Phil The Thrill Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 I wanted to the Bills to best the Patriots more than anyone, but after reading Twitter and some of the comments in here, I can’t help but feel that fans are overvaluing this loss to New England. It would have been fun to beat New England but in the grand scheme, the Patriots were never losing to Miami next week. The Bills would be a 5 seed either way. I think that some fans don’t understand that this wasn’t for the AFC East Championship In two weeks when we play Houston or KC, what effect would a win versus NE really have? Would a Bills victory over NE mean anything in the Wildcard round? Absolutely not. Does the loss mean that they are any less likely not to pull off an upset? Probably not Most fans won’t even think about this game in two weeks and just like the players they’ll be “onto Houston” or wherever else. I also don’t seem this loss as having any effect on players. As great as the Bills fan base is, they are super reactionary, and many online are saying “this shows the Bills won’t ever win a playoff game. One and done.” WTF Overall point here is either way, we would have been the 5th seed. This loss means nothing other than showing that the Bills might be a few players away from challenging for a Super Bowl, but overall they are trending upward 9 3 7 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 You play to win 3 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Phil, you make good points, mine only is we had the best chance in 20 years of beating Brady in Foxborough. I do hope we don’t rest anyone healthy. I understand Morse, or anyone else with an injury we don’t know about yet like a hamstring, etc. We should be focused and I can only imagine McD is thinking we need to go into the Wildcard weekend with momentum and would be nice to have the best record in 20-25 years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil The Thrill Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 1 minute ago, row_33 said: You play to win Of course... but a loss here isn’t as devastating as a lot of fans are making it sound and a win would be pretty much meaningless after a week or week so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Winning or losing doesn't change anything for the Bills. However, this game needed to be treated like a playoff game. It wasn't by the players or coaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil The Thrill Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 1 minute ago, machine gun kelly said: Phil, you make good points, mine only is we had the best chance in 20 years of beating Brady in Foxborough. I do hope we don’t rest anyone healthy. I understand Morse, or anyone else with an injury we don’t know about yet like a hamstring, etc. We should be focused and I can only imagine McD is thinking we need to go into the Wildcard weekend with momentum and would be nice to have the best record in 20-25 years. Yeah it would have been nice but it’s not like there was anything riding on the game. Who really cares about bragging rights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Success Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 I dunno. I'm at a point of psychosis - I'm seriously worried about my mental health. That team has dominated us in a way that is one-sided to the extreme. I'm really grappling w/ it right now - trying to figure out different rationalizations, or things outside of my "sports fan" life that might make me feel better. I don't think any fan should have to go through this, though. I don't care how whiny it sounds. I just want to beat that team. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCowlingsTaxiService Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Yes perhaps this game meant nothing in the standings, but emotionally and mentally it was huge ... no denying that they weren’t up to it on both sides of the ball ... it’s yet another wait till next year moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil The Thrill Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 Just now, Happy Gilmore said: Winning or losing doesn't change anything for the Bills. However, this game needed to be treated like a playoff game. It wasn't by the players or coaches. And you know this....how? Because many analysts commented that it felt like a playoff game. The Bills defense didn’t play as well but I don’t question effort on either side of the ball 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 1 minute ago, Phil The Thrill said: Of course... but a loss here isn’t as devastating as a lot of fans are making it sound and a win would be pretty much meaningless after a week or week so. a win would have been huge for the Bills going forward they gave their best and weren’t good enough today Nice to have this chance for once after 20 years of trash , hopefully more to come 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil The Thrill Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 Just now, AlCowlingsTaxiService said: Yes perhaps this game meant nothing in the standings, but emotionally and mentally it was huge ... no denying that they weren’t up to it on both sides of the ball ... it’s yet another wait till next year moment Emotionally it was huge....FOR THE FANS. This game will have no emotional effect on the players which is more important 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesla03 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 just think of it this way the best bills team in 20+ years still couldn't beat the worst patriots team in 20 years. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Just now, Phil The Thrill said: Emotionally it was huge....FOR THE FANS. This game will have no emotional effect on the players which is more important sure it will you think they pranced around the dressing room and said who cares? Did you play sports? Did you laugh after a hard loss in football? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvbillsfan Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 1 minute ago, row_33 said: a win would have been huge for the Bills going forward they gave their best and weren’t good enough today Nice to have this chance for once after 20 years of trash , hopefully more to come They didn’t give their best. The players might have but the coaches didn’t. conservative on both sides of the ball. I’m accustomed to it on offense. But not in defense. Looked like Dave Wannstedt was back calling our plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil The Thrill Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 Just now, row_33 said: a win would have been huge for the Bills going forward they gave their best and weren’t good enough today Nice to have this chance for once after 20 years of trash , hopefully more to come Again, I think you are overanalyzing this loss. I don’t think it’s that simple. That the players says “We can beat the Patriots so we can beat anyone!” It doesn’t work like that. Teams often come out flat after having a big emotional win. Fans are upset because NE always wins, but it’s different with players. This game means very little to the overall direction on this franchise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Success Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 1 minute ago, Tesla03 said: just think of it this way the best bills team in 20+ years still couldn't beat the worst patriots team in 20 years. Exactly how I feel about it. And that makes me think it's psychological at this point, which is the worst. It's so hard to get past that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sig1Hunter Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 In the scheme of things for this year, you are probably right. However, a win would have been a HUGE culture builder for the offseason and beyond. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil The Thrill Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 1 minute ago, row_33 said: sure it will you think they pranced around the dressing room and said who cares? Did you play sports? Did you laugh after a hard loss in football? I’m not saying that, but I think players are in as a depressed State of mind as many of the Bills fans appear to be. They know the deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 I always over analyze. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil The Thrill Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 Just now, Success said: Exactly how I feel about it. And that makes me think it's psychological at this point, which is the worst. It's so hard to get past that. So is this about you? Or is this about the Bills? Because my point is, I don’t feel a win or loss will have any effect when they step on the field during the Wildcard game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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