BobbyC81 Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Rick Gosselin of the Dallas Morning News wrote the following: "The Buffalo Bills wanted to make a splash with their next head coaching hire. They wanted a name – a big name. When you fail to qualify for the playoffs a single time in the decade, you need to remind your fans you're serious about winning. So the Bills courted Mike Shanahan. They courted Bill Cowher. Brian Billick, Jon Gruden and Marty Schottenheimer also were rumored to be in the mix. But none of the celebrity coaches wanted any part of the Bills. Not only was Schottenheimer not interested – neither was his son Brian, the offensive coordinator of the Jets. So on Tuesday, the Bills settled on Chan Gailey. The same Chan Gailey who was fired by the Cowboys in 2000 after only two seasons as head coach. The same Chan Gailey who was fired as head coach by Georgia Tech in 2007. The same Chan Gailey who was fired as offensive coordinator by the Kansas City Chiefs on the eve of the 2009 season. Smirk if you will, but Gailey may turn out to be an ideal hire for the Bills. Gailey has spent a large chunk of his career developing young players, having spent nine years as a head coach in college and another two in the World League. That makes him a superb fit in Buffalo, where he inherits a team with the fifth-youngest roster in the NFL. The three teams competing with the Bills in the AFC East all have quarterbacks in place: Tom Brady at New England, Mark Sanchez at the Jets and Chad Henne at the Dolphins. The Bills have an unsettled quarterbacking situation with Ryan Fitzpatrick and Trent Edwards. Until that gets settled, Buffalo will not contend in the East. But Gailey has a history of turning quarterbacks into producers. He presided over NFL offenses that went to the playoffs with Mike Tomczak, Kordell Stewart and Jay Fiedler taking the snaps. He also turned undrafted Tyler Thigpen into a 2,600-yard passer inside of one season at Kansas City. So go ahead and smirk at the hiring of Gailey. There were smirks when the Bills hired Marv Levy, too." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonkey Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Already a thread on this my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyC81 Posted January 22, 2010 Author Share Posted January 22, 2010 Already a thread on this my friend. Sorry Code Monkey. Did a quick scan and ran a search and didn't see anything obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quikchomp Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 He has a great column and seems like a super nice guy to boot. I've written back and forth with him five or six times over the past several years about the Bills, but also the Sabres, Bulls, and Buffalo in general. I know others have received responses from him as well; he really likes Buffalo, Bills fans, and the type of people that come from Buffalo. Thumbs up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts