theRalph Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 (edited) A hive mind is defined as a collective consciousness or intelligence that emerges from the coordination and cooperation of many individuals, similar to the behavior of bees in a hive. Without getting too deep, I submit that an organization as closely knit as the Bills has a Hive Mind. This post will be tagged as irrational homer reaching, so I won't be brief. For practical purposes, the Bills' hive mind, or collective conscious, seeks the obvious goal of survival, defined in their case as a SB championship. Just like in nature, there are forces trying to prevent this—of course, their opponents—but also information, the access to which being at an all-time high. After the defensive injuries of weeks 4 and 5, Allen's dinged shoulder in game 7 and the attendant losses in games 5, 7, 9, 10 and 12, the "information" in the form of narratives further developed: The Bills rely too heavily on Josh Allen. McDermott turtles at the end of games. The team plays the blame game for its troubles. The nadir was the ridiculous loss to Denver. We all reacted to those narratives, but so did the Bills' Hive Mind. After consecutive losses, that Hive Mind has gone through several phases of discovery and has created game situations that have tested the team's capabilities in specific ways, like a computer app searching for viruses. Versus the Jets and the Eagles, it proved to itself that the offense was as capable as ever. Versus KC (after the bye and "The McDermott Problem") the ability to close out a game on defense was tested. Versus Dallas, the ability to rely on the run game was tested. Versus LA, the ability to win in the end after a mediocre performance was tested. And finally, versus NE, this testing became acutely obvious when the defense was able to win the game with very little help from the offense. A housed opening kickoff and three 1st quarter turnovers won by the D while Allen had his worst 1st quarter as a pro demonstrates this pretty clearly. This Hive Mind wants the trophy so badly, that it has tested the team against its own failure modes to such an extent that Bills fans are being put through hell every game. But just like the previous three games this one ended with the Bills in victory formation—like it was never in doubt. Josh Allen did not suddenly start to suck. It's all been about testing. The testing is complete. Hive Mind now has the team ready to put it all together. For five games. That's my theory and I'm sticking to it. Let the attacks begin!! #GoBills Edited January 2 by theRalph 10 1 3 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kincaid Kool-Aid Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Great. Now we'd like to see the hive mind finally put all three phases together in one game! 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Go Bills! 15-6, Babyyyyyy!!!! (bzzzz, bzzzzz, bzzzzz….) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Aurelius Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 (edited) Bee-yute-tiful Edited January 2 by Marcus Aurelius 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorquemada Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 this makes McD the queen bee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillenger4 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 I like it - great theory! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralonzo Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 McDermus, Borg Queen 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bray Wyatt Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 8 minutes ago, Dablitzkrieg said: What is Joe Burrow doing in a casket??? 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralonzo Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Just now, Bray Wyatt said: What is Joe Burrow doing in a casket??? He got sacked 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
folz Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Some of you may laugh at this, but I wonder sometimes if the Bills Mafia isn't also part of that hive/collective. To my mind at least, it has been proven that mass prayer or mass collective thinking can also have an affect in the world (physics has at least proven that the observer can influence the outcome of an experiment just by observing). And just being at a game, when 70,000 people are cheering and rooting at the same time, the energy can be palpable and inspire a team or change momentum in the game. But for so many years as a fan base, we have had our hearts repeatedly broken that now many of us just wait for that inevitable other shoe (bad thing) to drop/happen---self-fulfilling prophesy). What if Bills Mafia changed its mindset as well to expecting good things (a great playoff run) to happen, rather than expecting doom and gloom. Maybe we can help will our battle-tested team to victory! Just a thought. 😊 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 33 minutes ago, Kincaid Kool-Aid said: Great. Now we'd like to see the hive mind finally put all three phases together in one game! Preferably five games in a row. The next five sound like as good a place as any to start that trend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NI Bills Fan Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 You forget to say 'hear me out...' before you got going 😄 Not a bad theory in all seriousness ... I'll get behind anything that helps this team reach it's goal in February. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theRalph Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 7 minutes ago, folz said: Some of you may laugh at this, but I wonder sometimes if the Bills Mafia isn't also part of that hive/collective. To my mind at least, it has been proven that mass prayer or mass collective thinking can also have an affect in the world (physics has at least proven that the observer can influence the outcome of an experiment just by observing). And just being at a game, when 70,000 people are cheering and rooting at the same time, the energy can be palpable and inspire a team or change momentum in the game. But for so many years as a fan base, we have had our hearts repeatedly broken that now many of us just wait for that inevitable other shoe (bad thing) to drop/happen---self-fulfilling prophesy). What if Bills Mafia changed its mindset as well to expecting good things (a great playoff run) to happen, rather than expecting doom and gloom. Maybe we can help will our battle-tested team to victory! Just a thought. 😊 That, my fellow fan, is The Law of Attractions. And you're spot on. 42 minutes ago, Kincaid Kool-Aid said: Great. Now we'd like to see the hive mind finally put all three phases together in one game! Actually five games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strive_for_five_guy Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 9 minutes ago, folz said: Some of you may laugh at this, but I wonder sometimes if the Bills Mafia isn't also part of that hive/collective. To my mind at least, it has been proven that mass prayer or mass collective thinking can also have an affect in the world (physics has at least proven that the observer can influence the outcome of an experiment just by observing). And just being at a game, when 70,000 people are cheering and rooting at the same time, the energy can be palpable and inspire a team or change momentum in the game. But for so many years as a fan base, we have had our hearts repeatedly broken that now many of us just wait for that inevitable other shoe (bad thing) to drop/happen---self-fulfilling prophesy). What if Bills Mafia changed its mindset as well to expecting good things (a great playoff run) to happen, rather than expecting doom and gloom. Maybe we can help will our battle-tested team to victory! Just a thought. 😊 Both Bills fans and team are going to rock Miami hard at Hard Rock this Sunday!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Are you saying that all the other teams are not this way? Why would the Bills be any different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fr. Jerk Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 12 minutes ago, folz said: What if Bills Mafia changed its mindset Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jokeman Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 47 minutes ago, dorquemada said: this makes McD the queen bee? Jay Z doesn't like this statement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All_Pro_Bills Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 3 minutes ago, strive_for_five_guy said: Both Bills fans and team are going to rock Miami hard at Hard Rock this Sunday!!! I'm 100% confident the Bills are going to come out of the game with the AFCE title. What I'm not sure of it whether it would be more incentive for the team to play their best if they knew before the game if there were definitely in the playoffs or if they had to win to get in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 25 minutes ago, Bray Wyatt said: What is Joe Burrow doing in a casket??? I mean he is out for the season but the Bengals were eliminated anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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