Why be a fan?

[Pete]

I understand your post and have often sympathized with your feelings but as a typical Buffalo fan it galvanizes me and I take it as a challenge. In the spirit of the late great Tim Russert I'm going to pick myself up and brush myself off and get ready for another season.

 

What you are asking is, do I dare to dream? My answer is yes, a resounding yes and I'll tell you why.

 

It's too late for me to "choose" a team. I haven't been a Buffalo Bill fan for nearly 4 decades now for nothing but instead I rather think of it as that I have lived being a Buffalo Bill fan for something.

 

I have shown grit and resolve as a Bills' fan and in life thru many, many years now and I'm proud of that. I'm an example of of this franchise, of this region and of the mindset of never saying never. I can't be somebody else.

 

I'll take another decade of not being in the play-offs for the chance of celebrating a Super Bowl victory as a Bills' fan. Could you imagine the glorious feelings and emotions if that were to happen? How would you feel if you were no longer a Bills' fan and that were to happen? Don't allow this to happen to yourself, you came too far.

 

Speak of life, not death.

Speak of success, not failure.

Speak of hope, not doom.

Speak of joy, not misery.

 

I used to love to look thru the Sunday newspaper supplements but during these economic hard times I don't let myself, I can't afford it. I'm replacing my joy with resolve but that's ok, I have responsibilities. I also love being a Buffalo Bill fan and I'm still going to allow myself to be. Why? Because I already afforded it and paid for it. I paid for that debt a long time ago in full because I paid for it with my heart. I still have the resolve and I still have responsibility and that is as a Buffalo Bill fan.

 

I think that I have come to a conclusion. It no longer is about the wins or the losses, it's just about being. It's about being a faithful, loyal Buffalo Bill fan thru thick or thin, rain or shine. I'm not questioning you friend, I'm just defining a Buffalo Bill fan.

 

I can't and won't abandon the Bills now because I think about the Bills EVERY single day. They have been a fiber of me now for decades. I swear that they must be a part of my DNA. Sometimes I think of the pictures and images of my sons when they were little boys dressed in their Buffalo Bills' pajamas, knowing that the Bills hold a special place in their hearts no matter where they are in this world because of their dad. The Bills are important to them because of me and THAT gives me great joy. When they think of the Bills, they think of me. How great of an honor is that? How can I forget and turn my back on that legacy? I can't.

awesome post! Go Bills!

[LynchMob23]

and he's always been like this. anyone else remember what a tightwad he was with our 70s teams? remember when he let rashad walk?

Jester,

You got me there. There have been times when I think back and say, "He's kind of coasting on us."

 

I cannot refute that. But, I think Tipster's post is where I sit - I know he's not perfect. I know he's not going to spend as much as a Jones or a Snyder in any capacity. But I do know I'm a Bills fan and will be until they leave. I'll look at the team, say "they've got a chance" til they don't. I apologize if I came across as argumentative and I just ask all fans, regardless of where they sit with regard to the Bills to think about this - why torment yourself if you think they are hopeless? Because the negativity just eats at you.

 

I look at Sully's articles and how smarmy and negative he is about nearly everything there is to Buffalo and I think that started with a joke here and there, then it became an article and now he's spent, what? 20 years or so just waiting to smash whatever it is that's come his way for the Bills or Sabres? Or Gleason's schtick of being completely non-plussed until there's something he can turn into a joke?

 

Bills fans, we've been through a lot. Some of y'all far more than me. But I know that the good times are coming again. We all just have to hang on for it!

[BillsFan-4-Ever]

You are either a fan or not.

 

Decise if you want to be a Bandwagon fan or Life long fan.