Kirby Jackson Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 (edited) Mostly depends on how long Ralph holds out. If the franchise is on the auction block by the end of next calendar year, the Bills may beat all the other candidates to L.A. simply because a team on the auction block carries much much more uncertainty than a team with an existing owner who will be "rotting in hell" as you put it for moving his team out of an area it has been in for a long time. If Joe Blow Billionaire with no ties to WNY outbids everyone else for the team, he or she is pretty much immune from attack as he or she had no history with or ties to the area in the first place. It 's just a business transaction, which it is no matter who buys it, frankly, but you see what i mean. NFL franchises are not public goods like libraries, schools and parks, they are businesses in the end. If there is a brand new stadium paid for and waiting for an NFL team in L.A., that lease termination fee for the Ralph is going to look quite reasonable to any buyer. Now your getting it. That's what stirs the drink in NY as well. Two teams. It is going to happen. Just a matter of time. Could be two years could be 10, but you can't bullish_t economics and free markets. Goods move to where they will sell the best. NFL teams sell best in NFL cities. From a economic standpoint, L.A. is an NFL city. Buffalo and WNY are not. 10 % of all of Erie County needs to show up to sell out the tired old Ralph. Less than 1% of those within L.A. city limits (forget about the neighboring areas ) will sell out Farmers Field. Plus the suites will be full (they have to practically give them away at the Ralph) at half a mil a pop. This is going to happen. Whether the Bills are involved really depends on Ralph's mortality. Long live the King! Not to rain on your parade but it is actually the opposite. The $400M out clause in the 1st 7 years is what will assure that a buyer keeps the team. No one is going to buy the team tomorrow with the intention of waiting to move them. The people that would buy the team if it were currently on the market will keep it in WNY. It drops to $28.4M in 7 years and that is when it is scary. There are plenty of buyers that will absorb that. No one is going to pay $800M for the team and $400M to move them. They may pay $800M for the team and then $28.4M to get out of the lease. Edited July 26, 2013 by Kirby Jackson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Caveman Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 $450 million in tax money to create 400 permanent jobs. Detroit and all of Michigan shoudl be forced on Canada. There is no one in that state smart enough to run it. In general, people who are smart enough to run a city that f-d up are also smart enough to find much better jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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