Buffalo Bills: Deciding what jersey to buy as a fan in 2018
Part of being a Buffalo Bills fan is tailgating and attending games in the jersey of a Bills player. I was curious what the best jersey option would be.
After months of dreary weather and draft speculation, Buffalo Bills fans are enjoying some sunshine and some fresh hope with new players in town.
Josh Allen and Tremaine Edmunds come to Buffalo hopefully as franchise-changing players who will become legends in the city. For now, they just need to get to work.
The season is still months away but the time after the draft is perfect to begin considering what jersey one should buy. I personally like waiting until after the draft in case my team takes a prospect I like, which may have been the case for some Josh Allen fans out there.
I posed this question on Twitter and got some interesting results.
For someone new to following the #Bills, what would be the best investment when it comes to getting a jersey? Getting a Jim Kelly classic one? Or take a chance on a current player?
— BuffaLowDown (@BuffaLowDown) May 4, 2018
First, some current options:
Can never go wrong with Kyle Williams!
— MICHAEL DISTEFANO (@mickey_canuck) May 5, 2018
Can’t go wrong with Jim Kelly or Kyle Williams. If you’re going new, I’d go Tre White (27) Tremaine Edmunds (49) or Josh Allen (17). The last 3 are all around at least 4-5 years.
— Spencer B (@SCB_Sports) May 5, 2018
Only player on the current roster I’d get would be #95
— яι¢нιє ιи¢σgиeg® (@iRunDolo84) May 5, 2018
From what I have noticed, older fans are more inclined to get a jersey of a past player, unless they are still rocking the same one they bought decades ago. Being a fan of any team for a long time leads one to seeing so many players come and go. It is not as easy to get as hyped when realizing the player who is being celebrated now may be gone in a year or two.
That leads to the advocacy of buying classic jerseys:
Classic. Bruce, Jim, Thurman, Andre, Tasker, Biscuit or any player from the early 90’s are all safe picks. If I bought a current player, Edmunds...but I won’t jinx him like that.
— Frank Barber (@HannabillLecter) May 4, 2018
Always start with classics & Wall Of Famers. You don’t wanna blow hundreds of $$$ on someone who’s gone after 3 short years.
— Michael Parthum (@MichaelParthum) May 5, 2018
When my brother in law was absorbed into the #BillsMafia my family and I pitched in on a vintage Kelly jersey. He wears it to the local Bills bar every sunday.
— Matt 🦬 (@islandboundmatt) May 5, 2018
And as always on Twitter, there was a golden response from a Bills fan:
So there you have it folks, you can either spend $100 on a Jim Kelly or Josh Allen jersey, or be a bargain buyer and fork over $5 for a classic Losman jersey. The choice is yours.
Next: Coming to grips with the Josh Allen pick
If you didn’t respond on Twitter, what jersey would you buy? My current choice would probably be to play it safe and either go with a Kelly or a Fred Jackson.