ChevyVanMiller Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Our new leader speaking on what it's like to be from the cold of NY and why everyone should be proud to rock their Bills' gear. http://blogs.buffalonews.com/press-coverage/2013/03/doug-marrone-doesnt-want-bills-fans-to-feel-ashamed-anymore.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickelCity Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Nice words indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swnybillsfan Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 i feel good because he sounds like he gets it. football, and more importantly the buffalo bills, are a huge part of our lives here. it sounds to me that he believes it's a bit more than just a job. i'm really hoping he's the guy that brings us back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spillerhighlife Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Did anyone else get goosebumps when you were reading that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Did anyone else get goosebumps when you were reading that? Yes, but not because of what he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickedface Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 thats great. now i hope he backs it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swnybillsfan Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 thats great. now i hope he backs it up. more importantly, i hope that he and his staff can put the players in position to back it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 thats great. now i hope he backs it up. You're not a real fan unless you want him to not back it up so you can be proved right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 I really like our coach's attitude, and that he plays everything so close to the vest. That said, I really don't like Tim Graham. His writing is sardonic, his twitter feed is pompous, and we all got a front row seat to his TBD hissy fit a few years ago. Guy is an ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spillerhighlife Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 All this koolaid is giving me the jitters. I see playoffs this year. I'm living the high life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Nails Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 show me the baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kellyto83TD Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Great words but we have heard that same stuff for 13 years. I would rather HEAR nothing from the staff and SEE winning football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Great words but we have heard that same stuff for 13 years. I would rather HEAR nothing from the staff and SEE winning football. Mime's make incredibly poor coaches, trust me. I had to get a public speaking coach and the mime I hired was terrible at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
box0life Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 It is great what he says, But at this point Nix and the entire football staff have failed miserably so far this free agency period.. This team has gotten much worse on paper since Marrone has arrived. I don't blame him but he has provided nothing as far as a plan to get this team to improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spillerhighlife Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 NFL sideline mime coaches. Are they the flavor of the week or the innovative change that propels us to superbowl dynasty mode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Nice words indeed. Can't wait for the nice wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 NFL sideline mime coaches. Are they the flavor of the week or the innovative change that propels us to superbowl dynasty mode? Hmm...thinking about it, they'd be really good at helping players with form and they could teach them to communicate without speaking so noisy stadiums would have no effect. Imagine getting beat on a play then having a guy trash talk you via miming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KollegeStudnet Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 "I know what it's like to grow up in that state. I know what it's like to scrape the ice off your windshield. I know what it's like to wake up in the morning and go to work when it's cold. I know what it's like to have your team not do well." Doug Marrone /\I like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 show me the baby Indeed. Coach Gailey said he was going to get rid of the "culture of losing" too. Let me know when the Ws start rolling in. But heck, it's March, what else is he supposed to do? Go BILLS !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Great words but we have heard that same stuff for 13 years. I would rather HEAR nothing from the staff and SEE winning football. Really we havent heard anything from this coaching staff. I've seen maybe 4 interviews with Marrone since he was hired. 3 of which done by buffalobills.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefenseWinzChampionshipz Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Tim Graham said golly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Nice posting. I missed that article. Thanks Doug . I needed that. Now get after it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwchze Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Coach Marrone: The Man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 I really like our coach's attitude, and that he plays everything so close to the vest. That said, I really don't like Tim Graham. His writing is sardonic, his twitter feed is pompous, and we all got a front row seat to his TBD hissy fit a few years ago. Guy is an ass. Agreed. His sarcasm re. the Titans going to Superbowl with Bills' players was a semi-slap. Graham can kiss my butt. It is great what he says, But at this point Nix and the entire football staff have failed miserably so far this free agency period.. This team has gotten much worse on paper since Marrone has arrived. I don't blame him but he has provided nothing as far as a plan to get this team to improve. Yeah, he should come to the barber shop and we can all tell him how to build the team like they did in Hoosiers. He should tell us a lot more and give us more inside information. I mean c'mon, we post on TBD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Let's hope it works better than if you dog one of us, you dog all of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meathead Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 little known fact is that the bills communications director is named jim jones so i would hold off on drinking that koolaid just yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swnybillsfan Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Let's hope it works better than if you dog one of us, you dog all of us. i still have a lot of respect for chan gailey, and i thought it was great when he said that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 i still have a lot of respect for chan gailey, and i thought it was great when he said that. And Dick Jauron was the classiest coach in a long time. Let's see the results on the field before we get fired up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swnybillsfan Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 And Dick Jauron was the classiest coach in a long time. Let's see the results on the field before we get fired up yes he was, but i would much rather have a beer with chan. i would imagine his stories are much more interesting. but, i get your point, there are a lot of great guys out there but it's time we got us some winners, dadgummit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heitz Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 FWIW, an interview with Marrone (I think from this afternoon) is going to be on Sirius at some point tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderswr80 Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Eh....dont mean jack crap until i see playoffs....until then the Bills are a joke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowery4 Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 All this koolaid is giving me