PromoTheRobot
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Considering we haven't had the draft yet, or been through June 1st cap cuts, I would hold off judging the state of the team, since we don't know what our team will look like until July.
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Great idea!
Maybe some TBD extrovert should also post an invitation here: Bengals Board. This is important to them as well. All small market teams should be there...
It would be better to have many affected franchises showing solidarity. But this will only work if there is decent showing. At least 100+
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I have always said, always, that I would never move the team from Buffalo. Now with this new collective bargaining agreement, I’m hopeful that I can steadfastly adhere to what I’ve said, but I’m making no promises,” said Wilson.
This "no promises" line makes me wonder what Wilson is up to.
Is he telling us that he's going to move the team to LA if he doesn't get what he wants from the league? Or is he just trying to get the sympathy vote from the NFL powers that be? Or, is he ready to sell?
Whatever his motivation, his "no promises" makes me uneasy.
Whatever. He could have moved anytime in the last 10 years. Although I think the league wants to hand-pick their L.A. owner. No Bidwells, Irsays, Bensons, or for that matter, Wilsons!
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If Ralph wanted to make money, he could sell the team or move them himself. I have to laugh at people who think he's just trying to squeeze the locals. If he's staying in Buffalo, it's not for the riches.
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A couple hundred Bills fans with signs outside the NFL draft would at least get on ESPN. The NYC Bills Backers chapter has a ton of members. I would be willing to spend a few hours in NYC. No crazy stuff, just walking with a sign. Anybody here be willing to do that?
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How about the NY Bills Backers organizing a demonstration outside the NFL draft? Couple of hundred Bills fans with signs would get on ESPN.
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A hundred years ago, people rode horses and read by candlelight. You get progress by people trying new things, and seeing which ones work. This guy's developed a system. Maybe it's a contribution to the world of player evaluation, and maybe it isn't. We'll know more in a few years, after the system's been given a chance to prove its worth. I don't understand your hostility toward a guy who's simply trying to do his part to make football evaluation better.
This guy says he can predict a QB's career based on his college stats? He didn't "discover" anything! He's blowin' smoke. But there are people who will believe anything.
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http://www.wgrz.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=36830
Even politicians don't get it. Wonder why Erie County is in the shape it's in?
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My magic 8-ball says the same thing, so it must be true.
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Sorry you feel that way, Scott. I was going to ask if TBD could do some kind of rally or campaign. But I guess you wouldn't be up for doing it.
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You could do that, but what do you do when the salary cap becomes 97% of the Bills revenues? That's the issue. It's not that the NFL is making the team leave (directly, anyway.) It's that they want to make it so hard for the Bills to operate under a new owner, economics forces the team to leave.
Sneaky, underhanded, and completely deniable.
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They just had the big annual meeting; not sure when the next one is scheduled.
You know what is coming up shortly, though, don't you? Last Saturday of the month, starts with D, ends with r-a-f-t. Radio City Music Hall. Lots of media there. Even has a catchy tagline: "The Dream Starts Here".
Yeah, there are possibilities there.
hmmmmmmm...definitely some possibilities there! Anyone for a road trip?
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The CBA can't be changed now. But the "qualifiers" are still being hammered out. THAT is what Ralph is asking for...pressure to be sure the qualifiers don't screw the Bills. He knows what is being floated (like the no-revenue-sharing-for-new-owners rule) and is trying to exert pressure.
Kraft, Snyder, and Jones are a pretty sneaky bunch. Yes they agreed to share some of their largesse, but they never said exactly how much and for how long! These qualifiers are being set so they will pay nothing in a few years, by making the qualifiers impossible to meet.
They won't listen to Ralph, so he is taking the fight to the public.
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The rule that Ralph is railing against would eliminate any revenue sharing from wealthy teams to poorer teams if a team like the Bills is sold. This does not effect the shared pool of TV and ticket revenues.
But that's what is unfair about this rule. It almost as if the rule was designed to eliminate the Bills, making them a franchise available to move to L.A. Right now Ralph would get, say, $30mil in extra revenue from the richer teams. When the Bills would be sold, that $30 would go away (and go back into the pockets of the rich owners!) So any new owner would be forced to move the franchise.
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I am reading post after post about Ralph being cheap, Ralph looking for a handout, Ralph wanting a new stadium, blah, blah, blah... Do you people understand English??
