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    Horrible fan's worst case scenarios

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    This has been some thread. Funny part: *I* am the original author of the OP's predictions.

     

    At the outset of each season, my brother and I exchange predictions (with oddly specific details thrown in here and there), game by game. Each year, his predictions are wildly optimistic. ("10-and-6! Playoffs baby! This is the year!")... and each year, I refute his wild optimism with a harsh dose of bitter cynicism.

     

    This year, I decided on a preemptive strike, hitting him with my grumpy take before he got his out. My knucklehead brother -- the OP -- was so entertained that he decided to share my outlook on four decades of Bills fandom with this community as if the predictions were his own... going so far as to defend its contents against the many slings and arrows... which is funny because he's actually the one of us who suffers from AEO - Annual Excessive Optimism.

     

    BTW, apologies for forgetting the Chargers' move to LA. I *don't* apologize for making fun of Jim Nantz and Phil Simms though.

     

    Like many in this forum, I've been a Bills fan for as long as I can remember. 70's Dolphin hate... We're talkin proud, Ground Chuck, Joe Cribbs... through the darkest of Dark Ages, aka the Kay Stephenson and Hank Bullough years... the glory years of Bruuuuce/Kelly/Thurman/Reed/Tasker/Levy/Bennett/Talley/Lofton, all those unheralded studs like Phil Hansen, and the best GM in the business, Bill Polian... and of course, the last two decades of mediocrity, peppered with glimmers of hope from guys like Doug Flutie, Eric Moulds, and Drew Bledsoe.

     

    I have college age kids who were not alive for the last Bills playoff win. My youngest son is asking if he can root for another team (answer: no! But I love that he asks for permission). I've gotten to the point where emotional investment is getting more challenging with each passing year. I've contemplated writing to the FO to say "I'm sick of this crap. I'm done. Call me when you're good again" but I stop short of that because (a) that would certify me as an old crank and (b) I don't buy stamps anymore.

     

    I'll keep pulling for the Bills. And I'll hang onto my cynicism until the boys on the field and in the front office convince me otherwise. Maybe this is the year!

     

    SCANDAL at TBD!!!

    Horrible fan's worst case scenarios

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    Please change your title....and please look up the meaning of "true". I do not think that word means what you think it means.

    There you go boss!

     

    See Grice's classic paper "Logic and Conversation" for the general framework employed by my use of the word "true."

     

    When you speak with a sarcastic voice you are flouting the maxim of manner ("avoid obscurity of expression"). When you flout a conversational maxim, and you are assumed to be a cooperative conversation partner, it is assumed that you are trying to communicate something other than the literal meaning of your words in an indirect way.

     

    Of course, this is the wrong inference, but unless people knew this habit of yours they couldn't help but making it.

    In such a case you are taking advantage of the fact that the meaning that you cause people to falsely believe is deniable, so you are being deceptive. If on the other hand you are with your friends who know this habit of yours, and they are not deceived, then it is just that your circle has a rather ornate and perhaps exclusive way of calculating conversational implicatures.

    Horrible fan's worst case scenarios

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    And says he's a "fan"

     

    The Saints, Chargers, Chiefs and Bengals games are more winnable than you give credit for. The Dolphins are just a notch above the Jets too. Did you actually see the Saints and Chargers play last year? What exactly are you worried about with them?

     

    I love how people try to assess "how much of a fan" someone is haha. Bills and Syracuse hoops are the only things I care about sports wise and I consider myself a HUGE fan. I had a little fun with my low expectations and shared it. Maybe I'll be a better fan if I post 33K times in chat rooms, blinded with optimism.

    Horrible fan's worst case scenarios

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    while I agree with the LBs. were not suited for a 4-3, besides Brown at the position. Ragland is a 3-4mlb and doesn't fit. He'll manage in the middle of Brown goes down but that's it.

     

    I completely disagree with the DBs. Hyde is better now than A. Williams. Darby will look more like he did 2 years ago. The depth at the position and the Nickel spot is stronger than last year. White may be the best DB and that's not saying bad things about our dbs. That's saying he is going to be an absolute stud as a rookie.

     

    All in all, we were 7-9 last year and should have beat the following teams:

    Ravens

    Jets

    Miami x2

    Seattle

     

    I'm not saying that we should have. I'm saying we could have. We lost because our coaching staff was a bunch of fat idiots. Our biggest acquisition this offseason was coaching and management. Losing Ryan and gaining McDermott probabaly accumulates to about 3 wins alone right there.

    agree on coaches and I hope you're right about Darby

    Horrible fan's worst case scenarios

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    Some of you that claim to be "Bills Fans" need to go. Straight negative all year around. This team has the talent and it appears we have the FO now based off player feedback. We're gonna be competitive for a playoff spot this year.

    haha "we have the FO now based on player feedback" -- like that's the gold standard. I was at least trying to bring a little humor to the mix, not lunacy.

    Horrible fan's worst case scenarios

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    yeah. I can definitely see you are having a ton of fun and are incredibly upbeat about it.

