26CornerBlitz Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 (edited) Ex-Bills GM Whaley named NFLPA's college scouting director WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Buffalo Bills general manager Doug Whaley is taking over as the NFL Players Association's director of college scouting. Whaley will oversee the recruitment, evaluation and selection of draft-eligible prospects to compete at the annual NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. He replaces Tony Softli, who left to become the Alliance of American Football's scouting director. Edited June 20, 2018 by 26CornerBlitz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbillsfan2206 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 I don’t hate Doug Whaley. The trade for Hughes is one of the best trades in the history of the team. Unfortunately the trade to land Watkins is probably one of the worst. It was a makes or break move, too bad we didn’t have a QB to get him the ball... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottebillsfan2 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 I'm shorting that stock! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your Brown Eye Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 God Bless America 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Good for him. Wish him all the best. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBillsFan Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 I didn't know there was a college pro bowl game. Being the director of recruiting for it seems like a tough gig. The best talents in college football right now have trouble committing to play in bowl games. Seems like guys without any potential to get drafted would play in this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 35 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said: Forgive the ignorance, but WTF is the "NFLPA Bowl" and WTF does a "director of college recruiting" do for them? IOW as a member of the press once asked "What exactly do you do?" 5 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blokestradamus Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 I'm glad that Doug is back involved with the game. NFLPA Bowl players tend to be UDFA types and I think Doug has always acquitted himself well finding value from limited skill sets. I look forward to seeing how his appointment changes the standard of players that get invited. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: Forgive the ignorance, but WTF is the "NFLPA Bowl" and WTF does a "director of college recruiting" do for them? IOW as a member of the press once asked "What exactly do you do?" It's a college all-star game just as the East West Shrine and Senior Bowl games are. He's in charge of getting players to commit to playing in the game. 2 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: So it's a college all-star game no one has heard of? No one? Edited June 20, 2018 by 26CornerBlitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Popinski Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Good I wish him well. He made good choices and bad choices. Ultimately it didn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 I guess this is better than his gig at Cinnabon. Best wishes, Doug! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 (edited) So a guy who is a wizard at Pro Personnel takes a job as a college scout, for which he showed a shocking lack of aptitude as a GM. Weird. I don't understand why an NFL team would not hire this guy to be part of their Pro Personnel department. Unless Dougie didn't want to take a step back. Best of luck to Doug Whaley, but this doesn't sound like a great fit. Edited June 20, 2018 by Freddie's Dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 19 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: Forgive the ignorance, but WTF is the "NFLPA Bowl" and WTF does a "director of college recruiting" do for them? IOW as a member of the press once asked "What exactly do you do?" He is not privy to that 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillyG Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Wait until he goes rogue and cuts everyone that commits to playing. Just playing, wish him luck in the new position. I think the way the cards we're dealt it would have made it hard for any young GM to have much success here. Yea, he made some mistakes and questionable moves but he also made some solid additions. Good luck Doug. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanfan Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Good for him. Hope he does well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 1 hour ago, 26CornerBlitz said: I really expected a Peter Pan link. 1 hour ago, Charlottebillsfan2 said: I'm shorting that stock! When EJ Manuel announced his plan where one could buy stock in his career, that's what I said. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uticaclub Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 He was a better GM than Tim Murray 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 Just now, uticaclub said: He was a better GM than Tim Murray He was but that's a pretty low bar in retrospect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCBillsBeliever Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 ? Whaley's gone rogue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternOHBillsFan Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 1 hour ago, 26CornerBlitz said: There's a sucker born every minute, and this hire proves it... LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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