1) Ralph is only looking for political pressure to force the NFL from installing the rule where a new owner of the Buffalo Bills would not get revenue sharing. That rule was written just make it impossible for the Bills to stay in Buffalo after Ralph passes on, and it's totally unfair!
2) While raising prices on tickets, parking, etc. helps a little, it doesn't solve the problem.
3) Ralph does not want a new stadium. He says a new stadium would not incrase revenue. Besides RWS is fine. Those are his words.
4) Ralph has no interest in selling, or moving the Bills.
5) This is not about Ralph not making enough money. It's about keeping the Bills out of the red, in business, and competitive IN BUFFALO!!!
Anyone who posts otherwise is misinformed, or simply has their head jammed up their colons.
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Failing having the taxpayers foot the bill for a new $600M (at least) stadium that the state can't afford and not wanting to see the Bills move, I can ONLY see raising prices for EVERYTHING (tickets, parking, concession) as the fastest and easiest way for Ralph to increase revenue and keep the team competitive. But that would take a committment from Bills fans.
There are only 2 answers. There are no qualifiers. Either you'd agree to it or not.
Ralph never asked for a new stadium. In fact he stated a new stadium would be no help in this matter. By the way, I live 500 miles away and hold 2 season tickets.
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Okay, that's $14mil, which by the way gets shared with the NFL, so the Bills get only $8mil of that. Now how do you suggest making up the rest of the $110 million or so that the large market teams have over the Bills, smart guy?
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Here are some better ideas for a rally.
How about one to :
Hire more police officers?
Hire more teachers for the over crowded schools?
Pay raises for city employees?
Increase the State low test scores in our schools?
If Ralph wants to make more money then raise ticket prices. It's what a free market economy is all about. No more corporate wellfare for billionaires.
I'm sick of billionaire owners complaining how much the millionaire players make.
All those problems aren't the Bills fault. But if Buffalo is going to every be fixed, the Bills are an important part of the solution. The Bills are a big attraction for any new business looking to relocate. Why not fold the Sabres while we're at it? That will really fix the schools!
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I would be willing to go to the next NFL owners meeting and carry a sign. Does anyone know when and where the next meeting is?
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While I've never been partial to rallies and the like, I do think the whole situation does need to receive attention. Kraft et al. aren't going to feel sorry for Buffalo fans, but people may take notice of the economic impact on WNY.
I personally see it as another part of WNY's slow death. I don't view it so much as an effort to save our team, but a possible turning point for the area. If the team goes, the area is as good as done; RWS will become yet another Bethlehem Steel/Buffalo Malting. Time for the suits to show us how much they really care for the area.
If they move away, my quest to move back at some point will probably wilt quite a bit as that would remove a bit part of the "home" feeling for me. The Bills really do make up a very bit part of WNY's identity. It's like Miami without Ocean St, Los Angles without Hollywood, and NYC without the Statue of Liberty.
Lastly, I'm not sure how much pull out-of-towners have on this one as that underscores the fact that the area is indeed *shrinking*. It wouldn't such a "small market" if the area had something monetary to offer it's residents to begin with.
/rant off.
-Jeff
Edit.. if it does come down to it, I'll do what I can to help. As I'm not a constituent of the area I'm not sure how much help my efforts would be, unfortunately.
I think satellite rallies show that the Bills do have a national following. The perception is that only Buffalo loves the Bills. One of the dirty secrets of politics is that you don't need a lot of people to look like a movement. You just have to have some coordination and make a lot of noise. The media eats stuff like that up.
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EXACTLY. Under this deal, the ONLY way the Bills will stay in WNY after Ralph passes is if he gives the team to his kids and the NFL agrees that ownership didn't really change hands because it stayed in the family. New owners DO NOT GET REVENUE SHARING FOLKS. So even Golisano will not be able to make this work financially. Unless Ralph can pull a rabbit from his hat, the Bill are gone when he is.
Part of what Ralph is hoping for is to use political pressure to get the NFL to change that rule. That's why he wants us to write our congresspeople.
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This administration IS insane.
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On the bright side, we don't have to worry about the Bills leaving for Los Angeles. The Bush administration will make sure Earth is a lifeless planet within 3 years. That's just a contingency, of course.
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