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Well.....were you "That guy?"

If a football game is more important than your friends wedding, then he isn't really your friend. Skip the wedding, or DVR it. If someone disrespected me and my wifes day watching a football game, real friends of mine would have you removed, or at least your phone would be in little pieces. Luckily that wasn't a possiblity 17 years ago. Don't be known as "that guy". finally, and most important, you aren't getting any wedding side action watching football. Just Saying.

It's hard to enjoy a win in the NFL. > Still laughing.

<He has been a VERY loyal owner....but not a very good one the last ten years.> There's that toronto thing.....

That old geezer tells us how we can't support a team and has to move games to Toronto, and abused fans pile on and say what a great guy he is to keep the bills in your city. Unbillievable. He's a bad owner, who doesn't even have the decency to read the facts and eject himself from the mess it took him 50 years to make. I will dance whenever he is unaffiliated with the Bills. Even at the risk of them moving, which I used to think was zero, but now has a chance thanks to ralph of going to Toronto.

I'm the guy on page 1 who vented frustration at losing my Mom (huge fan of the Bills). I appreciate those who felt my pain. All those who were talking of Ralph keeping the Bills in Buffalo and what a great guy he is, answer this. Couldn't the Steelers (a similar sized market team) be in LA, Arizona, etc.? Why doe that never come up? It's because they are competent owners. We have Ralph. Arrrgghh!

I'll never forgive him for the angst he caused my mom, who passed away the day after that awful loss to miami september 12th. She loved her Bills, and I took her to a game as my mothers day present every year. She was so loyal. She's up in heaven now, and I miss her so. That Ralph made it to the HOF makes me sick. I'll say it again. I don't wish him dead, just dead to me. My Mom and Buffalo deserved better. Too further this rant, I'll continue by saying he reminds me of a wife abuser who just buys flowers to make amends for his sick behavior. Ralphie makes excuses because we are a small market team (like Pittsburgh and Green bay are small market teams) and all his supporters are just abused wives coming back for more. Raise ticket prices and put a competitive team on the field and people will pay and the ralph will be sold out. Or just sell the team. Go Bills. I need help.

that video was depressing. I only believe because I live in WNY. If the steelers played at the ralph, I'd be a lot happier. God....why did you do me this way.

Apparently you have never heard him with Bob Mathews on WHAM in Rochester. Unlisteneable. Angry Fred makes Ted Nugent sound liberal.

Thank you. That was funny. It's good to see all the optimism here. The bills have made me grumpy and old. I hope it doesn't happen to all of you. I'll go back to lurking again.

good points, but didn't we just use a #1 draft pick on CJ Spiller? I'm fired up about Chan, and Buddy entertains me when he speaks, and I want to believe that we are headed in the right direction, but I've seen Ralphs sit on his hands when he knows a few late seaon wins will lead to season ticket sales. I could hear it in his voice yesterday.

Maybe my dislike of the man has clouded my judgement, but I read it as "look at these underachievers getting better, I guess its not that important that I fire Modrak" I love how hard this team is playing, I really like Fitzpatricks gunslinger mentallity, etc. But show me wins, and playoffs. My mom recently passed after being a lifelong fan of futility and bad judgement by ralph. I'm just frustrated, thinking we're all headed for the same fate. I want to be excited by this rag tag bunch, but I see a lot of 5 win seasons wthout better players.

I don't post here much, but I'm always entertained. So thank you. But I'm compelled to write after hearing Ralphs comments...and my interpretation of what he said. "Our drafts in the last 10 years have been terrible." (But we'll keep the same draft mastermind anyway) "This team amazes me. I guess it's because they play hard. A lot of them were overlooked in the draft. A lot of them were cut by other teams that didn't have enough patience with them. All of those things play into it. So we should be much, much better next year." (So I guess this is working out for me again....these peaople from Buffalo...for lands sake, what a bunch of sheep) Ralph...channeling the late great Don Meredith, thanks for telling us we're number one with your middle finger.

Noit trying to get hostile, and I respect your position, but read this post: Memorial Link and then just try to get me to drink this brand of coolaid. I'll start drinking when they add some sugar. In the meantime, I'm smart enough to spit it out and warn my friends not to drink this crap. Steve

