I really don't think people fully understand what it means to run a business. AND THE BUFFALO BILLS, FOR ALL OF THEIR HISTORY HERE, ARE A BUSINESS.
I am a CEO of a business, I was born and bred in Buffalo, but the facts are what they are. Small market team, much smaller than all, not just most, but all. This team will eventually leave, barring any uptick or upswing in the population.
You see, ticket sales are only a portion of the revenue. Granted, Buffalo fans have more than fulfilled thier obligation to this end. But the sale of merchandise, on a scale that equates out to the best interest of all employees of the this business has to be taken into consideration. Buffalo is very small on this particular aspect.
This team will leave the area, whether its this year or 5 years from now, you cannot fight progress, you cannot fight the "bottom line". A business is still just that, a business.