Bleeding Bills Blue

Being buddy buddy with all your players is smart when you win, and it doesn't look as good when you don't.

Goff, Darnold, Herbert all played pretty lousy in the playoffs last year. Pretty sure all seem to struggle on the road and outdoors. The lions just played... terrible. I know Goffs largely to blame but that defense was terrible (albeit banged up).

Does anyone know the criteria of "success" in this chart?

You definitely see it in the cancelled tours and dates for artists. Either they miscalculated the demand and booked arenas that are too large, or the pricing is too high to meet the venue's break even point and it'd be a poor reflection to play to a half empty arena. Some artists are safe in this type of scenario because of sheer popularity. Comedians can just book a smaller venue and add shows if the demand is there, but there's a big difference in what you get paid playing 1000 seats like the town ballroom and something like the keybank center.

Well they've done a pretty good job cleaning up fraud with the new ticketing model. The "i need tickets" guys trying to sell paper tickets that they already sold online for example, can't do that anymore. But i'd largely agree that their monopoly has broken the industry.

The whole things kinda blown out or proportion imo. Minnesota was given ample chance to win their division - specifically the two games they lost to Detroit.

I have a very good friend who's a broker - it's a very complicated business. Teams, artists, wwe, ticketmaster, etc. raise prices on certain events, and massively raised prices on certain seats at those events. The Bills do this with the Chiefs game, crush the initial demand at the highest price possible. You can then negotiate a reduced rate with sellers for the remaining inventory to "sell out" the game. They can then charge what they want. They also are adding a ton of club seats at the new stadium, which is another racket aimed at avoiding the 38% away gate number since you can charge a "club rate" that is not a part of that revenue sharing model. Essentially overcharge for food and drinks you may or may not serve. Depends on the venue, but if they use ticketmaster they have an absolute F-ton of data. That data can be useful when gauging what to charge right out of the gate, what to charge to make profit, when to dump tickets to sellers, etc. They also charge a ton for premium seats and premium "experiences" which i think are just to get a big influx of cash right out of the gate.

I love that i've played recreational sports at both of these. Hit an absolute whopper at the sheridan park softball field too - clear onto sheridan drive (ump didn't call low arc on the previous pitch and called it a strike, so i knew if i got another low arc pitch it was fair game to destroy it). Never understood why you'd have your field hitting directly into the street, but maybe its related to the golf course or something. No more 2-a-days, no more night practices, and a truncated period creates a lot more demand.

Don't forget propping up other teams young players. Last year it was all about how we could have had breece hall over no-hands cook. Now the same people want Cook extended.

Correct - based off of market research and data likely provided by ticketmaster and stubhub - this a closer interpretation of what tickets sold for during the season last year. If they priced them low, resellers would scoop them all up anyway.

What they don't sell - they sell to ticket brokers at a rate. If the bills can move 1000 tickets that were originally listed at $300, and sell them for $200 - you get to declare a sell-out well in advance, you get your cash, and the broker assumes the risk. This doesn't happen on the website though, the ticket office will just negotiate a side deal with the brokers. The brokers then can set the market and probably will sell those tickets for well over $300. Then ticketmaster gets a fee, stub hub gets a fee, broker makes money on the ticket. Everyone wins - except fans basically.

Lets look at his 2023 numbers then Catch rate of 80.2% - 24th overall, but the 6th highest non-RB rate in the league, and his 91 targets were greater than the other 23 players. Success rate of 61.5% (catch of a pass that results in the offense making at least a certain percentage of the yards needed to get a first down or score) - 14th in the league right next to St. Brown, Collins, and Jefferson. It also doesn't make you better at football.

Madden i guess? I don't really play much anymore though. Those games are just such a drag. Like lets imagine the bills without Allen... gross. rather not.

I hate that they don't take it out of the individual's stat line anywhere, or ever account for it in fantasy football (i'm sure some do, just not common in this circle). Completion percentage - doesn't factor in the plays where you didn't complete the ball, and got sacked. Yards passing or rushing (they include it in rushing stats in college) don't factor it in either. Strouds stats for example last year compared to a sack reduced yardage total, and including it as an "incompletion".

