‘If I have do have one criticism of Phillips, it’s his hiring of Ronnie James [sic], a former assistant coach at Texas-El Paso, who is over his head as the Bills’ special teams coach. As I wrote earlier this week, the Bills would have been better off keeping Bruce DeHaven, who was fired after the Music City Miracle in January. Jones, who had never coached special teams before arriving in Orchard Park, has not been able to straighten out Buffalo’s horrific kick coverage. Pull out the tape against the New York Jets for proof of that. If I’m Phillips, I’d put Steve Tasker or Mark Pike on my speed dial.’
Archives for September 25, 2000
Bills cash in on higher ticket costs
‘The Bills, according to the SportsBusiness Journal, have the seventh highest payroll in the league at $70.65 million. Despite paring several long-time top performers, that is a 32 percent increase from 1999 and compared with 1998, when the team’s player payroll was $49.8 million, represents a 42 percent rise…So what are the Bills, playing in the retro-fitted, better revenue-producing stadium, worth? Forbes Magazine ventures a guess in the Sept. 18 issue. Forbes figures the Bills are valued at $365 million, 21st overall and well below the league average of $423 million. Again, the Redskins, at $741 million, are tops while the Arizona Cardinals rank last at $305 million.’