Metal Man Posted May 7, 2010 Posted May 7, 2010 Me and a friend of mine have been debating if whether a championship for the Buffalo Bills in a season played with all replacement players would truly count or not and I am curious to what the general consensus is. He is of the mind the a Lombardi in Buffalo's possession would be awesome regardless. I however think that to be world champions they would have to actually compete against the best in the world, and if Peyton Manning and the rest of the current perennial pro-bowlers are sitting out then that really wouldn't be the case. Obviously this is a purely hypothetical situation so don't bother debating how likely or unlikely it happening is.
drewfla Posted May 7, 2010 Posted May 7, 2010 Very interesting question!! I guess I would come down somewhere in the middle with it being bittersweet. Yes it still "counts" but it will always have the asterisk attached to it whether officially or not.
BuffaloBaumer Posted May 7, 2010 Posted May 7, 2010 I hope it never happens so I would never have to have the debate. I'll wait for the real one....
CountDorkula Posted May 7, 2010 Posted May 7, 2010 At least then the Pats* wouldn't have the only asterisk SB winning team in the division....
lets_go_bills Posted May 7, 2010 Posted May 7, 2010 It'd be bittersweet. I wouldn't "truly" count it. Fans of all other teams would *asterisk it and not count it. We would never hear the end of it from other fans.
Matt in KC Posted May 7, 2010 Posted May 7, 2010 Winning would be better than not winning, but nowhere near what it would be like to win it all in a real season. Winning would do the following: The Bills would no longer be mentioned in brief commentarites on losing streaks. They might be mentioned, but with the lockout season caveat. I'm convinced Ralph would want to win, and winning may be an indication Ralph did not get in the way of that happening, as many have suggested he does. It would also indicate the rest of the staff can coach a winner given the right players. Winning would generate more interest and money for the Bills and Buffalo.
DarthICE Posted May 7, 2010 Posted May 7, 2010 Me and a friend of mine have been debating if whether a championship for the Buffalo Bills in a season played with all replacement players would truly count or not and I am curious to what the general consensus is. He is of the mind the a Lombardi in Buffalo's possession would be awesome regardless. I however think that to be world champions they would have to actually compete against the best in the world, and if Peyton Manning and the rest of the current perennial pro-bowlers are sitting out then that really wouldn't be the case. Obviously this is a purely hypothetical situation so don't bother debating how likely or unlikely it happening is. Uh if they hold a superbowl and we win it I am more than willing to live with the (*) beside it. Besides doesn't NE have 3 (*) beside theirs under normal circumstances?
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