YoloinOhio Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 (edited) http://bills.buffalonews.com/2016/01/05/pegula-gives-whaley-ryan-a-year-to-fix-bills/ Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula has given General Manager Doug Whaley and coach Rex Ryan a year to turn the team around after its disappointing 8-8 season, The Buffalo News has learned.A team source told The News that Pegula met with Whaley and Ryan about a week ago to review the 2015 season and look ahead.During the session, the source said, Pegula gave Whaley and Ryan an ultimatum: make the necessary fixes to get the team into the playoffs in the 2016 season or be fired Edited January 5, 2016 by YoloinOhio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Sounds good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorquemada Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 http://bills.buffalonews.com/2016/01/05/pegula-gives-whaley-ryan-a-year-to-fix-bills/ You know, it's not like they were a mile off. If they just regress to the mean in penalties and injuries, they probably win a couple more games and make the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocrat Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I love this CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 (edited) No pressure, right? But, it wasn't a rebuild. It makes sense. They are close. Gotta get it done. Edited January 5, 2016 by YoloinOhio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 There are just incredible leaks in the organization if this scenario is exactly correct. Only four (if Kim and Terry both present) people were a part of the conversation. That aside, there really is no realistic alternative here. Rex backed himself into this corner with all of his hype last offseason. Whaley put himself in this spot by leaving little room to sign anyone this upcoming season. The reality for both of them is there needs to be addition by subtraction in players released and a very, very solid draft. Everything can change from one season to the next but winning the division to get into the playoffs remains a long shot with Bellicheat and his sidekick quarterback still owning the Bills. Miami is probably a mess next year and while the Jets may not improve greatly there is no obvious reason to assume they will regress. The point is that there is no reason to believe the Bills easily make the playoffs next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Cubed Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 (edited) "Make the necessary fixes..." The Bills need a handful of players at a couple starting positions, not all can come from the draft. Does this mean Terry says spend what you need to fix it? It's a bit odd for Whaley to say that they won't be spending in FA and want to sign their own. That's fair. Glenn/Incognito make sense but that's putting an awful lot of pressure to get 2-3 quality starters out of this draft. Edited January 5, 2016 by Wayne Cubed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I wonder if this makes them more aggressive in FA this year Whaley seemed laid back to me yesterday about his free agent plans and told the media they may as well take the week off Wonder if this news changes his approach CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I don't like this. I hope Whaley especially doesn't take a short-sighted view and over-spends to try to save his job. I always felt that the EJ was pick was borne out of Buddy basically having 1 more year left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I wonder if this makes them more aggressive in FA this year Whaley seemed laid back to me yesterday about his free agent plans and told the media they may as well take the week off Wonder if this news changes his approach CBF No. Apparently, this meeting happened before the PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I don't like this. I hope Whaley especially doesn't take a short-sighted view and over-spends to try to save his job. I always felt that the EJ was pick was borne out of Buddy basically having 1 more year left. How could he not be short sighted with this sort of ultimatum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Greg Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I like it. The talent is there. Coach it to the playoffs or GTFO, Rex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Maybe this will force Rex to stay focused for a full 16 game season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 I wonder if this makes them more aggressive in FA this year Whaley seemed laid back to me yesterday about his free agent plans and told the media they may as well take the week off Wonder if this news changes his approach CBF imo it doesn't change that. They would still want to sign their own guys which is going to be a challenge in itself. and while they could add some relatively "cheap" pieces in FA like a NT, I don't think they will go hog wild like last year and going after guys with transition tags, etc. I think that's what he meant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsVet Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 First time in years an owner is holding his managers accountable when the franchise misses the playoffs. Can't argue with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 This if from Vic Carucci? Hmm. Okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I don't like this. I hope Whaley especially doesn't take a short-sighted view and over-spends to try to save his job. I always felt that the EJ was pick was borne out of Buddy basically having 1 more year left. Same old story, right? The pressure is on to do something big and they come up short. Whether it's a big FA signing or drafting a QB...maybe they'll finally get it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 Same old story, right? The pressure is on to do something big and they come up short. Whether it's a big FA signing or drafting a QB...maybe they'll finally get it right. i would bet that both of them feel they should get it right too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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