Let's face it - with new ownership coming in, Whaley needs to make himself relevant. Another conservative draft and another 7-9 season won't do it. If he can show that the team is actually improving and creating excitement, he stands a better chance of keeping his job when the new owners take over.
As for us as Bills fans, we're so used to mediocrity on the field and in the front office that we've forgotten what it feels like to roll the dice. Biggest dice roll ever was taking Kelly when he said he wouldn't come here, and I guess that paid off.
Not since the Butler and Polian days has there been a pulse in Buffalo's front office.