Is watching the Bills fun for you these days?

[muppy]

2 minutes ago, Avisan said:

@muppyAll I will say is that I am glad you have your approach, and also that there are many, many Bills fans who are absolutely miserable over this stuff for far, far more than a day.  It's constant.

I guess it is also who you choose to read. I follow and receive notifications of  posters who I trust with solid football IQ.  and I use an ignore list. It helps rein in a lot of noise I don't appreciate

 

  What you said may be true  for some people.  I am NOT the long suffering kind.

 

Im already salty enough about my team right now I don't want to blame fans  for feeling let down after last nights game. I think overall we are a very hardy bunch.  Im not saying you were doing that.

 

are You overly miserable after fugly Bills performances yourself? Or are you posting from a position of health and sanity.

 

serious question since you brought this topic up thanks mm

 

 

[butch rolle]

I look at watching the Bills like I treat playing golf.  More often than not, does it lead to extreme frustration? Yes.  Is anyone forcing me to play?  No.  The more I practice and put into the game of golf, the higher the expectations are, and the more chance there is for extreme disappointment.  Just like the more time I spend on this message board, or listening to bills podcast content, the more investee I am in the team and the more devastating the loss.  Sometimes I'm envious of the golfers that play once a year with no expectation and can shrug off a bad round. Meanwhile, I wasted hours at the driving range for similar results.   Just like I'm jealous of the fans that could only name a couple players on the team and don't sulk the next day after a loss.  I guess it's all an exercise in balance with how much you want to put into something vs how much you can handle disappointment.  As I get older I am getting a little more perspective and ability to remind myself that no one is forcing me to watch the Bills.  This year has been a major disappointment but of course, I will ultimately be listening to Bills  content all week and tuning in next Sunday.  This is how I chose to spend my precious free time and if I'm going to have it be a negative in my life, I should just stop.  If it ever reaches that point I will.

Edited 1 hour ago by butch rolle

[dorquemada]

7 hours ago, Mikie2times said:

This team looks exhausted from Super Bowl or bust expectations. It’s one thing to rally when you’re new to a situation and you have belief, but these guys know how long a road this is and how difficult it gets, and to be perfectly honest I don’t think they have the will to rally like they once did. The message is old. The roster is weak. The resolve is fading.
 

The fans are feeling the same thing. 

 

Agreed.  They’re exhausted and increasingly appear to be sleepwalking through games.  Maybe if they crash and burn the rest of the year we can divest of some of this veteran dead weight and try again next year though at this point until they get rid of mcd and beane nothing will change.  Terrible drafting and FA signings have built the prison we’re in

1 hour ago, Nihilarian said:

Last week it was, this week not so much. Now the Bills have ten days to endure before the next game. If they continue to allow Joe Brady to call plays and the Buffalo defense plays like that in the first half, they might not win against the Steelers, Patriots or Eagles. 7-4 might turn out to be 10-7 if they are lucky.

 

I don’t see 3 more wins on the schedule.  Too many injuries and too much bad coaching and game day decision making.  I assume they’ll beat the jets and probably look like world beaters against NE, but I doubt they beat anyone else.  

[<bills4life>]

4 hours ago, HappyDays said:

 

Yeah that's where I'm at. Even more broadly than just this coming offseason, what I'm interested in is Allen's 30s. That is the stage we enter next year. This coming offseason will either lay the foundation for that stage or it will narrow our window even further. All dependent on the whims of a billionaire.

 

I don't think the team is as far away as some fans think. We still have Allen in his prime, maybe not at his absolute peak but still well near the top of his game. We have some young pieces on defense that have shown promise including an almost completely rebuilt secondary. We just need a coaching staff and a couple legit WRs. That isn't some monumental undertaking to get us to championship level. The Pats were 3-13, they made a couple roster additions and brought in legit coaches and voila they are 9-2 and in firm control of the division. We could have an equally stark turnaround if Pegula does what's necessary.

Same guy who owns the sabres?  Terry does not strike me as the type of guy to rock the boat. 

