Charles Romes
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Way for the Gov in NY to keep wasting Taxpayers money. Can't that money instead go to say teachers, or somewhere its really needed?
So having the NFL(!!!) here will not be a draw to any employer considering the decision to stay in or expand to WNY.
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Great schedule. Everyone is complaining about the tough December. For a team missing the playoffs 14 straight years that's exactly what you want. To be mathematically alive as long as possible so you keep playing for something. League did as much as they could to help the bills this year IMO.
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I would have to see the proposed video montage with sound track before signing on.
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Because he's totally lost it?
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I like Garapollo but putting up gaudy numbers in college doesn't mean much
I'm still not sold in Russel Wilson.
Yeah. A lot of people were not sold on Brady until he won his third world championship.
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Great, the bills have 4 #2 wideouts.
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Why only open this up to local Tax Payers, open this up to BILLS Nation, I’m sure there are many other devoted Bills fans that have moved out of WNY that are willing to be part of doing what it take to keep the BILLS where they belong, plus a small ROI which they can turn around and invest in season tickets or the NFL package for those of us who purchase it just so we can see our BILLS. (800,000 local, but maybe 8mil world wide?)
Very true. The interesting piece and one that sets this potential franchise move apart is that as many as 50% of the must stay in buffalo voice either does not live in buffalo or never lived in buffalo. I don't think we saw the same thing with Baltimore or Cleveland.
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The options are basically a) fix up RWS b) build new at the RWS site or c) build new elsewhere.
Fixing up RWS is the worst idea because there are issues with RWS that you can't fix: the narrow concourses. To fix that you are basically blowing up the whole thing and starting from scratch. And if you do that where do the Bills play for 1-2 years? UB stadium? (30K capacity) Rogers Centre? (Whole seasons in Toronto??
) Carrier Dome in Syracuse?There is enough room (likely in the lots across Abbott Rd.) to build a new stadium. One advantage is people are used to having the stadium there. They know the roads can handle the traffic etc. Neighbors are already used to having RWS there. (No NIMBY issues.) But it's not the sexiest location and if they wanted to build a "Patriot Place" style retail development around it they'd likely get flack from McKinley Mall.
If you are going to build new elsewhere, where are the best locations?
Waterfront, south of downtown - Could be glorious on a nice day but pure hell late in the season when you get 60 mph gales off the lake.
Downtown, foot of Main - Thanks to Perry Pegula you have a burgeoning entertainment district with the FNC, Harborcenter, Canalside and the Cobblestone district, not to mention the casino. Plus the Metro runs there. New stadium could fit nicely, especially if Pegula emerges as the team owner.
Niagara Falls, USA - Billionaire Howard Millstien owns acres of land south of the Casino. More than enough for a stadium, hotel, parking, etc. It's closer to Toronto and rail lines from Toronto are close by. You have lots of hotels and attractions on the Canadian side and the idea of a Super Bowl there one day is plausible. Plus a stadium complex could be a catalyst for further development. But NF, USA is an urban tumor. A total crap hole. Can anything turn that dump around?
On or near UB Amherst campus - Here's a place no one is really talking about but if you think about it, it makes good sense. Lots of land on and near UB campus, close to I-90, 290 and 990. Metro can be extended there easily. (Which was the original plan.) A little closer to Rochester and Toronto. Plus you have a second football team as a potential tenant: the UB Bulls. Why not get twice the use from a new stadium?
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Expand the metro. lol. Haven't heard that one in a while!
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It's been covered many times, and the answer is no: NFL teams cannot be owned in this fashion--the Packers are grandfathered in and a unique situation.
Correct. The NFL owners are absolutely powerless to revoke any current prohibition against public ownership.
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I will never forgive him for the the maybin pick when he was GM for 5 minutes.
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Ralph got his shots in. But that cost us the Miami playoff game that year. If you really want to see a game taken away by refs roll that tape.
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The story of the Buffalo Bills has not been a great one. I first started following the team in the 1988 season at 9 years old. The first game I ever watched was the AFC Championship Game vs. Cincinnati in "The Jungle..". A blowout loss. It was the first game my father and myself ever watched together.
The Bills have been the only bond between me and my father over the years. They've been the only reason we've come together over the years, especially lately. But together, we've shared alot of good memories...and not so good memories.
We watched the Harmon drop in Cleveland and subsequent Clay Matthews INT that followed on the very next play.
We watched together the following year as Norwood came within inches of fulfilling not only every teammate of his...but an entire blue-collar community.
We watched together as the next three Superbowls ended progressively worse!
