Same energy as the last few years?

[DrDawkinstein]

I get what OP is saying, but for me, it isnt that I'm not excited, but rather happy to avoid hype and fly under the radar with the rest of the team.

 

I think we all learned what high expectations get us. And it's good to expect a certain level of play as standard, but last year just wasnt fun - even when we were winning.

 

When winning becomes so miserable, it's good for all of us to take step back, take a breath, and just get ready to enjoy it as it goes.

 

GO BILLS!

[RobbRiddick]

I've done nothing but cry since last night but that might have more to do with betting 3k on the Bengals

Edited September 11, 2023 by RobbRiddick

[teef]

i thought about this this morning.  for some reason i'm not as giddy for the game to be here as i usually am.  i have a feeling that no matter the outcome, i'm still going to be meh either way.  i'm not sure that i burned myself out waiting for this game all weekend, and that my bedtime will be greatly compromised, but i'm pretty mellow about all of this.

[BillsVet]

50 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:

Am I alone in lacking the energy and excitement of the last few seasons? Don’t get me wrong, I think that the Bills will be really good. Last year, I was sure that they were winning the Super Bowl. Maybe I just haven’t “recovered” from how last year ended but I’m not feeling that same energy as last year. 

 

Yeah.  I'd guess people expect Buffalo to be good, but the playoffs are where we need to see it.  The Bills, despite some mid-seasons swoons, have played well in the regular season but it's the post-season exits go back to.  Seems the last 3 years their playoff performance regressed each year from 2020 to 2022.  

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

I think it’s just a part of getting older. 

[Royale with Cheese]

1 hour ago, Kirby Jackson said:

Am I alone in lacking the energy and excitement of the last few seasons? Don’t get me wrong, I think that the Bills will be really good. Last year, I was sure that they were winning the Super Bowl. Maybe I just haven’t “recovered” from how last year ended but I’m not feeling that same energy as last year. 

 

Last year was an emotional letdown and your brain in protecting you from feeling that again.

[Jauronimo]

Even though there are some major injury related asterisks to last year, the Bills fanbase is in that "what now?" stage.  I'd compare it to what I have seen from the Houston Rockets who were so close to overcoming the Warriors after loading up with Chris Paul only to give up a series lead and fall short yet again. The core of the team has not changed so the big question is: what will be different this year?

 

Positives:

Groot has comeback bigger, stronger, and faster and his teammates say hes ready to be an elite DE

Leonard Floyd

Tre'Davious is healthy

Kincaid a threat in the passing game

Torrence and McGovern

Dorsey in year two

 

Negatives:

Dawkins, Hyde, Poyer are all another year older

Losing Edmunds and big ?? at MLB

Spencer Brown looks no different and we have no depth at RT

 

Wait and See:

McD calling the defense and Leslie making sour faces at WalMart

Healthy Von Miller

[BillsFanSD]

Honestly it would be good for me to be a little less invested in this team than I was this time last year.  That will probably change around 7:00 ET later today, but ideally I would chill a bit until we get past Thanksgiving.

[mushypeaches]

I was way more pumped up the last two seasons, but maybe we got too high too early last year.

 

2022 definitely taught us about how long the season really is, and how hard it is to be peaking at the right time.  

 

So maybe we'll just not be as great of a regular season team this year, but have improved mental energy and fewer injuries by the time we get into January.

Once we're there - anything can happen!

 

But yes, let's also beat the snot out of Rodgers and the over-hyped Jets this evening!

[Airseven]

This team and what always feels like inevitable disappointment is certainly draining. I think it may be that the standards are now too high.

[MasterStrategist]

1 hour ago, Kirby Jackson said:

Am I alone in lacking the energy and excitement of the last few seasons? Don’t get me wrong, I think that the Bills will be really good. Last year, I was sure that they were winning the Super Bowl. Maybe I just haven’t “recovered” from how last year ended but I’m not feeling that same energy as last year. 

It's called low T.

 

Kidding... I'm not with ya tho, I'm just as pumped and fired up for the season to get rolling.  Especially on primetime/MNF.

 

All the Jets hype, talk from media that our window has passed...has me even more jacked, LFG!

 

 

[Milanos Milano]

Honestly Kincaid gives me more energy this year than last. We desperately needed someone to take the heat off Diggs, and Kincaid will do that and some. 

