Jim Kelly's Guarantee for the Bills to Stay!

[blackonyx89]

Jim Kelly Insists Bills Will Stay
WGR Whiney Award Newsroom - Monday, November 19, 2007 - 10:27 PM
When WGR - Sports Radio 550 throws an event, things just happen. While there were many barbs thrown back and forth between Joe DeLamielleure, Steve Tasker and Thurman Thomas during the 1st Annual WGR Whiney Awards, Jim Kelly brought the crowd to its feet with the following statement:

"As fans of the Buffalo Bills, we talk about community. That's one of the reasons I stayed in Buffalo NY is because of the people. That's why Thurman moved back to the area My wife is from here, Thurman's wife is from here, Patti. We guarantee you, and I not only mean me, but Steve Tasker who lives here also but Thurman Thomas - he moved back here. We will make sure, we can almost guarantee that the Buffalo Bills will never leave Western New York."

And the audio link! Click Jim Kelly's Guarantees the Bills will stay link in the Audio Vault.

http://www.wgr550.com/ondemand.php

If this has been posted,sorry!

[OpIv37]

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it's a great gesture but the reality is that if the NFL wants to move the team, there is nothing Kelly, Tasker, or Thurman can do about it.

[Mitchy moo]

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GO Jimbo!!

[YardRat]

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He's getting pretty ballsy with his weekly statements about keeping the team here.

[OpIv37]

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He's getting pretty ballsy with his weekly statements about keeping the team here.

which means either
a) he knows something we don't about the team's future or
b) he's trying to drum up publicity and support in Buffalo as a pre-emptive strike to any attempt by the NFL to move the team.

I'm guessing it's the latter, although the former isn't out of the realm of possibility since Kelly does have first-hand contact with Ralph.

[JD]

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The "almost" part still scares me

[blackonyx89]

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which means either
a) he knows something we don't about the team's future or
b) he's trying to drum up publicity and support in Buffalo as a pre-emptive strike to any attempt by the NFL to move the team.

I'm guessing it's the latter, although the former isn't out of the realm of possibility since Kelly does have first-hand contact with Ralph.

He does have the early inside track. Who better than Jimbo to run things when Ralph's gone. I pray this works out!!

[TacklingDummy]

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Jim Kelly Insists Bills Will Stay


" We will make sure, we can almost guarantee that the Buffalo Bills will never leave Western New York."

[blackonyx89]

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The "almost" part still scares me

You gotta have faith,dude!!!

[Forward_Lateral]

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it's a great gesture but the reality is that if the NFL wants to move the team, there is nothing Kelly, Tasker, or Thurman can do about it.

What? The NFL has nothing to do with moving the team. Whoever buys the team from Ralph will have that say. The only thing the NFL can do is STOP someone from moving the team. I don't understand your comment at all.

[OpIv37]

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What? The NFL has nothing to do with moving the team. Whoever buys the team from Ralph will have that say. The only thing the NFL can do is STOP someone from moving the team. I don't understand your comment at all.

the NFL approves the new owner. If the NFL wants to move the team, all they have to do is deny owners who want to keep the team in Buffalo and sell to someone who wants to move the team. It's that simple.

[Forward_Lateral]

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the NFL approves the new owner. If the NFL wants to move the team, all they have to do is deny owners who want to keep the team in Buffalo and sell to someone who wants to move the team. It's that simple.

And you actually think the NFL would do that?

[BlackMetalNinja]

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Sweet, let's start two threads with the same info in it! AWESOMEEEEEEEEEEE!

[OpIv37]

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And you actually think the NFL would do that?

why wouldn't they? If the league thought they could make more money off a team in Toronto or LA or somewhere else that's not Buffalo, why would they approve an owner who would keep the team in Buffalo?

Now, I'm not saying this is necessarily the case, but it very well could be.

As fans this doesn't make sense to us because we're loyal to the team and the city. But as a business, they want money- they don't share the same loyalty for the team and the city when there's more money elsewhere.

[blackonyx89]

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Sweet, let's start two threads with the same info in it! AWESOMEEEEEEEEEEE!

Yes,isn't it? (sarcasm).



What are you talking about? The original post was about Jim Kelly and Co. possibly being the owners and I had the written story only. Then I found the audio at a later time and made a different thread.