Buffalo Barbarian Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Beasely thinks or facilities put Dallas to shame, which is saying alot. Once we start winning we wont be able to keep the players out of here. 7 hours ago, LabattBlue said: It's pretty clear that even if a downtown stadium is built, the facilities and offices(indoor practice dome, exercise facilities, offices and ticketing bldg, etc..), the Bills will continue to use this as their home base for everything but game day. people can still tailgate then go downtown, win win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 7 hours ago, MJS said: Wish we had a longer video that showed all the sleep pods and sensory deprivation Chambers and stuff like that. Sounds cool. Wonder if they have hyperbaric oxygen chambers? Someday im going to get my own . 7 hours ago, ShadyBillsFan said: do they do tours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, Buffalo Barbarian said: Wonder if they have hyperbaric oxygen chambers? Someday im going to get my own . do they do tours? I imagine they will. Cant see why not 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 7 hours ago, RyanC883 said: that's awesome. Thanks for sharing. I wonder if the Bills will sell dumbbell's, etc. with the Bills logo on them? Would be cool to have for a home gym. I might even buy some even though i have my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 4 hours ago, freddyjj said: Good call. Just a matter of time. Now that Russ Brandon is gone. Though Kim Pegula grew up in Fairport. i heard they were moving to Letchworth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 49 minutes ago, Buffalo Barbarian said: i heard they were moving to Letchworth You are a man who knows how to connect the dots! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 7 minutes ago, K-9 said: You are a man who knows how to connect the dots! Kind of miss that idiot, made for good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 5 hours ago, Doc said: Yeah, Kim being from Fairport is what likely keeps it in Rochester. But anything can happen. McDermott doesn't want to be away from OBD. Once contractual obligations are met they will just camp at home. When you think about it, going away to camp really doesn't make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalophil1948 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 8 hours ago, billsbackto81 said: Too bad... Tolbert and Benjamin missed out. They could've used this beautiful gym. I musta missed the snack bar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 4 hours ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ....yes she did.....as did Brandon's wife......would be an asinine move to dump Fisher and alienate fans from Rochester and east/southeast.............. I doubt it matters that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyBillsFan Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Wow they have a cryochamber that can reach minus 198 degrees F! I wonder if they thought about freezing their best players in the off season and doubling the length of their careers? Also we could steal Brady's football and put it in this thing. Imagine Edellmen trying to catch what would truly be a ROCK. Hell, the ball might stick to Brady's hand and require amputation to get it off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 9 minutes ago, CincyBillsFan said: Wow they have a cryochamber that can reach minus 198 degrees F! I wonder if they thought about freezing their best players in the off season and doubling the length of their careers? Also we could steal Brady's football and put it in this thing. Imagine Edellmen trying to catch what would truly be a ROCK. Hell, the ball might stick to Brady's hand and require amputation to get it off. Maybe the Bengals could move training into one of the large breweries downtown/OTR for their training facility? What could go wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Just win, baby. And if they do, their millions were clearly well spent. They attracted good free agents and were a great allocation of resources from our devoted owners. If we lose, it was just another wasted attempt to match talent with missplaced money. Our owners are clueless and have yet again, struck out. Just win, baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat68 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 It's a big time college type facility. Because of recruiting college facilities are better than the majority of NFL ones. Pegula was one of if not the main contributor to Penn state's football facility. It was only a matter of time til his football team had the same caliber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 6 hours ago, RussellDopeland said: Looks impressive. They also added a new weight room off of the visitor's locker room (in keeping with it's league-wide rep): ...the patina adds character........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 9 hours ago, Lv-Bills said: What? I can't even say how much I disagree with almost everything you said here. Far flung location? Really? I'm an out of town season ticket holder for going on 20 years, and the current location, not being in a downtown area, is the best part of New Era Field. Downtown stadiums suck. The parking sucks. The tailgating sucks. The price gouging sucks. And the traffic patterns almost always suck. If you are within an hour drive of an NFL Stadium, you aren't far away. Period. The location isn't far flung, by any stretch of the imagination. The few local business part I can agree. Howvever, who cares? Have you ever been to downtown stadiums where all of the bars, shops, or whatever, that are adjacent to the venue are wall to wall people with nowhere to sit, or even move inside? They suck. The prices suck. The service sucks. Trying to pay your damn bill or eat, most of the time sucks. No thanks. Places like Indianapolis, Charlotte, etc all feel antiseptic and way too clean on Gameday. It's more of a going to a mall feel, than a football game. You can have that crap. The stadium location right now is terrific. The Bills are going to shoot themselves in the foot by going downtown, if they do. Downtown stadiums suck. The entire scene for a downtown stadium becomes antiseptic, dull, and everything becomes overpriced and fake. No thanks! While your feelings are clear, a businessman would think quite differently. So would those who own businesses near a potential new facility. You want to drive to the stadium, bring what you need with you, watch the game and leave. The stadium could be in a field out in cattaruagus county and it would be ok by you. My guess is you aren’t the target customer that the Bills ( a business looking to increase revenues) would have in mind if they were to build a new stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 18 hours ago, White Linen said: Pegula's do not mess around. Except when it comes to the Sabres. