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BoTown · 12-08-2008, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by PatsFan2

Don't bet on it...Buffalo is the Detroit Lions on the AFC.

Are you kidding me? The Lions would kill for 1 win, let alone the 6 that the Bills have this season. As WhiskeyBreath pointed out, the Bengals are pretty pathetic in their own right.

***Calciumee*** · 12-09-2008, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by PatsFan2

Don't bet on it...Buffalo is the Detroit Lions on the AFC.

Errr.... no.

There are far worse teams in AFC than the Bills!

Anyway, the Bills have wins!

PatsFanSince74 · 12-09-2008, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by JoeSixPat

As much as we think teams that have nothing to play for would prefer to dog it and play for a better draft pick I don't think that's what winds up happening.

I think the players and the coaches all have a lot of pride and that a team with a losing record is much more intent on establishing a winning environment than worried about moving up a draft spot. We saw that yesterday and we've seen that in past years as well, with a tough fought game by a team with "nothing" to play for except the pride of finishing a season on a winning note.

I guarantee the players won't take anything for granted - if they needed a wake up call they got it yesterday.

At the end of the season, players don't play for Draft Picks, they play for their jobs and extra money in their contract or FA negotiations.