Buffalo has not taken a postseason breath since Frank Wycheck and Kevin Dyson of the Tennessee Titans hooked up on a cross-field lateral, known as the Music City Miracle. The Titans would advance to the Super Bowl that year. The Bills would miss the playoffs over the next 12 consecutive seasons.
Long term futility can make it extremely difficult to attract high profile, sought after free agents. Let’s also throw in the fact that the Bills play in Buffalo, the NFL’s second smallest market (Green Bay), a cold weather, Upstate New York, declining industrial town with few cosmopolitan comforts.
| Buffalo's picturesque skyline: oh so sexy! 1 |
$50 MILLION MAKEOVER
Former Houston Texans defensive end/linebacker Mario Williams was the biggest defensive free agent name on the 2012 offseason market. He is one of the most feared pass rushers in the NFL, a game changing force. On Thursday, media outlets reported that Williams signed a long term deal with the not-so-glamorous Bills worth potentially over $100 million with $50 million in guaranteed money.
Williams could have chosen to play for any NFL team. While different teams have different needs and salary cap demands, it is reasonable to assume that any team would have made him an offer with an eight figure annual salary and eight figures in guarantees. Miami, Chicago, San Diego, Houston, Dallas, Atlanta…no matter how sexy these cities may sound, the town with the most good reasons to attract a player often wins the recruiting war. The Bills had fifty million of them and got their man.
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| Mario! I was just skiing down me mountain of gold. Welcome to the club boy-o! 2 |
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