Goddammit, I'm sick of excuses

[Hermes]

Year after year, fans of this team are subjected to, the consistent rhetoric, that this year's iteration was 'good enough' save for a few calls here or there.

 

Too bad, so sad; they weren't! 

 

The Eagles absolutely throttled the team that spanked the Bills in the AFCCG. No one here, can tell me, that the Bills had an honest to god chance against the Eagles. That team was primed for a run to the superbowl regardless of anything that stood before them..

 

It wasn't just Barkley, or Hurts, or Brown, or Sweat, or Braun or anyone else. It was all of these guys punching above their weight. Collectively that team wanted it more than anyone else. That'd what makes the difference. Every single player giving the absolute max they can, to get the job done. 

 

What do the Bills have?

 

The Bills have Allen and that's about it. He's been great, but when hes the only one thats not enough to seal the deal.  Whether it's the players around him, the coaches calling the plays, or mistakes he's made himself. There have been multiple opportunities to lead the team to greatness and they've all failed at that. Its the only thing holding this team back, it's not just Allen, or the weapons, or the defense, or the coaches, it's all of them. 

 

But at the end of the day..

 

It doesn't matter who does what.

 

What matters is team success (i.e. winning a superbowl). And that means players being selfless and giving everything they've got. It means coaches pulling plays out of their asses to stop a crucial 4th down. IT MEANS BEING THE BEST OF THE BEST REGARDLESS OF CIRCUMSTANCE.

 

How many times have we all seen the Bills get 'close enough' only to fall flat on their face?  The fact of the matter is.... that it's too many...

 

I, for one, am ready for the Bills to step up and win one for themselves and for the fans. It's time to stop being a team of wussies and being a team of men who get ***** done.

 

Let's go Buffalo!

[Don Otreply]

I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore! 
 

oh, and, GO BILLS!!!

Edited 6 hours ago by Don Otreply

[ColoradoBills]

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

This must have been a long simmering anger over the last 6 weeks. 

[BillsFanForever19]

16 minutes ago, Hermes said:

It wasn't just Barkley, or Hurts, or Brown, or Sweat, or Braun or anyone else. It was all of these guys punching above their weight.

 

"Punching above their weight"? The Eagles are probably the best built roster in all of the NFL.  

[Goin Breakdown]

How do we quantify who wants it more?  I get the disappointment but to say Buffalo didn't want it as much as KC or the Eagles mostly likely is incorrect. 

[Hermes]

8 minutes ago, Goin Breakdown said:

How do we quantify who wants it more?  I get the disappointment but to say Buffalo didn't want it as much as KC or the Eagles mostly likely is incorrect. 

 

15 minutes ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

"Punching above their weight"? The Eagles are probably the best built roster in all of the NFL.  

Tell me who one the Bills has performed at or above their given contract during the playoffs. 

[Hermes]

19 minutes ago, Goin Breakdown said:

How do we quantify who wants it more?  I get the disappointment but to say Buffalo didn't want it as much as KC or the Eagles mostly likely is incorrect. 

 

26 minutes ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

"Punching above their weight"? The Eagles are probably the best built roster in all of the NFL.  

Don't worry.  I'll wait

[Mikie2times]

Get it out Hermie

 

[loveorhatembillsfan4life]

I kind of get it. Your waiting for someone other than Allen to make a play in the biggest moments. Or maybe having our Coaches  break some trend and try something not seen before..We need so many parts to be better than the opposition when it’s all on the line.. and it hasn’t happened.

 

 

 

[Returntoglory]

Well, you aren't wrong.

 

GO BILLS ?

[Rocky Landing]

There are varying measures of what people consider a "successful season." One of those scales (the one held by the OP) holds that a successful season ends in a Super Bowl win-- period. Others might consider making it to the Super Bowl some measure of success. Miami Dolphins fans are currently talking about, maybe next season, making a "deep playoff run..." as a successful season. Jets fans would just like a return to relevancy. 

 

During the drought years, before Allen showed up, I used to joke on this site about how we would perennially win the offseason. 

 

Personally, I don't share @Hermes perspective. I'm not sure where I fit on the scale of what I would consider a "successful season," but I will say that I consider this last season-- one in which few pundits, and media analysts had us winning the division, much less getting one score away from the SB-- to be successful. I think any season where a team far exceeds expectations should be considered successful.

 

This last season has made me especially optimistic for the next.

 

And I certainly don't think there is one successful team, and 31 failures per year. That's a glass 31/32 empty. I can't live like that. I'm definitely a "glass half full" kinda guy (even if it is half full of sh!t...)

