| The Buffalo Bills represented the bottom of the | | | | more than a few times. They are three-point |
| barrel in the AFC East last season and there's | | | | home dogs in Week 1 against Miami. They did |
| simply no way they won't be cellar-dwellers again | | | | beat the Fins in Buffalo last year, 31-14, thanks to |
| this year. | | | | 24 consecutive points in the fourth quarter. If |
| It was almost a sad offseason for this team. The | | | | Buffalo doesn't win that one it seems a lock to |
| Bills couldn't get any big-name coaches to even | | | | lose at least its first four games. The Bills have |
| listen to them for their head coaching job, so | | | | lost 13 consecutive games to the Patriots |
| they settled on retread Chan Gailey. Terrell | | | | (equaling the longest streak by one team over |
| Owens also is gone - not necessarily a bad thing - | | | | another) although they should have beaten them |
| and Buffalo cut its best pass rusher, Aaron | | | | in Week 1 last year. |
| Schobel, who basically said he would retire rather | | | | The good news is following that Week 3 game at |
| than play for the Bills. | | | | New England, the Bills don't play on the road again |
| Regarding the quarterback situation, there is a | | | | for nearly a month thanks to the bye being in |
| three-man "competition" between Trent Edwards, | | | | there. Oddly. it's the fifth year in a row the Bills |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick and Brian Brohm. It's assumed | | | | play the Jags. |
| Edwards will win the starting job, but expect the | | | | Gailey will be very motivated for that Halloween |
| Bills to again finish somewhere around 29th in | | | | matchup with the Chiefs considering they fired |
| passing and 30th in offense as they were last | | | | him as offensive coordinator during the 2009 |
| year. It's a lock this team takes a quarterback | | | | preseason after only three games with new |
| with its No. 1 pick next season. Buffalo does have | | | | coach Todd Haley. Buffalo will travel to Kansas |
| a pretty good stable of running backs, adding C.J. | | | | City for the third consecutive season and the Bills |
| Spiller to Fred Jackson and Marshawn Lynch, so | | | | have defeated the Chiefs in each of their |
| expect a ground-heavy attack. | | | | previous three games. |
| On defense, the Bills finished 30th against the run | | | | Buffalo could beat Chicago at "home" in Toronto, |
| last year and didn't really add anyone of | | | | but why do I think there will actually be more |
| substance (Andra Davis?) to change that. Perhaps | | | | Bears fans there? Plus, the Bills have yet to win |
| a switch to a 3-4 scheme will help some. | | | | one of those Toronto regular-season games (0-2) |
| I know the preseason is all about optimism, but | | | | at Rogers Centre. |
| this team will likely regress from last year's 6-10 | | | | Starting in Week 10 the Bills should be favored at |
| record and will miss the playoffs for the 11th | | | | home against Detroit and Cleveland, but that's |
| consecutive season. WagerWeb lists Buffalo's | | | | probably it. Every other team on the schedule |
| 'over/under' for NFL season win totals at 5.5. | | | | from that point on either made the playoffs last |
| The Bills schedule ranks tied for 16th in schedule | | | | year or well could this year. The Bills have won |
| strength in the NFL this season with an opponents' | | | | nine in a row against the Bengals, however. |
| 2009 winning percentage of.500 (128-128). There | | | | If the Bills can win one road game (not counting |
| are eight games against playoff teams and six of | | | | Toronto) it's conceivable they can match six wins |
| those come on the road. | | | | again, but that's assuming five wins at home and |
| I am seriously trying to find six wins on here to | | | | that's being way too optimistic. My football betting |
| give Bills optimists a reason to go 'over' that | | | | system says take the 'under' and pencil in Buffalo |
| WagerWeb total or the odds, but I can't find | | | | for a Top-5 pick in next year's NFL Draft. |
| them. I'm not even sure the Bills will be favored | | | | |
