Marv's Neighbor Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Why do we always have these discussions coincidental with a Full Moon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansLanda Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 I agree with you concerning the fact that there has been plenty of bad decisions & self inflicted wounds within the organization...no doubt about that. And we all pay for bad decisions, don't we? But can anybody prove there's no such thing as UFO's...or Poltergeists?...no. And nobody can prove there's no such thing as curses either. Just cause you said it doesn't make it so. Â The only curse that's "real" is the Curse of Eve (aka menstruation). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalScotts Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 If "cursed" = incredibly poor drafting, questionable team management and an inexplicably tight owner, then I would say yes. Â cursed meaning poorly run then no choice - yes. General rule is good players play well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Between the battle histories and the Native American roots of Western New York, I'd say it's very, very likely the Bills and their facilities are indubitably cursed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campy Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 You're only as cursed as you allow yourself to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T master Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 I think so. Â If that be the case, when would have the curse started and what would have been the cause? I am going to go ahead and call it the Flutie curse. Right after Wade screwed Flutie over by bencing him in favor of Rob Johnson, we immediately had the most heart breaking loss imaginable (just behind Super Bowl XXV). Since that time, we have not even sniffed the playoffs. Seems like a fairly legit to me curse to me. Â I say we get Flutie to Buffalo, slap his name on the WOF, and then sacrifice a virgin, or a goat, (or maybe even a virgin goat) just for good measure. That move pissed off the football Gods to no ends and we need collectively perform some sort of act of attrition to make things right. Â Â I think it may have to be a human sacrifice - so let's say we invite Rob Johnson & Wade Phillips to the wall of fame induction of Flutie & that will be the end of it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transient Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 (edited) I think so. Â If that be the case, when would have the curse started and what would have been the cause? I am going to go ahead and call it the Flutie curse. Right after Wade screwed Flutie over by bencing him in favor of Rob Johnson, we immediately had the most heart breaking loss imaginable (just behind Super Bowl XXV). Since that time, we have not even sniffed the playoffs. Seems like a fairly legit to me curse to me. Â I say we get Flutie to Buffalo, slap his name on the WOF, and then sacrifice a virgin, or a goat, (or maybe even a virgin goat) just for good measure. That move pissed off the football Gods to no ends and we need collectively perform some sort of act of attrition to make things right. Â Screw Flutie. He was a blip in this frachise's history and if it wasn't for his shameless self promotion and his schmarmy underdog story his mediocre play wouldn't have been talked about beyond his tenure here. In fact, I think the curse started when he hung Thurman out to dry with that terrible pass that resulted in a rib injury further deteriorating TT's skills, ultimately resulting in him finishing his career with the 'phins, thereby solidifying the curse. I say we sacrifice Flutie!! Edited September 23, 2010 by transient Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Blizzard Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 I blame OJ Simpson. The murders happened in the spring of '94 and Buffalo hasn't done anything noteworthy since. Even Jimbo only managed one playoff win after OJ's bad night . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweatpantsjoe Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 The team that cut Thurman, Bruce and Andre all in the same day without telling them........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewildrabbit Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 The curse came to Buffalo long before Flutie played in Buffalo.  There was the entire decade of the 70's in which the Bills didn't beat the Dolphins once in that ten year period, the "don" owned Buffalo  There was a winning head coach that completely turned around the franchise all by himself, (even hampered by the biggest jerk of a GM in the NFL- the team drafted a player with the 1st overall pick and then wouldn't even meet him for dinner in Buffalo when he set it up-only 20k difference between the team and player and didn't sign him)- the team was so bad they couldn't play preseason games in Buffalo because nobody would attend. 5-11 his first year 11-5 in 2 years and the playoffs- the fans were buying tickets so the owner doesn't resign this coach and the team went south again.  There was "wide right"  There was the firing of the best ever GM in not only Buffalo history, but perhaps in NFL history  There was the firing of the best evers understudy because he wouldn't resign with Buffalo, he wanted to wait and see what other teams might offer.  There was letting the understudy leave Buffalo with his head scout, who is now the GM of the Chargers  The decade of 2000-2010 of losing because the owner refuses to hire a top coach.  