NFL's Most Valuable Teams - Bills worth $821 million

[gr8slayer]

http://www.forbes.com/home/business/2007/09/13/nfl-team-valuations-biz-07nfl_cz_kb_mo_cs_0913nfl_land.html

1. Dallas Cowboys
2. Washington Redskins
3. New England Patriots
4. Houston Texans
5. Philadelphia Eagles
6. Denver Broncos
7. Chicago Bears
8. New York Giants
9. Cleveland Browns
10. New York Jets
11. Baltimore Ravens
12. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
13. Kansas City Chiefs
14. Carolina Panthers
15. Miami Dolphins
16. Pittsburgh Steelers
17. Green Bay Packers
18. Tennessee Titans
19. Seattle Seahawks
20. Cincinnati Bengals
21. Indianapolis Colts
22. St Louis Rams
23. Arizona Cardinals
24. Detroit Lions
25. New Orleans Saints
26. San Diego Chargers
27. Buffalo Bills
28. Oakland Raiders
29. Jacksonville Jaguars
30. San Francisco 49ers
31. Atlanta Falcons
32. Minnesota Vikings

Mr. Jones again shows why he is amongst the best owners in the NFL. At least one of my two favorite teams can get it right.

[gr8slayer]

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Jerry Jones:

The greatest owner in the history of the modern NFL is about to paint his masterpiece. Jerry Jones, who created the blue print for stadium economics after buying the Cowboys in 1989, is going to move into a new stadium in 2009 (the City of Arlington will own the stadium but the team will control the lease). With 80,000 seats and about 400 luxury suites (some of which will lease for more than $350,000 a season), the team's operating income could top $100 million. Not bad for a wildcatter who paid $140 million for a money losing team and stadium lease when oil was $10 a barrel and now owns the most valuable sports franchise in the world.

Ralph:

The Bills play in one of the NFL's smallest markets and the team's 88 year old owner, Ralph Wilson, has said he is fed up with the new breed of NFL owners. Wilson plans on having his estate sell the team (which means Buffalo could lose its franchise) after he dies. Wilson was not happy with the league's new collective bargaining agreement reached in March because he does not think the Bills can remain competitive with the $7 to $10 million a season subsidy he will get from richer teams like the Cowboys and Redskins. The Bills lost several star players this offseason including linebackers London Fletcher and Takeo Spikes, cornerback Nate Clements and running back Willis McGahee.

Funny, I'm fed up with Ralph Wilson.

[Ebenezer]

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http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/30/biz_07nfl_Buffalo-Bills_301765.html

$821 Million??? So, I'll ask again...who is going to pony up the $1billion to keep the team here? Remember that there needs to be at least one person who kicks in, I think, it is 35%...so, who has $350mil??

[Ebenezer]

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I love these stats:

Revenue 4 $189 mil
Operating Income 5 $34.6 mil
Player Expenses 6 $102 mil

Am I reading that right?? Does that mean that RW is pocketing $53 million year from this team?? Even if he is walking away with $35 mil that is a pretty good day at the office. Think he could spare another DL?

[gr8slayer]

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I love these stats:

Revenue 4 $189 mil
Operating Income 5 $34.6 mil
Player Expenses 6 $102 mil

Am I reading that right?? Does that mean that RW is pocketing $53 million a year from this team?? Even if he is walking away with $35 mil that is a pretty good day at the office. Think he could spare another DL?

He's a cheap **** that's not serious about winning. I can't wait till someone else owns the team. If the team does get moved I blame Wilson for being a dick and not putting a winning team on the field.

[Night Train]

Forbes - Bills Worth 821 Mil

Ranking 27th out of 32 teams. They are ahead of Oakland, Jacksonville, San Fran, Atlanta and last place Minnesota.

Top 3 are Dallas (1.5 Bil), Washington (1.46 Bil) and New England (1.19 Bil).

I see it was already posted. Merge.

[Ebenezer]

Re: NFL's Most Valuable Teams - Bills worth $821 million

merged.

[Mitchy moo]

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RW could of moved this franchise many years ago and made it worth alot more today than it is. It isn't like they pave the streets with gold over the past 30 years in Buffalo, if anything it's been depressed.

Many of us had seen a parent / relatives lose their lifetime job in Buffalo for one reason or another and suffer for it. RW stuck it out through tough times good and bad, keep that all in mind before you bury him.

[gr8slayer]

Re: NFL's Most Valuable Teams - Bills worth $821 million

RW could of moved this franchise many years ago and made it worth alot more today than it is. It isn't like they pave the streets with gold over the past 30 years in Buffalo, if anything it's been depressed.

Many of us had seen a parent / relatives lose their lifetime job in Buffalo for one reason or another and suffer for it. RW stuck it out through tough times good and bad, keep that all in mind before you bury him.

The freaking moron bought the team for what? $25,000? He's made his profit a thousand times over. What good is an owner that doesn't put a winner on the field? It's not like he hasn't had over thirty freaking years, and don't give me this small market ****, the NFL helps out small market teams just as much, if not more than it does the big market teams.

[BlackMetalNinja]

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The freaking moron bought the team for what? $25,000? He's made his profit a thousand times over. What good is an owner that doesn't put a winner on the field? It's not like he hasn't had over thirty freaking years, and don't give me this small market ****, the NFL helps out small market teams just as much, if not more than it does the big market teams.

Why don't you go to a Cowboys board and tout how awesome they are there... I for one, and I bet I'm not alone, don't care to hear it here.

Say what you want about Ralph and how cheap and miserable he is and how he's just making himself money and screwing the team... Do you think for a second this team would still be here if he weren't still the owner?

[The Spaz]

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He could have moved this team many years but he didn't. Figure the rest out...

[The Spaz]

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Why don't you go to a Cowboys board and tout how awesome they are there... I for one, and I bet I'm not alone, don't care to hear it here.

Say what you want about Ralph and how cheap and miserable he is and how he's just making himself money and screwing the team... Do you think for a second this team would still be here if he weren't still the owner?

Ding!

[gr8slayer]

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Why don't you go to a Cowboys board and tout how awesome they are there... I for one, and I bet I'm not alone, don't care to hear it here.

Say what you want about Ralph and how cheap and miserable he is and how he's just making himself money and screwing the team... Do you think for a second this team would still be here if he weren't still the owner?

you don't want to hear it? use the ignore feature and cry me a river.

I don't want to hear the pitty party for a crappy owner.

[madness]

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Why don't you go to a Cowboys board and tout how awesome they are there... I for one, and I bet I'm not alone, don't care to hear it here.

Say what you want about Ralph and how cheap and miserable he is and how he's just making himself money and screwing the team... Do you think for a second this team would still be here if he weren't still the owner?

Seriously, there wouldn't even be a team in Buffalo to move if it wasn't for Ralph Wilson.

[Don't Panic]

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Why not offer the team up for public sale after Ralph dies? Have at least 51% of the stock sold to local investors and put the rest out there to buy on the market. An IPO of $8.21 a share with 100 million shares being introduced would probably generate the money to buy out Ralph. With 51% of that coming from local investors (fans are included in this group), it would mean the people of western and central NY would have to come up with $420 million dolars to not only keep the team in Buffalo, but to possibly profit from projected growth. These stocks would be like gold, passed down from generation to generation (sound like anyone else in the league?) and definitely hold their value. I know I'd buy a dozen just to say I was part owner. I mean, if you're going to pay $150 for a McGahee jersey 6 months before he gets the boot, wouldn't you pay the same amount to say you owned part of the team?