8-8 Forever? Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) Complete restart. I am with Leo, my old high school football team mate. Just tired of this crap. rebuilding time. new QB. new schemes, mismatched roster. the usual rebuild bullcrap. 3 more years of suck... Leo and I are both about 60 and are pretty much done. the franchise has taken its toll. time for the next generation to take up the mantel... these guys just keep spinning the wheels Edited January 15, 2017 by 8and8-->NoMore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Boatdrinks, IMO that record is a big part of what has the Buffalo fans so depressed and upset right now. We've been within 1 game of 8-8 for 9 of the last 17 years. Hey, I get it. They have just lacked that QB and have managed to screw it up so many times. Just giving it to BAdOL and his self aggrandizing posts . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCBongo Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 I live in Connecticut and have being reading Leo Roth since the late 90's. He is a columnist, not a reporter and it's his job to express his opinion. Given the last 17 years he has the right to be openly skeptical. If McDermott does a good job, I am sure Leo will give him his due. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Oh , thank you for clarifying your expanded definition of " incessant losing" . Because the actual winning percentage is closer to .500. Incorrect......actually they've "averaged" just 6.5 wins per season over the last 17 years.......only 2 seasons over .500 and only 3 seasons AT .500. But that's misleading because the last 11 seasons have been worse.........NINE losing seasons......just 1 season at .500 and 1 season finishing one game over .500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Incorrect......actually they've "averaged" just 6.5 wins per season over the last 17 years.......only 2 seasons over .500 and only 3 seasons AT .500. But that's misleading because the last 11 seasons have been worse.........NINE losing seasons......just 1 season at .500 and 1 season finishing one game over .500. Feel better now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Incorrect......actually they've "averaged" just 6.5 wins per season over the last 17 years.......only 2 seasons over .500 and only 3 seasons AT .500. But that's misleading because the last 11 seasons have been worse.........NINE losing seasons......just 1 season at .500 and 1 season finishing one game over .500. You specified the " Pegulas teams" so I only was considering the Bills record since they've owned the team. Thanks for the breakdown though. I'm well aware of the franchise's record since the late '70s when I started following them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Feel better now? Actually it's a little chilly tonight......got any of them heat maps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Actually it's a little chilly tonight......got any of them heat maps? You mean the ones that reinforced everything some of us said 15 months ago which took others until September of this year to grasp? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 If journalists were rated same way coaches were most of the sports journalists would be out of jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 You specified the " Pegulas teams" so I only was considering the Bills record since they've owned the team. Thanks for the breakdown though. I'm well aware of the franchise's record since the late '70s when I started following them. Yes the Pegula teams.....and all you wanted to talk about was the Bills. The Pegula's have owned the Bills for two full seasons and offseasons and are 15-17 after INHERITING a fully constructed team that went on to finish 9-7 and appeared on the upswing. They also inherited a Sabres team that made the playoffs a month later in 2011. The Sabres have since missed the playoffs for 4 straight seasons and are a virtual lock to make it 5. So in total........7 full seasons as owners and 7 non playoff seasons. That's 0-7 if you are scoring at home. In a sporting world where teams average making the playoffs every 2-3 years......that is a lot of losing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) Yes the Pegula teams.....and all you wanted to talk about was the Bills. The Pegula's have owned the Bills for two full seasons and offseasons and are 15-17 after INHERITING a fully constructed team that went on to finish 9-7 and appeared on the upswing. They also inherited a Sabres team that made the playoffs a month later in 2011. The Sabres have since missed the playoffs for 4 straight seasons and are a virtual lock to make it 5. So in total........7 full seasons as owners and 7 non playoff seasons. That's 0-7 if you are scoring at home. In a sporting world where teams average making the playoffs every 2-3 years......that is a lot of losing. I don't care at all what the hockey team does. Especially with a well known and purposeful tanking job thrown in the mix. Only concerned about the Bills . Oh, and the 2014 team wasn't exactly on the upswing. They were one game above .500 . A highly suspect game at NE where the Pats pulled Brady at the half and they weren't exactly trying to win the game as it meant nothing to them. They had a journeyman QB that was about to go back into retirement and the HC left unexpectedly. The Rex hire was a bad move and missing the playoffs in Hockey is much more difficult to do, granted. Edited January 15, 2017 by Boatdrinks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 I don't care at all what the hockey team does. Especially with a well known and purposeful tanking job thrown in the mix. Only concerned about the Bills . Then you should've read my post more carefully before responding. Like I said........people that want fans and media to give the Pegula's mull-agains for their mis-steps with the Bills are neglecting the fact that the Sabres have been very bad under them.........which is part of their story. Like it or not....."One Buffalo" is a thing because the Pegula's want it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purple haze Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 McDermott has A LOT to prove to the fan base and media. The OC and QB decision will tell it all. They !@#$ that up and it will get even uglier from the media and then the fans. Any new coach has a lot to prove. But basing it on an OC or QB decision before any games are played won't tell us anything. It will tell us that some of the fans will be fine with it and others will complain about it just because it did not fit their personal desires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Then you should've read my post more carefully before responding. Like I said........people that want fans and media to give the Pegula's mull-agains for their mis-steps with the Bills are neglecting the fact that the Sabres have been very bad under them.........which is part of their story. Like it or not....."One Buffalo" is a thing because the Pegula's want it that way. Not giving them a mulligan for the Rex hire. Just glad they ended it early rather than too late. I don't care about the Hockey team. I do t watch hockey and the fortunes of the two teams are not connected. If the Sabres start wing because Eichel is great, fine but it doesn't mean the Bills will. I read all of your typically idiotic post, thank you . Enjoy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Any