Doug Whaley, Rex Ryan

Buffalo Bills general manager Doug Whaley, left, and head coach Rex Ryan share a laugh during training camp in 2015.

(Bill Wippert | The Associated Press)

Orchard Park, N.Y. -- In the latest installment of Doug Whaley creating truths that are convenient for him and only him, the Buffalo Bills general manager claims he did not have any input in the firing of Rex Ryan and hasn't even thought about whether he agreed with the decision.

In his end-of-season press conference Monday, Whaley did his best to absolve himself of any blame in regards to the hiring and firing of the Bills' latest failed head coach, which happened less than a week ago.

"We just finished our weekly phone conversation with Terry, myself and Rex," Whaley recalled. "Rex asked to speak to him privately. After that, I was informed that Rex would no longer be our coach. I wasn't privy to the conversation so I cannot get into those details."

How did the general manager not have input into the firing of the head coach and is that input he would want as head of the football operation?

"We usually have those discussions at the year end evaluation, along with all the players, all our staff, all my staff," Whaley said. "So again I wasn't privy to that conversation, so I can't answer that, and maybe you can shed some light on that."

These answers were particularly confusing, considering Whaley began his press conference with a question about why owners weren't there.

"Season-ending review of the football operations department, I speak for the ownership and the team president, I speak for the football operations department," Whaley said.

So Whaley was there to speak for the team on football matters but didn't have any of the necessary information to answer a question about the most important football decision the team has made in 2016. He is either not telling the truth or he's one of the least empowered general managers in football. When asked if he agreed with the firing of Rex Ryan, Whaley gave his most troubling answer.

"I'll say this much: I haven't thought about it," Whaley said.

The general manager of the Buffalo Bills and the man in charge of leadings its next head-coaching search has not thought about whether the last head coach should have been fired. Whaley also said Rex Ryan was the one who endorsed Anthony Lynn as the interim coach. So even in his firing, Rex Ryan had more power than Whaley.

With all of that said, Whaley insists this search will be different.

"The first one, I was an assistant GM," Whaley said. "The second one, we did by a committee approach. This one will fall squarely on my shoulders with the help of Jim Monos. So we're going to approach it that way and I have full confidence in myself and the plan that we have in place that we're going to go out and get the best guy for the Buffalo Bills."

After his 40-minute presser, Whaley didn't have too many others confident that will happen.