Officially, Whaley has control of the 53. While the coaches have enormous clout, it was clearly Whaley's say on what happened with Fred.
Was this a bad move?
Mike Williams was hot garbage in public. Bryce is bad behind 3 other good players. Also 6th round flyer vs. a 4th (poentially 3rd!) round pick.
I guarantee Doug Whaley thinks that Bryce Brown will do more for the Bills in 2015 than Freddy could, and I guarantee he's wrong.
Is it? Brown has under performed from the start and has been in the league three years? Why is he still here? How long does it take to learn how to hold a football and play RB? It's the easiest position in football.
I wouldn't consider finding out that my devotion to an ideology is only matched by my inability to coherently explain or defend it, fun. Guess I'm just close-minded to the possibility of magic.
I'd argue that with a competent team around him Cassel has shown he can do more.
I have no game film on Taylor. That's a positive compared to the game film on EJ.