Ridiculous Newsweek Article About the Bills

[26CornerBlitz]

They are still very much in the AFC playoff race, though, at 6-6. The Bills only need eminently plausible screw-ups from the Chiefs and Chargers to sneak in as a Wild Card team. That should be generating excitement. Instead, that sameNewyorkupstate article notes that tickets for Week 15 against the Dolphins are going for $15.

 

The Bills’ experiment with games in Toronto was a difficult one, sure. But if upstate New York can’t get excited about a playoff contender, then maybe the NFL should follow the dollar signs and shift the franchise 55 miles or so north to a Canadian metropolis. It hasn’t worked out too badly for the Raptors or the Blue Jays, after all.

[Captain Murica]

Just now, 26CornerBlitz said:

They are still very much in the AFC playoff race, though, at 6-6. The Bills only need eminently plausible screw-ups from the Chiefs and Chargers to sneak in as a Wild Card team. That should be generating excitement. Instead, that sameNewyorkupstate article notes that tickets for Week 15 against the Dolphins are going for $15.

 

The Bills’ experiment with games in Toronto was a difficult one, sure. But if upstate New York can’t get excited about a playoff contender, then maybe the NFL should follow the dollar signs and shift the franchise 55 miles or so north to a Canadian metropolis. It hasn’t worked out too badly for the Raptors or the Blue Jays, after all.

 

 

Whom ever wrote this is an idiot, and doesn't realize Bills fans have seen this song and dance for 17+ years.

[PatsFanNH]

I will play devils advocate for Bills fans.  Let's face it you have all seen this song and dance before and every time the team lands flat on its face, maybe the team should prove they are worthy of such rabid fans instead of thinking of greener pastures?

[TheFunPolice]

bad news: the owner isn't going for it. The "NFL" doesn't move teams. Individual owners do.

 

the Toronto dream is dead. Deal with it.

[Success]

You have got to be kidding me.

 

His whole conclusion implies that Toronto fans would get ‘more excited’ about a playoff contender.  Not that a move would help get them to the playoffs.

 

And he is completely wrong either way

[NewEra]

Wow.  Whoever wrote that should be fired along with the editor that put it through.  Embarrassing article

[26CornerBlitz]

1 minute ago, Captain Murica said:

 

Whom ever wrote this is an idiot, and doesn't realize Bills fans have seen this song and dance for 17+ years.

 

Not only that, but the knucklehead asks whether the NFL should move the Bills to Toronto.  He's completely ignorant about how franchises are relocated.

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

Ah, mainstream media.

 

 

[TheFunPolice]

"Four dollars. Granted the Colts are a woeful team in 2017, lacking the one player in Andrew Luck that casual, non-partisan football fans might be interested in turning up to watch live. Granted, too, that the Bills are hardly the worst offenders for live gates in the NFL. ESPN says an average of 68,629 people have attended games at New Era Field this season, which is 93.9 percent of capacity. Good for 17th in the NFL. Not bad, not great—kind of like the Bills as a team." - from the pathetic attempt at the article

 

This writer basically puts out a thesis, debunks his own thesis, then just ends the article by repeating himself. And he gets paid for this.

Edited December 8, 2017 by TheFunPolice

[Gugny]

http://www.newsweek.com/should-nfl-move-bills-toronto-tickets-against-colts-are-going-4-742029

 

Teddy Cutler is the writer.

[klos63]

2 minutes ago, joesixpack said:

Ah, mainstream media.

 

 

it's one article. Not the whole media.

[jr1]

they often cheered for the Bills' opponents during the Toronto games 

[TheFunPolice]

Cutler's logic: the Bills are in the middle of the pack in attendance, therefore the NFL should force them to move to Toronto, which didn't work out well for them before because nobody went but works for the NBA and MLB teams. therefore, case proven!

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

Just now, klos63 said:

it's one article. Not the whole media.

 

it's one article that's typical of the whole media.

 

Shoddily researched, and ridiculous.

 

[Happy]

It's Newsweek, a failing publication.  It used to be a respected print news magazine, not any more.  Not surprising that the article is crap.

[GG]

Queue Deranged Greggy

 

10..9..8.. ...

[aceman_16]

hmmmm.... I used to own Toronto season tix and well 1 most there were NOT Bills fans and 2 they had to give a ton away and still didnt fill the place.

[Gugny]

3 minutes ago, TheFunPolice said:

Cutler's logic: the Bills are in the middle of the pack in attendance, therefore the NFL should force them to move to Toronto, which didn't work out well for them before because nobody went but works for the NBA and MLB teams. therefore, case proven!

 

That's actually not what his logic is.

 

His logic is that the Bills aren't, yet, eliminated from the playoffs and tickets for this weekend's game are going for $4 and tickets for the Dolphins game are going for $15.  His logic is that if Bills fans can't sell out a game with playoff implications, then they might as well pack up and head Northwest.

 

Still stupid logic.

[The Avenger]

7 minutes ago, Gugny said:

http://www.newsweek.com/should-nfl-move-bills-toronto-tickets-against-colts-are-going-4-742029

 

Teddy Cutler is the writer.

Teddy Cutler, huh...seems like a very common, unassuming name, the kind of name you might use to hide your true identity if you had a more recognizable name like, say, Jon Bon Jovi.....

[Happy]

What the article conveniently leaves out is that NFL attendance is hurting in several locations.  Take the LA Charges, the NFL thought it a good idea to locate teams to LA due to large market appeal.  Chargers are far from selling out.  Maybe they should head north and become the British Columbia Chargers.