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As most of you know, I live in the DC area now. When people first learn that I am a Bills fan, one of their first comments (after a 4 Super Bowl joke) is "you must really hate that Norwood guy" (or if they don't know a lot about football "that guy that missed the kick").
They're always surprised to hear that people in Buffalo don't hate Norwood- that we take his entire career with the team into account and that we realize he wasn't the only reason why we lost that game. In so many other cities (DC and Baltimore for instance), they would have crucified the guy that missed the kick.
In Buffalo, people really understand football. Every team has hardcore fans who truly understand the game, but there are only a handful of cities where the "average" fan knows as much as they do in Buffalo (Green Bay and the Texas teams, for instance). And it shows on the field. Last week against New Jersey B, the Jets had a ton of false starts and delay of game penalties- that's the 12th man effect. It doesn't work that well for a lot of other teams.
They're always surprised to hear that people in Buffalo don't hate Norwood- that we take his entire career with the team into account and that we realize he wasn't the only reason why we lost that game. In so many other cities (DC and Baltimore for instance), they would have crucified the guy that missed the kick.
In Buffalo, people really understand football. Every team has hardcore fans who truly understand the game, but there are only a handful of cities where the "average" fan knows as much as they do in Buffalo (Green Bay and the Texas teams, for instance). And it shows on the field. Last week against New Jersey B, the Jets had a ton of false starts and delay of game penalties- that's the 12th man effect. It doesn't work that well for a lot of other teams.
"Expect rejection, but expect more to overcome it."
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