The sophomoric drivel is back! (Fuck you, Dan). As the happy go-lucky Foster from Super Troopers says, “I’m an idiot,” and not for the obvious reasons I display every time I write here, tweet, or record a podcast. No, I’m an idiot because once again I have a shred of hope that the Buffalo Bills will finally crack their awful anti-playoff streak and be a competitive team. I’m never sure how this happens, but every year it does. Last year I was a proud little princess because I was excited for the NFL, but not for the Bills to be remotely successful. And besides that hot start, they were not. It felt good to not care that much by week 10. I just enjoyed my Sundays like a regular human being and made fun of douche-hats on twitter who talked up Derek Hagan and a few other marginal NFL players who didn't even make the team. It was heavenly! And now - UGH - now the Buffalo Bills are back and I'm suddenly excited and forced to wonder how much John Potter will put pressure on Rian Lindell for the starting kicker job. /cries into pillow
To be honest, this year has been a seesaw for me. After last year, I crawled back to my hole of disappointment and wanted to pretend that the NFL would no longer exist, but after re-signing several key players, and adding one of the biggest free agency signings in team history with Mario Williams, I was *gasp* actually fired up for the new season. I truly thought this could be THE team to crash through their ceiling of mediocrity. From the looks of it, I'm not the only one.
These things concern me. But here I am again, fighting back those feelings of wanting to go 0-16 to win the Matt Barkley sweepstakes, and actually starting to believe again. I mean this team does have more talent than it has in years and everybody else seems excited, so maybe I’m just being ridiculously negative Scizz. I do love the Buffalo Bills. I fucking love them. Sometimes I wish I didn’t, but I do. So just like Foster stepping inside the back of that big rig with a big dumb smile on his face and not a care in the world, I’m doing it again. I’m excited for the Buffalo Bills and gleefully ignoring the fact that I'm about to get locked inside a sixteen-wheeler. /puts on John Denver’s greatest hits. //cries into pillow again. ///changes tear-soaked pillow case
The worst part? I’m going to be there for this madness with the DGWU Sports crew and a few other good friends. What could go wrong when I’m doing bowling shots several hours before the game?... Don't answer that.