There is nothing easy about being an NFL general manager. The paychecks are great, but the hours stink and there is a constant high level of scrutiny on your every move. It's probably easier to look at the job and come up with some advice for being better at the job after
Tennessee Titans Jersey having actually failed.This appears to be the case with former GM Doug Whaley, who was fired one day after the 2017 . And Whaley, while appearing on Sirius XM Radio, said that if he was going to be a GM in the league again, the first thing he would do is make sure he got a hold of a franchise quarterback. "If I get a shot again to be a GM in this league I would make sure I secured a franchise QB, quickly"Doug Whaley SiriusXM NFL Radio (@SiriusXMNFL) First
Brett Kern Jersey of all, every time throws a touchdown this year he should scream out "DOUUUUUUUUG!" The Bills quarterback was not given the franchise treatment by the GM but managed to outlast Whaley. Maybe he's not the long-term answer in Buffalo, but he was more than capable last year.Secondly, this completely ignores that Whaley thought he had a franchise quarterback. Whaley was in the front office when the Bills drafted in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft. That entire draft was a disaster, but Manuel still manages to stand out as a particularly egregious mistake. Virtually no one saw him going in the first round. Making matters worse is that Buddy Nix stepped down as GM after that draft. Whaley had an opportunity ."I was
DaQuan Jones Jersey an integral part in the drafting proce s of EJ Manuel," Whaley said at the time. "I was the person that handled the draft proce s and setting up the board."Manuel .Another poor choice in Whaley's tenure was the decision to trade up and grab . Watkins is a fine receiver, but the Bills gave up a future first-round pick in order to take Watkins over and . Standing pat and taking whichever receiver fell would have
Corey Davis Jersey been the prudent move. Whaley decided to next year."Obviously we gave up one to go up and get Sammy, but I have to say as a parting gift, we left them with two first-round picks going into next year," Whaley said.Apparently Whaley was given "credit" for the latest draft cla s, with him being the guy to pull the trigger on the selections but, , everything had to go through coach Sean McDermott. So maybe Whaley will get credit for that trade, but it
Dion Lewis Jersey 's probably better not to ascribe any succe s or failure from this draft cla s with the former GM. Which is weird, since Whaley wasn't technically in charge of his first draft, either, but probably ran it, when he selected Manuel.
