Would you today trade places with Texans fans?

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

Simple question, want to check the headspace here

 

[MikePJ76]

Not in any way imaginable.  

 

Having to root for anything in Texas is a no any way shape or form.

[stevestojan]

One team on the rise about to become a contender next year vs a team on a downward spiral who will seemingly have to start from scratch to rebuild  around a generational QB in his 6th year? 
 

Id trade places. Except that means I’d have to root for anything in the state of TX, so my therapy bill would increase. 

[Warcodered]

5 minutes ago, stevestojan said:

One team on the rise about to become a contender next year vs a team on a downward spiral who will seemingly have to start from scratch to rebuild  around a generational QB in his 6th year? 
 

Id trade places. Except that means I’d have to root for anything in the state of TX, so my therapy bill would increase. 

I don't exactly see that as true, even if this season keeps going the way it is, this team could very well turn it around completely next season.

[Bruffalo]

There's definitely not enough data to think that it's a sure thing the Texans continue trending up. 

[Paup 1995MVP]

10 minutes ago, MikePJ76 said:

Not in any way imaginable.  

 

Having to root for anything in Texas is a no any way shape or form.

What is so bad about Texas that you had to add that to your response?

 

I don't live in Texas.  Have been there a few times (Dallas and Austin are nice places)  And I don't live in the Buffalo area (did when I was younger) so I am curious what that is about?

[LabattBlue]

If you are asking if we could switch teams and coaches with a wave of a wand….sure. 

[NewEra]

Those voting yes….. idk what’s stopping you

[Chaos]

16 minutes ago, Pine Barrens Mafia said:

Simple question, want to check the headspace here

 

No. But will not be upset if you switch over. 

[John from Riverside]

Is this a real question 

[MikePJ76]

Just now, Warcodered said:

I don't exactly see that as true, even if this season keeps going the way it is, this team could very well turn it around completely next season.

its not true in any way.  This offense will add a second wr next year and maybe a young center but  the rest of it will be ready to go.  Its a plug and play situation with a new coordinator and potential new scheme.  

 

The defense will be in transition because of the 1 year contracts....but even that is not that out of the ordinary in todays league.  

 

anyone who thinks the Bills are starting from scratch next year have no idea what they are talking about.

 

also the other thing that no one mentions here about next year is that if this ship stays on the path its on....For the first time in a while it will not play a first place schedule.  That is going to be a huge positive for a new staff...or new coordinator.  Ironically next year the bills are scheduled to host the winner of the AFC West....its almost a travesty that it might be the chargers and not the chiefs.....the chiefs who they would not play.

 

They could end up going to the 2nd or 3rd place finishers of the AFC North and NFC North.  Playing the afc south next year along with the nfc west will be just what the doctor ordered for a turnaround.   An away schedule that includes a bad pats team, the rams, colts, texans....possibly cleveland and GB or Minnesota is perfect.  Home games vs the jags, niners and again potentially the chargers or raiders is a setup to a winning season.

 

when the misery of this season is turned around...hopefully during the year or mercifully at the end of the year....The positivity towards this team should be off the charts.  Possible new staff or just an offensive coordinator....the draft, free agency and favorable schedule will lead to all the positives coming back.

 

A situation where they get a new OC with a proven system, a new #2 wr, maybe a new center and backup rb along with some new defensive players is going to be fun.

 

 

 

8 minutes ago, Paup 1995MVP said:

What is so bad about Texas that you had to add that to your response?

 

I don't live in Texas.  Have been there a few times (Dallas and Austin are nice places)  And I don't live in the Buffalo area (did when I was younger) so I am curious what that is about?

I do not like it.  

 

 

[RoyBatty is alive]

9 minutes ago, Paup 1995MVP said:

What is so bad about Texas that you had to add that to your response?

 

I don't live in Texas.  Have been there a few times (Dallas and Austin are nice places)  And I don't live in the Buffalo area (did when I was younger) so I am curious what that is about?

A lot of Western New Yorkers have these prejudicial images of Texans driving pickup truck with a shotgun and chewing tobacco.  Most with those prejudicial thoughts have rarely been to Texas much lest out of the Nprth East.

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

15 minutes ago, Bruffalo said:

There's definitely not enough data to think that it's a sure thing the Texans continue trending up. 

Definitely fair, but it's looking pretty good so far.

 

[Bruffalo]

1 minute ago, Pine Barrens Mafia said:

Definitely fair, but it's looking pretty good so far.

 

You'll get no argument from me about that.  They've maybe been the biggest surprise of the season other than the Bills' meltdown. 

