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It has everything to do with ZERO marquee players. ZERO playoffs in a decade. A poor owner who makes the franchise look dumb everytime he opens his mouth.
Winning and having a superstar make you relevant.
Is Green Bay a large market? Phoenix? Pittsburgh? New Orleans?
No, they're teams with marquee players who win.
Point noted. Conversely, even if the Cowboys or Giants are bad, they get national attention. Hence my original post. Buffalo is considered an outpost in the NFL, and unfortunately for use, is irrelevant.
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Adjective: Having or showing no skill; clumsy.
He has not done anything meaningful in the league. He is exciting and talented. He was highly regarded out of college. He is not a star. I bet you thought Paul Posluszny was a star too. What about Trent?
By your definition of a star dilutes the premise of one. Don't be so bitter dude, it will be ok.
Now "Spiller's done nothing in the regular season."
Later it's "Spiller's done nothing in the playoffs"
Later still "Spiller's done nothing in the Super Bowl"
Finally "Okay Spiller got lucky once being SB MVP and all. Let's see him do it again."
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2. Legalize all drugs.
3. Quit your day job.
4. All Religion should be taxed.
5. Cut down on carbohydrates.
6. F**k her gently.
7. Never believe what people tell you after a show.
8. Always take a spoon full of Metamucil after a heavy day of eating.
9. Get at least 9 hours of sleep a day.
10. Eatin' ain't cheatin'.
Point noted. Conversely, even if the Cowboys or Giants are bad, they get national attention. Hence my original post. Buffalo is considered an outpost in the NFL, and unfortunately for use, is irrelevant.
Dallas gets national attention due to Jerry Jones.
I remember years where no one gave a crap about the Giants back when Dave Brown was there...but they are in a large market so when they're anywhere near a decent team they'll get publicity.
Teams in small markets only get publicity when they're good.
Our stupid owner has created alot of the bad press. The "cash to cap", his whinning at the owner's meetings, making it sound like our fans can barely rub two nickles together for a season ticket, hiring Marv Levy as GM, Brandon, Modrak.
The issue is when a National guy makes up crap it hurts us because some guy is sitting in Green Bay listening, and now repeating how stupid it was to cut Levi Brown.
Our stupid owner has created alot of the bad press. The "cash to cap", his whinning at the owner's meetings, making it sound like our fans can barely rub two nickles together for a season ticket, hiring Marv Levy as GM, Brandon, Modrak.
The issue is when a National guy makes up crap it hurts us because some guy is sitting in Green Bay listening, and now repeating how stupid it was to cut Levi Brown.
Agreed except about Ralph being stupid. The man is old & not as sharp as he once was, but MANY teams are using cash to cap, Ralph just articulated it.
Ralph was also right about the last CBA. At the time, the National media ridiculed him, but now ALL the owners are in agreement with him.
Dallas gets national attention due to Jerry Jones.
I remember years where no one gave a crap about the Giants back when Dave Brown was there...but they are in a large market so when they're anywhere near a decent team they'll get publicity.
Teams in small markets only get publicity when they're good.
Ehhhh kind of my point. At any rate, we agree that there are no stars.
in·ept
Adjective: Having or showing no skill; clumsy.
I said "BUDDING" STAR, as in about to be. I was PIZZED the 49ers took Willis & the Bills got stuck with Poz, but he is a solid player, will NEVER be a star. If you read any of my posts on Trent, you will know how I feel about him, I'm not a big fan.
Good for you. You still don't really understand though. CJ Spiller is not a star in the NFL. He's on some people's radar, of course. We hope he will be a star. My point is that we have hoped for a lot of our draft picks to be stars and I don't need to tell you how many of them have turned out.
You said budding (this time in caps, with quotes, nice job champ) as a way to bail yourself out, because you know your argument is invalid. You really want to say that Spiller will save the franchise, is worth 5 wins on his own, is better than AP, blah, blah, blah, hoping that if you say stuff like that long enough...just one time....just once...it's going to be true.
Let me guess, you are so smart you hated the Lynch pick from day one, you knew J.P. was incapable of making quick decisions on the field, and you knew Whitner wasn't a playmaker. You have never, ever marked out this bad for a single Bills draft pick in your entire life.
in·ept
Adjective: Having or showing no skill; clumsy.
Good for you. You still don't really understand though. CJ Spiller is not a star in the NFL. He's on some people's radar, of course. We hope he will be a star. My point is that we have hoped for a lot of our draft picks to be stars and I don't need to tell you how many of them have turned out.
You said budding (this time in caps, with quotes, nice job champ) as a way to bail yourself out, because you know your argument is invalid. You really want to say that Spiller will save the franchise, is worth 5 wins on his own, is better than AP, blah, blah, blah, hoping that if you say stuff like that long enough...just one time....just once...it's going to be true.
Let me guess, you are so smart you hated the Lynch pick from day one, you knew J.P. was incapable of making quick decisions on the field, and you knew Whitner wasn't a playmaker. You have never, ever marked out this bad for a single Bills draft pick in your entire life.
Well Kreskin stop trying to read my mind because you are not any good at it.
I put budding in caps in response to you because you were too stupid to understand it in my 1st post.
I will bet you that if he stays healthy Spiller will be a STAR for a number of years in the NFL & the National media is already taking notice of him.
I do not expext Spiller to lead the Bills to the Super Bowl this year but I would not be surprised if he helps them win a few games this year. He is a great draft pick & a player to build around.
Well Kreskin stop trying to read my mind because you are not any good at it.
I put budding in caps in response to you because you were too stupid to understand it in my 1st post.
I will bet you that if he stays healthy Spiller will be a STAR for a number of years in the NFL & the National media is already taking notice of him.
I do not expext Spiller to lead the Bills to the Super Bowl this year but I would not be surprised if he helps them win a few games this year. He is a great draft pick & a player to build around.
Yup, you're right dude. I'm clearly stupid. I'm glad you capitalized STAR again for me. I didn't expext that, but it's much appreciated.
in·ept
Adjective: Having or showing no skill; clumsy.
buffalo the city is shrinking. western new york is relatively the same size. maybe a little smaller, but still a major area to market to.
if the bills win games, the national media covers it. green bay, minnesota, new orleans are all small towns with similar demographics or smaller than us.
we just have to win and win convincingly for half the season. if we are in the hunt, they'll cover us.
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