We watched together following a stunning loss in the 1996 AFC Wildcard Game to the Jacksonville Jaguars, as Jim Kelly said his final goodbye to the game, team and city he loved and carried.
We watched together as the likes of Todd Collins, Rob Johnson, Drew Bledsoe, J.P.Losman, Trent Edwards and Ryan Fitzpatrick (among others) failed to match Kelly's magic.
The Bills and their fanbase have been through the ringer together over the years. Four Superbowl losses. 14 years without the playoffs. The threat of the team now being bought and moved, Kellys battle with Cancer, Ralphs passing...you all know the story.
The Bills have always been the team seemingly trying to fight uphill. The underdog. In 1995, when word got out in Cleveland that the Browns were packing up and headed to Baltimore, the team folded like a wet blanket. The team and city were so disheartened by the turn of events that the remaining on-field product was left abysmally unwatchable.
We know this: We likely have seven years left at least to have the Bills. The last 14 years have been brutal! Alot of us, out of frustration over those 14 years, have likely said some pretty regrettable statements: "Move the (expletive) team already!"..."Things will never change as long as Ralph owns the team!"..I'm guilty of both.
Now, I sit here, as many of you do, and can't help but think of the families of both Ralph Wilson and Jim Kelly. This is the darkest of times for Buffalo and its fans...but how do we respond? How will the 2014 Bills respond? Adversity ate the city of Cleveland alive in 1995...
...but i have a feeling, no matter if the Bills are here or not in 7 years...that through all this adversity and tragedy...this team...this city...this fanbase..will overcome...and starting this year, this is a new era of Bills football..and dedicated to the two men who exemplify what it means to overcome the odds. Hey NFL...you've officially been put on notice.
A "blow out"loss to Cincinnati in the 88 afc championship? You mean when Bruce owned Munoz and the refs called his third sack a 15 yard face mask penalty? Watch the tape.
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Cathal is an infamous 'Buffalo Basher.'
He loves to ruffle the feather's of WNY. He's the guy I'm always tempted to write a review commenting on his articles.
In the sense that it's his Shtick to ruffle WNY feathers and homerize "big time TO" he's awfully good at it. My jaw dropped when I saw this and I think it was the very day Mr. Wilson passed away. I don't have a problem if he's intentionally exaggerating and overstaying as part of his pro TO persona. Every city needs these types.
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Could just call them the Buffaloes. It's not like it would make the slap in the face any worse.
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Sal on NFL Radio this morning said that an argument that comes up AGAINST Tagliabu in the Hall of Fame Committee discussions is that he let the beloved Browns leave Cleveland.
I love it when I hear these "heartstrings beat the $$" type arguments from legitimate sources.
Its the only thing that keeps me going.
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i think eventually the kickers will learn to put more hang time like the punters and will start to try and pin teams deep. it won't happen immediately but the next generation of kickers will adapt is my guess
My sense is that is not possible without a higher tee. They have been shrinking the tee for nfl kickers for years.
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The could actually work if they also let the kickers use a wicked high tee. Then you would have the option to either take the touchback or kick a high one to try to pin the opponent deep.
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How about receiver.
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If you like exciting losses more than boring losses Fitz is your guy.
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Was our offer contingent on him working with the ball machine every day for 8 hours from now til opening day under the tutelage of cc. CATCH the ball.
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Campbell has looked good on stretches but I have also seen him completely lost out there. In spite of his RJesque tendencies Thad seems to have a bigger upside. Thad loves to attack middle deep and can do it with some accuracy. Those strengths are not found in all starters.
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I cant wait to hear the excuses from Whaley on this one.
I dont know how he can spin this into a positive thing.
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You mean you are not buying into the "we wanted to make him the highest paid safety in the leaque" PR release.
I found yesterday's weak contrived PR release insulting. You franchise him again, and let every elite player down the road that they will have to sweat out avoiding a career ending injury for two full years if they want to play Byrd's game.
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I wish Gonzales would still play. Last athlete that old that could dominate like that was Barry Bonds.
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When the league closed NFL Europe in 05 less than 20 percent of US homes had the NFL Network. Now it's up to 62 percent and it's a favorite channel of any football fan. It would be much easier to stay informed about player story lines of NFL Europe teams. Who wouldn't want to check in on a few games to see how the Bills allocated players are doing during the long offseason. The league has been missing opportunities to develop new stars. The time is right to bring it back.
RD1, Pick #4: WR Sammy Watkins - Clemson
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Current regime knows they must win in '14