May Day 10

I think it was kind of tolerated and expected because everyone knew ralph wilson was the boss. Things like cash to the cap and bills in toronto took preference to winning. With pegula, the standards instantly changed. Especially with the lessons learned with the sabres, it was unexpected and extremely frustrating that pegula decided to continue the same lineage of failed management, thinking that throwing money at them would fix the many shortcomings

She looks much better in the less 'staged' shots and without 1/2" of makeup. Those angled/crop photos always raise red flags for me.

To me, it seems so obvious that the thing needs to be razed and rebuilt for real *hint* the Bills haven't had a true rebuild in the past 20 years. The team constantly plugs holes chasing an 8-8 record... hoping to get lucky and hit 9-7 and make the wild card.

I watched all that and I enjoyed it immensely. The shtick got old though IMO... maybe it was when he started doing the homerun derby and going over the top for that. Imitators also wore on the act. I want to slap anyone who says "Raidahs" like that. Not that I wanted or needed him gone... Something is going on at ESPN. NFL Primetime used to be the exclusive and universal meetingplace of all NFL fans. Now, with FNIA, a lot of people... probably most, tune in there instead. I havent watched Primetime in years if it still exists. ESPN is evolving I guess. Into what, I dont know. A lot of the programming is garbage, like someone said: Just panelists yelling at each other. Live sports though, ESPN is in a class of its own IMO.

His persona grew quite a bit stale over the years... and "Football Night In America" effectively ended the "NFL Primetime" institution anyways

my theory is, they told Whaley to try to distance himself from Rex as much as he could so they could push the whole "fresh start" and let "the general manager of football" make the decisions at long last... But Whaley took it too far and pretended to have nothing to do with the head coach... and who is head coach is rather insignificant to him. Quickly painted himself into a corner and It came off botched and unbelievable.

This is preposterous, and couldn't be less accurate. It isn't fun at all being a season ticket holder and continually throwing late season games in the trash. At this point, I can barely even imagine an actual meaningful December game (not just to remain on the 'in the hunt' graphic). It would be like a dream. I have spent pretty much all of my useful years as an adult and a STH watching them be an irrelevant mess. And it isn't 'the media' who caused it 100% of me wants them to be successful. They are unable to do that. I look at other successful sports organizations... and compare them to the Bills under both Wilson and Pegula. The Bills (and Sabres) are not close to being sustainably good. IMO, both franchises desperately need outside help at the top level... and have needed it for a long time under multiple owners. Watching what occurred Monday was not a well oiled organization. It indicates the opposite is true. This is not a fabrication of the local media.

This is/was my feeling 100%. Half measures/changes are the worst case scenario IMO for a lot of reasons.

That is an example... they also ranked last in pass defense so there is that... The bottom 6 of the NFL includes the Jets, Houston, Cleveland, Buffalo, Rams, and 49ers. Not good company... It is necessary to create some kind of air attack.

Evil media. No sources, time stamps, blood or stool samples

I love how every dark turn, people attack the source

Is russ brandon getting his resume out to teams looking to fill a gm/owner position?

then they will decline. If York provides assurances to get the heck out of the way... then they may sign a contract.

I see they are going for Caserio and MCDaniels as well. Would love it if the Bills were that serious https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/815911262664216577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw 49ers requested interviews with Josh McDaniels for HC job, and Pats' Director of Player Personnel Nick Caserio for GM job, per source.

There is a difference between a "reporter" and a "columnist"

They are close... but if they do take a step back, it will be the players adjusting to scheme, the X coach in X years, the coaching staff getting 'their guys'.... then in 2018 it will continue to sputter and we will hear how we have had x coaches in x years and we need to finally realize full continuity. In 2019, the wheels will fall off, it will be obviously going nowhere, fans will be again at the breaking point. Lynn will be fired, as will Whaley. All the current problems get assigned to them. At that point, Brandon and Pegula will promote "the real brains" in player prognosticating: Jim Monos. They will hire some garbage barge coach because the job is undesirable and nobody worth anything wants to put their career on the line for this. In 2020, it will be the players adjusting to scheme, the X coach in X years, the coaching staff getting 'their guys'.... then in 2021 it will continue to sputter and we will hear how we have had x coaches in x years and we need to finally realize full continuity. In 2022, the wheels will fall off, it will be obviously going nowhere, fans will be again at the breaking point. we are talking self-driving air propelled personal vehicles before this thing gets on track

good for him. With some polish and if he can get control of a few of his speech 'crutches'... he has the goods to become a sports broadcast legend,

Wouldnt work in the NFL. I am in favor of realignment. I would like for there to be 4 conferences, no divisions. Current one is stale and boring. Sick of the Jets, Dolphins, and Pats taking up nearly 40% of the schedule every season. I think relegation/promotion would be amazing for baseball and the sport would probably grow to mammoth proportions.

If Whaley has the keys... then I am fine with it. I just don't buy that this is the plan. Especially when he claims he was a bystander as other people made the decision to and acted on firing his head coach. It makes no sense. It is just going to be Lynn anyways... which is an uninspiring choice, which in my opinion will continue the Bills' curve to a bottom feeding aged team with cap issues. If/when Pegula decides to change the course of a 51+ year failed franchise... we will know, and it will be obvious. These half-measures and accountability shell games are a pattern left over from the Wilson ownership and management.

my issue is... the Bills have done this before, multiple times, dating back to Wilson's "General Manager of Football" bit when "hiring" Buddy Nix. They long ago ran out of credibility with this. Whaley's strange answers provided many more questions when he implied that as General Manager, he had no idea or opinion whether or not the head coach would or should be fired. This took place 2 weeks ago. So starting..................................... now, we are letting the General manager make the decisions?

Isn't JW more of a 'reporter', who typically just reports what is seen and told and readers can accept or reject the information? While Sullivan, Gleason, etc are "columnists", who take the information and interpret it in their way and the reader can accept or reject their points of view? They would be obligated to ask tough questions of Pegula (which I would appreciate). I can understand why Pegula wouldn't go to the wolves. I am sure they weren't keeping their fingers crossed.

Russ Brandon should have been out there as President of the team and to help out Whaley. Ted Black had the backbone to face a similar barrage along-side Darcy Regier. Was he "too busy"?

When your team's gm spouts off statements that are plain shocking... the firestorm should be expected, and it is coming from much more than tbn. Especially from a particularly poorly performing organization that always invites skepticism as to who is making decisions. It is a witch hunt... but the bills happen to be a witch and keep turning seasons into toads.

Access to be a pr mouthpiece? They provided nothing substantial, all damage control. They know jw and sal will simply report what they are told at face value

Adam Schein even got a shot in, and he never says anything negative.