Wilson stays informed but no longer calls the shots

[DetDannyWilliams]

The Bills are running under a different order. Years ago, before Ralph Wilson turned over the franchise to Russ Brandon, hiring a new coordinator often was a major project. It required approval from Wilson. It meant getting a contract past his money man, Jeffrey Littman, which often was another long and tedious chore.
Wilson, if he were still running the show, might have nuked the Schwartz idea given the owner’s proximity to Detroit and the Lions’ problems under their coach.
Thankfully, those days are gone. Ralph stays informed but no longer calls the shots. The current Bills’ hierarchy has the power to cut through the red tape and react when necessary, so they did.

http://www.buffalonews.com/columns/b...-hire-20140126

[mrbojanglezs]

Re: Wilson stays informed but no longer calls the shots

good, and you can tell with how much better decisions are made and executed.

[WagonCircler]

Re: Wilson stays informed but no longer calls the shots

He still calls some of the shots.

Deciding between oatmeal and tapioca pudding can be taxing.

[bleve]

Re: Wilson stays informed but no longer calls the shots

Bucky makes a valid point. Whether Schwartz works out or not, you have to applaud the decisiveness. Certainly a new way of doing things.

[Night Train]

Re: Wilson stays informed but no longer calls the shots

On a parallel note, I'll cry the day I can't do shots..

[Guest]

Re: Wilson stays informed but no longer calls the shots

Sentences that have the words "Wilson" and "shots" make me happy.

[swiper]

Re: Wilson stays informed but no longer calls the shots

I heard Wilson was fishing for trout in Canada somewhere.

[THRILLHO]

Re: Wilson stays informed but no longer calls the shots

I too was surprised with the speed of hiring Schwartz. Less than 48 hours. It was nice. No waffling, we obviously had our eyes on someone else.

[trapezeus]

Re: Wilson stays informed but no longer calls the shots

and the fact they didn't hand it off to an underling who had not done the DC job well was an improvement.

not saying schwarz is automatic at being level or an improvement from last year, but it at least shows that they recognize that they had a good d last year, and pairing it was a guy with a long track record of running good d's should manage this group. not a newbie who has to learn on the job.

[Historian]

Re: Wilson stays informed but no longer calls the shots

Red tape.
lol

[Yasgur's Farm]

Re: Wilson stays informed but no longer calls the shots