You don't get it.
When the commissioner says "But ultimately the stadium has to make sure it can attract both of those elements and then generate the revenue that’s necessary to be competitive in the league" that is the league saying the Bills need to produce more money for the revenue sharing program.
The league is 32 ownership groups. In order to become an owner you have to be approved by this group. Do you honestly think that before Pegula became an owner they did not ask...hey Terry, what are you going to do about the revenue issues with the team? Seriously? You can't be that naive to think otherwise.
Do you honestly think these Billionaires are just going to sit back and keep cutting checks to Pegula when they have put their own money on the line (with public money as well) to produce higher revenue? Do you honestly think they are just going to allow an owner to say 'so what...what are YOU going to do about it"....that's pretty funny.
There is nothing of substance to suggest the NFL would need to strong-arm the Pegulas. Every bit of logic would suggest the Pegulas are on the same page with the NFL and agreed to go for a new stadium BEFORE they were approved for ownership. Any thinking otherwise is just naive fans or WNY taxpayers.
As for political fallout, like I said, they are not going to need to strong arm Schumer or Cuomo. They won't want to either. For NYS, the costs to build a new stadium are not viewed in the same spectrum as WNY. This is why I said anyone with real power. Both Cuomo and Schumer have said when the time is right they will talk about a new stadium. Both of them know that the return for NYS is greater than the investment from NYS to keep the Bills.
To start, the Bills produce $12m in employment taxes each year just off the players. Then you have to factor in all of the other employment taxes. From there you count a 4% tax on tickets. With the gates at $50M right now, that's an additional $2m a year. Then you have all of the taxes produced by Bills related stuff. The key here is understanding that for NYS, the formula for a return on investment is different than Erie County or Buffalo. Beyond this, when you consider how much NYC would need to invest compared to the political fallout for costing the Bills to leave...it's an easy check to write.
I am mocking the idea that it would go that far. Because it won't. The hand has already been dealt and it's just a matter of time before the cards are played. The NFL does not need Buffalo. You seem to think that 'Buffalo' can just say NO and the NFL would have no choice but to say OK. It does not work like that.
Beyond seeing nothing to support the claim that Pegula does not want a new stadium....eventually. Beyond signs that Pegula is continuing to lay the groundwork for a Pegulaville near his hockey team and hotel. The fact is, as much as I like what Terry is doing for Buffalo...he is not a charity. He is a businessman first.