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    Super Bowl Tix now available!

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    I've gone to 2 Bills Superbowls. Both Dallas games. One in Pasadena and one in Atlanta. 

    For Pasadena I paid $600.

     

    In Atlanta I couldn't find tickets and had all but given up. I began walking the streets of Atlanta and a kid approached me and asked me if I wanted to buy his workers pass. I wasn't sure if it was legit but it had the hologram. I paid him $200 and went back to the stadium.

     

    With all of my Bills gear on I was allowed through the employees entrance and proceeded under the stadium, past the locker rooms and wound my way upstairs.

     

    I had to stand in a tunnel entrance for the entire game and didn't get the complementary seat cushion but I got to watch the game. 

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    Super Bowl Tix now available!

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    11 minutes ago, Gugny said:

     

    For sh*ts and giggles I checked TickPick for AFCCG tix this morning.  Cheapest ones were nosebleeds at $748/each.

     

    Right now, the cheapest Super Bowl tix on TickPick are $7695 for upper level corner seats.

    So what happens if they do limit the seats and your seats aren't included in the ones that make the cut? You get face value for them? Or nothing in return because they're not actually your tickets? Or are the tickets that are for sale definitely going to be able to be used? 

    Would Josh Allen ever consider a team friendly contract?

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    1 minute ago, Steve Billieve said:

    When a team is certain they have their QB then they can do a 10 year deal that's really great for both sides. This sort of thing is an obvious slam dunk that most teams can't even consider since they lack certainty.

    Todays dollars in no way resemble 2030 dollars, honestly I just feel bad for other teams.

    This is probably true and would be amazing if the Bills did it. You bite the bullet a little in the beginning and then pray he stays healthy and maintains his upward trajectory. 

    Do you like the term “Bills Mafia”?

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    54 minutes ago, sirebors said:

    Um, Mafia is DERIVED from mafiusu in SICILY.  Mafiusu means swagger. Mafia does not. Last I checked this is America and not Sicily. And in America it means an organized body of criminals having a complex and ruthless behavioral code. Or an organized group using extortion and other criminal methods.

     

    Do you think the rest of the country equates Mafia to swagger or to a criminal organization that used intimidation and murder as a means to an end? 

    Just like the name of our city isn't derived from the animal that we proudly display on our teams helmet.

     

    No buffalo are native to the Americas. The picture is actually of a bison.

     

    The only problem is, no bison ever inhabited this area either.

     

    The name of our city and our team is actually derived from the French phrase "Beau Fleuve," meaning beautiful river.

     

    So our team should maybe be the "Beautiful River Bills." 

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    Do you like the term “Bills Mafia”?

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    34 minutes ago, Da webster guy said:

    The word mafia derives from the Sicilian adjective mafiusu, which, roughly translated, means 'swagger', but can also be translated as 'boldness' or 'bravado'

     

    Whats not to like?

     

    We've got swagger after finally finding a stud QB after decades of searching, and nobody deserves it more.  Embrace it dude, it's just a word.    

     

    P.S.   Worry about the KC game like the rest of us, they've got some mafiusu of their own in Arrowhead..............

    Um, Mafia is DERIVED from mafiusu in SICILY.  Mafiusu means swagger. Mafia does not. Last I checked this is America and not Sicily. And in America it means an organized body of criminals having a complex and ruthless behavioral code. Or an organized group using extortion and other criminal methods.

     

    Do you think the rest of the country equates Mafia to swagger or to a criminal organization that used intimidation and murder as a means to an end? 

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    Would Josh Allen ever consider a team friendly contract?

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    2 minutes ago, mattynh said:

    No need for dramatics.  Pretty sure we are all aware there is a salary cap.  There are lots of examples of teams that lose talent after paying their qb. Seahawks Texans Packers Saints.  Do the qbs know this?  Pretty sure they do.   Brady always took less so it can happen.  But it’s the exception not the rule. 

    I'm not being dramatic. Trying to be a realist. Brady did it. Some posters on this board said they'd do it. It's not beyond the realm of possibility that Josh Allen could do it. Or even that free agents might do it because of certain circumstances such as being part of a winning franchise. 

    Would Josh Allen ever consider a team friendly contract?

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    1 minute ago, mattynh said:

    Have qb salaries gone up as a percentage of the cap?  To answer the ops question....yes it matters.  I understand your point that he will be set for life regardless but at the same time most people will want to be paid their market value.  

    Like I said before, so if they can't sign a Daryl Williams and Josh gets hurt and his career is cut short, how is that better for him or his team. If the Bills aren't able to retain Diggs and Josh Allen and the team suffers, how is that better? If the Bills don't go to the Superbowl and Josh and teammates loses millions in endorsements, how is that better? Everything isn't black and white. There are a million extenuating circumstances that make this not so cut and dry. 

