Beastly Dareus Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Maybe its a done deal? Schottenheimer in Buffalo? Just speculation of course but Rex Ryans comments are kind of hinting and the Bills job is the only one opened http://blogs.buffalobills.com/2010/01/12/r...t-very-telling/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Maybe its a done deal? Schottenheimer in Buffalo? Just speculation of course but Rex Ryans comments are kind of hinting and the Bills job is the only one opened http://blogs.buffalobills.com/2010/01/12/r...t-very-telling/ Still just speculation, friend-o. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastly Dareus Posted January 12, 2010 Author Share Posted January 12, 2010 Still just speculation, friend-o. Indeed but interesting never less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribo Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 I see this as just a respectful hat-tip from Ryan to Schottenheimer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clancynut Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Mike Lombardi was on Total Access on NFL Network and reported he believes the Bills HC Position is Brian Schottenheimers if he wants it. Live Broadcast sorry no link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 I'd be more than fine with Brian as HC and dad as AHC +/- DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clancynut Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 I'd be more than fine with Brian as HC and dad as AHC +/- DC. I could live with this!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Renko Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 I could live with this!! It would be weird being the boss of my father... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago_Mike Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 I think what Rex said was very telling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsGuyInMalta Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 I don't think anyone could argue that having Marty on board, whether it be a coaching job (unlikely) or a consulting job (very likely if his son gets the HC spot) is anything other than a great move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 It would be weird being the boss of my father... That's I thought when Monte Kiffin went to Tennessee to be Lane's DC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Chris Brown is the spokesperson for the Bills. Why is anybody treating this like "speculation"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloaggie Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 I don't think anyone could argue that having Marty on board, whether it be a coaching job (unlikely) or a consulting job (very likely if his son gets the HC spot) is anything other than a great move. It would tear down the Jets even more with Brian Schottenheimer taking a few good Jets assistants with him. Uncle Kurt is also out there to work with him. Maybe we'll have news once the Jets lose in SD this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Syracuse Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Could this have been the plan all along? Maybe Buddy figured out early on if Marty didn't want to be a full time HC that his son Brian was the guy he wanted? It's obvious that if Nix and Schottenheimer have been close personal friends then Nix would have known Brian, he's probably known him since he was a kid! Perhaps this whole Shanahan/Cowher thing was a giant ruse. You interview the two biggest names out there, ask them what they would do to fix the team (therein gathering useful insight) and wait for your main guy to be free to interview. I realize this is tying a lot of strings together but it would make sense in light of Cowher's unwillingness to make any statements on the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csa_10 Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Based on all of the advantages, it seems foolish that B. Schottenheimer wouldn't view the HC position as a huge opportunity. His knowledge of not only the Jets, but the entire division, links to Buddy Nix, achievement of developing a young QB into a playoff winner and now a glowing endorsement from his team's HC should make him the realistic front-runner from the Bills standpoint. Not to mention some potential FA's he could bring along... QB Kellen Clemens UFA RB Leon Washington UFA FB Tony Richardson UFA WR David Clowney UFA WR Braylon Edwards UFA WR Brad Smith UFA TE James Dearth UFA PK Jay Feely UFA OL Robert Turner RFA DL Mike DeVito RFA DL Howard Green UFA LB Jason Trusnik RFA CB Drew Coleman UFA SS Abram Elam UFA FS Eric Smith UFA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribo Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Chris Brown is the spokesperson for the Bills. Why is anybody treating this like "speculation"? That is false. While he works for the Bills, and he is paid to increase the visibility and postive image of the Bills, he is not a spokesperson and the team doesn't even use him to break news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillnutinHouston Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Could this have been the plan all along? Maybe Buddy figured out early on if Marty didn't want to be a full time HC that his son Brian was the guy he wanted? It's obvious that if Nix and Schottenheimer have been close personal friends then Nix would have known Brian, he's probably known him since he was a kid! Perhaps this whole Shanahan/Cowher thing was a giant ruse. You interview the two biggest names out there, ask them what they would do to fix the team (therein gathering useful insight) and wait for your main guy to be free to interview. I realize this is tying a lot of strings together but it would make sense in light of Cowher's unwillingness to make any statements on the issue. Could you connect the dots for me? How does any of this explain Cowher's silence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haven Moses Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 I think it's more like Shanahan and Cowher turned them down and Team Schotty was a good fallback plan. However, they can't get Brian unless they make him HC. No way the Jets let him go to be OC here to work for Marty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Syracuse Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Could you connect the dots for me? How does any of this explain Cowher's silence? My assumption would be that Cowher has already told the Bills that he's not interested. He and the Bills reached a mutual agreement not to confirm or deny anything other than that they met. I'm really starting to believe that the Bills thought their chances of landing Shanny or Cowher were very low so they came up with a plan B that involved Buddy Nix and his connections to the Schottenheimer family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Hmm. Sounds like the fix is in. Oh well - I hope he turns out to be a good coach! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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