Saturday, September 27, 2008

Number Sixteen: Toronto Teams Stink, Buffalo Bills

The Maple Leafs are not going to make the playoffs, the Blue Jays have officially missed the playoffs, and the Raptors have struggled in the playoffs recently never making it past the first round. Now, I acknowledge that the Raptors will be better this year than they were last year, but they aren`t championship material. The reason I am so amazed about these teams is they always seem to draw a huge crowd, no matter how terrible they are. They could get a bunch of random people from the street to play for the Toronto teams and I bet you they would still get a great turnout. It seems slightly unfair that good franchises like the Nashville Predators and the Florida Marlins get so few fans when they are actually better than the Toronto franchises.

What`s going on in the NFL right now is crazy. The Colts are 1-2. The Chargers are 1-2. The Ravens are 2-0. The Titans are 3-0. And, most of all, the Bills are 3-0. They can`t lose a game right now with new starting QB Trent Edwards. They will definitely win the game they are scheduled to play against the Miami Dolphins in Toronto. They biggest reason this is a surprise is last year they went 6-10, which is really bad. They are on pace to go 16-0 like the Pats, and they have no real superstars. Marshawn Lynch is a great running back who fights for extra yards and uses his full effort, and I think he is the main reason why the offence is clicking, other than the QB swap of the skilled Trent Edwards for the disappointing J.P. Losman.

Today`s QOTD: Why do fans continue to go to games in Tornonto if the teams stink? Also, why do you think Buffalo turned around thier season this year?

1 comment:

Andrew said...

People go to Toronto games because they love the game and they live in Toronto. It's the same for someone who live sin Vancouver (or Victoria): they go to Canucks games because you've got to cheer for the local team when you love the game. It just wouldn't be right to go to, say, a Canucks game and cheer for the Flames or something bizarre like that.