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 14 hours ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...keep it heinous......need to get New Era back to a "feared barn to play in" like the old days......heinous locker room is an added touch at no extra charge...... Exactly. The visitors locker room should be miserable. It's called "home field advantage" for a reason. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 10 hours ago, Buffalophil1948 said: I musta missed the snack bar KB didn’t...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 18 hours ago, Brian3488 said: Man i would love to work there but I don't think they are hiring. I am a strength and condition coach, personal trainer and graduate in a year being doctorate of physical therapy. I want to run the program for the players. They certainly aren't hiring if you aren't asking. 17 hours ago, thebandit27 said: Like I said back in January: y'all are going to be utterly wowed by the new facilities. Wasn't it December? Don't shortchange yourself. 16 hours ago, cba fan said: he was. not about the important things he wasn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollars 2 donuts Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Whose racks are they using? i couldn’t see it clearly, but I don’t think they are Rogue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Needs more curtains, how about some privacy here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 53 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: KB didn’t...? ...best KB line I heard...he was "a knife, fork & spoon away from a decent NFL career".................... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyBillsFan Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 11 hours ago, Augie said: Maybe the Bengals could move training into one of the large breweries downtown/OTR for their training facility? What could go wrong? They might win a playoff game! At the very least pick a brewery near a Skyline Chile and you could bulk the linemen up nicely. With spaghetti, cheddar cheese, brats and beer - who needs nutritional food. Stop at one of Jeff Ruby's steak houses and gorge on some prime beef and you can get all the protean you need. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 1 hour ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...best KB line I heard...he was "a knife, fork & spoon away from a decent NFL career".................... “One Popeyes biscuit away from being a TE” 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsintaiwan Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 (edited) Hey, a lot of jokes in here and all good, but this stuff is really important. I work for an mlb team as a scout (and only see the states for a week or two a year), but I can tell you that good facilities make a huge difference. When I sign a player, I can legitimately tout our spring training complex. Some are brutal. It makes a difference. Also, people make fun of "culture", but it is essential to an organization. Nobody wants to be part of a shitshow. Maybe it doesn't make a ten million dollar difference, but when it comes to a ten percent difference, it counts. Edited April 13, 2019 by billsintaiwan 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Any idea who pushed for the new facility? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estro Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 6 hours ago, billsintaiwan said: Hey, a lot of jokes in here and all good, but this stuff is really important. I work for an mlb team as a scout (and only see the states for a week or two a year), but I can tell you that good facilities make a huge difference. When I sign a player, I can legitimately tout our spring training complex. Some are brutal. It makes a difference. Also, people make fun of "culture", but it is essential to an organization. Nobody wants to be part of a shitshow. Maybe it doesn't make a ten million dollar difference, but when it comes to a ten percent difference, it counts. Very cool...and judging by your name I'm guessing you spend much of it in SE Asia. What baseball team do you work for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 On 4/12/2019 at 12:42 PM, Nanker said: Say goodbye to training camp in Pittsford. 23 hours ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ....yes she did.....as did Brandon's wife......would be an asinine move to dump Fisher and alienate fans from Rochester and east/southeast.............. 19 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said: McDermott doesn't want to be away from OBD. Once contractual obligations are met they will just camp at home. When you think about it, going away to camp really doesn't make sense. FWIW, I had to check and the SJF contract goes through the 2021 training camp season. That's a long way away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 On 4/12/2019 at 12:58 PM, White Linen said: Pegula's do not mess around. More accurately........they won't be outspent. Sometimes that's not a good thing...........like the outrageous contract they gave Rex.........guaranteeing him $25M at that stage of his career was a disincentive. But this facility is awesome and a good coaching staff and personnel department certainly has few if any excuses left now. Until proven otherwise though The Pegs are flying totally blind with regard to the football and hockey ops. The Bills have disappointed under The Pegs but an 8 year playoff drought for an NHL team is more impressively bad than the Bills playoff drought. A frickin' expansion team made the NHL finals last year and yet the Sabres have been one of the worst teams in pro sports for almost the entire time The Pegs have owned them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 5 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said: FWIW, I had to check and the SJF contract goes through the 2021 training camp season. That's a long way away. True, but look for ever shorter TCs for the next three years. They cut back already last year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 12 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said: FWIW, I had to check and the SJF contract goes through the 2021 training camp season. That's a long way away. ...but Pegula hamstrung by financial?.......drill another well IMO....petty cash.