Buffalo Barbarian Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Polian was great in Buffalo. Both for the bills and the fans. Met him a couple of times, and it was a great experience and yes he did like it in Buffalo. He will have his kids interests in most likely with anything he does IF he comes back in the league. Probably not something Ralph would be comfortable with IMO. Polian is far from a spring chicken now, and although would fire up a depressed fan base. Re-hiring him now could be the equivalent of when the fish hired the Tuna. Meaning the magic is gone. Just my opinion of rehiring and hoping someone captures lightning in a bottle twice. The cynic in me would be if they offered him a gig, ticket sales would be the first reason the hire is made. Look how the modern NFL makes Nix/Gailey and the stache look like the old men they are. Keep that in mind with a Polian rebuild. old doesn't mean ineffective, it's a matter of getting the job done or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM57 Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Polian was great in Buffalo. Both for the bills and the fans. Met him a couple of times, and it was a great experience and yes he did like it in Buffalo. He will have his kids interests in most likely with anything he does IF he comes back in the league. Probably not something Ralph would be comfortable with IMO. Polian is far from a spring chicken now, and although would fire up a depressed fan base. Re-hiring him now could be the equivalent of when the fish hired the Tuna. Meaning the magic is gone. Just my opinion of rehiring and hoping someone captures lightning in a bottle twice. The cynic in me would be if they offered him a gig, ticket sales would be the first reason the hire is made. Look how the modern NFL makes Nix/Gailey and the stache look like the old men they are. Keep that in mind with a Polian rebuild. I would like Polian back as something like President of Football Operations, helping to oversee the search for a new GM and Head Coach but not actually overseeing the building of a roster. He did alright in Indy, but he also had one of the best QB's of the modern era and never had a good D. I respect his football knowledge and all, but I don't want him building the roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheZone78 Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I went back to find the twitter exchange between Simon and Thurman...but now it's gone which makes me even more curious...Simon said something like "good thing the CEO and GM want to stay the course because it's clearly working"...Thurman replied "Polian said the same thing to" referring to his recent WGRZ interview...Simon said, "I think Polian was just being politically correct because if you're a GM looking for a job you don't talk about firing people"...Thurman responded with a thumbs up... Now with Thurman's announcement I'm really curious...especially since I can't find the twitter exchange now. Wondering if Thurman deleted it because it was too forthcoming. ...and yes...I'm so desperate the Bills to make any kind of professional move to their front office that I have grasped at a whole bunch of straws. A truck full actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Like I said polian comes here for Jim Kelly's golf event and speaks highly of the players. He the man to give the franchise creditability Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 man a lot of you guys are being very disrespectful, Thurman and Jim were every thing to this team and are still active with the Bills and community Correct, they collect checks with the bills. Kelly has been on the payroll since the day he hung them up. Nothing wrong with it. A lot of professional franchises do it. It's not unique.Keep that in mind with retired players acting as cheerleaders. Thurman moved back to WNY because he saw opportunity. That would mean financial opportunity. They were both legends in their day. But I can say with a fair amount of confidence they are privy to nothing regarding short term FO or roster moves. They are no longer professional football men by any means. They are promotional people only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zonabb Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 If Polian comes back, I would think he'd possibly be president with Whaley elevated to GM? If you bring Polian back to be GM, that pushes Whaley out and you lose a guy that was by all accounts being groomed to be the next GM. He's young and ambitious and would probably be willing to go somewhere else with some promise of a transition to GM. Or he'd leave altogether for a different opportunity. Nothing says a vote of no confidence like bringing someone else in to take a job you thought you were in line for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I saw a tweet a few weeks ago that Stew Barber is actually the same age as Buddy Nix! Must have been one of Buddy's tweets. If Polian comes back, I would think he'd possibly be president with Whaley elevated to GM? If you bring Polian back to be GM, that pushes Whaley out and you lose a guy that was by all accounts being groomed to be the next GM. He's young and ambitious and would probably be willing to go somewhere else with some promise of a transition to GM. Or he'd leave altogether for a different opportunity. Nothing says a vote of no confidence like bringing someone else in to take a job you thought you were in line for. This sounds like a likely scenario and one I'd be good with. I'm not so hot on Polian being GM as I would be as him as president. Also I hope that if Polian is hired that his son (Chris?) isn't hired into a position of power. That kid still needs to pay his dues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Guys...read the exchange today between Thurman and Howard Simon...it's subtle but makes me believe Polian is coming back. Where? I don't see any thing on gr with those two talking today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purple haze Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Hank Bullough is the new head coach. He has Michigan connections to Ralph. Old Hank decided to come out of retirement. LoL. Hank is coming back to take the sails out of our winds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-Gun10 Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 Where? I don't see any thing on gr with those two talking today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 http://blogs.buffalonews.com/press-coverage/2012/12/wood-fears-big-changes-coming.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Correct, they collect checks with the bills. Kelly has been on the payroll since the day he hung them up. Nothing wrong with it. A lot of professional franchises do it. It's not unique. Keep that in mind with retired players acting as cheerleaders. Thurman moved back to WNY because he saw opportunity. That would mean financial opportunity. They were both legends in their day. But I can say with a fair amount of confidence they are privy to nothing regarding short term FO or roster moves. They are no longer professional football men by any means. They are promotional people only. yes but the Thurman drinking comments are shameful and low blows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOKBILLS Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Must have been one of Buddy's tweets. This sounds like a likely scenario and one I'd be good with. I'm not so hot on Polian being GM as I would be as him as president. Also I hope that if Polian is hired that his son (Chris?) isn't hired into a position of power. That kid still needs to pay his dues. Most of the complaints I've heard/read out of Indy were about Chris not Bill...Polian would not come here as GM...He would definitely want the President job...And I think obviously he would like to bring his kid in to be the GM...I'm not too crazy about that combination to be honest...And if Whaley, or Nix, stuck around I think it would be a clusterf***...So...I guess we'll see...Or maybe not...Who knows... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Thurman talks to Ralph. Ralph hates getting embarrassed by Miami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Thurman talks to Ralph. Ralph hates getting embarrassed by Miami. Do you think Thurman has any of his Dolphins jersey's framed at home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 They are formally announcing the failure to qualify for the post season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkKelso'sHelmet Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 i think it has more to do with thurman taking way too many hits to the head on that astro turf for all those years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Cowlings Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Like I said polian comes here for Jim Kelly's golf event and speaks highly of the players. He the man to give the franchise creditability so do a lot of people that have ties to Jim Kelly-so what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Cain Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I've heard Momma Pecoraro is buying the Bills tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I don't think the point has been made in this thread yet so I'll say it: Hiring Polian as president would restore a great deal of credibility to this organization, credibility which has been missing since probably around the last year of Tom Donahoe's tenure. The reason the Bills have had a hard time hiring credible coaches and GMs is because of the lack of credibility in their front office. On the heels of the lease agreement, the hiring of Polian could do much to help restore the idea that the Bills are once again a team worth working for. JMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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