Persistent, traumatic anguish can cause us to cycle (sometimes quickly) through the stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and finally, acceptance. These stages are our attempts to process change and protect ourselves while we adapt to a new reality.
The Buffalo Bills have disappointed Bills Mafia again after losing to the Cincinnati Bengals during the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs, and that leaves everyone to process their grief. Once you get to bargaining, then you get to this episode of the Code of Conduct.
What has to change? How can we change?