Jeffery Littman

[BidsJr]

After all of the calls for this guys head over the years what would you think if he orchestrated the sale to Pegula?

[better days]

After all of the calls for this guys head over the years what would you think if he orchestrated the sale to Pegula?

I would think he was following Ralph's wishes.

[BidsJr]

I would think he was following Ralph's wishes.

Of course he was, but would you rather of had him gone 15 years ago penny pinching the team? Or dealt with the 15 years to have Ralph's trusted man do what he wished in order to get the next 30?

[better days]

If not Littman, it would have been someone of similar ilk IMO.

[trapezeus]

littman i think did what he was told all those year.

if a pegula (presuming he wins), does what he did with darcy and said, "you seem to know quite a bit about the cap, but i want you to operate with a different mindset and know the restrictions are out." if he let him try to succeed with his knowledge to build a team without cash to cap etc, and see how he does, i'd be interested to see if it works out.

however, i do not want that snakeoil salesman brandon anywhere near this team when the sale is closed. in fact, i'd like to put him in a bill sweatshirt and send him to the toronto team as a second place offer. "you didn't get the team, but you got the worst part of the team."

[Skooby]

The Romans had it right.

[better days]

The Romans had it right.

So, thumbs up or thumbs down?

[Fletch]

After all of the calls for this guys head over the years what would you think if he orchestrated the sale to Pegula?

You guys are a laugh riot.

Now it's Littman.

[YardRat]

My opinion wouldn't change, but the reality is without a large increase in revenue or constant cash infusions by an owner this team has to be run on a cash to cap philosophy. It takes real money to pay the real expenses.

[swiper]

It's not likely that any new owner would retain Littman.

[YardRat]

I don't think anybody thought they would...

[Fletch]

My opinion wouldn't change, but the reality is without a large increase in revenue or constant cash infusions by an owner this team has to be run on a cash to cap philosophy. It takes real money to pay the real expenses.

Again, it's not the money, it's what you do with it.

Fitzpatrick: 6 years $57M
Mario: 6 years $96M
Merriman: 2 years $10M
Mark Andersen: 4 years $20M
Spencer Johnson: 5 years $17M
Kawika Mitchell: 5 years $17M
Dockery: 7 years $49M
Langston Walker: 5 years $25M

That's almost $200M for next to nothing. Mario's near $100M could have netted three impact starters.

[YardRat]

Again, it's not the money, it's what you do with it.

Fitzpatrick: 6 years $57M
Mario: 6 years $96M
Merriman: 2 years $10M
Mark Andersen: 4 years $20M
Spencer Johnson: 5 years $17M
Kawika Mitchell: 5 years $17M
Dockery: 7 years $49M
Langston Walker: 5 years $25M

That's almost $200M for next to nothing. Mario's near $100M could have netted three impact starters.

Every team has contracts that have brought negative returns. So what? That has nothing to do with covering the operating expenses for the entire organization.

[Mace]

None of the answers apply to my thought, would be "other".

He appears to have been a good accountant so fulfilled his purpose as an accountant in terms of the Bills still being here.

So I guess that's not fair given absolute choices. So I have to vote, according to the choices, "Wall of Fame". I despise Littman, evidently because Wilson couldn't find anyone to out argue him, but well, he'd evidently have a hand in keeping the Bills in Buffalo.

Wouldn't have if we fired him 15 years ago.

I enjoyed some football those 15 years of doom, 1 minute of possibility is better than 1 minute of none, so....

[Historian]

**** Littman!
**** Brandon!
**** Quinn and Regier!
**** Gregg Williams and his bullhorn!
And **** Bonjovi!

Thanks guys...I needed that.

[Historian]

**** John Y Brown too!

[OpIv37]

littman i think did what he was told all those year.

if a pegula (presuming he wins), does what he did with darcy and said, "you seem to know quite a bit about the cap, but i want you to operate with a different mindset and know the restrictions are out." if he let him try to succeed with his knowledge to build a team without cash to cap etc, and see how he does, i'd be interested to see if it works out.

however, i do not want that snakeoil salesman brandon anywhere near this team when the sale is closed. in fact, i'd like to put him in a bill sweatshirt and send him to the toronto team as a second place offer. "you didn't get the team, but you got the worst part of the team."

I disagree. I had the same thought about Darcy Reiger: "let's see how he does with Pegula's money and without Golisano's restrictions." Turns out Darcy was part of the problem and he flopped.

I want to see Pegula come in with a scorched earth policy. Everyone with blood on their hands for the debacle of the last 14 years is OUT. Brandon, Littman and Overdorf should be first on the chopping block. Unless the team completely tanks this year, I'd give Whaley and Marrone one more year because it takes about 3 years to rebuild if it's done right. But everyone above Whaley needs to be axed.

They've tried blows to the body and occasionally hacking an appendage to no avail. Time to cut off the head.

[DesertFox24]

Look I dont get the hate towards Brandon.

he has increased ticket purchases in other areas and increased their footprint.

He approved the Whaley hire and Doug Marrone hire and if the two Dougs get this team to the playoffs he does deserve some credit.

He gets the blame for the Jauron years but levy was the one that wanted Jauron.

I guess my point is this, he seems to be a good business man and has stepped back from football operations and has empowered the people that are in those chairs to do what they need to do and holds them accountable.

I do not have a problem with this.

As long as he is not deciding draft picks or free agents or who to sign/resign then keep him.

[OpIv37]

Look I dont get the hate towards Brandon.

he has increased ticket purchases in other areas and increased their footprint.

He approved the Whaley hire and Doug Marrone hire and if the two Dougs get this team to the playoffs he does deserve some credit.

He gets the blame for the Jauron years but levy was the one that wanted Jauron.

I guess my point is this, he seems to be a good business man and has stepped back from football operations and has empowered the people that are in those chairs to do what they need to do and holds them accountable.

I do not have a problem with this.

As long as he is not deciding draft picks or free agents or who to sign/resign then keep him.

Russ is Ralph.

He runs the team exactly how Ralph did: with the bottom dollar driving every decision. Yes, he's a great businessman if making money is the only goal. But football teams also have the goal of winning.

Brandon said he stepped back from football operations: how do we know that's true? How do we know he won't butt in again the second a football decision costs too much?

You can't do the same thing over and over again and expect different results, and we've seen the results that Brandon gets.

[Historian]

He's an idiot who doesn't deserve to even run the gift shop anymore.

I hope he falls into his deep fryer.