[ClemsonBills]

I feel myself getting less hyped for the regular season because I expect them to be great. It's the playoffs where I flip a switch and get jacked up. Which is a nice change compared to pre JA17.

[TheBrownBear]

My enthusiasm and excitement are tempered for sure.  To be honest, I'm a little nervous heading into the season for the first time in a while.  I know that we should be as good as ever, but I'm still haunted by how we looked for much of the second half of last season and in that Bengals game.

Edited September 11, 2023 by TheBrownBear

[Bobby Hooks]

I don’t have the butterflies in my belly that I was expecting to have for gameday. Idk, I think maybe I’m waiting to see what we’re going to look like. 
 

During free agency and the draft I was excited about the moves. On paper this may be the best team we’ve ever had. But something feels off, maybe it’s how we looked on the playoffs? Maybe it’s because I’m worried with all of the attention Josh got in the offseason coupled with a primetime matchup against a division rival, oh and throw in Aaron Rodgers I’m worried happy feet hero ball Josh will show up? 
 

🤷‍♂️ 

[Matt_In_NH]

58 minutes ago, MPL said:

I have zero energy but that's mostly because my 6-month-old has decided he doesn't need to sleep anymore. 

Its all downhill from here.........

[ColoradoBills]

Buffalo Bills football is back baby!  The Bills have a great organization from the owners to the cafeteria staff and have a great chance to

continue to make the playoffs and pursue the dream of every fan ever cheering for this team, past and present, the Lombardi trophy!

 

Just a long-standing belief of mine, the technologically driven 24/7 sports media market has robbed some fans of the true thrill of a new season.

I enjoyed this opening week of football more than seasons past only because my Bills didn't play on Sunday.  I switched between individual

games and the NFL RedZone and enjoyed watching the games unfold, including the blowouts.

 

These young men on our football team have been through a lot last season and now have to pick themselves up and go out every week and

give it their all, starting tonight.  The least I can do as a fan is thank them for their effort and root them on whether they are the team's

star QB (which we all have to keep reminding ourselves that we have one!) down to the practice squad guy hoping to get a chance.

 

I will continue to greet every new season with the same "little kid" hope I had during the AFL Championship teams I began watching so

many years ago!  I mean, isn't that really what being a fan is supposed to be all about.

 

Go Bills!

 

 

[McBean]

1 hour ago, Kirby Jackson said:

Am I alone in lacking the energy and excitement of the last few seasons? Don’t get me wrong, I think that the Bills will be really good. Last year, I was sure that they were winning the Super Bowl. Maybe I just haven’t “recovered” from how last year ended but I’m not feeling that same energy as last year. 

most mentally checked out I’ve ever been for a season opener.

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

1 hour ago, Kirby Jackson said:

Am I alone in lacking the energy and excitement of the last few seasons? Don’t get me wrong, I think that the Bills will be really good. Last year, I was sure that they were winning the Super Bowl. Maybe I just haven’t “recovered” from how last year ended but I’m not feeling that same energy as last year. 

if there is one thing we’ve learned repeatedly it’s that it’s a looong damn season, and you really don’t know what you’ve got until late in the season. 
 

It was so sure they were a team of destiny last year, then it imploded spectacularly after eeking out some late season wins that were closer than expected. 
 

And of course the prior season when they didn’t need to dress a punter for consecutive games. But then couldn’t get past the chiefs. 
 

now more than ever it’s too much of a schlog to get hyped early. 
 

also the division itself got so much better but it’s tough to know if the bills did. 

[SCBills]

1 hour ago, Kirby Jackson said:

Am I alone in lacking the energy and excitement of the last few seasons? Don’t get me wrong, I think that the Bills will be really good. Last year, I was sure that they were winning the Super Bowl. Maybe I just haven’t “recovered” from how last year ended but I’m not feeling that same energy as last year. 

Same. 
 

Im in “wait and see” mode. 
 

Flew out to LA for the Rams game last year.  Was insanely hyped. 
 

That loss, and the way we lost, to the Bengals last year is going to take a minute to get out of my system. 
 

Now we play a Jets team that’s historically given Allen and our Offense issues, and we all saw what our DL looked like without Von.   
 

Need to see this team toughen up in the trenches in a game like this, and right now I’m hopeful, but will quickly start getting annoyed if we can’t get pressure and Allen is under siege.