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSHMEAB Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Looks awesome. Let's face facts. We're at some disadvantages in terms of attracting free agents. Building state of the art facilities is a step in the right direction in closing the "location" gap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 1 minute ago, LSHMEAB said: Looks awesome. Let's face facts. We're at some disadvantages in terms of attracting free agents. Building state of the art facilities is a step in the right direction in closing the "location" gap. Yep, this is their “workplace”, where they spend an enormous amount of time. Wise move to go all out and make it first class. I hate that Buffalo gets such a bad rap. I know some of it is true and justified, but some of it is just plain ignorance. It’s not like Cleveland, Green Bay, Pittsburg, Detroit, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Indianapolis, etc. are NYC, South Beach or LA. There are a few hot spots, and then there are the rest of us. Some are better than others, but it’s not like we play in Gary, Indiana. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSHMEAB Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, Augie said: Yep, this is their “workplace”, where they spend an enormous amount of time. Wise move to go all out and make it first class. I hate that Buffalo gets such a bad rap. I know some of it is true and justified, but some of it is just plain ignorance. It’s not like Cleveland, Green Bay, Pittsburg, Detroit, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Indianapolis, etc. are NYC, South Beach or LA. There are a few hot spots, and then there are the rest of us. Some are better than others, but it’s not like we play in Gary, Indiana. For sure. I'm not implying the rep is as bad as the reality. I've always enjoyed my time in Buffalo. For whatever reason, it gets a worse rap than places like GB, DETROIT, or Cleveland. There's nothing Pegs can do about the weather, so I applaud the organizations effort's to control what they CAN control. Having top notch facilities where players will spend much of their time(as you said) will definitely help. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#34fan Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Great facilities, but the wall graphic should say CHAMPIONSHIP CALIBER... McBeane setting the bar too low, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Linen Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 5 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said: More accurately........they won't be outspent. Sometimes that's not a good thing...........like the outrageous contract they gave Rex.........guaranteeing him $25M at that stage of his career was a disincentive. But this facility is awesome and a good coaching staff and personnel department certainly has few if any excuses left now. Until proven otherwise though The Pegs are flying totally blind with regard to the football and hockey ops. The Bills have disappointed under The Pegs but an 8 year playoff drought for an NHL team is more impressively bad than the Bills playoff drought. A frickin' expansion team made the NHL finals last year and yet the Sabres have been one of the worst teams in pro sports for almost the entire time The Pegs have owned them. I said they do not mess around. I am correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 7 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said: More accurately........they won't be outspent. Sometimes that's not a good thing...........like the outrageous contract they gave Rex.........guaranteeing him $25M at that stage of his career was a disincentive. But this facility is awesome and a good coaching staff and personnel department certainly has few if any excuses left now. Until proven otherwise though The Pegs are flying totally blind with regard to the football and hockey ops. The Bills have disappointed under The Pegs but an 8 year playoff drought for an NHL team is more impressively bad than the Bills playoff drought. A frickin' expansion team made the NHL finals last year and yet the Sabres have been one of the worst teams in pro sports for almost the entire time The Pegs have owned them. 100% correct!!! ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 16 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said: More accurately........they won't be outspent. Sometimes that's not a good thing...........like the outrageous contract they gave Rex.........guaranteeing him $25M at that stage of his career was a disincentive. But this facility is awesome and a good coaching staff and personnel department certainly has few if any excuses left now. Until proven otherwise though The Pegs are flying totally blind with regard to the football and hockey ops. The Bills have disappointed under The Pegs but an 8 year playoff drought for an NHL team is more impressively bad than the Bills playoff drought. A frickin' expansion team made the NHL finals last year and yet the Sabres have been one of the worst teams in pro sports for almost the entire time The Pegs have owned them. How do you figure the Bills have disappointed under the Pegs? In their 3rd full season of ownership the team made the playoffs, snapping a 17-year drought. Compared to the past 10 new owners, they're tied for 2nd best (with Bisciotti and behind Blank). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Doc said: How do you figure the Bills have disappointed under the Pegs? In their 3rd full season of ownership the team made the playoffs, snapping a 17-year drought. Compared to the past 10 new owners, they're tied for 2nd best (with Bisciotti and behind Blank). The Pegs inherited a team that had been built into a decidedly playoff caliber roster. Expectations were high.......cap dollars were invested. The team proceeded to greatly underachieve for two years under their hand picked hire Rex Ryan. Then after lowered expectations they barely scraped into a wildcard spot with one more win than Rex's 2015 team........and McDermott's 2017 Bills team was outscored by 4 points per game on average. A total anomaly. No team has reached the playoffs from the AFC with that big of a point differential since the 1989 Steelers. Thru what you call their "4th full season" of ownership I guess then The Pegs are 30-34. That isn't disappointing to you? Would you have happily signed up for that 4 years ago? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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