Buffalo Bills Release Brad Jefferson, Announce Pre-Season Blackout
by Brian Galliford on Aug 30, 2011 11:43 AM EDT
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The Buffalo Bills needed to release one more player to get down to the NFL-mandated 80-player roster size by this afternoon, and they've done just that, announcing that they've cut undrafted free agent rookie Brad Jefferson.
Jefferson was the victim of a numbers game at inside linebacker, where the team has several veterans and drafted rookies that took precedent. His release means that the Bills won't have to make another roster move until Saturday, when they must trim their roster to 53 players.
Pre-season finale blacked out
In other news, the Bills have also announced that Thursday's home pre-season finale against the Detroit Lions has not sold out, and will be blacked out on local television. It's the second straight pre-season game to be blacked out, and just like last week's game against Jacksonville, it will likely re-air on local television on a tape delay at some point.
Last season, the Bills had sold out two regular season games by mid-July. To our knowledge, the team hasn't yet announced sellouts for any of their seven home games at Ralph Wilson Stadium this season.
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..they’ve cut undrafted free agent rookie Brad Jefferson.
Cue the “movin’ on up” song from the sitcom “The Jeffersons”.
Year two is upon us.
by Buffalo for Eternity on Aug 30, 2011 11:46 AM EDT reply actions
Ya have to wonder why the delay. Something needed to be done.
There could be questions about a player close to IR or maybe they are giving someone of those vets one last chance etc…. It makes me wonder why there was a delay. We are dare I say deep at ILB?
YOU ARE OUT of you kuku fufu mine craker laker Flaber baber FUNKI chunki brain. WE want to winn every year -- abayarde
c'mon guys
I don’t understand those home games not sold out? What’s happening. If i’m living in your country, i will not miss any Bills home game! I watched a lot of Titans games in the last 2 years, rooting for VY, and they have i think 3 consecutive seasons with sold-outs! They are not making th playoffs too. What’s going on? I don’t want my Buffalo Bills moving out and became the LA Somethings!
by Fernando brazil on Aug 30, 2011 11:54 AM EDT reply actions
Sellouts won’t keep the team in Buffalo if a billionaire wants to move them to LA. Buffalo doesn’t have the large corporate sponsorship that LA does. Recent events have also burst the “But Goodell will want the Bills to stay in Buffalo!” bubble. But billionaire and former Sabres owner Tom Golisano has expressed interest in buying the Bills…supposedly.
by buffaloranger on Aug 30, 2011 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm living here
in Brazil, but like any Bills fan, i really don’t want the Bills to move. Maybe Tom Golisano can buy and keep the team in NY
by Fernando brazil on Aug 30, 2011 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions
explanation
last year I walked a picket line for four months because my employer wanted to cut my wages by 15% and increase my benefit cost. The good news is I had an employer, the bad news is many don’t. The fact that they didn’t cut my wages by 15% is the reason I can afford cable and the internet but not the season tickets for me and my family. Also, the season tickets are very reasonable, it is the cost of parking and tailgating and all the extras that make that game day experience just outside the price range.
YOU ARE OUT of you kuku fufu mine craker laker Flaber baber FUNKI chunki brain. WE want to winn every year -- abayarde
ok i understand you
but please explain me, how a team like the Titans can sellout all his games in the last 3 years or more and we can’t? It’s anything with Nashville and Weastern New York or what?
by Fernando brazil on Aug 30, 2011 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Because their stadium sits 4000 less people.
Because Tennessee has made the playoffs in the last century.
Because they have a game-changing dynamic player on their team.
Because Nashville has ~400k more people living there than Buffalo.
Because the same can be said for their metro areas.
Because Nashville actually has some industry.
by twoeightnine on Aug 30, 2011 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
thanks for the information
but i think we have a better team than theirs right now
by Fernando brazil on Aug 30, 2011 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree…though the 4,000 seats could make a big difference.
"Slowly all the roles we act out become our identity. And in the end we are what we pretend to be." - Jerry Cantrell.
I live in TN and I think they have sold out every regular season game since they built the new stadium.
Not positive though.
Football fans in TN love their football. High school is huge, and they love them sum UT. Problem is, Knoxville is 4 hours away and its hard to get tickets.
Vandy sucks.
So Bud Adams gets a rabid football fanbase with jobs by default.
"There is not a loser in this room." Marv Levy.
by SERGEANT MAJOR THOR on Aug 30, 2011 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions
also
how much you have to paid to see one game, and how much is to buy a season pack for all home games?
by Fernando brazil on Aug 30, 2011 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions
for me it is not so much the cost to go to the game as it is
the cost to live in WNY. compared to the wages I recieve. It is a possibility, but other than my son, there isn’t much fandom in the family and trust me if my wife contributed financially it wouldn’t be towards the Bills on Sunday.
YOU ARE OUT of you kuku fufu mine craker laker Flaber baber FUNKI chunki brain. WE want to winn every year -- abayarde
wifes
i know how hard is to make they understand our hobbies. Way better go to a shopping center and buy a lot of shoes
by Fernando brazil on Aug 30, 2011 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
You have to remember these are preseason games that do not matter in the W/L column at all and yet they are being sold at full price. Doesn’t add up to me. I would never pay full price to see an inferior product that has little more say than who makes the team or not.
"You are every bit as good as everyone else, but not one bit better."
-Eldred Lee
It’d be like paying full price to see a movie trailer or to watch drivers compete for the pole.
It’s silly and I don’t care if they never sell out. I’m not missing out really. It’s sloppy football with largely unimaginative play. I usually just fall asleep if it’s televised, anyway.
In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
In the year two thousAAAAAAND!
by TheAfghanTwilight on Aug 31, 2011 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Quick and simple
I had season tix 2 years ago and cancelled them the following year. As VanScott said it’s not so much the ticket price that costs a lot but the gas to drive there, the parking, the concessions etc. Also people will always love the Bills but people are going to only spend their money on a quality product, i.e. if the team plays well the fans will come out but if the team doesn’t play well (for years and years and years then people are going to stop showing up).
Couple years ago the Bills looked about as bad roster wise as they do right now but went out and signed one Terrell Owens and all a sudden most the games were soldout. He was known as an entertainer and a gamechanger and fans were willing to pay and see that.
The Bills have been cutting costs, losing some fan favorite players, and the roster outside of a few names don’t have many exciting players people want to pay a lot to see. After 11 years and counting of no playoffs and some people disagreeing with the direction of the team fans I believe have finally reached their breaking point. They’ll watch for free at home, or pay for Sunday Ticket through Direct TV but aren’t going to shell out the high costs for tickets anymore until the team starts playing well and the owner starts paying for good players again.
Also keep in mind that some people (albeit maybe not a lot) but some may not be a fan of the new stadium rules of absolutely no smoking allowed (the designated smoking areas have beeen removed) and if you walk out of the gates to smoke you will NOT be let back in they said. Also the stadium lot is opening 1 hr later now in an attempt to limit the amount of drinking before games but I don’t see that really helping, probably just cause people to drink more in less time. Like I said these rules probably don’t have a huge effect but maybe some.
"I promise you, ... When I come back, I'm going to be like a mad dog in a meat house." -Takeo Spikes
This is it in a nutshell, I think:
The Bills have been cutting costs, losing some fan favorite players, and the roster outside of a few names don’t have many exciting players people want to pay a lot to see. After 11 years and counting of no playoffs and some people disagreeing with the direction of the team fans I believe have finally reached their breaking point. They’ll watch for free at home, or pay for Sunday Ticket through Direct TV but aren’t going to shell out the high costs for tickets anymore until the team starts playing well and the owner starts paying for good players again.
The same old same-old, isn’t going to fly any longer.
In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
In the year two thousAAAAAAND!
by TheAfghanTwilight on Aug 31, 2011 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Cut more now
If they know of more guys who won’t make it, they should just cut them. Why aren’t they? Probably because they’d rather play them than the starters for the preseason game.
Answering ur own questions
I'm waitin'..... @killascript on twitter
by killascript on Aug 30, 2011 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions
As this article says,
there are players who are still competing for roster spots, and many of the undrafted rookies have a chance to make the prectice squad. The Bills brass aren’t keeping these players for the last preseason game just to keep you on the edge of your seat.
Brad Jefferson
That may be the biggest font and first headline ever has had and may ever get, best of luck to him and thanks for being a Bill.
Changes
Buffalo has also made some recent changes w/ regard to parking and driving route changes that don’t sound all that great to me. As you have all said it is expensive to go and enjoy the day/game and making it less convenient for fans to enjoy it the way they used to is not a very good idea for a team who really shouldn’t be selling out games anyways. I love the Bills as much as any of you, but I really as I have stated before about the no smoking thing this is all not a good idea.
Make changes later
Make changes like this that are substantial after you put a winning product on the field.
Buffalo was far behind the mark on this one with the smoking ban. Hell here in baltimore smoking in any building or people place of work is illegal. basicslly.do it outside away.from people or in your home.
"This is a chance to shine some light on the city, They say it’s too cold. I’m going to bring some warmth to it." Marcell Dareus
by matthew62 on Aug 30, 2011 1:05 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
same
Smokeing has been illegal in ny public places for years with is bs I used to smoke I don’t any more but people schould be allowed to
by justin1 on Aug 30, 2011 1:23 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
It makes sense when you think about it. Why should I be forced to breath your smoke when you could go outside. If you can not.cause your at a.game you gotta wait. Your fault.for being addicted in the first place.
"This is a chance to shine some light on the city, They say it’s too cold. I’m going to bring some warmth to it." Marcell Dareus
by matthew62 on Aug 30, 2011 1:30 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
The game is outside
The entire stadium is outside, but I certainly did not want to argue about this as it is about as debatable as trying to talk about abortion. Either way the Bills have made some relatively serious changes all in one year w/ regard to the game experience. I am excited about the new field and stuff as well, but kind of leery on the Abbott road being closed and not being able to save spots for fellow tailgaters. It’s fun, but lets be honest getting too and from the game is already a whole day affair and kind of a pain in the a$$ so inconveniencing it even more will not sit well. I do hope every game is sold out, but the older I get, especially w/ 3 younger kids, I will not be attending any this year. Funniest thing is that smoking is the least of the problems at the Ralph as it doesn’t make it any more kid friendly. I wouldn’t take my kids their if there was a gun to my head and it has nothing to do w/ the second hand smoke.
