Rico Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, DCofNC said: He was the GM for the Tre draft, people want to blame him for Buddy Nix drafting Manuel and give McD credit for Tre, that’s BS. He was the GM for the Tre draft, people want to blame him for Buddy Nix drafting Manuel and give McD credit for Tre, that’s BS. He was the GM for the Tre draft, people want to blame him for Buddy Nix drafting Manuel and give McD credit for Tre, that’s BS. Not by me, I blame Buddy for the EJ pick and Whaley for keeping him on the team so long. As for who picked Tre, Whaley was fired the day after the draft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarleyNY Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, DCofNC said: He was the GM for the Tre draft, people want to blame him for Buddy Nix drafting Manuel and give McD credit for Tre, that’s BS. LOL! Whaley was sidelined for that draft because he was on his way out. He was so angry about being ignored that he actually left the draft room. McDermott ran that draft and Whaley was fired the day after it concluded. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEpsYtown Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Maybe he will trade us TJ Watt for Shaq Lawson? He looks good off the bus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnNord Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 20 minutes ago, DCofNC said: He had far better results in FA than Beane has had yet, go look at it and tell me I’m wrong. I would agree that Beane hasn’t done great in FA. But I don’t think Whaley had far better results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCofNC Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Rico said: Nope. Didn’t trade for Jerry Hughes either. He was the GM for the Tre draft, people want to blame him for Buddy Nix drafting Manuel and give McD credit for Tre, that’s BS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chongli Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Warcodered said: Saw the video the Bills put out when they hired McDermott when he arrived at the facility and was shown around. McDermott was in a suit, Whaley was in sweats. Pic: You can see this in the video starting at 1:37 [which I now see was already posted by @Warcodered]: Edited March 20, 2022 by chongli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 1 hour ago, JohnNord said: It’s not that he wasn’t methodical…he just had no idea how to build a team. Some of his picks were ok, but his strength was mostly pro personnel. I don’t think you want Whaley as GM I want him as GM for Pittsburgh 😁 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 23 minutes ago, DCofNC said: He had far better results in FA than Beane has had yet, go look at it and tell me I’m wrong. Lorax, Incognito, Tyrod (those were the good or at least decent ones). vs. Beasely, Brown, Morse, Feliciano, Andre Roberts, Star, Trent Murphy, Addison, D Williams, Sanders, Taiwan Jones Von Miller..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEpsYtown Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 30 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said: Lorax, Incognito, Tyrod (those were the good or at least decent ones). vs. Beasely, Brown, Morse, Feliciano, Andre Roberts, Star, Trent Murphy, Addison, D Williams, Sanders, Taiwan Jones Von Miller..... Lorax, Incognito, and Tyrod were all just guys Rex Ryan wanted. So I am not sure I can give him credit there, at the same time I don’t blame him for the Shaq Lawson and Reggie Ragland picks because again that’s what Rex wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 6 minutes ago, MrEpsYtown said: Lorax, Incognito, and Tyrod were all just guys Rex Ryan wanted. So I am not sure I can give him credit there, at the same time I don’t blame him for the Shaq Lawson and Reggie Ragland picks because again that’s what Rex wanted. Well I was trying to give Whaley credit for something.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ControllerOfPlanetX Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 3 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said: My buddy is a Steelers fan and is high on him. I guess Whaley has a talk radio show in Pittsburgh and it is really popular. He used to be interviewed on WGR all the time...he had me sold... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muppy Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 (edited) when I think of Whaley I recall his tenure as relating to both Tyrod Taylor as well as Marcel Dareus. I looked at wiki for Dareus just now to reflect on that entire span of time and saw this quote OOF. It is just a trivia I found interesting. The one that got away. Quote On October 27, 2017, Dareus was traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars for a conditional 2018 sixth-round draft pick, which became a 5th round pick that was used to select Wyatt Teller. Edited March 20, 2022 by muppy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyC81 Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 4 hours ago, Limeaid said: Whaley worked for the Steelers for 10 years rising to be a pro personnel coordinator before accepting the Buffalo Bills job as Assistant general manager. He is familiar with organization which is advantage to him. He unfortunately is a poor public speaker and should (already should have) lessons to help him. He would be better as an assistant rather than "face" of franchise. If he is smart he will not rule out being part of staff if he does not get GM role. Worst case was when he said he wasn’t involved in decision to fire Rex Ryan and then was sent out to talk to the press. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Paulson Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 2 hours ago, JohnNord said: It’s not that he wasn’t methodical…he just had no idea how to build a team. Some of his picks were ok, but his strength was mostly pro personnel. I don’t think you want Whaley as GM Rex had more power which screwed whaley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manther Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 4 hours ago, somnus00 said: Not a popular opinion here, but I liked Whaley. Ialways felt that he was in a terrible position here. Meddling owner, had Nix as a weird co-GM/boss/mentor hybrid. Russ Brandon 'nuff said. Then he had Rex shoved down his throat. I'm not saying he would've been great. But he certainly wasn't given a real shot. Agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsVet Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 I always cracked up when Brandon called Whaley, "Whales." Two clowns who've been thankfully DFA'd from the Buffalo Bills forever. The irony is, at the end of Rex's final season, Whaley undermined RR through his contacts and at OBD to get his own swing at a HC (after Marrone was hired by Brandon and Rex was a Pegula decision). Then, he winds up T/K Pegs hiring McD who could see how terrible he was as a GM. Maybe he finds his way back to the NFL, but being out for 5 years without finding a front office position speaks volumes. Good luck to Pittsburgh if they hire him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnNord Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Just now, Robert Paulson said: Rex had more power which screwed whaley Maybe…but that was part of the problem. Doug always had an issue with his HC whether it was Doug Marrone or Rex. There always seemed to be some kind of conflict or turmoil which made its way into the press. This is what I mean by Whaley not being a great GM. It’s more than drafting or signing FA. It’s about having a long term vision and building a culture and organization. He seemed to be very much inept at doing this. Not sure that working for the XFL is going to change that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruffalo Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 But if Whaley gets a job, then who will be Tyler Dunne's anonymous source to ***** on the Bills for literally anything they do? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 4 hours ago, LeGOATski said: I didn't mind some of the moves he made, but he wasn't as consistent or methodical as Beane. Didn't care for his personality at times, wither. Still seems like a good fit for Pittsburgh. That Hughes trade was righteous. Hard to be consistent and methodical when you don’t get to pick the head coach. Can buy good ingredients but when the owners change chef and menu… he had his faults but so did the organization. I’d be curious if he stuck in Pittsburgh what his resume would look like by comparison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 4 hours ago, Beast said: Yeah, I can't even explain that. It is so bad I'm going to leave it be for all to laugh at. We all have made typos here, so no worries. I just thought you created an impressive unique word. 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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