(01-05-2018, 03:38 PM)HandsomeRob86 Wrote:

(01-05-2018, 03:25 PM)Bills Guy Wrote: I’m not sure that you understand how this thing works. The OWNER decides where the team plays, not the league. The Bills are owned by a very rich guy that has roots and a substantial investment in WNY. They call it Pegulaville. The second that he and his wife purchased the team ensured that the Bills would remain in WNY for generations.

Wow, I am not in denial that Jags is at some risk of moving. But this post sounds exactly like someone on this board saying that Khan building/buying the shipyards will make him stay in J-Ville. Growth and profit make owners stay. That requires new stadiums revenue etc. With a shrinking population Buffalo is already doing the opposite of growth. What happens when its time for you guys to fork out for the new stadium? Is Buffalo gonna pay for that? Jacksonville just did renovations a couple years ago and I think is very likely to help with a new stadium cause a. our town is growing, and b. we have done it before.

Media talk is cheap, we will see what happens when you guys get past 2020 on the move front (or whenever that penalty ends).

No, seriously the Bills owner also owns the Sabres. He owns about half of downtown as well. His wife is from there. You won’t find anyone with knowledge of he situation in the league, state or city that thinks relocation is even a possibility. The team is owned by Kim and Terry. Kim is only 48 and they have kids that want the teams (plural) as well. This isn’t delusional; it is informed. 

It sounds like the majority of the stadium will be funded by the Pegula’s and Jeremy Jacobs. There is ZERO concern in WNY about relocation. 

With all due respect you don’t know much on the topic if you think that relocation is a possibility for the Bills. That was a conversation prior to the sale but no longer an option. There were all kinds of stipulations in the lease that tied the team to WNY which is what scared of buyers that thought about moving the team. They would have had to be a lame duck for at least 7 seasons. The Pegula’s were the dream buyers and the moment they got involved ended that.

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