Author: Tony

During recent league meetings, some NFL league officials expressed the opinion that the Buffalo Bills need a new stadium to compete in the NFL, and shouldn’t be putting funds towards renovating the existing Ralph Wilson Stadium. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, who would be a part of any discussions about a new stadium, came out and vehemently disagreed that the Bills need a new stadium to remain competitive–however, he likely didn’t win any fans in the small group that makes up NFL ownership in doing so. Among his comments: “The NFL is not just about making more revenue. It’s about how can you make the most revenue possible. They don’t care about Buffalo. They only care about lining their pockets. And I’m serious when I say that.” Can’t imagine any owners–most of whom are in the NFL (and business in general) to make money–would necessarily disagree, but also can’t believe they would appreciate being colored as greedy. Of course, it may be he wasn’t specifically referring to owners, but league officials–and while it may be true that most don’t care about Buffalo in particular–any more than they care about any other city that has a franchise–you can be sure that having county official bash them won’t help when it comes time for the city to pull at what little heart strings may exist in trying to keep a team in the city...