Mr. WEO

of course it’s a rumor. Everyone got that. You missed what the rumor is: splashy signing as a distraction for the fans for the cost of the stadium. and….if true, it’s sad and cynical they would think that lowly of the fans’ intelligence. Keep up

Auburn wouldn't even pay him though....

The OP posted this: #Bills rumor here is a splash move in free agency because Pegulas want to keep fans happy/enthusiasts despite huge public bill for stadium coming." It is, literally, the subject of the thread. I am therefore focusing on it.

that's not the subject of this article.

Ben was the top passer in 3 seasons ago. #5 4 seasons ago. How will they promote that after week 1?

why wouldn’t they do that anyway?

pretty sad if true

200 M is the minimum cash he has to commit to get at least 150M in G4 money. So the minimum private funding is 350M. A drop in the bucket...

Nah.

Kudos to OP. He got at least 7 pages out of this.

I see lots of opinions on the possibility. Don't see anyone who has latched onto this rumor as if it is fact....

So Brown is saying the Pegulas think a splash signing/shiny object will distract paying fans from the huge bill about to come due? That's pretty depressing for the fanbase to hear...

I'm saying that U team was nothing in any way like the current Bills makeup. It was a run heavy scheme that didn't rely on bombs by the QB--even if he tossed a few. Also, Chud was of a mind in Carolina that it was ok to run your big athletic QB into the ground. Daboll/Dorsey certainly seem bent on continuing that...

Not so sure about "aggressive downfield passing" at the U--especially for 2001 (their Championship year). Dorsey was out of the top 25 in passing yards and out of the top 15 in TDs. They ran the ball (Portis, McGahee). Newton had his best all around year as a passer in 2015, under Shula. Without a running game, I'm sure Dorsey has a downfield passing game in mind in Buffalo.

One would hope not--the public will own this stadium, no the Bills. They will likely pay for overruns.

The owner of the stadium, of course...

"loan from the league to help cover construction costs, up to $150 million of which could be repaid by the league’s other 31 franchises, through the visiting team’s share of Bills ticket revenue." If they borrow more, they pay the NFL back for the rest

There's no way Pegula is only kicking in 200M...

Wow...that's Trubisky money. pass.

Where is Pegula's Rent-A-Jet???!

A season where he produced nearly no gametape certainly did him good. Keeps teams guessing. Better to show them nothing than to remind them why you washed out as a starter. He way overdrafted...leading to a predictable disaster. Yeah, any team could have picked him up for peanuts on a multi-year deal last season. Not one did. Now he's going to get 14-15 million a year after adding nothing at all to his resume to entice a GM? Doesn't make sense. Dalton is exactly why he won't get that money.

27 fumbles in 5 years of college ball? no. He's #17 in pass attempts in the NCAA since 1956---and #13 in plays (2091). That's a fumble rate of 1.29% While at Wyoming, big hands Josh had 13 fumbles in 885 plays for a rate of 1.47%. Given that fumble rate, what precautions did the Bills take regarding Allen's fumble issue? (he's fumbled 39 times in 60 games for a rate of 1.6%)...

"he's on record that he has a sweet tooth and he doesn't like vegetables" One of the worst player evals I have suffered through--a painful listen from Joe Marino..

oh yeah? tell us more....

Where have the Bills been 2 years in a row now "3 months down the road"? Sent home too soon--this year under chaotic circumstances. I'd rather have a coaching staff that was unified and"comfortable" under a well defined plan/philosophy, not one that has members b-wording to those who are not in the FO. All these extra details won't stop the true believers from continuing to insist that it's all made up clickbait...