Reminiscing about the last 5 years, is this franchise just cursed? It's mind boggling

[MJS]

1 minute ago, Gregg said:

To me they need to get to and win a Super Bowl with #17. Anything less is disappointing. IMHO

Have you enjoyed the other aspects of Bills success (regular season and post season winning) at all, or do you not care about that at all? Like, in the moment when those things are happening, do you not derive any satisfaction from it? You just immediately tell yourself it doesn't matter unless they win a Superbowl at the end?

 

Just seeking to understand.

[PromoTheRobot]

4 hours ago, JerseyBills said:

I called WFAN yesterday and said that Bills had more heartbreak and surreal circumstances than any other team in all of sports. 

 

I'm excluding 2020, KC whooped us, but while it hurt tremendously,  i and I think most ppl were content,  getting to an afc title game, QB solidifies himself as 1 of the best and future looks bright and 2022 where Cincy just beat us up. Those I could handle. 

 

Man I think 21, 13 seconds, I've never felt that euphoria evaporate like that, Our guy just out dueled Mahomes in KC, had a perfect wildcard game, I mean that game, the feeling I had was like nothing I've ever felt, I was in disbelief,  if that scenario is played back 100 times, we win 100 times , I'm still shocked. 

 

Then Bass wide right in 23, the play before Josh would've had a TD, literally by a millisecond,  Jones drives Dawkins into Josh, slightly effecting the throw. Another just brutal loss

 

And of course this last year, you can go back to multiple plays and if they go our way , we make the SB. And that could be said about 21 and 23. 

 

Just pondering the question,  I really don't know,  I still feel numb to it all and as ridiculous as this sounds I truly feel like there's some curse or bad juju over this franchise,  you obviously go back to 4 straight SBs and look at these last 5 years, we've had more heartbreak than any franchise in any sport. Because we've been legit SB contenders and literally a play away in 3 playoff games, it's so surreal and abnormal. 

I can't even wrap my head around how so much negative went wrong so fast. Yes I'd love an elite edge but we're not a player away, we're a play away. 

 

Sorry guys, it's just so unbelievable when you look at it all, hard to wrap my head around these soul crushing losses, again, so abnormal 

 

I know this topic has been discussed but man it's just unbelievable how much bad luck these guys had, will they ever catch a break? Seriously. 

 

 

What did the guys on WFAN say? Did they laugh at your heartbreak? Don't forget they have the Jets.

[MJS]

1 minute ago, MrEpsYtown said:

With this regime? Not likely, but with JA I think you always have a chance!

It is never, ever likely for any team. Not ever. Even the teams with the highest odds at the start of each year have a far less than likely chance of getting to the Superbowl.

[PromoTheRobot]

We went from being picked to finish third in a transition year to barely losing in the AFC championship. This team overachieved, they didn't fail.

[Gregg]

Just now, MJS said:

Have you enjoyed the other aspects of Bills success (regular season and post season winning) at all, or do you not care about that at all? Like, in the moment when those things are happening, do you not derive any satisfaction from it? You just immediately tell yourself it doesn't matter unless they win a Superbowl at the end?

 

Just seeking to understand.

 

I have enjoyed the regular season success and playoff wins bigtime. But not being able to get to the Super Bowl with #17 has been frustrating. If they don't play in and win at least one Super Bowl during the Allen era, then it will be disappointing.

[SoMAn]

4 hours ago, Matt_In_NH said:

I believe if they keep competing at a championship level like they have the odds of them getting one are really good.  The play the Chiefs tight every time, yet the Bills win regular season and Chiefs win playoffs....people love to say its superior coaching, maybe it is....and maybe its a bit of happenstance.  Why does the superior coaching of the Chiefs not work in the regular season?  

 

The other thing is the organization does not just sit on their hands doing the same thing over and over, they do try and learn from what has happened and address things.

Looked it up....it is in fact non other than Josh Allen.

 

Maybe a better comparison would be to include the most playoff wins by QBs before finally getting to the Super Bowl. I'm not going to bother doing the research, but I'm thinking Elway, Manning, maybe some others had as many playoff wins (as Josh) before finally getting to the big game.

[Madbillsfan]

We just haven’t been good enough. 

[MJS]

1 hour ago, Gregg said:

I have enjoyed the regular season success and playoff wins bigtime. But not being able to get to the Super Bowl with #17 has been frustrating. If they don't play in and win at least one Super Bowl during the Allen era, then it will be disappointing.

That would for sure be disappointing. I agree.

[T.E.]

1 hour ago, MJS said:

Have you enjoyed the other aspects of Bills success (regular season and post season winning) at all, or do you not care about that at all? Like, in the moment when those things are happening, do you not derive any satisfaction from it? You just immediately tell yourself it doesn't matter unless they win a Superbowl at the end?

 

Just seeking to understand.

It really doesn't matter if they can't at least get to the Super Bowl. 

 

I don't hear a lot of Miami, Houston, and San Diego fans reminiscing about all the great wild card games Marino, Moon, and Rivers played in during their careers.

[MJS]

Just now, T.E. said:

It really doesn't matter if they can't at least get to the Super Bowl. 

 

I don't hear a lot of Miami, Houston, and San Diego fans reminiscing about all the great wild card games Marino, Moon, and Rivers played in during their careers.

Ok, I'm not talking about looking back and reminiscing, though. I was talking about satisfaction and entertainment in the moment. I was just curious how those fans who say nothing else matters but a superbowl feel in the moments of lesser success, like regular and post season wins.

[Jauronimo]

There's little reason to assume we beat the Bengals had we prevailed against KC in '21.  I didn't think they were particularly strong team in 2021 but I didn't think they were that strong in '22 and yet the Bungles have beat the ***** out of us every time we have faced them in recent years.

[JerseyBills]

3 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

What did the guys on WFAN say? Did they laugh at your heartbreak? Don't forget they have the Jets.

Lol well we had a solid conversation,  as a Jests fan , you know major change needs to occur, as a Bills fan , you're a play away every year , pick your poison i guess