HailMary Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 (edited) Public speaking is part of the job. hmmmmmmm Has anyone mentioned this to Belichik? What's questionable about Belichik and his style? He has rings and is a SB contender every year. Hmmmmmmmm Berchtold should be fired.Bring in new blood. Edited January 9, 2017 by tannins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 As I understand the timing, John Wawrow texted both Pegulas within 10 min of the end of the presser and got a call-back within 10-15 minutes - well before the national reaction took hold. Here's jw's take. http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/topic/191292-ap-john-wawrow-interview-with-terry-pegula/?p=4200067 since my name happens to be on this one, i'll chime in. i did ask the first question to Whaley in regards to the team seeming to be in a state of dysfunction. it's clear Whaley either wasn't prepared to provide answers or was busy sticking to a script or was merely not interested in providing anything of merit to the discussion that he helped prompt with his lengthy silence. it wasn't a good look.and it didn't sound any better. i'm well aware some Bills executives were not happy with how that went down with Whaley saying he's speaking for ownership and then making everyone in the operation look bad. that it took the Bills to resort to getting Terry and Kim to explain a thing or five does not reflect well on Whaley. he was supposed to help by start putting out the fire, not add more kindling to it. it became imperative for the owners to speak. and i know a lot of people are glad they finally did. whether i was "used" or not, i can't judge that. all i know is that i sent a text to both Terry and Kim and Terry responded within 15 minutes. the fact is, some clarity was required, and finally provided. jw ================================================ Bottom line, Whaley botched the presser and Pegs bailed him out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 (edited) Here's jw's take. http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/topic/191292-ap-john-wawrow-interview-with-terry-pegula/?p=4200067 since my name happens to be on this one, i'll chime in. i did ask the first question to Whaley in regards to the team seeming to be in a state of dysfunction. it's clear Whaley either wasn't prepared to provide answers or was busy sticking to a script or was merely not interested in providing anything of merit to the discussion that he helped prompt with his lengthy silence. it wasn't a good look.and it didn't sound any better. i'm well aware some Bills executives were not happy with how that went down with Whaley saying he's speaking for ownership and then making everyone in the operation look bad. that it took the Bills to resort to getting Terry and Kim to explain a thing or five does not reflect well on Whaley. he was supposed to help by start putting out the fire, not add more kindling to it. it became imperative for the owners to speak. and i know a lot of people are glad they finally did. whether i was "used" or not, i can't judge that. all i know is that i sent a text to both Terry and Kim and Terry responded within 15 minutes. the fact is, some clarity was required, and finally provided. jw ================================================ Bottom line, Whaley botched the presser and Pegs bailed him out. Exactly. I would assume that the Pegulas knew the presser was disaster long before it ended too. Edited January 9, 2017 by dave mcbride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris heff Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Has anyone here ever seen a Bill Belichck press conference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fridge Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Has anyone here ever seen a Bill Belichck press conference? Yes, I have. Have you? He has never even remotely lost control of the room like Whaley did. Just because Bill doesn't have an outwardly glowing relationship with the media, doesn't mean that he loses control with them. He has half the reporters too scared to even ask him a question, for fear that it will be too dumb. A complete reversal from our situation. No idea why people keep bring that comparison up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFunPolice Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Every couple of years of so when Belichick is in a good mood he's incredibly interesting to listen to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 P.S. I have disagreed with Gunner Bill recently but I can never be too angry with him given that he is a fellow Gooner. COYG Feeling is mutual Peter. I think you are horribly wrong on Rex but for the right reasons... but you are certainly a man of taste in some respects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomper Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Every couple of years of so when Belichick is in a good mood he's incredibly interesting to listen to. Exactly. His explanation of how he came to use Alabama's unbalanced line in the Baltimore playoff game was gold. Wish he'd share what he's thinking more. Really insightful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 this guy should be fired for not pulling the idiot crews credentials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndirish1978 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 this guy should be fired for not pulling the idiot crews credentials I don't like the local media (this is a shock to everyone I know). That said, I completely disagree. The media has a right to ask whatever "gotcha" questions they want to ask; the readers have the right not to read clickbait articles; and Doug Whaley has the professional obligation to handle all questions with a certain level of competence. He did not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Linen Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 If only we'd prepare for the media better - we'd be a winning organization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manther Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 What's questionable about Belichik and his style? He has rings and is a SB contender every year. Hmmmmmmmm Bring in new blood. Yep!! Yes, I have. Have you? He has never even remotely lost control of the room like Whaley did. Just because Bill doesn't have an outwardly glowing relationship with the media, doesn't mean that he loses control with them. He has half the reporters too scared to even ask him a question, for fear that it will be too dumb. A complete reversal from our situation. No idea why people keep bring that comparison up. Totally agree. Apples to oranges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloHokie13 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Every time I see this topic I think it's about Scott Van Pelt... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurlyBurly51 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 What's SVP of Communications being compared to multi-winning Super Bowl Head Coach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 I don't like the local media (this is a shock to everyone I know). That said, I completely disagree. The media has a right to ask whatever "gotcha" questions they want to ask; the readers have the right not to read clickbait articles; and Doug Whaley has the professional obligation to handle all questions with a certain level of competence. He did not. Agree on all points. That said, I would think better of the local media if they had behaved in a more professional manner themselves, but I would never agree with pulling media credentials. It's "on" the guy giving the press conference to deal with that. It's kind of a sad day when an example of Shady McCoy dealing with questions he didn't want to address came into my mind as superior press management skills than the Bills GM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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