YoloinOhio Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Remember how marrone made Berchtold read off the injury report in his press conferences in his second season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 No, but he is likely responsible for sending him out alone to look foolish. The VP of Communications should have stood up when that decision was made and said "no, everyone needs to be there and present a unified front". Berchtold was a yes man who indulged the people around him. You don't believe me just read the Tim Graham story about Berchtold cornering him for Doug Marrone. Who's "everone"? You mean Pegula AND Whaley? Hmmm, given both of their strong public speaking gifts, that would have been some front. No, Whaley made a fool of himself. No assist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChan Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Who's "everone"? You mean Pegula AND Whaley? Hmmm, given both of their strong public speaking gifts, that would have been some front. No, Whaley made a fool of himself. No assist. A head rolls because of Whaley's ineptitude? No way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 A head rolls because of Whaley's ineptitude? No way. Berchtold has been inept, himself, for years. Can't it be both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Did Berchtold make Whaley look foolish in that press conference? I will say this, Berchtold is THE voice of everything coming from OBD. People think leak this or that and don't realize that every single message coming from OBD is Berchtold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndirish1978 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Who's "everone"? You mean Pegula AND Whaley? Hmmm, given both of their strong public speaking gifts, that would have been some front. No, Whaley made a fool of himself. No assist. At least try to be less willfully ignorant. You put people in a position to do their best or you don't. Whether or not Pegula is a passable public speaker (he is not) he should have been out there because that's simply what teams do. Indulging his need to not be out in public did Pegula no favors and didn't help him at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChan Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Berchtold has been inept, himself, for years. Can't it be both? Has he? How so? At least try to be less willfully ignorant. You put people in a position to do their best or you don't. Whether or not Pegula is a passable public speaker (he is not) he should have been out there because that's simply what teams do. Indulging his need to not be out in public did Pegula no favors and didn't help him at all. I'm sure Berchtold can just order Pegula to be out there. Willful ignorance indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 A head rolls because of Whaley's ineptitude? No way.Nevertheless, Berchtold is also Ralph's trash. It would've been better if he was tossed to the curb, but this is still the best news coming out of OBD in a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 (edited) Has he? How so? Ehr mah gerd The TBD Worm has returned. Edited February 23, 2017 by Coach Tuesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 @derek_boyko Have a heavy heart leaving so many great people I worked with in Philadelphia. I have nothing but gratitude and love for @Eagles. But... My family and I are so excited for this next chapter of my life with the @buffalobills in a city I grew up in. Can't wait to get started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndirish1978 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 I'm sure Berchtold can just order Pegula to be out there. Willful ignorance indeed. At a certain point in your professional life, and I truly hope you get there some day, you are not supposed to merely follow orders. Being a VP means you have a responsibility to the owner to tell him when he's making a mistake and convince him to do what's in the best interest of the franchise. A competent VP of Communications would be able to do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChan Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Nevertheless, Berchtold is also Ralph's trash. It would've been better if he was tossed to the curb, but this is still the best news coming out of OBD in a long time. Fair enough, but Whaley's ability to successfully scapegoat everybody and anybody bodes ill for him leaving anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest K-GunJimKelly12 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Can anyone provide a link to that Tim Graham article? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChan Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 At a certain point in your professional life, and I truly hope you get there some day, you are not supposed to merely follow orders. Being a VP means you have a responsibility to the owner to tell him when he's making a mistake and convince him to do what's in the best interest of the franchise. A competent VP of Communications would be able to do this. How do you know he didn't beg Pegs to go and Pegs said no? He still owns the team, you know. Pegula still has final say, not Bertchold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest K-GunJimKelly12 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Nevermind http://buffalonews.com/2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndirish1978 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 How do you know he didn't beg Pegs to go and Pegs said no? He still owns the team, you know. Pegula still has final say, not Bertchold. How do you know that he didn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChan Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 How do you know that he didn't? That's the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Did Berchtold make Whaley look foolish in that press conference? I felt like Whaley was not prepared, and the only preparation was to basically not give answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest K-GunJimKelly12 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 I actually think that is the wrong article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndirish1978 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 That's the point. When a team has a longstanding history of poor relationship with the media and poor communication, you err on the side of history, not your devil's advocate position that they probably tried and Pegula is a moron and Berchtold suddenly became competent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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