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I understand that the original sale was to Druckenmiller and not to a public company. Regardless of whether they sold it to Druckenmiller or Rooney, the same issue stands: there needs to be one person with at least 30 percent ownership in the team. That is what the NFL is forcing and that eliminates any potential sale to a publicly owned company. I also agree with you that they wanted Rooney in charge because of the influence that he has around the league. While the Jerry Jones' of the league would have taken Druckenmiller if he showed he could bring in more $$ to the NFL, the rest of the owners and the commissioner would have supported Rooney. Another thing to keep in mind with the Jones' of the league is that the sale of the Steelers will help determine franchise values going forward. If the $$ comes in lower, then future sales (like the fish in Mijami, among others) would come in at a lower number. I'm rambling. I'll stop now.

There is no question that they have die-hard fans. It is impressive. It couldn't hurt. I would settle for one at this point.

Exactly. This also addresses another point that keeps being brought up here and that is community ownership of the team. One of the two reasons that the NFL is forcing this sale is that no owner had 30 percent of the shares in the team. There is no way they will allow a team to not have a majority owner anymore. If all the NFL cared about was the gambling aspect with the Rooney brothers, then there would be no need for the sale, since the two brothers have already (or nearly) divested all of their gambling interests. This is about majority ownership of an NFL team. It is what I have been saying all along: The NFL will never change their Constitution to allow community ownership. The proof is in the forcing of the sale of the Steelers.

It looks like Dan Rooney will be getting the Steelers after all. There were reports earlier in the year that the team would be sold outside of the Rooney family, but it looks like Dan Rooney will still retain ownership of the team. IMO, this is good news. I like Dan. I spent 45 minutes talking to him in his office last year, and you couldn't meet a nicer person. (If you want to see an impressive building, just walk through the hallways at their administrative offices. The glass room with the Lombardi trophies was awe-inspiring.) Good for Dan!! Linky Thingy

You're welcome. I am glad that people are enjoying this feature.

The Browns had 7 HoFers on that '48 team: Paul Brown Marion Motley Otto Graham Frank Gatski Lou Groza Dante Lavelli Bill Willis That does not include Mac Speedie, who people talk about deserving induction. They were a friggin' machine that year. Of course, you could always look at it that they needed past and future Bills in order to win that championship: Chet Adams Ollie Cline Tom Colella (Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame inductee) Chubby Grigg Ben Pucci George Terlep

You have got to be kidding. Here is the breakdown of the starting lineups and cold vs. warm colleges they played for: Cold/Warm Bills Offense: 4/7 Miami Offense: 5/6 Advantage: Miami Bills Defense: 6/5 Miami Defense: 6/5 Advantage: Push Bills Special Teams: 2/0 Miami Special Teams: 2/0 Advantage: Push Following your lahjik, Miami should win if they opened up the dome. To say the weather is going to make a difference is idiotic. Just because players play for Buffalo/Miami does not mean that they played college in the same environment. Also, in the era of free agency, the weather issue is moot. This is not even including high school ball.

It is amazing how easy it is.

I do not think that he belongs in the HoF. That being said, the media people love the story, so he is a shoe-in.

Sixty years ago, the Cleveland Browns accomplished something that only one other professional football team in history was able to accomplish. They had a perfect season. The 1972 Miami Dolphins are the only ones to get credit for this accomplishment, but the Browns attained this goal first. Lost in the Cleveland Browns achievement is another notable accomplishment. For the first time in the city’s history, a professional football team from Buffalo was participating in a major league professional football championship game. 1948 AAFC Championship Game Next Week: 1966 AFL Championship Game

He has slowed a little since he passed away. Just doesn't have the same burst through the hole that he once had. Of course, I would have no problem digging up Swede Youngstrom. He would currently be better than the linemen the Bills are putting on the field now. Honestly, there are enough AAFC Bills still around to field a team. I'll start making calls. Hey Rich, what job are you giving Lori? You can't run an quality organization without her.

Bring back the flying wedge!! BTW, Nice picture in the profile.

You say that like it's a bad thing. I collect a check for doing nothing. It doesn't get much better.

But, if I've never heard of you, does that really count?

Do you really want to go with an unknown, here?

Well, that rules you out as being Al Davis.

I haven't even hired the head coach yet and you are already picking his/her staff? Dan Snyder? Is that you?

Cool.

Sounds like a reasonable business plan.

Yup. Yelberton Abraham Tittle started with the Colts (3 years), before going to the 49ers (10 years) and ending with the Giants (4 years).

No. You are thinking of the game the previous week. Going into the last week of the season, the Bills were 7-6 and the Colts were 6-7. The Bills had to win in order to take the division. If the Colts won, then the two teams would need to play a playoff game to decide who would face the Browns in the championship game. The Colts won the final game and they headed for the playoff. The playoff game is where things went a little askew. An excerpt from my book (keep in mind that no editing has been done, so the writing is not at its best):

Yup. Missed extra point on the first touchdown. I think that was it. I know the home uni's were pretty much an exact copy of the 1940s Bills uni's: Blue jersey's with silver helmet. You're welcome!! Next week's Historical GOTW will be a special one for me. Talking to the players who played in the 1948 AAFC Championship game has been a real treat.

It's Patsie week, so let's discuss the Boston Patriots of 1960... September 23, 1960: Buffalo Bills vs. Boston Patriots Next Week: 1948 AAFC Championship Game - Buffalo Bills vs. Cleveland Browns

You should call Geek Squad.

There is a difference between whether you would be happy to see them get in versus them deserving to get in.