The Buffalo Bills: The "Tin-Man" Of The NFL

I will start this off by saying that I have been a die-hard Buffalo Bills fan since I was about seven or eight years old.  I was a fan before the team of the nineties that went to four straight Super Bowls.  I was a fan when the team let guys like Thurman Thomas, Bruce Smith, and Andre Reed leave in free agency.  I was a fan through the Rob Johnson debacle.  I was even a fan throughout the Losman era, and still wonder every day what would have happened if we had moved up for Roethlisberger.  Needless to say, I will always be a fan.  Nothing can keep me from bleeding blue and red.  What can I say, I'm a glutton for punishment.  With all of that said, I must say that the past 2 years have been very painful as a fan of the Buffalo Bills.  As the team has slowly started to draft and develop some offensive stars, they have also done a complete 180 defensively.

Over the past 3 years, Buffalo has been in the top 5 of most points allowed each and every season.  In 2010, Buffalo allowed 26.6 pts/gm ranking 5th worst in the NFL.  In 2011, Buffalo allowed 27.1 pts/gm ranking 3rd worst int he NFL. This season, Buffalo is currently allowing 35.2 pts/gm ranking 2nd worst in the NFL.  Our defense is allowing 5.7 yards per carry and 9 TD's against opposing rushers, both league worsts.  This after adding Marcel Darius, Mario Williams, Nick Barnett, and Mark Anderson the last 2 seasons.

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This team is showing absolutely no heart.  Yesterdays game versus the 49ers was the icing on the cake.  The team got a complete and utter spanking.  Buffalo not only lost 45-3, but they allowed over 600 yards of total offense and set an NFL record by allowing over 300 passing and rushing yards in the same game.  The team quit.  They quit on themselves, they quit on their coaches, and they quit on their fans.

As a long-time fan, I've been through some highs, and I've been through some lows.  I'm tired of mediocrity. Fire Chan, fire Wannstedt, fire them both.  Make players accountable.  Bench them for under performing, release them if you have to.  The fans of this team deserve a team that wants to compete.  A team that's proud to put on the blue and red.  I love the Buffalo Bills, please, love your fans back.