This was a heartbreaker for me

[Mad Bomber]

I have been lurking for a while because of the aggressive flaming that anyone gets who posts anything remotely positive...

As most of you know, I have been a Bills fan for over 45 years. Jan Reimers and I are the crotchety old guys who try to be optimistic. Historian is close behind...he only looks younger because of Just for Men hair coloring...

For decades, it has been the ALMOST Bills...they have a chance to win, and have a stupid penalty or a dropped pass or a lousy ref call (just give it to them) results in yet another loss. Today was another chapter in a long and frustrating history.

I was pretty numb for the first 5 games of this season. However, in the past 5 or 6 games this team has shown some life. The problem is that they do not know how to finish a game.

They took the Ravens to overtime....they took the Chiefs to overtime. (in their house, which is not easy)..they took the Steelers to overtime. Each time they have found a way to lose.

I am cautiously optimistic, because what I am seeing this year is a team that is improving and starting to gain an IDENTITY as a team. What shocks me is that the media is starting to talk about the Bills as a team that plays hard and has spirit, but hasn't learned how to finish and win. They used to just laugh at the Bills.

I haven't posted on this board a whole lot lately, because if you dare to say something remotely positive you get crushed.

You can flame away, but I am happy with the direction I see this team going. We are not a laughing stock or "arguably the worst team in the NFL". I have seen consistent progress in the team. The offense has obviously gotten better, and the defense is not consistently giving up 30+ points. The Bills need DEFENSIVE help in the draft.

People have complained about the direction this team was going - especially at the beginning of the season - but I see some movement in the right direction. For the past few years the Bills were rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. This year the Bills broke everything down to start from scratch. It was painful at first, but it looks like it might begin to bear some fruit.

...BTW....the O line has looked a LOT better lately.

I'm out.

[Slim]

Re: This was a heartbreaker for me

In Chan I trust.

[mrbojanglezs]

Re: This was a heartbreaker for me

good thing we are 2-9 and really although would be a good win, doesnt mean anything

[X-Era]

Re: This was a heartbreaker for me

I have been lurking for a while because of the aggressive flaming that anyone gets who posts anything remotely positive...

As most of you know, I have been a Bills fan for over 45 years. Jan Reimers and I are the crotchety old guys who try to be optimistic. Historian is close behind...he only looks younger because of Just for Men hair coloring...

For decades, it has been the ALMOST Bills...they have a chance to win, and have a stupid penalty or a dropped pass or a lousy ref call (just give it to them) results in yet another loss. Today was another chapter in a long and frustrating history.

I was pretty numb for the first 5 games of this season. However, in the past 5 or 6 games this team has shown some life. The problem is that they do not know how to finish a game.

They took the Ravens to overtime....they took the Chiefs to overtime. (in their house, which is not easy)..they took the Steelers to overtime. Each time they have found a way to lose.

I am cautiously optimistic, because what I am seeing this year is a team that is improving and starting to gain an IDENTITY as a team. What shocks me is that the media is starting to talk about the Bills as a team that plays hard and has spirit, but hasn't learned how to finish and win. They used to just laugh at the Bills.

I haven't posted on this board a whole lot lately, because if you dare to say something remotely positive you get crushed.

You can flame away, but I am happy with the direction I see this team going. We are not a laughing stock or "arguably the worst team in the NFL". I have seen consistent progress in the team. The offense has obviously gotten better, and the defense is not consistently giving up 30+ points. The Bills need DEFENSIVE help in the draft.

People have complained about the direction this team was going - especially at the beginning of the season - but I see some movement in the right direction. For the past few years the Bills were rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. This year the Bills broke everything down to start from scratch. It was painful at first, but it looks like it might begin to bear some fruit.

...BTW....the O line has looked a LOT better lately.

I'm out.

Hang in there Mad... this team is on the right path, I believe that. We have a future here in B-Lo.

[alohabillsfan]

Re: This was a heartbreaker for me

Could not agree more. Put a Dt stud next to Kyle Williams!

[X-Era]

Re: This was a heartbreaker for me

Could not agree more. Put a Dt stud next to Kyle Williams!

I was thinking something very similar... Guys like Jurell Casey, Marcel Dareus may fit the Bill.

[Oldbillsfan]

Re: This was a heartbreaker for me

This loss that should have been a win wont hurt in 4 days

[imbondz]

Re: This was a heartbreaker for me

it's going to take a lot more for me to believe we are on the right path. I watch these close games, I see the improvement, but in the end, we're 2-9, and continue to lose in heartbreaking fashion. what has changed? what corner did we turn??? I am not sold yet. I am however a fan of Gailey.

[Forward_Lateral]

Re: This was a heartbreaker for me

This game sums up the past 10 or so years of being a Bills fan. So close, yet so far away.

[X-Era]

Re: This was a heartbreaker for me

This game sums up the past 10 or so years of being a Bills fan. So close, yet so far away.

I think were real close. I think we could win a big game against the Jets or Pats. Losing this big game by 3 showed me we aren't out of any game. That we have the guts to go toe to toe with anyone. But yes, we have to finish and secure the win.

[SquishDaFish]

Re: This was a heartbreaker for me

Totally agree bro. Ive been saying it for weeks we are seeing improvement and I see them on the right track.

[better days]

Re: This was a heartbreaker for me

This Bills team plays better in the 2nd half. That is due to good coaching. The people that called for Chan & Buddy to be fired, now look like the the idiots they are.

NOBODY is laughing at the Bills anymore, & teams that have the Bills on their schedule had better worry. They will play the role of spoiler to some unlucky team before this season is over.

[YardRat]

Re: This was a heartbreaker for me

Keep posting Bomber....the puppy-dog flamers can go **** themselves.

[BillsWin]

Re: This was a heartbreaker for me

I'm with you Bomber. I feel the Bills, for the first time in a long time, are finally heading in the right direction.

We knew at the start of the year that we're a bad team. But at least now we're a team that can hang with the big dogs and be entertaning and never quit, no matter what the situation.

Chan has proven he can make halftime adjustments, which we lacked under the previous regime. Our offense is much improved and our defense has had some big stops (mixed in with their normal flops of course).

Got to learn how to win, and these young guys are doing that. Crawl before you walk and walk before you run.

We should be doing sprints by this time next year and hopefully running the marathon by the next season.

[methos4ever]

Re: This was a heartbreaker for me

I say a lot of guys on that team that had a chance to pack it in and they didn't. I saw a guy like D Bell stone Harrison and force him to pick on Wrotto. And at the end of the day those players trusted their coaches and were a few plays away.

Get a constant threat to rush the pass. Get a guy to help stop the run. Get a Right tackle that matches our Right guard's intensity at the run game (though Urbik wasn't a slouch today to be fair). We add some more pieces to this thing and Chan will turn it around.

And if people want to make threads talking about how bad they are - that's fine too. We all pay money, time, etc to enjoy our team as we please. It just shouldn't be a zero-sum game with regard to how some choose to view the team.