Mr. WEO

favorable compared to Bills, yes. There’s not a lot wins there….

what else is going to triple his money in 10 years? https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/16/tom-gores-buys-la-chargers-stake-for-750-million-.html Guy is getting 27% for $750 million---this is a team that has been valued at 5.8 billion! That's a huge wake up call for these crazy valuations that Forbes and CNBC and others are tossing around. big investors are not going to pay based on these imaginary valuations. This guy made his offer based on a valuation of 4 billion----and still got another billion knocked off of that. He got 27% based on a less than 3 billion valuation on a team that the press had at 5.8. I would think these 3 dudes will look a that and tell Pegula they want 20% for 500 million. Why not?

I just didn't understand the logic to your conclusion. So it's not really an argument that we are having. You called the arrangement, bizarrely, "sleazy" and mentioned some "trust" issues you have with it. Now you say your are really only concerned that he won't be the best announcer he can be. Ok... As for the rest, announcers gain no meaningful insight to hanging out with the teams/staffs in the sunup to the game for the obvious reason that no team would ever share any new or important info with a guy calling a game. Why would they? Relax, it's not something to get exorcised over....

having a subpar K on the PS can't make Bass better or worse.

It's clear you don't like the idea. It's still not clear, specifically, why. You've seen the unprecedented restrictions he is under as an announcer (he's just not a "reporter", so no need to keep saying that, no more than Chris Collinsworth is. When did Collinsworth ever "report" anything newsworthy on his broadcast?). none of what you have posted tells us how it inhibits his ability to provide color commentary on game day.

Wilson was the AFL's second choice as Bills owner to have a team in a city that was not his first choice to own one.. He wanted Miami, but Hunt said no. Pat McGroder is credited with bringing pro football back to Buffalo--he had been heavily lobbying the NFL to come there. They wouldn't. Hunt called him before Ralph, offering him an AFL franchise. HE turned him down, figuring Buffalo would be the next NFL expansion team.

what's the point of signing this bum to the PS?

perhaps, but none of that is germane to my point.

First of all, as opposed to other announcers, his access is extremely limited: "can't criticize other teams or game officials and he can't attend broadcast production meetings that serve as the primary means of preparing for games. He also isn't allowed in the facilities of any team besides the Raiders except in stadiums when he's calling a game, and he can't watch practices." Even if that is not the case, what would be silly? You haven't described what you are concerned about as far as how he provides color commentary to the play by play guy's call? Tell us.

"good Buffalo food"?

He's an announcer, not a reporter. What is your concern---why sleazy?

There are no cakewalk teams for these Jets. Their Offense just stinks. Steelers D is legit. Colts, too. Cardinals will give them trouble too. Maybe they could handle a completely washed up Stafford. Rodgers v Stafford would be a painful watch.

well, their TE situation has been light years better than the Bills for years.

he can be back not before week 8. All reports are that he is coming back. There have also been reports that he has been seen by multiple neurologists who he says have said he can play. Who knows. Point is, your franchise QB gets his bell rung, as soon as they can, any team is putting him back out there....

all threads derive from a single Ertz thread that was created 3.2 million years ago.

I remember hearing similar last year, yet....

yeah, otherwise identical lol

he's washed

Well, true, that league (like all the ones before) is a joke, but Poor competition is still competition. In no way does the NFL have a monopoly on pro football.

and when he starts playing in 2 weeks or so? He'll be fine no?

so's Tua, right?

UFL says "what"?

possibly if they have, in cash. , every dollar they ever made, pls another 150 million or so. The other guy is a US soccer player….. point is they don’t have to buy a certain %. Pegula will take whatever he can get so, in addition to the PSLs, he won’t have to pay a dime for the new stadium out of the family lifestyle funds

ahhhh...I remember when "Bass-o-Matic's" only barrier to the HOF in his rookie year was "his holder" guy's a bum...

These 3 do not have $500 million between them... but I agree, they can't move the team to Toronto.