Among Buffalo's recent high draft picks, most have been either hurt or underperformed this season. The team's former starting quarterback, Trent Edwards, has been benched in favour of Ryan Fitzpatrick. Non-marquee opponents: For the second year in a row their Toronto visit features an AFC East opponent coming off a non-playoff season that has little star power.
When the Dolphins were announced as the Bills first opponent for Toronto April of , the team was coming off a season and had no starting quarterback. Ditto for the Jets who drafted Mark Sanchez this spring a few weeks after being announced as the Bills opponent. Presumably, the chance to see future Hall of Fame quarterbacks Peyton Manning or Tom Brady, or even New Orleans's Drew Brees - all of whom are on Buffalo's home schedule this season - might have made fans a little more excited.
Playing games late in season: By accepting games in December, organizers took the risk of the Toronto game having little playoff relevance for the Bills and-or their opponent. Though last season's game was meaningful to Miami, the Bills downward spiral had already diminished their postseason hopes before they got to play Miami.
This week's game features the Bills against the Jets. With no season-ticket base in Toronto having a game early in the season would ensure that neither team would be perceived as playing out the string. Organizers say that is a consideration for next season. Flawed marketing strategy: Demanding at the outset that customers buy all eight games of the Bills in Toronto series had two negative affects. It turned off many potential buyers who might have been willing to pay for a game or two.
And when organizers had to reduce the size of the minimum purchase from eight to three games and then eventually one, it made who had purchased all eight - presumably the Bills most loyal crowd in Ontario - feel like suckers. That, plus the everlasting aftershocks of the news conference in February of at which former Rogers chairman Ted Rogers seemed to take glee in charging fans high prices, have created resistance in the marketplace.
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In order to improve our community experience, we are temporarily suspending article commenting. Recommended Stories. Atlanta Black Star. Yahoo Life. The Hill. The Daily Beast. The league also hosts an annual game in the United Kingdom in London. I think that Buffalo can have a very successful franchise embracing Rochester, Buffalo and Toronto as we move forward. In October, the Bills shutout the Washington Redskins in front of a crowd of just over 51, fans at the Rogers Centre.
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