davefan66

When the whole Toronto thing came about, it caused a lot of panic amongst us fans. Now that we've seen two regular season games tank, I don't think Bills to Toronto is a problem, or the Rams for that matter. I know we haven't been very good but believe fans of the NFL would go no matter what, and they didn't. The Bills in Toronto series probably won't be extended, especially at the current cost to Rogers Communications, and anything less for the Bills and they'll call it off anyway. Hopefully we can still draw the fans who come to town.

I don't doubt that. Thing is the NFL has enjoyed a TV money bonanza. It's my opinion the networks are not going to keep letting the NFL raise the price of the TV packages as much as they do. If memory serves each team gets 50 to 60 million from the TV deals, with the CBA tying the salary cap directly to revenue. Now what happens if the TV guys balk at a huge raise? Less revenue = less player dollars. With the new CBA around the corner, the NFL could be in for a huge headache similar to the NHL.

I think the Bills series in TO has shown they don't care for a franchise, especially at the prices they would charge. Plus the whole 3/4 ownership thing would hopefully get in the way. A funny thing about this whole LA thing anyway, is LA does not want a team! They had TWO franchises pick up an leave...TWO. That's gotta say something. Anyway, if the reason they want to move teams their is to add to TV revenue, ya gotta wonder what impact that will have on it. I suspect the NFL is coming to a day of reckoning, like the NHL did, were salaries are much too high and TV won't be paying as much.

Unless it's something with the turf, why not leave them?

Just getting used to them being gone, until I see some old footage. Can't understand why the got rid of them in the first place.

I didn't know Rich was that, uhm, rich. That's good news as I believe he is a Buffalo backer, and even wanted a pro franchise years ago with MLB. As for the Bills staying. My belief is Ralph isn't going to tilt the sale towards Buffalo interests, but hopefully he won't go out of his way to exclude them. I'm becoming jaded by the events of the last few months as to does Ralph really care about the team. I don't really know, but his actions suggest he is trying to squeeze every penny out of this team prior to his selling (trying not to be PI). I don't really want to pin my hopes on statements made by Jim Kelly, but I can't believe someone like him would say the things he does about an ownership group like he does, unless he had options. He understands the importance of the team to many WNY'ers, so I hope he has a group in place, not just a pipe dream of his.

Get well, our prayers are with you. Mrs. Beerball, it is very important that you take care of yourself at this time also, to stay strong for him. God Bless.

If the question assumes their ability is the same, then Tebow as he would be a longer term answer. As they sit now? Tebow. I know it's the popular thing to jump on the anti- Tebow bandwagon. I know, it's easy. The odds are stacked against him as more QB's fail coming out of college, than succeed. But what if he is good? He has the potential to be a stud QB for years if he can translate his college game to the NFL. I say, why not? Just don't spend the #9 on him. Get back into the 1st round, early 2nd with what you would spend on Vick and take the chance he is still there.

I was going to say coaches are only as good as their players, but that would be wrong. Good coaches can elevate a team to greatness. Poor coaches, well you see how we've played the last few years...especially on offense.

My son. Don't even need to think about it. Anyway, it wouldn't matter. By the time he is old enough to play in the NFL, the Bills will have moved away....

Yep, Polian is absolutely an hall of fame GM. Took us to 4 straight, Panthers to the NFC champ game 2nd year, and look at what he is doing with Indy. As for extracting every last cent out of the organization? He in no way is setting this team up for staying in Buffalo after his demise. He is set on wringing every last cent out of the organization so his family gets all they can from it.

The article really wraps up what we knew into a nice little package. Ralph is stuck in his ways, kinda think he believes it's the 1960's. Find it interesting that, according to the article, Ralph picked Lynch. I wonder if it was consensus in the draft room, or was he the only one who wanted him. If it was all Ralphies idea, he has to have someone feeding him this info who is not the GM or scouts. I wonder if the decision was made solely on ticket sales since we did not have a name back any longer. It really makes me wonder how many of these moves he has done before. My guess the guy behind Ralphie is Littman. This has been widely known/speculated on these boards for a long time. According to this article, it was Littman who drove Polian out. (near the bottom) http://cms.ibj.com/ASPXPages/6iframes/Fron...3&NoFrame=1 It's just painfully obvious that as long as Ralph is around, this team will not get any better. He surrounds himself with guys who will do his bidding for him like Brandon and Littman. And those guys surround themselves with guys who will do what they want, like Nix. Even though Nix is considered an excellent talent evaluator, who knows how he will do as GM, but does it really matter if he is just a mouthpiece for Brandon and Ralphie anyway? Seems like he may be just a puppet GM. I used to believe that Ralph really had an affinity for Buffalo, and that is why he wanted to keep the team here. Not anymore. I believe he is getting whatever he can from this area until he dies, and could care less what happens to the team then. All of his moves are about the bottom line, making sure his family can wring every last cent from the team before they sell it. Unless JK really does have an ownership group in place, it will be a very sad day in Buffalo when we lose this team. Which begs the question: Would Ralph sell the team to local interests? Probably not as he wouldn't want to sully his pro-Buffalo image by selling the team to someone who would do a better job then he did.

I just went back and looked at it. Really, really close. Funny thing is none of the Viking players tried to wave it off as a catch, and their were three of them right in front of the catch.

Yeah. Another 6 months of him flip-flopping. I bet, no matter what happens in the off-season, he is back next year. This game is gonna leave an awful taste in his mouth.

It is very disappointing that it ended the way it did.

THE SAINTS WIN, THE SSAAAIIINTTTSSS WIN!

Any limit to the number of replays in OT

That may very well come back.

As much as I want the Saints to win, BS PI call. Overthrown. "Just give it to them"

Didn't see it come out originally. Dodged that bullet.

First down. What a spot to go for it.

Hey Allen, doesn't matter if he caught it or not. Interference!!

One of the best games of the year, especially with what is on the line.

YES!

Idiot! Can't call two TO's in a row! And 12 men in the huddle!