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Shanahan is the classic "good news bad news" candidate for obvious reasons. I think he's just way too tightly wound up for my liking. I'd love it as far as an upgrade to Marrone, but I don't think it's in the teams best long term interest. I'd like them to hire Dan Quinn or another young coach that you can go on a long 10 year ride with. Kind of like how the Steelers and Ravens did it. I think a Mike Shanahan team will always have a tightness to them because their coach looks so tensed up all the time. I'd rather have a "lets go have some fun playing football" atmosphere. I would really like the hire if Shanahan has learned that he needs to have a more relaxed and calmer approach to the game like Coughlin discovered right before the Giants went on to win two Superbowls.

Doesn't matter what Marrone wanted at all. He has nothing to do with this. What matters is if the Jets were contacting Marrone's agent showing interest in our coach who was still employed by the Bills. As far as "conspiracy" goes, the dots couldn't be any closer and the Jets could be that stupid to do this.

I doubt the Bills really want Rex because he and Marrrone share the same agent (Sexton) and there being that shady and quick tie to Marrone getting the Jets job. I saw this story and I wonder who the Jets were inquiring about to replace Ryan? Were they asking about Marrone before he wasn't head coach of the Bills any longer? Is this the smoking gun to a tampering charge?... http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2014/12/jets_contacted_rex_ryans_agent_about_rex_ryans_replacement_per_report.html "In an impressive piece of dysfunctional behavior from an organization that seems to master in it, "somebody involved" in the search for coach Rex Ryan's potential replacement reached out to Ryan's agent, Jimmy Sexton, to inquire about a candidate." If the Jets were inquiring about Marrone then I would think that is definitely tampering, it lead to Marrone opting out and going to a rival team in the Bills own division. That should be worth their first round pick IMO.

The last two Superbowls were won by great defenses with Wilson and Flacco coming along for the ride. So having said that, I think blowing up the Bills' best defense in the NFL is an epically dumb idea.

I'm so so glad they are interviewing him. Other than Schwartz which is clearly the fallback option for the team, Quinn is the only other defensive guy unless they do in fact end up interviewing Rex Ryan. Reich, McDaniels, Gase, Bevell, Jackson are all offensive guys. I favor the Bills hiring Quinn because I think he's the one guy on that list that will give the Bills a strong identity along the lines of the Steelers and Ravens franchises. I see him being a 10 year HC for Buffalo. Other than Hue Jackson, I do not see the offensive guys on that list projecting or instilling that strong, toughness identity onto this team. Once you have an identity, then it's easier for the whole team to know their roles. What this team is, what they want to do, where are they going. Our offense was a mess because they didn't know what or who they were after two whole years of Marrone. If Quinn comes on as head coach, he seems like a very smart guy who will hire an OC who will have a clear vision for the offensive players we have. You need to have trust in the guy you pick to make a great decision on his OC, so sorry if that's my answer for the fans who want to hire an offensive coordinator as HC. I worry that Frank Reich is too nice of a person to be a HC. I hate saying that, but I just think NFL football players need a head coach who has a little meanness in them. I worry that players will take advantage of Reich. If they don't hire Reich a week after the interview goes down, I think the Bills are waiting for either Quinn or Bevell.

I disagree, fans watch every play. They aren't always right, but they're probably right a lot more than wrong. Just like it is here at TSW. I think that Bevell is an average coordinator who could actually be a very good head coach. He seems to have that HC temperament. Their opinions did not sway me totally, but they are certainly valid in that Wilson's Tarkington impersonation and Lynch's Earl Cambell impersonation bail Bevell out a lot. If they don't hire Quinn and hire Bevell I'd be ok with it even though I want Quinn.

I have been going to Seahawks message boards to find out what the fans think of both Bevell and my favorite for Bills head coach Dan Quinn. Not that it matters, but Seahawk fans for the most part are not fans of Darrell Bevell. It seem like 80% don't like him and 20% do. Their main beef is that he has nothing to do with the success. It's all about Wilson making things up when Bevells play goes bust and then it's all Beast Mode. It seems that Seahawks fans do not want to see Quinn go because they like him. They don't want him to go to the Niners, so that tells you the fans respect the job he's done. I still like Bevell as a possibility, but I think that Dan Quinn is the perfect fit. Quinn is east coast (from New Jersey), I think he will provide a real identity for our team and that Bills players will love to play for him. Bevell (from Arizona) has that west coast cool factor that I don't think fits with the Bills. I think that Dan is the man people.

