The Bills

[JO_75]

[quote name='Polamaluisabeast_43' timestamp='1290554959' post='549427']
You seriously really believe that the Bills are going to beat the Steelers?? Keep in mind even though the Bills have won 2 games in a row they barely got by a Detroit Lions team in Buffalo who had lost 25 straight road games beating them by 2 points, and the Bengals as terrible and horrific as their offense and entire team has looked over the last month or so scored 28 points on the Bills midway through the 2nd quarter and were up by 17 and 21 points at one point until they completely imploded. Yes the Bills have a nice little winning streak going and have played well at times this season but at the end of the day they just dont have what it takes to take down a team as good as the Steelers. The Steelers would have to completely and totally take them absolutely for granted and lay the biggest egg ever in my opinion to lose this game. And if they do go up to Buffalo and somehow find a way to lose I will be immediately calling for Tomlin's head because there will be absolutely no excuse in the world for the Steelers to not beat the Bills on Sunday in Buffalo...
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Don't say I didn't warn you but your doing exactly what most people on here did, and is just take the Bills lightly and assume it will be a easy win. Also look you can call it the Bengals imploding but when you allow The Bills of all teams, I can sit here and say they imploded if the opposing QB was Tom Brady or Peyton Manning and let them come back in the game, but when the QB is Ryan Fitzpatrick and the Bengals defense doesn't do nothing to stop the Bills, it's not imploding it's just the Bungles being the Bungles.

[Polamaluisabeast_43]

[quote name='JO_75' timestamp='1290556868' post='549454']
Don't say I didn't warn you but your doing exactly what most people on here did, and is just take the Bills lightly and assume it will be a easy win. Also look you can call it the Bengals imploding but when you allow The Bills of all teams, I can sit here and say they imploded if the opposing QB was Tom Brady or Peyton Manning and let them come back in the game, but when the QB is Ryan Fitzpatrick and the Bengals defense doesn't do nothing to stop the Bills, it's not imploding it's just the Bungles being the Bungles.
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I dont think it will be an automatic easy win and I think the Bills could hang with the Steelers for maybe a half in this game but that is it. The Bills will not be able to run the ball with Fred Jackson in this game and as good as Ryan Fitzpatrick has looked at times throwing the ball he is not Tom Brady or Peyton Manning where he can just sit back there and pick the Steelers defense apart throwing the ball every down. If he is forced to do that which I believe the Steelers will do then the Steelers eventually will get to Fitzpatrick and sack him and force a bunch of turnovers because that's what this Steelers defense has done this season. Fitzpatrick is no stranger to the Steelers either they have faced him a bunch of times while he was with the Bengals and he has never given them any sort of problems and I dont expect that to change this week either just because he is wearing a Bills uniform instead of a Bengals uniform...

[flaccopoe]

[quote name='JO_75' timestamp='1290546869' post='549282']
Good find, I didn't realize the Panthers are the only team to only have 1 win. Yeah so whoever the Panthers bring in will have a head ache trying to turn them around.

Steelers @ Bills: My Upset of the Week, Bills over the Steelers [/quote]

I think you're crazy, but I hope you're right!

[mhead66]

[quote name='flaccopoe' timestamp='1290477179' post='548511']
I'll say this about the Bills: they play much better than their record suggests. [b]They have the 2nd-highest rated QB in the NFL[/b] and some other good offensive weapons, but they keep making costly mistakes like the Lions.
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I agree that the Bills are playing better than a 2-8 record suggests... but in passer rating Fitz is currently #19 in the NFL.

http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?season=2010&seasonType=REG&d-447263-o=2&conference=null&tabSeq=0&statisticCategory=PASSING&d-447263-p=1&d-447263-s=PASSING_PASSER_RATING&d-447263-n=1

[mhead66]

[quote name='Polamaluisabeast_43' timestamp='1290557655' post='549462']
I dont think it will be an automatic easy win and I think the Bills could hang with the Steelers for maybe a half in this game but that is it. The Bills will not be able to run the ball with Fred Jackson in this game and as good as Ryan Fitzpatrick has looked at times throwing the ball he is not Tom Brady or Peyton Manning where he can just sit back there and pick the Steelers defense apart throwing the ball every down. If he is forced to do that which I believe the Steelers will do then the Steelers eventually will get to Fitzpatrick and sack him and force a bunch of turnovers because that's what this Steelers defense has done this season. Fitzpatrick is no stranger to the Steelers either they have faced him a bunch of times while he was with the Bengals and he has never given them any sort of problems and I dont expect that to change this week either just because he is wearing a Bills uniform instead of a Bengals uniform...
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I will agree, that Fred Jackson will not run on Pittsburgh's defense. He's had 100+ yards the last 2 weeks, but that was against Detroit and the Bengals. The Steelers run D this year:

Ray Rice - 20 yards, his lowest this season.
Darren McFadden - 14 yards
Chris Johnson - 34 yards
Michael Turner - 42 yards

However... Tom Brady showed the NFL how to beat the Steelers. You will not get 4 seconds in the pocket against their pass rush, but they're vulnerable to short passes across the middle, hitting the reciever in stride. Pittsburgh's LBs are beast in pass rushing and vs. the run, but are marginal in covering slants and covering RBs out of the backfield.

