C Mart Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Buffalo Bills @buffalobills General Manager Doug Whaley has been relieved of his duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Mart Posted April 30, 2017 Author Share Posted April 30, 2017 The Buffalo Bills Sunday relieved Doug Whaley of his duties as general manager, the team announced shortly after it was reported by The Buffalo News. The move, which had long been anticipated, was made a day after the three-day NFL Draft. “After a thorough review of our football operations over the past several months, Kim and I informed Doug this morning that we will be moving in a new direction," Bills owner Terry Pegula said in a statement. "We have enjoyed working with Doug. He is a good person and we want to thank him for his work and commitment to our football team. "This was my decision. It was not an easy decision but I believe it’s the right one for the future of the Buffalo Bills. Our search for a new general manager will begin immediately.” The Bills' entire scouting staff was also expected let go, an NFL source said. Whaley's firing makes it a clean sweep for the Bills' previous hierarchy since they finished the 2016 season with a 7-9 record, extending their playoff drought to 17 years. Coach Rex Ryan was dismissed with one game left on the schedule. The day after the Bills' season-ending loss against the New York Jets, Whaley was the focus of a public-relations disaster when, during a news conference, he insisted he was not "privy" to the reasons behind Ryan's firing. As soon as the Bills hired Sean McDermott as their coach in January, Whaley became a marginalized figure. He last spoke to the media at January's Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala. Since then, McDermott has served as the lone spokesman for the team's entire football operation. It was clear throughout the draft that it was McDermott's show, reflected with his repeated use of "I" as he explained the team's moves. The coach did go out of his way to give credit to Whaley and the rest of the player-personnel staff. When asked after the Bills' made their final pick Saturday if he would give Whaley a vote of confidence, McDermott said, "Doug and his staff did a phenomenal job." Whaley, 44, joined the Bills in 2010 as an assistant GM to Buddy Nix. After Nix stepped down as general manager, Whaley took over on May 13, 2013. His run in the job has been filled with controversial decisions. One of the biggest in which he was involved was the one to make quarterback EJ Manuel a first-round choice, 16th overall, in the 2013 draft. Manuel has since been released and signed by the Oakland Raiders. Whaley's most controversial move came in 2014, when he decided to trade first- and fourth-round picks to the Cleveland Browns to allow the Bills to move from the ninth overall pick to No. 4 to select wide receiver Sammy Watkins. Watkins has been injured for most of his NFL career, and the Bills are not expected to pick up the fifth-year option on his contract by the league's May 2 deadline because he is recovering from foot surgery, according to an NFL source. Whaley's best move was the 2015 trade that sent linebacker Kiko Alonzo to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for running back LeSean McCoy. McCoy has helped the Bills lead the NFL in rushing the past two seasons and made back-to-back Pro Bowl appearances. Among other the highlights of Whaley's time with the Bills were the acquisitions of low-cost but productive free agents: quarterback Tyrod Taylor, guard Richie Incognito, and linebackers Lorenzo Alexander and Zach Brown. Taylor has started the past two seasons and currently resides at the top of the QB depth chart. After sitting out a season-and-a-half after being suspended for his role in a 2013 bullying scandal with the Miami Dolphins, Incognito has emerged as a Pro Bowler and one of the best players on the team. Last year, Alexander went from a projected role on special teams to the Pro Bowl after taking over for injured rookie Shaq Lawson and finishing tied for third in the NFL with 12.5 sacks. Brown, who ranked second in the league with 149 tackles, joined the Washington Redskins in free agency. Two of Whaley's better waiver-wire pickups were running back Mike Gillislee (who recently signed with the New England Patriots as a restricted free agent) and receiver/kick-returner Brandon Tate. Whaley becomes the second GM of the teams owned by Terry and Kim Pegula to be fired in less than two weeks. On April 20, they fired Sabres GM Tim Murray, along with coach Dan Bylsma. http://buffalonews.com/2017/04/30/bills-dismiss-gm-doug-whaley-scouting-staff/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dierking Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Dbatesman just said he was doing a "decent job". This can't be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j4jets Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Gotta admit this caught me by surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantasy Island Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Can we trade them Mac? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScarletKnight89 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Something must have happened over the past few days. Very weird. You usually keep a fired GMs scouts until after the first draft and then fire them because they've been doing all the scouting and know the college players at this point. You don't usually keep the GM and then fire him after the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastineau Lives Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 11 minutes ago, Fantasy Island said: Can we trade them Mac? If Mac's making the trade we're getting back five guys from the mailroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbatesman Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 37 minutes ago, Scott Dierking said: Dbatesman just said he was doing a "decent job". This can't be. Certainly the Pegulas have never done anything stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dierking Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Just now, dbatesman said: Certainly the Pegulas have never done anything stupid. They are PSU people, of course they haven't. Remember all those playoff appearances during Whaley's 7 years? Job well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Very strange firing a GM day after the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sciond Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 and people think the Jets are a mess.