Rant: "Ifs" and "Buts"

There's no use arguing with the excuses of the losing team's fans after a big game. You've heard their counter-factual nonsense: "had the Pro Bowl safety not been injured...", "Had it not rained...", etc. Let's be honest, had the Giants, the Redskins, and the Cowboys gone home at halftime, the Buffalo Bills would have won four Super Bowls. To quote the great Don Meredith, "If 'ifs' and 'buts' were candy and nuts, wouldn't it be a merry Christmas?"