But he DOES use NetJets. See the following two flights on the day of the Buddy Nix annoucnement:
31-Dec-2009 GALX/L Buffalo Niagara Intl (KBUF) Coleman A. Young Muni (KDET) 04:03PM EST 04:36PM EST 0:33
31-Dec-2009 GALX/L Detroit Metro Wayne Co (KDTW) Buffalo Niagara Intl (KBUF) 11:20AM EST 11:51AM EST 0:31
Folks, this is NOT the plane. The plane in question here looks like this:
http://www.air-and-space.com/20040924%20SB...landing%20l.jpg
Yes, Ralph is cheap. That is why he shares his private jet with a bunch of other people:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NN...Numbertxt=748QS
My question is why the Buffalo media hasn't been camped at the airport watching people board private planes and grabbing their tail numbers. That would reveal a lot more than "sources deep within the organization."
Here's Ralph's jet. In his true stingy fashion, he shares it with others:
748QS 157 ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES GULFSTREAM 200 RALPH C WILSON JR ENTERPRISES LLC
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NN...Numbertxt=748QS
This plane is in California, so he's likely hitchhiking on someone else's.
Hmmm.........
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/VKY708
The only thing off on this flight is that it's not a "Net Jets" flight, which is what Ralphie has used in the past.
Mort hates Bills fans due to our disdain for his buddy Donahoe, so he has an agenda. Schefter, on the other hand, doesn't... but my guess is that neither of these two clowns has a clue.
For Detroit, search on KDET, not KDTW. KDET, the general aviation airport, has several flights to and from Buffalo on the day of Buddy Nix's arrival. I suspect that is Ralph's preferred airport.
Flightaware.com tracks all flight plans filed with the FAA, including general aviation (i.e. private jets). You'll notice a flight last Tuesday from KDET (Detroit Municipal) to KBUF (Buffalo-Niagara) on a gulfstream if you take a look at the past history. Could this have been Ralph? Who knows.
This link shows general aviation flights that are en route/scheduled to arrive at KBUF: http://flightaware.com/live/airport/KBUF/enroute/ga
This link shows general aviation flights that are scheduled to depart from KBUF: http://flightaware.com/live/airport/KBUF/scheduled/ga
Nothing too interesting yet, but who knows what will transpire over the week.
This is actually believeable. Listen to how Kelly pronounces Cowher's name at 3:05 in this video:
http://www.buffalobills.com/media-lounge/v...b0-bf425b721369
If you're some random writer for a local-yokle newspaper, and you've never heard of Cowher before, it's possible to mess this up if you only listened to Kelly.
I think it has everything to do with the Rooney rule. Fewell's interview would look like a sham if they just fired everyone and announced Cowher/Schottenheimer/Billick's hiring a day or two after that.
I would agree with Rivera IF they didn't just ax the entire coaching staff. I'd like to believe it's the chin that's coming, but something tells me it's Billick or Marty. My money's on Marty given Schefter's latest tidbits.
If it's Brian Schottenheimer, how can they possibly have talked to him given the Jets' situation? If he ends up with the job, the Jets could have a legit tampering case.