Bills push to host a future NFL Draft.

[Augie]

2 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

A tiny tiny version and that's what I've been saying.. orchard Park has approved and entertainment district... In four zones surrounding the stadium 

 

You're probably going to get a bills Hall of Fame type exhibition... Maybe a little fan interaction stuff... A hotel and probably two or three restaurants 

 

Orchard Park zoning literally doesn't even allow for buildings over two and a half stories... The Buffalo Bills got them to change that and now they're allowed four story in the zones around the stadium.. so I can see a nice hotel , a couple of restaurants... And if a millionaire really wants to get his hands dirty maybe a brewery / restaurant 

 

 

 

I don’t know enough to have a strong opinion about OP, but you just jogged a memory of going to a football museum in Green Bay with my sister a few years ago. I thought it was going to be hokey, but I look back on that fondly now. 

[Mark Vader]

17 hours ago, Jamie Nails said:

ohh yeah. Not going to miss it. lol 

See you there!

[PromoTheRobot]

5 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:

Are they really going to get rid of ECC South? Where's their campus going to go 

 

 I think there's already 10 plus hotels in orchard Park for a town of 30,000.. I think they can do one more around the stadium and a couple of restaurants maybe one with a music venue,  yes that's totally doable 

 

But orchard Park certainly cannot handle 12 new restaurants 365 days a year.. when the town only blows up 10 days a year... There's not enough of a consistent customer base 

 

They could handle two restaurants for sure

 

ECC is downsizing. Closing the South campus has been suggested. Bills could certainly use the land. I never said 12 restaurants. Just two sit downs, maybe some walk ups, have a food truck area on game days.

[Buffalo716]

3 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

 

ECC is downsizing. Closing the South campus has been suggested. Bills could certainly use the land. I never said 12 restaurants. Just two sit downs, maybe some walk ups, have a food truck area on game days.

That's absolutely viable and something that can and should happen 

 

There's been plenty of people who are upset that they didn't build a dome and that orchard Park is not getting transformed lol

 

There is a happy medium... What the town can handle outside of the bills being there while making a visit special 

 

I'm not on the orchard Park board but they definitely have some plans for around the stadium... I believe they have changed  zoning codes in four different areas so they can build some structures for what they call a Buffalo Bills entertainment zone

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[LabattBlue]

14 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:

Are they really going to get rid of ECC South? Where's their campus going to go 

 

This was announced last summer.  Campus is moving to a location near California Rd & 20A.  Classes there will start in summer or fall of this year.  County will then put property up for sale to the highest bidder.   

[Matt_In_NH]

On 3/31/2025 at 10:16 AM, PromoTheRobot said:

Considering recent drafts have drawn close to 300,000 people I'd like to see how they pull this off in Orchard Park.

 

Yeah, I did a quick google search and the greater Buffalo area has 10000 hotel rooms, another 7000 in Rochester.  Figure double occupancy....I see your point.  VRBO and air B&B can fill some too.  I think people can rent their yards for tents or something....LOL

[PromoTheRobot]

2 hours ago, Matt_In_NH said:

Yeah, I did a quick google search and the greater Buffalo area has 10000 hotel rooms, another 7000 in Rochester.  Figure double occupancy....I see your point.  VRBO and air B&B can fill some too.  I think people can rent their yards for tents or something....LOL

 

Figure that a good percentage of folks, 40-50%, will drive in and drive out the same day. Most people only come out for the 1st round. I'm more worried about parking and traffic control. The area is a zoo on game days with only 71,000 attending. What happens when it's 4X that number? 

 

They better come up with a satellite parking plan with shuttle buses. Heck, there's a rarely used rail line nearby. 

Edited 2 hours ago by PromoTheRobot