SoCal Deek
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25 minutes ago, dorquemada said:
her tbd name is Williamsville Wendy. come on you guys its fate make it happen
Did you know that the name Wendy was created for the book Peter Pan? Until then, there was no such girls name. I found that fascinating.
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5 hours ago, May Day 10 said:
Yes, parts of it is actually looking like a stadium at this point.
Thanks!
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I get regular YouTube drone video updates on the progress at Everton’s new waterfront stadium (Liverpool). Still makes me wish the Bills had opted for that location and a similar design. Everton is looking really cool!
With that said, it seems like it’s been a while since anyone has posted updates from the Bills stadium. I have to imagine steel is going up….yes?
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I know free agency isn’t done yet but looking at the overall roster it’s clear that Beane needs to find something like four to six STARTERS in the draft. Not just players, but actual starters.
Offense: WR, OLine and you might even count RB since Cook isn’t an every down back
Defense: Safety for sure, DLine if they want to keep rotating starters, and CB if you count dime formations
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So NOW we draft somebody tall and fast! Poyer is done.
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2 hours ago, Bruffalo said:
Wait until you run the numbers when Tua get paid 50+ million a year from the dolphins.
Put another way, every time Josh throws a touchdown pass every single man, woman and child in WNY has to put a dollar in the bucket. 😳
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If he throws for 4,300 yards again next season that equates to a paltry $7,000 per yard….or $2,300 per foot. Geeez!
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7 hours ago, GASabresIUFan said:
Jones re-signs. That's great news.
Only starters left to find are a boundary WR and a Safety.
Interesting that of the Group 6 players people here wanted re-signed a fair number have returned in Jones, Epenesa, Edwards, Rapp, Morris and Lewis. I listed 11 players in that group. 6 have re-signed and only Floyd has gone elsewhere.
Just one small correction to your initial list. Floyd should be bolded as having signed with SF….no?
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7 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:
Fitz has more yards than Ryan tannehill, Cam Newton, Tony Romo, Kurt Warner
And there’s a rumor that he went to Harvard but it’s never been confirmed.
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I loved his motor and effort. He really showed our younger guys what NFL pass rushers are supposed to look like.
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4 minutes ago, Nextmanup said:
Have OJ's legal problems/reputation caused his football collectibles to sink in value, or soar?
I can see it going either way.
Just wondering.
I’ve never looked into it, but I have to admit that I’ve often joked about it. 😉
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Remember the Seinfeld episode where Kramer offers a tee shirt as an ‘interesting trade’ for Jerry’s van? Maybe the Bengals would take something like that. 👍
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50 minutes ago, mrags said:
You’re a better person to ask than most. But wouldn’t the deal/contract between the state/Bills/NFL/County all have to be finalized and confirmed in regards to what is being built. Especially since the public is paying so much out of pocket for it? Like it would be tough to come out during the creation process and say “XXXX seats will be covered and heated” but not deliver. Claiming construction costs were the reason and in a way to save money it is now idk, 1/2 what was originally said. Wouldn’t the town/county/state have a field day with that? Especially since Pegula is in the hook for the overruns. We’re not talking about a few less kiosks inside, or saving on tile work here. We’re talking about specifics of the stadium that were announced.
idk, just seems like the seating and coverages, along with heating elements aren’t something that could be changed legally in the building of the stadium.
again, you’d know better than most.
It’s complicated and every Contract is worded differently but in general the basic design criteria (things that matter to the Owners) are stipulated in the basic performance documents. For example, the total number of seats or even those that are heated, but things like the size of particular beams are left up to the Design/Build team to work out. In most instances cost overruns do NOT come from the Contractor. They’re generally caused by the Owner asking for additional amenities that they failed to stipulate in the original scoping documents. And most construction contracts protect the Owner from increases due to inflation and weather…unless it can be proven that either are beyond the norm thru no fault of the contractor.
I hope that helps.
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1 minute ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:
Chicago is building a domed stadium.
I find the wording to be hilarious! “Include a dome”? Will the included dome be over the field or just somewhere in the greater Chicago area? 😉
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5 hours ago, K-9 said:
But the heated seat technology is already part of the budgeted stadium design costs. Are you saying the Bills might try to have the project come in under the $1.4b budget by altering the already accepted design for heated seats or other already budgeted amenity infrastructure? If so, is it a given that the team would realize that savings or would it go to the state or county? You raise a very interesting point and I’d be interested in looking deeper into it.
Are you going to have the opportunity to go to the experience in Williamsville? If so, please ask these questions because they’re worth asking.
It’s an interesting question. In most cases this would be called a Design/Build contract in which the Owners (Pegula and the State) would stipulate design criteria to the architect/construction team. Their ‘bid’, sometimes called a guaranteed maximum price or GMP would have to include all of those stipulated criteria…like a certain number of heated seats…be part of the minimum that’s provided within that GMP. This is obviously not a typical construction project but it must have some similar checks and balances.
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Why does it feel like the Patriots are going through exactly what the Bills went through following the Kelly era? It’ll be interesting to see how long they wonder in the wilderness.
