‘But these fans — hearty souls who have lived through the tumult and heartbreak of back-to-back 2-14 seasons in 1984 and ’85 when Buffalo was a national laughingstock — have a firm grip on reality. They understand that this young team is not very good, and they realize that while the leaves have just begun to change costumes, it is already a given that unless 10 AFC teams fold operations, the Bills are not going to the playoffs this year.’