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First off, let me start by saying that I don't like that you are here and stop by every BN thread. People will hold back on their true opinions when you are here. Furthermore, I do not believe you when you say you are here to answer questions and learn, I believe you were hired by BN for one reason, and that is damage control and controlling the image/brand. The #1 thing people ask of the BN is consistent and obvious, better writers. Sullivan and Harrington have a disgusting stench about them that can be smelled from several counties over. They are awful, and in my controversial opinion contribute to the team's losing by bringing an awful negative energy to the Sabres and Bills. Any positive articles they write always come off to me as disingenuous and a favor to the editor. They are petty and can never be wrong. You talk about having a fan writing articles (nobody cares), talking about off-field charity (nobody truly cares and it's usually PR nonsense and tax writeoffs for the sports leagues, write about that), and gambling which some people care about but I personally think corrupts everything about sports. And then you ignore the elephant in the room. AKA the only thing that anybody really cares about. All the inexpensive, supplementary band-aids in the world won't fix that primary issue. Look, I don't care about the $2.99 fee, you guys are going out of business regardless. Your overall business model is unsustainable in 2018. You would charge more if you had anything resembling quality. You'll probably be sold in a few years after Buffett passes or completely steps down. I know you have no control over Sullivan and Harrington and are probably sick of coming on here everyday dancing around the issue and being inauthentic, but your boss's addiction to the status quo is the downfall of your paper. What people really want is fresh and exciting stories. And silver linings in the cloud. "How high is Josh Allen's ceiling?", "Could the Bills win the Super Bowl this year?", "Let's hear fan's ideas for their dream Bills stadium, no idea is off limits!". Instead we get Harrington calling out Pegula's daughter for hiding behind her dog's Twitter handle. Great journalism. Let's hear more of Harrington's personal beefs with teenagers. There are many stories for you to write about that are interesting and get clicks. Why are sports leagues suddenly pushing gambling and the Vegas Knights at the same time? What's up with Cliff Benson and Second Mile? Is the Italian mob still alive and active behind the scenes in the Buffalo community (answer : yes)? Any undisclosed conflicts of interests between fan message boards and sports teams? Lots of untouched trails.

Every fan is invested in that team emotionally, and what it means to the community is priceless. We have every right to know who's running it. Nobody ever really asked and I'm not one to look the other way just because you kept the team in Buffalo. When a developer wants to build a park, he needs the permission of the associations around it. They have the right to ask questions. Why can't we? Why should we be cool with some billionaire treating the team we love like his own personal toy, putting his wife in charge, and not telling us anything? I personally believe the Buffalo Bills belong to the fans 100%. I believe the team should be publicly owned. As for sexist, think of it more as nepotism.

It's some sort of low self esteem thing. Wealthy people are better than us, and we don't deserve to know anything about the people that are running this city. We have as much right to know as anybody else.

That's what I was looking for. Thank you.

That's what I'm asking. Who remembers him, and what do they remember about him and his character. I can ask that question about every successful person in WNY or from WNY and somebody will chime in and remember them. But I've never heard anything from anybody about the Pegulas. We're allowed to ask these questions.

I'm curious if anybody from here knew or knows anybody who knew Terry and Kim Pegula pre-2010, and definitely pre-fracking days. From what I understand Terry grew up in PA and became a Sabres fan somehow, and Kim is from Fairport. I'm curious to know what kind of people they and their families were back in the day. I just always found it odd that these people nobody every heard of came out of nowhere to buy the Sabres, claiming to be life long fans. And now they are the biggest investors in this city, and Kim Pegula, a woman whose resume is based on hearsay and her husband's success is taking over one of the highest positions on both sports teams. The fans deserve to vet them a little bit.