Eliminating half the field is stupid IMO. We need a head coach. You shouldn't care which side of the ball he's from. The best franchises hire the best coaches. The loser franchises do the offense HC/defense HC "see saw" thing every two or three years. The Steelers passed over their OC Whisenhunt for Tomlin because he was the best head coaching candidate.

I don't see anything stopping Pegula from giving Chip Kelly everything he wants. Let's go win a Superbowl!

I think that Quinn would bring in either Tom Cable Seattle's OL coach or he would have a guy who would even be a better candidate. He just seems like someone who's ready and would have his OC already lined up when he finally gets his chance. I would trust him to make a great pick.

This is the guy the Bills should hire as head coach. He would give the Bills a real identity. They would be seen as a young, talented and tough defensive team that have the Patriots in their sites and are quickly gaining on them. As with Sean Payton, I think he's the guy that Bills fans will be looking back at and saying why didn't the Bills hire that guy! Hopefully the Bills will eventually get it right this time. I’m sure that Quinn would have an excellent choice for his OC. http://www.newsday.com/sports/columnists/bob-glauber/dan-quinn-not-doug-marrone-should-be-the-jets-choice-1.9766595 http://www.seahawks.com/videos-photos/videos/Dan-Quinn-Week-17-Press-Conference/565fe4a4-9388-4da5-b52f-303f549e2e78 http://www.seahawks.com/videos-photos/videos/Dan-Quinn-Week-16-Press-Conference/13f707d9-f19e-4c7a-9446-426c87601c9b

Geez, how could I forget!...LOL Thanks. Yes, he's another one.

Jim Harbaugh John Harbaugh Pete Carroll Chip Kelly Sean Payton Bruce Arians Mike Zimmer Maybe "fun" was a wrong word, these head coaches have an enthusiasm for the game that rubs off on their players. Which makes playing football more fun.

The whole Texan team quit that season. They quit on Kubiak. He had a very long run and it was as if the team said we are done with our mediocre head coach. The Bills need a head coach like Dan Quinn who is the next Bill Cowher the Steelers had a very long and successful run with. He has the tough but fun football personality that players love to play for. Quinn is the perfect match for the Bills. They would have a tough personality and they would be seen as a team that is going places like Seattle was a few years ago. Hiring Kubiak as your head coach is like shopping for wall paper at Sears or Kmart. Boring and uninspired to the nth degree.

I was seething angry after the first Patriots game this year when Sammy Watkins was thrown to 3 times. They spend TWO first round picks on a WR and they don't use him for fear of Revis picking it off?????? Are you kidding me?????? After that game I knew Marrone was forever a ball-less man who had to go. There was no turning back from that game for me. I wanted Marrone fired after that game and the rest of the season. The Bills need a head coach who will tell his team that Revis is going down today. We got Sammy Watkins, Revis is toast, let's go. Not a guy who will bow down to "the amazingly great" Revis and Belichick. He didn't even challenge them with the WR they spent TWO first round picks on!!! What a wimp. What a loser. I'm so glad he's going to the Jets. We are going to crush them and hopefully we get a head coach that will inspire this team to crush the Pats.

Sorry, but Gary Kubiak is the very definition of a retread head coach. He had 8 whole years to prove his worth as a head coach and it was a totally nondescript run. The guy is wall paper and his teams played that way. When it went south, it collapsed. The Texan players literally stopped playing for him. He is an NFL offensive coordinator, that's it. He had his chance with a very long run with the Texans and it is clear as day he is not a head coach that would get you anything but mediocrity. The Bills need to hire the best head coaching candidate out there and Kubiak is a known failure as a head coach. 1 great season and 7 "so what" ones is a bad record. The Bills need a dynamic guy who players want to play for, and come to the Bills as free agents and resign their guys who are up for contracts. That's not Gary Kubiak.

It's their overall demeanor. Quinn seems very much like a young Bill Cowher and Gase seems like a guy who would be in way over his head as a head coach. If I were a player and I had to pick between the two as who I'd want as my head coach, the choice wouldn't be close. It would be Quinn. As far as facial expressions goes, I prefer the Bills head coach not having a permanent "deer in the headlights" look on his face. BTW, Quinn's defense kicked Gase's offense in last years Superbowl. But then again, this is the Bills we're talking about so I guess that's why they're going after Gase and not Quinn.

