Originally Posted by
BLeonard
A: As stated before, if Overdorf reported to Whaley, he'd be in zero position to hold any sway over Whaley or Marrone, let alone "too much sway."
B: Your link says "Jim Overdorf is our lead negotiator on each contract. He takes his direction from the GM chair." So, while he might take direction from Whaley on how much to offer a player, he certainly does not work for Whaley. Otherwise, if there were a question of Overdorf holding too much sway over Whaley and/or Marrone, Whaley would have simply fired Overdorf and we wouldn't be having this discussion. Quite simply, Whaley doesn't have the power to fire Overdorf, which is what I view as someone being "under" another.
Overdorf is "under" Brandon, as far as people being able to fire him is concerned, not Whaley.
C: Your link is also a quote from Russ Brandon. Quite frankly, I don't believe a word Brandon says, because I believe he's a part of the problem. Back to my link:
Fast forward to today... What was done? Zero. Zilch. Nada. Which just proves to me that it's still status quo in the Buffalo Bills front office... For now, anyway.
-Bill