In my 2017 Buffalo Bills NFL Draft guide, I wrote up my thoughts about Doug Whaley’s tenure with the Bills. Originally, I wanted to title it “why Doug Whaley will have been fired,” given the hazy smoke that had been following him for the last season, but I decided to hold off. Within a week, that smoke burst into a conflagration that consumed Whaley’s job along with the rest of the scouting department. Here’s that article again, edited for the current situation.
Tactics and strategy are not synonymous. A great tactician is like a skilled chessplayer, someone who can see a goal, lay down an action plan, and achieve a specific objective.