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[NFL] Bills sign longterm lease to stay in Buffalo

Discussion in 'Football: NFL, College, High School' started by emjohn, Dec 21, 2012.

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  1. emjohn

    emjohn Contributing Member

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    Will update with links soon.

    Bills sign nominal 10 yr lease with $400M exit penalty.

    There is a one time window to leave without penalty after year 7.
     
    #1 emjohn, Dec 21, 2012
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    Good news, screw LA. Big fan of snow games but the comeback still haunts me to this day.
     
    #2 LonghornFan, Dec 21, 2012
  3. DonnyMost

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    So its down to the Chargers, Raiders, and Rams now...
     
    #3 DonnyMost, Dec 21, 2012
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    How were those three the prospective candidates? What happened to the Jaguars?

    Good for Buffalo, it always seems like a great crowd to play in front of.
     
    #4 vinsensual, Dec 21, 2012
  5. emjohn

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    Shoot. Forgot to update with links when I had a computer handy. Main article on Espn

    All 3 have previous LA ties and unsettled lease deals.

    ags new owner has declared that he is keeping the team put, they have a fairly ironclad lease, and they will play a home game in London for the next several years, hurting LA value.
     
    #5 emjohn, Dec 21, 2012
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    Shoot. Forgot to update with links when I had a computer handy. Main article on Espn

    All 3 have previous LA ties and unsettled lease deals.

    Jags new owner has declared that he is keeping the team put, they have a fairly ironclad lease, and they will play a home game in London for the next several years, hurting LA value.

    Also of note, no team is filing to move next year., and the LA stadium deal specifies that a tenant must be established before construction begins.
     
    #6 emjohn, Dec 21, 2012
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    dumb, I know buffalo has dedicated fans but the bills should move to toronto permanently. The NFL can make a lot of $$$ with a franchise in Toronto, especially over Buffalo.
     
    #7 TheRealist137, Dec 21, 2012
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    I always figured that would be their ultimate fate, but it looks like that's not going to happen any time real soon.
     
    #8 jdh008, Dec 21, 2012
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    More Canadians care about hockey than football. What little that care about football and are located in or around Toronto will go to Buffalo for a game. On top of that, the NFL makes enough money as it is.

    Buffalo has a very passionate fan base, and is an excellent place to see a game. A new stadium would be cool though.

    Love to see a small market with some history maintain its team.
     
    #9 Two Sandwiches, Dec 21, 2012
  10. DonnyMost

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    From what I've seen, this really isn't true. Large market, small fanbase. And what little football fanbase there is has already been soaked up by the Argos.

    The NFL sees the 5th largest media market in North America and wets itself, but the truth is, that fruit isn't ripe yet, and needs probably another 20-30 years to sweeten up.
     
    #10 DonnyMost, Dec 21, 2012
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    I'm still wondering how you lose 4 straight superbowls..
     
    #11 Pieman2005, Dec 24, 2012
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    Playing three of the four best coaches in history (Parcells, Belichick and Gibbs) and one of the deepest rosters twice didn't help. As good as the NFC East was, I'm surprised Ryan's Eagles never got to a Super Bowl. The Bills were a fascinatingly deep team but it seemed like they each had the inferiority complexes of second team Pro-Bowlers. The Oilers were almost as deep but Pardee screwed up the roster; they probably could have mixed in some flexbone and power-I with all those running backs.
     
    #12 Dairy Ashford, Dec 25, 2012
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