Whether the Buffalo Bills’ decision to wait until after last month's draft to fire general manager Doug Whaley was by design or not, the unorthodox timing of the move has seemed to benefit the franchise in the rebuilding of its scouting and player personnel department.
Since hiring former Carolina Panthers assistant general manager Brandon Beane to replace Whaley, the Bills have added six talent evaluators to their front office who have experience on either director or vice-president levels with other teams. The "all-star staff" assembled by Buffalo has caught the attention of former NFL scout Dan Hatman, who believes the Bills could become a case study that could lead more teams to change general managers after the draft instead of the customary period following the end of the regular season.