I always considered myself a bit more than an average fan. I was in my second year of PeeWee football when OJ ran for 2,003 and I abandoned the Vikings (I was a fan because that was the name of my team my first year, I still have fond memories of watching Tarkenton and Foreman) for the Bills and never looked back. It was hard to get much information about the Bills when I was in the service outside my Shout subscription and reading the Sporting News but I always had Bills garb and there always seemed to be a least one other Bills fan at every unit I served at.
Once I retired, I began following more closely and found this forum and with Bills Daily it was my lifeline for knowledge. I don't follow college football other than very casually for the local schools so I know next to nothing about the guys coming in or their backstories unless I read it here. I had no preference over which Josh we should draft, I wanted us to trade back for Lamar Jackson since I had watched every game he played at Louisville, my hometown and my college for a few years.
I considered myself more average because other than a single overnight on a buoy-tender, I have never even been to Buffalo. Only seen a single Bills game, once in Indy in 1990. I am constantly amazed at the level of knowledge of the posters here and during the season I read nearly everything though my memory is like a sieve so I don't retain most of it. I can't tell you specific play from even last years games, much less from 20 years ago like some of you folks can. But during the game, I am emotionally invested. I enjoy the game day experience and my emotions run high so I do have that trait in common with you all.