May Day 10

I agree 100% with the 1st post. Thats exactly how I feel. The highs after a victory are still great... But Im not let down after a loss at all. I have a smile leaving the game as I had a fun day and expected them to lose. I believe also they cant/wont get anyone because to some degree Brandon/Littman/Overdorf have a say in the football product. Any strong (see also: Good) GM/Coach personalities would never agree to that position.

None of these changes fix anything. This micro level. They will continue to get soft personalities to capitulate to Brandon and other management. They need to nuke the whole organization. It wont happen until if/when there is a new owner.

I would like Todd Haley, honestly. Guy is a bit of a clown, but I think we need someone who isnt afraid to get into players' faces. Wouldnt work here though. The Bills' MO are to hire passive personalities for Coach, GM, etc. A strong personality would eat Brandon, etc alive IMO.

im sick of this

I watched most of the games that season and it was awesome. I still catch them when I can (and going next weekend vs Toledo).... But if it were ever 'serious' (perrennial MAC contenders or BCS Conference), I would go out of my way to catch every game. I wonder sometimes that if the Bills leave, if there would be a surge of support for UB and it would propel the program into at least the Big East

Definitely. Thats me to a "T" as far as college goes. Probably my favorite thing to watch, but I dont have a big rooting interest. Teams I hate, and teams I like. Some are interchangeable depending on the year. Also love gambling on it. Heading to the West Virginia/Kansas State game I root for UB though. If they were ever on the National Stage I would be pretty vested.

Nope. Bills Sabres Indians Anything else I wouldnt take pride in

I would give them a 4th and a 7th... with the condition if he extends in Buffalo, those picks become a 3rd OR a 2nd.

late to the party, but Tempo is great. Definitely worthy of the hype.

Good game. I dont care how the other teams' o-line is. You still have to get the job done.

Im struggling because I think they are a very good, young team. The most promise we have seen since this 12 year misery started. A couple more holes need to be plugged. The problem as I see it is the coaching and QB play is holding the team back. Those are pretty important places to fall short.

Positive: Gilmore Negative: Gailey can no longer be trusted

almost blew the entire season with that play call. The team played pretty well to put themselves in a position to win. Gailey blew it. I was yelling at the television before the snap. They had the game in their pocket.

whistle never blew, he never stopped moving, he crossed the goal line. You have to expect Notre Dame to get all the close ones though so its understandable.

I am an Indians fan, but in the playoffs Im rooting for Washington for Tim Russert And count me in 100% for the new playoff format. Loved everything about it.

Im not sure, but as far as I know, they have been planning on the same site for at least a year and turning the stadium 90-degrees. I believe they are playing their home games in London, ON next season while demo/construction takes place. I agree that it is a great experience to go. Anyone that goes with me that out-ages me agrees instantly that it reminds them of going to an AFL game in the Rockpile. Its a lot different and subdued, but in a way its welcome. You can kind of sit back and take in the game.

this has been final and known for a long time. Like funding was in place 2 years ago. The tiCats owner is also kicking in $. No way the place would be able to host an NFL team. The Stadium is in a pretty tight neighborhood, moreso than RWS. They wouldnt come close to having the infrastructure, parking areas, fan experience, etc for NFL standards. The stadium is supposed to be smaller than Ivor Wynne

Isnt that when Thurman was in the running for the rushing title and got angry because they were planning on benching him?

lol @ Patriots

or not negotiate

Im just sick of this turkey making us feel like second class citizens in the NFL. Our own team is doing this. Im a Sabres STH and a Phillies partial STH (lived in Philly). The admiration those organizations show their fans, even under Golisano isnt even comparable to the Bills. The team puts ZERO effort into making things more enjoyable for the fans. From commercials that might create feelings of excitement, to gameday production on the Jumbotron (literally nothing), to the awful, awful television shows filmed with the cheapest and oldest A/V equipment manageable. Does Wilson want the taxpayers to fund that stuff too? Obviously winning is the most important thing. But living in other markets over the years, you see the various things teams do to entertain their fans, build new fans, and get their team out there. The Bills do not even do a fraction of it. I think a lot of people get more and more disconnected with the team, and I guess that will make it easier for them to justify moving them. People in WNY will justify it by saying we are too poor... BS. I was asked about Jets tickets about a dozen times last year due to the rare event of a "big game" at RALPH WILSON stadium.

I agree with this 100%. The marketing effort in WNY is garbage, plain and simple. They agreed to maintain the blackout rule. The team perpetually sucks, mainly because the people Wislon trusts have absolute power and anybody worth a lick in NFL terms would never want to answer to Brandon, Littman, Overdorf. Brandon consistently puts it on the shortcomings of WNY fans and flashes his Canadian numbers. Could you imagine how much they could have charged for tickets in the 90's if there were XX% of Canadian fans?

I disagree. Wilson has zero motivation to move the team himself and pay for the relocation fees, while he will likely only have < a decade to live. If the team is lease free, they will be at maximum worth, Rogers will swoop in and pay top dollar for the team to the delight of the rest of the owners, maximizing the Wilsons' estate worth. Then in the court of opinion, the NFL will say that 20% of ticket holders were from Canada anyway and Buffalo couldnt sell out December games. I really do hope the optimists are correct, trust me.

It would make sense if they had an actual minor league/developmental system. However, once a player is drafted in the NFL it is sink or swim for the most part. You cant carry 7+ QBs for more than a few months up to training camp.

They are good at selling hope and impersonating a franchise that wants to win. There is no marketing, the team perpetually sucks, they cant sell tickets late in the season and it kind of gets thrown onto us. They claim the market is tapped which is why Toronto is 100% necessary. I would like to see a more serious effort (at winning and at marketing) before claiming WNY is tapped and consistently pointing to % of Canadian ticket holders. It almost feels like the tracks are being greased for a move up there.