Is it really THAT much of a surprise?
Change your coaching staff. Second year (and still unproven) QB, different O-line, some new receivers... Suspect LBs and secondary... To buy the Kool-Aid that we were sold all summer and from the Vegas odds-makers...
This was an 8-8 team from the start, in the first year of - yet another - rebuild, but with the team talent skipped a year to the second year of - yet another - rebuild. The schedule killed them, as you can NEVER evaluate a rebuilding team before the first half of the season - when they're still learning to play with each other. We were sold the idea that we FINALLY had the MESSIAH! The QB to save the NFL. We would score TDs on EVERY possession.
It bothers me more that there still isn't any discipline on this team after 8 games, as the unnecessary penalties are killing them.
And I'm more concerned with the defense, because you just don't win in this league without it. The D-line is geared towards pass rush/sacks and isn't stopping the run. The LBs and secondary are awful at times. No one knows how to tackle - just hit (although that isn't THAT surprising , since that's what they're coached to do) Defense wins championships... and we don't have a championship caliber defense yet.
After Buffalo, the schedule favors them. 8-8. Just like they should have been from the beginning.