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You do realize Kiko was Nix right? And I grant you preston, hughes, boobie, henderson were good. Watkins was going to be good, but not worth a future first no matter what. Woods was drafted when Nix was GM as well. As for an agenda, Buffalo finally not being a laughing stock and franchise QB addressed is my main agenda. I asked an honest opinion and its more than worthy of discussion when you look at the track record so far Good reply, thanks for actually thinking and posting. We will see on this next go around (since it seems Pegula will keep him) how he does. Both guards need upgraded and QB must be addressed.

I understand the "whole league thing" but its past time we had one. That can't be the excuse anymore. This franchise has to have a great QB or its more decades of the same.

Bottom line, we don't have a Starting Caliber QB on this roster let alone the Franchise QB we need. There is no magic Coach, coordinator, offense that is going to help EJ get it. We were rightfully ripped by experts by taking him in the first round and by pinning our fanchise hopes on him. Its not EJ's fault, good kid, wants to be good, but many of us wanted to be lots of things in our younger years, but it just wasn't going to happen. Just objectively discussing this, do you think its possible to land a higher profile HC one that can really get us where we want to go with the QB situation as it is? I say.... yes believe it or not. This comes with a condition though, I think the New HC (and everyone on the interview list surely knows our QB history by now...) wants direct say over who the QB is and how the QB he wants gets here. I think with how the Org. has been run and its epic failure since 1996 to get a Franchise QB in here, its a fair condition. You can almost bet real money Shanny is going to have that very discussion with the interview crew and its the ONLY way we can land him.

EJ aside, why do you say he deserves to keep his job? His FA pickups are marginal to horrible, his draft pics are bad, and the trade for Watkins (although sammy will be good) hurts the franchise. You should never trade a future first for a WR, one WR isn't going to get your franchise where it wants to go...ask Atlanta. It just seems to be he is making bad mistake after bad mistake.

Yoli. Ill say it again in this post for all Marrones faults ( and they are many) Whaley has not done a good job personnel wise. I think the blame is distributed throughout the org. Brandon, Nix, Whaley picking Marrone as HC, then drafting EJ. Then the weak offseason moves that reek of "Moneyball". Then the stupid trade up.

Marrone for all his faults knew EJ wasn't the answer and he knew that one WR wasn't going to fix anything. Heck many of us knew it and didn't agree with the trade up, not with two other very talented WR's and a talented TE that was going to be available. There is no way around this, Whaleys trade was a Bad one for the franchise unless somehow we can secure the QB position this offseason. I think its going to take a trade for a QB to get it done

I ask because for days now I keep reading posts saying folks are so glad he is still GM, he has the team headed in the right direction etc. when HE doesn't in my opinion. The Defense (And I hate saying this....mostly put in place by Nix and others) and Special teams put us at 9-7. Just looking at what I posted the guy doesn't know what he is doing imho.

Exactly. He made the wall what a decade or so before the car chase? Come on folks he is up there for his production as a Bill

Can we finally end this Marshawn BS? He HATED BUFFALO! He didn't want to be here, he wanted out. No way in hell would he have re signed with us if he played out his contract.

Correction, outside of his rookie year he has NOT produced, hence Tampa willing to trade him for just a 6th rounder or so. If he was really worth a damn no way they part ways with him. Now I agree Marrone had something to do with this BS

Now before answering and before reading this please understand how I am saying this. I am not trying to be a jerk, I am not being sarcastic, I am not bashing I am just trying to wrap my head around why so many think Whaley should still be GM and why the faith in him. I know in print its hard to see how someone is coming across so just imagine we are sitting around having a couple beers, wings and just discussing this. So in looking at Whaley here is what I see so far, he was in on the decision to draft EJ and hire Marrone, two horrible decisions. Now how much decision making did he have in those two decisions? Who knows? What I have read is it SEEMS (again just by what has been said/ printed) Whaley and Bradon wanted to force EJ on Marrone, and it is beyond proven and obvious Marrone and Whaley had issues regardless of what OBD says. Speaking of OBD can we finally agree no matter what its CYA there please? They will tell you that there is nothing to see here, all reports are wrong even if someone had video of it happening. Moving on, here is what I have seen of Whaley in his first year as GM... He signs a FA Guard with tons of ??? on him at Guard and the guy ends up being crap and not playing. Now some will say injuries, but this guy had issues at his last two places and didn't warrant his draft placing. He trades for a WR who hasn't produced since his rookie year, has attitude issues, already has a bad history with our HC And is now on "IR" (wink wink) and we are on the hook cap wise for 5 Mil + next year. He puts his faith in a QB that never should have been drafted in the first round (Was part of that decision), had many knocks against him and all the experts questioned why we took him in the 1st let alone to build this franchise around. He trades away our 1st and 4th this year for a WR who's talent he believes is so clear cut better than anywone else in the Draft that its worth the pick. he also thinks this is the one piece to finally get us over the hump....a rookie WR... Trades a 4th rounder for a RB we never hardly used. I can go on but you are getting the point. So far to me he looks like he has do damn idea what he is doing. Even in Pittsburgh they figured out how the NFL changed and its all about the QB. Now a franchise QB doesn't guarantee you get into the playoffs, but without one you pretty much are screwed. As for as building the Pittsburgh Model they have a Franchise QB, they have ONE RB that carries most of the load with others to back them up. So this building a Pittsburgh model to me is pure nonsense. So just looking at the guy's track record along with no ownership, no "I made that call", "I made that decision" it really bothers me. I just can't have faith in this guy and I can't see how so many are just so happy he is still the GM and have faith in him, So if you all don't mind can we discuss this?

I don't care who it is as long and HE, not whaley, not brandon, Decide who the QB is

This breaks my heart. Total class, Great dad.... You were always cooler than the other side of the pillow Stew.

I am really praying he does go there :-)

Tell me how Whaley did **** for this team? He was GM for one season, last year and it was a disaster. He traded away this years first for a WR who is good, but there was as good or better talent at WR still on the board. His Free agent signings and trades have sucked and what about Kujo in the 2nd? Whaley should be fired NOW, he is way in over his head.