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Logic Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 (edited) Amazing to think of how far this team has come in the past decade. Thinking back to 2014, the Bills were in the middle of a historic playoff drought, their image and culture were in the dumpster, and Ralph Wilson's passing -- followed by the looming bids from entities like Jon Bon Jovi and Donald Trump -- meant that the team staying in Buffalo at all was no sure thing. Fast forward to June 2nd, 2023. The Bills have quality ownership, a state-of-the-art training facility, a top 10 GM and head coach, excellent team culture, an elite franchise QB, and a perennial Super Bowl contending roster coming off a string of division titles. The Bills are now a team that players accept less money to play for, due to the team culture and the very real chance at a Lombardi. And best of all? They're three days away from breaking ground on a new stadium that will keep them here for at least the next quarter century. Amazing. Edited June 2, 2023 by Logic 6 5 12 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 Somewhere...Ralph Wilson is rolling over in his grave over amount of money being spent on this current team. 1 1 1 4 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillnutinHouston Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 1 minute ago, Lost said: Somewhere...Ralph Wilson is rolling over in his grave over amount of money being spent on this current team. Not sure what your intent here is, but you might want to review how much his estate was directed to give away on his behalf. 7 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 Have to think with the new stadium on the way and the Sabres looking like they are going to be a very good team starting next year that another outdoor winter classic game will be coming to OP soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwight in philly Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 16 minutes ago, Logic said: Amazing to think of how far this team has come in the past decade. Thinking back to 2014, the Bills were in the middle of a historic playoff drought, their image and culture were in the dumpster, and Ralph Wilson's passing -- followed by the looming bids from entities like Jon Bon Jovi and Donald Trump -- meant that the team staying in Buffalo at all was no sure thing. Fast forward to June 2nd, 2023. The Bills have quality ownership, a state-of-the-art training facility, a top 10 GM and head coach, excellent team culture, an elite franchise QB, and a perennial Super Bowl contending roster coming off a string of division titles. The Bills are now a team that players accept less money to play for, due to the team culture and the very real chance at a Lombardi. And best of all? They're three days away from breaking ground on a new stadium that will keep them here for at least the next quarter century. Amazing. Well said.. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyBatty is alive Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 Wonder if Kim Pegula can make an appearance? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 I may go down there just to count the number of politicians fighting over a shovel to be part of the photo op. 😂 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 48 minutes ago, RoyBatty is alive said: Wonder if Kim Pegula can make an appearance? That thought crossed my mind also. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnNord Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Logic said: Amazing to think of how far this team has come in the past decade. Thinking back to 2014, the Bills were in the middle of a historic playoff drought, their image and culture were in the dumpster, and Ralph Wilson's passing -- followed by the looming bids from entities like Jon Bon Jovi and Donald Trump -- meant that the team staying in Buffalo at all was no sure thing. Fast forward to June 2nd, 2023. The Bills have quality ownership, a state-of-the-art training facility, a top 10 GM and head coach, excellent team culture, an elite franchise QB, and a perennial Super Bowl contending roster coming off a string of division titles. The Bills are now a team that players accept less money to play for, due to the team culture and the very real chance at a Lombardi. And best of all? They're three days away from breaking ground on a new stadium that will keep them here for at least the next quarter century. Amazing. And yet people continue to B word that NYS gave them money to build a stadium 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 1 hour ago, BillnutinHouston said: Not sure what your intent here is, but you might want to review how much his estate was directed to give away on his behalf. It was a joke. I loved Ralph, but lets be real here. There probably wouldn't be any Von Miller signings or paying our QB highest contract in the league type deals if he were still around. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 10 minutes ago, JohnNord said: And yet people continue to B word that NYS gave them money to build a stadium Don't open the replies to that tweet for your own sanity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaw66 Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 6 minutes ago, Lost said: It was a joke. I loved Ralph, but lets be real here. There probably wouldn't be any Von Miller signings or paying our QB highest contract in the league type deals if he were still around. I agree. Ralph just didn't like spending money on the team. Doesn't mean that he wasn't generous. In fact, he showed great character on behalf of the small-market teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logic Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 14 minutes ago, JohnNord said: And yet people continue to B word that NYS gave them money to build a stadium If the state HADN'T given them money for the stadium and the team left for greener pastures, those same people would have been complaining about lost revenue for the state. Some people just like to complain and will always find a way to do so, no matter the circumstances. