Why Russ Brandon needs to go.

[SpikedLemonade]

Then the Pegulas are stupid billionaires.

He is a dumb Polack who got lucky through fracking and rode the momentum.

Managing people and managing drills/land rights are two radically different skill sets.

Pegula needs to hire Wolfe and give him the keys to the franchise.

[YardRat]

I don't have a problem with a marketing guy being President (don't forget, he's also Managing Partner), the position is supposed to oversee the entire operation. As a matter of fact, if you look at the organizational chart, the executive branch is made up entirely of business people, not football people. I do have a problem, however, if the position is being used too much to be involved in decisions regarding the pure football aspects of the organization, he shouldn't be doing a job that ownership is paying others to do, and as I (and several others over the years) have stated moves like TO and Wrecks just wreak of his influence.

Jim Overdorf is the Senior Vice President of Football Operations, and has been with the team for over 20 years. I'd like to know how much input he has on the decisions regarding the football side, and if anybody's head should be put on the chopping block it would be his.

IMO if there were a definite statement, and evidence that actually supports that statement, that Brandon has zero input on football nobody would give a **** what position he holds or what his background is.

[coastal]

I'm assuming part of Brandon's role is to structure the organization to run effectively.

Ask anyone in the corporate world... the last person you want in that role is someone from the marketing department.

[DraftBoy]

Does peter mcloughlin appear in the draft room and as one of two people with people who sign with the team. Russ is a con man and the gig is up. Apologists aren't defending him and this season is going to really get the fan base upset. We will not accept Russ Brandon as a part of buffalo sports. Full stop

Can't speak to that one, but Rich McKay does for the Falcons and there are a number of other team presidents across the league who appear whenever the team has official business to announce or conduct.

[coastal]

I don't have a problem with a marketing guy being President (don't forget, he's also Managing Partner), the position is supposed to oversee the entire operation. As a matter of fact, if you look at the organizational chart, the executive branch is made up entirely of business people, not football people. I do have a problem, however, if the position is being used too much to be involved in decisions regarding the pure football aspects of the organization, he shouldn't be doing a job that ownership is paying others to do, and as I (and several others over the years) have stated moves like TO and Wrecks just wreak of his influence.

Jim Overdorf is the Senior Vice President of Football Operations, and has been with the team for over 20 years. I'd like to know how much input he has on the decisions regarding the football side, and if anybody's head should be put on the chopping block it would be his.

IMO if there were a definite statement, and evidence that actually supports that statement, that Brandon has zero input on football nobody would give a **** what position he holds or what his background is.

God awful post.

[GreedoII]

Pegula just needs to do what he did with the Sabres. Clean it put and bring in a new regime to build it up. He's still figuring it out with the Bills. It will happen I think. It s the Sabres scenario all over again. Stay loyal a bit with the old regime until you just have to change it.

[Jan Reimers]

Brandon is a very successful business executive. I believe the last evaluation of the Bills was $1 billion. They are now at $1.5 billion, a 50% increase. Brandon definitely has something to do with that.

Whaley and Tyrannosaurus Rex are the cause of our on-field failures.

[justasportsfan]

Russ marketing plan for next year

Head coach / DC - Wade Philipps

OC- Frank Reich
QB Coach/Asst OC - Van Pelt
WR Coach - Andre Reed
RB Coach - Thurman

Draft Chip Kelly

[SpikedLemonade]

Pegula just needs to do what he did with the Sabres. Clean it put and bring in a new regime to build it up. He's still figuring it out with the Bills. It will happen I think. It s the Sabres scenario all over again. Stay loyal a bit with the old regime until you just have to change it.

So the Bills should tank for over 2 years?

[coastal]

So the Bills should tank for over 2 years?

Talking proud!

[GreedoII]

no..but bring in new people with a new vision. Tanking in football isn't common if at all unless you have a can't miss QB prospect which is rare too.

[SpikedLemonade]

Talking proud!

[trapezeus]

if marketing is all that matters, here is a great ticket pitch that will fill the stadium for 1 year. "russ Brandon has been relieved of his duties and has no capacities with either sports team." I'm going to go start a gofundme.com page.

[kscdogbillsfan1221]

I was in Caesars in Vegas last year and I was on the treadmill and there was a dude decked out in Bills gear. I start talking to him and he told me he roomed with Russ Brandon in college. I wanted to punch him in the testicles just for knowing him that well

[Mace]

I knew he was a first-rate individual.

There is not one bone in Rex that’s not authentic.

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/...camp/30589675/

[SpikedLemonade]

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/...camp/30589675/

Rex's bones are NOT the problem.

The fact they are covered and surrounded by tons and tons of stupidity, ego, arrogance, nepotism, false bravado and rotten whale blubber is the problem.

I am sure that deep deep deep down Rex is still fat.

[Jimkelly12203]

So the Bills should tank for over 2 years?

Sadly i think we have to do just that.

We can't keep finishing 7-9 or 8-8 and expect to get anywhere. Other than Dareus at 3 who was the last really high pick we had? Mike Williams at 4? So i looked it up and between those two we picked 23rd, 13th, 22nd, no pick, 8th, 26th, 12th, 11th, 11th, 28th and 9th. Ugg! It's the Buffalo Bills doing their 6-10 through 8-8 thing. mediocrity at its finest. never bad enough to get good.

We need to pick 1st overall if we want to get a franchise QB and it has to be the right year. Wouldn't do us much good in the EJ/Geno draft to have first overall.

I would literally gut the thing if i was Pegs. Fire literally everyone at the end of the year. Pay whatever it takes to get a real proven football mind into the building to get me a GM and a coach. Then sell off all these big contracts and tank-zilla for as long as it takes to get that QB.

[Generalissimus Gibby]

Russ marketing plan for next year

Head coach / DC - Wade Philipps

OC- Frank Reich
QB Coach/Asst OC - Van Pelt
WR Coach - Andre Reed
RB Coach - Thurman

Draft Chip Kelly

That would actually be a fairly decent coaching staff

[feldspar]

Russ Brandon is the President of the Buffalo Bills, the Buffalo Sabres , the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League, and Pegula Sports and Entertainment.

The guy ain't fielding teams and coaching staffs on top of all that.

[Mace]

Russ Brandon is the President of the Buffalo Bills, the Buffalo Sabres , the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League, and Pegula Sports and Entertainment.

The guy ain't fielding teams and coaching staffs on top of all that.

Maybe he won't the next time, but he did the last time without the other hats. Maybe, but I doubt it. He's their football guru until they bring in another. Who else do they have to listen to ?