We’ll Get ‘Em Next Year

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I wasn’t emotionally invested but man, I did get anxious as I watched the Bills season end.

I had texted with my boys all through the game as they watched with friends.

I felt their pain because we live in Buffalo!

Close.

No cigar.

And my pre-game thoughts were “no horrible calls by the refs” and no earth-shattering injuries.

I thought the game was officiated all right - nothing blatant - Bills might have lost a first down on a 50/50 call where 22 players get stacked up and the refs try to figure out the spot.

Shouldn’t have mattered.

Bills were winning at the time - they promptly gave up an 80-yard drive.

That’s not the refs fault.

But, close is frustrating.

And as for the injuries - Benford for the Bills was questionable to play because of a bad concussion from last week - he didn’t practice all week but was suddenly good to go.

He took a hit to the head and that poor man was out on his feet.

They showed his face and he wasn’t even in there.

Heartbreaking - he should have been left off the roster but hey - pissing in the wind here again.

I wonder what osha might do to some of my construction clients if they ran the guy out there in a compromised position.

They call those willful violations where there is grave indifference to the health of an employee.

Unless it’s a football game that you really want to win.

Oh well.

As my Dad would mention on elimination day every season:

“We’ll get ‘em next year.”

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