Jerry Jabber

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Do you really think any sports owner is going to publicly admit they purposely wanted to lose?

The Pegula's definitely made mistakes. They should have fired Regier first as the Sabres had no Center's and a bunch of wingers that would be on other teams third and fourth lines. Murray gave Nolan a raw deal. Murray didn't want Nolan as he was LaFontaine's guy. Murray did a good job at drafting/acquiring Centers, but didn't properly address the defense and traded away too many draft picks/prospects that the team built up during "the tank." Trading a first round pick for Lehner was horrible.

I agree with both guys. Whaley is good at finding free agents, but no so good on draft picks. Brandon is great at marketing and the business side of the Bills, but terrible when it comes to the personnel/football side of things.

You are 100% correct. Hopefully the Pegula's learning curve is about an end and we start seeing real results in both teams.

With the Sabres, at least there was a vision/plan, tank for a few years, get high draft picks to get elite players and rebuild. With the Bills, it seems the only plan has just been to get to the playoffs, but with no actual vision/plan to get there. It doesnt matter what business youre in, you have to have a vision/plan on what youre business should be about and how to be successful. The Pegulas are smart people and Im sure they had a vision/plan about their gas/oil business. They listened to Russ Brandon in their first coaching search and he told the Pegulas to go into the interviews with no expectations and theyll know when theyve got the right person. That was and is a terrible strategy as it showed they had no vision and plan on what they were trying to do. You cant run a business blindly and thats what happened when they hired Rex Ryan. IMO, the Bills should have done a SWOT analysis on themselves and their direct competition (the AFC East). For those that are unfamiliar with the term, SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Technologies. Businesses use SWOT analysis usually on a yearly basis. The Bills top competition is the Patriots and they should use a SWOT analysis on the Patriots and themselves to build their organization/team into a team that cannot only compete with the Patriots, but beat them. It has to be done from top to bottom. I appreciate the Pegulas buying both teams, saving the Bills from future relocation and putting a lot of money into both teams and the city of Buffalo, Id just wish they would run their sports teams more wisely as theyve done with their oil/gas ventures.

Sounds like he wants a McDermott type running the Sabres.

Kevin Massare‏ @KevinMassare 3m3 minutes ago Sullivan asks if McDermott is worried about getting fired after 2 years. Typical BN garbage. What a douche!

This guy sounds like he's a few cans short of a six pack.

Is this the end for Lehner since Timmy won't be there?

http://buffalonews.com/2017/04/20/kouandjio-involved-bizarre-incident-police/ "According to a police source, Kouandjio was found, not fully clothed, in a field after climbing over an electric fence. When an Erie County Sheriff's deputy went to detain him, the source said, the 6-foot-7, 322-pound Kouandjio yelled, "Shoot me!"

I hope Russ Brandon doesn't choose the next Sabres GM

Nick Bakay Retweeted Alex‏ @aw67307 2h2 hours ago More Breaking News: Dan Bylsma, Tim Murray, sign with the New England Patriots

I agree 100% It's rumored Gregggg Williams wanted to draft Drew Brees, but Donahoe was against it.

What a waste, the guy had all the talent but instead threw it all away to be a "gangsta." I don't feel sorry for him, but I do feel sorry for his victims families and his own family.

That too! Thanks!

At the start of the 2001 season, a lot of people proclaimed the 2001 Bills would be better than the year before as the West Coast offense would be better suited for Rob Johnson.

Think of that one yourself? Actually I'm a Contract Manager and deal in negotiations. I know I would need the scouting experience. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what makes an NFL team successful. A good QB, a good O-line to give him time in the pocket. At least two quality WR's. You want to hold my hand? I'm not looking for a date pal.

I'd love the opportunity to be an NFL GM.

I'm not from Cheektowaga, but I'm very confident I could field a better roster than Whaley.

I'm sure there are plenty of people from Cheektowaga that could do better than Whaley.

Whaley seems to be just like another GM that came from Pittsburgh, Tom Donahoe. “Buffalo’s draft classes have produced inconsistent results, but Whaley has shown the ability to find talent in free agency. Daugherty mentioned Taylor in his blurb on Whaley and two of his most inexpensive additions last year, Lorenzo Alexander and Zach Brown, both had career-years with Buffalo.” http://www.newyorkupstate.com/buffalo-bills/index.ssf/2017/04/buffalo_bills_doug_whaley_listed_as_worst_gm_in_league_by_rotoworld.html Donahoe had terrible drafts, but had some good pickups in FA. So far, both Whaley and Donahoe have around the same results, both of which have produced only one winning season each 9-7, followed by numerous losing seasons. I think the Bills should stop trying to poach the Steelers organization for people to run theirs.

It's called having a strategy, such as in multiple years, not just thinking about this season. For any business to be successful, there has to be a plan/vision on what the business should be and strategies to accomplish that vision. For the past 17 years, it seems the only vision this team has had is coming up with marketing schemes to sell tickets, not how to make this team a winner. I have absolutely no doubts that many of us that post here on TBD could have built a more successful team over the past 17 years than the clowns 🤡 that have been running this team.

No problem. I saw similar comments on this thread and just wanted to clear the air on it. Thanks!