Quote:Bills are going to be a strong team this season. there is no way jags will win that game in london.   serveal reasons .1. to early in morning  2. its in london were jags are winless 3. Rex is a great HC  4. bills defense will destroy our offensse espailley with them learning new system this year.  final score bills 34  Jags 13 

 

1. I don't see the time difference being a major issue when they go over early enough to get acclimated to it. This season we were actually making a game of it with the Cowboys until Sanders turned the ball over, after that we never really recovered. There were other mistakes during that game, but that happened most games we played last season. If this team can cut out those silly mistakes and learn to play for a full 60 minutes, then this team will take a big step next season. 

 

2. The first season we played we had Chad Henne at QB and faced a very tough 49ers team. In the weeks leading up to our game their results were: @Rams [35-11], Texans [34-3], Cardinals [32-20], @Titans [31-17]. Four consecutive games of thirty plus points. We faced them when they were hot. And last season we faced the Cowboys when they were hot, but we were doing okay at the start of the game until the Jags made a typical mistake and things unravelled from then on.

 

3. He's a decent head coach, but he still has flaws that cost him his job with the Jets. Don't get me wrong, he could be the next great head coach if he wins in Buffalo, but I don't see why we should be afraid of them because of Rex Ryan. There have been a number of times when poor game management has cost his teams games, or his teams have flat out struggled, maybe they will at Wembley?

 

4. Will the Bills keep the same defensive scheme that they have used this season?

 

Under Schwartz it was primarily a 4-3 defense, generally Rex Ryan's defenses are 3-4. So unless he keeps the scheme the same to fit the personnel he has in Buffalo, then fair enough the Bills defense could be pretty scary when you add Rex Ryan's style to it. But if they switch to a base 3-4, then there might be a season of transition...

 

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The main thing is it is January and we haven't got a new OC yet, seen who we sign in free agency, or what our draft class turns out to be. If we hit on those three things, the existing players take that next step, and this team's offense and defense develops, then there is no reason why we can't take a big jump next season and become a .500 team.  Will it take a lot of work? Of course. Will it take some luck? Of course. But that is part of the game and rebuilding a team, and that has to be the minimum aim of next season - a .500 record, and I think with the right moves we can do it. 

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