Mr Info

I was not attesting to the demise of the NFL if the salary cap is gone. People still watch MLB with basically no salary cap. If you are a Yankee or Dodger fan then everything is great. My point is that I will no longer follow nor support the Bills if the NFL salary cap is removed. Hopefully, they can still compete but it will be like the bottom tier MLB teams whose best players are eventually acquired by teams with more money.

I’ll reply to both because they are related to my response. i no longer live in WNY but travel there frequently as I am still a season ticket holder. I am contributing a good amt of my $ to the WNY economy with these trips. I enjoy my trips ‘home’ but do not consider them a vacation. Regarding the NFL & MLB. I posted this in another thread but, imo, the demise of MLB was removal of the salary cap. I was an intense follower of MLB as a kid and also as a young adult. The teams with the most $ can poach the best players from other teams. There are some players on these teams whose yearly salary is more than the team salary of some clubs. I nol longer follow baseball or pay for any streaming. I still like the game and may watch a game infrequently when it’s free. If the NFL rescinded the salary cap, then I would no longer follow the Bills and the NFL. The Bills may be able to pull an Oakland A’s moneyball for a short while but the big money teams would reap the benefit of no salary cap. The Packers, Bills, Bengals, Colts, etc. would have difficulty competing consistently. The current salary cap helps level the playing field.

It appears you will not be a fan of this. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41154722/roger-goodell-nfl-16-international-games-per-season But ok with me. I went to the Bills game in London a few years back and had a great time. I happened to be working there for a short while so no expense other than a ticket. I would be interested if the Bills played in an International location where I happened to be but would not plan a vacation around a Bills game.

I can understand the fan on a fixed budget that will not pay additional $ to watch NFL games on other platforms. It has become an expensive entertainment option. The NFL, imo, is the last league that has a true salary cap. Years ago I was a big MLB fan but no more. If the NFL allows the teams with the most $ to acquire the most talented players then I will no longer be a fan of the Bills and the NFL. I will stop paying just like I did with MLB. I will occasionally watch an MLB game but only if it is free.

Huge fan of the TdF so already subscribed to Peacock. But enjoy the NFL just as much so will be paying for however many services are required to view it.

I believe that sale of Field Club seats have just started so those numbers should be included in the next update. Founders and East Club seats have been sold during the entire time frame indicated by Channel 2 News.

According to @Kirby Jackson on April 10 (p. 50 in this topic) there are 450 Founders Seats and 5,500 East Club seats. Not sure if these clubs are combined in the above Channel 2 news report so it appeats that either 61% or 65% of club seats are sold. I am not counting Field Clubs in the total.

I don’t care Whiskey Tango Foxtrot happens to the 49ers in 2025. Just get their studs available for game 1 vs Jets.

I am optimistic about this season. Many of the issues the OP mentions are endemic to many NFL teams. In 2023, the Bills avg age was 4th highest in the league. This year, the Bills are tied for 11th. Both the Fins and Jets have higher average team age in ‘24 than the Bills.

Just returned from Chicago where we saw the Winwood/Doobie Brothers concert. Winwood’s daughter is a backup vocalist in his band and also joined the Doobies to sing ‘It Keeps You Runnin’”. Winwood was outstanding and had a tight band. He played lead guitar on “Dear Mr Fantasy” and shredded it. He also played mandolin, piano, and organ. He joined the Doobies for their encore. Winwood will play a few more shows with The Doobie Brothers before his gig with them ends if you want to see him.

I believe I received an email from YoutubeTV to renew for that price and quickly jumped on it. I was a subscriber last season. Or it might be that I redeemed the $70 discount I received on Sunday Ticket in email from the Bills…I do not remember which I used.

I did. Purchased it a few months ago for $250. Got the others (Amazon Prime & Peacock) as well but for different reasons than watching the Bills.

$20k/seat for the East Clubs. I thought I saw someone state the East Clubs end zone corner may be less. Below I have attached Field & East Club benefits when I received these on my tour about 6-7 months ago.

East clubs (heated) are more than Field clubs (non heated).

Kinda sounds like what we just saw from MT.

In 2018, the Bills were last in value. https://nfltraderumors.co/forbes-2018-nfl-franchise-valuations/ Now #26.

https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/40828645/rhythm-masters-grateful-dead-drummer-mickey-hart-movie-music-sports 9 EDT tonight

Highly recommend a visit to Chicago. We were there earlier this summer and stayed near the Magnificent Mile and went on an architectural boat tour which was outstanding. Not a Starbucks fan but was impressed by the largest Starbucks in the world on the MM. Did not rent a car and used public transport to/from the airport and everywhere else and it was reliable and easy to use.

This is getting off Olympics but related to some recent comments on here. I was able to ride the last 6 stages of the TdF this year. There is a company I recommend if this interests you. You can also choose to be a spectator and not ride. Regardless, it is an amazing experience and provides an even better appreciation of what these athletes endure…plus it’s in some nice locations in France. My wife rode the stages with me and she used an ebike. Send a PM if you would like more info. https://www.thomsonbiketours.com/tour-de-france-2025/

Forbes and many others incorrectly reported this as a Win 3.1 issue by scraping info from other ‘sources’. SW and Alaska airlines do not use CrowdStrike: https://abcnews.go.com/Travel/wireStory/airlines-except-recovering-crowdstrike-tech-outage-feds-noticed-112167272#:~:text=Some airlines%2C including Southwest and,IT systems are Windows-based.

Whoever is playing at The Sphere.

Visiting family for a few weeks in Côte d'Azur right now and some guy in Nice noticed I had a Buffalo Bills waist pack & asked if I was a fan…very unexpected but outstanding! 300+ days of sunshine/year here.

If I recall correctly, the 49ers, Chiefs, and Ravens PSLs can be sold for more than the original purchase price but others are less and some (Jets & Giants) are far less. It correlates to team success and continuing ticket demand and less to do with local population. Many remote fans (like myself) are season ticket (& PSL) holders.

You may not want to consider it as ROI. When I decided to purchase the seats, it was entertainment expense not an investment.

It was an amazing experience. My recommendation for anyone going to a concert at the Sphere is to get seats in row 1 of any section in any level. If you get tix to see Dead & Co, there is Shakedown Street (amazing # of 3rd party vendors) at The Tuscany Resort and “Dead Forever Experience” at the Venetian Resort. Check the latter before the show and you can walk inside between the Venetian and the Sphere. Will also be seeing the last Goose show of this tour in New Haven on June 29.