Bills Writer's Blueprints for Beating Pats: Predicts Sweep

[PatsWickedPissah]

On one hand it's nice to see so much optimism from a fan base that hasn't had a winning season for so long.

On the other hand I find it a bit surprising - if not annoying - that a fan base that has not made the playoffs since Doug Flutie was their quarterback in the last millennium - is acting confident, to the point of arrogance. If they're like this coming off a 6-10 season, I can't imagine how unbearable they will be if they actually have a winning season.

Sadly, for Bills fans, they screwed the pooch on their playoff window by sitting Flutie who was winning for the tackling dummy Rob Johnson. He was tall.

 

[AzPatsFan]

That's why we play the games...

 

[ausbacker]

His analysis of the Pats D and off season is off base IMO, but it's the week TC opens so why shouldn't he be optimistic.

I'm still trying to work out where the Bills are perfectly built to exploit the Patriots defense given a spread offense. They have Steve Johnson and Fred Jackson. That's it.

 

[ThatllMoveTheChains!!!]

In summation: everything the Bills did this off-season is going to work perfectly and every player on the Pats roster under the age of 30 is going to regress... This "article" was pure garbage and as others have said, it reads like a really long winded homer post on a message board.

 

[ausbacker]

In summation: everything the Bills did this off-season is going to work perfectly and every player on the Pats roster under the age of 30 is going to regress... This "article" was pure garbage and as others have said, it reads like a really long winded homer post on a message board.

I just don't understand the author's rationale for the Bills offense. This is their depth chart according to Bills.com.

The Bills strength should be their defense. On paper it looks very good. I wouldn't be surprised to see the Buffalo D improve tremendously looking at their depth chart. The O, not so much. In my opinion outside of Jackson, Spiller and Johnson, there isn't a heap of observed talent.

 

[LetsGoBuffalo]

Sorry to break up the party guys, but the author of this article is most certainly not a Bills beat writer. Nor, by any stretch of the imagination, does he have any sense of what the Bills players, staff, or FO think or the more savvy fans expect.
You guys should know better. This is a fanboy posting on a fan site. Get a grip.

That said, some of the points are valid and I would expect both games to be competitive this year. Could be the Pats win both, could be a split, but I doubt there will be a Bills sweep. Very tough to beat Brady and Belichick twice.

However, I think some of you are being silly by interpreting an article by a fan as something coming out of OBD.

 

[Insomniac99]

I'm not sure how a random guy from an obscure website suddenly talks for all Bills fans. Most Bills fans and media here are barely predicting a split with the Pats.

 

[PatsWSB47]

Time for a "The Bills Suck" thread?

 

[jsull87]

I'm still trying to work out where the Bills are perfectly built to exploit the Patriots defense given a spread offense. They have Steve Johnson and Fred Jackson. That's it.

Yeah look i am happy for a fan to be confident about his team... but the one thing that i found absurd other than the sweep prediction is the whole "our offense is perfectly set up to attack their defense" and "their draft did nothing to help". We drafted defense with our 1st 4 picks all aimed at helping our pass D. And as someone else pointed out bills hardly have the talent a their disposal to be considered "perfectly set up" to attack our d.

 

[ausbacker]

Sorry to break up the party guys, but the author of this article is most certainly not a Bills beat writer. Nor, by any stretch of the imagination, does he have any sense of what the Bills players, staff, or FO think or the more savvy fans expect.
You guys should know better. This is a fanboy posting on a fan site. Get a grip.

That said, some of the points are valid and I would expect both games to be competitive this year. Could be the Pats win both, could be a split, but I doubt there will be a Bills sweep. Very tough to beat Brady and Belichick twice.

However, I think some of you are being silly by interpreting an article by a fan as something coming out of OBD.

I have no issue with Bills fans feeling confident about their team LGB. Writing an article from the perspective of the D would be accurate and far reaching given the apparent quality in the Buffalo defense.

 

[RelocatedPatFan]

Time for a "The Bills Suck" thread?

The Bills are division rival and deserver our ire, but they aren't even in the same league as the pomp that surrounds the Jest (throw in the history between players and coaches and that's why we hate the jets...well that and TB said he hates the jets )

Heck you could almost root for the bills as an underdog if they were in a different division.

 

[Kontradiction]

This isn't news. The blueprint for slowing down the Pats and Brady has been there for some time. Shoot the A and B gaps with quicker, more athletic lineman (Koppen is usually targeted the most in this regard), cover the flats for the quick dump-offs and screens, and keep at least one safety deep and committed to Welker (preferably, with the other deep covering the flanker). The LB's are dedicated to flooding the middle of the field and handling the TE's as best they can.

 

[ForThoseAboutToRock]

I find it hard to believe that 31 year old Fred Jackson will come back to form after smashing his leg last year.

It doesn't mean Fred Jackson won't put together a great game or two to help beat the Patriots, but there's a lot of precedent for a breakdown even without the added factor of the broken leg.

 

[Insomniac99]

I find it hard to believe that 31 year old Fred Jackson will come back to form after smashing his leg last year.

It doesn't mean Fred Jackson won't put together a great game or two to help beat the Patriots, but there's a lot of precedent for a breakdown even without the added factor of the broken leg.

Jackson broke his fibula which is non weight-bearing. The doctors have said that because of this, he's expected to fully return to form.

 

[Captain Cliche]

It would have been difficult for the Bills to not improve on last years team.

I'm happy their fans have something to look forward to.

At least the author was coherent.

Jets suck...their fans suck.

 

[I Augustus]

I think Patriots should lose to the Bills more frequently , every time they lost ,Patriots were playing in SB.( See 2003 and 2011 seasons )