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OP: what info do you have that leads you to say in an informed manner that the Bills "decided not to pay" Jairus Byrd? $10 M/ year over 3 years is "deciding not to pay" for a free safety?

Hideous.

Think of the motivation behind leaking the news that "Bills unlikely to tag Byrd". Who's interest does that serve? I think it serves Byrd's camp. In the hours leading up to the deadline, why not try to enflame the masses and put pressure on the Bills? What would get Bills have to gain by leaking this? I don't see where it helps the Bills in any way.

Yup, piece of cake. Show me the long list of teams willing to pay $11-12M a year for a free safety.

I consider $30m for three years a commitment. How do you define commitment?

So offering Byrd $10m a year for 3 years is "letting him leave". Got it.

Sure it's part of her responsibility. Where in the article does it say Brandon is not involved, or that Owen alone runs that part of the business? Might that be because she was responding to a question that was specifically about regionalization?

Interesting way of putting it. Yes, I believe his wife had their first child during last season while they were living in town.

How did you get to be so authoritative about who has what roles in the Toronto series? And please don't say you follow the press reports - those are written by outsiders looking in.

Well played.

Tweets from whom? Anyone credible?

If the Bills end up with 8 home games at RWS, it will be interesting to see if the season ticket holders cheer the demise of the Toronto series, or whine about the cost increase.

You lost me at "would get raised to Ralph". I don't see any scenario where Mr. Wilson makes decisions about running the team.

Well played Yolo. With regard to GR's coverage or lack thereof, they could not be more wrong about their audience. We feast on every morsel of info about every last nook and cranny of the Bills organization. And clearly this "story" cries out for clarification from the Bills org. For Schopp and the Bulldog to decline to discuss it, or for Howard Simon to not ask Brandon about this when he's on the air, would be a disservice to the fans. It's got 20+ pages here and has made the national press via the Yahoo Sports story - it's far more interesting than the last Sabres' loss.

It's disturbing to me that a source was willing to speak on the record about this coach-FO rift to TG. If there's a staff purge this week, we'll either know who the leak was or who won the power struggle.

^This.

Thanks guys. I'm using an iPhone 4 but haven't had any problems with live streaming until recently. Although the live streaming isn't working, the audio vault still works fine and will have to be my fallback for the time being.

I saw the same thing at SJF on the days I went. Would be interesting to know his status, I thought he played fairly well in his rookie year when pressed into service.

I try to stay in touch with Buffalo sports with my daily fix of WGR streaming on my way into work, but for the last week or so, all it does is buffer endlessly. Anyone having similar problems or have a suggestion? Possibly deinstalling the app and then reinstalling? Thanks.

Very sorry to hear of your loss. I am sure that she is now in a better place and one day you will join her there when your work here is done.

OP, what leads you to think the Bills are looking for a smaller, mobile guard? Recent picks and the failed Legursky experiment (who was signed out of desperation in my opinion) tell me that the Bills prefer larger OLs.

Interesting analysis - nice work! Just understand, asking this fan base to maintain perspective is a very tall order. I happen to believe that if EJ can stay healthy, he's going to be good.

OP or anyone else, please explain why shinier is better in the Buffalo market. Educate me. Where does RWS come up short, specifically for a new owner?

Cooley has an interesting take. I see Chandler as a one hit and down guy with good hands but minimal elusiveness.

How exactly is the stadium run down? Lack of premium boxes and suites? Really, even after the new dugout suites were installed all around the stadium? I think if you ask the sales department, they'll tell you there are more than enough suites and premium seating to more than satisfy the demand. The Buffalo market simply doesn't have the corporate community to warrant more suites.