rfk Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 (edited) If you woke up smothered in Pennsylvania frac bucks and a member of the exclusive Billionaire club of 31 (minus Green Bay), who would you keep? Edited December 26, 2014 by rfk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snorom Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Whaley.. by a very large margin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuntheDamnBall Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Whaley.. by a very large margin bingo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanM.D. Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 bingo. Â I'll second. I'm not an 'anti-Marrone' guy but I'm def more of a fan of Whaley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playoff Bound Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 I would like to see them all go. Clean house and start over. There could not be any less optimisim going into next season than there is now, if this group stays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1billsfan Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 If you woke up smothered in Pennsylvania franc bucks and a member of the exclusive Billionaire club of 31 (minus Green Bay), who would you keep? Â That's a ridiculous question. Whaley gave us a top 3 defense in the NFL. What has Marrone given us again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Douggie Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Whaley gets at least another year; put a bullet in Marrone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfk Posted December 26, 2014 Author Share Posted December 26, 2014 Whaley gets at least another year; put a bullet in Marrone. Â That's a little harsh..let him go to some second rate college program and I hope he gets a fashion consultant...He can take EJ CJ and an other "J's" with him. Lets keep the D guys and the special teams guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloPride Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 It wouldn't surprise me if Pegula gives Whaley the boot and hires Bill Polian. Pegula has a thing for alumni. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan_34 Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Whaley for sure. He has assembled alot of the pieces. This team was such a mess you cannot do it all over night. That being said relationships can be repaired and Marrone probably stays. Hacket needs to go he just isnt a NFL coach at any spot on the offensive side. We need a bonified OC, line coach, and QB coach to groom Manuel. While we are at it dont be surprised to see a decent QB like bradford come in. He may need a change of scenery as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Whaley has built a really good team. Marrone has done nothing except ride the coat tails of 2 really good Defensive Coordinators and a team with a ton of talent. If Marrone wants to keep his job then we need a good offense otherwise why not just fire him and hire the best OC in the league as head coach/coordinator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 (edited) It wouldn't surprise me if Pegula gives Whaley the boot and hires Bill Polian. Pegula has a thing for alumni. Â http://www.buffalonews.com/columns/bucky-gleason/pegulas-have-decisions-to-make-soon-20141225 Â If he does bring in Polian, note that Polian has recently said that Marrone deserves votes for coach of the year. If this does happen and the Marrone-Whaley relationship is truly beyond repair -- as this article suggests based on discussions with people who work for the organization -- then I expect Whaley to be gone. Edited December 26, 2014 by dave mcbride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Whaley and it's not even close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 (edited) I'm not saying which path is right, but I have a hunch Marrone stays. My sense is that Marrone is widely respected across the league. Edited December 26, 2014 by dave mcbride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog69 Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 (edited) Â Â http://www.buffalonews.com/columns/bucky-gleason/pegulas-have-decisions-to-make-soon-20141225 Â If he does bring in Polian, note that Polian has recently said that Marrone deserves votes for coach of the year. If this does happen and the Marrone-Whaley relationship is truly beyond repair -- as this article suggests based on discussions with people who work for the organization -- then I expect Whaley to be gone. Wow. I would be stunned if Marrone stays and Whalley goes. Absolutely stunned. Any chance we bring in Bill Polian as GM for a year or so and then he transitions the position to his son? (Chris, I think is his name). I read somewhere that this was Bill's plan in Indy before he was axed. Not sure it is a great plan, but it could happen. Â Edited December 26, 2014 by Maddog69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearwater cadet Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 (edited) you need to keep both or fire both, Can't keep Whaley, he hires a new coach things won't work out you fire whaley next year and a new GM comes and inherit Whaley's coaching staff you hire this year, what gm would take that job? Doug and Doug made progress, minus a couple of bone head plays this year they would have been signing extension next week. They get another year. Would like to see a new OC, find a QB, if you can't let orton and EJ battle it out, but build an OL so they can play with a clean pocket and run the ball at will. It easier to find 3 or 4 OL men then a QB. Edited December 26, 2014 by clearwater cadet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloPride Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 I'm not saying which path is right, but I have a hunch Marrone stays. My sense is that Marrone is widely respected across the league. I think the deciding factor will be whether or not Brandon gets fired. If Brandon stays then Marrone is safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 (edited) Â Wow. I would be stunned if Marrone stays and Whalley goes. Absolutely stunned. Any chance we bring in Bill Polian as GM for a year or so and then he transitions the position to his son? (Chris, I think is his name). I read somewhere that this was Bill's plan in Indy before he was axed. Not sure it is a great plan, but it could happen. If the Bills finish 9-7 - which is very possible given the circumstances of Sunday's game - I don't see any chance of Marrone getting fired. He will have coached the team to a winning season for the the first time in a DECADE. More importantly, regardless of whether we like him, he is in fact widely respected across the league and with a lot of backers. I just don't see him getting canned if it comes down to a decision between him and Whaley. The latter is on the hook for Manuel, and my sense is that across the league he's viewed as a bust. I'm not saying that's right, but perception matters. Edited December 26, 2014 by dave mcbride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Basically, any GM wants to pick their own coach. It is unlikely we get a new GM without a new coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahnyc Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Even if Pegula has doubts about both Whaley and Marrone, I think Whaley is more likely to go this year. If Pegula is unsure about Whaley, how can you have him hire a new head coach? If Pegula wants to fire Whaley after one more year, how many GMs will want a job where they are either stuck with a head coach who was just hired or they need to fire a coach who was just hired. That scenario seems way too disruptive to the team. Also, with Whaley, you can objectively point to moves that were questionable (trading up for Watkins, drafting CK, and drafting EJ). It would be harder with Marrone, where the Bills have shown improvement in their overall record after two seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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