ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- It is not uncommon in the NFL for scouts and personnel directors to be dismissed or change teams after the draft each spring.
What seemed strange for the Buffalo Bills was owner Terry Pegula attaching partial responsibility for last week's draft to general manager Doug Whaley, whom he fired Sunday.
Credit Pegula for holding a news conference and taking questions hours after dismissing Whaley, something he did not do after firing head coach Rex Ryan in December. But Pegula's message about Whaley was confusing and inconsistent, and only contributed to the dizzying developments around the Bills and their front office in recent months.