Playoffs are Here! Be Courteous to and Cautious of DEBBIE Downers

[theRalph]

We are blessed with the Bills and the run of the McBeane administration. And yet, with the arrival of the playoffs, a particular class of Bills fan has been stirred into action...but not due to excitement. They are the naysayers who find fault, often irrationally so, with the team. It's actually a defense mechanism that, in a way, prepares such naysayers to emotionally handle the eventual playoff loss they're certain of.

 

I feel for these folks...we all love our Bills. The fanbase even has a name: "Bills Mafia".  But the naysayers predate Bills Mafia and need their own special classification:

 

DEBBIE Downers. Many are familiar with this this term, but few know that is an acronym: Drought Encrusted Buffalo Bills Idiocy Enthusiasts

 

These are Bills fans....so be courteous to them. Just don't get too close and get infected with their negativity. #GoBills

[Sweats]

[Breakout Squad]

What about Negative Nancy’s? 

[julian]

I deal with it daily in rl, my buddy was a much more tolerable and fun Bills fan during the draught. The high expectations of this team has ruined some fans ability to enjoy the team in the moment.

 

 Kind of sad to be honest.

[Rigotz]

"WELP, HERE WE GO AGAIN"

 

[Sojourner]

17 minutes ago, Breakout Squad said:

What about Negative Nancy’s? 

NANCY

Naysayer

always

nitpicking (and)

crying

yearly

[T.E.]

17 minutes ago, julian said:

I deal with it daily in rl, my buddy was a much more tolerable and fun Bills fan during the draught. The high expectations of this team has ruined some fans ability to enjoy the team in the moment.

 

 Kind of sad to be honest.

Conversely, the drought has caused many Bills fans to lower their expectations to "I'm just happy if we make the playoffs and get to watch Josh Allen."

[RobbRiddick]

Broncos 27

Bills 13

 

 

sorry, I thought I was in the prediction thread

[jayg]

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[Sojourner]

Just now, jayg said:

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Looks like some cotton-headed ninny muggins to me!

 

F the acronym there!
 

 

F. 
Forget

[BADOLBILZ]

32 minutes ago, theRalph said:

We are blessed with the Bills and the run of the McBeane administration. And yet, with the arrival of the playoffs, a particular class of Bills fan has been stirred into action...but not due to excitement. They are the naysayers who find fault, often irrationally so, with the team. It's actually a defense mechanism that, in a way, prepares such naysayers to emotionally handle the eventual playoff loss they're certain of.

 

I feel for these folks...we all love our Bills. The fanbase even has a name: "Bills Mafia".  But the naysayers predate Bills Mafia and need their own special classification:

 

DEBBIE Downers. Many are familiar with this this term, but few know that is an acronym: Drought Encrusted Buffalo Bills Idiocy Enthusiasts

 

These are Bills fans....so be courteous to them. Just don't get too close and get infected with their negativity. #GoBills

 

 

Dude,  pull yourself together.  

 

It's Tuesday of wildcard week and you are already hyperventilating and have worked your way to the fan-shaming stage of grief.   

 

[Joe Ferguson]

One and done.

[Special K]

37 minutes ago, Breakout Squad said:

What about Negative Nancy’s? 

 

And Nervous Nellies??

[Slippery Rubber Mats]

1 minute ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

 

Dude,  pull yourself together.  

 

It's Tuesday of wildcard week and you are already hyperventilating and have worked your way to the fan-shaming stage of grief.   

 

 

target acquired

[julian]

14 minutes ago, T.E. said:

Conversely, the drought has caused many Bills fans to lower their expectations to "I'm just happy if we make the playoffs and get to watch Josh Allen."

That may be the case for some…  I’d just say, that crowd is happier and more fun to be around in general lol.

 

 My point was only how sad it is to watch fans not be able to truly enjoy the Josh Allen era because of expectations.

[Coffeesforclosers]

14 minutes ago, jayg said:

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Crummy take on a great movie.

[Breakout Squad]

21 minutes ago, Special K said:

 

And Nervous Nellies??

I can be a Nervous Ned. Is that the proper male form? 🤓

[Simon]

21 minutes ago, theRalph said:

Nah...just reacting to Andrew on Herd Mentality. Joe got pretty fired up.

 

React all you want on your own time, but do not drag that trash into our nice living room please.

[Gugny]

Recurring 

Anal

Lesions

Probably

Hurt

 

 

[Steptide]

My playoff anxiety doesn't stem from 17 years of drought, or 4 lost super bowls. It stems from the last 4 years of heart break. The Cinci playoff loss at home is probably the only one where I wasn't angry for weeks after, and I believe that's only cuz we got murdered in that game