No more football for you, Russ Brandon!

[WagonCircler]

Jason La Canfora is reporting that Kim Pegula will be the Bills' CEO and that Doug Whaley will no longer report to Russ Brandon, instead reporting directly to the Pegulas.

They also mentioned that the new owners aim to separate the football side from the operations side.

This is AWESOME news.

Russ can do his weasely PR stuff. As long as he has zero input into football ops, he can't do any damage.

Also reporting that Pegs' are looking to bring in a football consultant, mentioning Ernie Accorsi, Ron Wolf and Mike Holmgren.

Nothing but good news here.

"Team president/CEO Russ Brandon has forged a strong relationship with Terry Pegula, sources said, through the process of them purchasing the team, and given his deep ties to the Western New York business community and unique knowledge of the franchise having acted as de-facto owner as the late Ralph Wilson began to struggle with his health, he is likely to remain in a role overseeing the business operations of the team. Under the new structure Kim Pegula will serve as the team's CEO, sources said, with Brandon serving as team president but with general manager Doug Whaley expected to be no longer reporting to Brandon but instead directly to the Pegulas, thus drawing more delineation between football operations and the business operation."

More...

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/writer/jason-la-canfora/24749471/pegula-family-expected-to-bring-outside-consultants-to-help-with-bills-transition

[X-Era]

Re: No more football for you, Russ Brandon!

Russ moving strictly back to the business side is no shocker. Personally I won't be surprised if Whaley stays.

I think Marrone is very much in jeopardy.

I think Pegula will want to add a significant name as a HC... Shanny, Cowher, or Gruden wouldn't shock me. And unlike before Pegula being an all new owner may be able to convince one of them that it's a whole new ball game in Buffalo.

All conjecture on my part.

[justasportsfan]

Re: No more football for you, Russ Brandon!

If Pegula wants the support of the fans, Shanny is not the way to go.

Marrone is not in jeopardy unless he blows the season. If the bills make playoffs, fans will get on the Marrone wagon.

[coastal]

Re: No more football for you, Russ Brandon!

Russ Brandon can crawl back into the woodwork from whence he came.

Incompetent little rat.

[WagonCircler]

Re: No more football for you, Russ Brandon!

Russ moving strictly back to the business side is no shocker. Personally I won't be surprised if Whaley stays.

I think Marrone is very much in jeopardy.

I think Pegula will want to add a significant name as a HC... Shanny, Cowher, or Gruden wouldn't shock me. And unlike before Pegula being an all new owner may be able to convince one of them that it's a whole new ball game in Buffalo.

All conjecture on my part.

I think Marrone has a better chance to stay than Whaley.

Marrone has a shot at saving his job by making the playoffs with a scrap heap QB, whereas Whaley totally shat the bed with the EJ situation, which will have huge repercussions next year's draft.

[black N yellow]

Re: No more football for you, Russ Brandon!

Thank God.

[DraftBoy]

Re: No more football for you, Russ Brandon!

No shock here and I'm very happy that Brandon is staying on board and focusing on the business end.

[YardRat]

Re: No more football for you, Russ Brandon!

Unless the team ****s the bed, I don't see Marrone or Whaley being in jeopardy of losing their jobs.

Terry, please...stay as far away from Holmgren as a football consultant...and Shanny, Cowher and Gruden as HC's...as possible.

[OpIv37]

Re: No more football for you, Russ Brandon!

Littman's out and Russ is away from football. It's a good start.

But I still want a scorched earth policy. Everyone with blood on their hands for any portion of the last 15 years needs to be ****-canned, which means everyone above Whaley.

I'll give Whaley and Marrone another year, barring a Fitz/Gailey collapse over the rest of this season.

[YardRat]

Re: No more football for you, Russ Brandon!

No shock here and I'm very happy that Brandon is staying on board and focusing on the business end.

I still don't believe he'll be around much longer, and will move on of his own accord.

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Incompetent little Lecter.

Fixed it, and don't ever make the same mistake again.

[justasportsfan]

Re: No more football for you, Russ Brandon!

No shock here and I'm very happy that Brandon is staying on board and focusing on the business end.

While it means nothing really, Russ brought the bills camp to Pittsford which is pretty much Kim's backyard growing up.

[notacon]

Re: No more football for you, Russ Brandon!

Jason La Canfora is reporting that Kim Pegula will be the Bills' CEO and that Doug Whaley will no longer report to Russ Brandon, instead reporting directly to the Pegulas.

They also mentioned that the new owners aim to separate the football side from the operations side.

This is AWESOME news.

Russ can do his weasely PR stuff. As long as he has zero input into football ops, he can't do any damage.

Also reporting that Pegs' are looking to bring in a football consultant, mentioning Ernie Accorsi, Ron Wolf and Mike Holmgren.

Nothing but good news here.

"Team president/CEO Russ Brandon has forged a strong relationship with Terry Pegula, sources said, through the process of them purchasing the team, and given his deep ties to the Western New York business community and unique knowledge of the franchise having acted as de-facto owner as the late Ralph Wilson began to struggle with his health, he is likely to remain in a role overseeing the business operations of the team. Under the new structure Kim Pegula will serve as the team's CEO, sources said, with Brandon serving as team president but with general manager Doug Whaley expected to be no longer reporting to Brandon but instead directly to the Pegulas, thus drawing more delineation between football operations and the business operation."

More...

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/writer/...lls-transition

The structure that Ralph Wilson relied on for the Bills is THE reason they never succeeded on a consistent basis.

This team needs FOOTBALL people to run the FOOTBALL part of the team.....not loyalists to the owner like Mr. Wilson liked.

[El Guapo]

Re: No more football for you, Russ Brandon!

Littman's out and Russ is away from football. It's a good start.

But I still want a scorched earth policy. Everyone with blood on their hands for any portion of the last 15 years needs to be ****-canned, which means everyone above Whaley.

I'll give Whaley and Marrone another year, barring a Fitz/Gailey collapse over the rest of this season.

i completely agree. The verdict is still out on Marrone.

[GreedoII]

Re: No more football for you, Russ Brandon!

Shanny and Cowher are outdated..Gruden might work tho...

[Generalissimus Gibby]

Re: No more football for you, Russ Brandon!

Its a start, hopefully he brings in a competent OC. Also, I am not against canning Whaley.