keithg Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 I think he was a DC for Green Bay? before he came here and I read he was brought back to work on the defensive side of the ball and Giff Smith was brought in to coach the d line...that makes me think we don't need two d line coaches...maybe Sanders will be promoted to DC??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills_red Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Giff is a defensive assistant. Bob Sanders could be DC or they just haven't picked a place for him to coach yet but somewhere on the D side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloboyinATL Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 I think he was a DC for Green Bay? before he came here and I read he was brought back to work on the defensive side of the ball and Giff Smith was brought in to coach the d line...that makes me think we don't need two d line coaches...maybe Sanders will be promoted to DC??? Possible, but Smith was brought in to coach outside LB's wasn't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithg Posted January 27, 2010 Author Share Posted January 27, 2010 my bad you are correct it was OLB job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 FWIW, that is being speculated in the thread about the new coaching additions....Lori speculated that based on the wording of the article... I think he was a DC for Green Bay? before he came here and I read he was brought back to work on the defensive side of the ball and Giff Smith was brought in to coach the d line...that makes me think we don't need two d line coaches...maybe Sanders will be promoted to DC??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffaloed in Pa Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 I`m thinking it might be also . The hiring of all these assistants must mean we have our man. I think he has always run a 4-3 though. Big changes going down at One Bills Drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got_Wood Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 If that is the case, then I feel bad for the Bills. Not because Sanders isn't at least a little qualified. But because it would show how incredibly out of touch they are with the rest of the league. If you can't get a quality defensive coordinator candidate in here to at least interview, then that is a failure in itself. Hiring a bunch of guys that were either fired or have some lower positional coach status at a college program is not only pathetic, but it's lazy. The Bills front office needs to at least show they care about keeping this team in town. Not just going with some cheap "safe" bet guys that they have coached with throughout their career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffaloed in Pa Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 If that is the case, then I feel bad for the Bills. Not because Sanders isn't at least a little qualified. But because it would show how incredibly out of touch they are with the rest of the league. If you can't get a quality defensive coordinator candidate in here to at least interview, then that is a failure in itself. Hiring a bunch of guys that were either fired or have some lower positional coach status at a college program is not only pathetic, but it's lazy. The Bills front office needs to at least show they care about keeping this team in town. Not just going with some cheap "safe" bet guys that they have coached with throughout their career. These hiring are a joke to me. Go Chiefs ...I mean Bills. Even the Chiefs Shitz -canned these guys. College coaches and Chief has beens spell....LOSES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowisc Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 If that is the case, then I feel bad for the Bills. Not because Sanders isn't at least a little qualified. But because it would show how incredibly out of touch they are with the rest of the league. If you can't get a quality defensive coordinator candidate in here to at least interview, then that is a failure in itself. Hiring a bunch of guys that were either fired or have some lower positional coach status at a college program is not only pathetic, but it's lazy. The Bills front office needs to at least show they care about keeping this team in town. Not just going with some cheap "safe" bet guys that they have coached with throughout their career. Bob Sanders is very qualified to be the d coord. What went down in Green Bay could hardly be called his fault. His CV: 1978 Georgia Tech (Part-time Coach) 1980-82 East Carolina (Defensive Line/Linebackers) 1983-84 Richmond (Linebackers) 1985-88 Duke (Outside Linebackers/Defensive Ends) 1989 Duke (Co-Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers) 1990 Florida (Defensive Ends) 1991-93 Florida (Ass. Defensive Co-Coordinator/ Banditbacks/Gatorbacks) 1994-97 Florida (Ass. Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Ends) 1998 Florida (Ass. Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Ends/Strong-side Linebackers) 1999 Florida (Ass. Head Coach/Defensive Ends/Strong-Side Linebackers) 2000 Florida (Ass. Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers) 2001-2004 Miami Dolphins (Linebackers) 2005 Green Bay Packers (Defensive Ends) 2006-2008 Green Bay Packers (Defensive Coordinator) 2009-present Buffalo Bills (Defensive line) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimer1960 Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Bob Sanders is very qualified to be the d coord. What went down in Green Bay could hardly be called his fault. His CV: 1978 Georgia Tech (Part-time Coach) 1980-82 East Carolina (Defensive Line/Linebackers) 1983-84 Richmond (Linebackers) 1985-88 Duke (Outside Linebackers/Defensive Ends) 1989 Duke (Co-Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers) 1990 Florida (Defensive Ends) 1991-93 Florida (Ass. Defensive Co-Coordinator/ Banditbacks/Gatorbacks) 1994-97 Florida (Ass. Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Ends) 1998 Florida (Ass. Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Ends/Strong-side Linebackers) 1999 Florida (Ass. Head Coach/Defensive Ends/Strong-Side Linebackers) 2000 Florida (Ass. Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers) 2001-2004 Miami Dolphins (Linebackers) 2005 Green Bay Packers (Defensive Ends) 2006-2008 Green Bay Packers (Defensive Coordinator) 2009-present Buffalo Bills (Defensive line) I must be missing the lines above that qualify him to be a good defensive coordinator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffaloed in Pa Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 I must be missing the lines above that qualify him to be a good defensive coordinator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipster19 Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 I'm expecting Jim Bates to named DC anytime now. Him and Sanders have worked closely together before and , Bates was a mentor to him and if I remember correctly, Bates recommended him as his replacement in Green Bay or at least the Packers' FO thought he could be his replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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