    Would Josh Allen ever consider a team friendly contract?

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    1 minute ago, DJB said:

    We've saved money by not really paying QB's the past 25 years. 

     

    Just pay the man. 

    I'm not talking about the Bills trying to short change him... I'm asking if Josh would voluntarily take a team friendly deal to improve his teams chance for success? Say they don't have the money to sign a Daryl Williams and Josh is injured and his career is cut short. How is that better for him or the team? 

    Would Josh Allen ever consider a team friendly contract?

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    1 minute ago, boater said:

    Home is important. That's why I moved back to this frozen tundra after 25 years away, Home has drawing power.

     

    Where am I going with this? Josh is West Coast born and raised. I could see him spurning Buffalo offers and signing withe the 49's, Raiders, or some other West Coast club. Let's not forget the influence of his girl friend, who seems Cali all the way.

    I don't see this happening. Anything is possible but once again, I don't think it's in a Josh's DNA. He has character, integrity, loyalty. He likes this area. He appreciates what the team did for him. Even what the fans did in memory of his grandmother will have lasting effect. Sure he's from California, but he's from a small town. He's not living in San Diego or Napa Valley. His girlfriend and him grew up in Firebaugh and attended Firebaugh High school together. He is a farmer and will always be a farmer. 

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    Would Josh Allen ever consider a team friendly contract?

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    1 minute ago, HalftimeAdjustment said:

     

    It's also not clear we'll ever know the answer. The negotiation isn't going to be a situation where the Bills offer Josh Allen a contract and he says no, pay me less. It is absolutely conceivable that he will accept an offer made at a reasonably competitive figure rather than ask to maximize every dollar possible. So it's "less" than he might theoretically be able to scrape out if the agent plays super-hardball. In my view, that is realistic. I do not think it is realistic to have him come out of this where he's playing like a top 5 QB but getting paid like the 10th or 15th-highest paid QB.

    I could see this happening as well. 

    Would Josh Allen ever consider a team friendly contract?

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    1 minute ago, Ya Digg? said:

    And the rest of the things I said?? Or are you just going to conveniently ignore those parts? 

    I understood and agreed with the rest. I didn't think I had to respond, lol. I'm not trying to be confrontational. I realize we finally have a franchise QB and should and will pay him what he's worth or what he wants. I know the Bills and Beane will do everything in their power to have Allen retire as a Bill. My question is whether or not Josh, of his own volition would agree to take less for the benefit of the franchise. 

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Would Josh Allen ever consider a team friendly contract?

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    4 minutes ago, Ya Digg? said:

    Brady also didn’t start taking team friendly deals until after his second contract ended. Brady has made more money than anyone else ever besides Brees, and after next year (assuming he plays and Brees retires) he will have made more money than any player ever. So if Josh wants to start taking team friendly deals towards the end of his second contract then do it...but don’t expect him to take less now “for the good of the team.” Leave that up to the GM and the front office, that’s their job to make the money work 

    Um, Brady is currently the 11th longest tenured player in history. 

    He is a Quarterback, the position that earns the highest salary on the team. 8 of the other players were kickers. One was Jerry Rice. One was George Blanda. And one was Brett Favre. Those other players played when the salaries were far lower. The comparison is hardly equal. 

    9 minutes ago, whorlnut said:

    Not only would he, but I expect him to. Allen gets it. He knows that in order to win consistently you need to spread the money around. It’s what Brady did. Plus, he’s the type of guy that would bet on himself and know that as long he works hard and doesn’t get hurt, he will have lots of time to make all the money that he’s worth. 

    This is exactly my thinking. 

    Would Josh Allen ever consider a team friendly contract?

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    7 minutes ago, HalftimeAdjustment said:

     

    Several factors there:

    - As a national figure, Brady could expect to get more money from endorsement deals with continued success. In my opinion, Josh Allen is going to face some commercial limitations while playing in Buffalo even if he were to win Superbowl MVP (and maybe also outside of Buffalo).

    - There may have been reasons Brady considered other options to be EXTREMELY undesirable. It's no secret, for example, that some players may sign for a bit less with a winning organization vs a losing organization. 

    - It wasn't his second contract, was it? I believe he was already quite wealthy. Josh Allen is coming off of his first rookie contract and needs to make $$$ on his next contract to guarantee maximum earnings (in case of injury). Waiting to get paid later is almost always a bad move. 

    He will be extremely wealthy regardless. I mean seriously, when is enough enough? If you just won Powerball for 350 million you'd be pretty happy and pretty wealthy. Would you be mad you didn't win 400 or 450 million? 

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