26CornerBlitz Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 As a Bears fan, you'd be lucky to land Lovie. He's nowhere near what Jauron was. I'm totally sorry to see Lovie go and I know a lot of other Bears fans that feel the same. Stop listening to the meatheads. Instead of getting rid of Lovie, they should have fired an inept Mike Tice and cut every offensive lineman on the team. To your point: @SportsCenter Source: Former Bears coach Lovie Smith has been contacted by 4 teams interested in interviewing him for head-coaching job (via @ClaytonESPN) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jethro_tull Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Wrong. Cousins is much smarter, has incredible pocket presence and can throw on the run. did you see cousins play in college? hoo boy. he is a perennial top flite backup- the skins made a good move. We need a head coach who has been a winner in the NFL. I see Chip Kelly failing after two years and running back to college ball. It is time to open up the check book and sign a real proven NFL coach. I don't want more offensive and defensive coordinators who have never been a Head NFL coach (Grimm, Gruden,, Horton etc. We need a real NFL coach that is going to get the fans excited to buy season tickets. Gailey, Malarkey, Jauron, Williams were all second tier coaching candidates that failed. I also don't trust Buddy Nix to pick the next head coach.He tried and failed and is mad that Gailey was fired. You can stick continuity up his ass. We need a coach who can coach on game day and recruit top assistant coaches. My top three are 1. Cowher, 2. Jon Gruden, 3. Jimmy Johnson gruden just announced he is remaining at ESPN and will not be coaching again. jimmy johnson quit on the dolphins, no thanks. cowher is not realistic. - what is wrong with a promising college coach given some time to learn and adapt to the NFL? trust me you dont want lovie. he is a better version of dick jauron. cover 2 conervative approach. ask bears fans bears fans have been organizing a lovie lynch mob for years. they have no idea what they are asking for- just taking their frustrations out. the real issue with the bears was their former GM. the bears didn't draft until the third round in '09 and '10 because of the cutler trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 For some reason I have a positive association with Whisenhunt in my mind, but I'm not sure why. Despite stumbling across Kurt Warner I can't think of any positives from his time in AZ. Well, he's a ruggedly handsome man. Could that be it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicagoan Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 did you see cousins play in college? hoo boy. he is a perennial top flite backup- the skins made a good move. gruden just announced he is remaining at ESPN and will not be coaching again. jimmy johnson quit on the dolphins, no thanks. cowher is not realistic. - what is wrong with a promising college coach given some time to learn and adapt to the NFL? bears fans have been organizing a lovie lynch mob for years. they have no idea what they are asking for- just taking their frustrations out. the real issue with the bears was their former GM. the bears didn't draft until the third round in '09 and '10 because of the cutler trade. the Cutler trade was one of the best moves Angelo ever made. with Rodgers and Stafford in the division, we could never even dream of competing with Orton. it was a move that had to be made. what crippled the Bears and eventually cost Lovie his job was Angelo's 10 YEARS of bad drafts. even the drafts before the Cutler trade were mostly garbage. I read a few weeks ago that of the 82 people Angelo drafted, only 22 were still on the team. don't even want to know which are no longer in the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Michael Lombardi just said on Total Access that he thinks Andy Reid's best fit is Buffalo and he could end up here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jethro_tull Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 i woud take reid- his teams are always on the map. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillsForever Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Michael Lombardi just said on Total Access that he thinks Andy Reid's best fit is Buffalo and he could end up here. Lovie Smith and Andy Reid are AWFUL choices for the Bills going forward. However, Reid is even a worse choice considering the personal baggage he has around his family. Reid just needs to retire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jethro_tull Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 the Cutler trade was one of the best moves Angelo ever made. with Rodgers and Stafford in the division, we could never even dream of competing with Orton. it was a move that had to be made. what crippled the Bears and eventually cost Lovie his job was Angelo's 10 YEARS of bad drafts. even the drafts before the Cutler trade were mostly garbage. I read a few weeks ago that of the 82 people Angelo drafted, only 22 were still on the team. don't even want to know which are no longer in the NFL. agree completely about angelo's drafting and i really like jay's skills at QB- but they were crippled by the loss of draft picks at a time when they could not afford to lose them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Lovie Smith and Andy Reid are AWFUL choices for the Bills going forward. However, Reid is even a worse choice considering the personal baggage he has around his family. Reid just needs to retire. Yeah, I agree. Check out these W/L records when potentially hired by the Bills: Chan Gailey - 18-14, .563 Lovie Smith - 81-63, .563 They're the same coach! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jethro_tull Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 bills have contacted lovie- but they are in line. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/31/lovie-smith-gets-four-interview-invitations-on-first-day-out-of-work/ Yeah, I agree. Check out these W/L records when potentially hired by the Bills: Chan Gailey - 18-14, .563 Lovie Smith - 81-63, .563 They're the same coach! lovie smith's record is better than jon grudens (.540). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 bills have contacted lovie- but they are in line. http://profootballta...ay-out-of-work/ lovie smith's record is better than jon grudens (.540). May have, actually. Report lists 6 teams but only 4 have him lined up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 agree completely about angelo's drafting and i really like jay's skills at QB- but they were crippled by the loss of draft picks at a time when they could not afford to lose them. Atleast one had to be spent on qb no matter what. Have to keep that in mind. Picking later in the draft more would likely need to be used to move up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgia Bill Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 We'll be lucky if we get Lovie. His record with the Bears (below), with no superstar quaterbacks, has been something we'd have loved to have had over the last 8 years. Plus he always has a great defense and I yearn to see that again with the Bills (a hallmark of the Wade Phillips years.) ..."Smith, who posted an 80-63 regular-season mark since 2004, and a 6-3 record in the postseason, had just three losing records in his tenure with the organization -- 5-11 in his first season, and two 7-9 seasons." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I would also take Lovie Smith , good record, with better draft picks and assistants he can go further. He's a winning young NFL head coach, He's the safest pick we could make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Michael Lombardi just said on Total Access that he thinks Andy Reid's best fit is Buffalo and he could end up here. would be a dream come true. would be unbelievably happy with this move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I think Reid's 1 st choice is San Diego, he's from LA. Good record, will be more careful picking assistants but needs a good GM ,draft and better trades for him to succeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Section242 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Kevin Sumlin hasn't been mentioned as a possible head coaching candidate this year but he will be in the next few years. Same record as Kelly the last two seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Back Kelly Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 This coming from a guy called Bring Back Kelly. I know Buffalo very well and we are not at the top of the list for the best coaches. I know Wade is not a great HC but his D was good enough to give you a chance to win. Haven't had a defense since he left. So why don't you call him up on the phone and ask him to to be our Defensive Coordinator. I'm sure this would be a much better gig than Houston. Yes his defense was good, his defensive players are good. but his head coaching abilities are not. So why would we bring him on as a head coach? Why wouldn't we Bring Back Kelly. He would run the organization better than The schleps that have been running it for the last 13 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOKBILLS Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I checked out video of Greg Roman interviews and he seems like way too much of a low key guy to be a head coach. We don't need crazy emotion, but we also don't need another guy with a low key style like we had with Jauron and Gailey. The next guy must have some sort of pep to him. In those interviews I saw, that's not Greg Roman. I've watched a couple interviews with him as well and he seems fine to me...I'm not all that worried about pep and personality...I am concerned about intelligence, and innovation...I don't think Roman is a dud either...I do think he's a good, young, Football Coach with a nice resume... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloFan68 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I forget who posted it but I like: Chip Kelly! And Michael Vick and geno smith at qb and polian as GM Actually, I'd like Chucky for HC too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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