Wiz Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Ralph has frequently spoken about his and Russ's dilligent marketing efforts to make the team economically viable in Western New York, "out-sourcing" games to Toronto, regionalizing to include Rochester, blah, blah, blah.... All for our benefit, of course, because Buffalo should feel privileged to even have an NFL team and that Ralph could have sold the team a long time ago, but has refrained from doing so because he is so committed to Buffalo. Ralph needs to show this commitment financially and put the money on the table to bring in a legitimate NFL front office and a proven head coach. Winning will draw fans from the region and sell enough f'ing luxury boxes. Re-arranging the seats on the deck of this faltering franchise will not do the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjamie12 Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Winning will ... sell enough f'ing luxury boxes. No, it won't. Selling the damn luxury boxes is not the problem. The problem is the price of those luxury boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zonabb Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 No, it won't. Selling the damn luxury boxes is not the problem. The problem is the price of those luxury boxes. Wow, one of the most dumbfounding statements ever on this board. If the price of the boxes is the problem, then selling them IS the problem! Maybe you meant the problem woth selling the boxes is the asking price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjamie12 Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Wow, one of the most dumbfounding statements ever on this board. If the price of the boxes is the problem, then selling them IS the problem! Maybe you meant the problem woth selling the boxes is the asking price. Maybe I wasn't clear. Where do you think the luxury box prices are higher: Buffalo or (insert name of football city here)? In every instance except for Green Bay (I'm guessing) the answer is 'the other place'. And the reason for that is the lack of a corporate $$ in Buffalo. THAT is the problem, not the fact that luxury suites are sold or aren't sold. The problem is that they can't generate nearly the money from those sales as any other place in the league can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChimp Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 If the BILLS actually won something in the last decade, as the OP is spot-on here, none of this crap would be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjamie12 Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 If the BILLS actually won something in the last decade, as the OP is spot-on here, none of this crap would be a problem. Yes it would. The economics are what they are. Take a successful Bills team, move them to LA (or wherever) and the franchise value goes up by large percentage amounts. The Bills would probably double in value, at least, if they were moved to LA, for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChimp Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Yes it would. The economics are what they are. Take a successful Bills team, move them to LA (or wherever) and the franchise value goes up by large percentage amounts. The Bills would probably double in value, at least, if they were moved to LA, for example. Rams. Raiders. Ask LA how long losers last there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiz Posted December 29, 2008 Author Share Posted December 29, 2008 Rams. Raiders. Ask LA how long losers last there. Exactly. If LA enhanced the value of an NFL team, why in the hell did Al move to Northern California to share a market with the 49ers? Because LA, with all the wealth, wouldn't build a new stadium for poor Al largely because the Raiders weren't winning games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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