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.
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.
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