[AlCowlingsTaxiService]

I voted no, but I recall fondly the days of a young, rapidly improving team and the excitement it generated, going as far back as the Chuck Knox era … I miss those days, and this current Bills team has really put a wet blanket over it’s fans

[Gregg]

Stroud is probably a lock for OROTY and is in the conversation for MVP. Ryans might win coach of the year but that probably goes to Campbell if the Lions win their division.

[DabillsDaBillsDaBills]

34 minutes ago, Pine Barrens Mafia said:

Simple question, want to check the headspace here

 

 

[DapperCam]

There is no guarantee that the Texans will continue to improve. They just lost to the winless Panthers. Stroud will probably still have up and down performances for the next couple seasons, and it’s possible that the league begins to learn his tendencies. Baker Mayfield and the Browns looked like they were going to be contenders for years.

 

This version of the Bills has a much larger body of work. Very reactionary thread. Go ahead and be a Texans fan though.

[BuffaloBillyG]

Just now, Gregg said:

Stroud is probably a lock for OROTY and is in the conversation for MVP. Ryans might win coach of the year but that probably goes to Campbell if the Lions win their division.

Vince Young won OROY. Jauron is a former Coach of the year. Early potential means nothing. Those kind of awards mean nothing for long term success. The Texans have a window to succeed. But a lot can happen.

[MPL]

I live in Texas and the answer is no. But, would it be nice to be on the way up instead of the way down? Sure. 

Now, what the Texans really need to do is fight for their right to rebrand as the Houston Oilers. The Titans don't need to hold on to that heritage. That's dumb. And the Texans? Also a dumb name. It's like when the Charlotte Hornets left Charlotte and then a new team started in Charlotte but they called them the Bobcats. And then they got smart and said, "Charlotte Bobcats is a stupid name for a franchise." And they became the Charlotte Hornets again. 

So, I don't want to hear anything about Houston football until they go back to their proper name and have a head coach who wears a big 10-gallon hat. 

[Rc2catch]

Texans are hot and trendy. Stroud is everything right now. But it’s early to crown them the next powerhouse contender or the next elite quarterback. We should know better than anyone about jumping too far ahead. Let’s see how they hold up. Really fun games to watch though. They’ve been exciting 

[SoCal Deek]

23 minutes ago, John from Riverside said:

Is this a real question 

Not without a question mark it isn’t. 😉

[Xwnyer]

Maybe we can swap the franchises 

[Buffalo_Stampede]

The rise is always fun. If you don’t win a championship during the rise it gets difficult for everyone.

[KingBoots8]

The Texans had to be extremely bad for a year following their former weirdo QB taking a year off from assaulting women. The ONLY reason they’re bouncing back now is that the only team dumber than them gave up an absolute fortune to relieve Houston of their weirdo QB. With those pieces they managed to get a very promising looking QB (after a team in front of them didn’t pick the right guy, it would seem) and they also hit on late draft picks. Sounds familiar…

 

Despite the recent struggles, we have a generational QB who, admittedly, is in a slump. 90% of teams would kill to have JA, and we have talent on the team who just needs to clean a few things up. 5-5 isn’t great, but we are not out of the picture yet. I wouldn’t trade with Houston because we’ve already been down that road. Good teams struggle sometimes, great teams overcome them. We will find out which we are over the next few weeks.

 

I am in no way too much of a homer to say we are perfectly fine, but I also don’t believe it’s the end of the world just yet. Go Bills.

[stinky finger]

37 minutes ago, Bruffalo said:

There's definitely not enough data to think that it's a sure thing the Texans continue trending up. 

Would “enough” data even tell us that?

 

Come on, have an opinion. No right or wrong here. 😃

I voted yes……for this year anyway.

 

BTW…I clutched my pearls in this scenario. Not sure if that skews the polling. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[Bruffalo]

3 minutes ago, stinky finger said:

Would “enough” data even tell us that?

 

Come on, have an opinion. No right or wrong here. 😃

I voted yes……for this year anyway.

 

BTW…I clutched my pearls in this scenario. Not sure if that skews the polling. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Okay, then no, because I'd rather have a top 5 WR and a top 3 QB. 

[streetkings01]

Hell no! 

[gobills404]

No, but I think they’re fans feel right now way we did we watching Josh have his breakout year in 2020. I do miss that feeling.

[Fleezoid]

38 minutes ago, Paup 1995MVP said:

What is so bad about Texas that you had to add that to your response?

 

I don't live in Texas.  Have been there a few times (Dallas and Austin are nice places) And I don't live in the Buffalo area (did when I was younger) so I am curious what that is about?

