Wayne Arnold

If you say so!

Has there ever been an NFL GM in the history of the league who has hit on every draft? Bill Polian was a genius when he landed Bruce, Andre, Kelly, Bennett, etc. He was a bum when he was fired from the Colts after putting together a team that picked first overall. That's just one example but there are many studies that show how much of a crapshoot the NFL Draft is.

No one is "offended." Some people think his idiotic comments are comical, others are either puzzled or annoyed by them. Then others think it's indicative of his incompetence.

It's not as if Whaley were vague. He LITERALLY SAID "I personally don't think humans are supposed to play (football)." An absolutely ridiculous statement for a General Manger of a National Football League team to make.

Go on Twitter and you can find people like Chris Trapasso, Rob Quinn, etc. who could do exactly what Whaley does with regard to "finding talent." It's hilarious how complicated you think it is. And there are only 32 NFL GM jobs because there are only 32 NFL teams. Are you saying public speaking is not part of an NFL GM's job?

If I ruled the world, football would be much different. I love so many aspects of it which is why I keep watching and supporting the NFL and Bills. But I hate the violence and adverse effects it can have on those who participate. I wish more of those in charge of the NFL and its teams would make a stronger effort to change the sport for the better. But if I truly believed that "humans are not supposed to play" football like Whaley literally stated then I couldn't in good conscience make my living off of those who do play the sport. "Embarrassed" isn't the same as "doomed." Not just "anyone." But a helluva lot more than there are number of NFL GM positions. It's far from rocket science. It's proven fact that draft results are overwhelmingly luck and very little skill, for instance.

Almost anyone can replace Whaley if all his job requires him to do is "find talent." That's not at all difficult in this day and age considering the vast amount of resources available. Besides finding a quality head coach, his job description should also entail adequate public speaking skills and not embarrassing the league or organization.

Verbally challenged. Even ignoring that aspect of his position - the jury is still out on whether or not he's "pretty good at his job." The longer we wait for this team to accomplish something real as we see Whaley going viral over stupid statements, the hotter Whaley's seat gets.

I try to give people the benefit of the doubt. There are multiple intelligences and maybe Whaley is a smart guy who is just terrible at speaking. But considering he's a General Manager of an NFL team and public speaking is part of his job, it's a really bad "look."

Not at all. If he doesn't want to take heat for such a statement then he should either quit is job or do everything in his power to change the way the game is played to make it safer. Until then, making a public statement like that will go viral in a negative fashion.

It's a pretty big deal for an NFL GM to say something like that. It's like an executive of Papa John's making a public statement "I personally don't think humans are supposed to eat pizza. Oh by the way, keep eating pizza you fat suckers." It's not only bad for the brand, but it makes Whaley look like a deplorable person for willingly continuing to make his living signing players on to participate in a sport that he believes "human beings aren't supposed to play" because it's so hazardous to their long-term health. It's one more example in a list of many of Whaley making himself look extremely unintelligent and unqualified for the position he currently holds. Funny you mention Tim Horton's because that's exactly where I was thinking. But not their coffee. When I take my kids there we need to literally sit and wait at least 15 minutes blowing on their mac-n-cheese before they're able to eat it. It's as if they take it directly from the fiery pits of hell. No idea if they have *CAUTION: HOT* labeled on the container.

You should care if you are a Bills fan. One more example of our challenged GM putting his foot in his mouth.

It's a pretty big deal for an NFL GM to say something like that. It's like an executive of Papa John's making a public statement "I personally don't think humans are supposed to eat pizza. Oh by the way, keep eating pizza you fat suckers." It's not only bad for the brand, but it makes Whaley look like a deplorable person for willingly continuing to make his living signing players on to participate in a sport that he believes "human beings aren't supposed to play" because it's so hazardous to their long-term health. It's one more example in a list of many of Whaley making himself look extremely unintelligent and unqualified for the position he currently holds.

He has the most physical ability and potential, and he's still young. But you're right in that he's been awful even when healthy.

And NFL GM's are always right! I'm not "assuming" anything. I'm simply talking probabilities. I hope Taylor can improve but from Week 1 to Week 17 he never really showed much improvement with regard to his pocket awareness (my biggest concern with him), anticipation throws and mid-range throwing accuracy. It's also extremely unlikely that Taylor will continue to connect on deep throws at the rate he did in 2015 - unless Taylor really is the best deep thrower in the NFL. Bills were lucky that their two worse starters (by far) were the only ones to suffer injury. Their backups were actually better. Hopefully we see (massive) improvement from both Miller and Henderson.

Roman was able to hide many of Taylor's deficiencies in 2015 and that's unlikely to happen for a second straight season. It's also rare for an entire starting OLine unit to go through all 16 games unscathed like they did in 2015. Odds are the team will suffer at least one if not two injuries there and our depth isn't good at all.

Unfortunately I think Clayton is right in general. I don't think the defense regressed, but I don't expect Taylor to repeat the same efficiency he did in 2015. Defense could take a step forward, but the offense will likely take a least a couple steps back, imo.

Future captain for the Jets games as well.

He felt the backlash and lack of interest from other teams, realized he had no leverage whatsoever, and decided the best plan of action is to walk back to Philly with his tail between his legs.

Yeah, my guess is he wasn't too crazy about the idea of playing Tackle.

Slauson isn't signing here (or anywhere) to be insurance. He's a starter. It's ridiculous to think the Bills believe Mills is a better option than a player of Slauson's level. They wouldn't have brought him in if they didn't think he was going to be the new starter at RT. My guess is the Bills told him they wanted him to play RT, to which he said "Ok, then I want a long-term contract comparable to the top half of the tackles in this league." Buffalo would have trouble with that. So he left.

Henderson is the backup LT. Kouandjio backs up Mills at RT. *cries*

Oh, no. Rex is getting large again. Looks like his brother has not been a good influence in that regard.

Yes. Otherwise he wouldn't be visiting.

Was hoping Max Valles and Nick O'Leary would be included. Valles in particular is a young guy that could use extra training and instruction. Hoping he earns the backup ROLB job behind Hughes this year.