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Thanx for pointing it out - I was not aware of the stadium ownership. In which case, the original point may be correct in that any new owner needs to be able to finance this deal from a combination of his own money and debt. Not having the stadium essentially means that the amount of debt that could be borrowed is less (not technically but for sound financial reasons). Whether the Bills as an organization can be considered a fairly liquid asset, I don't know. Perhaps yes, because we need to make a basic assumption that the Bills will not go away from the NFL. Hence, if the new owner were to get rid of it, he would get a fair amount of his/her money back. The point of all this rambling is that the new owner must first figure out if the Bills make financial sense, if he/she can do a good job owning and managing it. If the answer is yes, how to finance the deal is a secondary matter. In any M&A, the first question is strategy and second is finance.

Couple of things on corporate finance. First of all, taking on debt is not entirely a bad thing as the interest is tax deductible. The problem is how much debt. Start up companies can take on no debt as they have no tangible assets. For the Bills, the stadium can be considered a tangible asset and hence he can take some level of debt (if company goes under, can liquidiate this asset and re-pay the senior holders). Secondly, interest is one of the items subtracted to get net income so the $36 million number, if true, is fairly healthy. Not sure how much debt RW has taken on, if any.

That practice can work both ways - NC knows how EM plays too so it will come down to whoever is the better player (duh !). My personal thought is that if we get a good DT next to Triplett, our LBs will bring enough pressure that Carr won't have time to throw well. The EM-NC match up may well become a non-contest.

Line help is critical, but we also need to keep one eye on the future - possible loss of Clements next year, Troy Vincent getting old(er), Spikes not 100%. So if there are good players at these positions earlier in the draft, we should go for them.

Exactly what I was thinking. The only consolation for him might be the fact that he wanted out and did get out for no financial loss, probably some gain.

Time I can understand, secrecy ? Not sure if there is or will be an official BB announcement. if so we will get it. The story was just confirmed today so lets wait till tomorrow

Land is the only measure we have for now. He will walk on water after being coached by Belichick.

Yes, but, if he wins out the QB competition, the team would perform worse with either of the other two QBs. No ?

Yes, but he is 25, had a 1000 yard receiving season in 2004. A better question to ask after that deal is ' ... Moulds is asking for HOW MUCH ?'

Okay it is a done deal. Burleson is a Seahawk. I don't have a KFFL subscription, but it has the most important line in this link: http://www.kffl.com/nfl/ Maybe the Vikes really do enter the EM derby.

Agreed. But when he drew a line in the proverbial sand a few weeks back, I really thought he wanted to either make more money before retiring or play for a potential winner. Going to the Texans will give him neither.

Strange how employees have to accept whatever comes their way once they have spited their employers. If this indeed comes to pass, EM would make roughly the same salary (I am guessing that next year, he would also have been compensated according to your current theorized offer above), be the # 2 guy and still have a QB without a good OL.

naah they can't in Houston But got the best lap dance of my life there.

Now if you could only add JP to your list ....

Thanx, SDS.

Nice ! No harm in waiting. Eagles still seem to be in this race also. This is the kind of relaity programming I like

I will venture a guess that not many people here subscribe. Can you post a synopsis ?

So it is being reported or rumored in Philly, Houston and Boston but not in Buffalo ? Strange ...

Agree, but with all due respect CCD, we did not need a fresh thread on this subject.

You guys do realize, don't you, that articles such as these may reduce his trade value ? And on the flip side, EM may choose to ignore this information creating a major mis-match between what a team is willing to offer, what the Bills want and what EM wants.

The reason we should care is that no one knows if Marv & the front office is going to be right either. Bottom line, everybody is expressing an opinion only - that includes the national media, local media and us fans. And we need to be aware of differing points of view.

This is the best that can be made of a potentially bad situation. At least we can be hopeful of a good trade for him if indeed several of the 8 teams are serious about wanting him.

I read his agent's quote "But if not, we're back to Square 1 and Eric won't play for the Bills. He doesn't want to play for them, and he will not play for them."' and really lost it. I have always been an EM supporter and wanted the Bills to keep him even after his (rumored) behavior last season. After reading this and his earlier request to be let go, I just want him gone. Gone from the team, gone from this city, gone from our collective memories. Scr*w him. He was good in the past but hasn't been recently. No way Marv keeps this kind of a player no matter their histories together. I also wish he goes to a team and sucks a$$ big time and retires as a nobody. No apologies for the vitriol.

Yep I am one that came from across the shores but firmly belong within these shores. Thanx for the acknowledgement, Dan. I mean it. As for this topic, there is a conspiracy theory to go with every story. The basic question still is 'why would the government/military kill their own civilians' ? There are other ways to engage in a war, if indeed a government wanted to.

Interesting thought. I have been wondering how draft day trade-up/downs works. Let us say we are on the clock and have a killer prospect available that we do not need but someone below us does. If they know you are not going to pick him anyway but are willing to trade down, they will make the least offer they can (say their 1st round pick @ #9 pick and a 7th). So what do the Bills do ? Take it 'cos they atleast get a 7th rounder or say boo and pick someone else giving that other team a player anyway ? But what you are suggesting may have merit. Cos then the other team(s) does not know what you are planning and can make a good offer for our pick.