Time for Bills to take chances
I was one of fewer than 30,000 people sitting in the stands watching Joe Montana and the 49ers pick apart the Kay Stevenson-coached Bills. That was back in the days when attendance could actually determine the profitability of an NFL franchise. Ralph Wilson took notice, hired a football man in Bill Polian, and the greatest days in Bills history ensued.
The television revenue is now enormous, and any NFL franchise could lock the gates and still make money. The quest for excellence starts at the top, and Ralph, as all of us, has aged. The Bills could be worth a dollar, or a billion dollars. To Ralph, it doesn’t matter. He will not personally reap the benefits of the eventual franchise sale; his heirs will. So we are in the midst of a “caretaking” regime, where the Bills are run by bean counters holding the value as stable as possible, and not taking any risks.
Ralph, you and my dad are members of “The Greatest Generation,” who went out and saved the world. I couldn’t see Ike or Patton developing a “holding” strategy, waiting for someone else to define their success. Give us some football people, people who are competent, who are proven winners, who demand excellence and abhor defeat.
Ken Wojcieszek
Snyder
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