The Real Buffalo Joe Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 My Sundays in the fall used to be centered around the NFL. I'd wake up, watch the pregame show. Drive to the bar. Watch the Bills. Drive home. Watch whatever late afternoon game I could get on local TV, or RedZone. Watch the Sunday Night game. Then usually watch MNF. Now, I'm just as passionate about The Bills as I've ever been. Go out to the bar, watch every game. New Year's Eve was probably the best day of my year last year. Pumped for this season. But I can count on one hand the number of non Bills games I watched last year. If anything, I'd rather watch a college game if I have no direct rooting interest. I don't give a **** about the anthem protests. While I'm not the biggest fan of the new rule changes, it hasn't turned me off completely to the NFL. I just find myself less enthused to watch NFL football than I used to be. Even my fantasy players I usually just check the stats online. Anybody else feel this way? 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Sort of. It might just be a product of growing up and understanding how the business works. Plus I do think there is over saturation of the product 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rad Likes The Bills Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 NO ITS JUST YOU. I WILL NOT LET YOU TALK ME DOWN. THE BILLS ARE GOING! WE GOT A NEW QB, WHEW! WE GOT A CULTURE. THE BILLS ARE BACK BABY. WE GONNA BE CIRCLING THE WAGONS FOR THE NEXT DECADE. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJBobby Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Nope 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Yes. Most definitely. Started when I moved from Western NY. Been falling off ever since. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 3 minutes ago, MAJBobby said: Nope What he said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wppete Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 I love the Bills! Period! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crowing Rooster Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 11 minutes ago, Rad Likes The Bills said: NO ITS JUST YOU. I WILL NOT LET YOU TALK ME DOWN. THE BILLS ARE GOING! WE GOT A NEW QB, WHEW! WE GOT A CULTURE. THE BILLS ARE BACK BABY. WE GONNA BE CIRCLING THE WAGONS FOR THE NEXT DECADE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Yep But, I'm really starting to dig soccer.??♂️ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherChazz Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 I'd say I pay a little less attention to the rest of the league than I used to, but I'm just as passionate about the Bills. Things like Embedded only help too. So excited to see Josh Allen all half on Sunday with the starters! It's a good time to be a fan. New beginnings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sodbuster Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Yeah. There are way too many gamedays now. It used to be just Sunday, then Monday night, and it was special. Now there's Thursday night, all day Sunday with three, sometimes four time slots if theres a London game, then Monday night. The NFL is like that girlfriend that is way too emotionally available and you lose interest in her. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_kidd_4 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Bills are the only sportsball team that I follow, and it’s definitely been waning over the last few years. The tailgate and the friends and fam are what keep me going back. The NFL as a whole is “meh”. Between the officiating, the garbage newer rules, and the league becoming more entertainment centered rather than an actual sport, I really don’t care as much as I used to. You get a little older and you get different life perspective. Bills and sports just aren’t as ‘important’ as they used to be. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherChazz Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 13 minutes ago, Rad Likes The Bills said: NO ITS JUST YOU. I WILL NOT LET YOU TALK ME DOWN. THE BILLS ARE GOING! WE GOT A NEW QB, WHEW! WE GOT A CULTURE. THE BILLS ARE BACK BABY. WE GONNA BE CIRCLING THE WAGONS FOR THE NEXT DECADE. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianmoorman4jesus Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Nope. I’ll watch every Thursday night game, every play of the bills, the Sunday ticket mix channel on commercials the bills bye and the off time of their game, the Sunday night and the Monday night every week. Can’t get enough, love it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rad Likes The Bills Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 3 minutes ago, The Monk said: ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jethro_tull Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 about the same- although it has done a gradual decline over the years with more and more obnoxious commercials, stoppages in play and bad rules / calls. still i love the bills and really enjoy a good NFL battle no matter who is playing.... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rad Likes The Bills Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 1 minute ago, BrotherChazz said: THATS THE ONLY WAY TO GET SOME RESPECT AROUND THESE PARTS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 (edited) I have not lost any interest at all in watching the Bills. But yeah, I don’t watch quite as many other NFL games as I used to. I still watch a good amount of NFL football, though. For me, it’s something that has bene slowly happening for years. It started with all the rule changes. Now it’s to the point that you can’t even celebrate a play when it happens, anymore. You have to wait to see if there was a flag. It’s taken some of the excitement out of the game IMO. Edited August 24, 2018 by BillsFan4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dablitzkrieg Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Not at all. I love it more and more each year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Yes. Less and less interested in the nfl. More and more interested with the Bills (if that’s even possible) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Buffalo Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 I was out for a while completely, turned to hockey which has always been a 1a sport of mine and I still play... but the improvement last year drew me back in and I am following the Bills much more closely. Fantasy leagues kept me in touch, but rarely watch other games because of all the commercials and other things to do. Would rather watch hockey on my portable devices and its cheaper too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman1876 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 I watched a 0-5 preseason game between the defending Super Bowl champs and a team that won 0 games. I'm committed to football. