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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Bills have sold more than 57,500 season tickets this offseason, surpassing a franchise record set in 1992, the team announced Monday.

"First and foremost, it goes to our fans and it goes to our ownership, the Pegulas, who obviously provided stability for this franchise in western New York," Bills president Russ Brandon said Monday. "As I said at the time of the sale, the collective anvil that had been on the back of all of our shoulders [about the future of the team], we were able to put that in Lake Erie, and that played a huge role in today's announcement."

Bills president Russ Brandon says Rex Ryan's hire as coach has helped drive season-ticket sales to record numbers. 

 

The Bills will cap season tickets at 60,000 and institute a waiting list if demand exceeds that number. Individual tickets are sold out for all home games except Buffalo's regular-season finale against the New York Jets.

Terry and Kim Pegula purchasing the team in October resulted in record season-ticket renewals, Brandon said, and sales were further boosted by the hire of coach Rex Ryan in January.

"I think it's a combination of a lot of things," Brandon said. "Direction of the franchise: I think people feel pretty good about what [general manager Doug Whaley] and Rex are doing with the product on the field. We could see it last year. We had a pretty significant increase last year in season-ticket sales.

"The excitement of what we're doing personnel-wise and what we're doing coaching-wise play a role in it, but there's no doubt in my mind the No. 1 factor is what Terry and Kim have done."

The Bills sold 47,482 season tickets in 2014, the 15th consecutive season that the team missed the playoffs.

"That the team on the field has not been to the playoffs in the last 15 years is obviously difficult for anyone who is involved in this organization, in any department," Brandon said. "But it goes back to our fans, and it goes back to the loyalty they've shown -- not just this year, we're sitting here talking about a record, and that's great -- I'm talking about the loyalty that our fans have provided the entire time that we've been on board trying to drive this business.

"It's an incredible testament to them, and I know that Rex and Doug Whaley and the football department are going to do everything in their power to put us over the hump."

The Bills' previous season-ticket record, set in 1992, was 57,132.

 

 
 
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j4jets

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You can warn a child a thousand times to stay away from the stove, but until he touches the burner himself, he really doesn't understand.

 

Good analogy. Stove brings a lot of value to the house. Without it, the house is incomplete.

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Nice. The more tix sold the more the opportunity to set records for the most no shows.

This is why Rex was hired.

rex was hired because the Bills owners and front office wanted an experienced HC   

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I don't read Buffalo news, but did he promise a Super Bowl yet? That might explain the bump in ticket sales.

 

Rex Ryan on Bills: 'Teams aren't going to want to play us'

 

Never shy behind the microphone, Rex Ryan was at it again Wednesday night, saying he believes the Bills will make the playoffs this season. Here's a look at some of his other bold proclamations. Story

 

 

"I think we'll be in [the playoffs] this year," the Bills' first-year coach said Wednesday night before playing in a charity softball event at Yankee Stadium. "So we'll see."

The playoffs? The Bills?

"I think we will," Ryan said matter-of-factly. "Yep, I think we will."

The former Jets coach, back in New York City for only the second time since being hired by the Bills, displayed his old bravado while speaking to a group of reporters on an outdoor terrace at the stadium.

 

Bills Own Longest Playoff Drought

If the Bills prove Rex Ryan right and make the playoffs in 2015, they will end the NFL's longest active playoff drought and the longest in team history.

Active streak, seasons without playoffs

    Last Berth Bills 15 1999 Raiders 12 2002 Browns 12 2002 Rams 10 2004 -- ESPN Stats & Information

 

Ryan was a fan favorite during his six seasons with the Jets, once guaranteeing a Super Bowl appearance -- in February, no less. He was fired after missing the playoffs for the fourth straight year.

This time, he didn't want to go as far as guaranteeing a postseason berth.

"I can guarantee you one thing: Teams aren't going to want to play us, I can tell you that much," he said. "You'll see.

"Hey, come watch practice, and you'll probably come away with the same feeling I have. We're loaded on defense and we're loaded at the skill positions. So we'll see."

Ryan inherited a 9-7 team that boasted the fourth-ranked defense. He added playmakers such as running back LeSean McCoy, tight end Charles Clay and receiver Percy Harvin.

He acknowledged that the quarterback situation is "not an ideal situation or there already would be one guy there. But we have enough talent there so that, when it's all said and done, we'll be fine."

Clearly, Ryan is looking forward to facing the Jets on Nov. 12 at MetLife Stadium. He said he has severed his emotional ties to the team, but he's still irked by recent comments by tight end Jace Amaro.

 

  Rex Ryan, back in New York City for a charity softball event at Yankee Stadium, displayed his old bravado while speaking to the media.

 

In an April radio interview, Amaro said the Jets lacked accountability last season. Ryan has fired back in two interviews, and he bristled when it came up Wednesday.

"I could care less about him," he said. "That doesn't mean anything to me. That thing is in the past. Everything will be decided on the field, and we'll see who has the better team.

"I know what has been written about me," he continued. "Will I have a chip on my shoulder? Absolutely, and it will be fun. I know one thing: We ain't hiding, we ain't hiding from anybody -- New England, the Jets, anybody else. We'll take on all challenges, and I'm looking forward to it."

Ryan coached a practice in the morning and drove six hours to participate in the "True Blue" benefit game, hosted by former quarterback Boomer Esiason and his WFAN radio partner, Craig Carton. They honored the memories of three recently slain New York City police officers; the event drew 20,000 people.

Jets coach Todd Bowles and New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin also participated.

 

 

http://espn.go.com/espn/print?id=13008006

 

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Rex being Rex. He's good at pumping up locker rooms and fanbases alike. The personal phone calls/recordings that he does is good for Buffalo.

And he's right. The Bills have a very talented defense and some new speedy toys on the offense (McCoy, Watkins2ndyear, Harvin), but that whole QB thingy, and penalty-prone OL they're piecing together is going to decide a lot of games.

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rex was hired because the Bills owners and front office wanted an experienced HC

First they hired Rex because Marone ran out leaving the Bills without a HC

Then they went with a guy who would put them on the map, would fire up the fanbase and sell season tickets.

No one would hire Rex because he's apthe best coach available, not off his last 4 seasons

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Yes this reason Bills picked Rex- he does bring energy to a fan base in the beginning like he did here

 

 Then they went with a guy who would put them on the map, would fire up the fanbase and sell season tickets.

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