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2 minutes ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said:

I think I'd switch Nix and Whaley, but yeah.

That would be an error.

 

3 minutes ago, baskingridgebillsfan said:

Nix

Whaley 

Donahue

Marv/Brandon

Correct.

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41 minutes ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said:
  • Tom Donahoe
  • Marv Levy
  • Russ Brandon
  • Buddy Nix
  • Doug Whaley

Rank 'Em. Strictly by their job as GM. Forget your feelings about Marv as a coach, or Russ' marketing skills or any of his alleged misconduct.

Donahoe

Whaley

Brandon

Nix

Levy

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I don’t feel comfortable doing this because 2 of those guys weren’t doing GM duties. The real list is:

Donahoe

Modrak

Guy

Nix

Whaley

 

I’d go:

Whaley

Nix

 

 

Donahoe

 

 

 

Modrak

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guy

 

 

 

 

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Donahoe

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nix

 

 

 

No time right now to distinguish between Marv, Tweedle-Dee, and Tweedle-Dum.

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3 minutes ago, Gugny said:

Whaley

Donahoe

Nix

Brandon

Levy

 

Yep, and Whaley the only one hamstrung by not being allowed to hire his own coach. Doubly so with the annual HC/DC turnover even.

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Just now, Gugny said:

Whaley

Donahoe

Nix

Brandon

Levy

I could go with that too...I think Donahoe and Whaley get blasted a little too much by Bills fans.  I only rank Donahoe a little over Whaley, because he didn't take as many gambles...but both guys were active, and aggressive. I really think TD had the Bills closer to being a legit playoff contender...he whiffed on Losman....not the first/only GM to not be able to find a QB.

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Just now, Buftex said:

I could go with that too...I think Donahoe and Whaley get blasted a little too much by Bills fans.  I only rank Donahoe a little over Whaley, because he didn't take as many gambles...but both guys were active, and aggressive. I really think TD had the Bills closer to being a legit playoff contender...he whiffed on Losman....not the first/only GM to not be able to find a QB.

 

The biggest (legitimate) knock on Whaley was his inability to find a QB and - even more so, in my opinion - hanging onto the EJ hope for too long.  But you are correct, finding a QB in the NFL is the hardest task to complete.  By far.  And none of these GMs was able to do it.

 

Donahoe took a big gamble on McGahee and his destroyed knee.  I still think it was a good pick.

 

But, as @DrDawkinstein said above, Whaley gets the nod from me because DESPITE never being able to hire his own head coach, he had the team (I believe) a QB away from being a very good/great team.

 

Rex Ryan being stuffed down any GM's throat would be a career killer for said GM.

 

I think Whaley was a "good," GM.  Donahoe was a little less good.  All the others were an embarrassment; especially Marv Levy.

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