Comments on: Erie County wants ironclad Bills lease

By: tombrookshire

tombrookshire — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:26:08 +0000

I’m surmising that it would be a non-starter for most interested buyers to keep a billion dollar entity anchored to Buffalo, NY for the next 15 years. The Wilson family should keep all options open, and it should be left to the next owner, not this one, to make that call. Therefore, the sale should be undertaken (no pun intended) now, while Wilson is living.

By: jagsfanugh

jagsfanugh — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:51:57 +0000

The Bills belong there and anywhere else change the name as is won’t be the same.

By: eaglesw00t

eaglesw00t — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:43:55 +0000

If I were the Bills, I wouldnt sign anything longer than 5 years without a new building promise. The stadium isnt new by any stretch of the imagination. And stadiums these days arent going much more than 30 years, with a few exceptions. It was opened in 1973. Most of the other stadiums from that era have already been replaced (3 Rivers, Veterans Stadium, The Kingdome, etc) Granted, most of those were multi-purpose stadiums, but 40 years in a stadium is pretty good.

I have family in Tonowanda, right outside of Buffalo. And I used to go up there twice a year for a week at a time. And we would catch a game every year, regardless of who they were playing. Bills fans are fantastic. Very enthusiastic, considering their team hasnt given them a ton to be enthusiastic about. And some of the friendliest to root with/against. I wish more Eagles fans were like Bills fans.

But, if they want to get over the bottom 5 stuff, they really should get a new building, a little closer to civilization. They just spent $100 million on Mario Williams. They need $100 million to spend on a building. They are an up and coming team. Now or next season is the time to capitalize. No way I sign anything longer than 5 years if Im Ralph Wilson. Not without an ironclad new building in that lease in exchange for a 30 year lease.

By: frostbelt

frostbelt — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 04:48:46 +0000

The Bills are the heartbeat of Buffalo. This is great news and would make my year!

By: csszrr

csszrr — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 03:31:01 +0000

Ralph Wilson stadium is starting to show its age. The best bet for Buffalo to keep the team would be new digs on the other end of Buffalo, closer to Niagara Falls and Toronto. I mean if you have a stadium 15-20 miles outside of town at least put it in a more attractive locale than Orchard Park.

By: bulletproof1997

bulletproof1997 — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 02:09:21 +0000

@raideryan88, I live in the south (TN) and this weather absolutely sux, I don’t understand how anyone could possibly like this heat. Florida and Texas even more so. If my job were even close to Buffalo I would live there in a second and go to every Bills game of the year, including in Canada. I like what the county is doing here, Buffalo Bills arn’t just a team in a City, its NFL history that keeps getting written every year. I could only hope its in Mr. Wilsons Will to sell the team to a buyer to keep it in Buffalo. The very town that has kept his family wealthy all these years.

By: raideryan88

raideryan88 — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 01:33:45 +0000

Poor mario williams, why would you ever leave south texas. $

By: icdogg

icdogg — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 01:19:21 +0000

I’ve only been to Buffalo once and it was on a cold January day. How anyone could sit outside at a football game in that weather is beyond me. Good people up there. I hope they keep the team there permanently.

By: kgun80

kgun80 — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:55:05 +0000

@tedmurph
Yes the Bills were bottom 5 in attendance that’s all part of the team being competitive. If they put a winner on the field that will change quickly. And if anything… selling 85% of your home seats after not making the playoffs for over a decade shows nothing but commitment by the fan base.
I can tell you if the Bills are good,sellouts will be no problem! The first two games are already sellouts

By: ravenseattheirownpoop

ravenseattheirownpoop — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:45:41 +0000

If I was a Browns fan I’d go swimming in lake Erie in January!!!

By: brownsfn

brownsfn — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:37:46 +0000

Good because I would hate to see another team have to go thru wait we did in Cleveland…may you rot in hell Art Modell…

By: tedmurph

tedmurph — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:37:30 +0000

Bills are in the bottom 5 in attendence %, TV market and were one of only 4 teams that got blacked out last yr. Great support.

By: skoobyfl

skoobyfl — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:21:01 +0000

Anyone who is a Bills fan understands what this really means to the town, it’s HUGE.

By: bobothegreatest

bobothegreatest — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:11:01 +0000

What would Tom do on Sundays, if they close down the Ralph?

This lease needs to get taken care of, and taken care of quickly. Ralph is up there in age, and you never know when the great Commissioner in the sky call you to league HQ.

It is not just Buffalonians that have an interest in keeping the Bills in Orchard Park. Canadians from Moose Jaw to Point Pelee have an interest.

By: cush2push

cush2push — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:10:41 +0000

This is good but should be a 30 year lease the bills will stay in buffalo and any intrested buyers who want to move them will be scared off

By: snarf1888

snarf1888 — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00:08 +0000

just keep the bills where they belong, in the city that has supported them through the good and bad (mostly bad)