Archives for October 28, 2012

‘Created by Byrd and his father, Gill, the Legacy Experience is a year-long series of activities created to strengthen the relationship between fathers and sons. The words above are some of the first participants in the program come across, setting the tone for what the Byrds hope are life-long lessons.’

‘When you consider that it occurred after the Bills gave Mario Williams a $100 million contract, making him the highest-paid defensive player ever in the NFL, these past two months rank among the most humiliating defensive stretches in the history of the league.’

‘Ask the good people of Niagara Falls how it worked out after handing blocks of prime downtown land over to developers who came to town 14 years ago with a grand plan. They’re still waiting for something – anything – to happen.’

‘So yes, here we are again, wondering when the misery will ever end, wondering when the Bills will ever become relevant. True, they could shock us all and turn it around; crazier things have happened.’

‘I often wonder what a regional airport and stadium shared by Buffalo and Rochester would’ve meant to both cities. Everyone got it wrong in 1972. Here’s a chance to get it right.’