Justice

When Ralph Wilson warned us about the Collective Bargaining Agreement and Buffalo not being able to compete in today's NFL, he was exactly right. Buffalo cant compete. We don't generate enough revenue to keep up with the big dogs. We will never be able to sign a Bill Cowher, elite free agents or even our own free agents that have played their way to greener pastures. The NFL has forced us into a never ending spiral of recycling established stars for unknown and cheaper rookies. I no longer blame RW for this mess, instead I point the finger directly at the NFL and specifically at the fact that luxury suites are not a shared revenue. The luxury suites revenue SHOULD be shared. There is no NFL without the Buffalo's and Cleveland's of the world. All 32 teams can't be economic powers. Those that don't pull in a great deal of cash shouldn't have to suffer because of their geographical location. What kind of league will this be if you take away the small market teams that are not rich in cash but rich in tradition and team pride? Why not share the revenue from luxury boxes? What makes them so special? Are they not watching a game like the ordinary folk in the seats? What's to stop them from building a stadium full of luxury suites and no seats at all? Why should a team with 80,000 seats share their money with a team that only has 60,000 seats due to all the space being used for their suites? That doesn't seem fair. Every dollar needs to be shared equally. I don't care what it is. TV revenue, merchandise sales, seats, suites- whatever. All of it should be split amongst all 32 teams. If that happens, every team will have the same net worth. Every team will be on a level playing field as it should be. I realize this will never happen. Ownership will never allow it. They will argue that this type of system is nothing more than communism. That they work harder than other owners to generate income and deserve a bigger share. They will also argue that some teams paid more money for their teams than others because their team is located in bigger markets. Well, I have an answer for that problem as well. For the first few years, those owners that paid more for their team than others can be reimbursed by receiving a larger share until they are paid off the difference of the going rate for each individual team. For example, if revenue is equally split amongst all 32 teams, a financial expert can then put a value on each team according to all the income generated by the NFL as a whole. Once that value is established, owners that paid too much for their teams should get the difference paid back until all teams are equal. As far as the other arguments go such as working harder for my money than others do, here's a simple answer to that problem as well. All economic geniuses will be paid and hired by the league. The owners don't have to do anything but sit back and collect a check. All coaches, GM's and everyone else involved in the front office should be paid the same as everyone else that has their same job description with other teams. Every team will have to pay the exact same amount yearly in player salaries as well. Owners can't pick up extra cash for being cheap. This is the fairest way to run the NFL. I know it'll never happen, but one can dream, can't he?

JP, By far!!!

Amen brother. In a way, Peters' selfishness only HELPS the Bills. If only every guy on our squad aimed for the Pro Bowl.

How can you agree with the original post about stability for the coach and not the qb?

Different time, different era. Those coaches that you speak of didn't have the benefit of free agency to hurry along the rebuilding process. Jauron does.

He's under contract for two more seasons.

Those teams had Peyton Manning. BTW, Marshall won one too.

I'm sorry but you don't build a championship team by trading away your best players for unknowns.

If it weren't for JP, I wouldn't have gone off the deep end in the first place, but I did deserve what I got. But three years???? That was a bit excessive.

Yeah, I got banned for three years for knocking JP. I sure wish the Bills could have seen what I have seen in him.

Congrats Peters.

I just gotta call from a friend who lives in Buffalo saying there is a scheduled press conference at OBD today. Turner Gill is invited. Anyone else hear about this? Turner Gill staying at UB.

I agree.

