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its all how you look at it. Sounds like he didn't need the cash right away so say he takes that 3 million after taxes, agents etc and puts it into a investment with an 8% return and reinvesting all profits right back into more 8% investments he would have about 7 mil today and over 52 million at the end of the 25 year annuity he negotiated with the mets. He is also taking a big risk cause if the mets happen to run into bankruptcy his payment could get wiped out or lowered. This actually almost seems possible with the troubles the owners are having with being involved with Madoff. It is a creative way for him to invest and it sounds like he is doing well as no bankruptcy rumors and he is working for the MLB making good money.
I hear ya but I think it's mostly a good way for an athelete to protect HIMSELF from his lavish lifestyle and possible bad decisions. Most people who are reasonably responsible, I agree, would invest it wisely and not have to worry. Also, i think the NY Mets would be a franchise not in danger of going anywhere or filing bankruptcy. If it's the Phoenix Coyotes or something then yes, worry.
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This makes me think of the ex-baseball player, Bobby Bonilla and the smartest fiscal decision an athlete has ever agreed to (that rarely gets talked about).
The Mets got Bonilla back from the Dodgers in 1999 and he totally underachieved. They waived him in 2000. He was still due $5.9 million from the Mets but he and the team reached an agreement to defer the payments. So this guy basically does nothing but gets floated over $1M every year because he chose to do an annuity, just about the time he knew he would run out of money,, great move.
Bonilla, 36, will receive 25 equal payments of $1,193,248.20 each July 1 from 2011 to 2035, according to the revised contract, a total of $29,831,205 (assuming an annual interest rate of 8% during the period 2011–2035).
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Wow, they're giving us credit for '64 & '65. Cool.
Yeah- i guess if they are giving Cleveland credit for their 7 titles before 1965, they gotta give Buffalo their due. Hey it's better than a big goose egg!
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I'm a hardcore fan but even I didn't watch more than 5 mins of the Pro Bowl. The little i did see i was kinda' glad DB's didn't lay out some WR's because they sure had the chance...and they just laid up and made easy arm tackles. It's too violent of a game to have a meaningless all star game. No one is going to hit hard and risk injuring themselves or another player. I do love the fact that they made it the week before the SB. I like that the SB is the LAST NFL action of the season. You can't make the Pro Bowl better. Just eliminate it, have a big awards show during SB week like they did this year and announce the All-Pro team then.
On another note, the NHL game is a bit of a joke too but I like the format of players picking whose on their team. No AFC vs NFC or East vs West. It's kinda' fun to see the guys mess around with the picking.
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Im impressed with Indy. It used to be a little midwestern city, nothing extraordinary. Nowadays they seem bigtime. They had Manning, a SB victory, fantastic new stadium that draws every big time event. Buffalo should be so fortunate. We're not in that league.
Also Atlanta is a world class city in every way. Not sure what more you can ask of a city?
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I just figure NY will have to punt and SF could win with a FG
So now its sudden death
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I think you'd rather be SF starting on D. Both D's are dictating everything
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Its nice to watch great D line play by both teams. Just nothing easy out there.
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Gotta respect the Giants. Long proud history of shutting down great offenses in huge playoff games.
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This is playing out exactly like the first matchup. Bama dominating the 1st half. These defenses would wreak havoc on Okla St or anyone else.
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This game could set a record for # of 3rd down attempts combined by both teams. Every series goes to 3rd down and will rarely be converted.
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Good stuff. I love listening to Buddy and Chan for that matter. Let's face it, Denver is in the AFC semi's and we smoked them a couple weeks ago (without Freddie J, Wood, etc..). The Bills aren't really that far away. They just have to stop getting intimidated by the Jets and get more physical on D. Just a few bodies away. Look what Houston did for their D in just one offseason...and Denver too.
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Gailey, Wannstedt and Nix are longtime NFL guys. I have faith that they can turn this program around. They know what it takes to be a playoff team.
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And the Eagles still managed to MISS the playoffs even with this All-Pro tackle. Sorry, football success is all about coaching, QB and chemistry. It'd be nice to have him here but the Bills would still be 6-10.
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When i think from an outsider standpoint, would any rookie QB throw for 25 TDs and multiple 250-300 yd games with the Bills and their cast of characters at WR? I do believe Fitz is asked to do too much in Gailey's offense sometimes...and his accuracy in that 7 game losing streak was waning. But overall i don't think Fitz was the major reason for our failure. Horrible defense, tons of tipped INT's and dropped passes doomed Fitz as well.
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Denver getting in hurts. Cinci getting in after getting swept by Baltimore and Pittsburgh is just Lucky. After the top 2 seeds this looks like a fairly weak AFC playoff crop of teams. This shoulda been a season that the Bills could have snuck in.
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Washington is gonna buy Flynn. Buffalo will not be a player in this.
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Hey, Roosevelt looked pretty fast taking one to the house out of the slot against the Giants. He's not blazing obviously but he has football speed.
I think it's more a matter of Gailey seeing what he's got in some other WR's. Chan has mentioned in every conversation about Naaman that he isn't the biggest nor the fastest guy out there. I suspect every drop he has (and i count only 2)...that it costs Roosevelt more than any other WR on the roster in terms of his status on the team.
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I was happy when the Bills traded Evans, and I'm even happier today about it. I said at the time that the Bills know where they stand with Evans in his prime...4-12, 5-11 or 6-10. Let's see if that changes when they trade him. Well it didn't...so you might as well be happy with a 4th rd pick for the guy who never made your team THAT much better.
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Luck and RG3 will both be in the top 5 so i really dont care where the Bills pick in the 10-12 range. Just get the right guy with their pick.
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3 teams got off to surprising starts, Buf, Det and SF. 2 sustained it and made the playoffs, 1 team fizzled. Oh us poor Bills fans. You knew it would be us.
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On our TV the chant came in loud and clear. You know what though. tebow is the media darling, constant exposure, every game he flies some kid in for the game (great BTW). But all that exposure, the constant media love about his heroics, not
to mention tebowing, puts a huge target on your back. Religion and the NFL are not a perfect mix. Tebow is fair game, especially playing like he did and he does well suck. Now, I wouldn't do it, and for people with young kids, I see the point. lets face it. if you have been too more than a few games at the Ralph you have seen far worse.
Our stadium looks the worst in the NFL when not full. The blue seat backs are so obvious.
I live 400 miles away and still keep season tickets. Can't always make it in but I make sure my tix are used. Yesterday I sold the pair to a kid from UB for $20. Great seats too. People still need to support the team no matter what IMO. A few more crowds like yesterday and they have every reason to move someplace else.
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Wow, what a break for Buffalo. What a bogus penalty!
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If not a td there shoulda been a attempted trip by Colquitt
Can playing in Buffalo ever be cool again?
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I mean seriously...it's not THAT long ago when the Bills would split with the Jets and Pats nearly every year (from the early 80's on the Phish too). Those teams were never looked upon as being such better programs than Buffalo. In the last 10-12 years we've taken a beating, while our AFC East rivals have become "destination" cities for free agents and the hot coaches. Luckily Miami has stumbled all over themselves but they are bound to get it turned around and possibly get Manning too.
Can Nix, Gailey, Stevie, Fitz, Merriman, Dareus, etc... make Buffalo "cool" again? Just ranting here but I gotta believe we're coming into an era where it's OUR time to shine.