Over or Under for the Bills

It has been a few days since it was released that the line in Vegas for the Bills' win total will be at 6.5. This had me thinking the 6.5 total almost right on. I do not think we will be doom and gloom, but I do not think of us as a playoff team. As a matter of fact, I feel like we will be bad enough to miss the playoffs but good enough to draft around 10 next May.

I think there are a couple slam dunks for wins, and even more for losses. The following is the breakdown of how I think the season will go. I might revisit this in August once we know what will happen with the QB situation, the WR situation and  the Jairus Byrd situation.

Week	Opponent	Outcome	Why
1	vs New England	L	If there is a game vs NE that we can win, I figure it is this one with a new coaching staff and new system, but come on, it is New England.
2	vs Carolina	W	I like Cam Newton, but Carolina to me is still missing a few parts to make them a solid playoff contender. Winable for us.
3	at New York Jets	W	The franchise is a wreck, the QB is a wreck, and we should (have) to exploit that.
4	vs Baltimore	L	Regardless of the huge roster turnover, I still envy the heck out of this franchise. I don't see any scenario where we beat the Ravens.
5	at Cleveland	W	Like all Bills/Browns games, I have a feeling this will be a sleeper. As a matter of fact, I threw a dart to see who would win.
6	vs Cincinnati	L	James Harrison is the key to this game. I think AJ Green will torch us and our only chance is to match offense with offense.
7	at Miami	L	Miami is much improved from last year, but I do not think they are worlds better than us. I see a split here.
8	at New Orleans	L	Brees to Graham all game long. To win, we will need to put up at least 35 points.
9	vs Kansas City	W	I have always picked Buffalo over Kansas City and I will again this year. Smith vs Kolb/Jackson/Manuel is a push. I still think we are slightly better
10	at Pittsburgh	L	Big Ben always seems to pick us apart. Even with the team losing Harrison and Wallace, Jarvis Jones and Sanders can fill in the holes.
11	vs New York Jets	W	See Week 3,
12	BYE	BYE	BYE
13	vs Atlanta *	L	Our record is 1-4 in Toronto. We play against Matt Ryan, Roddy White, Tony Gonzalez and Stephen Jackson. This might be a bigger blowout than last year.
14	at Tampa Bay	W	Josh Freeman is shake and Stevie has proven he can beat Revis. Close game, but I think we can win.
15	at Jacksonville	W	The one slam dunk of a game on our schedule. The one game that can make me look stupid as well.
16	vs Miami	W	I am going with the home and home split for this series. Again I don’t see the Dolphins being that much better than us.
17	at New England	L	Even if the Pats rest Brady for the playoffs, a Reactive Belichek will still outcoach Marrone.

The wheelhouse for me is in between 6-8 wins for us. I dont see us winning more than eight and even that amount is being a little ambitious. I dont see us winning over eight and under six. Either way, with the new staff, system, and QB in line, this season is definitely one of the most intriguing through out the span of our playoff drought.

2013 NHL Mock Draft 1

With the Draft Lottery already determined, and the NHL Playoffs blazing through the second round, here is my first ever attempt at doing a mock draft of any sort. Once the entire draft order is decided, I will come out with an additional mock draft. Let's see how this goes. Feel free to reply and discuss.

Order	Team	Player	Why
1	Colorado	Seth Jones - D	As much as Colorado doesn’t want us to think it, this is a slam dunk.
2	Florida	Nathan MacKinnon - C	Stock up on a safe pick here. Good compliment to Huberdeau.
3	Tampa Bay	Jonathan Drouin - LW	Adding Drouin to the likes of St. Louis, Stamkos, Lecavlier, Hedman, and Purcell makes the Lightning a solid G away from being Pittsburgh South.
4	Nashville	Aleksander Barkov - C	Getting a young C like Barkov will have Nashville in contention in no time.
5	Carolina	Elias Lindholm - C	This is a safer pick than the next one, and the Hurricanes play it safe.
6	Calgary	Valery Nichushkin - RW	He would be a slam dunk, but Nichushkin is under contract in the KHL for two more years.
7	Edmonton	Rasmus Ristolainen - D	I cannot fathom Edmonton drafting Offense here. I think they go with the big D to start solidifying their line.
8	Buffalo	Sean Monahan - C	It is between Monahan and Shinkaruk. I think Darcy goes with the size and tries again to hit on a solid pick up the middle.
9	New Jersey	Hunter Shinkaruk - LW	Sniper with a lot of offense and a lot of upside. People could start to forget about another sniper that moved to Minnesota.
10	Dallas	Frederik Gauthier - C	Two way center that will have fans excited over his size and skill
11	Philadelphia	Darnell Nurse - D	Tough rugged D on a team known to have tough rugged D. Seems like a match made in Philly Heaven and NHL Hell.
12	Phoenix	Anthony Mantha - RW	Big strong forward and hard to get off the puck.
13	Winnepeg	Max Domi - C	The Jets already have a scrappy C in Evander Kane. Make it two with Domi. Yikes.
14	Columbus	Ryan Pulock - D	Jack Johnson, Ryan Murray, Ryan Pulock…..solid young D core for a team finally heading in the right direction