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Mike and Mike are tearing into Ralphs incoherant comments from yesterday. My uncle says Charlotte radio is all over him as well. Tulsa Sports radio is on him as too.
I don't care he kept the team here blah blah blah, folks ralph just looked like a total idiot on National TV. Not only that fans and owners can now pin this entire delay on RW. Yeah I know it's crap, but when you come out of the meeting room and say 'Uh...I didn't understand it' Instead of 'Well I am glad it worked out' or something like it....you are in trouble.
I for one appreciate all he has DONE. Done being the operative word. I have said for 5 years it is past time to try and find a new owner. Do you guys realise if he died on his plane ride back to Detroit...we have no one to own this team? His kids won't touch it. They have publicly said so about a year or two back. The taxes alone aren't worth it. I read about 2 years ago that someone did an estimate on the taxes vs what Ralph could leave his kids and it wasn't enough to pay the estate taxes and still have any money to run the team. (Signing bonuses etc).
Ralph has been known as a cheap owner. 'But Ice we are near or over the cap each year). Again, TV contracts pay the players salaries. It has been rumored many times (and yes I agree it is rumor) That we couldnt' or wouldn't sign FA's because ralph either couldn't or wouldn't pay the Signing Bonus. he has been cheap on paying coaches. (MM was the 2nd lowest paid HC in the NFL). As for as additional monies, we have talked about him not willing to sell stadium rights etc.
On top of all of that, the PC's for all of this offseason mess was a telling tale. He got tired, Lost train of thought thoughout the interviews. And now this. He comes out and says he voted no because he didn't understand it. 'But ICE it is tough I wouldn't understand it either'. You aren't the owner of a major sports franchise!!! Ralph Wilson is the owner of the Buffalo Bills. It is his JOB TO UNDERSTAND IT! If he can't we have major problems. it is well past time for fans to see and understand this. And let me ask, Where the friggin hell was Jeffery Litman thoughout all of this? The Buffalo Bills 'money man'. He does all of Ralphs bidding etc. Surely he, Overdorf, or someone on that staff should be able to sit in with him and understand it?
Not only are we the laughing stock on the field, we are back to being it again off of the field. And if you think just throwing money at a FA will matter, it won't. We are a LOSING and unstable franchise right now. Our former HC was retained then QUIT a week later. We are ran by two old men. Look at ralph, If I am 28 years old I am NOT signing a 5 year contract in my prime to play here. Ralph could croak and then the team sell and move. I can't afford to do that to my family.
Look I am not meaning to rant but damn folks. I understand what I am saying is worst case scenario somewhat, but that WCS is now closer to reality than not. And ralph wilsons comments last night just put is further in a bad hole.
I don't care he kept the team here blah blah blah, folks ralph just looked like a total idiot on National TV. Not only that fans and owners can now pin this entire delay on RW. Yeah I know it's crap, but when you come out of the meeting room and say 'Uh...I didn't understand it' Instead of 'Well I am glad it worked out' or something like it....you are in trouble.
I for one appreciate all he has DONE. Done being the operative word. I have said for 5 years it is past time to try and find a new owner. Do you guys realise if he died on his plane ride back to Detroit...we have no one to own this team? His kids won't touch it. They have publicly said so about a year or two back. The taxes alone aren't worth it. I read about 2 years ago that someone did an estimate on the taxes vs what Ralph could leave his kids and it wasn't enough to pay the estate taxes and still have any money to run the team. (Signing bonuses etc).
Ralph has been known as a cheap owner. 'But Ice we are near or over the cap each year). Again, TV contracts pay the players salaries. It has been rumored many times (and yes I agree it is rumor) That we couldnt' or wouldn't sign FA's because ralph either couldn't or wouldn't pay the Signing Bonus. he has been cheap on paying coaches. (MM was the 2nd lowest paid HC in the NFL). As for as additional monies, we have talked about him not willing to sell stadium rights etc.
On top of all of that, the PC's for all of this offseason mess was a telling tale. He got tired, Lost train of thought thoughout the interviews. And now this. He comes out and says he voted no because he didn't understand it. 'But ICE it is tough I wouldn't understand it either'. You aren't the owner of a major sports franchise!!! Ralph Wilson is the owner of the Buffalo Bills. It is his JOB TO UNDERSTAND IT! If he can't we have major problems. it is well past time for fans to see and understand this. And let me ask, Where the friggin hell was Jeffery Litman thoughout all of this? The Buffalo Bills 'money man'. He does all of Ralphs bidding etc. Surely he, Overdorf, or someone on that staff should be able to sit in with him and understand it?
Not only are we the laughing stock on the field, we are back to being it again off of the field. And if you think just throwing money at a FA will matter, it won't. We are a LOSING and unstable franchise right now. Our former HC was retained then QUIT a week later. We are ran by two old men. Look at ralph, If I am 28 years old I am NOT signing a 5 year contract in my prime to play here. Ralph could croak and then the team sell and move. I can't afford to do that to my family.
Look I am not meaning to rant but damn folks. I understand what I am saying is worst case scenario somewhat, but that WCS is now closer to reality than not. And ralph wilsons comments last night just put is further in a bad hole.
We all understand that one, newbie...it's the subject of threads pretty regularly...has been since the Zone's inception
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