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Hello, I would just like to see your predictions for the season opener. Assuming we still have Henry and all the rosters are the same as they are right now.
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I got to see proof that your defense is any better than it was last year especially your pash rush. Yikes!texanfan2002114 said:24-10 Houston wins. Rookie QB against a faster texans defense and 2nd year for the Texans OL to be playing together will all add up to a Texans win.
CAbills said:I got to see proof that your defense is any better than it was last year especially your pash rush. Yikes!
Anyways right now I dont want to predict, I want to see Losman in training camp and preseason and get a good feel about it. Either way it will be a close game.
Your basing an argument on something you guys did "a couple years ago?"texanfan2002114 said:Didn't the Texans beat the Bills a couple of years ago with that defense and that pass rush your talking about? The Texans defense has gotten younger and FASTER and will have a better pass rush.
The Texans run defense was ranked 13th ovrl. It certainly isn't cream of the crop, but it wasn't one of the worst in the league, little above avg. Although I still think Willis M. will have a big game against us do to the lack of continuity in the front 7 since it'll be the 1st game of the season.Vinny said:Bills 27
Texans 24
Texans have one of the worst run defenses in the NFL until proven otherwise. No pass rush either. The Bills have a dominant running game and a dominant defense. 0-1 for the good guys
I am just asking.. but is your defense better, worse, or about the same as a couple of years ago? Maybe Texanfan200 can go from there??CAbills said:Your basing an argument on something you guys did "a couple years ago?"
Ok, not worst, but we gave up 4.4 ypc and only Tennessee, Kansas City and Indianapolis was worse in the AFC, and we were 22nd in the NFL overall when it came to defending yards per rushing attempt.Carr Bomb said:The Texans run defense was ranked 13th ovrl. It certainly isn't cream of the crop, but it wasn't one of the worst in the league, little above avg.
CAbills said:Your basing an argument on something you guys did "a couple years ago?"
That Yikes! defense had the longest streak for not allowing a TD last year starting with denying the Colts for 3 quarters. Keep in mind the stats are a little deceptive as well since we played 6 games against the top 5 offenses in the league last year and just 2 against the bottom 5 offenses.CAbills said:I got to see proof that your defense is any better than it was last year especially your pash rush. Yikes!
VINNY'S REPORT CARD FOR THIS POST:Vinny said:Bills 27
Texans 24
Texans have one of the worst run defenses in the NFL until proven otherwise. No pass rush either. The Bills have a dominant running game and a dominant defense. 0-1 for the good guys
I'll give you the good (top 10 scoring D) defense, but dominant running game? Stats don't tell the whole story, but...Vinny said:The Bills have a dominant running game and a dominant defense.
I'm with Herv on this one. I've got to see how healthy we are after TC and the Preseason. I'll have a much better idea what the final score will be after all that.Hervoyel said:To soon. I believe the Texans can win the game and that they will but it's far too soon to try and predict a score. I'll talk about this the week before the game.
The team could come out of the preseason injury free, yet have a catastrophic injury in the 1st quarter of the Bills game. Or it could happen to the Bills. Don't see why waiting for the preseason to finish is necessary to predict a single game. :texasguy346 said:My main concern isn't with how they perform, but moreso with how healthy we make it out of the preseason. If we go 0-4 in the preseason I'll still be happy as long as we come out relatively injury free.
If Losman can pick your defense apart then what do you think Carr will do to them? Don't forget Carr did complete over 60% of his passes and throw for over 3500 yards last year and was second behind Vick as leading QB's in rushing yards and that was with an OL that was together one year with injuries on it.Buffalo_Bills said:I wanted the prediction not Cabills
JP is better than you all think. He is good enough that we sacked Bledsoe, our defense says he can pick them apart, and just recently Jabari Greer compared him to steve young. Of course he will have a little learning curve, but hes been in the system for a year already. Plus last year lee evans did fine with a tiny learning curve, so i think JP can. I think he had a 60% or up completion percentage at tulane. We have added speed at WR and QB, and last year speed was our biggest problem, o-line cant protect forever, this year they wont have too.
Buffalo Wins 21-17
I am looking for respones. Saying you beat us in 2003 10-12 means nothing to me. Congrats on the win. It was a totally different team for the both of us so I dont see how that has any relevance on anything?A4toZ said:Okay... so CABills wants our prediction... then doesn't want to post his. Then we throw out the arguement we've gotten better on defense and he wants proof, then we turn around and post what happened last time to which the reply is "base off 2 years ago?".
Also keep in mind the guy who said that, Jabari Greer was an UDFA last year, I think he is just happy to be on the team. Although he did suprisingly well for us last year, the Bills seem to have a lot of luck in drafting players for our secondary, Wire aside.texasguy346 said:As far as the Steve Young comparison keep in mind that Young started out with the Bucs, and his star didn't shine quite as bright early on as it did when he moved on to the 49ers.
You would be SURPRISED on how many buffalo fans think differently.texasguy346 said:Donahoe is one of the better GMs in the business. You guys definately have a top quality front office.
Probably not as much as you'd think. We have plenty of people here who think Charlie Casserly is the worst GM ever, and I consider him to be a pretty darn good one. He always keeps us on our toes thats for sure.CAbills said:You would be SURPRISED on how many buffalo fans think differently.
