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I agree with you Enemarty. I don't hate everything Sullivan has to say, always...but I do feel like he could have waited a week or two to see how this thing turns out, before, typically, pulling the fire alarm. Everything he says could turn out to be true, or he could be completely off the mark. I guarantee though, the Bills will have another head coach, and we will all have our hopes up by September, even if the likes of Sullivan, Gleason, Simon, White and Schoop try their hardest to drag us down. Those are the guys I find to be the most consistent buzz killers. Though I am not shedding any tears over Marrone's departure (I was keeping an open mind on him after year one, but was decidedly not a fan as this season wore on), I do agree, to a point, with Marrones' assessment that the local Buffalo media is insanely negative. And I realize to, as everyone has mentioned, Marrone and his thin skin won't hold up well in New Jersey....but that area still has only 24 hours in a day, and so many more things to be pissed off about...at least more than the second rate NFL team in the area..maybe the 5th or 6th most popular of the 9 pro sports teams in the area. I was looking forward to this past season as much as any as I had in a long, long time...I can tell you, the GR guys (who I don't even necessarily dislike) had me feeling like this season was lost from week one in training camp. I know it isn't their job to sell me on the Bills, or to gloss over their warts...but, Christ, they just dwell on stuff and blow every tiny thing out of proportion. I think most coaches wouldn't pay a hell a lot of attention, but for whatever reason, Marrone did. I just stopped listening to them every day, a few weeks into training camp. Howard & Jeremy were just awful to listen to... and it has been pretty much the same with the Buffalo News. I have a feeling Jerry just couldn't wait to quote himself for this column...so maybe that is the reason for his rush to judgment on the new ownership.

If we are considering Callahan, might as well throw Tom Cable's name into the hat.

They should think about taking OJ's name down, only after they find a name to slap on the wall of the Head Coachs' office. Foward, not backwards...

I believe the constant criticism of Schwartz Lions teams was that they were very undisciplined, and prone to bone-head mistakes. They rarely lived up to expectations. Would hate to lose him as DC, but as HC I am not so thrilled. He had a lot of time in Detroit to work things out, and they only got worse. I think as a DC he can afford to play with his heart on his sleeve..not as HC.

No offense to the OP, cuz I know Coach Tuesday is solid, but these kind of posts make coming here kind of dreary...no wonder Marrone up and left!

You can bet, when they feel they (the Sabres) are ready to take the next step in their rebuild, the roster will be filled out with vets. They will likely being dealing some of their young talent for vetran leaders...they aren't there yet.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/12107463/bill-polian-informs-buffalo-bills-remain-espn-analyst-commentator

Mike Wilbon wrote a nice piece for ESPN Chicago, imploring the Bears to do everything they can to add Polian to their front office... calls him the "best team builder in the NFL over the last 30 years" http://espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/story/_/id/12095833/if-chicago-bears-serious-winning-their-first-call-bill-polian

I want in on that bet!

I hear you Mr. WEO, Kubiak would be an improvement over Marrone... and I don't love the idea of Schwartz as HC either. However, unless Kubiak can retain Schwartz as his DC, I think we lose more with losing Schwartz than we gain with Kubiak.

If we are going with under-achieving retreads, I would just assume go with Schwartz.

Eh...I know what you are saying, but I think that is silly. They do it all the time...doesn't happen in the NFL so much, but in other sports you see guys whose teams are eliminated from the playoffs come in as analysts for the remainder of the playoffs. Its' only sports...the reason for the delay is not the "conflict of interest", but rather, the fact that Polian wants to wait until the Hall of Fame vote takes place.

If you believe anything that you read about the coaching carousel, Rex will have a few offers to be a head coach. Honestly, not sure that he needs to step back and be a DC to beef up his resume at this point. For whatever reason, it seems, most in the NFL think pretty highly of Rex Ryan. If he (or Marrone) was smart, he would be clamoring for the Falcons job.

Take it for what it is worth, but last night Paul Hamilton was really ripping on Doug Marrone (said he was "dumb, thin-skinned, self absorbed and stubborn") on GR55. A caller mentioned the Mike Williams situation, and Hamilton did defend Marrone a bit, saying that Williams just did not put in the work that the other receivers did.

Rex Ryan will be a head coach...he will not be the Bills, or any other teams, defensive coordinator.

Was funny, last night, on their Bills "special", Paul Hamilton (I know, I know) sounded like he had started celebrating New Years Eve early...he said, and I quote that Marrone was "dumb, thin skinned, and full of himself". I do think the Buffalo media (or moreover GR55) is fairly negative most of the time...but it says little about Marrone if he couldn't handle what those bozos have to say.

I think that the fact that Polian isn't coming on board until the end of January/early February only makes it more likely that Whaley is staying. They can't wait 4 or 5 weeks to start their coaching search.

Now hearing that Marrone wanted confirmation from the Pegulas about a "football operations" guy being brought in, and wanted to know who it was...Pegulas did not want to divulge that info to Marrone. Kind of odd to think that Marrone wouldn't want to stay, if Polian became involved with the franchise. Polian already on record as liking the job that Marrone did in Buffalo, and both are Brooklyn guys. To me, it sounds more like Marrone saw it as a "no-brainer" to take the 4milliion dollars and run... gotta think he already had feelers out to see if the Jets were interested in him.

I can't help but think that Whaley would have been fired by now, if the Pegulas were leaning that way. If Polian isn't on board until late January as has been reported, the GM, and perhaps Russ, would have to be looking for the new head coach. They can't wait until late January or February, to start looking for a new head coach. I think Whaley sticks around...

Thank you.

Not at all advocating Scwartz as head coach, but I would bet his prescence on the Bills coaching staff, after 5 seasons in the NFC North, had as much to do with that (along with a very talented defense) as anything Marrone did.

This all seems to be coming from Schefter. Bulldog, during his interview with John Wawrow, pointed out that Marrone and Schefter share the same agent...interesting, huh?

If Peyton gets fired, imo, he will land another head-coaching job pretty quickly...could actually see him in Oakland. No way he is Doug Marrones OC...even if they worked together before.

Another year older, another year cooler!

Mike McCarthy seemed to have the same issue this past Sunday!