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The thing is Buffalo was that close to creating a "Patriot Place" decades before the idea ever dawned on Robert Kraft. This was supposed to include a hotel and retail development. Who knows what the team's fortunes would have been playing in a dome since 1972? It would have been that much closer to Rochester as well.

"40 years ago this week: One of the lengthiest trials in the history of Western New York was underway in New York State Supreme Court. It involved the proposed dome stadium in Lancaster which was supposed to serve as a new home for the Buffalo Bills. In 1969, Erie County agreed in principle with developer Edward Cottrell to build the indoor, multi use stadium along with a theme park and hotel complex on land bounded by Genesee St., Harris Hill Rd., Walden Ave., and Story Rd. However, as cost estimates for the project rose, the county shifted gears and decided on an open air stadium in Orchard Park for about one-third of the cost of the dome stadium complex. Cottrell sued for breach of contract, seeking more than $400 million in damages,. and setting off a near two decade long legal battle. After it took 14 years for the case to get to trial, the trial itself lasted 42 weeks and concluded with Cottrell being awarded $53 million. However, after another five years of appeals, the county finally paid Cottrell $10 million, concluding the case after 19 years." What could have been.

Assuming a team would wait to make that trade. How easy do you think it is trading a massive salary? The Texans might have gotten a rookie WR in the draft and said "never mind." The NFL is not obligated to do things when it suits you.

It's called making deals from a disadvantage. Josh Allen is just a passenger on the Milano train. 🤔

Wasn't that extension more for creating cap space? It's also pretty disingenuous to call a lack of ESP being a bad GM.

WTF. After all we heard about cap hits etc? I guess whenever there's smoke there is fire, huh?

It's the whole selling point of the league. They want their players to move up.

What is this from?

The difference between the CFL and UFL is players can't get out of CFL contracts to go to the NFL, while all UFL contracts are just one season long.

Totality in Vermont is a two hour drive from me. I'm going to wait to see 1) is it a clear sky, and 2) what's traffic looking like.

I cleaned it up. That's what happens when you post from your phone with a lousy connection.

Often teamed up with John Candy on skits like Schmenge Brothers and Count Floyd.

Is it too soon for this?

St. Louis had huge numbers last year. Wait until their home opener. But UFL aren't going to go above 20K on average. Ever watch Tuesday/Wednesday MACtion college games on ESPN? Most nights they barely have a hundred people in the stands.

Only 4 franchises from each former league survived the merger, but they could be reactivated later

DC would sell out their 17K soccer stadium. In fact they are famous for their "beer snakes "

Brahmas, as in longhorn steer

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/ufl-kicks-off-this-weekend-with-usfl-champion-stallions-vs-xfl-champion-renegades It's the UFL opening weekend, you lucky people. Week 1 Saturday, March 30 Birmingham Stallions at Arlington Renegades, 1 p.m. (FOX) St. Louis Battlehawks at Michigan Panthers, 4 p.m. (FOX) Sunday, March 31 D.C. Defenders at San Antonio Brahmas, noon (ESPN) Memphis Showboats at Houston Roughnecks, 3 p.m. (ESPN)

That's one aspect of the XFL kickoff the NFL did not adopt. Touchbacks are a penalty (illegal kick) putting the ball on the 40.

The question is how fast can that coverage team react to misdirection. see below.

Anger and fear are the most potent ways to get a reaction from people. It's also the easiest. Chuck Dickerson succeeded on the radio because he got people mad. And when you're mad, you stop thinking.

I actually called Schoop and Bulldog the other day and asked if anyone considered the scope of this rule change? (FYI, They didn't.) This changes the old fashioned kickoff into a wildcat running play with only one layer of defense. In the XFL, this rule only resulted in 2 kickoff returns for touchdowns. But consider that XFL teams have no off-season and minimal training camps. Teams are put together and game plans worked out in a few weeks. Now consider NFL teams have higher level talent and coaches that can work year-round on game planning, plus have mini-camps, training camp and preseason games to implement this. And with both receiving team and coverage teams lined up against each other in line across the field, there are no second or third level defenders to make tackles, except for the kicker. If you create a hole and your guy gets through it, you are off to the races. So I'm really curious to see how this works out for the NFL because it completely changes the skill sets needed. Open field blockers versus line-of-scrimmage run blockers. Kick returners versus runners that can find holes. There might be one or more kick returns for TD per game, and will that be a good thing.

I knew this is what the Bills were heading for years ago and started putting away some money in anticipation. Now if the actual cost of those PSLs go beyond that amount I'm not sure what I'll do.