dwight in philly

why so negative?? so snarly, i think the poster is hoping , like the majority of us, that we find a way to win.

i am fearing the dolphins on sunday and hoping we go down and get back on track with a W.then we can atone for the home loss to the jets the following week. we get that one, all is not lost and the december run will be fun! but , i agree, does not seem like a good time to play the jets next week. they again, have more time to prepare.

absolutely! i agree, i like tradition and that is not remotely close to any stadium i would prefer. but, as we know, it is all about the "pop culture" NFL.

didnt it just happen on sunday?

i am surprised that this is the first we have heard of it. great gesture by both morrison and the bills.

i saw that on BB.com.. anybody know anything about him??

i kinda feel the same way, why mess with it now? the biggest game in what seems like forever and they are screwing with karma, mojo, whatever.

at least it is not walt coleman.i said in earlier thread i was hoping it would not be hoculi or coleman, but nothing we can do about it except hope the game is not determined by a crucial call. that is a huge leap of faith when it comes to hoculi though. he is as egomaniacal as they come.

was he the guy that officiated the pittsburgh -seattle super bowl? if there was ever a reason to believe in a "fix", that game sure would qualify.

i agree with you. i always wanna know what crew we are getting, whether it is walt coleman, who we all know and "love", to the "show", ed hoculi. i am hoping beyond hope we get mike carey. i have never felt he had a bad game , whether it is us, or whomever. i also give credence to the "big market" theory. so we shall see.

not for me! i am a traditionalist i hate what domes have done to the ambiance of all sports. updating the ralph works for me. i really do not feel the area needs to make a "statement".

that is for sure PTR!.. i have been saying that. citifield and yankee stadium, we deserve our slice of the taxpayer , state pie!

well, there are always going to be losers, quite frankly. as i have said in a similar thread,we, in WNY, might be deemed "losers" based on the fact that ny state funded 80 mill to the ny mets to assist in funding citifield . i heard absolutely no outcry in WNY when that happened because most were not aware, OR affected by it. you have valid points, most i would agree with in the real world, but in the case of the BILLS and securing taxpayer funds, or whatever resources that are necessary , i say it has to be done. i will not bore anyone with the numerous mistakes the region has made over the years, but losing the bills would be the death knell.

ok, i kinda grasp your premise, but respectfully disagree with it. the bills are a "mindset", a way of life, autumn and early winter sunday's are built around bills games. i do not see that happening in other facets of which you referenced i e "favorite orchestra", the bills, (rightly or wrongly) permeate a great many of the populace's souls, hence the need to spend the necessary resources to keep them.

i am not the smartest guy in the room, im not sure what you are talking about.

i do not live in ny state anymore, but if i did my feelings would not change, i have said it before, why not see a tangible result from all the tax revenue? all the drivel about roads, bridges, etc, does not matter. the politcos continually pi$$ away tax dollars , why not on something that actually contributes to the "quality of life" in buffalo? all the hand wringing "taxpayer watchdogs" really get loud when it comes to sports. sure it doesnt add up that taxpayers have to pony up for ralph, but the alternative is unacceptable!common sense should prevail, not a bunch of self-righteous rhetoric. just do it and shut up! i am sure if the bills leave, people will be flocking to see the "new roads and bridges".

i am torn between lonnie johnson or ronnie harmon, but in reality, hands down, darryl talley!

i am 99.9% sure that bills season ticket holders do not have to purchase the toronto game. but it is the buffalo bills, take it or leave it. i am glad the toronto people come down for the games, thats great, but otherwise, sink or swim in buffalo. i have a sneaking suspicion that they, the bills, can make it in buffalo.

i do understand that, but i think the NFL, by its actions of not having franchise shifts "willy nilly" or allowing teams to use nicknames like the "buffalo stampede", or minnesota wild" want to maintain an "above the fray" mentality. maximizing revenue, all fine and well, but there is always the danger of it becoming major league baseball, i e: the yankees, boston,and bigger markets, being in the hunt every year. the kansas city's, the pittsburghs usually out of it. sooner or later it MAY catch up with them. but your point is certainly well taken.

with all due respect john, i feel that the team realizes a nice profit regardless of the toronto series. a simple question needs to be asked:if ralph and co are not satisfied with the money made in this market, sell the team . i am quite sure that there are enough parties in buffalo that would be interested in purchasing the bills and living with the profit margin that the buffalo market(minus the toronto game) would be realized. it just reeks of a money grab, plain and simple. not every franchise can be DALLAS, THE NYC market, it is what it is. i feel the team as is , is an asset to the league based on the historic and tradition it represents. the league seems to be smart enough to realize this. they need the "green bay's", the "bills" to maintain its identity.

ok, after i wrote that i realized i misunderstood. . that rule does suck for sure, i was very happy when i saw that the next two eagles games were on sunday and monday night affording us the opportunity .

ABSOLUTELY!.. it is a money grab , we all know that, all that bullsh-t about regionalization, etc, nonsense!, it is detroit telling ralph to get as much as he can! home field advantage be damned!

are you saying that the dallas game will be the nationally televised game? sweet, just have to see how it works out in regard to the eagles, but info much appreciated!

i know this is a rather specific topic, but in addition to the skins game being televised sunday, just learned that the jet game the following week will be on in the philly area as well.