Bills general manager Doug Whaley has held his job since 2013. Under Whaley's command, the Bills have won 30 games and lost 34. They fired Rex Ryan and hired Sean McDermott to turn a perpetually mediocre team into a playoff contender.

But bigger news got drowned out in the McDermott hiring: Whaley finally uncovered the secret to winning football games in the NFL. He was even kind enough to share his findings with the rest of the world.

According to Whaley, winning in the NFL requires:

  1. Players
  2. Winning

Huge, if true.

Let's see if the Bills fit the equation (players + winning = winning).

According to McDermott, they have players.


Seriously, they do have some offensive pieces in LeSean McCoy (1,623 yards from scrimmage), Sammy Watkins (when he's actually healthy), and Richie Incognito (their highest-graded offensive player, per Pro Football Focus). Defensively, Marcell Dareus and Kyle Williams are still key cogs. I actually argued back in December that the Bills' coaching job would be the third-best opening on the market.

As for the second part of that equation, I regret to report the Bills do not have much winning right now.

I'm no mathematician, but by my calculations, the Bills will not be winning this year, because they don't have enough winning. The way I see it, players + no winning = no winning.