Culture Change

[The King]

High Character Players, Talent and Intelligence.

That's what you're going to see over the next three months. It may not be flashy but it's a script and the Bills have not stuck to one of those in a long, long time.

If you listen to McDermott's PC from yesterday then you'll know this is the Future of the Bills.

This is actually pretty similar to what Saint Doug abandoned us on.

[WagonCircler]

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High Character Players, Talent and Intelligence.

That's what you're going to see over the next three months. It may not be flashy but it's a script and the Bills have not stuck to one of those in a long, long time.

If you listen to McDermott's PC from yesterday then you'll know this is the Future of the Bills.

This is actually pretty similar to what Saint Doug abandoned us on.

But McDermott's not the GM. And the players you just described are the antithesis of Whaley players.

I think McDermott would like to have that type of power, but I think he's going to have to fight Whaley tooth and nail.

All the more reason that keeping Whaley was absurd.

[Thurmal]

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But McDermott's not the GM. And the players you just described are the antithesis of Whaley players.

I think McDermott would like to have that type of power, but I think he's going to have to fight Whaley tooth and nail.

All the more reason that keeping Whaley was absurd.

I'm not even sure how much power Whaley even has. If all these leaks are to believed, it sounds like they have a (destined to fail) system where all decisions are made as a group, with the most leverage going to the executive/coach du jour that has Terry Pegula's ear at that particular time.

[JoeMama]

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The notion that this franchise is even remotely capable of a culture change is laughable.

Pegula is a noob. Whaley can't ID a decent QB to save his life. Brandon is the most toxic presence in a front office in the entire NFL.

McDermott seems like an okay guy but he has a three-headed demon to slay in order to succeed.

Tall order.

[Zero]

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But McDermott's not the GM. And the players you just described are the antithesis of Whaley players.

I think McDermott would like to have that type of power, but I think he's going to have to fight Whaley tooth and nail.

All the more reason that keeping Whaley was absurd.

Culture change will only begin to occur when someone purges the front office of the incompetent orchestrators of the debacle that is now being called "the drought". This list consists of talent evaluators, strength/conditioning coaches and a slew of 'yes' men bean-counters that surreptitiously make football related decisions while explicitly and vehemently denying that they do (see: Russ Brandon).

Until such a thing occurs any declaration that a "culture change is incoming" is pure lip-service. That is MHO, of course.

[Forward_Lateral]

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If they want to truly change the culture, they need to clean house from top to bottom. That means start with Whaley all the way down to midget trainer.

[Buffalogic]

Re: Culture Change

The notion that this franchise is even remotely capable of a culture change is laughable.

Pegula is a noob. Whaley can't ID a decent QB to save his life. Brandon is the most toxic presence in a front office in the entire NFL.

McDermott seems like an okay guy but he has a three-headed demon to slay in order to succeed.

Tall order.

At least we aren't washington or san fran. We have some positives. I like the new direction.

[justasportsfan]

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And the players you just described are the antithesis of Whaley players.

who are they?

[The King]

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At least we aren't washington or san fran. We have some positives. I like the new direction.

I do to but I don't like being compared to those disasters.

[HHURRICANE]

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I think Doug is on a short leash. McDermott, unlike Jauron and all the other misfit coaches, seems like he is going to have input on the roster and culture. Polian already gave McDermott some praise and I know he talks to the Pegulas.

I'm obviously being an optimist.

[swiper]

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At least we aren't washington or san fran. We have some positives. I like the new direction.

Both of those teams have won much more recently than the Bills have. However Jay Gruden must be livid.

[WagonCircler]

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who are they?

They're not a "they" yet. "They" are the hypothetical players with characteristics described in the original post.

"They" are the opposite of Marcel Dareus.

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I think Doug is on a short leash..

We can only hope.

[YardRat]

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I like that McDermott is front and center, working on becoming the face of the franchise while Whaley is tucked safely behind the scenes. That's the way it should be. That being said, If Doug is working on bringing in McDermott's type of player (his guys) that's two consecutive coaches that Whaley has worked with in that manner. It's pretty obvious with free agency acquisitions, and I'm not going to hold Whaley responsible for ****nut Wreck's ineptitude. My only question is if the draft is handled in the same manner or if Whaley actually has the steering wheel for that process (which based on his track record he really shouldn't). I hope McDermott has just as much influence over who we're picking in April.

[JoeMama]

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I like that McDermott is front and center, working on becoming the face of the franchise while Whaley is tucked safely behind the scenes. That's the way it should be. That being said, If Doug is working on bringing in McDermott's type of player (his guys) that's two consecutive coaches that Whaley has worked with in that manner. It's pretty obvious with free agency acquisitions, and I'm not going to hold Whaley responsible for ****nut Wreck's ineptitude. My only question is if the draft is handled in the same manner or if Whaley actually has the steering wheel for that process (which based on his track record he really shouldn't). I hope McDermott has just as much influence over who we're picking in April.

While Whaley is tucked safely behind the scenes, I hope he picks up a copy of "An Idiot's Guide to Drafting QBs".

Make himself useful with some casual reading.

[justasportsfan]

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They're not a "they" yet. "They" are the hypothetical players with characteristics described in the original post.

"They" are the opposite of Marcel Dareus.

I meant who are the Whaley players who you sy are the antithesis of what was described in the OP?

Other than Dareus who really wasnt Whaleys draft pick but Ill give it to you since he re-signed him .