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    McCoy's nightclub fight and the ongoing investigation

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    I don't condone his behavior, and he was involved in something, but if the DA is not going to press charges, you have to hope no suspension. That would affect my feelings about the record next year by a game or two.

    There are levels here.

     

    1. Criminal behavior which has evidence enough to go to court, and the DA apparently did not see that.

    2. What the DA saw: Non-convictable LeSean douche-baggery (which the videos show).

     

    I predict a 2 game suspension. For #2.

    I know this will sound like a generalization, but I've been around plenty of off duty cops who were drinking. Family members on the force. There hasn't been one time where I didn't view their behavior as cocky s.o.b.'s who would not hesitate to beat your ass for looking at them. Of course it would be more than just one cop drinking together. Actually confronted a family member on the force who said he hadn't given it much thought til I mentioned it. He said I was more right than wrong. Just food for thought.

    Your first sentence fragment is spot on.. generalization.

     

    It depends on the department... some are great, some not so much so.

    Marquise Goodwin cut? (Or quitting Bills to pursue track?)no

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

    Posted

    To the "he is not dedicated to the Bills crowd": The Bills have stated in the past that they think MG's track and field interests are compatible with his football career---exhibit A: the Bills let him show at the US Championships in Aug 2015.

     

    To the "haters" crowd: consider a new approach to your posts. How about not saying something by keyboard, that you wouldn't say in person.

     

    Early on in this thread, MG took some underserved cheap shots.

     

    If I met MG, I'd say "Awesome with your sister, good luck in track and field. Do you think your injury history hurts your NFL cred? I wish you the best."

    For those who want a new stadium... Test Run

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    Hammer is just trying to make a point.

     

    But it's a matter of financial self-interest for him so you have to take it fwiw.

     

    Here's the truth: you can park 200-500 feet from Hammer's Lot for about half of what he actually charges now......and be on the right side of the road and subsequently CLOSER to the stadium with greater shelter from the elements.......so folks are already paying more for less at Hammer's Lot. :lol:

     

    He's done a good job branding his lot and increasing his weekly take.......there is a parallel there to what the Bills would be doing in moving to a new stadium where they can increase their weekly take.

    I don't know Hammer. But I get the sense he is not a billionaire who is looking to leverage public subsidies (example: all NFL owners not named Pegula). So the parallel isn't so parallel.

     

    Life in WNY is hard. Some guy making parking money for 8 games a year "branding" and "self interest" ... I can tolerate that.

    NFL Execs say Bills should get moving on new stadium

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    Time for a Downtown Multipurpose Facility to come into the current Century.

    Multi-purpose stadiums disappoint NFL fans. Gillette was made to host soccer. Result: the fans are seated far away from the field, the noise level is low.

     

    Google https://www.google.com/#safe=on&q=gillette+stadium+sucks

     

    When the Patsies start losing (it will happen someday), that place is going to be an empty shell.

    For those who want a new stadium... Test Run

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

    Posted · Edited by boater

    Hammer must have of Doctor in Business Administration. Pure genius. He is the inventor of the Personal Parking Spot License (inspired by the Personal Seat Licenses). :)

     

    This points to the fact that the NFL expects Joe and Jane average fan to see games on TV at home. Stadiums in today's NFL are all about the attraction of corporate dollars. Buffalo has hung on to a tradition they would love to kill.

    Hammer: BTW I am one who thinks an open air stadium right where it is now is just perfect. If a new stadium has to be built elsewhere let it be NF as then the NFL can leverage the tourist attraction and maybe corporate money out of Toronto flows south.

     

    I say, Buffalo has not held on to fan tradition by choice. I'd say there are few corporate dollars in town to start a corporate tradition, so the fan tradition continues because it isn't being squeezed out by corporations. You are right, the NFL wants the Ralph to be corporate--just the idiot owners refuse to see it's just not here.

     

    No moat but could provide electrified barb wire to ring around your spot

    Ooo.. better get that liability insurance. You know some drunk fan is going to pee on, or brush up against it while having hammer lot sex.

