May Day 10

The Bills are as good as gone. When I am out of town and talk to people about the Bills, I usually say that. It was tough to get myself mentally to accept the reality, but it'll make it easier when it happens. The NFL is licking their chops to get into Toronto. It is a monster city with inflated prices and so much business. It checks the box internationally, and Toronto's demographics includes large chunks of everyone on Earth. It makes me sick how the NFL "promotes" and romanticizes relocation in the Madden videogame. Buffalo can work, but it would require patience from the NFL and some maneuvering. Ultimately it would come down to NFL's desire, and I dont see it there. It wont be like the Sabres situation where they hold the team in efforts to find local interests with the desire and $. The "bidding" here will be swift and likely rigged to provide the team to Toronto in a shiny package with a bow. These things have been in the works with Lieweke (sp) brought on board. The NFL will sell off the other NFL fans and hope to keep WNY fans by justifying the move by saying "its not that far, itll be both cities' teams, but they will just play in Toronto and change the name and uniforms. Maybe someday they can play a game in Buffalo". The actions of the Bills do not make me feel better. I believe Mary Owen is the teams' head of the Toronto operation, likely paving her way once the team moves. I also do not like how dismissive and uncomfortable Russ Brandon gets when people talk about anything to do with a new Buffalo stadium.

a few flaws in that list, and it would have been better if the writer went a little more in depth... but it is what it is. He takes a hatchet to New England, but for the lists the same 'characteristics' and boosts Indy and New Orleans. Would definitely list the Giants higher.

Did those teams opt out of the blackout policy? Seen various games with many empty seats. The KC game here was a "bailout", but it was a packed house for sure.

Next year the rule changes and those games can now be the night game. The one catch is, if it is Buffalo or Miami vs Detroit, the replacement game needs to be in the East to fill the 12:00 start time (because Dallas cant).

I predict it will be Detroit vs Buffalo Thanksgiving night If the Bills get to 7-9, I wouldnt doubt a Sunday/Monday night game.

Eric Wood. Such a stabilizer on the O-Line, which was a complete pile of rubbish for the most part for years before he got here

lol at the Browns and Lions

Speculating and feeling dread about the Buffalo Bills post-Ralph Wilson in very valid. However, any questioning regarding the Sabres' status in Buffalo and the NHL is a complete joke and shows a complete lack of familiarity with Sabres' Ownership, the NHL, and the region as a hockey market.

Im all about 2014 at this point. Unless they regress and start getting hammered (which I really dont expect), I am very hopefully they can be a legitimate contender for the Division in 2014 Home Miami New England New York Kansas City San Diego Green Bay Minnesota Probably Cleveland or Pittsburgh Away Miami New England New York Denver Oakland Chicago Detroit Jacksonville, Tennessee, maybe Houston definitely going to have to bolster the secondary for that schedule 50/50 chance they will have the Thanksgiving game vs Detroit. Either the Bills or Miami

Golisano unfairly gets a bad rap as a Sabres owner. He completely saved the franchise when no owner was on the horizon. Assisted by the salary cap, he was able to make them as financially sound as they ever were in the 'modern era'. when he bought the team, he was very clear that he wasnt going to be taking major losses on the team, and the goal was to be at the break even mark. He did cut a lot of peripheral costs, and would not get involved in front loading contracts/cap circumvention, etc. I dont hold that against him as he was up front from the beginning. If he managed the Bills like he did the Sabres, theoretically, he would be less frugal than RW as there is more elbow room to break even. I also think more investment in the Bills would bring much more profit.* As it is, they play it very safe and close to the vest to preserve as much profit as coming in as if its at the ceiling. *- not taking into account any payback/interest on a loan to finance the purchase. I think he learned his lesson from the Sabres and would likely hire qualified individual to run day to day operations. Not Larry Quinn or Russ Brandon. So in short, I think he would be a good owner.

Good call. The guy was hurting the team. Good luck to Powell though. Hopefully he can turn it around and have a career,

Powell has been awful.

same here. I buy many non-perishables, dog food, Christmas Shopping, electronics, you name it. It makes it very easy to read reviews and price shop.

