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fyi - It's Monday morning down here.
What did I do?
I took the day off of work, woke up early and followed the game via the internet.
f'ing awesome.
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Oh my, oh my.
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How can TOPS let this happen? Lost another one to Wegman's.
Damn regionalism.
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I won't be surprised if they cut Elzy & Hubbard now hoping that other teams forget about them so they can sneak them over to the practice squad when the time comes.
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When they showed that segment of the fans getting the jerseys, you're one of the fans we saw the most, you looked like you were joking around with Jasper about how the jersey fit you, correct me if him wrong, but it was fun to see...
You stood out for sure! I thought to myself - boy if that guy was a few years younger, the Bills should sign him.
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Did you watch him against Chicago this past weekend? He literally could not get past the line of scrimmage unless he took a wide berth, meaning he was still 6-7 yards away from the QB at all times
But if Chicago had done an end-around he would have been all set for a big play!
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Agree with everyone else - where are the blue pants?
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Posted this in the helmet thread - but I guess it fits here also.
kabnt must work somewhere in the organization - since Russ Brandon was just on WGR and mentioned that some local military will be sporting the new uniform as well as some "season ticket holder involvement".
Keep us in the loop kabnt! (But don't risk your job!)
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Funny… I'm casting aspersions on your loyalty to the Bills and actually, it seems like you either work for the team or one of its business partners.
kabnt must work somewhere in the organization - since Russ Brandon was just on WGR and mentioned that some local military will be sporting the new uniform as well as some "season ticket holder involvement".
Keep us in the loop kabnt! (But don't risk your job!)
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That invitation is so obvious now that you point that out.
Damn twitter generation.
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As the county owns the stadium - could they not rent it out to the players for these workouts?
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The plot thickens. As the story originally posted states, A-Turf was the lowest bidder.
As it turns out, their bid must have been well less than half of the other bids. The owner explained his rationale for lowballing…as it would be the centerpiece for his marketing efforts trying to sell top-tier customers…he's willing to minimize profit to maximize his exposure.
Still, the price is apparently well below the industry norm.
Good find.
Jim Dobmeier posted a comment explaining more detail. I will post it here but will not post the original article:
"aturf says: May 9, 2011 11:36 AM
A-Turf, Inc. is very excited about the upcoming turf project for the Buffalo Bills and Erie County taxpayers at Ralph Wilson Stadium. We’ve followed some of the chatter and want to alleviate any concerns on the part of the passionate football fans and taxpayers in general.
In the field building business, it’s rare to have the opportunity to showcase your system at an NFL stadium venue. The marketing value and credibility is immeasurable. This truly is a win-win situation, the Bills get a premier system and we get the honor of installing it.
Given that this was a public bid led by Erie County, the price is a matter of public record. Over the years many NFL stadium fields have been given away by other field builders, at reduced prices or in some cases at no cost at all. In many of these cases, the Club makes the decision, meaning it’s not a public bid process and therefore the cost of such fields is not released. Why would a field builder do this? Again, because the exposure is tremendous and the difference between market price and paid price is treated as a multi-year marketing investment. Given the scope of work at Ralph Wilson Stadium, market price would have been in the low $300,000’s, not the $700,000 – $1,000,000 mentioned in above comments. The three quarters of a million dollars would be more typical of converting a natural grass field to synthetic, which includes considerable site work cost. The Ralph Wilson Stadium project is much simpler – remove the old and replace it with the new. As a matter of public record, the second low bid was $269,100.
A-Turf has built more than 250 athletic fields in the last nine years … our record is impeccable … our systems are as player friendly, safe and durable as any on the market. Our Dalton, Georgia based turf manufacturing partner, Controlled Products, is the largest turf producer and arguably the most capable in the industry. They participated hand-in-hand with A-Turf in providing this one-time reduced pricing.
Now it’s back to business as usual charging reasonable prices and providing outstanding value!
Jim Dobmeier
A-Turf, Inc.
President & Founder"
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The Bills are moving to Indianapolis also?
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Maybe instead of Jauron, it has always been Modrak who has been in love with all these defensive and offensive backs.
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ESPN didn't go to commercial when the Bills were making this pick - that's something positive right?
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But he's a great special team guy.
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Stevie Johnson likes it, and knew a few days ago he was on our radar:
check the comments on this video from 4 days ago!
Had some pretty good closing speed in those highlights.
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OK! That's what I wanted to see - ILB!
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Nice run by White
So in other words, he got 10% of his yards for the season on one play.
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Twice, depending on what you think of Cassell.
True about Matt Cassel! How do I forget his current starting QB!
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We needed another RB. Stanzi will not be a starter in the NFL, so quit whining about him. Rds 5-7 are depth/ST picks with a rare player turning into a starter a'la Stevie Johnson. White will see the field and is supposed to be an excellent gunner on ST. If you remember, we were terrible on kickoffs last years so I'm happy with this.
Pioli got lucky once with a late round QB pick - let's see if he does it again in KC.
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He can pick up the blitz and can catch the ball....Spiller has some competition on 3rd down...
The report above says he can't pick up the blitz and catches with his body.
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Started college as a CB!
The Bills won today because....
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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you get one too!