buffalobloodfloridahome Posted December 29, 2017 Posted December 29, 2017 On 12/25/2017 at 7:04 PM, K-9 said: Need to have four teams in each division for best symmetry. But if we were to move, the league should just have Buffalo and Baltimore swap divisions. Makes sense logistically, but I would miss our traditional AFL rivalries. I would make sense to have Buffalo, Steelers, Bengals, Browns in a division the proximity would make those easier for fans to travel too and also heated rivalries. Miami is like going to a completely other world from Buffalo which I think added fuel to the fire. While the Dolphins fans are sitting on south beach Bills are shoveling snow.
cba fan Posted December 29, 2017 Posted December 29, 2017 There are only two rivalries that matter to Bills now. #1 Cheatriots. #2 Refs.
C.Biscuit97 Posted December 29, 2017 Posted December 29, 2017 Sadly, they are both irrelevant teams. Besides, we have a pretend rivalry with the Pats (who don't consider us a rival).
Chandler#81 Posted December 29, 2017 Posted December 29, 2017 I go all the way back to when Miami entered the AFL in ‘66, through the winless ‘70’s to our dominance in the late 80’s/90’s. So of course the hatred was real. Regardless of the recent status of both teams being whipping boys for the Pats*, the rivalry died when the League reshuffled and made 8 Divisions. When HALF the schedule was inter-divisional, so much more was placed on forming a team to compete with them specifically. Now, a team can go winless in their Division yet win it with an overall better W/L record.
Clyde Smith Posted December 29, 2017 Posted December 29, 2017 I still don't like the Fins but I hate the Pats way more. To the point where I hate the entire region type of hate lol. 1
BuffaloHokie13 Posted December 29, 2017 Posted December 29, 2017 22 minutes ago, Clyde Smith said: I still don't like the Fins but I hate the Pats way more. To the point where I hate the entire region type of hate lol. I am legitimately reluctant to see movies with Matt Damon for this exact reason. 1
SaviorPeterman Posted December 29, 2017 Posted December 29, 2017 It will if the Bills lose to them on Sunday and the other things they needed to happen to make the playoffs transpire. Talk about another epic failure. Either way, I don't believe this rivalry has the same luster it did during the Kelly and Marino days. But it could certainly heat up again in the coming years because the Dolphins should have a very good team for years to come with Gase/Tannenbaum. So if Beane/McD can match that success should be a lot of gritty battles for the division assuming the Patriots ever go away.
JMF2006 Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 Judging by all the nastiness going on today....YES......just like I voted.
DerekJ Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 As long as they're in our division, the Miami rivalry will always matter.
CodeMonkey Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 From what I recall, it wasn't a rivalry in the eyes of Miami fans even then.
JMF2006 Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 Judging by the looks on their players faces after they lost it might be more heated than ever.
Prickly Pete Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 Of course it matters, they are in our division, but does it matter any more than the Jets? Nope. Every team in the division is a rivalry game, by definition. Any team you play regularly is technically a "rivalry game". I don't get any more satisfaction from wins against MIami, than against the Jets right now, and if we beat the Pats it would be way more gratifying
buffaloboyinATL Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 A rivalry is not just judged by the most recent games or current relevance of the teams involved. It is all about history between the teams, big games they've played, times they have eliminated each other, etc... So yes, Miami is still our rival.
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