Yeah! I remember reading about them adjusting tackling technique. It's probably easier to teach now with a few more actual rules involving player safety.

I'd try first going direct with the team (miami or buffalo) on single-game tickets if possible to avoid secondary market, even if it won't be a very good seat. Its probably a bit pricey but i think that's just how everything is now. Friend who is a ticket brokers advice is always - if you don't have a hookup (someone with seasons, business connection, someone who works for said team or stadium, etc.), you're better off waiting because of all the fee's. The initial blitz after these types of publicity stunts always results in higher prices. Season ticket holders pick out games to sell, brokers set the pricing and its going to drive the cost up. Prices will then fluctuate as the event gets closer.

I truly haven't been to, or watched a full preseason game in years. I think if i had season tickets i'd probably go?

People play a lot different when they don't have helmets. But at the same time, then when it does happen even accidentally there's 0 protection so that doesn't really work either. I personally think he's done, and like thurman thomas before him - trying to get everyone to forget that he played for miami. 🙂

I mean i don't think rapp is specifically headhunting anyone. There's a fine line/edge to it, and both players waffle over that edge from time to time.

At the very least - we know shakir is a dawg. Worthy getting all this love is strange considering to get 82 more yards than coleman required 41 more targets. I get it, he played well in the playoffs and those games matter more. But the bills defense was pretty bad in that one. Benford goes out and in goes elam, with douglas already struggling. The entire team couldn't tackle or create pressure. Also his big catch wasn't even a freaking catch and i'll never have anyone explain to me why it was. I also don't really think its that important when you get 150 yards in a super bowl when your team ran the ball 7x, turned it over 3x, had 12 first downs, and lost by 18. He had 2 catches for 9 yards when they were down 34-0.

If he's not playing for the bengals under that contract, i doubt he's playing with anyone else. You'd have to at least offer him a raise on the 1yr 16M deal you'd be acquiring, maybe with a guarantee not to tag included. But most acquiring teams would probably extend him so that they could reduce that cap hit for 2025. Unless it's the jets... see Hasaan Reddick 🙂

Could be all the box jumping trainers have people doing too. I think they could all stand to do some pilates and yoga.

I think last year there was a really big unknown factor - Hollins was a cast-off, Coleman a rookie who didn't test well, samuel who was brought in to play a few different roles as an upgrade over Mckenzie and Harty on offense, shakir only had 65 targets in 2 seasons, and MVS who was there as a deep threat. Hollins definitely was worth his contract, coleman made some highlights and lowlights, samuel missed a bunch of camp with turf toe and then played through it, and MVS was a disaster. This year we know Shakir is legit. We saw some highlight reel plays from Coleman, and he played a lot better before his injury. Samuel never felt like himself, but he did score 2 playoff TDs. Now you add in palmer who is a blocking type of receiver who can get open down the field, and Elijah moore who gives you a bit more from slot depth that wasn't there last year.

Going with Fitz over Tyrod. Tyrod has traits - Better Arm, Faster, Stronger - you can probably even run some of the QB power type stuff with prime Tyrod's athleticism. Fitz on the other hand has more of an understanding of the position. Much better pocket management and ability to avoid sacks. Tyrod's a spot thrower for the most part, while fitz is more capable of throwing people open. This can definitely generate turnovers, but it also creates more yards over the course of a game. Tyrod had some stinkers (make him play QB).

I just don't think he's HC material tbh. I feel like coaching is a mixed bag of - X's and O's, gamecalling, and leadership. Seeing a sirianni win a super bowl to me indicates that leadership certainly has different types for different teams, but i never got the vibe that Saleh was a particularly good leader. The clueless look on his face when things didn't go right extended to the media, and he couldn't handle the ownership and management meddling very well. Just a football coach, which to me seems like a lifetime coordinator.