CodeMonkey

True enough. But people were saying that 3 years ago when ChaNix joined. And years before that when Jauron joined. And yet, here we still sit with the same tired "can't be fixed overnight'. At what point is it not considered overnight anymore? Brandon has been around in one capacity or another for the last 16 years I believe. That's one long ass night! I have no doubt that Brandon will do everything in his power to get a quality HC and QB. Just like I'm sure he did when all the coaches and QBs of the past 16 years were hired. We can only hope the Bills will get a good HC and QB this time around. If they don't, it won't be due to lack of effort. But it wasn't the previous times either.

Disagree. Not gone at all. When Mr. Wilson passes the team will be sold. That is all but guaranteed. Any new ownership could break the lease. It would just be expensive (but not necessarily prohibitive) to do so. If the PC announced what many were hoping, some kind of transfer of ownership to a Jim Kelly group for example. Then the "spectre of relocation" would be gone.

"almost guarantee" is not

Some would argue Gailey could be added to your list as well. And about eras being over, 3 years ago we were supposed to be happy because the Jauron/Trentative era was over. Déjà vu.

I agree regarding Brandon and Nix/Whaley. With Mr. Wilsons age and health it is likely in the extreme that he has been relying heavily on others for the past several years at least. And who better than someone he obviously trusts, Brandon. I see the Brandon news as a good thing as it streamlines the org chart and process of hirings/firings. But hardly "mind blowing" or "monumental" as some seem to believe. Though it had to have been a monumental and sad event for Mr. Wilson to admit that he can no longer do the job. Kudos to him for both recognizing and acting on it. Whaley has been the "GM in waiting" ever since he was hired. I would have preferred him to have been named GM now with Nix as a consultant (basically flipping the apparent pecking order), but we don't know what the actual dynamic will be for the coaching hiring, draft and beyond. At the very least I would think Whaley, as the next GM, would have a huge say in any coach hirings as he will be the GM that has to work with them.

I guess if you are restricted to retreads, getting them from a successful organization makes sense.

I'd agree with that order. But is 4th out of 7 reason to celebrate? A Negative Nancy could have titled this thread "Bills opening ranked 4th worst opportunity" and it would have been equally as accurate It will be interesting who the Bills will be able to attract. Maybe todays "mind blowing" news will help attract top talent

I imagine it was emotional and very difficult for Mr. Wilson to formally turn over the reigns to someone else. But I see it as the same players in the game as it was before the PC today. What I do not quite understand is your apparent strong emotional and confrontational responses.

Look it really is simple. As owner of the team Brandon still reports to Mr Wilson. He just doesn't have to call Mr. Wilson any more before making decisions. Mr. Wilson could withdraw the power from Brandon tomorrow if he wanted to. Obviously I don't know how the dynamic was before now any more than you do. But logically, to me anyway, this is not big news. No square pegs or round holes. Just, as you initially put it, a change in the powerpoint org chart. Not a bad thing, just not anything I see as a reason to get excited about either. YMMV.

I suspect the only way for that to happen is if you stay out of here for a week

Actually they pretty much did. With Mr. Wilsons age and failing health it is not a big stretch to assume that Brandon has been making decisions for some time, with a rubber stamp approval from Mr. Wilson. All that has been removed, in my opinion, is the rubber stamp. Probably more efficient and seems to be having a positive impact on many of the Bills faithful. But at the end of the day more yawn than mind blowing.

So this is the "mind blowing" news huh. I figured Brandon has making most if not all of the decisions for a while now and Whaley would have not come to Buffalo if he wasn't going to be GM within a few years. This just made it all official.

Your response ... "So is this team, yet they are allowed onto the field".

I believe you just showed that Gailey is not a good OC.

I really expected the Bills to stand pat with Gailey. But I guess at the end of the day someone had to get the axe and he was the logical one. My big concern now is that with all the other HC firings that the good OC/DC candidates for a HC job are going to have a lot of choices, other than Buffalo, on where to go.

He probably goes into retirement now. That's an emotional event for most people.

Why wouldn't he shop around? The only way you know your fair market value is by talking to other teams and see what they offer. He would be stupid not to shop around, even if his preference was to stay in the b-lo.

He made the playoffs, but most consider the seasons and the playoffs (lost in first game both times) underachieving with the team he had. Maybe Jerrah will correct his biggest mistake now that Gailey is available. Ya think?

Not sure there has been enough fair weather in the Bills history for there to be any fair weather fans

I just got the text from the Bills. Gailey fired.

Did they give you a reason?

No because that was generally in the open field and after faking the "first contact" out of his jock and running through an outstretched arm. No room for that running up the gut.

In my opinion he is not built for that. Too small.

That's not what he is. He is a skatback that is a threat to rip off a big gain every time he touches the ball. A 3rd and 2 back he is not.

I guess I can see where the OP would be happy that the Bills are still in Buffalo. But how in the world can anyone be proud of a team that has sucked so bad for so long? They are a joke, a laughing stock of the NFL. There has been nothing to be proud of for the past 13 seasons.