Ghost of Rob Johnson Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Yes, of course. My bad. Off by a season. (They all seem to blend together, lately.) As I recall now, Jauron tried to retain LeBeau - but Lebeau told him to off !!! Dick Lebeau was assistant head coach in 2003 under Gregg Williams, he's been the defensive coordinator in Pittsburgh since 2004. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_LeBeau http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregg_Williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 but isn't an Asst HC usually a Coordinator? What else would they do? Yes, but its all about titles to these guys. Especially with the rules in place that dictate that other teams can only talk to your guys about promotions, not lateral movements. So instead of demoting Edwards, we keep him where he is and make up a new position in between HC and DC for Wanny to go. Has nothing to do with roles and duties, only job title. If we brought Wanny in, for all intents and purposes, he would act like a DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobChalmers Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 (edited) Tom Cable is a former offensive line coach, hiring him as defensive coordinator would bring no credibility. +1 As for replacing Edwards, though - I was wondering about that before I heard the Wanny rumor here based olnly on Chris Brown's story this morning, which seemed to imply a lot of the offense's problem was the defense's inability to get off the field. When Chris Brown is pointing fingers - you can assume he's releasing internal dirt under orders from the management. Edited January 12, 2011 by BobChalmers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Dick Lebeau was assistant head coach in 2003 under Gregg Williams, he's been the defensive coordinator in Pittsburgh since 2004. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_LeBeau http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregg_Williams Ah yes, I remember it well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoozeCruise Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 We can argue about DC names, but let's just go give whoever it is some more talent. Ray Lewis has had quite a few different defensive coordinators and I don't see a lot of difference in their approach and performance. Big time players set the tone. We don't really have any on that side of the ball. Merriman is a long shot, but at least an effort has begun. I like the idea of Casey Matthews taking over Poz's spot if he's sitting there in round 2. Time for some playmakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Yes, but its all about titles to these guys. Especially with the rules in place that dictate that other teams can only talk to your guys about promotions, not lateral movements. So instead of demoting Edwards, we keep him where he is and make up a new position in between HC and DC for Wanny to go. Has nothing to do with roles and duties, only job title. If we brought Wanny in, for all intents and purposes, he would act like a DC. Yep, good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipopticxe Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 if you look further into the tweets someone asks him if edwards's job is in danger and shefter said absolutly no that chan and dave are close, completely different role Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfaninvgs Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Any idea when the meeting will take place ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Ugh...why don't they just bring in a real DC instead of dicking around with an asst HC? Afraid to hurt coach Edwards feelings? Reactionary statement? Give George another year with some help. If he felt threatened with a new hire or two i'm ok with that.Chan sounded as if he is hedging all his bets lately. And with his hybrid defense comment he can run either 4-3, 3-4 differnt gaps depending the players he gets and puts on the field. We can be sure he wants to stop the run. Any more real news on Dave. Probably going to San Diego unless Chan is selling him quite a bill of goods. As mentioned OC would be inviting maybe. But if we could get him to take any position i think it will help us out. Ralph? Ralph? Over here Ralph! I have this idea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullim4 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Statement from Dave Wannstedt - looks good for the Bills! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Does anyone here actually have any information? Or is this really 7 pages of thread arguing an unconfirmed, vague hypothetical? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Does anyone here actually have any information? Or is this really 7 pages of thread arguing an unconfirmed, vague hypothetical? This is really 7 pages of thread arguing an unconfirmed, vague hypothetical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's in My Blood Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Statement from Dave Wannstedt - looks good for the Bills! How your able to remember that web address is disturbing. Even worse if its in your favs. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkKelso'sHelmet Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 (edited) Yes, what is your point? If you don't like it, direct the conversation in more intelligent & enlightened ways, rather than simply offering a thin & pointless criticism... This is a fan board, after all, the Mecca/epicenter for hypotheticals... It's the whole point of having sites like this... sheesh... This is really 7 pages of thread arguing an unconfirmed, vague hypothetical. Edited January 12, 2011 by applescruff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 (edited) FWIW - couple more tidbits... Why is everyone jonesing for the Wannstache? Let's take a look back at his NFL body of work. In his four years as defensive coordinator for the Cowboys, Wannstedt's defenses went from 20th to 10th to 17th to 1st in the league in yards allowed. Maybe his name isn't the first you think of when those Super Bowl-winning Cowboys teams are mentioned, but Wannstedt does have a ring. When he got to Miami, the defense became as formidable as his mouth brow. In all five of his years as head coach, his defense was ranked in the top ten in the league in yardage allowed, even in 2004, where he opened the season 1-8 and lost his job. Link - Dave Wannstedt has suddenly become a hot coaching commodity Link - Bills interested in aiding Wannstedt’s NFL Return Edited January 12, 2011 by The Senator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I'd take him as DC/AHC in a heartbeat. Good coach and good person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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