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He worked for ESPN, not the Buffalo News.

Vic Carucci ‏@viccarucci 1m @lisabellwilson Thanks so much! Beyond thrilled to be returning to the @TBNSports & and #Bills/#NFL beat. So blessed to be coming home!

Lisa Wilson ‏@lisabellwilson 2m Our new Bills beat reporter is a familiar name not only to Buffalo News readers but around the league: Welcome back, @viccarucci This is great news. Vic is a real pro and a well respected journalist throughout the league. He just won the best Journalist thread.

I have asked folks in the media that I know about this. They told me that the majority of the "scoops" that come about a team are leaked by agents. Those agents have relationships with the national media folks because they hold the most influence in getting stories out there that benefit their clients. Local guys in today's media age have a tough time competing with that.

Not anymore... john_kucko ‏@john_kucko 1m According to @caplannfl #Bills will waive WR T.J. Graham #BillsMafia

I had not received mine as of this morning so I sent an email to my Season Ticket Rep and she emailed me my code.

I have to wonder if it might be the opposite if the person next to you does not have the cushion as you are sitting raised up a little bit, an inch in from the line of demarcation and the person next to you can "creep" into that inch. The people next to us have the cushions as well so it shouldn't be an issue for us.

I did. They are pretty thick, but as you are sitting on them they settle down or compress. I honestly felt like they made my seating area feel more cramped. I may appreciate them more in the winter when I don't have to sit on the cold bench, but the fact that they are about an inch narrower than the seat below on both sides, we felt kind of squished. Just to add, they made my seat feel a bit shorter as well since I could not lean all the way back into the seat. The back of the seat cushion thing is about 1/2 and inch to an inch out from the metal back.

Depends, at concessions, for a 16oz it was $9 and at the Beer stands it was 24oz for $9.

What email address did you send this to?

Holy Cow I forgot about the BLARING music. I don't mean to sound old, but what the hell. Sitting in the upper deck, when that music was blasting you could not hear the stadium announcer OR my wife who was sitting next to me. Has the music been that loud, I haven't been there in a couple of years, but don't remember it being like that.

I have to sadly say I was underwhelmed myself. I'm in the 300 level in the center and concourse situation seemed worse than ever. The line for the concession stands stretched across the concourse in the middle of the first quarter making it nearly impossible to pass. The La Nova pizza lost some it's luster at $7 per slice(!) and the duffs boneless wings were 6 nuggets for $10. That a $9 beer and, well, make your own joke here. The new scoreboard, while huge was also a disappointment. The area used for actual video is the same size as it had been in the past the extra space is used to constantly stream commercials. The video of the Jan king lady cleaning the glass from inside the board was on so often I stopped looking at the board. As others said, there was no improvement in the one door bathrooms. I will say entry to the stadium was easier and movement at least in the lower level was better, but overall I'm shocked people were saying this was like a brand new stadium. Sorry, one last thought from the wife. There is no longer and clock (time of day) anywhere in the stadium and nowhere on the huge board could you consistently find the time remaining in the game and often there was not a displayed down and distance.

Joe is going to be live tweeting the game from the press box. They announced it a couple of weeks back. I think Pergament had a column about it in the News a couple weeks ago as well. He's really good. The Pergament column seemed to indicate the team was moving away from the sideline reporter all together, because with all the commercial interruptions it was tough to get them into the broadcast. What qualifications could a sideline reporter have besides spending tons of time with the team? There is no college degree in sideline reporting.

Dear God, in the last picture she looks like the Peter Pan guy.

In all seriousness, think about how difficult that conversation would be for the parent of a girl growing up at a time when on demand porn is influencing the perception of the whole generation of guys she will be dating. It's kind of scary.

Can someone explain Bills Bucks to me. I am new STH this year and am not familiar.

Does early mean by 10am or earlier?

Haven't had season tix in a while but have them now and am debating about getting the $160 parking pass for the season. So this ends up being $16 a game for the Stadium lots. Questions: How early do the lots fill (meaning close)? If I wanted to go to Hammer's Lot instead, how much is it and how early would I need to be there to be able to get in. Thanks in advance. Tim

OH MY GOD!!! SOMEONE HELP THAT TURTLE!!!!

I agree, the leaks of the bid amounts (and all the leaks throughout the process) have really screwed the Wilson Estate over in terms of maximizing the sale amount. Pegula is not going to overpay and he now knows that 1.3B may not even be necessary. The trust looks desperate trying to get other bidders, but folks know that they are being used just to jack up the price and have no real interest.

She probably has a pixilated V-JJ

I was told by someone who did not seem very sure of himself that we would be mailed some sort of discount card in the near future and when I asked about the free Red Zone subscription he said they were still waiting for "codes from the league".

I feel this way... First year as a sth since 1990 and I have these plain, jane football helmet tickets and no card to get me a discount at Moe' or in the Bills Store. I feel left out.

Also signed up for season in June and received hard copy tickets in the mail today. No card for discount in the Bills Shop either. Will call tomorrow to get details. I also did not receive the email.

Bob, Exactly! I turned on the radio today specifically to hear about the 3 on 3 games at development camp. I want to hear how our first rounders(!!!) look. I could not CARE LESS which Bills players are bringing their own refrigerator or what video games guys have, or the Goodwin has only his Bible and playbook. On MONDAY, once actual practices are rolling, then I'll happily listen. WGR will have 4 people there, onsite throughout the first week of training camp and then 2 for the entire rest of camp.