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yes....in a heartbeat...........but he will be gone by then.
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Believe it or not, there have been worse times to be a Bills fan.
January 15, 2010 was pretty bad too.
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coaching is overrated.....you have talent you win......
Mike Shanahan won back to back super bowls in 1997 & 1998......the following year in 1999 denver finished LAST in their own division......did mike get stupid ??....some guy named elway retired, changed the makeup of the team.
Bill Cowher won the super bowl in 2006. the following year pitt finished 3rd in their own division......did bill get stupid ???....some guy named jerome bettis retired, changed the makeup of the team.
even that credible source thurman thomas (cough) just on wgr....says....it's all about having good players.......he also said that bill cowher probably would NOT have gone 6-10 with the bills last year.
my point is.....TALENT is more important than coaching.
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i'm still laughin at buddy nix crackin on jerry sullivan......priceless.
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I want to hate you. I want to throw you under the bus and call this a cheap ass hire, etc. I just can't. There is just something about this guy I really like. I love the fact he can develop QB's so lets hope Nix goes out and gets one. I love the fact he will call the offense. There is no more camp Marv/ Jauron. It's time to bring some damn toughness to this team and I have a feeling if you don't bring your A game you will be shown the door with this guy.
As for as Buddy Nix is concerned, I loved how he backhanded the press and said it was funny watching all the BS reports out there. I love how he basically said he doesn't give a **** what the media has to say.
God Damn it...as much as I don't want to, I am pumped to see what Gailey can do. here is to hoping the Draft is a great one that produces that QB we have greatly been missing.
I for one am going to give the Nix/ Gailey regime a clean slate and fair shot.
welcome back from the dark side.....
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Buddy Nix just cracked on Jerry Suillivan........hilarious.
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I haven't gone through all pages of text but I think you should take a bow for this post.
nevergiveup is the man !
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coaching is overrated.....you have talent you win......
Mike Shanahan won back to back super bowls in 1997 & 1998......the following year in 1999 denver finished LAST in their own division......did mike get stupid ??....some guy named elway retired, changed the makeup of the team.
Bill Cowher won the super bowl in 2006. the following year pitt finished 3rd in their own division......did bill get stupid ???....some guy named jerome bettis retired, changed the makeup of the team.
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coaching is overrated.....you have talent you win......
Mike Shanahan won back to back super bowls in 1997 & 1998......the following year in 1999 denver finished LAST in their own division......did mike get stupid ??....some guy named elway retired, changed the makeup of the team.
Bill Cowher won the super bowl in 2006. the following year pitt finished 3rd in their own division......did bill get stupid ???....some guy named jerome bettis retired, changed the makeup of the team.
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Gailey gets very positive endorsements from Bill Cowher, Scott Pioli & Jerry Jones......
Lombardi seems to criticize the choice because it doesn't sell tickets ???......you mean, the football side won over the marketing side ??......sounds like they made the right LONG TERM decision.
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So is this 1997?
I hate this news on so many levels. What a GD joke.
in 2009 Chan was voted the 2nd best Offensive Coordinator in the NFL by the Sporting News:
http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2009/6/3/897...-ranked-as-nfls
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Updated: January 19, 2010, 9:05 AM ET
Source: Bills close to hiring GaileyComment Email Print Share ESPN.com news services
The Buffalo Bills are close to hiring former Dallas Cowboys and Georgia Tech coach Chan Gailey as their new coach, a team source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
Asked if the announcement would come Tuesday, the team source said, "I believe so."
The Bills are said to be impressed with how Gailey has brought teams to the playoffs with quarterbacks such as Mike Tomczak, Kordell Stewart and Jay Fiedler. In fact, Bill Cowher -- whom the Bills had been courting to replace the fired Dick Jauron -- highly recommended Gailey to the Bills.
Cowher planned to make Gailey his assistant head coach/offensive coordinator if he came back. Gailey has coached in four Super Bowls and has had his teams go to the playoffs in 11 of his 15 NFL seasons.
