I Pray to JOBU!
In the heartbreak BILLS' tale, where victories slip away like sand, lost in the situation, a fateful choice, in the shadows, another soul-crushing loss.
At this point we need the old gods to return to Earth and SAVE the Buffalo Bills. We need the greatest sports God to grace us, oh, alas Babylon, alas Babylon, yee, oh... The Buffalo Bills need JOBU… I pray to JOBU… I give him Chicken Wings, Pizza Logs, Blue Cheese, Beef on Weck, Crown, Molson, Labattts.
He Will Come…
He Will Come…
(insert Major League JOBU theme music)
The Situational Curse Continues...
Situational Football...
We fail at it ALL of the time now. Not some of the time or once every few years.
NO...
Every Time...
We Fail Miserably At It...
It is something we have not been able to shake, going as far back as the Houston Wild Card Loss. That was the 2019 season. You can make all sorts of excuses for this loss at the Eagles: The Refs, Bad Luck, Beat-up on Defense, Shaky Special Teams. Coach is right, it isn’t just one person, one play or one call or non-call. It is the 2021 season all over again, but with the 2022 woes. In the situation we don't know what to do and how to execute it. Ok, maybe we do know “what to do,” but the execution of it is still a major problem.
You can see it on Hyde’s face after the touchdown on 3rd and forever.
“Oh, no… Not again…”
Yes… Again…
But What Is Our Resolve?
We Have Yet To Actually Figure This Out.
Lately, the last few games or even two seasons, these 4th quarter meltdowns are happening ALL of the time now... Till we rise above these situations we won't get to the next level and now the playoffs are doubtful but... NEVER SAY NEVER... This is exactly how the 2021 season was. We lost a heartbreaker to the Bucs in OT, then went on our bye-week and ripped off 7-straight wins to steal the division title and lose that crazy game to Kansas City. I still BILLieve in this team and I will say if we do make the playoffs every team in the AFC and the NFC is gonna pay attention. We are not gonna be a team one wants to play in the playoffs, if we do get in. We are two games back if you count our last game at Miami as a win. That means we need to win out and Miami has to lose two other games during their schedule, besides to us, for us to tie and we win the AFC East by tie-breaker. Should be noted that Miami has 9-wins, all against teams under .500. History says, Miami will crumble just like history says that the Bills were gonna blow that game at the Eagles. I do not always trust history in sports, but more times than not, it is the correct assumption.
That Is Why It’s A “Historic Moment.”
With some other potential Wild Card teams faltering that could also be a path to the playoffs. Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Houston, Miami are all suspect. They have to keep their peddle down too. If we limp in it doesn’t matter. We’re in… If we make the playoffs in 2023 it’s gonna be a “historic moment.” Josh Allen is playing at a high level. The offense is finding itself again and outside of Kansas City and Dallas the defenses we will be facing are suspect. I also feel we match up well against Kansas City and Dallas. If the Offensive line can continue to protect Allen we got a shot at those games. If we beat Kansas City after the bye, we are where we thought we’d be with splitting these two games. That was the goal, split them and try and smash Dallas at home. It is still there. We still have some control here, but we gotta win these games and not leave them on the field. However, when one is cursed it is extremely hard to get said curse lifted…
Grace Us, Oh, Alas Babylon, Alas Babylon, Yee, Oh...
I Pray Thee JOBU…
He Will Come…
GO BILLS…
I began noticing the "Situational Curse" since the Houston Wild Card loss and even in games that season. That was the 2019-2020 season. It is now the 2023-2024 season. This issue is still an issue and now it is costing us multiple games over it being one a year every year.
It Is Happening More...
I Think Putting This All On Mcdermott Is The Wrong Take.
I am seeing a lot of uninformed fans, calling themselves BillsMafia, that seem like they literally have not been watching the games or watching the games through the lens of highlights/RedZone Channel, which does not give the FULL CONTEXT of what is on the field, in the game. It is cliff-notes logic at best. So it is complicated for me to accept those opinions of the team as real opinions, when the context is all over the place. I get it -it is on McDermott, but him and Bean should hire someone that emphasizes these points, in-game, up in the booth. We do not need an analytics guy. We’re a team that doesn’t require analytics when stuff like this keeps happening, in-game. Repurpose that position with someone who points out. "No matter what, watch for this, watch for that. Do not forget your assignments. Do not forget the Universe is against this team. Do not assume. Plan for the worst possible situation happening on this play. Think about it more, deeply… What is likely to happen if I do or do not do this or that on this play?"
I Feel Like We Miss This Point.
Over and Over…
We missed it in 2019.
We missed it in 2021.
2022 and now in 2023.
You can even throw 2020 in there as well.
Every year since 2019 this aspect of the game has gone against us. We need to be more assertive here with this issue and not just talk about what we need to do to improve the team and/or play the uninformed blame game on whose fault this is. If we do nothing, then nothing will change. If we keep ignoring it. It will keep rearing its ugly head, which is exactly what is happening. Why is it that no one else seems to be bringing this up? We are down to fumes on defense, but still keeping us in games. What I do not understand is why would you put that defense on the field and expect them to go win the game? They are beat up... We do not match up well, at all, in a situation where we have to go out and hold anyone to 4-and-out to win. How many more examples do we need on tape to show this? Sure, for most of a game the BILLS will play great defense. However, when the game is on the line, we simply cannot be expected to go out and win that game, with this defense, with these injuries. We are a bend but do not break defense till it is the last drive and the other team knows they can methodically move the ball down the field against us. We do this, quite often the last two seasons, three would not be wrong either. Still, Coach will send them out there expecting them to triumph.
In that respect it is more on McDermott.
I am not saying the Fat Lady is singing, but there is a line of thicc girls starting to line up for tryouts. We are in a better position with the bye-week Sunday games played by the other teams. Kansas City lost and we are prepping for them. It is still right there. I am going to say the same thing I did in the 2021 Divisional game. "It is right there... All the BILLS gotta do is go out there and TAKE IT..." Take it, instead of trying to win the game. Go out there and take it from them. Go take it from EVERYONE... The Universe is against this team. Be that asshole who does things in spite of that. That just because the Universe says "not so fast..." You kick that M'F'K'er in the gut and give them a Stone-Cold Stunner... Cue Music and tossing victory Beers...
(Music cuts to Major League JOBU theme music followed by banner)
Over The Music There Is An Announcement:
“The greatest sports God to grace ALL, oh, alas Babylon, alas Babylon, yee, oh... You provide Chicken Wings, Pizza Logs, Blue Cheese, Beef on Weck, Crown, Molson, Labattts. I have come. JABU is here… I shall put in a good word for you all with the big guy bout dat cruse.”