Stop whining!

[Dr. K]

For pity's sake, this place has become unreadable. Remember when you were a kid and sports were fun?

 

IN THE DESERT

by Stephen Crane

 

In the desert

I saw a Buffalo Bills fan, naked, bestial,

Who, squatting upon the ground,

Held his heart in his hands,

And ate of it.

I said, “Is it good, friend?”

“It is bitter—bitter,” he answered;

 

“But I like it

“Because it is bitter,

“And because it is my heart.”

[John from Riverside]

Deep

[Buffalo_Stampede]

It’s interesting. I think Buffalo fans are better losers than winners. I won’t be surprised if fans start booing the Bills next year.

[eball]

It really is just about unbearable.  You’d think we were still in the drought.  Some people are just miserable, or are trying to make others miserable.

 

And no, I’m not talking about legitimate debate over the roster, whether the WR corps is good enough or if the right moves were made to shore up the OL.

 

It’s the personal attacks on McDermott, the whining over national pundits, and the presumptions made by a gaggle of “hot pocket” reactionaries who read one tweet and think they know the entire story.

 

At least we’re only a month away from camp.

 

[teef]

this.  this is what i like to see early morning on tbd.  let's get this ***** started.

[Slippery Rubber Mats]

This place makes sense if you come in looking to be entertained. Find level-headed discussion elsewhere

[Royale with Cheese]

3 hours ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

It’s interesting. I think Buffalo fans are better losers than winners. I won’t be surprised if fans start booing the Bills next year.

 

Yeah they are.  What's the board like after a win and after a loss?  Well after losses, I sometimes can't sign in on here because all of the traffic.

Edited June 22, 2023 by Royale with Cheese

[transient]

12 minutes ago, eball said:

It really is just about unbearable.  You’d think we were still in the drought.  Some people are just miserable, or are trying to make others miserable.

 

And no, I’m not talking about legitimate debate over the roster, whether the WR corps is good enough or if the right moves were made to shore up the OL.

 

It’s the personal attacks on McDermott, the whining over national pundits, and the presumptions made by a gaggle of “hot pocket” reactionaries who read one tweet and think they know the entire story.

 

At least we’re only a month away from camp.

 

Honestly, do you find life outside of TBD to be so much different nowadays? I think this is a sports forum reflection of the world we live in in 2023. 

[eball]

1 minute ago, transient said:

Honestly, do you find life outside of TBD to be so much different nowadays? I think this is a sports forum reflection of the world we live in in 2023. 

 

You might be right.  I just choose to surround myself with different people in real life.  Here I have no choice.

 

[Einstein]

Whining about whining.

 

 

[teef]

here we go!!!

[ddaryl]

i've see it every year... 

 

I just don't spend much time entetaining the obssesive negativity here or at Sabrespace forums

just certain personality types and they will not change, they are just wired differently

Edited June 22, 2023 by ddaryl

[ExWNYer]

 

10 minutes ago, teef said:

here we go!!!

 

this ******* place

 

[Low Positive]

This place is currently populated by the type of fan who:

 

1) Posts on message boards: tends to skew older. The drought era left a reflexive negativity on our fandom. I mean for the better part of 20 years negative opinions were well founded. I turn 50 this year so I can understand that but for those who were adults in the 70s and 80s I would imagine that cuts even deeper. I remember the 2-14 80s, but I was a kid.  Also, the Bills subreddit is a lot less negative than this place.

 

2) Posts on an NFL message board in mid June: We’re obsessed. I don’t live in WNY any longer, but I would have to imagine that the general fandom is much more positive than this place. I see it here in Cincinnati with the difference in tone between regular fans and the discussions on Jungle Noise.

 

But the negativity on TBD is interesting. You see so much tempering of expectations in order to shield against future disappointment. 

[Jay_Fixit]

I’ll take this over a Rockpile Review any day.

[Gregg]

[CountDorkula]

1 hour ago, Dr. K said:

For pity's sake, this place has become unreadable. Remember when you were a kid and sports were fun?

 

IN THE DESERT

by Stephen Crane

 

In the desert

I saw a Buffalo Bills fan, naked, bestial,

Who, squatting upon the ground,

Held his heart in his hands,

And ate of it.

I said, “Is it good, friend?”

“It is bitter—bitter,” he answered;

 

“But I like it

“Because it is bitter,

“And because it is my heart.”

Pass. 

[TSOL]

It's my party and I'll cry if I want to 

[teef]

14 minutes ago, ExWNYer said:

 

 

this ******* place

 

thank you!  i'm going to be legit upset if this thread doesn't get more angry.

[Fleezoid]