tennesseeboy Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 If they HAD to move, I think the first Canadian franchise in Toronto would be a better long term bet than LA. You keep many of the Western New York and Ontario base, and build on the Toronto metro area. I'm going to find it very difficult to root for a team that is not the "Buffalo" Bills, but I'd still be interested in the team if it had to move to Toronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadBuffaloDisease Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Yes Ralph, you cheap selfish bastard! Sell the team for $750M to an owner who will probably see $25M a year in profits if he's lucky, and who will move the team anyway to somewhere that CAN support a team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Mike1 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 shhhh..you are not supposed to read the whole article..just bits and pieces and then form your own opinion... 864067[/snapback] Good God I'll second that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loadofmularkey Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 My friend who lives in buffalo and works in the Buffalo media has been telling me this for the last couple years and now I'm really starting to beleive him. 864086[/snapback] Mike Schopp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Ralphie linky Anyone else think that this article spells the end of the Bills? I find it very troublesome, and it makes me nervous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillnutinHouston Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 You don't think Ralph's statements are his way of "marketing" the 6,800 tickets still available for the game against the Bills perennial division rival? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 They can't complain about Losman or the line or Willis or the receivers after the last game, so they have to complain about something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 My friend who lives in buffalo and works in the Buffalo media 864086[/snapback] That makes me feel a lot better...the day the local media get the correct scoop on anything happening at OBD or in Detroit will be the first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Brady Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Makes me mad! Rw said "We are lucky to make 7 million a year" WTF!!!! 7 million? Last time I checked 7 million is a F'ing lot of money! Cry me a river and sell this team! 864088[/snapback] Go re-read the article...........I could be wrong but I believe he was refering to income from the sale of Lux. Box Suites............. The article is in reference to the increase in salary cap that is going to occur from the league lending money to build one stadium that will generate 50,000,000 per season for not one but 2 teams...........That is 100,000,000 per season gross ..........why should the NFL lend money to the Giants and Jets when the very sale of the new boxes should more than cover their expense's???? RALPH IS RIGHT!!!! I could be wrong ...feel free to slam my ass...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LevysEraII Posted December 12, 2006 Author Share Posted December 12, 2006 Again, read. 7 million on his luxury boxes which is not shared by NFL owners, as compared to 50 million for the Jets and Giants. This new stadium gives the Jets and Giants a ton more money as revenues that will keep pushing the cap UP. It doesn't take a genius to know that if these revenue streams keep going up elsewhere and the Bills stay stagnant, along with their stagnant economy, the Bills will then fade away. Ralph is right. It's a bad deal for small markets. Doesn't mean he isn't rich. I'm sure he's making some money. He's not making nearly as much as other owners, however. And if this keeps happening, it will mean that markets like Buffalo will soon not be able to sustain NFL football, because eventually this way of economics will push poor cities out of the NFL. 864108[/snapback] Exactly! That is why Ralph will never spend up to the cap. Which means the Bills will always lose out on the best free agents, including their own and will not be able to field a competitive team to keep up with the big market teams. I never said Ralph was being cheap like some people have implied in this thread. I guess reading comprehension IS a lost form around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Oh, Christ. I clicked on the link and it said "Page not available!" No, no, please for the love of god, NOOOO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjeff215 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 If they HAD to move, I think the first Canadian franchise in Toronto would be a better long term bet than LA. You keep many of the Western New York and Ontario base, and build on the Toronto metro area. I'm going to find it very difficult to root for a team that is not the "Buffalo" Bills, but I'd still be interested in the team if it had to move to Toronto. 864111[/snapback] Exactly. It would be strange but it's quite literally an hour away (err... not counting Peace Bridge delays). Toronto's got the population and whatnot to support the team. Should it not take off as they hope, there's always the insurance population down in WNY. -Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 I never said Ralph was being cheap like some people have implied in this thread. I guess reading comprehension IS a lost form around here. 864126[/snapback] You never said he was being cheap? Did you not write the title of this thread "Ralph Wilson Lubing us up for a CHEAP offseason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 fixed. 864129[/snapback] Thanks boss! Wouldn't know what to do without you. Seeing as how this is the Christmas/holiday/Kwanzaa/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Winter Solstice season...any chance of getting the :fu! smiley back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grammer_police Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 according to my sources, a wealthy business man has decided to buy the team. details coming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 That is why Ralph will never spend up to the cap. 864126[/snapback] Spending to the cap has nothing to do with the small market teams being at a disadvantage under the new CBA. The Bills were in the top 10 in payroll at the end of the SB run. But if Snyder & Company keep screwing the small market teams the way they are, they'll continue to have the extra cash flow to fund mega signing bonuses, irrepairably tilting the level playing field that the NFL salary structure has been built on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeantownRob Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 If they HAD to move, I think the first Canadian franchise in Toronto would be a better long term bet than LA. You keep many of the Western New York and Ontario base, and build on the Toronto metro area. I'm going to find it very difficult to root for a team that is not the "Buffalo" Bills, but I'd still be interested in the team if it had to move to Toronto. 864111[/snapback] I could NEVER root for the Bills if they left Western NY. EVER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 You never said he was being cheap? Did you not write the title of this thread "Ralph Wilson Lubing us up for a CHEAP offseason? 864136[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Seeing as how this is the Christmas/holiday/Kwanzaa/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Winter Solstice season...any chance of getting the :fu! smiley back? 864137[/snapback] Don't forget Festivus! (For the rest of us.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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