K Gun Special Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 Because they couldn't fire the guy that had a majority of the info on what direction they wanted to go in the draft. The new season for those guys started Monday so that is why he is gone at this point. precisely. The timing is perfect now.
muffmonster Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 Because they couldn't fire the guy that had a majority of the info on what direction they wanted to go in the draft. The new season for those guys started Monday so that is why he is gone at this point. Ahh that does make sense.
thebandit27 Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 I assume so they can start fresh for next year and because it wouldn't make much sense to fire him before the draft after all the work that was put in towards it. I have no doubt that you are correct. It only makes sense to wait until after the draft to make the move. In fact, I thought this move would be coming after last year's draft, but apparently the team wanted to give Buddy and Co. a full year to get their feet wet, so to speak.
bladiebla Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 A year late but the house has been cleaned completly now right?
McBeane Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 I have no doubt that you are correct. It only makes sense to wait until after the draft to make the move. In fact, I thought this move would be coming after last year's draft, but apparently the team wanted to give Buddy and Co. a full year to get their feet wet, so to speak. They were probably phasing him out slowly, because they do scout at least 2 years in advance.
John Cocktosten Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 Just keeping up with the OBD tradition of doing things way too late.
beerme1 Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 A year late but the house has been cleaned completly now right? Not until Ralph is gone.
808 Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 i hope the war room was like a timeout for modrak. like every time the bills were too pick he was saying lets get this guy! and buddy gave him a look and said back to the corner tommy. you keep your mouth shut.
I hate the Bills ! Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 I hope Tom goes to the Jets or Pats so he can F-up their teams like he did ours for 10 years!
Superb Owl Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 FINALLY!!!! This dude has blown chunks for years and its great to have him outta here. He was prob clamoring for terrible prospects all draft weekend and Buddy was tired of his crappy evaluating “skill”. Whitner/McCargo/Maybin/etal... thanks for nothing Modrak - I hope the door hits you on your way out!!!! I would love to hear from all the Modrak sympathizers about how he never had final say and blah blah blah. Hooray!!! I remember talking to you about this a long time ago, cheers! I think the scouts he hired should be re-evaluated too.
NastyNateSoldiers Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 I believe that scout that we recently hired from the Chargers will take over Modrak duties
eball Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 Another reason why we can be so thankful the Bills were able to coach in the Senior Bowl. Look at how many of their draft picks Gailey, Nix, et al got their hands on, and obviously that also helped them eliminate kids from consideration. And the Jasper kid was a find by another scout.
Coach Tuesday Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 While I don't disagree that Nix may have had a hand in this, the move definitely has the marks of Ralph. He's had a bug up his a$$ all offseason about the last decade of drafting blunders - and rightly so. I'm sure he's been asking Nix why he's paying Modrak to screw drafts up. This pitstop in Buffalo definitely wasn't a good addition to Modrak's resume. In fact, I'd be surprised if he gets re-hired. Probably the end of the road.
Juice_32 Posted May 4, 2011 Author Posted May 4, 2011 Methinks Nix and Whaley did the draft without his input to see how it turns out. Well, we did very well so TM was rendered useless. But, ofcourse this is pure speculation based on the timing. Just a point of reference - did you notice how the three picks we made from Gailey's senior bowl team did not mention Modrak having spoken to these prospects ? I just read about Nix and Gailey talking to them and scoping them out. this would have to be the case you would think. maybe they finally realized going into the draft the ineptitude they were dealing with, but they didnt want to make waves at a critical time. either way, glad hes gone.
5 Wide Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 Prob just like what they did with Trent Edwards, the new regime wanted to see it with their own eyes.
TPS Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 Just read it on the Buffalo Bills website. I wonder why after the draft? Because someone like Belichek would've picked him and picked his brain.
Vinny4sum Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 There is also no reason to release a guy that has inside info on your draft thoughts and player evaluations, so you dump him post draft.
erynthered Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 Wonder if Buddy will bring another southern boy to the team. I'm sure they've got somebody picked out already. TaTa, Tom!!
DrDawkinstein Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 LOL, if you google "Tom Modrak", this is the 2nd photo in the results, I think it perfectly sums up his time here... http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/113/389/56304810.jpg.14499.0_display_image.jpg?1257473911
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