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Well said Dezertbill, I think the average age of posters on this board is somewhere in the mid 20 range, I too am a 30 plus year fan of the Bills and read the comments posted on this board almost daily. I very rarely respond (as indicated by my number of posts in 10 years as a member) but felt compelled to let you know that I agree with your comments and to say welcome to the board just as EndZoneCrew and Beerball and others welcomed me all those years ago

If I was one of the moderators of this forum I would ban you for life for 2 things: primarily for lumping Jim Kelly in with these other QB's and secondly for saying that Jim sucks. You sir or miss, have no class!

As a fellow 30+ year fan of this team I feel your frustration, I really do! What surprises me about your comments though, is the crybaby " Waah! My team is losing, they suck! Im takin my ball and going home" type of attitude? You would think that a person of your advanced years would develop a more mature and philisophical approach to the situation. Oh, by the way.... DON'T LET THE DOOR HIT YOU...

Sweet! According to those stats by the year 2015, Fitz will be among the league's leaders in overall rating.

As a 30+ year fan like yourself, I can feel your pain and frustration Rick. The one thing I've always told myself through all the ups and downs of so many seasons is this.. 1) Do I like the players? Their character, their work ethic, their passion and effort? The answer for the most part save for a few idiots ie: Rob Johnson, Travis Henry et al. is Yes! 2) Would I enjoy cheering for another team? Maybe, but I truly don't think so. I can unequivically say that a SB Championship would not and could not mean more to another teams fans and city than it would to Buffalo! 3) Sometimes it gets hard and tries your patience to be a Bills fan, but let me tell you a story that happened to me a few years ago... I was a Bar manager and I was working a slow Monday night shift and the Bills were playing the Dolphins in Miami on MNF. This customer that was kind of a regular, noticed my attention being on the TV instead of his almost empty glass of draft beer. He could clearly see by my reaction to the game that I was a Bills fan but he still asks the question, " You a Bills fan?" I respond that I am. Then he says, " Yeah, I used to be a Buffalo Bills fan but I'm not anymore!" I looked at him almost sympathetically and very clearly stated " No, you never were." As I write this I'm 43 years old, I figure with a little luck.. I'll live to see maybe 75? Is it too menial or shallow to hope that before I die I'll see the Bills win one? If so, I guess that makes me shallow. Oh well, I've been called worse.. Go Bills!

Strength and Conditioning coach! In my 30 years of watching football and this team in particular, I've never seen so many players go down with injuries in consecutive weeks. We all were told how much bigger the defensive front seven is compared to last season and yet outside of the Washington game, we have been man-handled by subpar teams! I think that Gailey summed it up best when he spoke about the lack of experienced depth on the team, however its my opinion that whoever our S and C coach is needs to find employment elsewhere, maybe he would be a good Girl Scouts leader.

1) I think the character of this team and its coach rivals that of the 1990's teams (they appear to be a band of brothers and truly care for one another) so they won't curl up in the fetal position after a bad loss, I expect they will rebound with a physical win over the cowboys. 2) I believe we have hands down the smartest QB in the entire league, and Fitz will examine every frame of the film from that game and learn what the jets did to him on defense and that it won't happen again! 3) I truly believe that the Bills were in a playoff game and they didn't know it! I mean think about? How would the Bills have a single clue (with our current players) what kind of intensity and level of play is required to succeed at the playoff level, have any of them outside of Barnett ever been in one? 4) I think they started to believe their own press clippings, its human nature to lose your edge when you have everyone telling you how great you are, to ratchet down the energy and intensity and that played right into the jets' hands. Look guys, I don't know if this team will make the playoffs or not...but I think them getting slapped in the mouth midway through the season like they did on Sunday will reveal alot about their pride and character and I'm willing to bet they will rebound GO BILLS!

For the KC game I predicted 27-10, so this week I'll predict 27-10! Good strategy, Billsfan in N.H.

Something tells me 9-7 this year, but still missing playoffs

40. If you have ever dug out the base of a 30 ft. antenna after a record snow and ice storm, in order to watch the bills game broadcast in french! You might be a bills fan.

Freudian slip!

I vehemently disagree with this statement! Fitz has earned the right to be the starter for week 1, anybody who says different is flat out wrong on many levels

Yeah! and Jim Kelly said that he cried when he was drafted by Buffalo, how did that turn out?

Thanks, but no thanks!

Couldn't agree more, the mere fact that you are so upset Stevie tells me that you are a class act. It is an honor to have a man like you on this team. You'll get them next time, keep your chin up!

C'mon guys and gals, did you really think that we were going to be competitive this year? Maybe its just because I'm older and a little more philosophical about things but if you step back (emotionally) and really look at the organization and its direction you'll see light at the end of the tunnel. Nix and Gailey told us they were going to rebuild through the draft, ask yourselves "Who's the Bills best player, right now?" My vote is Spiller! They annoint Trent as the starter heading into week 1, try to develop him... realize he is completely ineffective, get rid of him! They told us that the problems with the team cannot be fixed overnight, I say watch what improvements are made from week to week rather than focus on the overall record which we all know is going to be bad.

Excellent post, I feel exactly the same way! I decided to write off this season and now I watch for the joy of the small and few triumphs of the games. The only thing I have to say when people give me a hard time about my Bills is, I've been a fan for the last 25 years and I'll cheer them on next year too!

I for one, welcome all the negative comments and "doom & gloom" predictions from these talking heads, I'm a Bills fan and I'm encouraged by everything I've seen so far in the pre-season! I BILLieve in the direction this regime is moving and I think we will all be pleasently surprised by the product we'll see this year.

We have a winner!

Exactly! My biggest cause for optimism was in the Bengals game, when Gailey actually made an in-game ADJUSTMENT to start throwing the ball to open up the running game. Haven't seen that in about 5 years

NFL Network had the Cincy vs. Buff game scheduled on Sunday night at 2:00 am, so I stayed up late to watch it only to discover that they showed the Saints-Chargers instead. So I run through the guide and see that the next time our game is supposed to air is Mon. at 7:00 am, I turn it over and its Pats*-Rams Now the next scheduled air time for Bills-Bengals is Tues. @ 8:00 pm You! Nfl Network

Thanks for posting this, I agree 100% with what you've said! Pre-season means absolutely nothing, and I'd also like to add that with the starters in the score was only 7-3 for the skins, not 42-17.

Thanks for the info, do you have any idea what the scalpers would usually charge for pre-season game tix?

Hi guys and gals, I want to take my son to the Bills-Colts game in Toronto next week but I'm too cheap to pay the delivery charge for the tickets I was wondering if any of you knows how to find out 1) How many tickets are still available for the game and 2) Where I can find the best price for tickets? Any help would be greatly appreciated