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Part of this has been spurred by a recent shortage in airplanes for charter. In April, American Airlines suspended charter service to six NFL teams because it lacked sufficient aircraft. Florio reported that up to 20 NFL teams could be left high and dry after 2017. The Patriots are just getting out in front of this trend. So it may not be a money maker, but it gets them out of having to stress out over travel arrangements. The Dolphins just finalized arrangements to be charted by Miami Air International this season. That's a real small charter company that typically charters college football teams like the UB Bulls around (and some NHL teams). The Jaguars won't even divulge the name of their charter company for this season but it's supposedly mostly a cargo carrier but not one of the big one's.

Nice plane(s) but let's face it, this is a total ego move by Kraft. yeah he wanted to see those 5 Lombardi trophies on the tail of the plane. A football team uses a 767 for what...11-12 road trips per year? 10 if it's a normal team like the Bills. The maintenance, the upkeep, the staff...all the little nuances of owning large planes. This cannot be a money maker. It feeds their egos though.

After seeing some responses here, I called DTV back twice over the past few days. The first call was to reinstate the $50/mo. credit that expired. Turns out I was able to get another $45/mo. credit for the next 12 months. Not sure why they wouldn't give me $50? but whatever...I was fine with $45. The second call was specifically regarding ST MAX. I had called about three weeks ago and got it down to $24.99 x 4 payments. Since some of you got it *Free*, i called back and asked if this 17 year subscriber could get the same deal. After finally getting Loyalty on the phone, the very nice girl on the other end ultimately offered me $14.99 x 4 payments as the "best they can do". I feel like paying that for the entire season of ST MAX is fair and i didn't feel like haggling any more with her. Instead, I asked if they had any Premium movie channel promotions? She said, sure she could give me 6 months of free movie channels, the entire range of channels in the 500's. Now i have HBO, Starz, Movie Channel, Showtime, Cinemax,,,all for free. I'm pretty happy with that since i currently have none of the movie channels.

Best: Baltimore Worst: Washington The two stadiums are only like 30 miles apart but the game experience at FedEx Field sucks while Baltimore is festive and fun.

I spoke with 2 agents, the second was someone specifically for ST calls. I was OK with the offer, can't complain. If other people here eventually start posting about Free NFL ticket plus all the premium channels...that's when i call back and start asking for more loyalty discounts. I've been a customer since 2000 and believe me...I've paid them enough $$ over the years to equal a really nice car. I don't feel bad asking for the most discounts possible...

Got the letter saying they would renew my ST Max at ($62.99 x 6 payments). Made my annual call yesterday, spoke with 2 people... the best they could do was $24.99 x 4 payments for Max. So getting it for $100 vs. $378 just for making a phone call is all well and good but last year i got it for *FREE*. I kept pressing and she said the 24.99 x 4 was the very best "loyalty discount" they could offer. She said if i declined I could always call back in a few weeks and see if anything better is available. So i accepted it for now and will call back in a month and see if I can do better or get some credits added to my account to offset it.

Cool story. I bought my kid a Tyrod jersey before last season. I personally think he's a very good QB for our Bills. Hoping he really blows up the league this year and does awesome. You never hear anything bad about the guy off the field...or doing stupid things to bring negative attention to himself or the team.

Yup. Down here in Maryland the Chik-fil-a employees are overly polite and definitely a different breed than other fast food workers (who don't give a crap about smiling or being polite). I avoid the place around peak breakfast, lunch or dinner times. Way too crowded, at every location. When i go at an off-peak time it's the spicy chicken sandwich for me and I dip it into their honey mustard sauce. Good stuff.

Well JetBlue has something like 150 daily departures from JFK and an equal number of arrivals. So i would *think* any construction/airport delays would ripple through their JFK operations worse than another airline with say 10-20 departures per day. I'd pick another airline or use another area airport. But I personally hate flying out of any NYC airport.

Was listening to Beane on the Murph Show. He implied that McDermott watched tape from last years OTA's and did not like the tempo he saw last year. Said it wasn't a shot at anyone but McD is so detail oriented and thorough. He's coaching and pushing the guys. Already working on game type situations. This is just great to see.

