Guy, Modrak Promoted: Ralph Wilson didn't wait long to finish the restructuring of the frontoffice. Less than an hour after announcing that Russ Brandon had been promoted, and that more announcements were coming, John Guy and Tom Modrak were both promoted to Vice President positions. Guy is now the Vice President of Pro Personnel and Tom Modrak is now the Vice President of College Scouting. Both men were at the director level of the same positions before the promotions. They help fill a void on the football side of things since Brandon has a business background. Wilson said in a statement, “The promotions of John and Tom are all part of the re-alignment process that we are going through, both men have done an excellent job and are deserving of this.”

Front Office Realignment: Owner Ralph Wilson indicated in his statement that the promotion of Russ Brandon is just the beginning. He said there will be more announcements in the near future as they finish the realignment of the front office. As we speculated earlier, football operations men like John Guy and Tom Modrak may get more responsibility and Dick Jauron may have more power over personnel issues as well.

Brandon Officially Top Guy: The Bills made official a report by ESPN that Russ Brandon has been named the Chief Operating Officer of the team. It makes him the top man in the front office and keeps continuity from the two year Marv Levy regime. Ralph Wilson announced the promotion to the newly created position this afternoon. Brandon will oversee the day-to-day operations of the entire franchise including both the football and business operations. In his statement Wilson said, "It has been my experience over the years that our greatest opportunity for success comes when we promote from within our own organization. So, I have decided that the responsibilities of the general manager’s position will be handled from within and we will not to go outside the organization. I am confident in the skills possessed by our seasoned football front office staff. What I feel we need is a person with Russ Brandon’s proven leadership skills to pull it all together. He has worked very closely with me over the years and I am comfortable that he is up to the task”.

Brandon Front Runner For Top Job: ESPN.com is reporting that Russ Brandon is the frontrunner for the top front office job although he likely won't get the general manager title. The current executive vice president of business operations would report directly to Ralph Wilson and be the top guy in the front office according to the report. The move leaves a hole on the football side since Brandon is considered a business and marketing master who is the main man behind the Bills regionalization success. Director of pro personnel John Guy was also considered a candidate for the job and will likely see a bit more responsibility with Brandon being more of a business guy. Assistant general manager Tom Modrak was not interested in the position because he wants to stay in charge of the college scouting department. The move assures that the team is going for consistency to build on the last two years under Marv Levy. Dick Jauron is also assured of staying as coach with this reported move and may even get more responsibility as well on the team's personnel. Vice president of football administration Jim Overdorf was also a candidate for the position and will continue to handle player contracts and the salary cap for the Bills. The succesor will likely be announced next week and allow Jauron to start his search for an offensive coordinator and an offensive line coach. It is unknown if Wilson ever had a candidate outside the organization but it doesn't appear like they contacted other teams for permission to speak to any other front office executives. Let us know if you think Brandon is a good choice by taking our poll on our homepage.

Lynch, Lindell Lead Honors Yesterday we looked at the final tally of goats, today we look at the big winners. Marshawn Lynch and Rian Lindell led the way with seven gameballs over the 16 game season. Lee Evans and Angelo Crowell followed with five. Evans also led the way in goats with seven meaning he was mentioned in 75% of the games. Next up will be a look back at all the player of the weeks with their stats. Final Gameballs Tally.