new coach has a lot to prove. But basing it on an OC or QB decision before any games are played won't tell us anything. It will tell us that some of the fans will be fine with it and others will complain about it just because it did not fit their personal desires. Yeah when you take over a team where coaching supposedly kept you from the playoffs you are EXPECTED to make the playoffs. Like Rex, McDermott isn't going to be automatically allotted 7-8 losses the way Marrone, Gailey and Jauron before them. If they aren't in contention at the end of the regular season Bills fans are going to be furious and I don't think he survives two non-playoff seasons in a row. Pegula's may WANT continuity but this team is at a point where they are too talented with too many older players to tear down.......so if McDermott can't raise their level of play he is going to become perceived as part of the problem. At which point you want a new GM and a new HC and a clean slate for both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 I think the move to make would have been to show both Rex and Whaley the door . But I think they stick with McDermott for awhile if he's not awful ( like 6 wins or less). I don't think this team was all that close to being a playoff team . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Things Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 As far as I'm concerned, with a couple exceptions, all of the Rochester and Buffalo sports columnists need to be purged. They've all become toxic with nothing positive to say. Yeah, yeah yeah, I know... the team has sucked for 17 years. No Sh!t. I've been following this crappy team through thick and thin too, but these writers have all become cancerous. Just take the season-ending press conference as an example. What a joke! In my exprience living in different states and countries, the Western NY media stands alone as the most pathetic group I've ever read. The sad thing is that I've just about always enjoyed Leo's writing. Now, I refuse to read his drivel, just like those hack at The Buffalo News. The thing is that the newspapers need to understand that they should be providing their fans with a service, not a disservice. Who wants to read this depressing nonsense day in and day out. That said, people in Upstate New York have turned bitching and complaining into a true artform. It all needs to change. This is an entirely new era for our Bills. Let's be positive about the changes and hope that things will finally turn around. Let's give this new coaching staff a chance. If not... why are you even bothering to follow this team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 As far as I'm concerned, with a couple exceptions, all of the Rochester and Buffalo sports columnists need to be purged. They've all become toxic with nothing positive to say. Yeah, yeah yeah, I know... the team has sucked for 17 years. No ****. I've been following this crappy team through thick and thin too, but these writers have all become cancerous. Just take the season-ending press conference as an example. What a joke! In my exprience living in different states and countries, the Western NY media stands alone as the most pathetic group I've ever read. The sad thing is that I've just about always enjoyed Leo's writing. Now, I refuse to read his drivel, just like those hack at The Buffalo News. The thing is that the newspapers need to understand that they should be providing their fans with a service, not a disservice. Who wants to read this depressing nonsense day in and day out. That said, people in Upstate New York have turned bitching and complaining into a true artform. It all needs to change. This is an entirely new era for our Bills. Let's be positive about the changes and hope that things will finally turn around. Let's give this new coaching staff a chance. If not... why are you even bothering to follow this team? That's not true at all.........Bills fans don't complain more than fans of better organizations.......if anything they are generally LESS engaged. The media is so negative because they CAN'T ignore the sh*t show......it's their job........and because of that they don't appreciate the relentless incompetence. Fans can check out and they have started doing so in recent years. Ask Astro how the attendance was at SJF last summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Things Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) That's not true at all.........Bills fans don't complain more than fans of better organizations.......if anything they are generally LESS engaged. The media is so negative because they CAN'T ignore the sh*t show......it's their job........and because of that they don't appreciate the relentless incompetence. Fans can check out and they have started doing so in recent years. Ask Astro how the attendance was at SJF last summer. We'll just need to agree to disagree. I've been away from NY for almost 30 years now, and try to get back every 5-10 years or so. One of the first things that always strikes me is how much people complain back there. It always takes me a couple days to acclimatize to it. When I do, I realize that people don't even realize they're complaining... it's just what they do, it's part of the culture. To be honest, I usually just sit back and laugh to myself. I don't want to make it sound like I'm disrespecting the region. I'm happy and proud that I was born and raised there and only have good things to say whenever people ask me where I'm from. (Well, except the weather.) Anyway, I've always been a positive person and truly believe that a positive attitude will get you way further in life than being a miserable bastard. That said, I'm looking forward to seeing how the new staff for the Bills pan out. What's the point of complaining about them before they even get a chance to do their jobs? If this team brings you that much misery... find something else to do. The Rochester and Buffalo columnists are toxic and I wish they would just retire. Let's go Buffalo! Edited January 15, 2017 by Bad Things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerstm Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Grow up and deal with it. One other thing........do not attack fans/media for wanting to win by saying they should just be glad the team is in Buffalo.......you have no right to tell people in WNY what they should be thankful for. Really? In today's’ modern NFL teams can up and move to where they please. I haven't lived in WNY for several years. Fact is, Buffalo is lucky to have the Buffalo Bills organization. Plain and simple. TP stepped up and kept this team in WNY. That is something the fans and the media should never forget. Nobody wants the Bills to be successful more than I do (been a fan since 1981). However, how the local media has treated this team the past year was a joke. So unprofessional. It’s one thing to question the product on the field. But when reporting the facts becomes personal. When people are attacked when character is challenged. You’ve gone to far. Keep attacking this team Buffalo fans and media I’ll never blame you for wanting to win. However, you better pull your head out of whatever delusional orifice you spewing all this crap from. Because you should be thankful and grateful there is a team in Buffalo to even talk about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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