If Fitz watches the Patriots film, he has a chance.

I don't think it will happen... I see it Steelers 24, Bills 10 - but you never know. If Pittsburgh comes out flat, it could get interesting.

[flaccopoe]

[quote name='mhead66' timestamp='1290608928' post='549800']
I don't think it will happen... I see it Steelers 24, Bills 10 - but you never know. If Pittsburgh comes out flat, it could get interesting.
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Interesting as in we'd probably win the division if The Steelers took losses against both the Bills and the Ravens. This is of course a fantasy as the Steelers are most likely going to shred the Bills.

[JO_75]

[quote name='flaccopoe' timestamp='1290632725' post='550057']
[b]Interesting as in we'd probably win the division if The Steelers took losses against both the Bills and the Ravens.[/b] This is of course a fantasy as the Steelers are most likely going to shred the Bills.
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We would only if we beat Tampa & Buffalo beats Pittsburgh, all we would have to do is beat the Steelers in a season sweep of the Steelers since 2006 and the division is ours since Pittsburgh would be too far back. If we beat Tampa, our record goes to 8-3, while Pittsburgh loses they go to 7-4, than if we beat Pittsburgh they go to 7-5 while we go to 9-3 essentially too far back of us giving us the division and leaving the Steelers fighting for a Wild Card Spot.

First thing first, we have to hope Buffalo pulls off the upset and at 4:15 we take care of business against Tampa and we are set to win the division with a sweep of Pittsburgh.

[flaccopoe]

[quote name='JO_75' timestamp='1290638380' post='550170']
We would only if we beat Tampa & Buffalo beats Pittsburgh, all we would have to do is beat the Steelers in a season sweep of the Steelers since 2006 and the division is ours since Pittsburgh would be too far back. If we beat Tampa, our record goes to 8-3, while Pittsburgh loses they go to 7-4, than if we beat Pittsburgh they go to 7-5 while we go to 9-3 essentially too far back of us giving us the division and leaving the Steelers fighting for a Wild Card Spot.

First thing first, we have to hope Buffalo pulls off the upset and at 4:15 we take care of business against Tampa and we are set to win the division with a sweep of Pittsburgh.
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Way to articulate my point!

[mhead66]

[quote name='JO_75' timestamp='1290638380' post='550170']
We would only if we beat Tampa & Buffalo beats Pittsburgh, all we would have to do is beat the Steelers in a season sweep of the Steelers since 2006 and the division is ours since Pittsburgh would be too far back. If we beat Tampa, our record goes to 8-3, while Pittsburgh loses they go to 7-4, than if we beat Pittsburgh they go to 7-5 while we go to 9-3 essentially too far back of us giving us the division and leaving the Steelers fighting for a Wild Card Spot.

First thing first, we have to hope Buffalo pulls off the upset and at 4:15 we take care of business against Tampa and we are set to win the division with a sweep of Pittsburgh.
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Assuming we beat Tampa and the Steelers beat Buffalo - a safe assumption, IMO - then next week should determine the AFC North. If we win, we would have to lose two of the last four, and the Steelers would have to win out, for them to get the division.

It's "possible" for that to happen - we play New Orleans, at Houston on a Monday night, at Cleveland and home against the Bengals... but it's certainly unlikely.

[flaccopoe]

How do you think Merriman would impact the Bills' dynamic?

[Clutch Ravens]

[quote name='flaccopoe' timestamp='1290734402' post='550780']
How do you think Merriman would impact the Bills' dynamic?
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He'll challenge Aaron Maybin for "Laziest Player on the Team" honours.

[flaccopoe]

[quote name='Clutch Ravens' timestamp='1290734938' post='550785']
He'll challenge Aaron Maybin for "Laziest Player on the Team" honours.
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Scathing. Maybe the Bilss would be better not starting him then. But given their atrocious record, they have little to lose.

[K-Dog]

barely loosing to pitts-burgh in OT. Sad.
With a winning TD catch and drop.

Its like this team goes into the dollar store with .99 cents.

So close.