He comes across more as Peyton's water boy than his offensive coordinator. I don't see a commanding presence there at all. This HC interview says to me that the Bills are still completely clueless about hiring head coaches. It must have something to do with that stupid analytics department!

I saw Gase's interview and I saw a guy with a permanent "deer in headlights" look on his face. So it's hard to relax knowing the Bills see something in him. The Bills should forget about their offense and hire the BEST head coaching candidate out there. Eliminating defensive coaches (if that's their plan) is eliminating half the field, it's beyond stupid.

Watch Gase's interview and then watch Dan Quinn and tell me who you'd think would be a commanding presence as a head coach for the Bills... http://www.seahawks.com/videos-photos/videos/Dan-Quinn-Week-17-Press-Conference/565fe4a4-9388-4da5-b52f-303f549e2e78 http://www.seahawks.com/videos-photos/videos/Dan-Quinn-Week-16-Press-Conference/13f707d9-f19e-4c7a-9446-426c87601c9b The Bills FO seeking out Gase and not Quinn frightens me. Just because they need help on offense doesn't mean you have to hire an offensive guy! You're hiring a freaking head coach!

IMO Dan Quinn (Seattle DC) is the young version of Bill Cowher. I've been supportive of Reich, Bevell and Bowles as possible head coaches for the Bills, but after doing more research on other possible candidates for HC, Dan Quinn not only looks like Cowher but he sounds like him too. Go watch some videos of his press conferences on the Seahawks website. He has a commanding demeanor and I can see him being a 10 year head coach for the team that gives him a shot. Can you see players wanting to play for him, can you see someone with both intensity and likability. I definitely do. I know he'd be a rookie HC and he comes from the defensive side of the ball, but that isn't the deciding factor for me. A head coach needs to have a presence more than anything else. I'm sure that he has a great OC lined up when he gets his first head coaching job. Heck, it could even be Tom Cable. But I would suspect that it would be someone even better. Reich, Bevell and Bowles just don't pass the smell test in terms of commanding an NFL team. Reich seems way too quite and reserved, Bevell's personality gives me a bad vibe (seems a little immature?) and Bowles is too "still waters run deep" for my liking as an NFL head coach. I went down the list of teams we're playing in 2015 and I wondered how I would feel with them coaching the Bills in the tough games vs Coughlin, Garrett, Kelly, Belichick, Reid, Lewis. I wasn't comfortable with any of them. I'm good with Quinn against those coaches. Dan Quinn comes off as a regular football guy who's the very best at his job and who's ready to become a head coach, there's no fakeness there and he looks like he'd be a very dynamic presence in an NFL locker room. Much like Bill Cowher was when he first started as a head coach. I don't care about the wait, I hope he's our next head coach. As for Schwartz, I don't think he'll ever be a good HC because he would never command respect. That's why he always had problems with discipline on his teams. The Lions acted and played like they had a substitute teacher coaching them. You either have that gene or you don't and he doesn't.

I think Dungy is the most over rated head coach ever. I hope the Bills interview all the best candidates, Cowher, Bowles, Reich, Ryan, Bevell, Gase and pick the guy who they think is the best one and the one who has the best plan to get our offense on track (with regards to defensive coaches, who they would pick as an OC). I don't care if Bowles is a defense guy, all they need is a guy who the players will run through a wall for and if he has a great offensive coordinator in mind that will come here, then that is awesome. Bowles seems like that coordinator HC candidate who will have his first HC job for a very long time.

AWESOME NEWS!!!!!!! National media had no idea how bad our offense was and are shocked at what happened. What happened was Doug Marrone cared more about his failed choice of an OC more than he did to stay in Buffalo and fix the situation on offense. This team can't wait on Hackett to come around, he was ridiculously horrible and this team needs a LOT better than that!

Check-downs are on Hackett, not on Manuel. The Bills' OC drilled into the QBs heads that if the check down is there, take it because they never want to risk interceptions. It's on video dude. He was very adamant about that specific point. Sorry, but you can't pin that stat on Manuel no matter how hard you may try. I have no idea who will be the better QB down the road, however I do suspect that Manuel would beat out the lead foot Foles in Philly because Chip Kelly would know what to do with his athleticism.

YPA is equal and Foles had more yards per game because he threw it 15-20 times more than EJ per game. So what stat are you down to now? Completion percentage to WRs?...LOL The numbers just don't back up your argument. These are real stats and we all know that Foles has the much better coach guiding him than does Manuel, that's not even close.