MiltonWaddams Posted March 2, 2019 Posted March 2, 2019 I cannot say that I am a fan of any other team than the Bills in the NFL. However, I do go to Seahawks games annually and I am more interested in watching their games than any other team due to proximity and friendships with many Seahawks fans. But, I would never consider myself a fan of the Seahawks, but if I had to have a second team, that would be it. The older I get, the more allegiance I find to the Bills. I’m not sure why, but I don’t consider it a character flaw. 1
Chandler#81 Posted March 2, 2019 Posted March 2, 2019 5 hours ago, vorpma said: The Bills are my team, grew up during the 1960's in a family of original season ticket holders and witnessed some really great AFL games. After the Bills I root for any original AFL team except the Titans or Texans (remember the Oiler's); in 1969 the fans in War Memorial Stadium gave a long standing ovation to the world champion New York Jets in the home opener. I can hold root for the Dolphins when it helps the Bills (still remember the streak) and I don't suffer from the intense hate of the Patriots that many seem to be afflicted with. Great post by Johnny Gold!!! It's only a game, life is too short, enjoy! I was at that game as well. Jill’s carried a banner saluting the Jets. OJ’s 1st game, scored from 5 yards out. We tied them 19 all at the end of the 3rd quarter, but lost 33-19. Great memory! 2
vorpma Posted March 2, 2019 Posted March 2, 2019 9 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said: Also brought the sold out crowd to its feet with a nice 55 yard run off a screen pass; last season for the AFL!! 1
vorpma Posted March 2, 2019 Posted March 2, 2019 21 minutes ago, MiltonWaddams said: I cannot say that I am a fan of any other team than the Bills in the NFL. However, I do go to Seahawks games annually and I am more interested in watching their games than any other team due to proximity and friendships with many Seahawks fans. But, I would never consider myself a fan of the Seahawks, but if I had to have a second team, that would be it. The older I get, the more allegiance I find to the Bills. I’m not sure why, but I don’t consider it a character flaw. Maybe because it's not a "character flaw!" 2
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted March 2, 2019 Posted March 2, 2019 17 hours ago, Bakin said: Pardon the bad grammar....and I know I probably asked this question before... but how in the holy hell can a person root for the Bills (bleeding red white and blue, as one poster suggested) and still have a ‘backup’ or secondary team?? i really don’t get it. Can someone explain? ..because....fair enough?......slow news day........ 1
Elite Poster Posted March 2, 2019 Posted March 2, 2019 The Bills are my first team and then there are a few teams I will "root for" but there really isn't an emotional attachment like with the Bills. I've always liked the Packers and Saints so in the last 25 billion years of making the playoffs twice, it's nice having someone to root for.
CodeMonkey Posted March 2, 2019 Posted March 2, 2019 (edited) 17 hours ago, Bakin said: Pardon the bad grammar....and I know I probably asked this question before... but how in the holy hell can a person root for the Bills (bleeding red white and blue, as one poster suggested) and still have a ‘backup’ or secondary team?? i really don’t get it. Can someone explain? I don't. In fact if it wasn't for the Bills I wouldn't watch any American football. But it isn't a difficult concept. The Bills have sucked for decades. Someone might have an emotional attachment to the Bills based on family or having grown up in the area. But it's not unreasonable that they might want to also "root" for a team with enough talent to make a deep run into the playoffs every few years. Edited March 2, 2019 by CodeMonkey
Bakin Posted March 2, 2019 Author Posted March 2, 2019 3 hours ago, The Frankish Reich said: What if the Bills had moved to Toronto? Would you have remained a Bills fan, no 2nd team allowed? It’s a good question and one that I struggled with at the time. As a Canadian who was living In LA I was totally against the Bills moving to Toronto. But I was a bit more warm to the idea of the Bills moving to LA (which was also rumoured), but that’s because I was living there! Naturally, I wanted the Bills to only stay in Buffalo.
GunnerBill Posted March 2, 2019 Posted March 2, 2019 I only support the Bills. There are other teams I tend to root for at playoff time generally based on players - Drew Brees is my favourite player in the league so I generally root for the Saints in the playoffs. That said when they lost a game based on an atrocious blown call I shrugged my shoulders and went to bed. If that had been the Bills it would have taken me days to get over it. 1
Marv's Neighbor Posted March 2, 2019 Posted March 2, 2019 Being from BUF, there's no question who I'm always rooting for. Having lived in many NFL cities; DC, Chicago, Houston (Oilers time) and Seattle (AFC West), my best memories have been at a local BILLS bar with people who are mostly from WNY too. If you're from a city that does not have a team, I can understand "adopting" another team, but don't see that working for me, ever! When we moved to the Richmond area, i expected to see a lot of Panthers fans but really, it's pretty evenly divided between Redskins & Cowboys fans so people have adopted their respective teams. I'd bet that most of the local Cowboys fans have never been to Dallas, or Texas!