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconator Posted June 2, 2023 Author Share Posted June 2, 2023 4 minutes ago, The Wiz said: Don't open the replies to that tweet for your own sanity. Or the Bills tweet for Pride month. Some disturbing people on Twitter. Yet some good ones as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 17 minutes ago, Draconator said: Or the Bills tweet for Pride month. Some disturbing people on Twitter. Yet some good ones as well. Really makes you wonder how skittles is still in business. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boater Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 28 minutes ago, The Wiz said: Really makes you wonder how skittles is still in business. Speaking of that.... NY is doing everything they can to ban Skittles. A new law is proposed that would ban their ingredients. https://wyrk.com/skittles-candy-ban-new-york-state/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoPoy88 Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 10 minutes ago, boater said: Speaking of that.... NY is doing everything they can to ban Skittles. A new law is proposed that would ban their ingredients. https://wyrk.com/skittles-candy-ban-new-york-state/ CA too I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msw2112 Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Lost said: It was a joke. I loved Ralph, but lets be real here. There probably wouldn't be any Von Miller signings or paying our QB highest contract in the league type deals if he were still around. He did pay Mario Williams and I'm sure that Jim Kelly made close to top QB dollar for his era. And Takeo Spikes was paid. And Bryce Paup. There were also rumors at one point in the drought that he was willing to pay Mike Shanahan top coaching dollar to come to Buffalo (which Shanahan rejected). So there are several examples of Ralph and the Bills paying out the big bucks, but I agree that there were lots of times during the lengthy Ralph era were Ralph appeared to be unwilling to spend at the levels that the competition was spending. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PonyBoy Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 Ground breaking??? What time is the tailgating starting for that Bills Mafia?? Yeah!!! Go Bills! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ControllerOfPlanetX Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 why do I fear an epic failure in the making? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBF81 Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 41 minutes ago, ControllerOfPlanetX said: why do I fear an epic failure in the making? LOL, what's that pic from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 49 minutes ago, ControllerOfPlanetX said: why do I fear an epic failure in the making? Look at all those native "swirl" markings. This is going to take 10 years to figure out. 😆 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billznut Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 4 hours ago, Lost said: It was a joke. I loved Ralph, but lets be real here. There probably wouldn't be any Von Miller signings or paying our QB highest contract in the league type deals if he were still around. In August 1986, Ralph Wilson DID make Jim Kelly THE highest paid player in NFL history at the time when he signed Kelly to his first contract here. Just saying. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 1 hour ago, Billznut said: In August 1986, Ralph Wilson DID make Jim Kelly THE highest paid player in NFL history at the time when he signed Kelly to his first contract here. Just saying. He also made Bruce the highest paid defender in nfl history …, also had the most million dollar salaries in 1991… also made Derrick dockery the highest paid guard in the nfl … OJ was also the highest paid player in the nfl Ralph wasn’t cheap … he made bad decisions 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 10 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said: He also made Bruce the highest paid defender in nfl history …, also had the most million dollar salaries in 1991… also made Derrick dockery the highest paid guard in the nfl … OJ was also the highest paid player in the nfl Ralph wasn’t cheap … he made bad decisions Two out of those three were fantastic decisions and that ain't bad. The Toronto Series was bs though and will always leave a stain on a complicated legacy imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 Breaking ground…again!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 10 minutes ago, Doc Brown said: Two out of those three were fantastic decisions and that ain't bad. The Toronto Series was bs though and will always leave a stain on a complicated legacy imo. Derrick dockery tho… 😂😂 I kid … god bless Ralph 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 16 minutes ago, Doc Brown said: Two out of those three were fantastic decisions and that ain't bad. The Toronto Series was bs though and will always leave a stain on a complicated legacy imo. I guess the Toronto series accomplished what he wanted, a automatic sellout. hopefully a few more seasons at the Ralph. teams sucked then anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills!Win! Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 6 hours ago, Lost said: It was a joke. I loved Ralph, but lets be real here. There probably wouldn't be any Von Miller signings or paying our QB highest contract in the league type deals if he were still around. Josh Allen would’ve been benched after the thanksgiving game in dallas after John Brown threw a TD to singletary 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Super Fan Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 4 hours ago, Logic said: If the state HADN'T given them money for the stadium and the team left for greener pastures, those same people would have been complaining about lost revenue for the state. Some people just like to complain and will always find a way to do so, no matter the circumstances. First as Buffalo Bills fan the tiny new Bills stadium scoreboard sucks big time for $1.5 billion dollars stadium we get a minor league scoreboard why? Is that something Bills Mafia is also excited about? Does the Bills Mafia has no standards or any Buffalo pride to not call PSE out on stuff like that? The potential Bills Mafia nonsense like that staying quiet in meetings with Bills marketing people are potentially going to run the Buffalo Bills team out of town someday? For not calling out the Buffalo Bills on stuff like that because Bills Mafia think it’s going to save the Bills long term going all cheap in every way like the Buffalo Bills organization wants just telling them what they want to hear type of thing? And it is actually going to do the opposite when Buffalo Bills fans feel ripped off and tire of the lack of amenities yet paying sky high prices at the new Bills stadium. The tiny scoreboard is ridiculous in my opinion. Go Bills! Let’s Go Buffalo 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dablitzkrieg Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 6 minutes ago, I am leaving for good said: First as Buffalo Bills fan the tiny new Bills stadium scoreboard sucks big time for $1.5 billion dollars stadium we get a minor league scoreboard why? Is that something Bills Mafia is also excited about? Does the Bills Mafia has no standards or any Buffalo pride to not call PSE out on stuff like that? The potential Bills Mafia nonsense like that staying quiet in meetings with Bills marketing people are potentially going to run the Buffalo Bills team out of town someday? For not calling out the Buffalo Bills on stuff like that because Bills Mafia think it’s going to save the Bills long term going all cheap in every way like the Buffalo Bills organization wants just telling them what they want to hear type of thing? And it is actually going to do the opposite when Buffalo Bills fans feel ripped off and tire of the lack of amenities yet paying sky high prices at the new Bills stadium. The tiny scoreboard is ridiculous in my opinion. Go Bills! Let’s Go Buffalo Enough rambling 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 3 hours ago, Dablitzkrieg said: Enough rambling Have you read any of his 400 posts?? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 11 hours ago, Draconator said: Or the Bills tweet for Pride month. Some disturbing people on Twitter. Yet some good ones as well. So weird because every NFL team has been doing this for years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyC81 Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 5 hours ago, Buffalo716 said: He also made Bruce the highest paid defender in nfl history …, which made Bruce happy for about a week, until someone else got a bigger deal. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJB Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 12 hours ago, LabattBlue said: I may go down there just to count the number of politicians fighting over a shovel to be part of the photo op. 😂 When you are down there ask about the dome 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 11 hours ago, boater said: Speaking of that.... NY is doing everything they can to ban Skittles. A new law is proposed that would ban their ingredients. https://wyrk.com/skittles-candy-ban-new-york-state/ Lol but Fentanyl that looks like Skittles will still be fine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 9 hours ago, Billznut said: In August 1986, Ralph Wilson DID make Jim Kelly THE highest paid player in NFL history at the time when he signed Kelly to his first contract here. Just saying. 7 hours ago, Buffalo716 said: He also made Bruce the highest paid defender in nfl history …, also had the most million dollar salaries in 1991… also made Derrick dockery the highest paid guard in the nfl … OJ was also the highest paid player in the nfl Ralph wasn’t cheap … he made bad decisions You guys may be right. My memory of the Bills after their SB run was it just seemed like we could never seem to afford more than one marquee player at a time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCowlingsTaxiService Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 Groundbreaking: a gaggle of local and state politicians tripping over themselves to take some credit for something they realistically hand very little if anything to do with because it will garner breathless wall to wall media coverage 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillnutinHouston Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 7 hours ago, I am leaving for good said: First as Buffalo Bills fan the tiny new Bills stadium scoreboard sucks big time for $1.5 billion dollars stadium we get a minor league scoreboard why? Is that something Bills Mafia is also excited about? Does the Bills Mafia has no standards or any Buffalo pride to not call PSE out on stuff like that? The potential Bills Mafia nonsense like that staying quiet in meetings with Bills marketing people are potentially going to run the Buffalo Bills team out of town someday? For not calling out the Buffalo Bills on stuff like that because Bills Mafia think it’s going to save the Bills long term going all cheap in every way like the Buffalo Bills organization wants just telling them what they want to hear type of thing? And it is actually going to do the opposite when Buffalo Bills fans feel ripped off and tire of the lack of amenities yet paying sky high prices at the new Bills stadium. The tiny scoreboard is ridiculous in my opinion. Go Bills! Let’s Go Buffalo You seem real smart. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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