The offense has been anemic – ranking 31st in the league. The team is on a four-game losing streak. Expect heavy booing, chants, signs and who knows what else? There was a joking suggestion Bills fans should sing the national anthem whenever the Niners have the ball, assuring either a series of kneel-downs or Kaepernick to remain standing.įor San Francisco there really wasn’t much of a choice. There were no “let’s support Kaep” discussions to be found. ![]() The #BillsMafia went quickly to work on social media after the announcement Tuesday. The Bills’ head coach, Rex Ryan, hasn’t just publicly endorsed Donald Trump, he introduced him at a rally last year. There will be many more who will see it the other way. There will certainly be some fans who support him, or at least his right to protest. Can Kelly’s new offense breathe life into his play? We’ll see. He took the franchise to a Super Bowl once but has now found his career stalled out, watching Blaine Gabbert struggle. There is no doubt Kaepernick is excited to play. “I’m ready to go, hoping I can bring more to this team and try to get us a win this Sunday.” “I’m excited about it,” Kaepernick told reporters in California after practice. Brady has long been the Bills Mafia’s most hated target. “Buffalo is always a tough place to play,” New England quarterback Tom Brady said last year. This is the Buffalo defense, ranked fifth in points allowed, not some struggling sieve. This is the Bills Mafia, emboldened by the team’s three-game win streak, not a place that struggles to sell tickets. This is blue-collar Western New York, not the Bay Area. Now he’s going to play, and while 49ers coach Chip Kelly is far more concerned with jumpstarting his 1-4 team, he certainly isn’t making it easy for Kaepernick by making his first start in Buffalo, of all places. ![]() ![]() For many he is the most hated man in the NFL, which was easier to handle when he was standing around the sideline. The action has made him a political and cultural touchstone, cheered by some, jeered by others. It is his first start of the season, and thus first since he began protesting social injustice by at first sitting, and later kneeling, during the pregame national anthem. This Sunday, the other guys include Colin Kaepernick, who will be the starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. In short, attending a Bills game is rowdy, rollicking and mostly awesome. Bills fans aren’t shy about making noise in Buffalo.
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