[Ya Digg?]

1 hour ago, Hermes said:

Year after year, fans of this team are subjected to, the consistent rhetoric, that this year's iteration was 'good enough' save for a few calls here or there.

 

Too bad, so sad; they weren't! 

 

The Eagles absolutely throttled the team that spanked the Bills in the AFCCG. No one here, can tell me, that the Bills had an honest to god chance against the Eagles. That team was primed for a run to the superbowl regardless of anything that stood before them..

 

It wasn't just Barkley, or Hurts, or Brown, or Sweat, or Braun or anyone else. It was all of these guys punching above their weight. Collectively that team wanted it more than anyone else. That'd what makes the difference. Every single player giving the absolute max they can, to get the job done. 

 

What do the Bills have?

 

The Bills have Allen and that's about it. He's been great, but when hes the only one thats not enough to seal the deal.  Whether it's the players around him, the coaches calling the plays, or mistakes he's made himself. There have been multiple opportunities to lead the team to greatness and they've all failed at that. Its the only thing holding this team back, it's not just Allen, or the weapons, or the defense, or the coaches, it's all of them. 

 

But at the end of the day..

 

It doesn't matter who does what.

 

What matters is team success (i.e. winning a superbowl). And that means players being selfless and giving everything they've got. It means coaches pulling plays out of their asses to stop a crucial 4th down. IT MEANS BEING THE BEST OF THE BEST REGARDLESS OF CIRCUMSTANCE.

 

How many times have we all seen the Bills get 'close enough' only to fall flat on their face?  The fact of the matter is.... that it's too many...

 

I, for one, am ready for the Bills to step up and win one for themselves and for the fans. It's time to stop being a team of wussies and being a team of men who get ***** done.

 

Let's go Buffalo!

This is one of, if not the weakest sayings in all of sports. Wanting it more, especially when it comes to teams in the playoffs, is absolutely not a thing 

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

9 minutes ago, loveorhatembillsfan4life said:

I kind of get it. Your waiting for someone other than Allen to make a play in the biggest moments. Or maybe having our Coaches  break some trend and try something not seen before..We need so many parts to be better than the opposition when it’s all on the line.. and it hasn’t happened.

 

 

 

Except Jordan Phillips made the biggest play at the biggest moment. And our QB had the ball in his hands with a great chance to go and win the game. 

[QCity]

43 minutes ago, Hermes said:

 

Tell me who one the Bills has performed at or above their given contract during the playoffs. 

 

Josh, Cook, Shakir. I hate to break up an epic tantrum though.

[Maynard]

 

[Hermes]

6 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

Except Jordan Phillips made the biggest play at the biggest moment. And our QB had the ball in his hands with a great chance to go and win the game. 

Exactly. It's not just one player or one specific incident. It's literally everyone just stepping up a half ***** measure and the Bills are on the cusp of greatness. If one or more player played marginally better  over the course of multiple games the Bills could be the dynasty instead of the Chiefs.

5 minutes ago, QCity said:

 

Josh, Cook, Shakir. I hate to break up an epic tantrum though.

You're not wrong about Cook. That's on coaching for not playing him more. As for Shakir he's a great piece but Gabe Davis had more of an impact against KC than he did without question. And I'm not suggesting they should've paid Gabe.

[Hermes]

3 minutes ago, Hermes said:

Exactly. It's not just one player or one specific incident. It's literally everyone just stepping up a half ***** measure and the Bills are on the cusp of greatness. If one or more player played marginally better  over the course of multiple games the Bills could be the dynasty instead of the Chiefs.

You're not wrong about Cook. That's on coaching for not playing him more. As for Shakir he's a great piece but Gabe Davis had more of an impact against KC than he did without question. And I'm not suggesting they should've paid Gabe.

The Bills just need more people in the organization to step up regardless of their position. Everyone collectively in the organization needs to stop sucking.  Including Josh, at the end of the day

[Greg S]

Allen is elite but the rest of the team is good not great. Beane needs to have a strong offseason and give Allen some impact players both on offense and defense to help him. Even if they had gotten by the Chiefs, I don't think they would have beaten the Eagles.

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

16 minutes ago, Hermes said:

The Bills just need more people in the organization to step up regardless of their position. Everyone collectively in the organization needs to stop sucking.  Including Josh, at the end of the day

in my view, the playoffs are all about execution. We seriously are a play here or there from already having multiple SBs. Just have to execute better in the biggest moments.