chris heff Posted March 2, 2019 Posted March 2, 2019 (edited) I lived in NYC in the 70s and 80s. I used to root for the Giants, but that ended with Super Bowl XXV. Unless of course they are playing the Patriots. Edited March 2, 2019 by chris heff
Man with No Name Posted March 3, 2019 Posted March 3, 2019 I was a huge peyton manning fan and routed hard for him with both indy and denver. probably starting around 2006/7. not sure. i did actually hate him before there was a need to direct 100% of my hate towards the pats. i'll admit, there have been chunks of games where my heart was deadened to the bills.
GreggTX Posted March 3, 2019 Posted March 3, 2019 It's Bills or never mind, but I do like to see former Bills doing well with their new teams.
Talley56 Posted March 3, 2019 Posted March 3, 2019 While I don’t really have a 2nd team myself I believe some people just have a different mindset and decide to have a 2nd team. I am totally fine with that.
Jay_Fixit Posted March 3, 2019 Posted March 3, 2019 On 3/1/2019 at 8:43 PM, BuffaloBillsGospel said: Grow up kid I am grown up. I don’t pretend to be a Bills fan. Kids pretend. Grown ups don’t.
Gugny Posted March 3, 2019 Posted March 3, 2019 34 minutes ago, Jay_Fixit said: I am grown up. I don’t pretend to be a Bills fan. Kids pretend. Grown ups don’t. I bet you took gym class really seriously in school.
Stank_Nasty Posted March 3, 2019 Posted March 3, 2019 6 hours ago, Gugny said: I bet you took gym class really seriously in school. How else is someone supposed to take it? 1
Stank_Nasty Posted March 3, 2019 Posted March 3, 2019 (edited) On 3/1/2019 at 11:39 PM, Jay_Fixit said: Ya, but I’m gross in way that I’m not pretending to be a Bills fan. Like you are. Which is gross. Like beyond gross. I immediately think somebody is 10 yrs old or a middle aged mom that asks too many questions during games when anyone on this board says they have more than one team Edited March 3, 2019 by Stank_Nasty
Straight Hucklebuck Posted March 3, 2019 Posted March 3, 2019 How? Because the rest of the league has left the Bills behind. For chunks of time between 2000-now the Bills haven’t felt like a real NFL team - From Russ Brandon as GM, to Dick Jauron as Head Coach, to Doug Whaley’s people shouldn’t play football, to our current Head Coach trying to out-culture the league, it has led to a 24 year Playoff win Drought. Due to the Bills out-dated decision making, losing, and constant rules changes, I have cut my consumption of the NFL substantially and have no interest in any other franchise. But I have no issue with other fans looking to smarter, better teams to experience the NFL. To be a fan in Buffalo you have to talk about perpetual 5-year rebuilds and spin 6-10 seasons as “progress”. You have to accept talent equals locker room cancers and that lunchpail is the way to sustained winning. The Bills are like the Atkins Diet. When fat people started telling the rest of the world how to lose weight. A historically inept organization, constantly siphoning good-will from a 5-year window from 1989-1994. Jim Kelly endorses this Coach and QB. Buy your season tickets and merchandise today ?. 1
vorpma Posted March 3, 2019 Posted March 3, 2019 11 minutes ago, Straight Hucklebuck said: How? Because the rest of the league has left the Bills behind. For chunks of time between 2000-now the Bills haven’t felt like a real NFL team - From Russ Brandon as GM, to Dick Jauron as Head Coach, to Doug Whaley’s people shouldn’t play football, to our current Head Coach trying to out-culture the league, it has led to a 24 year Playoff win Drought. Due to the Bills out-dated decision making, losing, and constant rules changes, I have cut my consumption of the NFL substantially and have no interest in any other franchise. But I have no issue with other fans looking to smarter, better teams to experience the NFL. To be a fan in Buffalo you have to talk about perpetual 5-year rebuilds and spin 6-10 seasons as “progress”. You have to accept talent equals locker room cancers and that lunchpail is the way to sustained winning. The Bills are like the Atkins Diet. When fat people started telling the rest of the world how to lose weight. A historically inept organization, constantly siphoning good-will from a 5-year window from 1989-1994. Jim Kelly endorses this Coach and QB. Buy your season tickets and merchandise today ?. Try anger management therapy!
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