Does any part of you miss the losing?

[Einstein]

Before you immediately jump to answer "NO", realize that this question does not mean that you don't like winning.

 

I enjoy the Bills recent success and I root for a championship trophy. I have a man crush on Josh Allen that my colleagues find odd. That being said, part of me misses the drama of Flutie v Johnson, Bledsoe v Losman, the Fitzpatrick upward trajectory followed by the downward trajectory, top 10 pick draft talk, checking the playoff tiebreakers to find a 1 in 1,000 chance of making the tournament, etc. I wonder if the large swings in outcomes of the past created a dopamine response in my brain.

 

Does anyone else feel this way? Or perhaps I am in a party of one?

 

 

[Codyny13]

No

[NobesBLO13]

No

[Htt2821]

We are the most talented team in the NFL and you miss the crappy qb battles, crappy draft postion, and being fringe playoffs?

 

Unbelievable

[Steptide]

Definitely miss the whiner line and the super hot takes following a bad loss, but other than that, absolutely not. After 17 years of stress and misery and ptsd, we deserve this 

Edited September 20, 2022 by Steptide

[boyst]

I miss the honesty of the sincere fan versus many of the Johnny come latelys and bandwagon bunch.

[TheCockSportif]

Do I miss watching the shitstorm of the drought?  ***** no.

[Charles Romes]

It’s odd to feel uncomfortable when not blowing away the opposition by the second quarter, but I’m adjusting. 

[Einstein]

1 minute ago, Steptide said:

Definitely miss the whiner line and the super hot takes following a bad loss, but other than that, absolutely not

 

Forgot about the whiner line. That was good stuff.

[wppete]

[Lafromboise]

I know what you mean. I was saying this to myself today at work. Like are we really this beastly? We're making the 07 Pats look like chumps. 

[TheCockSportif]

Just now, Boyst62 said:

I miss the honesty of the sincere fan versus many of the Johnny come latelys and bandwagon bunch.

I am excited to hear about the distinction.  How can you quantify the bandwagon bunch?  That's my first question.  I'm a fossil now, at 51, and I've been watching the team since diapers.  I guess that I'll be watching the team til my next round of diapers.  Next year.

[Process]

Games over in the 3Q and 30 point blowouts might get old after a while. 

 

But no, I don't miss watching the Bills lose, lol. I could go for some  last minute wins/game winning drives sprinkled in on the way to 17-0.

[Rc2catch]

I would say I miss the hope aspect of a season you have no idea who might step up vs the expectations now. 
I love the underdog role. It’s not as fun for me when Buffalo is the hands down favorite. But I absolutely am enjoying the ride and it’s been extremely fun watching them build this team. 

[YoloinOhio]

3 minutes ago, Steptide said:

Definitely miss the whiner line and the super hot takes following a bad loss, but other than that, absolutely not. After 17 years of stress and misery and ptsd, we deserve this 

Wgr plays the pats “whiner line” now compiled from angry weei callers, which is hysterical 

[Warcodered]

How about we start missing losing after winning a Super Bowl?

[BillsFanNC]

Absolutely.  I also often wax nostalgic about that year long bout I once had with an intestinal parasite.

[Brand J]

2 minutes ago, Lafromboise said:

I know what you mean. I was saying this to myself today at work. Like are we really this beastly? We're making the 07 Pats look like chumps. 

2022 Bills vs 2007 Pats. Who ya got?

[YoloinOhio]

If you ever want the live vicariously through that world, the Factory of Sadcast pod about the Browns is highly entertaining. 

[Augie]

Does anybody miss the days before all these crappy threads got started? 

 

Does anybody miss getting bullied in middle school? Didn’t think so.  Same kind of idea. 

 

 

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Edited September 20, 2022 by Augie

[0017]

It’s fun looking back on the bad years now (I get that) but I like winning and having having the best QB in the league! It’s the Best! 

[Low Positive]

It’s strange, but in some ways I enjoyed the games more when I didn’t expect to win. I wanted the Bills to win, but I didn’t expect it. So, I enjoyed the wins more and the losses were a lot less gutting. 

[Lafromboise]

Just now, JayBaller10 said:

2022 Bills vs 2007 Pats. Who ya got?

That would make a good topic on this board. Curious myself. 

[Whites Bay]

Are you serious?

 

Look, dude, this place is going to be a China Syndrome after the first loss.  And they're going to rightly blame Einstein for the bad juju.  Don't bring this stuff around here.

[Alphadawg7]

 

[Einstein]

Just now, FrenchConnection said:

It’s strange, but in some ways I enjoyed the games more when I didn’t expect to win. I wanted the Bills to win, but I didn’t expect it. So, I enjoyed the wins more and the losses were a lot less gutting. 

 

You just worded my thoughts a lot better than I did.

 

This is a very large part of what I was trying to articulate.

 

The wins dont seem as special now that I expect them.

 

Don't more of you miss going into Patriots week with the angst of just wanting to beat them so badly but knowing it would be next to impossible but still having hope?

[MJS]

The draft was definitely more interesting. It is basically all you live for in the bad years, hoping to find one or two players that can change your fortune.

 

The draft is kind of boring now for me. It is still important, but I know the Bills will be fine regardless.

 

But, I'd much rather be excited about the actual season and post season than the draft. I'll take that 10 times out of 10.

[mbs]

I miss being smarter than an NFL coach, OC, DC, and GM. But I greatly prefer not being as smart as the coach, OC, DC, and GM.

Edited September 20, 2022 by mbs

[Moulds 808080]

It's like asking do you miss getting  punched in the face. 

[Brand J]

1 minute ago, Lafromboise said:

That would make a good topic on this board. Curious myself. 

I actually thought about starting a topic on it and listing the starters on both sides to remind everyone. Figured it was much too early in the season to do it. But I would’ve if the Bills got to 8-0. 

[Awwufelloff]

[K-9]

[CLTbills]

I much prefer WGR’s current version of the whiner line (Pats fans whining about their team) than the former. 

To answer the question, no. Just….. no.

Edited September 20, 2022 by CLTbills

[DrBob806]

6 minutes ago, JayBaller10 said:

2022 Bills vs 2007 Pats. Who ya got?

85 Bears

[Coffeesforclosers]

Are you insane? 

[Buffalo_Stampede]

[That's No Moon]

15 minutes ago, Einstein said:

Before you immediately jump to answer "NO", realize that this question does not mean that you don't like winning.

 

I enjoy the Bills recent success and I root for a championship trophy. I have a man crush on Josh Allen that my colleagues find odd. That being said, part of me misses the drama of Flutie v Johnson, Bledsoe v Losman, the Fitzpatrick upward trajectory followed by the downward trajectory, top 10 pick draft talk, checking the playoff tiebreakers to find a 1 in 1,000 chance of making the tournament, etc. I wonder if the large swings in outcomes of the past created a dopamine response in my brain.

 

Does anyone else feel this way? Or perhaps I am in a party of one?

 

 

You're an interesting person that a therapist would really enjoy unpacking.

[Buffalo Boy]

[Royale with Cheese]

I honestly think some people miss losing because they have nothing to complain about.  Some people just really like complaining.

[Ethan in Cleveland]

No

I especially don’t miss everyone claiming the refs had the fix in against the Bills or the media was against them. We sucked or at best were mediocre for 17 years. 

They are now the talk of the NFL and media darlings. And now that they are winning the ref complaints have died down. Shocking...