FluffHead Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 You are correct about the rooney rule! Like i said rumor only! "rumor only" so you're admitting its not true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderswr80 Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 Why isn't Gruden meeting with the general manager? Oh, right, because this is a made-up story. I respect your opinion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobilz Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 rumor picking up steam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExWNYer Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 What's tempo? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Tempo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderswr80 Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 "rumor only" so you're admitting its not true? No...i completely trust my sources! rumor picking up steam Hmmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAWNDO Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Thanks for the info. Hopefully we will be seeing a menu item at Tempo named after Jon Gruden soon!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Thanks for the info. Hopefully we will be seeing a menu item at Tempo named after Jon Gruden soon!! Ham sandwich? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omar Little Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I respect your opinion! Now I feel like a jerk. Sorry. I hope you're right, but I'm just tired of getting burned on intriguing Bills rumors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FluffHead Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 rumor picking up steam Where else have you seen it? other Bills message boards who took the story from here? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjmac Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Ive heard from a friend John Gruden was/is at Tempo with Russ Brandon.... Take it for what its worth! My sources are reliable! And very knowledgeable about Bills football.... I hope this turns out to be just a rumor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awwufelloff Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 There is a better chance of Vince Lombardi coaching the Bills next season than John Gruden. ROFL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1 Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Gruden signed a 5 year extension in 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJasper Probincrux III Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 If you are John Gruden, why in the world would you take the Buffalo job.? Crickets.... #1 - Money #2 - You get a chance to pick your own QB, which is not a small deal #3 - You have some decent players to work with with )Spiller, Johnson, the D-Line, the O-line when healthy) but there's enough immediate room to make your own mark and bring in your own guys. #4 - Arrogance - all football coaches are arrogant, think they can fix everything, and honesty some like the challenge Given that I think he's a long shot but with the new lease stability you never know. Who do we think he'd tab as his coordinators? Here's my guess. OC - Marc Trestman DC - Raheem Morris ST - Bobby April after Philly cans him. It's also possible Russ was asking him about his former QBs coach in Oakland, David Shaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Nails Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Another person just tweeted that they saw him at the airport. I believe that he was/is in town; time will tell if the visit bears fruit. Why is he not meeting with the GM? Perhaps, the GM is going bye-bye too? Polian/Gruden 2013! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FluffHead Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 #1 - Money #2 - You get a chance to pick your own QB, which is not a small deal #3 - You have some decent players to work with with )Spiller, Johnson, the D-Line, the O-line when healthy) but there's enough immediate room to make your own mark and bring in your own guys. #4 - Arrogance - all football coaches are arrogant, think they can fix everything, and honesty some like the challenge Given that I think he's a long shot but with the new lease stability you never know. Who do we think he'd tab as his coordinators? Here's my guess. OC - Marc Trestman DC - Raheem Morris ST - Bobby April after Philly cans him. It's also possible Russ was asking him about his former QBs coach in Oakland, David Shaw. chucky usually calls his own plays ALA Chan Failey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Why isn't Gruden meeting with the general manager? Oh, right, because this is a made-up story. Just to play along with the rumor, in this hypothetical the GM would be getting the axe if Gruden was hired. He'd obviously come in as the top football guy in the organization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderswr80 Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 I hope this turns out to be just a rumor. Sorry Chan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heitz Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Tempo John Gruden, Tony Dungey, Bill Cower and Russ Brandon were seen fleeing Chippewa St in a Ford Tempo! Take it FWIW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I find it hard to believe that John Gruden would be spending Christmas in Buffalo...but you never know! Either way, anything that would get him off MNF is cool with me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderswr80 Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 Now I feel like a jerk. Sorry. I hope you're right, but I'm just tired of getting burned on intriguing Bills rumors. Its ok! I have thick skin! I feel the same! Id never post this if i heard it from someone else! But my source knows Bills football inside and out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filthymcnasty08 Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 John Gruden, Tony Dungey, Bill Cower and Russ Brandon were seen fleeing Chippewa St in a Ford Tempo! Take it FWIW With Seifert who had the exhumed corpse of Bill Walsh over his shoulder and dressed up like Weekend at Bernies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjmac Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Sorry Chan! No, I'm not Chan-I have only a goatee, not a full beard. Anyway, I just don't think Gruden is the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Nails Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Gruden would fly in on a private jet and be out before you know it. He'd be where ever the hell he wants to be for x-mas- likely on the Bills dime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 This has a slight chance to beat one of this board's classic and dare I say one of its finest fables ever...George Seifert at the Airport. It really needs to take off to have