Biggest problem is 95% of adult male bill fans dont know how to behave or appropiate drinking habits. Since you.can’t reserve spaces everyone lines up and goes in as a group. I know tailgating is serious but the fact tailgaters across america will.fight over reserved spots is rediculous. Traffic I live in baltimore so traffic here is worse. Use to live in buffalo. People here also drive like.canadians even worse when in traffic. Their is a family section at the ralph or at least their use to be. From what I hear the bathrooms could use upgrading. The experience you get has more to do with the fans than the facilities. But alot of guys use.sunday at a football.stadium as.a reason to be stupid.
"This is a chance to shine some light on the city, They say it’s too cold. I’m going to bring some warmth to it." Marcell Dareus
by matthew62 on Aug 30, 2011 3:46 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I'd say about 50%
Even if you line up in a group there is no way to guarantee you’ll actually get into the parking lot even remotely at the same time. Family section in the stadium?? Never heard of that and just because you have a family does not mean you are well behaved. I remember going there at age 8 and having to pee in a giant urinal w/ about 16 other grown men (it was like a circular troth). Fact is there is nothing family or classy about going to a game and some of these restrictions are ridiculous and are not going to help improve the overall experience for anyone. Putting a winning product on the field is the key here, it will always be crazy and that’s fine, but don’t make stupid changes that will not better anything and then say it will. During the press conference on buffalobills.com Russ Brandon and a bunch of people who have probably never sat anywhere but a heated press box said that banning smoking will make this already family friendly event even better. Give me a break.
haha
No it wasn’t, but that was an awesome answer. hahahahaha.
actually, yes they are sinks
The urinals are against the wall.
"Being a Bills Fan is a Tough Job for Tough People…" – Luther6
Club level section 225 is a family center. Yah said bathrooms need to be upgraded from what I hear its gotten pretty bad.
"This is a chance to shine some light on the city, They say it’s too cold. I’m going to bring some warmth to it." Marcell Dareus
by matthew62 on Aug 30, 2011 7:15 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Haven't gotten bad? They were always bad!
You can tell that they were made for mass use not sanitary or acceptable use. Again that’s fine I am not complaining, it’s just that trying to make other improvements and claim to be making it more family friendly is just completely ridiculous. I think football is football and just as the league has gotten a little nuts w/ trying to rid the game of hitting, the stadiums have tried to fix irrelevant problems before fixing the main concerns or maybe just realizing it’s part of the game/experience. If I’m going to spend $300 and pee in a troth and hang out w/ trashy people all day I should be able to go outside (in the designated area) and have a smoke at halftime. Maybe they should ban the real problem, drinking! Trust me that will be next.
I said pretty bad havnt been there.since I was in like kindergarten so cut me.a little slack haha. I just.clearly remember urinals the troth thing is rediculous though.
"This is a chance to shine some light on the city, They say it’s too cold. I’m going to bring some warmth to it." Marcell Dareus
by matthew62 on Aug 30, 2011 7:54 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Slack Cut
No worries at all just stating some of my opinions. You have not missed much though from a performance stand point or a stadium improvement stand point. The troth I remember so vividly cause I was so scarred by it. haha. Either way couldn’t have been too bad have been a die hard Bills fan since I can remember, Troth and all : )
If smoking was something people didn’t share with others, that might be fine. The fact of the matter is that one person’s cigarette is an entire area’s health issue.
In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
In the year two thousAAAAAAND!
by TheAfghanTwilight on Aug 31, 2011 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Ticket Office
Has told people that the Raiders and Eagles games are near sell outs, down to single seats. The Pats game has a few thousand tickets left, I’d imagine that will sell out quickly. I’m sure the Jets game will too, it will be a travesity if the opener doesn’t sell out, but it will. The lockout didn’t prepare people to save up money for tickets.
Detroit is looking scary good.
"A deaf person can hear better than a ignorant person."- Unknown Comedian
What if NFL fans had a lockout? I know it sounds crazy but.. We finance its’ very existance. players hold out=no season=no money… so owners give in …save season and make their millions. or billions.
It doesnt matter to ralph if the games blacked out … He still makes his money.
by Feedjasper on Aug 31, 2011 5:31 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Looks like a new uniform and fancy turf isn't enough to lure fans in to the stadium for organized practices.
Who in their right mind would waste their money on a game that doesn’t even count towards the season? It’s a waste of everyone’s time when they trot guys out for a few runs down the field, then throw in the replacements. There are very few fans who could give a flying fig how the battle for backup DT, or OL, or WR, or LB plays out. They want to see the starters and see them perform in a meaninful game.
Oh and it’s Detroit and as far as most people are concerned, the one team as laughable as the Bills have been the last decade. (Yes, I know the Lions are preseason darlings.)
In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
In the year two thousAAAAAAND!
by TheAfghanTwilight on Aug 31, 2011 9:36 AM EDT reply actions
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