CodeMonkey

Brandon is no idiot when it comes to business matters. If he is delaying the release of the information, there almost certainly is a good reason why he is doing so.

And???

They are voluntarily funding stadium improvements. I commend every one of them for not wanting to leech money from taxpayers to fund it.

There is a huge difference between trying to encourage businesses to come to an area or grow larger, and funding improvements to a football stadium used by one tenant 8 or 9 days a year.

You are completely right. Anyone who thinks this is a uncommon thing in the locker rooms has their head buried in the sand.

It absolutely is a donation, and they say as much on the packer website. I would much rather see all stadium upgrades funded by voluntary donations like this than scamming taxpayers of the entire state. In the case of the packers, they provide a stockholders only area of the website where they can purchase shareholder clothing and other items as a perk. If there are legal issues calling it "stock" because of being privately owned, then simply call it something else. It's no scam. Everyone knows what they are doing and are doing it voluntarily. The scam is when states take your tax money to pay for stadium upgrades whether you want them to or not.

I guess you will find out on draft day.

I have a young son who is a sports nut. I was going to get him a share for xmas but it completely slipped my mind. Too bad to, he would have loved it. -1 for me on the Dad +/-

I'm not sold on Nix ... yet. This is year 3 for him and Gailey, and its go time. I expect to see marked improvement this season and end up over .500. And I don't give a rats hairy ass about excuses. The honeymoon period is over. It's time to show us the baby.

I wouldn't classify it as Nix being scared. That's just not how he rolls. Many share your frustration. But if you are expecting the Bills to do something radical either in FA or the draft, you are setting yourself up for more frustration.

Actually I appreciate that in general. It hurts my ears listening to the talking heads while GMs sit around and waste time knowing full well who they are going to pick. I agree with you that Fitz is the man for the foreseeable future (at least as long as ChaNix are calling the shots). I also think that even if Nix didn't think Fitz was his guy and he thought that Griffin was, he could not force himself to make the kind of deal it would take for the Bills to get Griffin. I actually agree with you about something , well after you strip out the negativity in your post that is.

Well, it IS business as usual at OBD. Keep the seasons numbers reasonable, a modest decline year to year is acceptable. Maybe throw in something once in a while to generate some enthusiasm among the fan base to boost sales. As long as Mr. Wilson continues to make money (and given his 0 debt load, ability to keep payroll reasonable, and no money outlay into the Ralph, I don't see how he could possibly lose money regardless of ticket sales), and there is an extraordinary fan base willing to support the team no matter what, why go all in and get a player who may make your payroll unreasonable someday? Try and keep the team competitive (or at least close enough where your fans think you are close to being competitive with a few breaks) as to make the team profitable. Mr. Wilson is not a multimillionaire by accident.

This being the worst one of them all.

He has only had 2 drafts as a GM ever, and he is a old school kind of a guy. Not surprising. In fact I think I remember about this time last year Nix making statements about not liking to trade down or up.

This line sums up Fitz perfectly in my opinion. As to the rest of your well thought out post, I can't disagree in theory with what you are saying. But a couple of points if I may ... 1) It is not in Nix's DNA, in my opinion, to go all-in and make this kind of a deal. 2) This is year 3 of the ChaNix era. Years 1 and 2 being utterly underwhelming. I suspect a SB isn't even entering Nix's mind. He is thinking about making the playoffs and staying a GM in the NFL. You make good points, but come draft day I expect to see the Bills picking 10th, or there abouts, and picking whomever they feel is the best player available at the time. For better or for worse.

I just don't think it is in Nix's DNA to make the kind of all-in trade it would take to get RG. He is a stay the course kind of a guy, not a wheeler-dealer. Plus it is not outside the realm of possibility that he thinks Fitz is his guy.

Mortgage 2 drafts for him? No. If the Bills were close to being a complete team and only needed a QB then maybe, but not with the laundry list of needs that they have now.

The only reason Atlanta is ahead of Buffalo is because they have 5 teams to suck and Buffalo only has 3. Otherwise we'd kick their ass.

Only when you compare him to W or Romney.

Unless the DC Cheerleaders perform topless I doubt that would be an issue

A Jill, absolutely. A Cowboy Cheerleader, no way.

You should email that to King Roger.

The same way some people here are projecting the Bills to make the playoffs next season before the draft and FA. You just polish up the ole crystal ball ...

And what about the "F the future, I want playoffs NOW" crowd. They will be calling for Nix to be run out of town if the playoff drought increases to lucky number 13. And the people that believe Fitz is a top tier QB. There would be a lot of people pissed at ole Buddy if he did that.

So this would imply that WannaStache was not intense last season?