Ed_Formerly_of_Roch

I don't think the way Richardson is messing with Fox right now makes him look like a real great owner to work for either. If anything it makes him out to be the type who isn't going to spend the extra $$. In Washington or Dallas, they'd just eat the $6mil owed Fox without batting an eye. Here they are playing games trying to force him to quit to avoid paying him.

So what would you like them to do instead? If you believe everything you read, which you must as that's what your post is based on, the Bills are trying to sign Cowler, but he turned them down. Shan turned them down and went to DC. Gruden is out of the picture. OK Billick is interested, do you want him. Marv Levy I'm sure would be interested. Just remember, every great coach started out as an inexperienced coordinator named head coach. Dick Jaron was an experienced coach, that worked well. The odds are against you as you likely will higher two coordinator who don't work out for every good one that does. They could hire a college HC, but again the odds of that working in the NFL are about the same, maybe even worse as off the top of my head I can't think of any successful NFL coaches who started out as a successful college coach. I'm sure the Bills would like to higher Cowler, but if he says no, what other options do they have other than taking someone without head coaching experience. Personnally I think coaching is way over rated. On the other hand the GM role is underrated. Give any coach exceptional talent and he'll look like the next Bill Walsh. Marv Levy did little before he got to Buffalo, now he's in the hall of fame. Did he suddenly learn to coach or was it the players? So many teams in all sports have floundered for years until the got a good personal man, Giants of the 80's; Mets of the 80's; the Bills in the 90's; the list goes one. If Nix is able to build a team like he was able to HELP put together in San Diego and Buffalo, we will be in great shape. Granted he wasn't the GM in those other roles, so can he do it as the top man, we will see, but that is the key.

Actually there is only a Corning flight every two weeks from NC and it's on Mondays and Thursdays. There also is a flight everyother Wednesday from their plant in Kentucky to Elmira. There is one everyday though from NJ to Elmira.

Stated even better!!

OK, Cowler is from Carolina, (or is it his wife) so he want's to coach at "Home" Can understand that. But why go to a team where supposedly the owner is trying to sell, he just fired his own two kids this year, (or did they resign, can't recall which) but was under a bit of shady terms it seemed. He's trying to screw John Fox out of a years pay by playing games and trying to make the conditions so bad he'll resign to avoid paying him. Richardson isn't exaclty known as a big spender either. The only two advantages Carolina seems to have is; it's home, and probably a better roster than the Bill's but also older, which in todays NFL doesn't take much to go from a vet team to over the hill. So why would he run to Carolina if offered the job? Why is that job much better than Buffalo other than the reasons mentioned?

I think RB and Nix have alot more respect than you think. Is RB respected as a football wizard, no, but I think he's done a pretty good job overall at what he does know. Four years back RW was the laughing stock of the football world for being one of two owners who voted agaisnt the CBA. One of his quotes was he didn't understand it. So how smart are the rest of the owners who voted for it, only now to opt out. Seems like RW is way ahead of the times. If the majority of the posters on this board were half as smart as RW, they'd be doing well.

By any chance did you listen to his press conference. He talked about how you need to draft players who can play in this climate as opposed to small fast guys. So I think he's a little bit ahead of you on that one. Kent Hull was from Miss; Bisquit was from I believe Alabama Brett Favre has played most of his career in Green Bay, so really not much truth to that at all. If anything the opposite has been true to some extent. While the weather in Buffalo certainly is nothing like down south, many southerners do like the small town, slower pace, charm of western NY. Just ask Willis McGhee As Jim Boeheim once said Hawaii is just like Sryacuse in July! Well Buffalo is in the summer is just like the south, but without humidity. BTW I lived 32 years in Rochester, the last two in North Carolina. I've never felt so cold in the winter as I have the last two living down here. Heat pumps suck!

I doubt anything will happen with Modrak and Guy until there's a coach in place for a few weeks. Most likely Nix will want a long deep involved brain dump from them as to what they've compiled on players they've scouted this year. Right now Nix is too busy with hiring a coach to talk much with them. Not that Nix won't have his own idea,s but a second opinion is still good to have. You've paid them all year, may as wel lget as much info from them that you can, then can them. Though I 'm sure for John Guy, a brain dump won't take very long. Maybe about the same amount of time as other dumps!

I've thought of the Marty replacing Guy idea too and like it. And OK with Modrak as head scout. I also have stated before that I also thought it was possible that many of Modraks suggestions as to whom to pick were not followed by TD or Marv. I think this year was one of their better drafts, no coincidnece that those two guys were gone. I also am of the opinion that RB wasn't involved in personal decesions, whomever TM wanted to pick RB would go along with. RB may have questioned his as to why or if everyone else in the room said X and TM said Y then again RB may have got more involved. If Marty were in that position may help with signing Cowler as supposedly they are friends.

From what I read, none of them were fired, just told they can seek other positions. But whomever becomes the new HC is free to keep them or not and if not then their contract opwuld be paid off. I doubt anything will happen with Modrak and Guy until there's a coach in place for a few weeks. Most likely Nix will want a long deep involved brain dump from them as to what they've compiled on players they've scouted this year. Right now Nix is too busy with hiring a coach to talk much with them. Not that Nix won't have his own idea,s but a second opinion isstill good to have. Though I 'm sure for John Guy, a brain dump won't take very long. Maybe about the same amount of time as other dumps!

