Ed_Formerly_of_Roch

Often they will sit out a year, then if next year no HC positions coming their way, they take a coordinator position. Can't see it happening this year. I would like the Hugh Jackson for OC though. He was rumored to come if Lovie was HC, maybe he'd still come?? But likely someone that Marrone has ties too.

Oregon was turned around before Kelly got there. He's got all the attention due to his gimmicky offense. Will that work in the NFL, many doubters. The difference I see between Kelly and Marrone are Kelly had huge success with a style that may not translate well to the NFL. and has got the program elevated higher than when he started to a national ranking. Marrone elevated a program from nothing to decent and has experience in the NFL in a more conventional setting. Yes but Spurrier was never in the NFL prior to that, had no idea what he was getting into. He was more interested in playing golf. Was Saban in the NFL, can't reall??

Call me when Hester does retire, then that says something. Players seemed to love DJ and CG also, what's that buy you? Sounds like Lovie was a well liked guy, I'll give him that. Think I read the Bears only made playoffs once in past six years?? I'd have been fine if they had hired Lovie, but to say he was head and shoulders a better choice is laughable. To me this is similar to last season in Tampa, don't recall them having too many problems signing FA. I'm happier with DM than I would have been with Chip Kelly. Kelly is a huge gimmick. Yes but look where SU was before Marrone took over, there was a big improvement and typically it takes longer in college than the NFL to turn things around. Marrone improved SU where as you could argue both DJ and CG, were hired the team got worse.

Actually if there had been a choice between Great and OK would have selected that one. From the college ranks, I'd rather have him than Chip Kelly as Kelly is to much of a "gimmick" DM has both NFL experience and head coaching experience. The only other choice I may have liked slightly better was Lovie Smith, but even with him, there are things to worry about like the offense. The league is becoming more and more offensive minded so from that standpoint, this may be the better choice. McCoy was a hot name, but the two QB's he's had sucess with were Tebow and Peyton Manning, one total gimmick, the second, best QB in football. Horton, may have been good, but again these days offense may be the better choice.

All these guys, you need to give them at least three years for good or bad before you really say, this guy gets' it or not. There's a long line of players who had promising rookie years, but then tailed off. I'm not completely sold on Russell Wilson either for same reasons. Lets see how he looks in a couple of years. The thing that will likely hurt Wilson is there are now too many of these read option type QB's around so defenses will spend the time and effort to figure out how to stop it. If he were the only one and say you're NE who only see's him once every four years, how much effort are are you going toput into figuring him out. But now you have Wilson , RG3, Newton,, and even Tannerhill to a lesser degree. Also have A.C. Green didn't hurt him much either. Maybe he just had a bad day today, but lets see how he looks in a couple of years first. I think that's a big reason why Buddy didn't select someone like him, or Wilson this year. They were all viewed as marginally better than Fitz at best. Granted the way this season went for Fitz, it probably turned out to be more than marginal, but none of these guys were viewed as true franchise QB's either by BN.

With the small correction below, I'd agree about Tebow!!

So sounds like it's a weak draft for long snappers then??

And if RW were to die next month, the new owner would then continue to signing the checks to CG. CG likely will get a new gig somewhere so likely the cost to the Bill's will go down, but still will pay the difference. Here's a question so the Bill's or any team pays former coaches contract till they expire or they get a new gig, then they pay the difference between the what they were paid on their fired job and the new one. Likely a CG will come back as a position coach or maybe OC so will be likely be paid much less than he was making as the Bill's HC. What if his new job was say working for ESPN, are former teams only off the hook for $$ only if they get a new coaching job or is any income subtracted out? What is they go back to college coaching? I wonder if teams really do even pay any of this money or do teams take out "fired coach insurance" so to speak and that's how the money is paid. Likely some high premiums on those policies, but still may save teams money and the company could make money too.

First off, why would they even have the slightest interest in coming here?? Sometimes you'll see position coaches return to a team under a new head coach, but usually more time between "tours". And you don't hear comments "the Bill's need to fire their assistant DB coach", my point being with all the bad press and comments directed towards them, I really doubt they'd want to return. Beyond that, the reason they got the head coaching job was because they were often viewed as a good coordinator, well as HC they had input with the coordinators, CG was the OC even, how'd that work out? Often too these guys got the head coach job as they were the hot guy on some winning team, i.e. Greg Williams, Mike Mularkey; this year it's McCoy, Ariens, Kyle Shanahan, and maybe the guy on GB. So are they really good coordinators to start with or were did they just good because they were on a real good team? Don't know until you hire them as a HC, so now they fail and are fired. So now you want to re-hire them to a position that for all we know weren't even very good to start with. Makes no sense!!

