Eat Crow: Your most embarrassing Bills opinions

[hondo in seattle]

I hate to say this because I still love the man, but I thought Marv would be a good GM.  

 

I read an article about Mike Williams once and based on that one article, I decided he was going to be great.  

[Max Fischer]

Im not really embarrassed, just wrong: I was convinced the Bills would resign Edmunds and I would have been very pleased.  Thought the opposite of Ed Oliver. 

[stlbills13]

I was convinced Diggs and Allen wouldn't work. I thought it was a horrible move for both Diggs and the Bills. 

[McBean]

Very simple for me. I’m man enough to admit that I absolutely hated the Josh Allen pick.

 

When I’m wrong, I admit it. No shame.

[Forward Progress]

7 hours ago, Mark Vader said:

I thought Marcel Dareus was going to be a monster player for us.

I was so happy when Denver messed up by taking Von Miller, leaving the prize of the draft for us.

[jimmy10]

I thought Rex was going to be great, he just needed a little time to settle in. Oof. I still can’t believe that fever dream happened. 

[BuffaloBillyG]

33 minutes ago, Charles Romes said:

I thought so too, until he actually was given a chance.  Week 16 2009 v the Falcons.  Worst QB performance in team history until peterman came along. 

He just didn't have enough time to prepare. He didn't have enough help around him...um..I think he had a bit of a stomach bug that day...errr....I also heard he had knocked up a waitress the week before and was distracted.

 

Just wait. He'll be back🤣🤣🤣

 

[Ethan in Cleveland]

9 hours ago, MJS said:

I bought a Kiko Alonso jersey after his rookie year.

So did I for my son. Went to goodwill quickly

[WhoTom]

I never saw the "it" factor some people seem to have seen in Edwards, but I totally thought J.P. Losman was the next franchise QB. There's part of me that still thinks that with better coaching, he'd have at least been a decent NFL starter.

 

 

[Ethan in Cleveland]

8 hours ago, Mark Vader said:

I thought Marcel Dareus was going to be a monster player for us.

He was. Made All-Pro. He could have been a HOF talent. Then he apparently just stopped caring. Perhaps it was money. Perhaps drugs. Will be interesting in 5 or 10 years to see where he is in life. 

[Ethan in Cleveland]

Always love these type of threads. 

I've posted some stuff taht others have.

Not sure if I've posted this but at the time I thought Fred Jackson was not that good and should not be getting carries at the expense of Lynch. 

Wow was I wrong. Jackson had vision and heart and just enough talent to be a great Bill. 

[Chicken Boo]

Aaron Maybin would develop.  

[Royale with Cheese]

"I've never had to eat crow, I'm always right about everything"  as said below by....

 

• Einstein - Did you know a crow's IQ is equivalent to a 7 year old child's?  My nickname as an infant was Crow
• BullBuchanan - **** a crow
• newcam2012 - I think I cover up my passive aggressive shots towards the Bills and no one notices them
• nextmanup - A crow is smarter than McDermott.
•  Teef - I have nice hair because I put olive oil in it

 

Edited June 19, 2023 by Royale with Cheese

[BuffaloBillyG]

2 hours ago, eball said:

If you are a true “fan” and not just a casual observer of your team you are always going to be optimistic and hope for the best — and obviously many of those hopes will not be realized.  The definitions of fan and fanatic suggest that this exercise is a positive one — being an ardent, uncritical admirer.

 

I often wonder if those who piss and moan about everything and bash players and coaches are actually fans at all, or if criticizing the team simply gives unhappy people an outlet for releasing their pent up frustrations.

 

As a fan I’ve hoped and wished for many good things to happen for the Buffalo Bills.  More often than not I’ve wound up disappointed.  When you know you can’t control a situation, however, you don’t let it impact your life in negative ways.

 

My most embarrassing Bills opinion ever is that for a moment I thought OJ’s son might have committed the murders and OJ was covering up for him.  THAT’s how much of a fan I am.

 

Cheers and Go Bills!

 

I firmly believe that most that have criticism and bash everything care more about being right than being hopeful.

 

Let's face it, in the NFL more players don't become stars than do. If someone universally bashes every player and every move statistically they are right way more than wrong. 

 

Speaking for myself, I can say I spent way too much of my more youthful days obsessed over the Bills winning a Super Bowl than not. With age comes a different point of view for some and now at least in my aging eyes it's truly not about "winning it all" as much. As you say, that's out of my control. I don't get a ring if the Bills in it all anyway. What I can control is my enjoyment factor. For home games...did I have fun? Was the tailgating good? Did I enjoy the company of my friends and family that were there? For road games was the gathering a good time? Life really isn't long and while the euphoria of seeing the Bills win a Lombardi would be amazing...life is more about living in the moment you are in. 

 

[Sammy Watkins' Rib]

3 hours ago, eball said:

If you are a true “fan” and not just a casual observer of your team you are always going to be optimistic and hope for the best — and obviously many of those hopes will not be realized.  The definitions of fan and fanatic suggest that this exercise is a positive one — being an ardent, uncritical admirer.

 

I often wonder if those who piss and moan about everything and bash players and coaches are actually fans at all, or if criticizing the team simply gives unhappy people an outlet for releasing their pent up frustrations.

 

As a fan I’ve hoped and wished for many good things to happen for the Buffalo Bills.  More often than not I’ve wound up disappointed.  When you know you can’t control a situation, however, you don’t let it impact your life in negative ways.

 

My most embarrassing Bills opinion ever is that for a moment I thought OJ’s son might have committed the murders and OJ was covering up for him.  THAT’s how much of a fan I am.

 

Cheers and Go Bills!

 

 

As the years have gone on, I hope for the best and expect the worst. Expecting the worst brings out the negative feelings and criticism. But it makes the losses and failures hurt a little less. 

[The Frankish Reich]

10 hours ago, mbs said:

I still think EJ needed more time and could have been great.  

I still think EJ needed more time and could have been above average.

[sir andrew]

I gotta say, I thought we built our team of the future in the 2007 draft.  Lynch, Pos and Edwards were all going to be cornerstones.  That 5-1 run in 2008 had me completely fooled. 

[The Frankish Reich]

3 hours ago, Dan Darragh said:

I reread the entire thread and did not see any mention of Rob Johnson.  Did nobody besides Ralph own that?

I'll admit it. I thought Rob Johnson would be really good here.

[JakeFrommStateFarm]

Fromm was going to beat out Allen for the starting job

[Billsatlastin2018]

I did rank the other Josh just ahead of Allen and wondered whether OBD had screwed the pooch… again!