cowtippur

Isn't it fairly common these days to have a staff reasonably assembled when hired? I know other coaches mentioned for the vacancies this year had staffs already put together. I don't mind the wait, as long as they get it right with enough time to properly evaluate before free agency and the draft, it just seems strange to me that there is nobody besides Chan in place.

That's all good as long as they have well defined roles. That's a lot of coaching experience that could get jumbled up.

HA!

I think he takes things a tad to literal to be from around here.

I agree completely. I like the combo of gm and coach that are in place. I also would have liked Billick...not so much with Cowher. I think no matter what the case, even if it were Billick that was hired, the masses would still grumble. When his name was mentioned a couple weeks ago there were quite a few here that hated that idea. For some it was Cowher or Shanahan or nothing.

If we hire a USFL coach he may bring Losman back. HA!

I would probably go with a more down the middle approach. I think even if he pays top dollar for a coach, at some point the generosity will run out and he won't pay for the talent, possibly. I also though feel like an up and coming coordinator would be better than Shanny Sr. or Cowher, so maybe my feelings are swayed a bit.

So the reports of offering Shanahan and Cowher money were just falsified? Nothing more than rumors? Has there not been an effort to entice the huge name you guys want that in no way guarantees any form of success?

As opposed to the offers that Ralph has put out to the "big name" coaches but they have not been interested? Should Ralph overpay a lesser known just to say he's not cheap? What do you want him to do? He has tried, there is no interest. The NFL is full of good coaches that were once little known coordinators. It's not necessarily a bad way to go.

Wow, that was nice of you. If you're going to insult us, couldn't you at least learn the basics of spelling and typing?

I would guess this means Russ is staying. Would he stay as GM or just stick to marketing?

The way the rest of these guys sound, that may be pretty hard. Maybe involve something illegal.

At least when we have to settle for a lesser known, we know it's not because Ralph wasn't at least trying. Not much to say when they won't even come to listen to an offer.

Ralph is. It's not like he's paying attention to the operations of the team.

It works in cartoons...it's worth hoping for, right?

I'll take Edwards and new HC, but also a qb in the draft to sit for a year. By then we should know for sure one way or the other on Trent, and have either trade material in our drafted qb or have him ready to go.

You've been smoking some of those plants mentioned earlier, haven't you?

Wow, this could be about the most offensive thing I've seen here. We have all had differing views on this subject. It makes for a healthy debate that way. You thoughts on the topic and this last post are just degrading though.

No problem.

I'll take Locker please.

Ok, I wanted to be done with this, I really did. However, please go through my posts and show me where I have said he should be our qb. Go look, I'll wait... No? Didn't find it? I said I would not want him here. I said I would not want him here because he is not a good qb though. You guys want to stick to whatever agenda you have and not listen to reasoning. Never once did I say he should be in Buffalo. Never did I defend what he did, as stated earlier. I DID however, say that what he did is in the past. The two do not coincide. One thought is about skill and one about his history. I also will not be calling him any of the names listed in this thread. Yes, he did bad things. Terrible things. Awful things. I can't speak to his state of mind at the moment though.

This is why I have such a hard time with your side of this. You seem so extreme. You apparently don't believe in forgiving even though you say you only would have a problem if he put on the Bills uniform. Your opinion seems extremely biased, completely negative, not allowing him any room for showing remorse or making retribution for his actions. This is also why I'm done with this topic. Your cynical opinion won't change. My outlook won't either. Sorry if I angered you with my opinion, I'm just trying to make another side to the story.

Yes, I do know, and I'm not defending him for that. I am simply saying he has done what the judge said he needs to do. he served his sentence. He lost his properties. He lost his money. Never did I support or defend what he did in the past. Read through my comments and you will see that.

What's hard to understand is how you can keep saying you aren't condemning him, you aren't trying to persecute him, yet you keep calling him a sociopath, psychopath, sadistic criminal. You talk about Buffalo being the city of good neighbors, yet you say you want him thrown over the falls. "someone like Vick won't be embraced by anyone but punks with no regard for common decency"---this is your line. This is what makes your comments hard to understand.

Really? You're laying down the law with me? You're off limits unless I come around to your closed minded way of thinking? Look, I started off by saying Vick is not a good qb. That and that alone is the only thing that should keep him from Buffalo. It is not up to you, me, or anyone else to decide if he has done something so heinous that a legion of fans should turn away from him or the team that brings him in. You go over the top with your statements against him. Yes, he did despicable things. He served time for them and lost everything. He is now a gimmick qb. I would think if he did show up in a Buffalo uniform though, we would give him the benefit of the doubt and judge him for what does for the TEAM. His whole work ethic has apparently changed. I think that needs to be said for many on this team. I think he did awful things too. I just think he should now be judged for what he is doing presently.