I didn't become a Bills fan until adulthood (cue your maturity insults here) and I didn't really pay attention to the teams inner workings until I became a season ticket holder (2003).
The hiring of Chan Gailey begat a mild depression. There were so many other better candidates out there. It looked like Chan was hired for the sole reason that he didn't present a threat to the status quo at OBD.
The hiring of beloved Marv Levy as GM was an Al Davis move - an admission that the game had passed Ralph by and that only a name from the glory years could bring us back.
Jauron's firing of his OC one week before the start of one of his seasons only amplified the clown show state of affairs at the time.
Allowing Jauron to over ride our scouting department and select Maybin over other more worthy players was another sign of deep organizational incompetence and disunity.
The selection of CJ Spiller wasn't as bad as Maybin but was the equivalent of taking a long snapper at #1.
The continual trotting out of Fitzpatrick as an NFL starting QB was profoundly insulting to any fan not incapacitated by alcohol.
The mishandling of Jason Peters and Marshawn Lynch reinforced our image as the farm team for big market teams. Especially that we got a bag of Doritos in exchange for each.
The signing of Mario Williams was exciting but only served to reinforce our having given up any hope of building a legitimate football culture and instead become a country club for the overpaid and undermotivated. If we can't build a team, let's buy one!
Signing TO was the triumph of marketing over roster management. Rex Ryan's hire was more proof that our front office was a group of naifs capable of being had by a huckster after one more big payday.