upstater1

You guys come here every year for 15 years with the same old crap. And then the PAtriots blow you out and Patriots fans' take over your stadium.

videogate

I think this year will be different. I predict the Patriots will split with Buffalo, I think they will win at home and lose in Buffalo later in the year. No team in this division is going to get walked over like in years past. You won't win games with a blowout offense, your going to have to scrap and fight your way to a win.

By to way I think that's the way football should be. No blowouts

upstater1

And?

How does that change anything? The Patriots used to win this way before Randy Moss got here. Our top receiver was Reche Caldwell one year, and it was still a win.

videogate

Last year was a cake walk for New England. Even the good teams didn't put up a fight.

What games were you afraid the Patriot's wouldn't win last year?

czech54

Neither the Pats or the Bills play any decent teams at the start of the year. It's gonna be hard to tell who's the team to beat. The Bills get Oakland at home next week, and the Pats are playing the Dolphins. Both easy wins for each team. With such a weak schedule for the East, it's tough to see who's gonna be top dog.

Buffalo can go 5-0 going into their bye week 6. With the Cardinals being the strongest team they have to face. The Pats can play 10 men on the field at all times and be 4-0, before they have to face a team with a pulse (chargers).

wistahpatsfan

Go to the Buffalo game every year. The wife's from the area and used to be a Bills fan. We love the atmosphere in the parking lots in the woods. The guy who owns our lot does a bonfire after the game and there's a big space in the middle to throw the ball or hang out and meet the fans of both teams (there's a lot of Pats fans there!). It's actually cheaper and more fun than going to a game at Gillette at this point.

SamusAranX

Overrated? Not really.

This offense is the same offense that finished sixth last year.

What happened?

As someone stated earlier, our O-Line has been decimated. We lost yet another one yesterday.

You of all people should know what happens when the O-Line can't protect the QB.

LeonPowe

Uh, what? Even good teams didn't put up a fight? Last I checked, just about every team was trying to end the Patriots perfect season. The Ravens called it their super bowl. The Giants had the 5 seed locked up and still came at the Pats with full force.

As far as the cakewalk schedule, find me another team that had 9 wins against teams with 10-6 records or better. The Patriots beat the Colts, Chargers x2, Steelers, Jaguars, Browns, Cowboys, Redskins, and Giants.

boco357

Pats are the still the team to beat. I know as a Bills fan, 9 straight losses.
We'll see where the teams are at when they meet in November.

hambone1818

I watched every second of the Bills-Jags game yesterday at the Harp (the Bills bar in Boston, which I go to with my friends from upstate when the Pats are playing at a different time), and they looked pretty good. I hesitate to say 'very good' because of two things: first, their offense sputters at times...there's definitely talent there, from Edwards to Lynch to their WRers (and Hardy--2nd round draft pick--looks legit), but I don't think they've quite put it all together and will struggle at times (which they certainly did for almost half of the game--from the middle of the 2nd quarter until halfway through the 4th). The second thing is the defense...they're very fast and athletic across the board, but they also look like they can get 'run over' a bit...watching Garrard break off pretty long runs, or Taylor busting for 10+, it struck me that their weakness on defense is probably stopping the run, and I could see someone like Jordan having a pretty good game against them.

All in all though, I fully expect them to be right there with the Pats...hopefully we can wrap things up before the week 17 battle, because if ever there would be a home field advantage it'd be that week in Buffalo...that fan base is already in love with this squad, if they're playing for the East crown that entire city will rocking (along those same lines, there were easily 300+ at the Harp yesterday, that's damn impressive when you think about it).