Gailey was coach of the Cowboys in 1998-99, following Barry Switzer, reaching the playoffs in both seasons but failing to win a playoff game. He coached Georgia Tech from 2002 through 2007 and led the Yellow Jackets to a bowl game in all six seasons at the helm.
Gailey has also worked as an offensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs, who hiredf him in 2008 and relieved him of his playcalling duties after three preseason games in 2009.
When one candidate after another backed out, the Bills kept turning back to Gailey at Cowher's recommendation. The more they thought about it, the more they liked it.
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Updated: January 19, 2010, 9:05 AM ET
Source: Bills close to hiring GaileyComment Email Print Share ESPN.com news services
The Buffalo Bills are close to hiring former Dallas Cowboys and Georgia Tech coach Chan Gailey as their new coach, a team source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
Asked if the announcement would come Tuesday, the team source said, "I believe so."
The Bills are said to be impressed with how Gailey has brought teams to the playoffs with quarterbacks such as Mike Tomczak, Kordell Stewart and Jay Fiedler. In fact, Bill Cowher -- whom the Bills had been courting to replace the fired Dick Jauron -- highly recommended Gailey to the Bills.
Cowher planned to make Gailey his assistant head coach/offensive coordinator if he came back. Gailey has coached in four Super Bowls and has had his teams go to the playoffs in 11 of his 15 NFL seasons.
Gailey was coach of the Cowboys in 1998-99, following Barry Switzer, reaching the playoffs in both seasons but failing to win a playoff game. He coached Georgia Tech from 2002 through 2007 and led the Yellow Jackets to a bowl game in all six seasons at the helm.
Gailey has also worked as an offensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs, who hiredf him in 2008 and relieved him of his playcalling duties after three preseason games in 2009.
When one candidate after another backed out, the Bills kept turning back to Gailey at Cowher's recommendation. The more they thought about it, the more they liked it.
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Updated: January 19, 2010, 9:05 AM ET
Source: Bills close to hiring GaileyComment Email Print Share ESPN.com news services
The Buffalo Bills are close to hiring former Dallas Cowboys and Georgia Tech coach Chan Gailey as their new coach, a team source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
Asked if the announcement would come Tuesday, the team source said, "I believe so."
The Bills are said to be impressed with how Gailey has brought teams to the playoffs with quarterbacks such as Mike Tomczak, Kordell Stewart and Jay Fiedler. In fact, Bill Cowher -- whom the Bills had been courting to replace the fired Dick Jauron -- highly recommended Gailey to the Bills.
Cowher planned to make Gailey his assistant head coach/offensive coordinator if he came back. Gailey has coached in four Super Bowls and has had his teams go to the playoffs in 11 of his 15 NFL seasons.
Gailey was coach of the Cowboys in 1998-99, following Barry Switzer, reaching the playoffs in both seasons but failing to win a playoff game. He coached Georgia Tech from 2002 through 2007 and led the Yellow Jackets to a bowl game in all six seasons at the helm.
Gailey has also worked as an offensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs, who hiredf him in 2008 and relieved him of his playcalling duties after three preseason games in 2009.
When one candidate after another backed out, the Bills kept turning back to Gailey at Cowher's recommendation. The more they thought about it, the more they liked it.
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Don't renew your tix if Gailey is coach....
don't cut off your nose to spite your face......
the only chance of keeping the bills is to continue the sellouts.
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Report: Gailey expected to be next Bills head coach
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on January 18, 2010 5:17 PM ET
We have a new leader in the clubhouse to be the next Bills head coach.
Jay Glazer of Fox reports that Chan Gailey is expected to meet with the Bills for a second time Monday. Barring a breakdown in talks, he's expected to be named the coach in the next 24-48 hours.
It's a stunning turn because Gailey's name has not been mentioned previously, and his meeting with the Bills last week was in secret.
Gailey, 58, would not be a particularly splashy pick for the Bills. But he would fit G.M. Buddy Nix's profile: He's an offensive coach with head coaching experience.