Maybe this is a new, smart strategy for the Bills, kind of like what NHL teams do. We always say let's wrap Sammy in bubble wrap until the season starts. So here ya go. Maintenance days may be the norm.

Botterrill was listed as 6'4" 230 when he played in the NHL. He's a large man.

I watched JJ a lot. I always wanted UB to feature him MORE than they did, especially as a Soph and Junior. He seems dangerous every time he got the ball. The comparisons above are good. I'd also compare him to a lighter Karlos Williams. He gets downhill, fast and he's still a pretty big guy. He's faster than you think he is. If the Bills give him a legit shot to make the team, I think he could do it. That means he would have to be given more than 5 total carries with the 4th string in preseason. Obviously he would have to show something on special teams as well and might even need another RB to go down with an injury (to get a decent number of carries). Hopefully it works out for him. The Bills never really gave Branden Oliver a chance and he blew up in San Diego.

Overdorf better have his resume updated. He is gone. Pegula pretty much wiped his hands from JO by saying it's up to Beane to decide. Beane will have his own style and ways of dealing with people and contract negotiations. It won't involve Overdorf that's for sure. As for Brandon, if he can just stay on the business side of things I have no problem. He's probably a valuable guy and right hand man for Pegula. Just stay out of picking football players and cap stuff. If he had some influence in getting Brandon Beane I like that move. So now Russ can sit back and run the business side.

Yeah every-time Terry is pulled in and asked a question i cringe. It's like, just let Beane handle the talking here. Terry and Doug together were the worst. I'm gonna enjoy hearing from Beane. Hope this works out.

He gave a good answer about Overdorf. Non committal. Overall Beane sounds good up there. Professional. Pretty much the opposite of Whaley.

As Andy Reid has said in response to playoff failure critisicm.."you can't win the whole thing unless you are invited to the dance". So yes, I want to WIN now and make the g_d@mn playoffs for a change. Then i will worry about winning the Super Bowl. Count me as one that is sick and tired of "tank" talk. That is for losers, as the Pegulas have found out with the Sabres. Assemble the best team you can now and make a run for the playoffs. Hopefully Tyrod has his best year and maybe even Peterman or Cardale will turn in to something.

This is not embarrassing. McDermott and Beane were getting hired by some organization...if not this year then next. It's been documented by several NFL people that the fact they know each other and share the same vision of how to build a team is a GOOD thing, not a negative. I like the hires...will definitely be a change to see people with high intelligence running the show over there.

His 16 year run kind of coincides with the Bills playoff drought. So here's another sign we're busting out of it. Lol.

The Bills being a professional football organization, don't let people down. They do what's in the best interests of their organization and future.

Probably a combination of all those things. To me, Whaley never played well in public. He'd stammer in radio interviews, get flustered sometimes and could not think quickly on his feet when questioning went sideways. He didn't present like a real confident guy. From everything i saw and read, he never seemed like a leader.... He seemed much better suited in his behind-the-scenes roles as scouting director, pro personnel, etc,,, Right off the bat, you hear people that know Beane describe him as a leader and very smart. So that's probably what the Pegulas want...along with someone who shares the same vision with McDermott.

The Buffalo-Carolina connection is much easier to swallow than the Buffalo Jets from the last regime. I hated that mix.

Tank mode is not an option for me,,,and I assume after his experience w/ the Sabres it's not an option for the Pegulas. I'm all for winning as many games as possible now. I'm a big TT fan and hope he kills it this year and puts all the naysayers to bed. However, if Peterman beats him out with his play (and i don't expect this until Summer 2018)...I'm all for him starting. Gruden and a bunch of other NFL media thinks this kid can be a very successful Pro QB. We'll see.

Yes, agree. He's a great D-Coordinator and with in-game adjustments. Also runs a tight ship and commands respect from his team. But yeah, he got so lucky with Tom Brady

Sure hope they give Jordan a real shot.. I think he's an excellent downhill RB and even I could see his skills in college would translate well to the Pro's. If they give him 7 carries in preseason with the 3rd string Oline, then I would say that's not a real shot to make the team.