baskingridgebillsfan Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 how much he is involved at this point is any bodies guess. I do think Pegs should never mention his name when it to the football team. Everyone is thrilled he worked so hard to keep the BILLS IN Buffalo and equally frustrated with anything he has to do with the product he sells Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriveFor1Outta5 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 I definitely think we are closer now since the pegulas will be hiring the gm they want. I also get the feeling that Russ might have lost some of his clout after the "Don't let him leave the building" nonsense. Will the Pegulas be hiring the GM they want? or will McDermott be the one doing the hiring? We shall find out soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Others have held it. It depends on the guy and the structure. A lot of the tasks overlap a lot. He can have a shared ticket office with slightly more robust management structures in it and it doesn't add any real work to his plate, for instance. Â He's not sitting down to run two unrelated companies I think you are mistaken. It's the analytics department that is robust, not the ticket office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Russ knows where the bodies are buried Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Will the Pegulas be hiring the GM they want? or will McDermott be the one doing the hiring? We shall find out soon. well hopefully McD will have some say in the process and we can finally have a coach and gm that aren't against one another more often than not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 (edited) I believe he has had a heavy hand on football matters... and it seems he has been moved out a bit, as the pegulas want to the ones playing with the toy. Brandon is their most senior executive and closest advisor (for both teams) which i dont like. Since Brandon has been raised to the top levels of bills management, the team has been so wrong so frequently. I wouldnt trust his input at all, unless i wanted to confirm what they shouldnt do. Â As far as "marketing" goes. I, too could do the job and lead the bills to last in revenue and lowest franchise value. I also dont attribute the wjc, combine, and frozen 4 to him. The combine was already here, and the wjc was a multi year process that brandon was on board for the last couple months. Â Business wise, i feel like both teams could use new blood in the way of how they are marketed and laid out to the fans. I have lived in other markets and both organizations are minor league. I am a season ticket holder for the sabres and things have gotten worse. Having a season ticket card to replace tickets, 1 per account is awful. The fan "appreciation" giveaway of one buffalo "sunglasses" was literally insulting. Game presentations are terrible. Everything around both teams seems lazily done. Edited April 30, 2017 by May Day 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan_34 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Brandon doesn't influence football decisions, like Whaley was making roster decisions. Brandon always meddled in football decisions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Brandon always meddled in football decisionsand you know that how? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 You liked the North Korea style of boards like BBMB. Not everyone drinks the Kool Aid on here. Just don't look then. Â Says the guy with 400 posts to the guy with 14,000 posts here You beilive what you want, I will beilive what i want. Â Hokay, so when you say "(Brandon) is involved (in football decisions), believe me", you don't, in fact, know Jack Sh** about whether he is or not, you're just believing what you want to believe. Â Got it, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 You liked the North Korea style of boards like BBMB. Not everyone drinks the Kool Aid on here. Just don't look then. Go do another bong hit. In mom's basement. You should have been banned permanently yesterday for tipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 (edited) Go do another bong hit. In mom's basement. You should have been banned permanently yesterday for tipping. ...medical marijuana is hardly the end all cure all for all ailments...be patient grasshopper........... Edited April 30, 2017 by OldTimeAFLGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpetCrawler Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 As GM he was horrid, he was in over his head and I'm sure deep down he knew it too. I believe he did it at Ralph's request and did the best he could. He was glad to step out of the job and as long as he is not making football decisions (which I could safely guess he isn't doing any more with McD there) and sticks with the P/R, branding, marketing/merchandising stuff, I have no problem with him doing it. A team on a 17 year playoff drought needs some help staying relevant and he seems to be able to accomplish that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan_34 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Keep on whining cause he's not going anywhere, you can thank him for the NHL combine, the world Juniors, the NCAA tourney, etc coming to Buffalo. He's damn good at his job None of those things have anything to do with the Bills or Sabres getting their stuff straight. Those things mentioned have more to do with our community and tourism dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilzfancy Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 None of those things have anything to do with the Bills or Sabres getting their stuff straight. Those things mentioned have more to do with our community and tourism dollars.my point, its his job and he's good at it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan_34 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 and you know that how? Cuz im a freakin Jedi, duh! my point, its his job and he's good at it Ah Brandon is now Erie County Tourism CEO- got it, its all crystal clear now thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Fan in LA Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Maybe he has a cappuccino maker and makes everybody delicious drinks. Â We had a guy who did that in the office, and he was terrible at his job, but everybody wanted a cappuccino every afternoon so he stayed employed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBud420 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 what are you, like 12? Join the military, it'll make a man, or woman out of you Ok. Snowflake. Go do another bong hit. In mom's basement. You should have been banned permanently yesterday for tipping. Â Have my own house...and I may smoke another bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan_34 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 (edited) Ok. Snowflake. Snowflake- wasn't that one of the recruits names in Full Metal Jacket? PS blaze away, theres way worse things. Edited April 30, 2017 by billsfan_34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 None of those things have anything to do with the Bills or Sabres getting their stuff straight. Those things mentioned have more to do with our community and tourism dollars.It's relevant to the question asked. How does Russ still have a job? Because he markets the hell out of buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Syracuse Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Until he is gone, i have a feeling nothing is going to change. How many season tickets did the Bills sell last year? That's the answer to your question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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