BrooklynBills

I'm starting to really warm up to the idea of B Schott. His track record and pedigree is great and he has been around football all his life. Checking out the Jets coaching page it's interesting to see some of the coaches that he would likely try to bring to Buffalo, namely the two guys who work with their OL: Bill Callahan and former Bill Mike Devlin. Defensively, I would love to see Jim Mora, Jr. brought in as DC. He has run some great defenses with the 49ers and the Falcons, very creative. It would be great if the Bills actually joined the rest of the league this year with regards to hiring a competent, experienced staff to help the rebuilding process.

Mornhinweg should get an interview. He fits all the criteria that we are looking for. Offensive-minded, NFL head coaching experience, part of a winning organization. He probably got that Detroit job a bit too early in his career and honestly I don't think anyone could have won there. He, like Frazier, has good connections throughout the league and would be able to assemble a good staff, IMO. It would actually make a lot of sense. Guy knows how to coach QBs and knows offense. It wouldn't be a flashy move, and it would be a tough sell because of his time with the Lions. The top coordinators out there right now are: Marty Mornhinweg OC Eagles Leslie Frazier DC Vikings Jason Garrett OC Cowboys Brian Schottenheimer OC Jets Russ Grimm OL Cardinals

None of those names should be brought in for an interview. Maybe Pepper Johnson as DC if we the new coach wants to switch to a 3 - 4.

Although I agree with you here, a couple things. John Harbaugh was a DBs coach in Philly. Andy Reid was primarily an offensive line coach and coached QBs for one year in Green Bay. Jim Caldwell WAS a college coach for 7 years amassing a 12-52 record before serving as QBs coach under Dungy. I think it further proves your point. College is not the NFL. In the NFL, your looking for a guy who can manage people, identify talent(both players and coaches), and motivate GROWN ASS MEN, not 18 -22 year old kids. It is different on so many levels. Are their guys out there who can do both? You bet. But that list is very, very small.

Chad Pennington. Mark Bulger. Jason Campbell. Shaun Hill. Todd Collins. These guys will all be available either through low-cost trades or by being cut. I think Pennington would be a great stop-gap QB for a year or two for a young guy to learn from. Also don't forget that Fitzpatrick was originally brought in a Martz system which utilizes similar QB skill set to that of Saunders' offense. I think there is a good chance that Jason Campbell is moved out of Washington and he ran that offense for two years in Washington. I think a more likely scenario would involve acquiring a vet like Pennington or Bulger or even Collins. Keeping Fitzpatrick, Edwards, and Brohm. And drafting a QB. This is what teams should be doing when they don't have a clear cut number one guy. Bring in as many as you can and see if hit on one. If this were to go down and Frazier is hired and Saunders brought in that could be a very likely scenario. Personally, if we went into next season with our QB depth chart looking something like this I would be pleased: Pennington Fitzpatrick Edwards or Brohm Rookie

This would be a very good choice, IMO. The man has paid his dues in the football world. He has played and studied under some great coaches and defensive minds including Mike Ditka, Buddy Ryan, Jim Johnson, Andy Reid, and Tony Dungy. The Vikings had a good defensive unit, and they have actually improved when he got there. I think he would be a great choice. I think many Bills fans are leery of guys who have not been head coaches before and for good reason. Both Gregg Williams and Mike Mularkey were, at times, in over their heads. I still think both of those guys could be successful if given another shot and both are good football men, but they were not ready for the job when they became the Bills head coach. One important fact about both of those guys that is rarely mentioned when discussing coordinators is the fact that neither man had been a head coach at ANY major level of football. I believe Williams had been the head coach for a high school team for a season before he moved on to the professional ranks. But I do think being the head coach at some level of professional or collegiate football is a major plus anyone trying to be a head coach at the NFL level. I don't think that you need to have been a NFL head coach at some previous point in your career in order to be a successful head coach somewhere else. I have been watching football long enough to know that there have been many successful first time NFL head coaches. And many unsuccessful re-treads. One major plus for Frazier is that he had been a head coach at the collegiate level for almost 10 years. He was the first head coach at Trinity College and won a couple of championships with that team building that program literally from the ground up. It is a lower tier conference, but I think this is a huge bonus on Frazier's resume and makes him a bit different than your typical hot coordinator candidate.

Rivers. Tough, nasty OL. Huge recievers. Huge DL. Tomlinson. Merriman. Routinely a top running team. Routinely a top defense. Out-muscled the colts a couple years ago. Rivers playing on one leg in last year's playoff game. One thing that team has never lacked since they started becoming an elite NFL team is team toughness. Do you remember that Bills game in San Diego a couple years ago? They just completely intimidated us. And physically beat the hell out of us.

san diego is one of the toughest teams in the NFL.

word is that bud adams has been looking for a reason to fire fisher for a couple seasons now. this might be the year.

marty mornhinweg(sp?) would make a lot of sense in Cleveland with holmgren running things there now.

