Bill Brasky
04-16-2006, 06:20 AM
Take the Renegades out of Ottawa and what you have is a city without a professional football team, period. Even the die-hards among that city's fans realize the death of the Glieberman-run flea circus might actually be a good thing in the long run for the sport in Canada's capital.
Take the Bills out of Buffalo, though, and what you would have is a city, and area, with its heart torn out. Having an NFL franchise in Orchard Park is the No. 1 thing that puts Western New York on the map. Take the Bills out of the equation and it adds up to one big zero.
Ralph Wilson, the ancient owner of the Bills, the only one the franchise has had since he created it in 1960, has lately been warning ominously that the future of the operation is even more perilous than usual. Prompting this alarmist headline over a column in the Buffalo News: "It's inevitable the Bills will eventually go."
Death. Taxes. And, bye-bye Buffalo Bills.
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Take the Bills out of Buffalo, though, and what you would have is a city, and area, with its heart torn out. Having an NFL franchise in Orchard Park is the No. 1 thing that puts Western New York on the map. Take the Bills out of the equation and it adds up to one big zero.
Ralph Wilson, the ancient owner of the Bills, the only one the franchise has had since he created it in 1960, has lately been warning ominously that the future of the operation is even more perilous than usual. Prompting this alarmist headline over a column in the Buffalo News: "It's inevitable the Bills will eventually go."
Death. Taxes. And, bye-bye Buffalo Bills.
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