What REALLY happened was that Brandon and Whaley used their connections in the local media (Buffalo News and WGR) to paint Marrone as this evil Saint Doug character and turn all the fans against him. Everybody fell for it hook, line, and sinker. Anybody supporting him was shouted down. Look what happened. We're lucky that we're doing well now, but we really screwed up with Marrone, especially choosing two immature and shady losers like Brandon and Whaley ahead of him, and then hiring Rex. Pegula showed his incompetence there. You don't need a lot of sports experience to sniff through those bums. I'll be honest, I question his business experience, much less his wife's. I'm thinking he lucked out with fracking, something nobody else has the balls to say.

If I ever had the money or clout, I would start a sports radio station to compete with these losers. The city and the sports fans deserve better. Too many fans are brainwashed by these negative nancys.

Smells like a scorned woman who was upset he wouldn't leave his wife. Brought the pillow talk to the Pegulas, and they fired him for whatever shady stuff she told them he was doing behind their back. Just my read on the situation.

The strangest part about all of this is that I always assumed Brandon batted for the other team, if you know what I mean.

Jokes aside, the timing is peculiar. At the very least, this resignation has been in the works for a while and was timed for after the draft. Look forward to hearing insider info about what really happened.

That's actually kind of funny.

Black magic.

As evil falls (New England), good rises (Buffalo). It is the prophecy

I would ignore it if I was him, and pretend the city stands behind me. More power in unity than division.

As a professional data analyst, I will say that metrics are supplementary and should never be a primary method of analysis. Again, is that a metric a sign of permanent inability or lack of coaching or experience or even formation? EJ and Allen are 2 different people.

Permanent inability or lack of experience and high-end coaching? Let's be patient and have faith.

Have faith. He's a smart kid. Played for Wyoming. What he lacks is high-end experience. It's the old "I can" vs "I can't". "Lack of experience" vs "permanent inability". If you were a smart student who blossomed late and went to UB and did well, and then I threw you into a Harvard exam room, and you only started to figure things out during the 2nd exam, would you be mad if I said I had my doubts about you? Or would you rather I said "good, he's already figuring things out in his 2nd exam in the toughest conditions"? He did better than any QB at the Senior Bowl, and he only started to figure things out in the 2nd half. That sounds like great potential to me. Highest Wonderlic score too. Rosen is a schlub if Allen reaches his full potential.

Can't believe we got this guy at 16. Top 5-10 pick. A toss up between him and Smith for the better linebacker. Great pedigree, huge, strong, and rangy. And only 19. This guy has perennial Pro Bowler written all over him. Reminds me of a 2000 Ravens kind of player (like Peter Boulware).

You will once he pans out. The only QB in this draft with superstar potential.

Right on. It's as if we're on year 19 of the drought. I'm also convinced 90%+ of fans did not watch more than 60 seconds of Allen film. They just never heard of him, heard he's completely raw, look at his completion %, don't know anything about Wyoming, and want to draft the guys they heard of, like Mayfield. I felt the same way UNTIL I watched the film. I saw what the NFL scouts saw. When I watched a few interviews with him I was sold. I've been rooting to trade up for him for weeks.

Except for the whole playoffs thing

The greatest mistake a person can make is thinking negativity leads to success. It only leads to more negativity and more problems. They literally create more negativity, and then they pat themselves on the back for seeing it coming, despite achieving nothing at the end of the day. Positivity breeds positivity. We have superstar potential at QB right now. Have we had that since Kelly? Kid has a great head on his shoulders (the tweets say more about the lowlifes who digged them up on draft day for a storyline than about Allen), is willing to learn, has fantastic size, the best arm in the NFL, good mobility, etc. The type of player a casual fan would watch MNF for. What an exciting offense we could have! Let's put our differences aside and come together for this kid. Make him feel welcome. Give him an introduction that we've never given a QB before. Build his confidence, and have faith in him on his bad days. Let's help CREATE this superstar QB for this city and this team. We deserve it!

You can't hit a home run unless you swing for the fences. People say this stinks of EJ, but it's clear they never watched film. Allen has superstar potential at the most important position in the game. This city deserves a superstar QB. There should be more support of this pick IMO. Rosen's vibe repels me.

Different front office. Different owner. Same fans.