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What does this mean? Exposed in what way?

And throwing off the press would serve what purpose, exactly?

I really hope I'm wrong about this, but I have this sick feeling that Marv interviewed Capers just to make Jauron's W-L record look better when he gets the nod. How could you really, honestly take Capers or Jauron over Sherman? And better yet, sell that selection to the fans and media?

A look at the 2005 FG % stats from NFL.com should be able to end this discussion: 1 Neil Rackers ARI 40 42 54 20 20 140 2 Jay Feely NYG 35 42 52 43 43 148 3 Matt Stover BAL 30 34 49 23 23 113 4 Rian Lindell BUF 29 35 53 26 26 113 5 Shayne Graham CIN 28 32 49 47 47 131 6 Phil Dawson CLE 27 29 44 21 19 100 7 Lawrence Tynes KC 27 33 52 45 44 125 8 Jeff Wilkins STL 27 31 53 36 36 117 9 Joe Nedney SF 26 28 56 19 19 97 10 John Kasay CAR 26 34 52 44 43 121 11 Kris Brown HOU 26 34 53 24 24 102 12 Olindo Mare MIA 25 30 53 33 33 108 13 Paul Edinger MIN 25 34 56 31 31 106 14 John Carney NO 25 32 49 22 22 97 15 Jeff Reed PIT 24 29 44 45 45 117 16 Jason Elam DEN 24 32 51 43 42 114 17 Mike Vanderjagt IND 23 25 48 52 52 121 OK I'll say it, TD knew what he was doing with this guy.

IMO, that's what he gets for doing those painfuly arrogant commercials where he mocks fans by acting like a crazed fan trying to get autographs from grocery stockboys and office workers. What comes around goes around.

Don't be surprised if it's Sean Peyton.

Link?

Link or source?

Exactly.

Yes, it's better than the "I'm making this up as I go" plan...

Sounds like Sean Peyton to me.

Sean Payton or Marty Schottenheimer

Folks, Marv's quote at the top of this page is an absolute DISASTER. What an outrage. IF we don't get Marv as HC, at least we know the incoming coach will be a puppet who has his staff handed to him. Just great.

Nowhere in my original post did I say that coaches like April and McNally shouldn't be retained. OIf course they should, and any decent incoming COACH will make that decision. The point is, that Levy the GM has NO BUSINESS, I repeat, NO BUSINESS, commenting on that topic. Put it in perspective - how would ya'll react if TD made that statement? It's just not the GM's role to comment on that.

Big Mistake #1 - Marv says he hopes to retain several of the assistant coaches. Are you KIDDING me? If TD ever made a statement like that (before the head coach was in place), he'd be run out of town on a rail and labelled as arrogant and power hungry! So our GM, and not head coach, is picking the assistants? Boy, that will really make the Bills head coaching job attractive! In reflecting on this a bit, I think Levy is NOT arrogant and power hungry, but his mistake is he was thinking/speaking like a coach and not as a GM. Deep down he wants to coach this team - and this has negative implications not only for the next coach of the Bills, but also for the quality of the job Marv will do as GM. Which leads me to BIG mistake #2. Minutes after Ralph says Marv is "absolutely not" a candidate for head coach, Levy refuses to rule it out. Not only does this appear to be the height of arrogance to contradict the owner in public, but in saying this Marv has just cast a PERMANENT shadow over the next Bills HC as long as Marv stays as GM. Again, upon reflection, I don't believe Marv purposely upstaged his friend, he's too classy to do that. I think Marv just fancies himself as a coach, and couldn't bring himself to take himself out of the running. Obviously Ralph's hiring of Marv as GM was a direct reaction to the isolation Ralph felt from the operation while TD was in charge. Ralph reached out to a trusted friend and rejected the conventional super-GM type that he hired in TD. But in doing so, Ralph rushed into offering Marv the job, not realizing Marv still held coaching aspirations. After seeing yesterday's press conference, I don't think that Marv has (yet) fully thought through the GM job, nor has he given up his desire to coach again. I fear this organization will be rudderless unless/until Marv can get his mind around the fact that he is not going to coach this team. And I also fear that will be a really big hurdle for Marv to get over - in fact, he may never get over it.

I agree 100%. Yet Haslett has been reportedly been sought by other clubs. I'm definitely missing something there...don't see what the attraction is there.

I'm sure I'm missing some great points here. Could you please write in a way that allows others to know what you're thinking? Between the grammar & spelling mistakes and and the stream of consciousness writing, your posts are simply unintelligible. I think I can learn something from you, if you'd only proofread...

Point well taken Newbie. I also refer you to the "No love for JP" thread.

WOW.....what do you see in this guy? His mistakes were pivotal at the end of at least two losses this year. There is no question that savvy QB's look to pick on him in critical situations.

GOOD POST. JP IS GOING TO BE FINE FOLKS!!!!!! Those advocating Holcomb showed their short sighted, panic laden thinking. There is only one Roethlisberger out there, and we don't have him. Give JP a bit of time, he has the stuff of an NFL winner. But he needs to play!

TD already locked up McGee.

Can I get a source or link please?

So having a better shot at a 6-10 season rather than a 5-11 one justifies sitting a guy that we spent heavily for? Sorry, I don't think so. MM was playing for his job rather than for the longer term health of the franchise. I don't like it.

It's gonna take a lot more than McGahee and a 3rd! But I wouldn't mind parting with Willis' casual attitude.

It is clear that Ralph feels he's not been given the whole story by TD, or at least that he can't depend on the accuracy and wisdom of what TD says. So, he is seeking MM's thoughts on what the team needs. It is smart to seek other opinions from different employees (you are paying them anyway, why not ask them questions and see what kind of insights they can provide you?) Make no mistake, it's also nothing less than a job interview for MM. If he has no answers, no plan, it will make Ralph think twice about letting him coach out his contract. From his comments, Ralph has obviously decided to become more directly involved in the running of the team. I would not be surprised if Ralph's "changed structure" involves him taking back the President title for himself to ensure that he has more daily involvement in personnel decisions.