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If a new stadium is what is needed to keep the Bills in Buffalo, I have no doubt the State will step up. NYS with no football does not work. I just don't think the stadium is the issue, its corporations to buy boxes.
A lot of us say this all the time. I wish everyone on here would just read that part of your statement and drop everything else. What do people at ESPN know? NOTHING!!
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For those here who just love to be comedians here and come up with the fancy one liners, care to offer any reasons why the Bills offense would not greatly benefit from adding a guy who can provide instant production, or should we just hold on to these coveted 2nd and 3rd round draft picks and hope for the best, watch another 7-9 season and complain next year again???
I'll try. Do you honestly believe his talent and production will outweigh the potential problems he will most definitely bring with him? Have you listened to him the last couple of weeks and watched his antics over the last couple of years? I believe he is not worth the trouble and cost to bring him here.
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So in a sense it's going to be L.A. or Toronto.........I really hope the team doesn't move. We are quickly become the Seattle Supersonics of the NFL! NOT GOOD!
How the hell can you compare the Bills to the Sonics? Where are the similarities?
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Of course, it could be mentioned that last seasons records are a poor misrepresentation at best of how a given team will perform this season.
Which is why strength of schedule is meaningless.
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... but anything less and Jauron should be fired.
I'm really hopeful the offense we saw Schonert call after Fairchild left is something we'll see more of this year. If we're back to bland, boring and predictable, we won't go 8-8 and the front office will have it easy on letting DJ loose.
I think DJ has done a great job his first two years. But after two (hopefully three) great drafts, plus some good moves in FA and stability at QB, we should be poised to make a noticeable jump from 7-9. For a franchise that hasn't seen the playoffs in a decade, we're justified in raising the expectations bar.
Why can you accept no playoffs?
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Call me a pessimist but its pretty easy to put the pieces together to this tragic story...
The writing is on the wall: the Bills are as good as gone folks.
Let' see:
1) Past ten years of under-achieving.
2) Bills hire a familiar face for PR reasons: Marv.
3) Marv departs 2 years later. Was it public that it was just a two year stint? (Honestly don't know.)
4) Ralph throws Buffalo under the bus two months ago in Toronto.. gives zero reassurance to Bills fans.
5) Bills front office rebuffs any talk about lease; extension and needs - per County Executive
6) Long-time Bills rival - Miami - chosen to play in Toronto - how is this not on purpose? Bills claim they had nothing to do with it.
Personally, I'd rather them just jet now for Toronto and let the pain begin.
It's a disgrace and I simply no longer have any respect for Ralph Wilson.
Way back in in the early sixties, there were reports that the Bills were as good as gone. They are still here. Nothing lasts forever. Not even us.
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It wasn't about geography, it was about the old AFL rivalries. I love that we are in a division with the Jets, Miami and NE.
I understand why. I love the old AFL stuff, too. Just thinking ahead.
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I would Love a division like that...
I am one of the few who does not bash Wilson, but I think he made a mistake when the league realigned the divisions years ago. The North would have been Bills, Steelers, Browns, and either Bengals or Ravens.
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promo, what problem do you have with it?
It's the most favorable schedule we've had in years.
have a beer.
Any schedule is great. It means we are closer to Football.
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I said this in another post and I hate repeating myself however remember when they realigned the divisions and they asked Ralph about joining the Browns Steelers and Titans and his exact words were I am not leaving the rivalries we have made they mean to much to the fans and we dont want to take those away from them...Well I would venture to say that taking arguably youre most heated rivalry in your existence would be considered a bold move to say the least......That said could you imagine the uproar if it was the PAts..LOL
In his defense , that was a few years ago when he said that. I still think it would be better to be in a division with Pit, Cle and Balt.
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To be accurate it sold out only after ch.4 bought the last couple thousand tickets. But c'mon! Us old timers remember when Miami was THE game, especiallyif it was in the cold. We WANTED to play Miami in December!! The fact that game had trouble selling is proof to me the rivalry is dead.
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In the old days, 1st thing I looked for on the schedule was Miami...No more.
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The Bulldog is on WGR bleeding from his ears over the Fins in Toronto, yet were was the outrage when we couldn't sell out Miami last year? Bills fans look stupid when they look for any slight, real or imagined.
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Just seems that most here just want to whine about something.
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Actuall....THAT IS MY POINT! The fact is, they are making a TON OF MONEY right now! They would even make MORE MONEY IF THEY PUT A DECENT PROUCT ON THE FIELD! Merchandise, TV contracts, NATIONAL EXPOSURE, etc. would be increased if they would have been better.
BUT THE FACT IS, they are in the MIDDLE OF THE PACK when it comes to revenue already (even being in a small market). It is not like this team is poor and not making money and at the bottom of the league.
How does any of this affect TV contracts and national exposure? The TV contracts are already in place and I'm not sure what you mean by more exposure. The NFL is pretty big right now. You make more money by charging more for tickets and suites but you can not do that in Buffalo.
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You know, I haven't really thought much about it until the schedule came out today. I took it at face value that the Bills were just trying to expand their brand and generate more interest.
BUT THEN THE SCHEDULE CAME OUT TODAY......
Everything is just starting to sink in a little bit. We, as DIE-HARD Bills fans are having to give up 1 of just 8 SPECTACULAR EVENTS that happen in this town every year. And for what......so the Bills can make a few more bucks???? Believe what you want, but the fact is that Ralph Wilson is making money hand over fist and his greed is just taking over here. This is a PURE MONEY GRAB.....simple as that. AND THAT STINKS.