I just lost my Mom after along illnes and my frustration over the Bills is higher than ever. We always talked about the day we'd see them win a Superbowl together and she will never realize it. I'm 49 and I'm beginning to think I'll never see success again. It's particularily heavy because of Mom. She was a great fan. She took me to games at the Rockpile when I was a kid, and the first game at Rich. She was with me through a lot of Bills wins and losses. We suffered through the mid eightie and she would always support the team. Even one year when I scraped a Bills bumper sticker off my car in the middle of the winter because I was so mad, she laughed and continued to wear her Bills gear. These days, this team embarasses me and I feel foolish supporting them, but my Mom was always royal. Back before the wife and kids, I had a super bowl party. She witnessed "Wide right" with me and a bunch of my friends. I saw tears on her cheeks, but she was sure we'd get one next year. She remained loyal. Every sunday after the game we'd compare notes. She died the day after the Miami game. How sad. She loved her Bills. It would be disrespectful to her memory to give up now, even though I am frustrated at the Bills ineptitude and I will never forgive Ralph for letting a great fan like my mother go to her grave not knowing where the Bills will be in the future. It bothered he a lot and he owed her that. My kids may pick other teams and I won't blame them, but I'll always be there on sunday. Mom....I'll always love you, and I'm not quitting. I'm not buying tickets or gear, because you didn't raise a fool, but I'm not quitting. Steve PS....I'm sure there are great fans who are at the eternal tailgate right now. Tell us about them.

Chappy....I hear you. My Mom just passed and was only 72 years old. She loved our Bills. It made me sad going through her stuff and seeing her "Whammy Miami" T-shirt, and all the other crazy gear she had colleced and pinned her hopes on, and to realize her football dream would never come true. The last ten years of her life were tough ones to be a fan. As her health failed and she watched more and more TV, I used to tease her about watching "Dancing with the Stars" and other crap like that. She would say "Unlike the Bills, sometimes I pick a winner". It always made me laugh that we shared the same miserable Sunday together 70 miles apart, and then we could talk on the phone about what we saw. But the last bunch a years there hasn't been much to cheer about. The last game I went to with here was the Raiders game we came back in two years ago to go 4 or 5 and 1. My mom told me on the way out that we had no business being in htat game and we were outplayed in every facet. She knew football. She died with a level of uncertainty that frankly was unfair to her support as a fan. All I can say is.......When ralph gets to meet her I hope she kicks his feeble ass. Me, I'm still glued to the set on sunday. I do DVR the games and watch them in delay. I've found you can watch a game in about an hour and a half. When I start at 2:30, I get part of my sunday back, and still get the same bad feeling the Bills gave me live. I go to Two bills drive and read the highlights, but I don't take my kids to games, and I don't drink the koolaid anymore. I'm not off the bandwagon, I'm more like skeetching trying to decide whether to let go or not. Some unforseen force prevents it. I wish I could give you hope, but I'll just say you aren't alone. Take Care

Are you kidding me....who thinks this is a bad idea? Embarrassing the owner nationally might just get the point accross. We deserve better. I applaud the fan (yes....derived from the word "fanatic") and his willingness to take the bull by the horn and do something. Will it work? I doubt it, but its something. All you fans that just sit there and wait for something better ought to be impressed. Where can I send him my 10 bucks? And by the way. If they raised the price of a ticket 10 bucks and gave us a compettitve team, would the Ralph be sold out. Of course. This a-hole ralph treats us like a wife abuser. Treats us like we are too worthless to have anything good, by constantly reminding us we are a small market team. What about Pittsburgh. The old man is a loser. Period. I'm angry and embarrassed nationally. I'd wear bills gear if they cared, but right now, all my Bills stuff embarrasses me. And yes, I talk a big story, but Sunday I'll be watching.

"Blown up Sir!"

And yet they mock us. "Are you a Bills Fan?" Funny as hell.

I can root against the team. I can seperate logic from emotion. The emotional side says..."this is my team. go Bills!" The logical thinker in me says "how can I fix what is broken?" and that is to root for change. Loss=Change. I won't be there at the game, but I dislike DJ so much I would surely boo when he makes his usual: A. Bad decision to throw a challenge. B. Bad decision to not throw a challenge. C. Bad decision to Punt on 4th down. D. Bad decision to let TE throw a 3 yard pass on 3rd and 8. E. Bad decision to claim winning is difficult. F. Bad decision to not change his facial expression. G. Bad decision to not coach. Boo!.....that was easy. Steve

Isn't that the script from "Slapshot"?

I remember becoming a bills fan in about 4th or 5th grade. I was allways mad when other kids wore Dolphins or Cowboys jerseys. "But we're from Buffalo!". I just couldn't understand how they could cheer for a community they didn't belong to. Yesterday, my 10 year old son was sitting with me on the couch, watching the slaughter at the hands of the winless dolphins, when he said to me "Dad, I can't wait to beat the Steelers, so I can rub it in to my teacher (A big steelers fan)". He was so sincere and actually has that spirit that sadly took 48 years to be sucked completely out of me. I can't stop supporting the Bills, but I want something better for my children. Ironically, I see quite a few kids wearing non-Bills jerseys around town. That probably wouldn't be the case if Bernie (Ralph) cared. I just have no reason to be optimistic. If any non-Bills fans who live in the Buffalo area caould share how hey escaped from the Bills. Was i a certain game, a playoff run, a gift of a Jersys from Grandpa the Giants fan.....what can I do to get my kids to not be Bills fans? I'm serious. Steve in Rochester