My brother, a club seat ticket holder, was invited to attend a meeting with other premium seat holders to dinner and a meet and greet with GM Beane. He came away totally impressed with the entire evening and especially Mr Beane, his knowledge, insight , humor, and passion for our franchise and its fans and community. He covered many topics but two things my brother said really stood out.
First, he came in with a plan on how he and his staff and coaches were going to set a course, right the ship and get the franchise back to championship caliber football. The first two years were as we all know to get our cap situation in order, purge the roster of players they felt didn't fit the "New Culture Bills", and get the players in that fit their mold, smart, physical, team first. He feels that after 2 yrs they are finally on the right path to success. Said they are now in position to start "the climb up the hill" as a team with a clear vision and purpose. Thank God we finally have a front office that sees success as a process and not quick fixes.
Second, he was asked about Shady's status going into the season. He was vey frank and said that the public had no idea what Shady went through last season with his personal life regading his girlfriend and all the allegations she charged him with. He laid it all out to management and said he was totally innocent of all the accusations. Everyone stuck by him! He also mentioned the o-line and how his season was effected by a suspect line. He feels he definitely has gas in the tank and is going to be part of the plan this year. My opinion of Shady has changed.
We have been Season ticket holders since 1986, the signing of Jim Kelly. I can honestly say for the first time in many years I am actually very excited and optomistic about the direction of our Bills and the upcoming Season!! Go Bills, God Bless Pancho Billa!!