The Bills are MAKING MONEY....A LOT OF MONEY. They sell out EVERY GAME as it is. They don't need to create a new fan base. That is a bunch of crap.
IT WOULD HAVE NEVER COME TO THIS IF THEY WOULD HAE JUST PUT A DECENT TEAM ON THE FIELD IN THE LAST DECADE. PEOPLE WILL SPEND MONEY ON A GOOD TEAM AND THE BILLS HAVE NOT BEEN A GOOD TEAM IN A DECADE.
And yet......despite the fact that this organization has put a lousy team out there year in and year out, WE SHOWED UP. How do we get rewarded? By taking away 1 of just 8 Home games.....
Sorry guys, it is all just sinking in here.........PLAYING IN TORONTO STINKS!
It is time for a NEW OWNER to ome in and take this team over (PROVIDING THAT THE OWNER KEEPS THE TEAM IN BUFFALO).
You contradict yourself here. You say that the Bills sell out every game yet you also say if they would put a decent team on the field people will spend money. Which is it? It is NOT about ticket sales, it is about other teams like the Cowboys, Jets , and Giants who will be making hundreds of millions of dollars more than the Bills due the prices they can charge for seats and boxes in their new stadiums. No one is saying Wilson is not making money. Others are making so much more.
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The previous CBA did state that if there was an uncapped year, players would not have UFA until completing their 6th year. Not sure if that carried over to the new CBA.
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Now 10 minutes between 1st rounders, and 7 between each 2nd rounder. Should, without question, make the draft more enjoyable to watch than it already is, if possible!
How do people think this is going to effect our draft, logistically? I think it's a valid concern with Brandon entering his 1st draft; also considering the Bills have had a good amount of draft-day activity in the past, other than just straight ahead draft picks.
Peterson from the Chiefs seems to think a little more pre-draft preperation is all that is needed. I believe that it may require more than just doing more homework...less time to pull the trigger, with many variables going on around the pick may require more phone lines installed in, more employees on the phone swingin deals that may not be used to doing that...etc? The same amount of dealmaking, and research needs to be done in 1/3 less the time. Is our entire brain trust going to be in the same room; web conference, conference calls...etc?
I think its a pretty major groundrule change to the whole process. Should be interesting to see who handles the time restrictions best, and then it'll be interesting to read the post draft analysis on what did or didn't happen, and if those deals that didnt come to fruition can be blamed on the time change?
King's MMQB is what mentioned it and got me thinking:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writ...ex.html?eref=T1
GO BILLS!
I think Modrak basically handles the draft.
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So those of us who live outside the Buffalo area should worry?
If things stay the way they are, then yes unless you have DirecTV.
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Our D-line should be much more productive (please God, I'm beggin) including a better inside push. Will that in itself give the defense a few more options? Consistent play by Stroud/Williams/McCargo should allow for more stunts & inside blitzes. Keep the base defense. Go to the everyone stand up option occasionaly. Blitz regularly inside/outside/safety...change things up and fly to the QB.
Agree - Force teams to pass by stopping the run and you can blitz more.
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Actually, I think that is the most obvious answer. That's why WR, TE and possibly fullback should be the dominant picks on draft day. Scoring really would open up our linebackers as it puts tremendous pressure on the other team to concentrate on passing.
I have always liked the 3-4. However, we do not have the DE's to make it work. If you can bring back Bruce and Hansen.....Now if we can get a pass-rushing end in the draft, it might work.
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True, but can an NFL team adapt quickly enough if they were thrown into a game with a good CFL team on their terms? I think the talent level is not as wide as you think and the rules change would be a huge thing for an NFL team to overcome.
How different is CFL ball? Plenty different! Wider field for one. 30yd end zones change the whole concept of the Red Zone. It's like Olympic hockey. Yeah, it's still hockey but the extra 15ft of width of the ice sheet changes the game dramatically from what NHL'ers are used to.
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Would be a cool game to watch. I would think the NFL team could run the ball more effectively. CFL does not run or stop in well. Again, would be interesting.
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Who makes the call as to wether a player is a reach or not at certain draft positions? I mean if you have a guy rated high on your boards that fits your style of team play and you draft him at 11, its not a reach. Just cause other teams have him rated lower on their boards dont mean its a reach.........You draft players by the system that your team runs. So lets say Devin Thomas rates #1 on the Bills boards for the draft and # 5 on Dallas's draft boards, it dont mean its a reach cause Buffalo took him........
The way that I see it, is if the guy fits your system well you take him I dont care if its a top 10 pick and the player is projected to go near the bottom of the first, you pick who fits your team best, not who these draft experts think you should take. The past few years Buffalo has not draft household names, but they got guys who FIT the system.......Thats why the past 2 years have been solid drafts.
The same people who say a guy is a steal BEFORE he is drafted.
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JP was thrown in too quickly. He was a project when we brought him in, and he was exposed to the losing atmosphere which is Buffalo, while David Gerrard developed into a starting caliber QB without idiot fans calling for his head. I expect the same loonies to turn on Edwards, who is in the same position JP was a few years ago.
You draft players hoping for them to become starters....am I missing something?
I was about to say the same thing.
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LMAO, I consider the draft Christmas because we will be getting 10 free gifts. Tell me that aint sweet!
True, but how do you feel when you wake up opening day and get ready to go to The Ralph?!
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Sorry but NFL Christmas is opening day, not the draft.
Are the Bills really a cold weather team?
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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The better team usually wins, regardless of weather.