power-rankings-week-1
538 (mainly based off last year) has us middling at 8-8: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2018-nfl-predictions/
And many others have us in the bottom 5 or even last: Ringer CBS.

 

[samFFC]

Overall, my thoughts are:

• Yes Buffalo over performed last year so you can expect some regression to the mean.
• The defence was very strong last year, and is bolstered by greater experience for guys like White/Hyde/Poyer, as well as bolstering the D with starters and depth players like Lotulelei, Edmunds, Murphy, Phillips and not really losing anyone. So theoretically could be a top 10 defence.
• WR was our major weakness last year and has been bolstered somewhat with new additions and more experience for Zay Jones.
• Offensive line will struggle with losing three starters, and will be our weakest area, and could hamper the overall performance of the O (and subsequently the D). But with some additions, or some over performance, they could be decent.

I can see the ups and downs roughly averaging out, and the regression to the mean pushing us back to 7 or 8 wins.
After the first three games, we aren't exactly playing superstar defences who will put massive pressure on the O line, other than the Jags. So if we grab a win in the first 3, I can see roughly .500 from there on, which would land around that 7-8 win mark.

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

This gonna be a long year

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

Pick 1.

Hoping we somehow get some more first rounders.

 

[hoddo22]

Great season to get Gamepass

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[samFFC]

Painful start!

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

Worst part for me probably was the fumble that we failed to recover twice.

We are ******* s**t. Every ******* player, other than Edmunds, is ******* garbage.

 

[Gralin]

Worst part for me probably was the fumble that we failed to recover twice.

We are ******* s**t. Every ******* player, other than Edmunds, is ******* garbage.

Milano was OK and Allen was better than Peterman once he came in, could have had a TD as well if our WRs knew how to play as WRs

That O-Line is going to destroy us this year though

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

Ducasse and Miller are ******* deplorable.

Dawkins and Groy also are penalty yard machines.

Trash

 

[samFFC]

Worst part for me probably was the fumble that we failed to recover twice.

We are ******* s**t. Every ******* player, other than Edmunds, is ******* garbage.

Yeah unfortunately it was poor efforts all sides of the ball, in all phases.
Special Teams missing chances of grabbing a TD.
Benjamin dropping easy chances.
McCoy's efforts.


Etc.

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

This s**t happens every week.

Benjamin should be cut and McCoy should be let go.

God we are in for a ****ed up few years, but Nick Bosa

 

[Santoz]

It gets better than this yeah?

 

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It gets better than this yeah?

Told you.

Pick 1 will help fix it, and the dead cash off our books next year.

 

[samFFC]

Told you.

Pick 1 will help fix it, and the dead cash off our books next year.

Yeah $53m in dead cap space in not ideal.
https://overthecap.com/salary-cap-space/

 

[samFFC]

This s**t happens every week.

Benjamin should be cut and McCoy should be let go.

God we are in for a ****** up few years, but Nick Bosa

McCoy could be traded to a contender with a need at RB mid season I reckon.