Yeah I do. The home team lost the battle for the division title.We get to play Lions one more time this season and, oh well, look at that! It's the last game of the regular season. Remember last year?
This should not require explanation, but I guess it did.
This should not require explanation, but I guess it did.
It should be recalled that the Lions beat us 19-7. That, along with their record, should be an indication that they are a team to be reckoned with. One would have to be foolish, blind or both to think otherwise.
And one could say if Henery had not imploded against the Bills they'd be 7-1. Prater's off to rocky start but should be an improvement; the game winner against Atlanta should be a confidence builder.
I'm not entirely sold on them either as my notes on Stafford's Cutleresque tendencies would indicate. The respective schedules favor the Packers; it is the key reason for optimism.
Although I'm cautiously optimistic, I have prepared myself to watch the Lions go 4-4 down the stretch and finish 10-6. I think it is quite probable they go 11-5, and even possible to go 12-4, but even 10-6 should at worst get them a wild card they way the NFC has been going lately.
I think the Packers got a lucky break, because Mark Sanchez is no Nick Foles, so the Eagles game just got more winnable than it already was. Aside from New England, I don't see any games that you guys should be terribly worried about. Outside of week 17 that is
Although I'm cautiously optimistic, I have prepared myself to watch the Lions go 4-4 down the stretch and finish 10-6. I think it is quite probable they go 11-5, and even possible to go 12-4, but even 10-6 should at worst get them a wild card they way the NFC has been going lately.
I think the Packers got a lucky break, because Mark Sanchez is no Nick Foles, so the Eagles game just got more winnable than it already was. Aside from New England, I don't see any games that you guys should be terribly worried about. Outside of week 17 that is
Well, if you can step out of all-or-nothing thinking it might make more sense to you. LOL "Love" is the wrong word.
I doubt it, though it is certainly possible. However, when the argument is based on past season performance to the exclusion of what's been done on the field this season, then the argument is weak. You might note this a repetition of what I already said, so who knows what you were looking at.
I've never commented on their coach. You're confusing me with someone else.
Those are rare notes, taken together, that are not your typical all-or-nothing thinking. I would note Stafford is no "kid"...this is his 6th. season. He is both inconsistent and dangerous, a characteristic of a two fairly recent repeat Super Bowl-winning QBs backed by stout defenses. When looking at the Lions 16-7 Packer win that included losing the turnover battle 3-1, it's entirely possible Stafford will be doing some helmet grabbing in week 17 and still win the game. Their defense has demonstrated they can contain Rodgers, and past history (to use your logic) has shown that defenses that contain him follow up with repeat performances.
This Vegas odds argument is thin...and actually self-contradictory. The last time you quoted Vegas Super Bowl odds, the Cowboys (prior to Romo's back injury) were sitting at 9-1 while the Packers were 10-1. I did not detect any love on your part for the historically underachieving and collapsing Cowboys.
I'm sure NOMOFO will once again trash the Bills and take the liberty of professing my "love" for them
, but I'll repeat my concerns with respect to this game.
I'm sure NOMOFO will once again trash the Bills and take the liberty of professing my "love" for them
The Bills defense is who I thought they were some weeks ago (actually for the last two seasons if anybody is keeping score). Their strength is clearly in the front 7, but the DBs are not too shabby either; there's no notable weaknesses in that squad.
My earlier assessment was they'd go as far as the theretofore sketchy Manual could gather some consistency is now moot; his most notable failure was cluelesness in the red zone. While Orton hardly strikes fear in anybody's heart, he's playing the best football of his career as a game manager with a decent collection of offensive weapons.
Most recently he shellacked the Jets. While the Jets are in collapse, it was a road win, and the run-to-set-up-the-pass offense putting up 43 points without the two running backs is notable. KC at home this week is their hump game.
I'm expecting a low scoring game between two closely matched teams.
I know I did not hear from you. Someone (not you) will also tell me I'm nuts when I say the following: When Orton is clicking as in these past few weeks and when Jackson and Spiller are on the field, the Bills exhibit the best run/pass balance on offense and defense taken together of any team in the league. It makes them dangerous because there are no clear weaknesses to exploit; getting the running backs back on the field will be pivotal.