a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I find it hard to believe that John Gruden would be spending Christmas in Buffalo...but you never know! Either way, anything that would get him off MNF is cool with me! Well, if your wanting a change pronto. And Chucky is your target, Gruden and the MNF cast said their goodbyes last night for the season. MNF is done for the year............So having dinner is possible, before he heads to Philly for breakfast in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM57 Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 (edited) SPIDER 3 Y BANANA Edited December 24, 2012 by JM57 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderswr80 Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 This has a slight chance to beat one of this board's classic and dare I say one of its finest fables ever...George Seifert at the Airport. It really needs to take off to have a chance. Lol...thats not what im looking for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acantha Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Me, too. FWIW, I hope you're right but my first thought was similar to what 'thebandit27' posted...what about the 'Rooney Rule'? Any minority candidate interview would seem like a total sham if they really were hell bent on Gruden. We shall see, I guess. Happy holidays! The Rooney Rule itself is a sham, and it doesn't say you have to interview a minority candidate first. Just that one has to be interviewed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsVet Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 (edited) #1 - Money #2 - You get a chance to pick your own QB, which is not a small deal #3 - You have some decent players to work with with )Spiller, Johnson, the D-Line, the O-line when healthy) but there's enough immediate room to make your own mark and bring in your own guys. #4 - Arrogance - all football coaches are arrogant, think they can fix everything, and honesty some like the challenge Given that I think he's a long shot but with the new lease stability you never know. Who do we think he'd tab as his coordinators? Here's my guess. OC - Marc Trestman DC - Raheem Morris ST - Bobby April after Philly cans him. It's also possible Russ was asking him about his former QBs coach in Oakland, David Shaw. A guy like Gruden wants a QB before he comes to town, not just a choice to make, (EDIT: unless there's a top QB prospect coming out and the team is able to get that player). And David Shaw just re-signed with Stanford. This is sounding more and more like the Shanahan thing after DJ was fired. Just not realistic, and if true, reminds me of what happened to Sparano in 2011 with Jim Harbaugh. Edited December 24, 2012 by BillsVet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 This has a slight chance to beat one of this board's classic and dare I say one of its finest fables ever...George Seifert at the Airport. It really needs to take off to have a chance. That's it. You're grounded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExWNYer Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 John Gruden, Tony Dungey, Bill Cower and Russ Brandon were seen fleeing Chippewa St in a Ford Tempo! Take it FWIW Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 The Rooney Rule itself is a sham, and it doesn't say you have to interview a minority candidate first. Just that one has to be interviewed. Right, but coaches aren't stupid. If the Bills are hell-bent on getting Gruden, and may already have a deal in place to hire him, what self-respecting candidate--minority or otherwise--is going to take a sham interview? You really can't make them, and the Fritz Pollard Alliance is definitely going to play close attention to any minority interview that appears to be offered just in the interest of fulfilling a requirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobilz Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Bills finally being proactive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Lou Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Its ok! I have thick skin! I feel the same! Id never post this if i heard it from someone else! But my source knows Bills football inside and out! Unfortunately; I started the rumor in the "Thurman Thomas" thread. Post # 67 @ 6:11 pm. And it was only in fun. And as a fan for almost 39 years I have to laugh to keep myself from crying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just in Atlanta Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 There is a better chance of Vince Lombardi coaching the Bills next season than John Gruden. So it's possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SACKMARINO Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I saw Russ after the game here in Miami around 5:30pm - did he hop a cab right from the airport back in Buffalo straight to Tempo? Seems like quite the rush.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjmac Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Right, but coaches aren't stupid. If the Bills are hell-bent on getting Gruden, and may already have a deal in place to hire him, what self-respecting candidate--minority or otherwise--is going to take a sham interview? You really can't make them, and the Fritz Pollard Alliance is definitely going to play close attention to any minority interview that appears to be offered just in the interest of fulfilling a requirement. Remember when Matt Millen hired Steve Mariucci in Detroit? He was fined $250,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acantha Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Right, but coaches aren't stupid. If the Bills are hell-bent on getting Gruden, and may already have a deal in place to hire him, what self-respecting candidate--minority or otherwise--is going to take a sham interview? You really can't make them, and the Fritz Pollard Alliance is definitely going to play close attention to any minority interview that appears to be offered just in the interest of fulfilling a requirement. People have been accepting these scam interviews since the rule has been in place. There's always someone that will take it, even if just for experience. AS far as outside perception/retribution, they have no leg to stand on. Sham rule leads to sham interviews. Don't like it, get rid of the rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM57 Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 So it's possible? So you're saying there's a chance. - Lloyd Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I saw Russ after the game here in Miami around 5:30pm - did he hop a cab right from the airport back in Buffalo straight to Tempo? Seems like quite the rush.... Again, just to play along with the rumor if Gruden were talking with the Bills it could possibly be above Brandon's head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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