MadBuffaloDisease

No one is in the business to lose money, and that includes Ralph. But while making just $10M would be fine for him, it wouldn't for most, especially someone who lives outside the community (Ralph is from Detroit, which says a lot to me). The issue of losing franchise value means nothing because as I said, Ralph could sell the franchise to someone who wants to move it to L.A. and charge a premium for that right alone. The potential provision that would prevent a new owner from getting additional revenues would likely not make a difference, if the new L.A. franchise were as successful as the NFL thinks it could be. So in short, no Ralph isn't a philanthropist, but he's the least selfish owner I have ever come across. His action tell ME that he's fighting for the Bills' survival IN WNY, not just his own financial well-being.

Of course he's not going to give away tickets and lose money. Just that if he were one of the "new guard," he'd have moved or sold a LONG time ago, and would definitely be thinking about moving/selling now instead of creating waves and getting the politicians involved.

No need to move the team. Just find an owner who wants to move to L.A. and jack up the price accordingly.

That's what I figured/expected, but with the talk of "blackouts," I had to ask.

Sorry but it's WAY more than just that. If Ralph was looking-out for himself alone, he'd merely sell the team to the highest bidder, pocket $700-800M in PURE profit, not care whether the team moved, and call it a day. The fact that he's fighting to EVEN make just $10M a year in profit (what he made last year reportedly), is very telling. And his reluctance to raise ticket prices is ALSO very telling.

Well the last I heard is that the NFL wants TWO teams in LA. Idiots.

I assume the 260# was mostly muscle, or at least the same percentage as before. I haven't heard either way and wouldn't like to learn it's mostly fat.

Anyone but Leinart, if he's still on the board when they pick. Mike Greenberg of ESPN will probably commit hari kiri ON AIR if they DON'T take him.

Was the game NOT sold out?

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We were talking/joking about it for a week after it happened.

Oh well. Nice to see someone ELSE who deserved to win, lose.

When he was talking about going to Favre's home/ranch/farm, whatever, and seeing him come inside the house with his "tight little shorts on."

Nope. Just whenever I see Favre and JP mentioned together, I think of JP's comment.

You sure you wanted to phrase it that way?

Without upfront pressure, Huff would look like shiite. Take a lineman.

I think they're looking OL or DL first, and Ngata fits their description (character, great upside). I guess we'll see.

There are no sure things. Many times what people call sure things don't end up being that way. I just can't see spending that high a pick and money on a safety unless I KNOW for a fact that he'll be a game-changer. I mean the comments I heard from Huff about the weather in Buffalo alone scared the hell out of me. Then you hear stuff about Texas players being soft because they're sheltered and pampered down there. And it ALL starts with the lines.

He's good. I just don't see a SS being worth an 8th overall plus the money that goes with it.

It doesn't matter where, it's WAY too high for a S. The last 2 S's taken that high haven't been all that impressive.

I simply CANNOT see spending the 8th overall on a FS. Just can't do it. Luckily the draft is deep with OL, DT, and S, so the Bills can take one in the 3rd and probably get a decent one.

1. Who knows? 2. Possibly. But it's hard to ditch a guy after an injury-plagued rookie season. See JP. 3. Not necessarily. Playing center is a TOUGH job. Getting Fowler helps get Preston on the line, but not at such a crucial position.

In that case, do a search of "how to get rid of termites" and good luck!

If they destroyed a shower, tell him to spend the bucks and have a pro do it. You don't want to mess around with that.

Will this be a good signing? Who knows? But for the money they'll be giving him, not to mention his lack of discipline (Coughlin will just LOVE that!), and his knee that reportedly has no cartilage and will need microfracture surgery, I wouldn't count on him making as great of an impact as a lot of people think.