Archives for January 9, 2013

‘Hackett, 33, has limited NFL experience. He was a bottom-rung aide on Dick Jauron’s Bills staff in 2008 and 2009 as the offensive quality control coach. He held the same job the previous two years in Tampa Bay.’

‘Keep that in mind with Marrone in charge and trying to find his way. The Bills have been on a road to nowhere for 13 straight seasons. For the fans’ sake, let’s hope he takes the first exit, blows a U-turn and leads them to a Super Bowl. He may very well succeed, but there’s an equal chance he’ll fail.’

‘Legislators plan to invite representatives from the administration of County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz and Buffalo Bills executives to an Economic Development Committee meeting at noon Tuesday. to explain the proposal and answer questions from legislators about its terms.’

‘He’s been with losing programs in desperate straits, so he’s not afraid of the Bills’ history of futility. Check out his last two jobs. He went to New Orleans in 2006 as line coach and offensive coordinator, five months after Katrina, when no one wanted to sign or play with New Orleans, and he saw what an impact a well-built team (with a quarterback) could do to a region. He went to his alma mater, Syracuse, in 2009, and took over a team that had won 10 games in four years. And he won 25 in his four years there.’

‘Agent Bryan Ayrault tweeted late Tuesday night that Nathaniel Hackett has accepted the same position with the Buffalo Bills.’

‘Here are a couple of different looks, without the addition of free agents or rookies and assuming Jairus Byrd is back…’.

‘Unless the pool of available candidates suddenly changes, the Browns and Eagles will regret not hiring Marrone. He’s smart and disciplined, the right man to lead the Bills out of the stone ages; he’s ready to win now. But he needs a quarterback, which leads me to my next prediction: Marrone might not be the only one-time member of the Syracuse Orange football program to help save the Bills’ franchise.’