We're both right. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfldraft/columnist?id=1545117 NEW YORK -- Justifiable or not -- and there are those on both sides of the fence -- the Minnesota Vikings are catching heat for a second consecutive year, thanks to a botched first-round maneuver. The Vikings were forced on Saturday to make a rare "pass" on their first-round choice, the seventh pick overall, when they were unable to complete a proposed trade with the Baltimore Ravens before the 15-minute time limit lapsed. By taking a "pass," the Vikings delayed their choice, but were permitted to then make it at any ensuing time. But in frenzied flury in the minutes immediately following the Minnesota move, Jacksonville, choosing No. 8 overall, rushed in its card to pick quarterback Byron Leftwich. In lightning time after that, Carolina jumped in to choose offensive tackle Jordon Gross. Minnesota finally exercised its pick at the No. 9 slot, selecting defensive tackle Kevin Williams, one of the fastest-rising players in the lottery. But by that point, the public relations damage had been done. "I'm pissed," said Vikings coach Mike Tice. "There is no other way I can put it." The background: While on the clock Saturday, the Vikings were discussing trades with three teams -- Baltimore, Jacksonville and New England -- all at the same time. Minnesota officials finally settled on the Ravens proposal, a deal that would have permitted Baltimore to jump up three spots and select the much-coveted Leftwich. In return for moving down to the Ravens' spot at No. 10, the Vikings would have gained additional choices in the fourth and sixth rounds. The Vikings insist they turned in their card to NFL officials, indicating the trade, with about 32 seconds remaining on their time limit. But the league apparently did not have verification from Baltimore on its side of the deal. The Ravens, while acknowledging the trade was agreed upon, contended it was not made official because they didn't speak with league official Joel Bussert. "The deal was not consummated,'' general manager Ozzie Newsome told the Associated Press at Baltimore's headquarters. "A deal is not a deal until I talk to Joel Bussert, and I never talked to Joel Bussert.'' One Ravens official did insist, not for attribution, that team officials attempted to call in the trade but that NFL officials did not answer the telephone. League officials denied that contention. Last year, the Vikings were involved in another awkward situation. That day, the Dallas Cowboys traded down from No. 6 to No. 8, and the clock appeared to run out on their trade partner, the Kansas City Chiefs. The Vikings, choosing at No. 7, attempted to submit the name of defensive tackle Ryan Sims, but were told by league officials the Chiefs had legally handed in their card to take the North Carolina star. Instead of getting Sims, a defender they openly coveted, the Vikings were left to take offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie. The former Miami star then become embroiled in a contract impasse and didn't sign with the Vikings until well into October. Unlike a year ago, when they made no secret of the fact they preferred Sims over McKinnie, the Vikings were adamant Saturday they got the prospect they wanted anyway, in Williams. The Oklahoma State star was rated higher on the Minnesota board than other defensive tackles who were still available and higher than cornerback Marcus Trufant.

Didn't they end up with Kevin Williams in that draft? Bone-headed move, but it worked out quite well for them if I'm right.

The Bills should avoid drafting the third best defensive lineman (McCargo), on his OWN TEAM . They should also avoid the 4th or 5th best QB (Losman) in round 1, when there are other players at other positions that didn't even get drafted yet.

We have to go offense in the first round, my choice is the center Alex Mack. Our defense isn't have bad and we could always draft a LB'er in the second round.

Would you reach for Alex Mack at that spot knowing he wont be there when we pick again in the second? I would. He (Mack) is a definite upgrade at center and can change our offense completely.

I hope you're right.

Listen dude, I've been following the Bills long enough to know what RW is thinking. DJ WILL be here next year.

What if the Bills draft Alex Mack, sign Albert Haynesworth and TJ Housh, will you still feel the same way?

Most Bills fans are livid over the fact that DJ will return next year as head coach of the Bills. The Bills FO will have a hard time selling their product to the fans of Buffalo unless something is done. They might fire a coordinator, fire someone in the personnel department or a combination of the two. I personally think the Bills will go out and spend some money on free agents this off season to appease the fan base. What do you think?

Ya think this guy is trying out for the Yankees? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D3u5UquSsE

Actually, it was mine. My thread, although a copycat, was the most recent thread on the subjest, so...LAM!!!! http://www.stadiumwall.com/index.php?showtopic=78936&hl=

I'd like to see Jauron and Schonert strung up on the goal post by have time. That's what I wanna see.