Bills game

[maineman209]

Eh. Not expecting much from this game. The Bills will be trying to send a message and the Patriots will be trying to win a football game.

I don't know about the "sending a message" thing. The rhetoric coming out of the Bills players has changed a lot since the initial outbursts after the last game. McDermott may have gotten these guys to realize that they still have a shot at their first playoff appearance since 1999. I think they'll come to play.

I don't think that the Bills have nearly enough offensive horsepower to win against the Pats A-game, but the Pats need to take this one seriously - pedal to the metal.

 

[Kontradiction]

I do not.

The Bills are soft, they won't do ****, and will roll over for the Patriots.

This is largely the same team that racked up personal foul penalties in 2015 and 2016 under Ryan. If the game gets out of reach, I’m definitely expecting some cheap shots.

 

[YOUGOTMOSSED]

Whether it works or not, I don't know, but I get the feeling that the Pats will try to get up big and then take Gronk out, although early on I think they'll run him right at Buffalo, both to build a lead and to show they aren't intimidated by the lowly Bills.

Would love to see them get a big lead and have Gillislee, a power runner with fresh legs, run out the clock. I have a hunch that this is how it will go down.

 

[TommyD4207]

This is largely the same team that racked up personal foul penalties in 2015 and 2016 under Ryan. If the game gets out of reach, I’m definitely expecting some cheap shots.

This is the same team that let Rob Gronkowski take a ridiculous cheap shot at one of their players 3 weeks ago- and not a single one came to his defense. Not a single player did anything to try to 'exact revenge' for the rest of the game. They talked **** for 24 hours after the game, and then backtracked.

Also, they scored 3 points. At home. And outside of Jerry Hughes, there really aren't very many holdovers left from the Ryan era. I'd be more concerned with a Bills fan jumping out of the stands and trying something, than one of the actual players.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

It doesn't look good for TV coverage, as it is on CBS.

Fox has the doubleheader, thus only one game is on CBS.

The one game you will see on CBS:

? Miami @ Kansas City
? Denver @ Washington
? Buffalo @ New England
? LA Chargers @ NY Jets
? Cleveland @ Chicago
? Jacksonville @ San Francisco (LATE)

So if you are in one of the home areas for the other games, tough luck

Crap. I'm in the Keys over Christmas. Miami game. No Patriots radio network in FL either as I'm driving during most of the game.

 

[Tunescribe]

Crap. I'm in the Keys over Christmas.

Poor child.

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

Crap. I'm in the Keys over Christmas. Miami game. No Patriots radio network in FL either as I'm driving during most of the game.

Most every town has a Duffy's Sports Bar. Time to pull over, at 1PM, for a long lunch!

 

[WhoaDirty]

Not sure if this is the right thread, but ...

Caught an Eric Wilbur tweet on the sidebar, and read his article. Not familiar with him, but his final take didn't make sense to me, nor did this one:

Marc Lawrence, Buffalo News: Patriots by six. “The bottom line is returning home after spending five of the last six weeks away, off a stunning late comeback win at Pittsburgh, leaves the Pats highly vulnerable, especially when they are laying the most points they have against the Bills since 2012.”

What NFL experts are predicting for Sunday’s Patriots-Bills game

I would think the Pats would be on a high after winning that game and finally finishing that stretch of road games - am I wrong?

I also asked Wilbur how the Pats allowing 3 points to the Bills was an "off" game. Maybe I am misunderstanding what he is saying (at the bottom of the article)?

 

[GorBelSer]

Bills are OK team but that is about it. Mediocre-to-bad run defense and not nearly enough firepower to pose a serious challenge to a contender. Only "danger" I perceive is our guys flying too high after Pittsburgh and already looking past Buffalo.

 

[supafly]

Have to see a solid performance by the run defense in stopping McCoy. Keep Tom upright and run the ball down their throats. This should be a “trenches” kind of game—well, more than usual, anyway.

 

[DarrylS]

Is this one of those "on any given Sunday" games or is it going to be a predictable win, hard to tell. Two things concern me is the lack of quality LB corps/back ups and what looks like some sort of injury for #12. Brady has looked uncharacteristically uncomfortable in the pocket the past 2 -3 games and not sure where he is right now.

The weather looks decent.. 39 degrees and sunny, so that is not a factor.

What I would like to see in this game is for #12 to somehow get Hollister, Britt and Dorsett involved in the passing game.. Allen is fine as a blocker.. the more involved will confuse the Bills and Gronk/Cook can do their thing.

McDermott is impressive and is trying to turn the Bills franchise around, if he does not control his players it will impact what he is trying to accomplish. INOW all those team building things he does and is praised for will mean crap.

 

[Off The Grid]

Everyone's saying Pats clinched home field advantage with the win agains the Steelers...

Straw man, much?

This team is beat up and both remaining games are against divisional opponents. I'm pretty confident that most'f us aren't taking anything for granted.

 

[Off The Grid]

Everyone's saying Pats clinched home field advantage with the win agains the Steelers, but we still have to win the next two games. Let's not get complacent.

fortunately we have nothing to do with it. We can be as complacent as we want.

Oh my God...Imagine if we somehow psychically channeled our collective mentality every week into that of the Players on the Field?? Horrors.

I can see it now: First play from scrimmage. Patriots on Offense. Incomplete pass.

Half the players on the sideline ~ and on the field ~ throw their hands up in disgust.

Gronkowski: "Brady, you suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!!"

White: "WTF was that???"

McCourty: "Fire McDaniels!!"

Belichick: "This team is screwed."

 

[Off The Grid]

Would love to see them get a big lead and have Gillislee, a power runner with fresh legs, run out the clock. I have a hunch that this is how it will go down.

Is it just me, or does YGM's Avatar look like a goat with an enormous wanker? I always do a double-take...Of course that may be his intention?

 

[Off The Grid]

Not sure if this is the right thread, but ...

Caught an Eric Wilbur tweet on the sidebar, and read his article. Not familiar with him, but his final take didn't make sense to me, nor did this one:

Marc Lawrence, Buffalo News: Patriots by six. “The bottom line is returning home after spending five of the last six weeks away, off a stunning late comeback win at Pittsburgh, leaves the Pats highly vulnerable, especially when they are laying the most points they have against the Bills since 2012.”

What NFL experts are predicting for Sunday’s Patriots-Bills game

I would think the Pats would be on a high after winning that game and finally finishing that stretch of road games - am I wrong?

I also asked Wilbur how the Pats allowing 3 points to the Bills was an "off" game. Maybe I am misunderstanding what he is saying (at the bottom of the article)?

On any given Sunday and all that, and I respect the Balls and objectivity exhibited, but actually expecting the Patriots to lose is remarkably stupid.

 

[Mack Herron]

Have to see a solid performance by the run defense in stopping McCoy. Keep Tom upright and run the ball down their throats. This should be a “trenches” kind of game—well, more than usual, anyway.

The good news is they showed at Pittsburgh they can win without a solid run defense. And now we have a QB to contain as well. I think they will get their yards because we just are not that solid on the edge or at LB. Just gotta score more points than the other guys.

 

[YOUGOTMOSSED]

Is it just me, or does YGM's Avatar look like a goat with an enormous wanker? I always do a double-take...Of course that may be his intention?

All hail the Satanic looking goat and his phallic Lombardi trophy!

 

[RobertWeathers]

All hail the Satanic looking goat and his phallic Lombardi trophy!

I knew you were a Pagan!

 

[Keyser Söze]

Gillislee facing his old team with fresh legs...could have a monster day.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

Yea, hope we can pound it on the ground and need less of gronk in the seams.