Archives for April 3, 2014

‘Who would coach the Trumps? Nothing against Doug Marrone, a fine coach but Trump would want someone with charisma, personality, a go-getter. In other words, Trump would name himself the coach. If he can run a multi-billion dollar business, a NFL team would be child’s play. Anyone can do the x’s and o’s but leadership is what separates the great teams from the good ones.’

‘Fans may attend at any time between 1 to 4 p.m. Parking lots will open at noon, and there is no tailgating for the event.’

‘Thomas remembered his old team with great pleasure. He joined the Bills as the 40th pick of the 1988 draft. Who knew he would be such a steal? Certainly not the teams that picked running backs Gaston Green, John Stephens, Lorenzo White, Brad Muster, Craig Heyward, Ickey Woods and Tony Jeffrey before Thomas.’

‘Each NFL team is alotted 30 pre-draft visits from non-local colleges. The Bills still have 25 remaining.’

‘Let’s assume that $800 million of the purchase price is amortized over 15 years. Such a large write-off would eliminate the team’s tax bill entirely. Moreover, the remainder ($600 million) of the write-off could be used to shield taxes from the other businesses owned by the team’s investors. Even if Trump were, say, just a 20% owner of the Bills, he would have perhaps $120 million of write-offs to deduct from his profitable businesses, like television and training programs.’

‘Seastrunk’s ability to stop, cut and return to top speed quickly is unquestioned, but NFL scouts were wondering about his straight line speed after posting a 4.51 40 time at the NFL combine. At Baylor’s pro day he improved on that figure running a 4.46 to go with his impressive 11-foot two-inch broad jump and 41.5-inch vertical.’