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No longer interested in relying on the old phrase,
"there's always next year" to glue their broken hearts back together, Bills
fans are rallying to make their voices heard loud and clear. Disapproval of the
Bills organization is at an all-time high, and there doesn't seem to be any
sign of this going away quietly. Bills fans want change and they want it now.
And while venting on message boards or to each other is the typical way fans
have voiced their disdain in the past, a group of fans is going in a new direction
to get their point across this time.Known as the "Buffalo Billboard Project", the group is
currently trying to raise approximately $1500 for a 4-week billboard "to voice
the true feeling of Buffalo Bills fans." The message is simple: Fire Jauron and
hire Bill Cowher, former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach and current sports
analyst on The NFL Today. While they may not be speaking for all Bills fans,
the group already has already raised over $1000 towards their cause, and is on
their way to elevating the billboard by the last game of the season.While the rest of the money still needs to be raised
and more of the details probably need to be sorted out, nothing seems to have
stopped this project so far. They've already succeeded in putting out their
message and standing behind it. It's not uncommon for a Buffalo Bills fan to
toss around ideas like this out of frustration, but to actually take the steps
to make it happen is pretty special in this city. Which, if anything, sends a
message to the Bills organization that despicable failures like this season
will no longer be tolerated by the fans.Many will say that Mr. Wilson could care less what the
fans have to say now that he already has most of their money, or they could
argue that it'll cost him more to fire Jauron. And for someone who doesn't seem
to truly care about the future of team, the idea of him paying big bucks for
change is unlikely to happen. But what the fans give, the fans can easily take
away. Whether it's boycotting next year's season tickets or refusing to buy any
Bills merchandise, fans seem poised and ready to do some major damage if
something doesn't change soon.Are they empty threats? Maybe. But I have a feeling
that Mr. Wilson and the rest of the Bills organization don't want to find that
out for sure. Because when your "there's always next year" turns into "enough
is enough", anything can happen.
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