Ralph stubborness wins the war
In a surprising move Buffalo Bills left tackle Jason Peters reported to the team saturday. You can thank Ralph Wilson’s stubbornness.
If it was any other football team that team’s front office would have caved into the demands of Peters. However, we are talking about the Buffalo Bills, and owner Ralph Wilson Jr.
A lot of Bills fans have heard the stories over the years about Wilson’s stubbornness. Sometimes he is right, and sometimes he is wrong.
Wilson was instumental in the Bills drafting running back Dwayne Wright in the, who they drafted in the fourth round of the 2007 National Football League Draft.
However, that did not turn out very well as Wright was cut in training camp this year, after fumbling several times in the preseason finale against the Detroit Lions.
Then there is the extension of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement between owners and players.
The owners extended the CBA in March of 2006, and after Wilson bashed owners for hastily agreeing to extended, becasue Wilson was not sure if it benefited the players, or owners more.
This past offseason the owners opted out of the CBA early, and thus proving that Wilson was right. The deal is lopsided in favor of the NFLPA.
No matter if you feel that if the Bills were right, or wrong, the decision was Wilson’s to pay Peters. After all Peters had three years in place, and Wilson is under no obligation to do anything.