‘It’s believed Butler will be accompanied to San Diego by a number of his underlings in Buffalo. The most prominent person is A.J. Smith, the Bills’ director of pro personnel.’
Archives for January 3, 2001
Titans miracle is thing of past, Gash concludes
‘"I don’t care what happened back then, because it’s not going to change," Gash said. "It’s one of those things where you’ll always remember it; you’ll never forget it, but you learn from it."
Chargers set to name Butler GM
‘Barring an unexpected setback, the Chargers will announce fired Buffalo Bills executive John Butler as their new general manager by the end of the week, a source close to the situation said last night.’
Wilson takes no action on Phillips
‘Buffalo Bills head coach Wade Phillips had a meeting with team owner Ralph C. Wilson Jr. in Florida on Tuesday and walked away from it with his job intact, team sources said.’
Housecleaning of Bills needs to start now
‘Wilson is the owner. It’s his team Phillips turned into a national laughingstock. He should pull the trigger and spare his new general manager – most likely, Tom Donahoe – the trouble of coming to town with blood on his hands.’
Rooting for the enemy
‘The handful of followers of the University at Buffalo women’s basketball team were excited to see Bills quarterback Doug Flutie at the Bulls game at Boston College last week. They were disappointed to learn that Doug was rooting for the Eagles and not Buffalo, but they should take solace in the fact that Flutie didn’t really seem to know who BC was playing.’
Phillips job appears secure following meeting with Bills owner
‘"Mr. Wilson confirmed, as he did three weeks ago, that Wade Phillips is head coach of the Bills," team spokesman Scott Berchtold said after Wilson and Phillips held a daylong meeting at Wilson’s home in West Palm Beach, Fla.’
Chargers, Butler to meet again
‘"He’s the one I’m putting most of my focus on," Spanos said. "He’s the one who struck me as the most outstanding guy."’
Phillips’ fate remains uncertain
‘Reached last night, Wilson praised the job Phillips has done in his three seasons but stopped short of saying Phillips would return for the 2001 season and the final year of his contract. That decision apparently will have to wait until the next general manager is named. Wilson fired former Bills GM John Butler on Dec. 19.’
Go west
‘Butler is expected to receive a multi-year deal worth in the range of $1.3 million to $1.5 million per season. He was fired two weeks ago by Bills owner Ralph Wilson, after in essence refusing to accept a contract offer of about $1 million per year from Wilson.’