Really, really, really bad hirings. If they ever luck into a good management team, I actually have pretty reasonable amount of faith it will be fine the Bills are exhibit A for showing they spend (most important criteria for an owner) and can stay out of the way.
The biggest thing, as it has been, is they abso-f'ing-lutely need to get someone in there competent to oversee the entire ship. I don't hold the covid cutbacks entirely against them, and the Kim as bumbling puppetmaster stuff is garbage, but they have never been able to find a competent steward for the organization. I still don't think they want to steer the ship--I do think they want to feel connected to it and involved in that respect, and I don't think the latter is particularly out of character for a lot of owners. I do, however, absolutely hold their inability to get that person and to realize how badly they need that organizational steward against them. They made one, impulsive, half-thought out attempt with Lafontaine and nothing since despite continually circling the drain for years. It's maddening.
The best and simplest thing the Pegulas could do is to back up the Brinks truck and pay someone like John Davidson (as an example) whatever it takes to bring them in. Ironically (given how much they ostensibly value these principles) I think that it would be more economically efficient in the long-run.
Unfortunately, I think we are still going to have to luck into that hiring, as I don't see them doing it.
