Reasons for Hope?

It’s there for them if they want it. Their attitude has to improve or it won’t happen. They seem to hope for results instead demand/create results.

As for getting healthy, I wouldn’t bet on it. Yeah some guys will return, but others will go out. They just have to deal with it and win with what they got.

I’m not sure I’v e seen you post before, sorry if I missed it, but if you haven’t, its good to see you put one up. I wrote this as a response to someone elses post and thought it was relevant here. I couldn’t agree with you more that the schedule looks like we are poised for a comeback: so long as we are as good as we thought earlier in the year:

We went on a 3 game losing streak and the Dolphins and Jets both went on 3 game win streaks. That can’t keep up for any of these three teams. If we play well and get smart with coaching we should be 8-4 after the next three.

By contrast, the Jets have their next two AT New England and AT Tennessee, followed by the Broncos at home. That sounds like 1-2 to me, and if Favre trys to keep up with Cutler (a younger version of himself) in a shootout, I think he will lose, putting them at 0-3.

The Dolphins schedule is much kinder than the Jets with Oakland coming to Miami, followed by New England before they go play at St. Louis. Oakland is without Russell most likely so that doesn’t bode well, but you know what? I think they still might be due for a win. New England will play Miami tough and St. Louis has been an upset maker or at least close to an upset maker against tough AFC and NFC East teams already. I say in the end Miami comes out 2-1, but 1-2 isn’t that unlikely. Either way, That makes our meeting with the Dolphins huge and puts our destiny somewhat in our own hands. We should beat them at "home".

Finally, the Pats next three isn’t a walk in the park by any means. As mentioned above they take on Miami and Jets before getting the Steelers. We may in fact want to be rooting for the Pats for the next to weeks and then pull for the Steelers to win a game they should, their defensive pass rush should destroy Cassel. So let’s put the Pats at 2-1.

That makes it Bills 8-4, Pats 8-4, Dolphins 7-5, and Jets at 7-5. All year we have beaten the teams we are supposed to and the next three are against teams we are supposed to beat. Our problem is beating teams that are about even or better than us. These could be the standings if we beat our next three.

Then let’s pray we’ve learned how to play against good competition.

The Bills control their own destiny. If they can win out they win the division. I don’t think they can do that and will need some help but first things first, we need to win Monday Night. Then we can do more playoff projections!!!! :-)