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"Schumer said he also received an assurance from Goodell that the NFL would make an effort to avoid scheduling too many late-season games in Buffalo. This became an issue when the Bills were unable to sell out their final four home games, all scheduled after Thanksgiving, when weather is generally harsher.
The non-sellouts raised complaints of the NFL's TV blackout policy, which prevents games from being televised in a team's home market if their facility is not sold out at least two days prior to the game. Out of 256 NFL games, there were only seven local blackouts this season, but four involved Bills home games. "They said they would try to change that for the next year, so that should help," Schumer said."
ARE YOU KIDDING ME????????
So now its the weather that kept the fans away late in the season? I think there just might be some factors involved in the non-sellouts other than the weather. Like maybe the fact that we havent been to the playoffs since the Clinton administration. Late season cold weather has always been one of this team's defining characteristics! one of the best things about being a Bills fan is being tougher than the elements, and watching warm weather teams struggle when they get here in December. This request makes us look like a bunch of warm weather pansy-asses!
Plus, what a ***** brilliant idea, ask the league to put us on the road for as many of the critical post-Thanksgiving games as possible. THAT should help us get into the playoffs. And likewise tell any potential successors that not only does the economy suck in Buffalo, but you can't sell out the stadium because the local fans don't like to get cold during late season games. Why give them ANOTHER excuse to move the team?
I'd like to know if that was Schumer's idea or if he was passing on a request from OBD.
Let me know if I'm out of line, but I find this embarrassing for us Bills fans and a terrible idea for the team.
The non-sellouts raised complaints of the NFL's TV blackout policy, which prevents games from being televised in a team's home market if their facility is not sold out at least two days prior to the game. Out of 256 NFL games, there were only seven local blackouts this season, but four involved Bills home games. "They said they would try to change that for the next year, so that should help," Schumer said."
ARE YOU KIDDING ME????????
So now its the weather that kept the fans away late in the season? I think there just might be some factors involved in the non-sellouts other than the weather. Like maybe the fact that we havent been to the playoffs since the Clinton administration. Late season cold weather has always been one of this team's defining characteristics! one of the best things about being a Bills fan is being tougher than the elements, and watching warm weather teams struggle when they get here in December. This request makes us look like a bunch of warm weather pansy-asses!
Plus, what a ***** brilliant idea, ask the league to put us on the road for as many of the critical post-Thanksgiving games as possible. THAT should help us get into the playoffs. And likewise tell any potential successors that not only does the economy suck in Buffalo, but you can't sell out the stadium because the local fans don't like to get cold during late season games. Why give them ANOTHER excuse to move the team?
I'd like to know if that was Schumer's idea or if he was passing on a request from OBD.
Let me know if I'm out of line, but I find this embarrassing for us Bills fans and a terrible idea for the team.
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