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8 minutes ago, LeGOATski said:
Yep. Please do. Gives us the specific details about this event. Don't just describe a timeshare sales event.
Ugh! First of all, it’s not an ‘event’. I’m suggesting that it sure sounds like the typical 90 minute ‘presentation’ that one gets at a timeshare. Is this REALLY that hard to understand? Or do you just want to argue about an observation?
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7 hours ago, LeGOATski said:
What sales tactic? Give us the specific details of the shady tactics they're using at this event.
Before I do…..Have you ever been to a timeshare presentation? If you haven’t, I’m not sure what experience you bring here.
10 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:Deets when your done.
They can tap dance all they want. All I want to know is what can I afford. Give me a rate card and a break down of amenities.
A clarification: what you really want to know is what it costs, not what you can afford. Asking what you can afford is one of the classic hallmarks of both new car sales and timeshare ‘presentations’.
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25 minutes ago, Chuck Schick said:
Yeah, I don’t get the analogy. It’s JUST like a timeshare condo pitch, other than you are buying something completely different than a tmeshare? 🤔🤔
Sheeesh. For the love of God! It’s the sales tactic not the product. 🙄
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8 hours ago, Buffalo Super Fan said:
Yes but nobody is forcing the Buffalo Bills season ticket holders to buy PSL’s they have mouths they can say no. At the end of day NFL football like anything else is a business. The bottom line like others have said the Bills organization knows this is going to be a hard sell. That is why I said at a point when the Bills can’t sell a lot of the not so great seats in the end zones the Bills are going to have to make hard decisions about PSL’s. Also Bills fans should keep in mind the owner they are defending as wonderful, wonderful makes what between $20 to $30 million a year right now on the Buffalo Bills through television, merchandise and gate.
How much money and profits is enough? Think about that $20 million dollar? The average person would have trouble spending that in a life time if you live a modest lifestyle. Terry Pegula makes that for one year off of the Buffalo Bills. Also this is the same so called Buffalo fan owner is doing business with a snake in Dallas Cowboys Jerry Jones. If Bills fans can’t figure that out and get taken by the Bills that is on them. Again 50 yard line tickets sure they will be hot PSL’s. But end zone Bills seating or worse standing room I wouldn’t pay a dime for PSL’s wait out Terry Pegula on Bills season tickets like that. The Bills organization will eventually panic as we get closer to the new Bills stadium opening and you hear there is no PSL’s on those not so great seats. If Bills fans run down there sign up for PSL’s sure Terry Pegula will laugh all the way to the bank. I don’t feel sorry for Bills fans because they can say no like I said. I wouldn’t even show up for the Bills experience. Yes it’s a nice new clean shiny stadium that will smell like beer and throw up in 5 years like the present Bills stadium. So no PSL’s for Buffalo Super Fan wait out the Bills organization they will give in on the PSL’s because they aren’t going to want to embarrass themselves with empty seats in rows of sections in a brand new stadium the NFL and television doesn’t like that stuff in my opinion. Go Bills! Let’s Go Buffalo
My issue is NOT with the Bills trying to make money or sell seats. I’d absolutely expect them to. But if you’ve ever sat in a timeshare presentation you’d know it’s one of the most deceitful sales techniques used today. In fact it’s notoriously so! What I’m reading about the ‘Experience’ is that it’s being set up exactly like one of those presentations; and not by accident.
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I was going to make a post showing everyone the robust list of over achievers the Bills have picked in the 4th Round in the last decade or more….but that list is REALLY short! (Really, really short.)
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1 hour ago, BillsFanForever19 said:
Franklin at 28 is pretty much out. He was more of a projection by fans of the board that watched highlights than a consensus 1st Round Pick to begin with.
After a historically bad Combine, both in performance and metrics, dispelling everything that made him a 1st Round projection by some and confirming concerns - he's settled in universally as a mid 2nd Round Pick on all Mocks. Seriously, take a look and find me one person who has him as a 1st these days.
He's no better than WR9 at this point across the board.
What if Franklin purposefully tanked the combine so as to drop right into the willing lap of….the Buffalo Bills! Hmmmmm? 😉
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4 minutes ago, PBF81 said:
Well, think about it, we're talking about a county where the median income is 68k. That's not exactly a honey hole for PSLs and tix in the $200-400 range per game.
They're definitely working it. It is a business. I'm sure we'll start hearing some things once those tours begin. Word and fan sentiment should get out pretty quickly.
Please tell me that the socio economic makeup of WNY isn’t a surprise to the people in charge of this marketing operation. If it is, the Pegulas need to get a new marketing team. Sitting people of less than ample means down in a room and pressuring/guilting them into buying something they can’t afford (or being less than up front with the actual cost of this investment’) is NO WAY to treat your loyal customers.
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I have a football that OJ signed for me the year he gained 2003 yards. The signature is mostly faded after 50 years, but it’s there.
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Arik Armstead released, signs with Jax
in The Stadium Wall
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I believe the factoid was meant as for a girls name.