If they had hired Nix last year as ther GM, then they would have brought an outside guy in for the GM job. But instead named him a scout, then a year later he's GM. Maybe all along thta was the plan but for whatever reason didn't want to initially name him as GM Everything written sounds like the person they interviewed was Guy. More than likey that was to fill the Ronney rule. How do you know it wan't a serious interview?? If RW thought highly of Guy and really considered giving him the GM position, I doubt he'd instead hire a guy who in his first interview kind of ripped the free agent signings the Bills have made in recent seasons.

I'm in North Carolina and could also use some help. Thanks!

It's been written in a few sources that Guy was the other finalist which makes sense as likely he was interviewed to fill the Rooney rule. Speculation on my part, yes, HOWEVER if RW was really considering him and felt he would have been a good choice, you wouldn't then give the job to a person who pretty much ripped the free agent signings we've made in recent years. I will be very surpirsed if Guy is around much longer, although I thought someplace in the past I read that the contracts of most front office positions excluding GM expire May 1st, the idea beign that they complete the scouting/signing phase before lettignthem go. I seem to recall when TD took over, many of the scouting positions stayed intact until after the draft. I almost think that may have been when Nix left the Bills.

So if Brandon wasn't around and Nix reported to RW himself, you could say the same thing that Nix is reporting to a guy with no football knowledge RW himself.

Fitz is starting because the coaches feel he gives them the best chance to win, even if it's very slight. The coaches and players are professionals. If Indy had won last week and came int othe game 15-0, I'm sure the Bills players and coaches would have went into the game feeling they have a gameplan that could have beat them. Fans can be realistic, players coaches are just positive always. (well at least 90% of them are)

Also the college football season is running longer, then you're into the holiday weekends. When they use to do the Saturday games, the reqular season was wrapped up by Christmas or at the lastest, maybe Dec 27th or so. More other competition these days on TV from other sports too, though not likely football would lose to much for ratings. And I agree I also miss them.

She likely would be the hottest looking owner too. (excluding JJ of cource)

That wouldn't do any good as Fox or any other coaches whom are fired at year end 2010 would quickly be replaced by Feb 1 2011. At that point, all plans are towards having a 2011 season. As it gets closer, it may get less likely. In the end my guess is there would be a season, but no team is going to not have a coach for the off-season just in case. Paying a coach $10 mil is pocket change compared to what they'd save in salaries. Seems I even recall hearing that the TV contract is such that they owners would be paid whether there are games or not??

Will be interesting to see how this plays out. When do all the assistant coaches contracts run out, also in 2010? Or do some run out this year?? Typcially assistants contracts are for two years, so would think they'd run out in 2010, but likely some may be over after this season. That's always been the argument as to why you can't allow a ocach to go to their last year in a contract as it becomes inpossible to hire any assistants. So maybe Carolina tells Fox he can stay but needs to fire these three guys. Fox refuses as he knows his hands are tied and would have trouble hiring anyone to replace them so by the end of next week, he is fired or resigns. I've seen this before.

Just becasue the Bills have not anounced a starter doesn't mean that Brohn hasn't beeen told he's starting. Does it make a big difference to how Atlanta prepares, not likely, but even if it makes then spend an extra ten minutes due to uncertainty as to who will start, then it IS a smart move by the Bills. Whether it helps or not, who knows.

Any Regime with half a brain would do the same thing. The more uncertainty you can give the other team, the better. Regardless of how good or bad the other options might be, if you can keep the other team guessing even a little bit, the better off you are. The thing that amazes me is the level of smarts the people who post here has sunk too. Good God!, think a little bit beore posting!!

The estate tax will be suspended on Jan 1st 2010, however likely at some point probably by the end of the 1st quarter it will be reinstated with an exemption of somewhere between 3 to 5 mil which is of little use to RW. He could potentially sell the team prior to that going into effect. However there is talk of making it retroactive to Jan 1st. I was just talking with a lawyer yesterday about that possability, if it does become retroactive, there will be a long court battle, so the govt may not attempt to do that just to avoid the hassle. So there is a potential for this happening, we'll see.

Isn't Bon Jovi best buds with Belichick? Seems I recall reading that in the past, BB goes ot his concerts and Jovi was at the Superbowl

Recovered may be a loose term. My take on it is, after (what was it week 10) the Bills either had to activate Hardy or IR him for the rest of the season. They knew he really wasn't ready to play, but they wanted him to practice the rest of the season, so their only option was to activate him, but knew he likely wouldn't play any this year. Often there is at least one WR every game that doesn't dress, so considering the Bills had some depth there, and little if any injuries, they could afford ot do that. Normally you wouldn't want to place a second round draft pick in that position of not dressing every week, but I think the benefit of gettign practice time is worth it. Let's see where he is by this time next year, then decide if he's a bust or not. Right now no one knows and he's not healthy enough to play. That's why they wanted him to practice the remainder of the year, to give him time to improve his route running.

No but I think Kelly is on the inside, and Thomas is getting his info from Kelly. It may be he does know more, but knows if he says too much then Kelly will keep him out of the loop, so just throwing out a few teasers.