[Bette]

The Buffalo Bills are going to be paid $78 million, more than double their calculated 2006 operating income, to play 8 games in Toronto over the next 5 years.

Buffalo Bills News » Bills to be paid $78 million to play in Toronto

What do you think of this?

[Lefty Noob]

I think it's an incredibly smart, saavy business move, and it will likely lead other teams to play copycat.

[Seahawker 562]

makin bank, i dont see a downside

[Dusty]

Originally Posted by Seahawker 562

makin bank, i dont see a downside

You will when every team skips town for a better offer and "team free agency" occurs I think. Now it seems imminent unfortunately.

[Bette]

Originally Posted by Dusty

You will when every team skips town for a better offer and "team free agency" occurs I think. Now it seems imminent unfortunately.

I was thinking something along the same line. That's a lot of money and I bet they will get treated like royalty.
Who's going to be next?

[Dusty]

Originally Posted by Bette

I was thinking something along the same line. That's a lot of money and I bet they will get treated like royalty.
Who's going to be next?

Well if everyone is going to go for the short term profit and not give a hoot about the long term effects of all this relocation than the NFL is headed for some stormy weather. The NHL thought they were "making bank" by moving teams to Nashville, Atlanta, Columbus, etc. and look at them now! The NHL is a disaster!! Must the same happen to the NFL?? If money is going to be the solid bottom line and team owners adopt the "Scott Boras Policy" with cities and stadiums than the NFL is really gonna suck. Relocation is a dud!! The NFL is #1 so leave it alone please!!!

[GoBears51]

It's just another way the NFL, and especially the team trying to expand and bring in all that Money, Look at last season with the Giants and Dolphins playing in Europe. Knowing NFL and teams can't be profitable now to open-up to new expansion team, but do the next best thing and play somewhere else, where all tickets will be sold out at top dollars like in europe and other countries, where the Euros are worth alot more than Our Dollars. It's all about the Money,always has and always will. It's Business.

[Dusty]

Originally Posted by GoBears51

It's just another way the NFL, and especially the team trying to expand and bring in all that Money, Look at last season with the Giants and Dolphins playing in Europe. Knowing NFL and teams can't be profitable now to open-up to new expansion team, but do the next best thing and play somewhere else, where all tickets will be sold out at top dollars like in europe and other countries, where the Euros are worth alot more than Our Dollars. It's all about the Money,always has and always will. It's Business.

Business especially in pro-sports always seems to drool at quick money and then in a few years it proves to be a disastrous move in one way or another. All pro-sports not just the NFL are guilty of this.