BillsPride12

Sorry to hear about all that you are going through. It really seems like so many people are going through difficult times in their life in one way or another these days. I've never seen anything like it before. Although not the same kind of stuff as you are going through, I have had to deal with a lot of issues going on with my own family the last few years. The Bills have been such a source of positive energy for me during this rough stretch in life. If there was ever a time where I NEEDED a Bills team like this it's right now lol. Hopefully they can keep this run going and give us something to be happy about and be a good distraction from the real life problems.

I just wish things were normal and we could've had a full capacity crowd at the stadium. The place would be BONKERS

I felt like it definitely lit a spark in them and gave them more of a killer instinct mentality going forward. Sure they were a young team that was going to progress throughout the season either way but I think that heartbreaking loss was a part of the progression. You could tell the players and coaches were truly hurting after that loss. They seemed just as hurt over that one as the Houston playoff game last year. Then we had the BYE week right after it so it really gave them some time to have to sit with that feeling in their gut. That seemed like a major turning point in the season to me where we were on a mission to completely bury teams. The coaching and game planning seemed much more aggressive when we came back from the BYE.

I remember when he had his breakout season and all of a sudden the Eagles were yet another team that found their franchise QB for the long run all of a sudden and being so jealous....and now here we are. It's funny how fast things can change

They were both awful

A lot of Bills fans don't like admitting this but we got extremely lucky getting into the playoffs that year.

I really couldn't stand him. He is right at the top of my list of the coaches I hated the most during his time here if not right at #1. To recap: -He was unbelievably arrogant for a guy who hadn't accomplished squat as an NFL coach. Stories backed that up as none of the players liked him. -He was a phony. He grew up outside of the NYC area but remember when he was hired he tried claiming having a background as a WNYer -Which is pretty funny because at the same time he seemed like he felt like he was too good for Buffalo...remember the whole St. Doug thing? -The way he quit on us at the end showed his true character even though it was a blessing for us -It always bugged me that a decent amount of Bills fans saw him as a good coach because he got us to 9-7. I get it because fans are going to always try to look at their team with the most optimism possible but it goes to show you how low the standard was here after the Jauron and Gailey years that people were actually excited about where we were under Marrone I know we still had to suffer through the Rex Ryan clown show for 2 more years after Marrone but I'm so thankful we have a coach like McD now who is everything I always dreamed of wanting to have in a head coach in Buffalo during the drought years. It's so true when they say a football team takes on the character of it's head coach and McDermott is a leader of men. Complete opposite of a guy like Marrone the Phony in every way.

It took me forever to get around to it but I finally just watched that Class Action Park documentary and it was a pretty fun watch. It's crazy to think about how different times were from the 70s through the 90s. You would never see something like that place nowadays

Just out of curiosity what is your seniority? Congrats Btw!

Who would've thought the Buffalo Front Office would be the model other organizations envied....what a time to be alive!

From the reports that are out there it sounds like the Texans are going to really try to poach from the Bills front office

Agreed but we finally have the offense now we dreamed of back when we had good running backs

Nothing against Moss but he has done absolutely nothing to be mentioned in the same sentence with Thurman Thomas

Dude you answered your question with the correct response before you even asked the question Just sit back and enjoy the ride FFS

Where we should be. This team was finally built the right way for once. We are going to be a contender for a long time.

Agreed. I love football but nothing about adding a regular season game to an already long season excites me.

A true classic!

Thanks I am already feeling much better today. It's not something that completely consumes me year round but I'd be lying if I said the leadup to the Holidays aren't tough and then it gets worse on Thanksgiving and reaches it's worst point on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Once the Holidays are over it's a bit easier to move forward. Reading the other replies and stories were actually pretty comforting in a sad way. I appreciate everybody that took the time to reply in this thread, it meant a lot to me!

Beverly Hills Cop is an awesome movie but purely as a comedy Coming to America blows it away.

I was more kidding than being serious

I wonder if he figured playing behind that O-line he knows he's not going to get that big second contract so he couldn't afford to get them nicer presents

Makes me like Josh that much more...which I didn't even realize was possible

A lot of good replies and it sounds like a lot of people can relate to the feelings in their own ways and with their own situations. In a way it is comforting knowing other people are going through the same kind of struggles. I think it's a part of life and changes are bound to happen but I also think the American culture has changed a lot over the years too and that's contributed to family issues. Deaths are always going to be a sad part of life unfortunately but it's always going to be hard to accept. It is always great to have memories even though sometimes they are bitter sweet! Cherish the good ones, make peace with the bad ones and try your best to move on because the old days are never coming back

It was also around 2010 when things started to change for our family. There was a big divorce in the family between my aunt and uncle that had a lot of side elements and created a lot of ripples that began the family getting ripped apart. Meanwhile on my other the side of the family my other Grandmother had Dementia in 2010 and began to fall apart pretty fast. She eventually passed in 2013 and then my grandfather passed away a little after that, and then an Uncle on that side of the family passed away after that pretty much knocking off having any extended family on my Mom's side because there were already family issues with the other two Uncle's that went back years ago. Then you add in the political tension nowadays and Covid and I really don't embellish things when I say it's been a BRUTAL decade. But I agree the Bills have finally been a positive distraction for once!

I can really relate to the two statements I put in bold. For one I have the same feelings of tension and anxiety whenever the Holidays come around and that in itself is so depressing because I grew up absolutely loving the "magic" of Christmas. When your younger you just never see the downfalls coming. The person I feel for the most is my 89 year old Grandmother, as I mentioned in my first post there's been a lot of issues(which I won't get into specific details) that have caused a lot of the siblings on that side of the family to stop talking and no longer gather at the holidays. It just tears her apart and I can feel her pain whenever I am talking to her(on the phone because of course I don't get to actually see her on the holidays because of all the drama). It doesn't seem fair that she has to deal with something like this as her time is winding down. She is last my grandparent I have left and this isn't the way I want to be spending her remaining time with us but here we are. And I felt the same way as for your last statement because in normal years I get really jealous of everybody having their big Christmases with all the extended family and this year with everybody doing the social distancing it felt like an even playing field for once where my Christmas isn't too different from everybody else's but yes a goddamn shame that feeling that way about this year was comforting in a way.