I do not know where this pseudo-intellectual desire to see this team lose came from or how anybody can see it as a legitimate stance to take (especially those that have played competitive sports in the past), but it is time for them to honestly open their eyes and realize what playing sports is all about.
Throughout the history of competitive sports and its associated fandom, one thing has been a constant. Each and every contest is battle between two conflicting sides who each have one goal in mind - to win the damn game. All sporting events are a time for these conflicting sides to battle to the end, until there is a winner declared. This applies whether it is a team sport, such as football or baseball, or individual sports, such as boxing or golf. We demand, or should demand, that all athletes competing in these events put all of their competitive energy into winning these contests.
This pining to see the Bills lose their games is the complete opposite to what sports is all about. The great thing about sports is that is the ultimate battle between two opposing sides who each have the same goal in mind and that we, as fans, know only one can be successful. The claim to be a fan of sports, while rooting for your team to lose is not only counter productive, but it is also falling into the collective mindset that saying something that sounds absurd on its surface must be a sign of great intellect or of thinking things out more than others. The simple fact of the matter is that it is quite possible to build successful teams without drafting in the top 10 or top 5. And it is even more possible to build horrendous teams despite constantly having these top picks. Enjoy your self gratification and pat yourselves on the backs as some grandiose group on intellectuals that can see why losing is good. Because you are wrong. This team has lost too damn much in the past to think that works.
This week they are playing the Miami Dolphins, with a chance to put a severe damper on Miami getting into the post season. As I do every week, I will root for the Bills. That is a felling that is only amplified when they are playing the Dolphins. Nothing would be better than to watch the Bills beat Miami and help them have their season over as of December 29th.
So continue to root for the Bills to lose, while simultaneously saying you are a Bills fan, under the false pretense that a better draft position is all worth it. This team has been drafting in the top 12 for most of the last 14 years and it has not done a damn thing. Maybe it makes you feel smarter. Maybe it makes you feel like you have “sacrificed” something for the greater good. At it really shows is that you don’t get a damn thing about what sports is all about.
And that is, quite simply, winning every damn chance you get.
Here is to the Bills helping knock the Dolphins out of the playoff chase
Go Bills
Throughout the history of competitive sports and its associated fandom, one thing has been a constant. Each and every contest is battle between two conflicting sides who each have one goal in mind - to win the damn game. All sporting events are a time for these conflicting sides to battle to the end, until there is a winner declared. This applies whether it is a team sport, such as football or baseball, or individual sports, such as boxing or golf. We demand, or should demand, that all athletes competing in these events put all of their competitive energy into winning these contests.
This pining to see the Bills lose their games is the complete opposite to what sports is all about. The great thing about sports is that is the ultimate battle between two opposing sides who each have the same goal in mind and that we, as fans, know only one can be successful. The claim to be a fan of sports, while rooting for your team to lose is not only counter productive, but it is also falling into the collective mindset that saying something that sounds absurd on its surface must be a sign of great intellect or of thinking things out more than others. The simple fact of the matter is that it is quite possible to build successful teams without drafting in the top 10 or top 5. And it is even more possible to build horrendous teams despite constantly having these top picks. Enjoy your self gratification and pat yourselves on the backs as some grandiose group on intellectuals that can see why losing is good. Because you are wrong. This team has lost too damn much in the past to think that works.
This week they are playing the Miami Dolphins, with a chance to put a severe damper on Miami getting into the post season. As I do every week, I will root for the Bills. That is a felling that is only amplified when they are playing the Dolphins. Nothing would be better than to watch the Bills beat Miami and help them have their season over as of December 29th.
So continue to root for the Bills to lose, while simultaneously saying you are a Bills fan, under the false pretense that a better draft position is all worth it. This team has been drafting in the top 12 for most of the last 14 years and it has not done a damn thing. Maybe it makes you feel smarter. Maybe it makes you feel like you have “sacrificed” something for the greater good. At it really shows is that you don’t get a damn thing about what sports is all about.
And that is, quite simply, winning every damn chance you get.
Here is to the Bills helping knock the Dolphins out of the playoff chase
Go Bills
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