It’s no secret around here that I’m an obsessive fan of the Buffalo Bills and an only slightly less obsessive fan of the New York Mets. This is a depressing enough combination as it is. Still, these things all happened yesterday (also this and this). Because Buffalo, that’s why. And then this happened. Maybe I should give up sports.
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Tim Tebow has not been cut by the Patriots.
There are still cuts to make and Tebow is still on the proverbial bubble… but Football is still safe.
For now.Report
Don’t worry. If he gets cut, I’m sure he’d have a chance to compete with Matt Leinart for the job of Bills starter after Jeff Tuel suffers a season-ending shaving injury.Report
Oh, man. I can’t even imagine buying a Bills jersey…Report
Hey, on the bright side, you can be pretty sure that there’s not a streak of 4 straight Super Bowl losses anytime in the Bills foreseeable future.Report
What’s the odds Leinart could be awful on four different teams right in a row? He’s due!Report
This should help: http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjkiebus/reasons-being-a-buffalo-bills-fan-is-more-painful-than-chReport
Not so long ago, some friends and I were at a bar, having more drinks than we probably should have, and we got into an extremely heated discussion about whether it was worse to be a Cubs fan or a Bills fan. I’m still not sure which side I fall on.Report
Kazzy – Thank you for kicking me while I’m down (though the GIF of the drunk dude falling over was outstanding). Is it sad that I completely understand the reaction of the fans at McFadden’s celebrating the 2011 win over the Pats, which was identical to the reaction at the bar where I was watching that game in NoVa? (Seriously, grown men were crying on the shoulders of complete strangers). It was the one moment of joy we’ve had since the Forward Lateral game. Also, too: that list somehow left off the 2009 primetime game against the Pats where the Bills blew a double digit lead in the last 2 and a half minutes thanks to Leodis McKelvin fumbling a kickoff return.
Chris: Cubs fans at least have Chicago and a home stadium that is an internationally recognized house of worship. Bills fans have Buffalo and an aging, soulless stadium named after their 148 (approximate) year old owner. Also, too – at least MLB isn’t doing everything it can to make Cubs fans as miserable as possible by doing things like banning seat cushions in a stadium that has an average temperature of 2 degrees Kelvin (approximate) for the second half of the season. (http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/26/bills-fans-not-happy-about-seat-cushion-ban/).
On the other hand, no NFL fan base can out-tailgate Buffalo, even if the No Fun League has unjustly moved Pinto Ron off-site.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_%22Pinto_Ron%22_JohnsonReport
Thank you for kicking me while I’m down
You’re a Bills fan. When else is there?Report
The New York Football Giants are the only team to win two Super Bowls in the last 7 years.
The New York Yankees are the last MLB team to 3-peat.
I chose wisely.Report
That’s a bit of arbitrary criteria, no?Report
I’ll consider supporting the Giants when they acknowledge where they’re from.
As for the Yankees, it is my general belief that rooting for them is no different from betting on the Don’t Pass line in Craps.Report