Coach Tuesday Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Folks: doesn't this at least mean that marketing now controls football ops, instead of accounting? Marginally better, at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 OK well that's what I thought, but in the context it was being used, didn't seem to make much sense to mean that. I suppose it goes back to what a HS geography teacher once said about he f word. It's amazing in that people use it al lthe time as a noun, verb, adverb, adjective, and whatever else those things were called when you diagrammed sentences in English 101. I wonder if they now diagrammed text messages in HS english?? If you have to ask, you'll never know, mofo. Look it up...on urban dictionary. Euphemism for MF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CherryCoke Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 russ is cheap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Makes you wonder about Ralph's health. Well, he is 94. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maguire's Beer Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 (edited) Looking ahead, I see this as a good thing for those of us who want to keep the Bills in Buffalo. Russ Brandon is now the de facto owner of the team. That's a sweet gig. I foresee him being highly motivated to keep such a great job after Ralph's passing, and the only way to do that is to try to organize an ownership group which would give him an initially small equity stake and employ him as a "General Partner," ala Al Davis in Oakland in the '60s. I give Russ a significantly better chance of succeeding in that endeavor than I do Jim Kelly. Edited January 1, 2013 by Maguire's Beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnyguy Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 At the very least this move puts a name to the person who has the final say in football decisions instead of everyone wondering who the heck is in charge over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RkFast Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Lets fully understand the situation before jumping to conclusions. All this means is that they no longer have to check in with Ralph. Brandon is going to let Buddy and Whaley run the football operations and they will report to Brandon. Basically Brandon is now the de-facto owner and Ralph will no longer meddle in the teams affairs. This team has no limits and can hire anyone without Ralph's approval. This is a great thing for the Bills organization. YES....As long as two things take place: Brandon properly delegates to the "football men" to make the decisions THEY want. Not that he has to rubber stamp everything. But allows them to "do their jobs", if you will and Mr. Wilson keeps to his promise not to meddle or override them. I have LITTLE confidence either one of these two conditions will be met. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuntheDamnBall Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Perhaps the twitter scenario was all Thurman's way of saying Ralph's out of the picture on football decisions. He has hinted before that RW, though he loves him, was detrimental to the football team in that role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Folks: doesn't this at least mean that marketing now controls football ops, instead of accounting? Marginally better, at least. Consider a good marketer wants a better team to sell. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Daddy Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 OK well that's what I thought, but in the context it was being used, didn't seem to make much sense to mean that. I suppose it goes back to what a HS geography teacher once said about he f word. It's amazing in that people use it al lthe time as a noun, verb, adverb, adjective, and whatever else those things were called when you diagrammed sentences in English 101. I wonder if they now diagrammed text messages in HS english?? The nuns had us diagram sentences all the time...unfortunately, I couldn't do it today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papazoid Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 this takes LITTMAN out of the picture.... Brandon is now free to spend raplh's money to hire a big time coach..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I give Russ a significantly better chance of succeeding than I do Jim Kelly. AMEN! PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Consider a good marketer wants a better team to sell. PTR Sell with a capital S???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 This may make what was a very odd, amorphous situation at 1 Bills Drive much more concrete and known to franchise outsiders. In other words, this could help bring in a better coach, b/c the overall situation of "how things work" with the Bills is now clarified. And Brandon did just have dinner with Gruden, didn't he? The one thing we CAN offer a top shelf coaching candidate is "total control and ability to run your own show". With this move, maybe that is precisely what they have planned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Is a time else wondering if this is Thurman's "MOFO" comments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Daddy Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Consider a good marketer wants a better team to sell. PTR Or like PT Barnum....sucker born every minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphean Bills Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 At the very least this move puts a name to the person who has the final say in football decisions instead of everyone wondering who the heck is in charge over there. Wondering? It was fast-talking Buddy. He's effectively done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeF Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 russ is cheap! Damn right.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle flap Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Looking ahead, I see this as a good thing for those of us who want to keep the Bills in Buffalo. Russ Brandon is now the de facto owner of the team. That's a sweet gig. I foresee him being highly motivated to keep such a great job after Ralph's passing, and the only way to do that is to try to organize an ownership group which would give him an initially small equity stake and employ him as a "General Partner," ala Al Davis in Oakland in the '60s. I give Russ a significantly better chance of succeeding in that endeavor than I do Jim Kelly. Someone's using their thinking cap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Daddy Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Well....Happy New Year Bills fans! Make it so Russ!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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