Archives for January 14, 2006

‘He has the connections to assemble a solid coaching staff. He’d have to be a better communicator with the team’s media and fans than his two predecessors were (Gregg Williams and Mike Mularkey).’

‘Oct. 30, 2005: With a 3-4 record, the Bills still had a chance to move into first place in the AFC East, plus make a huge statement, if they could beat the Patriots in Foxborough. Instead, they blew a 16-7 fourth-quarter lead and lost 21-16. Veteran defensive tackle Sam Adams was benched for most of the second half, a move that befuddled him as well as many veterans.’

‘”I haven’t really thought about it much. I don’t like Haslett because he comes from a losing team,” Harris said. “Mike Tice – he would be a good choice for them.”‘

‘"What am I going to do, say, ‘No, I’m not as good a coach as some other guy?’ " said Levy, who compiled a 123-78 record as coach of the Bills and led them to four consecutive Super Bowl appearances in the early 1990’s.’

‘”You’re doing shotgun on the one yard line. Offense coordinating stinks, you gotta go. And the coach is the number one reason. I’m glad he’s gone either way."’

‘”The qualities I would say that are important,” Levy explained, “One is he a good teacher? I don’t care if his personality is like Bill Cowher’s or it’s more like Tony Dungy’s, got to be a good teacher. Two, he has to work well with everyone in the organization, personnel department, confer with the owner, his players and coaches. And three he has to be a straight shooter with the players.”‘