     

    Not upbeat about making playoffs, but our direction. CB and LBs worry me outside of glaring QB shortcomings. But our talent should keep us in most games -- need the coaches to bring it together. 2018 we gotta make it. Now calm down everyone.

    Horrible fan's worst case scenarios

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    Week 5 @ Cincy: it's the game they can never win. Gutsy effort from Shady, but Tyrod limps off in the 3rd quarter, and things unravel quickly as TJ Yates reminds the world why he's not starting. L 24-20

    Didn't we beat them last year?

     

    You're right - 6-10 baby.

    I think we sweep Miami and beat KC, LA and Cincy.

    My mistake!

    Horrible fan's worst case scenarios

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    Week 1 vs NYJ: bad vs worse. Tyrod throws for 225, runs for 100. Shady breaks off a couple long ones. The Jests turn it over 5x. Expectations in western NY immediately get way out of hand. W 33-9



    Week 2 @ Carolina: McDermott returns home, and gets drubbed. LB corps immediately exposed as Cam spreads the field and runs for 90 yds. The Panthers go nuts with screen passes, converting several 3rd and longs. Big day for Carolina TEs -- which will become a theme for the season. L 31-13



    Week 3 vs Denver: a grinder of a game. Denver D is stingy against the run-heavy Bills, but the Denver O is inept against a sad Bills defensive unit. Field goals rule the day. Expectations again soar for no good reason. Upset W 15-12 in OT.



    Week 4 @ Atlanta: A beatdown, in every facet of the game. L 44-10



    Week 5 @ Cincy: it's the game they can never win. Gutsy effort from Shady, but Tyrod limps off in the 3rd quarter, and things unravel quickly as TJ Yates reminds the world why he's not starting. L 24-20



    Week 6 BYE



    Week 7 vs Tampa, aka the new hotness in the NFL. Winston has people on the Florida gulf coast talking playoffs. Wheels begin to wobble in earnest in WNY. Tyrod is back under center, throwing less and less accurately with each passing Sunday, due in part to a lack of competent receivers. L 33-17



    Week 8 vs Oak-Vegas: Tears continue to be shed because the Bills braintrust passed over Khalil Mack, a guy in their backyard from UB, who supplants Von Miller as the most productive LB in football. Another thumping. Tyrod gets injured trying to do too much running, b/c his receivers can't get open. Sal Maiorana gets even more whiny. L 34-9



    Week 9 at NYJ: TJ Yates creates QB controversy by playing well against a very bad team. Season sweep of the Jets costs the Bills the #1 pick in the draft, because they can't even be bad effectively. W 24-17



    Week 10 vs New Orleans: back and forth affair with Tyrod back in action. Neither defense can stop the other: Saints in the air, Bills on the ground. Last team with the ball wins. Surprise W 34-31



    Week 11 @ San Diego: The Chargers can still throw the ball. Screens and tight ends kill the weak middle of the Bills D. Shady is still beautiful to watch though. L 27-20



    Week 12 @ Kansas City: once again, the Bills just can't beat these guys. Ugly game. L 19-17



    Week 13 vs New England: the Bills play an inspired first quarter, jumping out to a 17-0 lead. CBS sends its #1 team to broadcast the game because Tom Brady! Jim Nantz and Phil Simms openly root for the Pats, exchanging warm hugs as Belichick makes a few simple adjustments that totally confound the Bills' coaching staff. Pats tight ends top 150 receiving yards. Gillislee runs for 180. Tyrod leaves in the 2nd quarter with another knee injury. Jimmy Garoppolo plays the 4th quarter because the Pats have already clinched home field throughout the playoffs, and CBS needs Tom Brady to hold still a while so they can worship him, zooming in on his chin dimple just so. L 44-17



    Week 14 vs Indy: Why not try Peterman at QB? Here's why: L 33-10



    Week 15 vs Miami: Who made this crazy schedule? Miami in weeks 15 and 17? NE in weeks 13 and 16? This just in: Jay Cutler actually isn't the worst QB in the league. Their D isn't bad, there are some WR weapons on this team, and Jayiii Ajayiiii is very good when healthy. But on this day, everything goes right. Tyrod looks really good, Shady goes off. W 34-13



    Week 16 @ New England: Garoppolo, no Brady. Doesn't matter. CBS does live look-ins on this game, just to show Tom Brady wearing a knit cap and cheering for lil Jimmy. L 24-16



    Week 17 @ Miami: If no one shows up to watch a football game, does it make a sound? L 31-21



    So that's... 5-11.


    Marrone Must Be A Genius

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    Posted · Edited by VA Bills Fan

    Loved the play call today to Boobie (fake handoff/end around then screen/dump pass). BUT why can't they run those types of plays to Spiller??

     

     

     

     

    I just tend to think its lack of a good "feel"...I mean you have Spiller a dynamic playmaker and your answer is to try and run him up the middle constantly? Playing conservatively. No offensive flair. No creativity.

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