Are the Bills lovable losers?

Written by Joe on Wednesday, 10 November 2010 02:32.

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The topic that seems to be going around the water cooler about the Buffalo Bills, doesn't have to do with whether Ryan Fitzpatrick should be the franchise quarterback or how on earth did Wade Phillips coach three NFL Teams. It's about whether the Bills are considered to be lovable losers. The Buffalo News did a story today on the topic and WGR.com had a poll up, with over 68% saying that they believed the Bills were very lovable. Awww, like a cute teddy bear...Blah! (Click "Read more" below for the rest of the article)

Look, I'll admit, this Bills team has brought a unique freshness to the field that we haven't seen, especially when it comes to being entertaining. Gone are the dreadful game plans of Turk Schonert, Alex Van Pelt and the other countless offensive coordinators. Like I said, they are entertaining. but to say that they are lovable? Not buying it.

Now, I know what you're thinking, my reasoning has to do with the team being 0-8. I mean how can you cheer for losers? However, that's not the case. I don't really have much experience with cheering for a team who are lovable. The only team that I can think of in the annals of Buffalo sports history who could be placed in that category are the 95/96 Sabres squad. No, that wasn't the team that won the division, but the team that Ted Nolan inherited his first year, which finished in last place in the division. Even though that team lacked talent, they made it up by having fight night at the Arena. More importantly, they had characters and that made the fall under the lovable category.

1) Matt Barnaby: Hilarious.

2) Rob Ray: Cool guy.

3) Brad May: Tough as nails.

4) Pat LaFontaine: Arguably the biggest fan favorite in Sabres History.

5) Fights: Who doesn't love like 100 hockey fights in one year.

When you look at this Bills team, I just don't see that funny Barnaby or Ray guy on it. To me, that's what you want from a team to be lovable. It goes beyond the field. Who is the most charismatic player on this team? Donte Whitner? The guy that most Bills fans can't stand. Maybe Stevie Johnson, but besides punking off Mike Schopp on Twitter (Love that!!), he's not on par with some of the characters on that Sabres team. Trust me, I don't think our team is a complete joke because we are bottoming out, and I'm here, hoping for progress. But when I think lovable losers, I'm thinking the Movie "Slap Shot" and "Major League". The Bills are not a joke (well, kind of) or lovable, they are just bottoming out like the 100's of teams have before them.

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