Carpenter has been a dream

is Alex Van Pelt around?

this season was supposed to be transition. Games like the Jets game are depressing. Last night though, the young players all again looked impressive and injuries ended up doing them in. I am actually optimistic for the first time since Bledsoe got here. I think they will be a legit contender for the AFC East in 2014.

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I agree I would rather see the Bills in a Great Lakes/Midwest/Rust Belt type division. I actually get more excited for Browns games than I do Dolphins, who really dont even feel like a Divisional game any more. AFC East Jets Giants New England Baltimore Washington Philadelphia Carolina London Central Bills Steelers Browns Bengals Colts Lions Packers Bears Vikings NFC South Atlanta Tampa Bay Tennessee New Orleans Miami Jacksonville Houston Dallas St Louis West 49ers Oakland Los Angeles Seattle San Diego Denver Arizona Kansas City

1989 Playoffs Harmon drop MNF Captain Checkdown Lindell Missed Fieldgoal 1990 42-0 8-0 in a blizzard (just for the visual) 6-3 for being the worst game on record, including scab replacement players.

I use Bookmaker. Just keep a modest amount and play low on many, many games, just trying to keep my bankroll so I dont need to re-up. Play parlays too to swing for the fences a bit. I have had the same bankroll for 2.5 seasons now, which is great and has provided great entertainment. Agreed on online poker. Goldmine waiting for the tax rolls. They say NYS could be early in adapting this.

It is completely worth it... way more worth it than Cable/Satellite at that price. Breaking Bad is awesome. Im on Season 3, I watch it slowly/savor it. I noticed they did have the 1st half of Season 5 up pretty quickly. They also have very good Netlix-Original programming.

I think they were going to go for the intentional safety and burn the final seconds on 4th down.

hate him as a player... but really don't like seeing injuries like this happen at this stage of a player's career. Hate to be a sap, but hoping for a full recovery. (Id be lying if I said there isnt a loud part of me happy the Pats are losing another important piece though...) Dont they have a Wilfork clone in training?

am sick of the alignments in MLB and NFL. Was sick of the NHL and glad to see a change, but I liked the owners' proposal that was shot down last year better. The NFL never likes to move around too much, but it gets stale IMO. I do think that the recent concussion settlement may result in more support among the owners for expansion (which is great IMO and may save the Bills in Buffalo). For hypothetical, let's say they expanded to 2 cities, that is 34 teams AFC East Jets Giants New England Baltimore Washington Philadelphia Carolina London Central Bills Steelers Browns Bengals Colts Lions Packers Bears Vikings NFC South Atlanta Tampa Bay Tennessee New Orleans Miami Jacksonville Houston Dallas St Louis West 49ers Oakland Los Angeles Seattle San Diego Denver Arizona Kansas City Done, and awesomeness. You would hear crying from Dallas... but rivalries these days are mainly built situationally. Treat each Division kind of like a Conference in NCAA. Play each team 1x and rotate the Home and Away every season.

I really hate hearing crap like this in Toronto. I recall being up there when Gilmore was drafted and they had a low-blow column basically saying the man's next few years are ruined because he was drafted by Buffalo. Every once in awhile I see on a message board, things like "The Sabres and Bills only exist because of Canadians" pop up. The truth is, I love Canada, and love the fact that they come down here and spend money. We need it. We arent so good to not be able to admit that. I recently moved back (as have about 10 of my friends recently because there seems to be jobs now)... and had to wait 40 minutes on a Wednesday night to be seated for dinner. This is good to see. The city of Toronto is awesome too and it is crazy a growing city of that size and cultural diversity is an hour away. I also like the CFL. Likewise, Torontonians can take a break and come down to Buffalo for some affordable tax-"free" shopping, less traffic, good food, a Bills game, concerts, etc... Im not going to feel the need to take a dump on a City/Region because of a hockey fight conducted by millionaires.