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Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson in no hurry to add games in Toronto - ESPN
GROSSE POINTE SHORES, Mich. -- Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson is in no hurry to have his team play more than one annual regular-season game in Toronto.
Wilson told The Associated Press on Sunday he'd prefer waiting "two or three years" to determine whether the northern experiment is a success before he'd consider reworking the contract reached last year with Toronto-based Rogers Communications. The Bills are locked into playing five regular-season -- one a year -- and three preseason games in Toronto under the agreement which runs through 2012.
Rogers officials have expressed interest in adding at least one additional regular-season game a year, particularly if the NFL goes forward with a proposal to expand its regular-season schedule to 17 or 18 games.
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High-priced tickets averaging just under $200 were considered a major reason why Toronto organizers experienced difficulty selling out Buffalo's regular-season game against Miami on Dec. 7. There were also thousands of empty seats for Buffalo's preseason game against Pittsburgh in August.
Organizers have already attempted addressed that concern by lowering prices by 17 percent, including pricing 11,000 tickets at less than $100. Last year, only 4,700 tickets were priced at under $100.
Another disappointment for the Bills was how the game lacked a "home" atmosphere. Aside from being played inside the domed Rogers Centre, rather than in the wintery outdoors at Ralph Wilson Stadium, there was also a large contingent of Dolphins fans in attendance for Miami's 16-3 win.
The Bills "host" another AFC East rival, the New York Jets, in this year's game at Toronto,scheduled for Dec. 3. Buffalo is not scheduled to play a preseason game in Toronto until next summer.
The Bills were interested in playing in Toronto in a bid to expand their market and tap into the revenue-generating potential of Canada's largest city and financial capital. Toronto is considered part of the Bills' market, and located about a 90-minute drive east of Buffalo.
The deal is already paying off for the Bills, who are getting $78 million -- more than double their calculated 2006 operating income -- to effectively lease their games to Toronto organizers.
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BayBuck;1529847; said:
Bills fire OC Turk Schonert right before the end of preseason, promote former backup Alex Van Pelt. Not looking good for Jauron's playoffs-or-bust season :ohwell:
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P-to-the-A-to-the-N-to-the-I-to-the-C

On the other hand, their "no huddle" was so awful from what I saw that if they go away from that, they might just salvage their season yet.
 
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This preseason has been a complete disaster for the Bills. I don't see anyway this year is going to be good, thus no way Jauron keeps his job at the end of the year. I wouldn't mind hiring Jon Gruden or Mike Shanahan for next year. I think a tough guy like Gruden would be a great fit in a blue-collar city like Buffalo, the fans would love him.
 
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Buckeye Nut;1530084; said:
This preseason has been a complete disaster for the Bills. I don't see anyway this year is going to be good, thus no way Jauron keeps his job at the end of the year. I wouldn't mind hiring Jon Gruden or Mike Shanahan for next year. I think a tough guy like Gruden would be a great fit in a blue-collar city like Buffalo, the fans would love him.
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I'm a Bills season ticket holder and all I can say is thank god for the Buckeyes!!!! Its shaping up for the Bills to be getting a top 5 pick in the 2010 Draft. We make the Bengals and Broncos look like well run franchises. First year I can remember having almost no optimism. The only thing I'm looking forward to is the tailgating and seeing the throwbacks 4 times this year.
 
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Bucklion;1529859; said:
P-to-the-A-to-the-N-to-the-I-to-the-C

On the other hand, their "no huddle" was so awful from what I saw that if they go away from that, they might just salvage their season yet.
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Yea if we got away from it LOL Jauron said we're keeping it. Ugh the only team we beat in the preseason was the lowly Bears :(
 
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osucollegebuck;1530135; said:
I'm a Bills season ticket holder and all I can say is thank god for the Buckeyes!!!! Its shaping up for the Bills to be getting a top 5 pick in the 2010 Draft. We make the Bengals and Broncos look like well run franchises. First year I can remember having almost no optimism. The only thing I'm looking forward to is the tailgating and seeing the throwbacks 4 times this year.
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I know, my optimism has decreased exponentially from a month ago. Oh well, I'll still watch and hope for the best.
 
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I guess having Bud Adams give him the double bird was the last straw for Ralph Wilson. Those old boys have been going at it for 50 years. :biggrin:
 
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Chan Gailey reportedly headed to Buffalo ?| ajc.com

Former Georgia Tech coach Chan Gailey has emerged as the front-runner for the Buffalo Bills head coaching vacancy, FoxSports.com's Jay Glazer reports.

The 57-year-old Gailey interviewed with the Bills, who haven't made the playoffs since 1999, last week and he is expected to meet with team owner Ralph Wilson and GM Buddy Nix again this week. "As long as talks don’t break down, Gailey is expected to be hired as the Bills head coach within the next 24-48 hours," Glazer wrote.

Gailey was 44-33 in six seasons with Georgia Tech. Kansas City named him offensive coordinator in 2008 but he was fired after the Chiefs brought in a new head coach prior to the 2009 season.

Gailey was a well-regarded offensive assistant with Denver and Pittsburgh before being named Dallas' head coach in 1998. He led the Cowboys to the playoffs twice but was fired following a lackluster 8-8 campaign in 1999.
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Idiotic....a hire to put a coach in place for an extra 2-4 weeks is not worth the future of the franchise. Leslie Frazier's defense dominates Dallas so Minnesota moves on and the Bills decide they can't wait?

Good luck with your next coaching hire in 3-4 years....
 
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billmac91;1645210; said:
Idiotic....a hire to put a coach in place for an extra 2-4 weeks is not worth the future of the franchise. Leslie Frazier's defense dominates Dallas so Minnesota moves on and the Bills decide they can't wait?

Good luck with your next coaching hire in 3-4 years....
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Some coaches are just better coordinators. That is Chan Gailey. Sorry Bills fans - this won't end well. :(
 
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