TheFunPolice
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Incompetent at running a fracking/gas business, No
Incompetent at running a sports franchise, possibly.
It's funny how it's never his fault though. So far he has had 2 employees abruptly leave, another well respected person tell him no thanks to helping
LaFontaine pulled the same crap with the Islanders. It's a pattern.
Marrone was miserable here.
Polian didn't want to work at age 72.
It's pretty simple.
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Marrone will get hammered in NY
The more you show the media there that it bothers you the more they feed on it!
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The Bills front office has been a bunch of squabbling people with different agendas for some time now
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And for all the good they've brought to the hockey team, etc., it is transcended by the Pegulas' genuine and enduring commitment to a renaissance in Buffalo. That is more important than any Stanley Cups of Super Bowl wins.
GO BILLS!!!
Yup!
There will be some squealing and acrimony as the last vestiges of the old regime are shown the door or have their roles reduced but once we get through that the Pegulas will hire the best people for the jobs (for real, not just PR) and we'll be in a good spot with the Bills too
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I follow hockey much more than football. The future could be bright assuming prospects develop etc. How many more years do you think they will aggressively go after the top pick? At some point you have to stop sucking if you want people to believe it is on purpose.
Pegula absolutely has his heart set on Connor McDavid or Jack Eichel.
This summer they will start signing players
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And the oldest one is 20. 20!! We are talking a generation of stability.
GO BILLS!!!
There are so many amazing things happening with the Sabres AND hockey in Buffalo that we are in for a lot of fun in the near future when it all starts to pay dividends.
Terry and his team of people with the Sabres are planting seeds. You don't walk by a garden and laugh because the plants are barely sprouted.
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Anyone who brings up the Sabres is just illustrating that they don't follow hockey, which is fine, almost nobody in the USA seems to.
But Pegula is well on the way to establishing the Sabres as a flagship NHL franchise. If you doubt this it is because you are either the bitter Buffalo "woe is me" type or you just don't follow hockey (both NHL and junior hockey) and are not aware of what is truly going on with the Sabres and Buffalo as an internationally known hockey town.
For example, young kids growing up in WNY can play hockey at a facility that is on par with or better than almost anywhere in the world.
It is pointless to try to explain it all. Google is your friend.
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What really happened?
A 15-17 coach quit because he thinks he is the 2nd coming of Lombardi and ought to be able to dictate terms.
They tried to lure Polian out of retirement but he's happy at ESPN and doing his Sirius NFL show
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Look what he has done with the Sabres - cleaned house and left the shelves empty.....that should answer your question.
You don't follow hockey
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The Sabres are in a great spot.
People who don't really follow hockey point to their W/L record. They are trying to get the #1 pick, but meanwhile the facilities Pegula has built are top-notch and the Sabres are well on their way to being a top-notch NHL franchise.
They are completely stocked in terms of young prospects, draft picks, and young talent. The future of the Sabres is bright.
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No. You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. None. Winning teams and personal finance are two completely different animals. Winning a big bet or landing one big client might be luck but when you continually win at life in high stakes finance you are not simply lucky. This is the same exact mentality that has absolutely corrupted our country. You EARN wealth and when you are the one who built the wealth it is not simply bestowed upon you by catching some lucky breaks. In Pegula's case he anticipated the market before anyone else and that takes skill and brain power. You weren't just a few lucky breaks away from being a billionaire Doc. God what an awful way to think.
I agree 100%
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All my post is about is that they WILL run these teams.
Like I said, for better or worse
But nothing will happen that they don't have a hand in
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Nope. We have a new level of retardation. You don't luck your way into becoming a !@#$ing billionaire. Jesus Christ.
It's amazing, isn't it?
Terry is a tough SOB, all the sobbing aside. You do NOT want to go in against him.
He got Harbor Center built and is making Buffalo, NY a globally known hockey city.
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Marrone had a contract where he reported directly to ownership, which was Ralph (but was really Russ)
Therefore, Marrone reported to Russ, the guy who loved him and worshipped him.
Then Terry came in and that dynamic changed obviously since "ownership" meant the actual owner now.
Whaley was not Marrone's boss.
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of course!
The Sabres are in shambles....
Just goes to show you don't follow hockey, which is fine.
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lol Lafonatine tried to power play Terry
People have this image of Pegula as a somewhat goofy pushover type who cries all the time.
How did he make 4-5 billion dollars from almost nothing?
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Marrone reported to the owner, not the GM.
Russ was acting owner, so Marrone reported to Russ....
Until Pegula took over
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No, the Bills front office has been a dysfunctional mess for years now and he inherited that mess.
Remember Marrone and Whaley having a screaming match? BTW Marrone reported to "the owner" who was Ralph (i.e Russ) not Whaley.
Time to clean out the people who have been trying to get over on each other and bring new people in.
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For better or for worse. This is what I've been trying to tell people.
Terry and Kim made BILLIONS in an industry that is hardly known for nice guys who trip over themselves to step aside and let you buy up contracts and futures. They went into the shark tank and went fishing. To come out on top in that business (or any business) you have to get over on some pretty cutthroat people.
This is why the whole idea of Russ Brandon running everything while they sit home and wait to sign off on his decisions was laughable to me. Terry to a very large degree runs the Sabres. He is around every decision. There was never any reason to believe otherwise about the Bills.
Marrone was a Russ hire. Russ went to the wall to defend him. Russ was legitimately angry with Howard Simon for questioning Marrone on the radio. NO WAY Russ had any hand in Marrone's departure, and I'm sure he is both shocked and probably angry about it. Ditto with the whole Polian thing. Russ had no knowledge or (or role in) that process. Marrone is also a miserable person to be around and not very smart. Now all of a sudden you see the flood of stories about this once he is gone
The days of Russ being the final word are over. It ought to be crystal clear now if it wasn't before.
The Pegulas are going to run the team the way they want to.
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I would love to hear that conversation....
apparently the facts are "obvious"
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I have to believe Doug said this in jest, at least somewhat. I find it hard to interpret things in the most negative way, simply because I may not care for a person.
I get that, but Marrone is someone who seems almost universally disliked by the people he leaves in his wake after he plows through an organization.
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Knowing St. Doug, the text probably said:
"It's not me. It's you. I'm saint F****** Doug!"
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The guy dubbed himself "Saint Doug"
Who does that?
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Well, at the press conference Marrone himself said he texted "the owner" about Orton retiring and then touched base with Russ to tell Whaley that it happened.
The obvious question? Why not just talk to Whaley yourself, Saint Doug?
The probable answer: they were barely on speaking terms.
Russ Brandon: "Marrone Has Changed the Bills' Culture"
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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It's just funny that the QB retires, and the HC tries to text the owner then calls Russ Brandon (the supposed business only guy) to tell the GM that the QB retired.
One might wonder why the two men sitting next to each other at the table don't have an open line of communication for issues like the starting QB deciding to retire.
Put that with all the rumors of dysfunction in training camp.