How do you cope with the Bills' season tanking?

[TigerJ]

Like a lot of fans, I had hopes that the playoff drought was going to end this season. The Bills actually seemed like they were on a role. Then the losses started. The rist one against Arizona wasn't so bad. We knew the Bills weren't going to run the table. They would come back. Then came the three loses to division opponents and now they're 6-6 with only the slimest chance of making the playoffs even if they win out, which we all know isn't going to happen.

So, how do you cope with the inexcuseable losses to teams llike San Francisco? I can't listen to radio post mortems on games like that. I can't even post here on the game for 24 hours or so. I don't need Vic Carucci to tell me they sucked. I watched some of the Sunday night game after the Bills' loss, but I had to take a full day to basically not think about the Buffalo Bills. I've already reconciled myself to the playoff drought going another year. I'm not thinking too much about coaching issues. There's enough time to deal with that in January and beyond.

What do y'all do to cope when the Bills poop their pants like they did on Sunday?

[Philagape]

Re: How do you cope with the Bills' season tanking?

My primary fantasy team's going to the playoffs

[Nighthawk]

Re: How do you cope with the Bills' season tanking?

My primary fantasy team's going to the playoffs

Both of mine made it...so that is something to follow. Also, you almost have to look forward to the Bills making a change. You've got to keep hope alive and hope = Dickey being gone!

[ddaryl]

Re: How do you cope with the Bills' season tanking?

For starters you plan a trip to Kauai, which is where I am and was on Sunday... I didn't have to stomach that crap fest...

when I get back I will turn to hard liquour and narcotics and stay as numb as possible.

how else can someone possibly cope with this crap anymore... every year ya think we are about to turn a corner and every year the wheel comes off n the most embarassing way.

I've always been an optomist but this crap is on my last nerve too

[OpIv37]

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What do y'all do to cope when the Bills poop their pants like they did on Sunday?

First, after any loss, I avoid all sports media except this site and Sabres games until at least Wed, when they start talking about the upcoming week's games instead of the past games.

Second, once the Bills are officially out of it (or realistically out of it, if not officially, like right now), I start rooting for the Patriots to lose.

That's really all I can do. But, every year, the last week of the regular season ends with the Bills out of the playoffs and 9 months to go until they get to try again. And no matter how long it's been since the Bills were eliminated, the day of the last game of the season and the first few days after that just suck ass. There is no preparing for it.

[Night Train]

Re: How do you cope with the Bills' season tanking?

Like a lot of fans, I had hopes that the playoff drought was going to end this season. The Bills actually seemed like they were on a role. Then the losses started. The rist one against Arizona wasn't so bad. We knew the Bills weren't going to run the table. They would come back. Then came the three loses to division opponents and now they're 6-6 with only the slimest chance of making the playoffs even if they win out, which we all know isn't going to happen.

So, how do you cope with the inexcuseable losses to teams llike San Francisco? I can't listen to radio post mortems on games like that. I can't even post here on the game for 24 hours or so. I don't need Vic Carucci to tell me they sucked. I watched some of the Sunday night game after the Bills' loss, but I had to take a full day to basically not think about the Buffalo Bills. I've already reconciled myself to the playoff drought going another year. I'm not thinking too much about coaching issues. There's enough time to deal with that in January and beyond.

What do y'all do to cope when the Bills poop their pants like they did on Sunday?

I suddenly remember that in my 40+ years of following them, they've done this about 33 seasons.

I'm actually shocked when they do make the post season.

[THATHURMANATOR]

Re: How do you cope with the Bills' season tanking?

I don't cope I just bottle it up and will someday explode.

[mybills]

Re: How do you cope with the Bills' season tanking?

I got over already by refusing to let that team anger me any more.

It also helps when you avoid the outside world for a while..thankfully, I have the week off.

[Ebenezer]

Re: How do you cope with the Bills' season tanking?

I remember that it's a game played by others and that it has no direct affect on the person I am or my career.

[Jan Reimers]

Re: How do you cope with the Bills' season tanking?

I'm considering a lobotomy, or shock treatments at the very least. You simply can't cope with this stuff year after year, decade after decade.

[don137]

Re: How do you cope with the Bills' season tanking?

It frustrates me since I know it will be another year of broken dreams. I don't as bothered as I did years ago. After starting 4-0 I have to admit I was thinking their is no chance they will miss the playoffs. The Bills proved me wrong again.

[OpIv37]

Re: How do you cope with the Bills' season tanking?

It frustrates me since I know it will be another year of broken dreams. I don't as bothered as I did years ago. After starting 4-0 I have to admit I was thinking their is no chance they will miss the playoffs. The Bills proved me wrong again.

And it's worse than just missing the playoffs.

I've said this before but I'm going to say it again anyway.

Of course we want the Bills to go 19-0 and win the whole thing every season, but that's simply unrealistic. My realistic hope every year is that the Bills are good enough that every game counts. I absolutely HATE seasons where we are realistically eliminated in mid-November and officially eliminated in late November or early December, so the last 4 games essentially become training camp for the next season.

When we started 4-0, I was skeptical because we beat such crappy competition, but I figured the Bills had enough of a cushion that they'd at least be able to take it down to the wire and we'd get a meaningful game against NE in week 17 (especially with Brady out). But, once again the Bills pulled an unBillievable choke job and now we're on the verge of 3-4 wasted games at the end of the season YET AGAIN. The end of 2004 sucked but at least we had a really fun run for 8 weeks or so. Here we are at the end of 2008, and it's nothing but more consolation games.

[Jan Reimers]

Re: How do you cope with the Bills' season tanking?

Just proves one thing: It sucks big time to be a Bills' fan. We are definitely in the same boat as fans of the Bengals, Browns and Lions.

[Mad Bomber]

Re: How do you cope with the Bills' season tanking?

My fantasy team squeaked into the playoffs, so I'll be following my fantasy players.

[Jan Reimers]

Re: How do you cope with the Bills' season tanking?

Actually, the Bills are my fantasy team. But the fantasy of their winning and going to the playoffs simply turns into a nightmare every year.