Dont drink the water
04-14-2006, 02:56 PM
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=471651
Only in Buffalo, a town that's always looking over its shoulder in fear of what will go wrong next, can Ralph Wilson's warning about the Bills' future be instantly translated into the team preparing to relocate to Los Angeles.
Doesn't matter Wilson prefaced each statement by saying he remains committed to keeping the team in Buffalo.
But a careful analysis of what Wilson said reflects otherwise.
Much was made about Wilson's statement that he may no longer be able to keep his promise of keeping the Bills in Buffalo. What he meant, as Wilson explained to The Associated Press afterward, is that he is concerned that a new owner would not be able to afford to keep the team in Buffalo based on the potential restrictions included in the new labor deal.
As a result, Wilson is reconsidering plans regarding who might succeed him. Rather than having his estate sell the franchise, he's considering keeping the team within the family, something he had previously ruled out.
Yet, somehow, Wilson is being painted as the bad guy for attempting to take a proactive stance. Perhaps, he should've stayed quiet and merely allowed the franchise's next owner take the heat.
Let the fear mongers post and writers/radio jockeys from Buffalo full of hot air write tripe, Ralph and his supporters are trying to keep Bills in Buffalo.
Only in Buffalo, a town that's always looking over its shoulder in fear of what will go wrong next, can Ralph Wilson's warning about the Bills' future be instantly translated into the team preparing to relocate to Los Angeles.
Doesn't matter Wilson prefaced each statement by saying he remains committed to keeping the team in Buffalo.
But a careful analysis of what Wilson said reflects otherwise.
Much was made about Wilson's statement that he may no longer be able to keep his promise of keeping the Bills in Buffalo. What he meant, as Wilson explained to The Associated Press afterward, is that he is concerned that a new owner would not be able to afford to keep the team in Buffalo based on the potential restrictions included in the new labor deal.
As a result, Wilson is reconsidering plans regarding who might succeed him. Rather than having his estate sell the franchise, he's considering keeping the team within the family, something he had previously ruled out.
Yet, somehow, Wilson is being painted as the bad guy for attempting to take a proactive stance. Perhaps, he should've stayed quiet and merely allowed the franchise's next owner take the heat.
Let the fear mongers post and writers/radio jockeys from Buffalo full of hot air write tripe, Ralph and his supporters are trying to keep Bills in Buffalo.