 

I can answer that from an opinion standpoint. I lived in San Antonio for over 7 years and travelled to Dallas about 100 times. For me it's about arrogance. There are a lot of residents that think everything in Texas is better than anywhere else, specifically Dallas. I had a couple of conversations that went just that way. I recall finishing a conversation by say something like, 'really? I need to check out the snow skiing here'

[Aussie Joe]

58 minutes ago, Pine Barrens Mafia said:

Simple question, want to check the headspace here

 

Can we vote that you join them?

 

Might be a landslide on that one

[Low Positive]

I lived in Bloomington, IN during the Payton Manning years and I didn't drop the Bills even when I had to watch the Colts celebrate a Super Bowl. I have lived in Cincinnati since 2007 and watched the Bengals go to the playoffs multiple times while the Bills endured an 18-year drought. I also watched as the whole city got Super Bowl fever in February 2022, but I watched that game without passion. I am a Bills fan for life so no I wouldn't switch places with a Texans fan. I wouldn't switch places with a Pats fan and their 6 rings. Would I switch rosters and cap situations with the Texans? That is another discussion. Your sudden irrational hatred of Josh Allen is way over the top, but I will say that it would have been nice for him to "get it" earlier so that the Bills could have had extra cracks at it while he was on his rookie deal. 

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

6 minutes ago, Low Positive said:

I lived in Bloomington, IN during the Payton Manning years and I didn't drop the Bills even when I had to watch the Colts celebrate a Super Bowl. I have lived in Cincinnati since 2007 and watched the Bengals go to the playoffs multiple times while the Bills endured an 18-year drought. I also watched as the whole city got Super Bowl fever in February 2022, but I watched that game without passion. I am a Bills fan for life so no I wouldn't switch places with a Texans fan. I wouldn't switch places with a Pats fan and their 6 rings. Would I switch rosters and cap situations with the Texans? That is another discussion. Your sudden irrational hatred of Josh Allen is way over the top, but I will say that it would have been nice for him to "get it" earlier so that the Bills could have had extra cracks at it while he was on his rookie deal. 

It's not irrational hatred. There's a real rationale behind it. I can live with the turnovers if he's winning games with clutch drives and the offense is running smoothly.

 

I can't if it isn't. And it hasn't been for a good long while now.

 

[MikePJ76]

53 minutes ago, RoyBatty is alive said:

A lot of Western New Yorkers have these prejudicial images of Texans driving pickup truck with a shotgun and chewing tobacco.  Most with those prejudicial thoughts have rarely been to Texas much lest out of the Nprth East.

I'm from NY and have lived in North Texas unfortunately for 20 years.

 

 

[msw2112]

I voted NO.  I'm a Bills fan for life and there's something special about being part of the Bills fanbase, even when times are tough.  Plus, this Bills team is not done, by any means.  If they don't bounce back this season, I'm confident they will next season.  There are too many good pieces in place (Josh Allen in particular) for that not to happen.

 

I suppose that if I interpreted the question differently, my response might have been different.  If you asked which team is the more exciting, fun team to watch right now, I'd say the Texans.  But for the long haul, no, I'm not changing places.

Edited November 15, 2023 by msw2112

[WotAGuy]

1 hour ago, Pine Barrens Mafia said:

Simple question, want to check the headspace here

 

I thought you’d never ask. 

[DaBillsFanSince1973]

[RoyBatty is alive]

12 minutes ago, MikePJ76 said:

I'm from NY and have lived in North Texas unfortunately for 20 years.

 

 

Sad you didnt enjoy it.  North Texas is pretty vague, parts I am sure aren't anywhere I would want to live in, other parts are probably pretty nice.  If you were unhappy, dont know why your stuck it out 20 years. 

 

But to the point of these thread, the widow with a potential franchise QB ON A ROOKIE CONTRACT  with a lot of draft capital and a good young HC, all the arrows are pointed upwards for the Texans.  Like GoBills404 stated, great feeling for the Texans like 2020 for the Bill fans when Josh had his breakout year.

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

13 minutes ago, WotAGuy said:

I thought you’d never ask. 

giddy-up

 

[warrior9]

 

53 minutes ago, MikePJ76 said:

I'm from NY and have lived in North Texas unfortunately for 20 years.

 

 

I am here and it's not bad at all? I don't understand? 

I, for one, really enjoy no income tax.

 

 

Just for clarification: I would not trade spots at all. I think CJ Stroud's play right now is not going to last. I'm just trying to understand the Texas hate as a location to live. 

Edited November 15, 2023 by warrior9