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haze_21 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 I watch more than ever now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMDman Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 its a no from me dawg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 finding about zero interest in at least 12 of the 16 games each week. the game is fading away without gambling or a good team to cheer for you've lost 95% of the spark if you are carving away from busy time to watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptide Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 I made 5 calls to directv to get a deal on the Sunday ticket. Some calls were 45 mins long. I finally got it. Is my interest in the NFL declining? Not a bit. It is my time to forget about life and root for my bills and watch other teams 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 11 minutes ago, Rad Likes The Bills said: THATS THE ONLY WAY TO GET SOME RESPECT AROUND THESE PARTS! Attention != Respect 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProcessAccepted Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Partly. Can't stand watching the NFL Network for very long. I'm bored about the way they drone on about certain teams over and over instead of giving all 32 teams a fair shot. That said it's Friday afternoon and I'm on a Bill's board posting about the NFL so I guess I still care ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 10 minutes ago, ProcessAccepted said: Partly. Can't stand watching the NFL Network for very long. I'm bored about the way they drone on about certain teams over and over instead of giving all 32 teams a fair shot. That said it's Friday afternoon and I'm on a Bill's board posting about the NFL so I guess I still care ? it's no fun not having interest in the Thursday or Monday night games for weeks on end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahnyc Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Still a huge fan, but fantasy football has had an odd impact on the my interest in the NFL. I now want to watch multiple games even when the Bills are playing and sometimes I find that am too focused on particular players for other teams at the expense of the attention I should be paying to the Bills game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 I am still very enthusiastic about the Bills, but the rest of the NFL? Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 In general, no, I'm not less interested in the NFL. What I'm tired of is being subjected to games involving the same teams, week in and week out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 24 minutes ago, Boyst62 said: Yep But, I'm really starting to dig soccer.??♂️ That's too bad I hear next is that you will start enjoying your wings breaded with ranch..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 40 minutes ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said: My Sundays in the fall used to be centered around the NFL. I'd wake up, watch the pregame show. Drive to the bar. Watch the Bills. Drive home. Watch whatever late afternoon game I could get on local TV, or RedZone. Watch the Sunday Night game. Then usually watch MNF. Now, I'm just as passionate about The Bills as I've ever been. Go out to the bar, watch every game. New Year's Eve was probably the best day of my year last year. Pumped for this season. But I can count on one hand the number of non Bills games I watched last year. If anything, I'd rather watch a college game if I have no direct rooting inteuserest. I don't give a **** about the anthem protests. While I'm not the biggest fan of the new rule changes, it hasn't turned me off completely to the NFL. I just find myself less enthused to watch NFL football than I used to be. Even my fantasy players I usually just check the stats online. Anybody else feel this way? It's less violent , so it's not as fun to watch as it used to be. Also as people age their interests sometimes changes . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLFan Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 I am right with you OP. I have been there for a while now. I never miss the Bills but I did not watch even close to an entire non-Bills NFL game last year until the playoffs and even then, only a few. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloHokie13 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Yeah, I go to the bar for the Bills game and that's about it for NFL football for me unless I'm planning on napping on the couch. I frankly have better things to do than watch teams I don't care about. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddaryl Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 47 minutes ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said: My Sundays in the fall used to be centered around the NFL. I'd wake up, watch the pregame show. Drive to the bar. Watch the Bills. Drive home. Watch whatever late afternoon game I could get on local TV, or RedZone. Watch the Sunday Night game. Then usually watch MNF. Now, I'm just as passionate about The Bills as I've ever been. Go out to the bar, watch every game. New Year's Eve was probably the best day of my year last year. Pumped for this season. But I can count on one hand the number of non Bills games I watched last year. If anything, I'd rather watch a college game if I have no direct rooting interest. I don't give a **** about the anthem protests. While I'm not the biggest fan of the new rule changes, it hasn't turned me off completely to the NFL. I just find myself less enthused to watch NFL football than I used to be. Even my fantasy players I usually just check the stats online. Anybody else feel this way? I only follow the bills.. I've never really cared about watching any other games... Never really interest me.. Once the teams I have emotional attachment have played their game or have been eliminated (Sabres / Bills) I'm done... I just cannot watch a sport if a Buffalo team is not representing. No interest no matter the sport 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rochesterfan Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Nope - there are differences in how I consume the NFL now, but my passion is still there. In the past - I would watch pregame shows on ESPN because I loved Boomer and the guys and it was fun - then I would watch the post game to see highlights and anything else I missed - again Boomer and TJ were awesome to watch. Now I have no desire to watch Pre or Post game - the people are just annoying- guys like Irving, Chris Carter, Randy Moss, Faulk, and a variety of coaches just give me nothing at all worth listening to. Post game - you can go on the internet and get stats, scores, big plays, etc both live and after the game no need for sports center or NFL network post game shows. I consume much more NFL right now than ever before - including time on this board - I also have access to way more information than ever before and I think it is great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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