Gailey ran the Cowboys in the late 90's and has had offensive coordinator stints in Pittsburgh, Miami, and Kansas City. He was the head coach at Georgia Tech from 2002-2007 and is known for a run-first approach.
We can't help but wonder if Gailey's name came up when the Bills pursued Bill Cowher. When Cowher stepped down in Pittsburgh, he recommended Gailey to be his successor.
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Here is the last entry for him in Wikipedia:
(2008-present)
Gailey was hired on January 16, 2008 to become the offensive coordinator of the Kansas City Chiefs. Gailey inherited a Chiefs offense that ranked at the bottom of the league in almost every category the previous season.[13] He was demoted after three pre-season games in 2009 and relieved of playcalling duties by head coach Todd Haley.[14]
Any one else feeling underwhelmed here? Why not Rich Kotite or Bud Carson?
awwww........you left out the good stuff.
Chan Gailey has had success everywhere he has been.
breakout the kool-aid.
Gailey moved to the National Football League , when the Denver Broncos signed him as a defensive assistant and special teams coach. The team made three Super Bowl appearances during his six-year tenure. In 1991, Gailey left the NFL to become the head coach of the Birmingham Fire of the World League of American Football, where the team made the playoffs in both years that he was coach.
After a one-year stint as head coach at Samford University, he returned to the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers. After starting off as coach for the wide receivers, then moved up to offensive coordinator for the 1996 and 1997 NFL seasons. The Steelers won their division all four years, and made one Super Bowl appearance.
In 1998, Gailey was hired to take over a struggling Dallas Cowboys squad, one that had faltered under Barry Switzer during his last year. Gailey's Cowboys won the NFC East in 1998, and made the playoffs under his two years at the reins, although they failed to win a playoff game. Gailey is the only Cowboys coach to make the playoffs every season with his team.
Gailey returned to the offensive coordinator role, this time with the Miami Dolphins for the 2000 and 2001 seasons. Who posted consecutive 11-5 seasons
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Chan Gailey has had success everywhere he has been.
breakout the kool-aid.
Gailey moved to the National Football League , when the Denver Broncos signed him as a defensive assistant and special teams coach. The team made three Super Bowl appearances during his six-year tenure. In 1991, Gailey left the NFL to become the head coach of the Birmingham Fire of the World League of American Football, where the team made the playoffs in both years that he was coach.
After a one-year stint as head coach at Samford University, he returned to the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers. After starting off as coach for the wide receivers, then moved up to offensive coordinator for the 1996 and 1997 NFL seasons. The Steelers won their division all four years, and made one Super Bowl appearance.
In 1998, Gailey was hired to take over a struggling Dallas Cowboys squad, one that had faltered under Barry Switzer during his last year. Gailey's Cowboys won the NFC East in 1998, and made the playoffs under his two years at the reins, although they failed to win a playoff game. Gailey is the only Cowboys coach to make the playoffs every season with his team.
Gailey returned to the offensive coordinator role, this time with the Miami Dolphins for the 2000 and 2001 seasons. Who posted consecutive 11-5 seasons
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Let's just assme for a minute that the various reports out there are true, and that Shanny, Cowher, Rivera, Weiss, Schotty Jr. and Sr., Harbaugh, and now Frazier have said "thanks but no thanks" to the Bills, leaving them almost completely out of viable options to fill their head coaching vacancy. Should the rest of the League sit tight while one of its storied franchises just whithers on the vine and slowly dies? Can the League even do anything at this point? You would think that Goodell, an activist Commissioner if there ever was one (not to mention a WNY alumn), might consider geting involved, at least behind-the-scenes, to assist with this situation before it becomes a full-fledged trainwreck. I'm sure the other owners don't care too much about a small market team in a dying region, but it has to be at least a bit of an embarassment to the League and also a concern that the competitiveness of the game is threatened if one of its franchise can't fill its coaching vacancy. Perhaps the League could push Ralph to change his management style, or to publicly announce an ownership transition/contingency plan to assure potential candidates. SOMETHING has to be done if these reports are true. If I was another owner, I'd be half amused and half incensed by this. Small market or not, every other owner has some financial interest in the Bills' success, at least in the short-term before they move. Just a thought.
get the commisioner involved to hire a coach??......IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN.
guaranteed 100% the bills will hire a coach.
you may or may not like the choice.....but they will hire one....all on their own.
