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You can’t give Whaley credit for the 2017 draft class. Nearly everyone reported that McDermott made the picks, and Whaley was fired days later. Take them off the list. The rest of your picks are competent starters. You’re also stretching a bit - Karlos Williams? Ross Cockrell? Come on. Again, these players are not impact players. The closest one is Robert Woods. Like I said above, he was average at best and I think the group you wrote down is very average. If that was the case and he was neutered and had coaches forced on him, then why did he stay? Why did he sign an extension after Rex was on board?

It’s all speculation. I didn’t get the impression he wanted Anthony Lynn. Also who ever said he had coaches forced on him? Whaley has said the opposite in all of his media appearances. By most accounts in the media, Pegula had decided to move on from Whaley after the 2016 season. But he wanted to keep him in power until after the draft because he did all the scouting etc. What Terry should have done is fired Whaley with Rex. And allowed the new GM to decide what to do at QB. McDermott basically punted at QB, which might work out in the long run, but we don’t know

It’s apparently a group of people who call themselves GGSN. Kind of lame. I agree, it’s all BS

I can agree he was pretty good at scouting pro talent and did make some good trades and acquisitions of steet FA’s. I feel that at drafting he was average at best. He missed several times on high picks and got very poor ROI. His cap management was terrible. Overall I will say his strengths were pro personnel and scouting, but as a GM, he really wasn’t very good. It’s not surprise to me that he hasn’t been hired since the Bills moved on

He said Whaley didn’t draft any “impact players.” Name an impact player that he drafted. Also were they really better with Darby, Glenn, and Dareus on the roster? Didn’t the Bills make the playoffs last season?

Who is really an impact player as he suggested? I believe there are some decent players, but again, no impact players Also I agree the Pegulas are at fault. Not for hiring coaches but for enabling Whaley he should have been fired when Marrone left in 2014. This is more of what it looks like in hindsight. Thanks for sharing

Take this for what you will....someone who refers to themselves as an “NFL Beat Reporter” for an outlet called Gilchrest Sports Network, which apparently has no website. This reporters name is Grant Gilchrest, who I have never heard of and has about 100 followers on Twitter. Again I’m skeptical but wanted to share

Im sure. But was Whaley’s decision to blow all of his cap space on free agents based on the urgency to win or was he just plain incompetent?

LOL ????

He’s a dawg....ARF ARF ARF Honestly, I think he did show some good potential. With some development and time I can see him catching on with another team.

Listening to the Brandon Beane press conference this morning, I caught Beane indirectly insult Whaley and the previous administration. He first took a shot at Whaley’s cap management and said that by breaking to bank to be aggressive in Free Agency you end up in a bad situation like the Bills used to have. This was a direct shot at Whaley’s aggressive approach in Free Agency. I also thought the comment about “drafting based on need” could also be a shot at Whaley. As his big move of trading up to draft Sammy Watkins pretty much sealed his fate. It made me think about the moves that Whaley made. While some might consider it “aggressive,” they come off to me as “desperate.” He seems like a fighter who knows he’s behind on points, so he’s going to swing for the fences and hope for a knockout. If he misses and gets KO’ed, he would have lost on points anyway. So he was either really desperate or just purely clueless how to build a team long term. It makes you wonder how much pressure Doug was under to win. It seems very apparent that McDermott and Beane are not under pressure to win ASAP, and the Pegulas are going to be very patient. Doug never really seemed to take a meticulous calculated approach. He was always about making the big move to end the drought. Ironically, I got the impression that Whaley’s predecessor Buddy Nix was given a lot of time when he first signed on as GM under Ralph/Russ. His first few years as GM were vert quiet and he didn’t try to make huge moves. Both Buddy and Ralph preached “patience” to fan base (which infuriated me at the time.). But when Ralph’s health took a downturn and speculation started about new owners, that’s when Buddy started doing things like breaking the bank for Mario Williams, signing Mark Anderson to a ridiculous deal, and of course wasting a 1st round draft pick on a QB with a 3rd or 4th round grade. It makes you wonder how much pressure Whaley was to win and the effect that the change in ownswrship (or potential change in ownership) had on the decisions made.

Tough to say. I guess the debate here is, if Anderson would be more valueable than a WR that you could take in the 2nd round. In 2019, I would say that Anderson likely will perform at a higher level than most of the WRs would their rookie year. Over time though, I don’t think it’s unreasonable to think that a WR could exceed Anderson’s output. It all depends how much pressure the Bills are to win in 2019. My guess would be that they wouldn’t give up an asset for Anderson and as discussed here, he doesn’t seem to be the type of player they want in the locker room

They probably won’t need to restructure any deals. They have the highest projected cap space for 2020

So far (fingers crossed) he seems to have made the right call on coaches. Getting rid of Dennison last year was absolutely right and I feel getting rid of Castillo and Crossman will be the right moves too

Wow....he is a horrible coach. Good luck with that This is a weak list IMO. None of these names jump out at me. Bienemy gets praise because of the KC offense but is that him or Any Reid? Actually the guys I kind of like on the list are Campbell and Richard. I also think Gase could be a good coach

What about Russ Grimmmm. LOL

One thing about McDermott, he knows how to separate personal and professional feelings, at least with his coaches. Castillo and McDermott have known each other when they both coaching Philly over a decade ago. It is somewhat surprising that he’d fire him, but it clearly was needed and just like with Dennison, he made the tough decision. With that being said, I will be floored if Crossman is not fired

Click on the the tweets. It’s at the bottom of the photo Rodak shares. It’s from his Instagram. I would add the photo here but the size limitations makes it impossible to upload nearly any photo

Can someone here please tell me what “put stamp on it” means? No one seems to know:

What happened with Poyer?

Word spreading on Twitter is the possibility that the Steelers could trade Antonio Brown after his incident last week. If you are a reciever needy team like the Bills, how much would you give up for Brown, perhaps one of the best WR’s in the NFL. Also he played said he a QB that has similar attributes in Bigg Ben. I will give Bill Barnwell credit: He pointed out that under Brown’s deal, Pittsburgh would have to eat Darius levels of dead cap space ($21 Million) if they traded him. Also if reports are true, I can’t see Brown being a McDermott/Beane guy. So the whole thing could be moot. But if you are Brandon Beane, A.) do you try to trade for Antonio Brown and B.) how much would you be willing to give? If Amari Cooper went for a #1, I think we are looking at a Khalil Mack type deal plus (2 #1’s, 1 #3, 1 #6) https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/12/31/are-steelers-moving-toward-a-divorce-from-antonio-brown/

Right but it’s a long shot and he knows it. I do expect him to get into shape, participate in camp, and prepare like he’s going to play but I think he knows his main role is as a mentor and he’s only playing if things really go south.

The schedule was pretty tough over the first few weeks but then again take a look at the starting QB’s: Baltimore (Peterman) LA (Allen - debut) Houston (Allen 1st half/Peterman 2nd half) Indy (Anderson) NE (Anderson) Chicago (Peterman) NE (Allen) While the schedule was harder, it alsonhirt not having the best player on offense (Allen) available in most of these games

Jim Trotter has been very outspoken on the issue. Here is his 2 cents on the Rooney rule. Again I do see his point:

Others spoke about this issue as well. It’s something to think about, but please think before you respond.