Let the hype train take full effect.

The Buffalo Bills are sitting atop the AFC East at 3-1. They are coming off a massive road win over the Atlanta Falcons in Week 4. Jerry Sullivan of The Buffalo News argues that the win could be their biggest since 1993.

If there’s a time to jump on the Buffalo bandwagon, it’s now. Be the first to say you knew the Bills would be great this year.

Before the season commenced, it looked as though the 2017 campaign would be Buffalo’s 18th consecutive season without a playoff berth. General manager Brandon Beane and coach Sean McDermott, both in their first year with the team, tore down the roster and rebuilt it to fit into their mold in the offseason.

It seemed that this year was going to be the beginning of another rebuild. The team faced scrutiny prior to the season, as pundits looked at this season as a tank year for the Bills. After all, the 2018 NFL draft will be ripe with talented quarterbacks who will be selected in the first round.

Here’s just a small sample of the thoughts from the preseason.

I have steadfastly refused to say the #Bills are tanking. I may be revising my thought on this. — Sal Maiorana (@salmaiorana) September 3, 2017

"I think that the Buffalo Bills should go in to full tank mode." – @bykevinclark

"I think that's a great idea." – @robertmays https://t.co/BFZWquGAxC — Jonah Bronstein (@lebronstein) August 22, 2017

"Turn out the lights on the Buffalo Bills' 2017 season, because it is over before it started." https://t.co/Pi4HBtad0k #BillsMafia #tank — Matthew Kolken (@mkolken) August 12, 2017

You get the point.

However, the team has defied the odds, and their 3-1 record is proof that things are coming together swimmingly. They have the power to make the playoffs, and could possibly make a deep run.

All right, let’s pump the brakes a bit at this time. They may not be Super Bowl-bound (yet), but there are many reasons to jump on the Buffalo bandwagon.

Sean McDermott

Man, this guy is good. While other coaches have run away from the notion of being part of recent Bills history, McDermott embraces it. As a new coach, he could have run away from the mess that has been Buffalo football over the past 17 years. However, he shared how when he was hired as the coach, he took ownership of the team’s past failures. This is endearing to fans, as the former defensive coordinator understands the importance of the past and how it will play a definitive role in his future decisions. He takes the developmental process of the team seriously.