Is this a record? Has any team manged to miss the playoffs for 16 straight years since the merger? In this age of parity, with the salary cap, and the draft process, and the scheduling procedures, all designed to weaken the strong and strengthen the weak, I think it's time to embrace the Bills as baseball fans have embraced the Cubs. The Bills may be losers, but at least they're our losers, and we know we can always count on them to do what they do best, in new and creative ways that continue to amaze us. I can't wait until next year, as we go for 17!