JP is NOT a rookie!!!!!!!!! he's a 2nd year guy. He's had a whole year to learn the offense.texasguy346 said:Rookie QBs will make mistakes. A young QBs learning curve is tremendous, and unlike any other position on the field. I think JP will have a good year, but I doubt he'll walk away with NFL OROY.
That is an oddity in the history of the NFL. Don't bet the house on a rookie QB in his first game.Vinny said:All I know is we as a fan base are discouting a rookie QB in his first start when we had one ourselves when we beat the Cowboys in our first game ever. Short memories?
How do you know JP is better than you think? have you talked to the defense too? he's never played a game in the nfl. the release of bledsoe doesn't mean losman will be better by any meansm, especially his first nfl game. 60 percent at tulane means nothing in the nfl. I'm sure most QBs drafted are 60 something percent or better in college. alot in tougher divisions and schedules too. As far as jabari greer, i have no idea who this guy is, and alot of people compare current QBs to former QBs. its not new and the idea that losman is gonna come right out and succeed is not in his odds. losing bledsoe is gonna mean more turnovers at the QB position, i'd bet the house on that. if losman doesn't throw an interception, there's a good chance you win. the texans are returning most likely all 11 offensive starters from last year, so i have to give the offensive edge to the texans, but i give the bills a defensive edge. i just think the offensive edge will be greater than the defensive edge, so i take the texans in this game 24-13.Buffalo_Bills said:I wanted the prediction not Cabills
JP is better than you all think. He is good enough that we sacked Bledsoe, our defense says he can pick them apart, and just recently Jabari Greer compared him to steve young. Of course he will have a little learning curve, but hes been in the system for a year already. Plus last year lee evans did fine with a tiny learning curve, so i think JP can. I think he had a 60% or up completion percentage at tulane. We have added speed at WR and QB, and last year speed was our biggest problem, o-line cant protect forever, this year they wont have too.
Buffalo Wins 21-17
So JP mastered the playbook already? must be a freaking genius, especially since he's correcting coaches and all, those dumb coaches, don't know a thing about football. you also stated correctly that JP isn't a rookie, true, but thats like saying he's not a freshman, he's a redshirt freshman. either way, he's never played in a nfl regular season game. the fact remains that losman is not bledsoe. he's gonna throw more picks. i also find it funny how mr. genius has mastered the playbook, but you still don't think he's gonna throw more than 10 times. seems like if he had it mastered, he'd be throwing alot more.BillsFan said:JP is NOT a rookie!!!!!!!!! he's a 2nd year guy. He's had a whole year to learn the offense.
The biggest problem that rookie QBs complain about is trying to understand the pro-game and playbook. JP so far has not only mastered the Bills playbook, he was correcting a coach during mini-camp.
i don't think JP will make much of a difference. I doubt Mularky will let him throw the ball more than 10 times.
expect Willis Mcgahee to reach 30+ carries and 150yds rushing.
Bills 17 Texans 9
Losman mopped up for Bledsoe in 3 games last season. JP went 3-5 for 32 yards with a int & a fumble. Losman only played in 2 preseason games as a rookie prior to breaking his leg in camp. JP had a career pass completion % at Tulane of just under 58%. Not 60% as suggested. Losman (pronounced LOSS-men) was a honor roll student at Tulane, so memorizing a NFL playbook should be a piece of cake for him. Throw in the fact that Losman is a plus athlete as a QB and the Bills have quite the prospect, though they gave up a lot to draft him. The cowgirls used the Bills picks to select Julius Jones & Marcus Spears. Regardless of what David Carr did in his 1st game at the starter, Losman should follow the normal curve of a young QB and get better as the season moves along. I like the Texans chances against JP & the Bills on opening day.atxcoolguy said:...you also stated correctly that JP isn't a rookie, true, but thats like saying he's not a freshman, he's a redshirt freshman. either way, he's never played in a nfl regular season game...
funnyLucky said:Losman (pronounced LOSS-men) was a honor roll student at Tulane, so memorizing a NFL playbook should be a piece of cake for him. Throw in the fact that Losman is a plus athlete as a QB and the Bills have quite the prospect, though they gave up a lot to draft him.
k where do i start....P-buch IMHO will have a breakout year this year under secondary coach Hoke, and with a change of scenery. we added to our pass rush with hopefully peek winning the starting position, obviously you havent watched him play and plus adding younger and faster players to the D, not to forget that our 1st pick in the draft went to considered the top right DT coming outa college, so you wanted proof theirs your proof take it or just make up some silly argument how you think thats not improving not only our *** rush but our whole D.CAbills said:How has your defense improved? The pick up of Buchanon was a big FA signing but he was an on and off guy in Oakland. I have seen a ton of Oakland games over the last couple years being from California. Your pash rush was not great to put it nicely and I didnt see anything you did this offseason to improve it. Maybe I am wrong though thats what I am asking, not we are going to win 31-7 because I am a homer.
**EDIT** Never once have a I heard our defense says thats Losman can pick them apart?
Actually he has played in 4....atxcoolguy said:he's never played in a nfl regular season game.