[BuffaloRebound]

I simply hate watching this defense.  Aging, undersized defenders who can’t tackle, get pushed around and constantly get hurt.  It’s painful.  McDermott usually finds a way to duct tape it together long enough to give the offense a chance, but it’s no way to win a championship.  

[dcinmuncie]

1 minute ago, BuffaloRebound said:

I simply hate watching this defense.  Aging, undersized defenders who can’t tackle, get pushed around and constantly get hurt.  It’s painful.  McDermott usually finds a way to duct tape it together long enough to give the offense a chance, but it’s no way to win a championship.  

Can anyone other than Cole bishop lay the lumber and get a f&&&ing tackle? I can’t believe I’m saying this but he may be our best player on defense right now

[BuffaloRebound]

2 minutes ago, dcinmuncie said:

Can anyone other than Cole bishop lay the lumber and get a f&&&ing tackle? I can’t believe I’m saying this but he may be our best player on defense right now

Yep.  He’s like the 20 year old kid on a team of 50 year olds at the local YMCA pickup basketball games.  

[Jay_Fixit]

It’s been 37 years.

 

So yes. It is.

[ShakAttack]

Watching the Bills is a little easier for me this season because I don't have realistic expectations.

 

As far as fun, that's an interesting question, because for me personally, the experience of watching a Bills game - especially a close game - is often defined by how it ends, despite everything that transpired previously in the game.

 

In this case, if Gabe is able to get a 2nd foot in bounds, that final Bills drive instantly becomes one of the Top 5 game winning drive in Allen's career for me, maybe even Top 3, considering the 4th and 27 play.

 

So... yeah... that would have been "fun" I think. And a great memory with the Allen to Gabe connection returning.

 

Now, I would NOT have realistic expectations for the team even if we did win, but it would have been an AWESOME ending to the game. Make no mistake.

[Mike R]

I’ve learned to lower expectations and be prepared for the worst. You never know when the Bills will inexplicably come out with low effort, low energy, unprepared, commit countless stupid penalties, uninspired, and look like complete dogcrap. Just when you about give up on them they play like Super Bowl champs. When they are off it’s torture to watch as you just can’t believe they could possibly be that bad. 

I’ve learned to lower expectations and be prepared for the worst. You never know when the Bills will inexplicably come out with low effort, low energy, unprepared, commit countless stupid penalties, uninspired, and look like complete dogcrap. Just when you about give up on them they play like Super Bowl champs. When they are off it’s torture to watch as you just can’t believe they could possibly be that bad. 

I’ve learned to lower expectations and be prepared for the worst. You never know when the Bills will inexplicably come out with low effort, low energy, unprepared, commit countless stupid penalties, uninspired, and look like complete dogcrap. Just when you about give up on them they play like Super Bowl champs. When they are off it’s torture to watch as you just can’t believe they could possibly be that bad. 

I’ve learned to lower expectations and be prepared for the worst. You never know when the Bills will inexplicably come out with low effort, low energy, unprepared, commit countless stupid penalties, uninspired, and look like complete dogcrap. Just when you about give up on them they play like Super Bowl champs. When they are off it’s torture to watch as you just can’t believe they could possibly be that bad. 

[JP51]

No.

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

42 minutes ago, muppy said:

I guess it is also who you choose to read. I follow and receive notifications of  posters who I trust with solid football IQ.  and I use an ignore list. It helps rein in a lot of noise I don't appreciate

68% of the board is now preoccupied with figuring out which list they fall into...🤔

[Avisan]

47 minutes ago, muppy said:

 

are You overly miserable after fugly Bills performances yourself? Or are you posting from a position of health and sanity.

No, I'm a bit bummed we didn't win but it was an entertaining game against an amazing defense and we had a chance to take it at the end.  We're 7-4 with good wildcard tiebreakers, so we're extremely likely to make it into the tournament, and from there, anything could happen.

 

It's an extremely high-parity league, and "any given Sunday" is a phrase for a reason.  Our O-line got rocked by an elite D-line and it made our lives very difficult on offense.  It happens.  The Texans' defense is 1 of 1 this season.