He seems to be a versatile defensive mind. I like that he learned under Buddy Ryan and Jim Johnson. He's been to a Super Bowl both as player and coach. He has no prior HC experience at any level, and I think that has really hurt him in the past when he has gone up for HC jobs. The list of successful HCs who have had no prior head coaching experience is just as long as the list of guys who have had prior coaching experience. I think the biggest factor in hiring a guy with no HC experience is will he be willing to surround himself with coaches who may be more experienced than he is and can he convince some of the top offensive and defensive minds to come here and be a part of his staff. I think a major problem in the past has been the fact that our coaches have been unsuccessful in bringing in top tier OCs and DCs at times when we obviously needed them.

Obviously, some of the names being thrown around for HC have been talked about at length already. Cowher, Shanahan, Billick, Gruden, et al. Who are the other guys out there that interest you? Personally, I like the possibility of Russ Grimm becoming the next head coach of the Biils. Great pedigree as a player and coach. Has learned under Joe Gibbs and Bill Cowher. Oddly enough he was a finalist for the Bears job after Jauron was fired there. I think his attitude and demeanor would fit great in Buffalo and he has good connections with assistants throughout the league. I think he would be a perfect fit. Other possibilities: Jason Garrett, OC Dallas. Leslie Frazier, DC Vikings. Cam Cameron, OC Ravens. Dark Horses: Jeff Fisher - could be fired in Tennessee. Don't laugh - Wade Phillips - could be fired in Dallas. Obviously those last two are pure speculation on my part. Some other guys I like for the OC role are David Lee, QBs coach in Miami and Jimmy Robinson, WRs coach in Green Bay.

The Chargers and Giants were working on a trade of picks before the draft even started, but couldn't hammer out the proper compensation coming to the Chargers. The Giants coveted Manning and the Chargers wanted Rivers the whole time. When time was running out at their pick in the first round the Giants told the Chargers to draft Manning while they finished the deal, which ended up being heavily in San Diego's favor (I believe they drafted Merriman with the pick they got from the Giants the following year). Getting Rivers was not luck. They targeted him the whole time and everybody knew it. They just knew he was not worth the number one pick in the draft and were able to maximize that pick's value. That alone makes Nix smarter than anyone the Bill's have had since Butler.

This. Plus Shanahan took Denver to AFC Championship game with Jake Plummer as GM/HC. Parcells took the Jets to AFC Championship game as well.

Andy Levitre Eric Wood Aaron Maybin Leodis McKelvin Jairius Byrd Lee Evans Donte Whitner I like Stroud but I don't think he has many years left.

Jimmy Clausen

can anyone post a video of Berman's speech? I literally just got home in time to see the very beginning of Ralph's and would like to see what Berman had to say.

Youboty has the size and skill set to play on the outside. I would think that if he is in the Bills future plans it to eventually play on the outside opposite McKelvin. On Florence: Last year, when Youboty went down, our defense suffered tremendously because no one else could play the inside corner position effectively. It is different than playing with a sideline and some players just aren't effective in the middle. I like having two guys now who are comfortable and can make plays at the nickel spot. Also, while I'm sure the Bills have faith in Corner's ability and potential, it would have been foolish to assume he would improve and be ready for a starting position. The secondary now has two guys who have proved they can play all three corners spots in McGee and Youboty. Another guy who has proved he can excel at the nickel position(Florence). A player who looks to have serious playmaking ability in McKelvin and another player who may be better than the veteran originally signed to play the nickel. That is pretty good news. Not to mention this Cary Harris guy they drafted who looks to have some pretty good ability that could develop over time.

1. After Micheal Oher, the tackles in this draft were garbage. 2. McKelvin is a future top CB in this league, maybe even this year. Greer is not the answer for anyone as a starting CB. He just isn't that good. 3. Hopefully, drafting some of these DBs the last two years is a kick in the ass to McGee because his play has slipped since Jauron's first season here.

Byrd is typically ranked right around where we took him. i doubt he would have been there later. If he becomes the starting FS by the end of the season, I don't think anyone will complain. Just because we have taken DBs in all the drafts does not mean that the position does not lack someone with playmaking ability.

Yeah but the line has disappointed the last two years despite the size of it. I like how we got alot nastier in the interior and with Butler playing RT. Butler is big enough to play RT.

Yeah, they are systematic with there picks. It just seems like they target a couple of guys each year in rounds 2 through 5 that they want, stockpile picks each year to use as ammo to go get them when the time is right. I still think that they are going to take Casey. He is there type of player. I could see him going to Indy as well.

I was way off!

I like Nelson, but would've preffered this kid. He is going to be a special player I think. Makes some amazing catches.

wouldn't hate it. The type of TE we are looking for will be available in round 5