Typical TBD Guy

Pegula is "great" because he is at least trying to win a championship. Sabres fans like myself can appreciate that and, in turn, are willing to give him our hard-earned money. Furthermore, Pegula isn't disrespecting the fans and the Buffalo community by threatening to relocate his franchise. He isn't telling us that we need to play games in Hamilton to survive; he knows that once he improves the quality of the product he's selling, sales will go up. If it wasn't for Lou Saban and Bill Polian, the Buffalo Bills would be known as the most pathetic franchise in pro sports history. The two epochs of 1967-1986 (20 years) and 2000-2010 (11 years...and counting...) are what you normally get with Ralph: incompetence and parsimony.

How many Ralph Wilson apologists will remain when the Bills relocate to Los Angeles?

It's only appropriate that I show up to post here. Get well soon, Dareus

LMAO well the delivery was poor, but the spirit of your post was excellent! The Bills do always seem to be more than a step behind the NFL. Whenever I think of the post-Homerun Throwup Bills Era, for some reason I think of a grimacing Dick Jauron in a Members Only jacket.

Christina Kelsay. Debate over. Close this thread, OP.

Michael Jasper. End of debate.

In chronological order from the time that each first arrived as a Buffalo Bill: 2001: Moorman 2003: Lindell, Kelsay, McGee 2004: Wilson 2005: Parrish 2006: Jackson, Williams 2007: Scott, Corto, Huggins 2008: Spencer Johnson, McIntyre, McKelvin, Corner, Stevie Johnson, Bell 2009: Watkins, Sanborn, Florence, Hangartner, Fitzpatrick, Maybin, Wood, Levitre, Byrd, Shawn Nelson I also expect 5 more of these guys to get cut within the next few weeks (Corto, Huggins, Watkins, Maybin, Shawn Nelson). What's my point? Well, I don't really have one. It's just kind of interesting to see the evolution of the roster.

So....Dick Jauron = 40-Year-Old Virgin? Ralph Wilson = match.com? NFL playoffs = watching porn?

Wow, great job! My one and only complaint is that you cut (circumcised?) Wang from the roster. Isn't it a little too early to rule him out? He's a 5th round pick who spent much of his rookie season injured. He's just now getting reps at LT after playing exclusively as a guard last year, and - surprise, surprise - former Pro Bowler Merriman is regularly beating him in practice. How many other players besides Bell can even play LT on this roster? Levitre and...?

My ears are burning...!

For much of this past decade, our TE has been too busy trying to cover up the QB + OL's collective pocket deficiencies instead of running out to catch a pass. No elite free agent TE would dare come here until the QB/RG/RT position uncertainties get resolved. If Fitzgibbons, Urbik, and Pears improve, then you will start to see the receiving numbers of our TE's go up.

Canton, Ohio.

Where are these guys generally ranked among the free agent list? Pos, ILB Florence, CB Thigpen, QB Clabo, RT Miller, TE Because if the Bills signed these 5 and no one else (aside from the usual training camp fodder), the vast majority of Bills fans would be thrilled. Ebenezer Wilson really can't fork over the money for Clabo and Miller? What about the revenue coming from the Toronto series debacle?

That's one good lucking dude, no doubt.

It's possible that RW really doesn't give a flying !@#$ about his legacy. I have no idea what goes through a wealthy old man's head as he approches his final days. But assuming that he DOES in fact care about his legacy, keep in mind that a big part of it must be tied to the "champion of the small NFL markets" label he's been carrying for all these years. I bet he'd love to stick it to Dan Snyder and Jerry Jones from beyond the grave when those guys realize that his Bills cannot be moved to LA.

It's supposed to be "beyond a reasonable doubt," not "beyond a doubt." There may have been some doubt that Casey killed Caylee, but this doubt was by no means reasonable. I think those jurors didn't properly understand this very critical point, but then again what else do you expect from Floridians? Casey should have been sentenced to life in prison, but not the death penalty. Anything else was/is a tragic failure of the United States system of law.

If only we had news media reporters who, during interviews with owner Ralph Wilson, were willing to broach the subject of the franchise's future with some tough questions... If only this were so, then we would have new information to discuss in these Bills relocation threads... If only...

Yes, exactly. Human rights and political rights are overrated. As are the fundamental principles of human economic behavior. And thanks to Chavez, poverty has been eradicated from his country.

I completely understand (and agree with) the point you're making, but it is nevertheless interesting to note that the overly simplistic metric of population size happens to be significantly correlated with "NFL-caliber economic vitality." 75% of the NFL (24 of 32 teams) is located within the 26 largest metro markets defined by that list. Kansas City (#29) and Indianapolis (#34) aren't far behind. The Titans represent the state of Tennessee (mainly Nashville and Memphis at #38 and #41). The Panthers represent the state of Carolina (mainly Charlotte and Raleigh at #33 and #48). I already described Buffalo's situation with Toronto and Rochester. Green Bay is an historical anomaly, but they do represent Milwaukee and the entire state of Wisconsin which is kind of like one very large suburb of Chicago (#3). Population-wise, the Saints and Jags are the only two teams that don't fit this "large population = viable NFL market" idea. Is there correlation without causation here? I don't know. But it does seem like people tend to follow the money and that the money also tends to follow the people. So in the absence of strong economic data for U.S. cities, population size is a decent substitute. Sorry about that digression, everyone... Back on topic: us BUFFALO Bills fans may have every reason to be concerned about losing the team, but there's also reason for optimism. Pegula, Jacobs, Rich, and Golisano have publicly voiced their willingness to do what needs to be done to keep the Bills in Buffalo. Same with Kelly's mystery investor group. There may be others we never hear about (Danny Wegman?). Furthermore, a Buffalo ownership group only needs to worry about funding the franchise purchase fee plus $100 million or so for RW Stadium upkeep (which Albany would likely pay). LA and Toronto ownership groups would also need to worry about a completely new stadium ($1 billion?) plus the relocation fee plus the uncertainty of a new fanbase willing to support the Bills when the team sucks on the field. Finally, the stadium situations with the Vikings and Chargers are reaching a crisis point. If Ralph can hang out for 2 more years, those two teams could very well beat the Bills to L.A.

I thought this was going to be a thread on how Nadya Suleman was off her birth control again.

Some facts to consider in this topic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_of_United_States_Metropolitan_Statistical_Areas When you add Buffalo (#47) and Rochester (#51) together, WNY looks more like the size of Pittsburgh (#22). When you add Toronto and the Golden Horseshoe region, the Bills arguably control the 4th largest metro area in the NFL. Also note New Orleans (#46) and Green Bay (#153), two small markets with weaker economies than Buffalo but still thriving in the NFL.

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WEAK?! Who the !@#$ are you?! Chuck Norris? Do you currently have a painful, debilitating illness with no cure? No? Then shut the !@#$ up until you have walked in their shoes. Kevorkian, like most other rational human beings (i.e., not right wing zealots with double digit IQ's like RkFast), was able to differentiate between an 80 year old terminal cancer patient and a 20 year old college student with clinical depression. A generation or two from now, Kevorkian will likely be viewed as a lone champion for freedom of personal choice and for human morality at a time in American history when religiosity, judgmentalism, and fearmongering prevailed. RIP Dr. K.

I do like her outfits, but no I do not find her physically attractive.

He paid you more than enough, Erik.