    They should shorten NFL games.

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

    Posted

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    1) We could spend more time with our families and pets

    2) Less commercial timeouts would mean less advertisers and, logically, lower ticket prices

    3) Less injuries - players would be exposed to less "field time" so they wouldn't be injured as severely

    4) More intensity during the last minutes of a shorter period or half

     

    Thoughts?

    In order:

     

    1. More time w/families = less time in the stadium buying NFL merchandise

    2. Fewer commercials = lower league profits

    3. Good point, but I think 1 and 2 will outweigh

    4. Not sure > intensity would happen with professional players. Maybe with fans.

    Florio has lost his mind with tweet about Taylor/Kap

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    I hear this all the time. With all due respect, what is Buffalo guy? Jim Kelly wasn't a Buffalo guy. Stevie Johnson seemed like the exact opposite of a Buffalo guy and was one of the most Buffalo guys we have had in a decade.

    Point well taken.

     

    JK was not an obvious Blfo guy (at the time). But he certainly turned out to be.

     

    But Kaep seems to be the anthishtesis of a Bflo guy. RG3 also. They seem Hollywood.

     

    SJ... you may be right. My memory of SJ signing has faded. I do loves me some SJ performance.

    The overall lack of QB talent is killing the NFL

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

    Posted · Edited by boater

    The problem is that success in college = wildcat offense.

    Wildcat offense does not = success in the NFL. The speed and athleticism of NFL lineman (OL and DL) defeats wildcat offense.

    As many posters have suggested: you need developmental QBs. That would bridge the gap from college/wildcat to NFL.

    Or, another league. Jim Kelly developed in the USFL.

    Kurt Warner developed in the arena league and NFL Europe.

    A place is needed where QB's can grow after college.

    Nigel Bradham's comments about Rex Ryan's defense

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

    Posted

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    thanks for the insult since you have us all figured out and corralled like cattle. generalize much?

    : )

    Well the username "simpleman" would support the theory that he generalizes people into boxes.

     

    As he did in his post.

     

    Simpleman: taken on a shallow year to year perspective, you have points. I suggest you expand your view to a multi-year plan. That's where the there is.

    good news on the ralph..

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

    Posted

    This is how I feel too.

     

    I think the Ralph is just right in all honesty. No need for any more bells or whistles.

     

    I couldn't give less of a hoot how it compares to other stadiums. It suits my needs and the needs of the group I go to games with just fine. Keep spending under control. Keep taxpayers out of it as much as possible. They are taxed enough for Chr*st's Sake. Long live Ralph Wilson Stadium.

     

    Ya. The RW stadium bowl is 1+, some enhancements in fan experience, I could see it going another infinity years.

     

    Otherwise.. look at the macro-economics of the USA, and I can see WNY as a victor if they keep their spending under control. The US economy is (all economies are) on a long term down-slide.

     

    Don't tie yourself down with a crazy palace downtown stadium deal.

    good news on the ralph..

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    We park at Hammers on Sunday with more TBD friends.

    It is a bargain compared to most sporting events or concerts.

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    The whole post, a nice vignette (a fancy word for descriptive story). Thanks.

     

    I suggest, you, and I, and others, will be priced OUT of a downtown stadium. AND... there are very few to price INTO a downtown stadium. Terry Pegula and the pols know this.

     

    Without a positive economic miracle, a downtown stadium is DOA.

    Mario to sign with Miami? [UPDATE: Signed]

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    The hard arithmetic is that we needed cap space, badly, to sign 2 key OLmen. We could make the RFA tenders with small moves like McKelvin and Booby D, but Glenn and Incognito were going to require serious cap space. And Mario was the obvious candidate, the significant cap hit where the dead money was large, but about 1/3 of the total hit.

     

    Concerns about production and scheme and Rex aside, we didn't lose an "all pro DE" for nothing. We lost him for a OLT and an OLG. The fact that he didn't play like an all pro DE this most recent season, simply made the hard arithmetic easier to swallow.

    Well said.

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