“The latest renderings have arrived!” Haven’t the “latest” renderings always arrived, by definition? Anyway, the latest renderings have arrived:
One step closer toward the New Bills Stadium.
The latest renderings have arrived! #BillsMafia
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— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) March 27, 2023
Let’s take these one at a time:
That’s reasonable enough, except that very few fans have shown up for the Buffalo Bills game, and most of them seem to be wandering aimlessly along the tents in the parking lot, some of which appear to have cars parked under them? Also it’s football season and people in Buffalo are wearing shirtsleeves, so clearly global warming is going to move faster than even our worst fears.
In a novel twist, we get a sideline view of a game, instead of the more typical end zone perspective. Here, the Bills have just run en masse from their own 38-yard line for a first down, at which point quarterback Josh Allen is attempting an unconventional, not to say illegal, pass from 30 yards past the line of scrimmage. Fans in the foreground are too excited by this to be bothered by the fact that they are simultaneously looking into the sun and lit by it from behind their heads, except possibly for those whose views are entirely blocked by one of those giant flags that fans in the rendering universe always seem to bring to pro sporting events.
More giant flags, but also: Confetti raining from the sky! And balloons being released into it, so upsetting two small children in the center foreground that they are but a blur as they race unattended toward the sight. Also, fans farther from the stadium are dressed in full winter gear, while those near the entrance are in shirtsleeves, no doubt thanks to the state-of-the-art microclimate that the stadium’s $1.5 billion price tag will make possible.
No notes here, except that these people must be arriving very, very early for a night game, given how few cars are in the parking lot. Also that translucent stadium wall reveals that either the stadium stands themselves (and maybe the fans themselves?) are see-through, or else the upper level is floating in midair, perhaps by being made of gravitonium.
Work on the stadium, which will use more than $1 billion in state and county funds, is expected to start next month. Upstate New York residents may notice some changes to the fabric of space-time during construction.
Met Life Stadium also has that mesh outside wall material. I wonder what the purpose of that is(it can’t block that much wind or have an affect on the field I imagine) and how much money it would save to leave it out.
I think fans are going to hate this place and will say, “Why didn’t they just put a roof on the old stadium instead?” Hopefully they hold everyone who stole their tax money for this accountable.
The second rendering seems to show a high percentage of end-zone seats. Most new stadiums try to put more people on the side lines.
It looks a little better in the end zone rendering (see that link in the post above). But it’s really hard to tell, as the geometry of the building looks to change with every new image.
Final rendering: Snow or swampland
You decided!
That soupy muddy mess is definitely what parks look like after the snow melts in March. Surprised they included it the renderings. But not as surprising as the Bills playing in March.
Well, that seals it then. Few fans in the stands and games in March…. the Bills are joining the XFL…
Rendering number two and its dual solar ray bands sharply reveals even more shine in the form of emerging type 3 and 4 male pattern baldness. Give the FO some credit for giving a nod to their core demographic who brings the rancor and globs of barbecue sauce with a twinge of unflattering hazy IPA all over their jerseys.
Didn’t those fellas at least get a free hat for obtaining a personal seat license like the dude at centre. If they happen to stand the entire game then did they really buy a personal seat license? Or is it more of a license of personal stance?
Saved by “Renderings are subject to change?”
Stupid article
I assume a Pat’s fan wrote this article.
Nobody who is a true Bills fan wants a roof. The snow/weather IS part of our football identity and has almost always worked in our favor
I have been attending Bills games since the season they lost to the Chiefs in the playoffs at the Rock Pile. We fans deserve to have dome stadium especially since Josh does not play as well in rain and snow.
it’s good to set the tone early in an article and this certainly delivers with the arrived / latest redundancy pedantry.
This is the most incoherent article I’ve read in a long time.