Its a love-hate relationship and the thin line between the two....  1970 3-10-2 1971 1-13 1972 4-9-1 1973 8-5 1974 9-5 playoff WC 1975 8-6 1976 2-12 1977 3-11 1978 5-11 1979 7-9 1980 11-5 won division 1981 10-6 WC win 1982 players strike 4-5 1983 8-8 1984 2-12 1985 2-14 1986 4-12 Bill Polian hired- Marv Levy hired mid season 1987 7-8 1988 12-4 won division lost in AFC Championship 1989 9-7 won division 1990 13-3 won division AFC championship 1991 13-3 won division AFC championship 1992 11-5 WC AFC championship 1993 12-4 won division AFC championship 1994 7-9 1995 10-6 won division WC 1996 10-6 WC 1997 6-10 1998 10-6 WC 1999 11-5 WC 2000 8-8 2001 3-13 2002 8-8 2003 6-10 2004 9-7 2005 5-11 2006 7-9 2007 7-9 2008 7-9 2009 6-10  Cursed with an owner you love because he kept the team in Buffalo, and yet you hate because he fired Polian... refused to pay Knox & Butler ...refuses to hire a big name coach for the last 10 years      As cursed as Buffalo may seem, I think the Cleveland Brown are more cursed. The owner moved the team to Baltimore (sorta) where they win a SB and become a perennial playoff team with an awesome defense. Can there ever be an owner more hated the Art Modell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in STL Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 I think so. Â If that be the case, when would have the curse started and what would have been the cause? I am going to go ahead and call it the Flutie curse. Right after Wade screwed Flutie over by bencing him in favor of Rob Johnson, we immediately had the most heart breaking loss imaginable (just behind Super Bowl XXV). Since that time, we have not even sniffed the playoffs. Seems like a fairly legit to me curse to me. Â I say we get Flutie to Buffalo, slap his name on the WOF, and then sacrifice a virgin, or a goat, (or maybe even a virgin goat) just for good measure. That move pissed off the football Gods to no ends and we need collectively perform some sort of act of attrition to make things right. Â "Act of Attrition" - that is a very funny pun; not sure whether you know it or not. Â I think you do know there are no "football gods". Putting Flutie on the WoF will fix nothing and will cheapen the Wall for the others. Â Putting Lou Saban on the WoF is something long overdue. Â The Bills simply need better leadership, vision, and technical knowledge of the game. Start at the top and work your way through the entire front office, to the coaches, and then of course the players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfreak Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 I think so. Â If that be the case, when would have the curse started and what would have been the cause? I am going to go ahead and call it the Flutie curse. Right after Wade screwed Flutie over by bencing him in favor of Rob Johnson, we immediately had the most heart breaking loss imaginable (just behind Super Bowl XXV). Since that time, we have not even sniffed the playoffs. Seems like a fairly legit to me curse to me. Â I say we get Flutie to Buffalo, slap his name on the WOF, and then sacrifice a virgin, or a goat, (or maybe even a virgin goat) just for good measure. That move pissed off the football Gods to no ends and we need collectively perform some sort of act of attrition to make things right. A curse is something that the recipient, in this case the Buffalo Bills had nothing to do with it happening. In the Bills case, it is all the owners, management, FO and coaching's fault for the problems that the team has had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flopagamo Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Â As cursed as Buffalo may seem, I think the Cleveland Brown are more cursed. The owner moved the team to Baltimore (sorta) where they win a SB and become a perennial playoff team with an awesome defense. Can there ever be an owner more hated the Art Modell? Â Perhaps the Browns (and really the entire city of Cleveland) has had it worse than Buffalo... but check this pseudo-scientific approach to fan pain, and see who's on top. (Note: it's from 2007.) Â http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=schoenfield/070328 Â You could theoretically add the two recent MNF losses (to Cowboys and Pats*) as more minor soul-sucking moments as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills Analyst Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Its all Billy Buffalo's fault. He made his debut in 2000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 I think so. cursed by poor decisions at the top? yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kipers Hair Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Yes - with an old meddling owner whom the game has past by.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 I think so. Â If that be the case, when would have the curse started and what would have been the cause? I am going to go ahead and call it the Flutie curse. Right after Wade screwed Flutie over by bencing him in favor of Rob Johnson, we immediately had the most heart breaking loss imaginable (just behind Super Bowl XXV). Since that time, we have not even sniffed the playoffs. Seems like a fairly legit to me curse to me. Â I say we get Flutie to Buffalo, slap his name on the WOF, and then sacrifice a virgin, or a goat, (or maybe even a virgin goat) just for good measure. That move pissed off the football Gods to no ends and we need collectively perform some sort of act of attrition to make things right. Where are you going to find a virgin in Buffalo? Â "Curse of the Bambino" The Gods impose justice for not starting Flutie. Hope this doesn't go as long as the Red Sox curse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladiebla Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 OJ needs to come off the wall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsrcursed Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Saying the Bills are cursed is stupid.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 No. The ills of the franchise are largely self-inflicted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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