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As with others on the Board, I grow weary of the hyperventilating over the coaching search. Now I read Jerry Sullivan today and he sounds like my first wife. Notiwthstanding all the whining, the Bills are trying to do exactly what most fans want in their coaching search.
First, the Bills hired a "real" GM. Is he the only guy they could have hired, who knows? Who knows if GM candidates were more interested in the Bills than hot coaching candidates given the Bills situation. But we got a real football guy, so we have to see what he does. Hopefully better than Donahoe, the big name guy we got last time.
Now, on to the coaching search. The Bills are in a hole as a team given their record over the past 10 years, the QB situation, the labor situation, the ownership uncertainty, and a city that is perpetually in an economic hole with a fourth rate stadium from a revenue perspective. OK, we are not the most desireable coaching job in 2010--what a shock. The only way to get more desireable when you've hit bottom is to get to work and change things. The Bills are doing that, and we are the only coaching job right now, which is a lucky break.
Now, the Bills have set their coaching sites very high despite their situation. Would you want them to do less? They have not been trolling at the bar at closing time looking for anyone with a pulse. Cowher, Shanahan, Gruden, Harbaugh, Leslie Frazier, Brian S., Russ G.--these are the cream of the crop in terms of what is out there. If you ask out Jessica Biel, Heidi Klum and Scarlett Johanssen and score only one date, have you failed? It's not like the Bills have been courting the Three Stooges.
Some folks want a Billick or Fassel, mostly to hire someone now so they can reduce their blood pressure. Obviously, the Bills don't want these guys--they are selective too(there, I said it). I live in Washington, and when Billick's name comes up as a possible candidate for the Bills, sports talk folks down here think it's a joke. "Good luck with that" they say. His rep down here is that he is an arrogant and difficult person whose success is mixed despite the SB ring. Not wanting him is not crazy, it's a reasonable judgment. That's why these guys are unemployed.
If the Bills end up with a guy like Frazier, and for all we know the Bills have told him he's the guy, we will have landed a top prospect as a coach. Given the Bills situation, that is a very good outcome--the best you could hope for given where this franchise is right now. The fact we don't get to tell three other pretty girls we won't date them may make us feel less special, but at the end of the day we only need one good coaching prospect. And the Bills seem intent on getting one. The rest of the media firestorm is just BS, designed to fill air time and internet pages... CD
well said, your outlook is much closer to the truth than Jerry Sullivans truth.
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SWEET 16 with QB Rating
#1- Montana, Joe (92.3)
#2- Manning, Peyton (94.7)
#3- Marino, Dan (86.4)
#4- Brady, Tom (92.9)
#5- Elway, John (79.9)
#6- Graham, Otto (86.6)
#7- Unitas, Johnny (79.9)
#8- Farve, Brett (85.4)
#9- Young, Steve (96.8)
#10- Warner, Kurt (93.8)
#11-Tarkenton, Fran (80.4)
#12- Aikman, Troy (81.6)
#13- Kelly, Jim (84.4)
#14- Staubach, Roger (83.4)
#15- Starr, Bart (80.5)
#16- Bradshaw, Terry (70.9)
honorable mention: Brees, Fouts, Moon, Dawson
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with jets emergence, bills chances of winning their own division keeps getting tougher.
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a rat, a chin, chuckie, an interim, a cardinal and a viking.
I have video taped this whole coaching search for you
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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chan was singing this catchy tune.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsMrOe-4jcA...feature=channel