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkheart Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 So far this weekend: JN Posters "Macc can't complete trades !" -Macc trades down 5 times in a draft, a franchise record. JN Posters " The rest of the AFC East did WAY better" Bills fire their GM a day after the draft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 16 minutes ago, sciond said: and people think the Jets are a mess.... We don't think we know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dierking Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Just now, joewilly12 said: We don't think Partially right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 He must have really screwed up the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBowles Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 2 hours ago, Scott Dierking said: Dbatesman just said he was doing a "decent job". This can't be. Is that the same Batesman who essentially said Paul DePodesto is the smartest man in football, also said that If Mac passed on Watson at 6 he was the dumbest man in football, yet after watching the smartest man in football pass on Watson twice, still considers himself to be the smartest Jet fan on the planet?? That Batesman? My head is literally spinning from writing this post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Mart Posted April 30, 2017 Author Share Posted April 30, 2017 2 hours ago, C Mart said: The move, which had long been anticipated, Ian Rapoport @RapSheet #Bills coach Sean McDermott had a heavy hand in BUF draft-night trade, was the team's sole voice. The scouting community expected this move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBowles Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 49 minutes ago, joewilly12 said: He must have really screwed up the draft. Of course, he passed up Michael Jordan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASH1962 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 1 hour ago, sciond said: and people think the Jets are a mess.... they are, but this is more stupifying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varjet Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 The Bills are worse than the Jets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 3 hours ago, Scott Dierking said: They are PSU people, of course they haven't. Remember all those playoff appearances during Whaley's 7 years? Job well done. To be fair they were definitely headed in the right direction until they got Rex'd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBowles Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 1 minute ago, RutgersJetFan said: To be fair they were definitely headed in the right direction until they got Rex'd. So was the Titanic.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 No surprise out here. Once McDermott was hired by Pegula, Whaley was a goner. This was McDermott's draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 2 hours ago, joewilly12 said: He must have really screwed up the draft. Whaley , outside of turning in draft reports, had nothing to do with this draft. All McDermott's draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New York Mick Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 3 hours ago, flgreen said: Very strange firing a GM day after the draft. Guessing they weren't happy with the outcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 12 minutes ago, varjet said: The Bills are worse than the Jets I ,sadly, don't think so.This new coach is the anti-Rex hired directly by the owner. No joking around, just straight business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnleyJet Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Wow and I thought we hated our Draft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScarletKnight89 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 So the Bills owners let the GM make all off season decisions like keeping Tyrod Taylor, who to sign in FA. And then after the last big off season weekend (the draft) decide to fire him? They basically committed to his vision for next season. That's such a dumb move. The Bills are a complete mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 3 hours ago, Darkheart said: So far this weekend: JN Posters "Macc can't complete trades !" -Macc trades down 5 times in a draft, a franchise record. JN Posters " The rest of the AFC East did WAY better" Bills fire their GM a day after the draft The bills just fired a guy for building a middling roster that is exponentially better than the Jets roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 4 minutes ago, ScarletKnight89 said: So the Bills owners let the GM make all off season decisions like keeping Tyrod Taylor, who to sign in FA. And then after the last big off season weekend (the draft) decide to fire him? They basically committed to his vision for next season. That's such a dumb move. The Bills are a complete mess. The owners seem like nice people but they get spun around too easily. They got conned by Rex, and now they're going to let McDermott call his own shots up there. They, like Woody, desperately need to hire a team president and then lock themselves out of the building Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETSfaninNE Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 3 hours ago, Darkheart said: So far this weekend: JN Posters "Macc can't complete trades !" -Macc trades down 5 times in a draft, a franchise record. JN Posters " The rest of the AFC East did WAY better" Bills fire their GM a day after the draft In fairness, it seems like Whaley was not involved in the draft. Looks like the new HC has been performing both operations since his hiring. So the day the draft is over they canned not only Whaley but the whole scouting dept too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangers9 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 I've heard of this before. The day after the draft FO people getting fired. I think we've done it. But not the GM. I don't think Whaley was handling their draft. And they made moves.The Pegulas hiring and firing. They did keep the team out of Toronto so probably they're tolerated by the fans. The more incompetently run their franchise is the better for us. But New England has capitalized on it signing some of their better players like Hogan and Gilmore. The decision to keep Tyrell though was smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Mart Posted April 30, 2017 Author Share Posted April 30, 2017 This bares watching as it was rumored a couple of months ago Ballard was interested in getting Jets Dir of College Scouting Rex Hogan. Ballard and Hogan were scouts together in Chicago Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) 4/30/17, 2:26 PM Bills not alone. Colts releasing director of college scouting T.J. McCreight and others from scouting department, per league sources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTJ06 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 5 hours ago, Darkheart said: So far this weekend: JN Posters "Macc can't complete trades !" -Macc trades down 5 times in a draft, a franchise record. JN Posters " The rest of the AFC East did WAY better" Bills fire their GM a day after the draft JN Posters " Can we trade them Mac" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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