Not surprising there are more Skins fans as for year they were the "local" team. Seems to me there are mnay more NC state fans around, you don't hear from them much as the teams is usually bad, but if they ever had a real good season, seems they'd be much more popular than UNC and Duke. Will be interesting this coming season for basketball as they are favored to win the ACC. I'm in Wilmington on the coast. It is nice living in a location where many people want to go on vacation to. Taxes are dirt cheap but on the coast homeowners insurance is sky high, I pay over $2500 a year. Good to hear about Wegmans! This summer I was in one up near DC and Baltimore, the place is amazing, was even nicer than the ones in Rochester. But not surprising as every time they build a new one it's the biggest one yet. My wwife always rags on me about spending time on this site as what good information do I learn. I can tell her I heard it on Two Bills Drive!!

Has there even been an acknowledgement by the Bill's that they plan to interview him? I read some column on WGR ranking the people, but unles I missed it, haven't heard the Bill's on talking to him

It's funny to mention that. I also live in Carolina, when you have a local team doing well it's hard not to get caught up in the emotion of it. About three years back was getting tired of the Bill's losing every year, The Panthers just finished that season with Jake D at QB and won something like was it 14 games and got knocked out in the first round by Az. The following season I figured what the heck, maybe I'll follow Carolina a lot more, games are on TV every week, articles in the paper, etc. So what happens, they win 2 games and are even worse than the Bill's.

But even with TC, he's coaching today, lets him walk away for a couple years and try and comeback, then it would eve nbe tougher.

Hie the K state coach, you see his wife!!

Hire the K State coach! I want to see his wife in Buffalo on a regular basis!

Really who is that person?? I doubt there is anyone worth that hig ha pick at QB. This is a dow nyear, so best bet I think is bringing in someone and using a 2nd or 3rd on a QB

When will he be ready to go from the injury?? If he's not ready for the first game in Sept, may be hard for the Bill's to keep him as you do need a backup for CJ who can go maybe 10 plays a game. How much will that person cost, and then what do you do when Freddy does come back? Could keep both, but then likely FJ would need to take a paycut, say two backups at one mil each. If he were completely healthy I'd say yes bring him back as the backup. Not so certain if not ready to go the first game.

Yeah, but why wasn't he able to figure that out himself in Chi and hire a good OC? I agree of all the names being floated, he's probably the safest and would definitely be an upgrade, but he does worry me some. He also had a decent QB in Chi, a bit of a flack, but could play. Even if the Alex Smith rumors are true, not sure how would work with Lovie. I will say this a slightly conservative HC would wants to run the ball alot wouldn't be the worst considering we have Spiller and a better than average O-line. Chip Kelly would make the biggest splash, but is risky whether his style will work in the NFL or will be like Spurrier and Saban and leave after one to two years. Guys like McCoy, Horton could be the next Tomlin or the next Greg Williams

I'm OK with #2 ,3, or 4. Cowher at this point,I think he's been gone too long and I'd really question whether he still has the desire. Which could explain who hardly anyone has interviewed him. Wouldn't surprise me to see him never coach again. Gruden supposedly has made it known he wants to coach again, you don't hear that from Cowher.

Dropped passes, agree not his fault. Fitz inaccuracy, yes he is to blame as he continued to put Fitz in that position to throw the passes when he should have tried to minimize the exposure to that.

I was listening to Sal Pal the other day n the radio and he feels interest in Reid is cooling off. He's not all that he's made out to be was the take on it. Once he lost Jim Johnson on Defense he was helpless. There were a couple of other points he made which I don't recall, but basically said hasn't won since Johnson died. So he certainly wasn't recommending Reid as the answer to everyone's dreams. At this point Cowler may be gone too long to really have the fire anymore for the job. From what you've heard over the years, Buffalo may have had the longest talk with him so after all these years makes me question if he's really interested. Gruden you hear rumors that he's spread the word, he wants to coach again, where as you don't hear that about Cowler at all.

Compounding that is he was an assistant for so long. How come no HC job?? Makes me wonder if there's a reason, maybe it's this "honesty" thing??

The one thing Chip Kelly gives you is headlines. It would show the world that what was stated yesterday at the PC is is really not just lip service. Big question is if C Kellys system would work in the NFL. That is a huge unknown.

I think the past couple of years it was the opposite, he wasn't doing anything, but was still viewed as being in charge and needed his blessing. It was like steering a rudderless ship as they say. Prior to that, he was too involved. Kind of ironic, but I do feel the Bill's went from too far in one direction to too far the other way in a few short years.

Show me a stadium that has cleaner sinks to pee in the RWS!