the jitters. I see playoffs this year. I'm living the high life Please don't drink the koolaid! it is suicide juice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 (edited) Our new leader speaking on what it's like to be from the cold of NY and why everyone should be proud to rock their Bills' gear. http://blogs.buffalo...ed-anymore.html Nice is as nice does. Don't tell me you know how to scrape ice, show me you know how to win NFL football games. Edited March 20, 2013 by Hopeful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Look, I'm still going to be as skeptical as hell until I see a finished product that doesn't make me want to bang my head against the wall so hard the plaster shatters. That said...he gets it. He gets *it*. Every single one of us feels that 13 year drought in their bones and yet in spite of everything we *still* show up, we still care, we still lay out hearts out every year. Maybe it won't be enough, but this is the most passion I've heard out of a Bills coach in...well, my last memory is Marv Levy shouting on the sideline. What does that tell you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowery4 Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Look, I'm still going to be as skeptical as hell until I see a finished product that doesn't make me want to bang my head against the wall so hard the plaster shatters. That said...he gets it. He gets *it*. Every single one of us feels that 13 year drought in their bones and yet in spite of everything we *still* show up, we still care, we still lay out hearts out every year. Maybe it won't be enough, but this is the most passion I've heard out of a Bills coach in...well, my last memory is Marv Levy shouting on the sideline. What does that tell you? ^ Professional Koolaid Drinker ^ Show me the effing BABY! and I will believe, until then, yeah talk is cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 ^ Professional Koolaid Drinker ^ Show me the effing BABY! and I will believe, until then, yeah talk is cheap. Holy ****, I didn't even notice...it's not like I announce that to the world everything time I post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkKelso'sHelmet Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 (edited) Another coach who "gets it." Everyone said the same thing about Chan when he got here. Everyone got goose bumps from his comments that "when he walks on the field, he expects to win." People said the same thing about Mularkey, about Gregg Williams (funny, nobody said the same thing about Jauron.) Half of Bills fans are critical of their coaches... the other half are critical of those who are critical... The other day, somebody posted a love post about Dick Jauron. Who cares that he didn't have a cut-throat win attitude? or that he would punt from deep inside the other team's territory while down by two scores with less than five minutes to go; he was a nice guy, and that's all that matters. Our new coach, it doesn't matter if he wins or loses, but he knows what it's like to shovel snow (everytime he is interviewed he says the same thing, "he's a NY guy;" this is PR stuff guys.) I lived in Syracuse for five years, just like Marrone; and in Buffalo for many more, I know snow, too; that doesn't mean Marrone gives me goose bumps; something is strange about human beings... edit: and before i get bashed, let it be noted that i just bought an Andre Reed superbowl 25 jersey. so ********* in anticipation of not being proud to be a Bills fan... Edited March 20, 2013 by MarkKelso'sHelmet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeyBomb Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 (edited) Did anyone else get goosebumps when you were reading that? Add me to that list. Look, I'm still going to be as skeptical as hell until I see a finished product that doesn't make me want to bang my head against the wall so hard the plaster shatters. That said...he gets it. He gets *it*. Every single one of us feels that 13 year drought in their bones and yet in spite of everything we *still* show up, we still care, we still lay out hearts out every year. Maybe it won't be enough, but this is the most passion I've heard out of a Bills coach in...well, my last memory is Marv Levy shouting on the sideline. What does that tell you? I don't want to say what you are doing is wrong but I will say this. You are missing out. You are missing out on how fun it is to be optimisitic. It's genuinely a good feeling to hope and expect the best. It's less maddening and less upsetting. It's just all around less depressing. And if you were less grumpy over the Bills, you would be more happier too. Edited March 20, 2013 by DukeyBomb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipster19 Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Look, I don't have a clue what our future holds with this coach or even this administration as far as that goes. Matter of fact this free agency that just opened up scrambled my brain even more but what I do like about this coach and administration sans Nix is that they are New Yorkers, they are us. Even Buddy had the Western New York/Buffalo Bill connection with the John Butler/A.J. Smith regime and while I felt that he was a big improvement from the previous GM(s) that he succeeded, he and Chan Gailey just aren't one of us as far as northern/New York mentality goes. I think that that type of thing does count and it can and will make a difference. What is even more important is that Marrone was a player before he got into coaching. That in itself is the most important attribute that he brings to the table. While I may be wrong, and I have been much more than I have been right, I believe that he is a no nonsense educator. He will demand the proper commitment from his players. There will be no lackadaisical attitudes, middle of the road efforts and players that are divas, not that we have any on the roster as of now but to know that we won't have any in the future either and I like that.......a lot! Now, with all that being said It bothers me that decisions have been made, ala Donald Jones for example, and he hasn't even met these players yet according to that article. Furthermore it is no secret that we have plenty of holes to fill and our roster is precariously thin right across the board and we just about did nothing so far in free agency. I get it that we are a small market and that we shouldn't be getting into bidding wars or overpaying for players but although I am by no means an accountant it behooves me to see teams like the Dolphins be able to manipulate the salary cap while they accumulate some of the bigger names in free agency and still have a relatively low hit on their salary cap for the 2013 season. Granted, they may be mortgaging their future seasons after that, and I'm not even sure that they are, but for argument sake there has got to be some kind of concession that we could have made to be able to get more than just Manny Lawson. One name that comes to mind is TE Ben Watson. In hindsight I think that he would have been a great pick-up for us, especially with Chandler being a question mark and that we are, in addition, looking to bolster this position. If I'm not mistaken he was signed for very reasonable dollars. I'm not trying to be long winded but I'm sure that there's a few other names that I could come up with that didn't demand high dollars. So, my question is this, who is the one(s) that are making all these decisions for us? It doesn't sound like it's Marrone but if it is shouldn't he have at least met some of these players before we decided not to even tender them or before we just cut them loose?? Is it Nix? If so I'm very rapidly losing confidence and respect for him. ****, he can't even make a commitment to play a 4-3 or 3-4 defense! How many times did we go back and forth on this in the last 3 years??! I won't even get into that Fitzpatrick contract because that one still chafes my a$$. Is it Brandon? Golly, I sure hope not! I like him and I believe that he is definitely committed to turning this around and is trying his damnest to do so but he sure has been hoodwinked on the last several personnel changes that has been made in the front office the last few years and let's face it, he is not a football guy, he's a PR/number guy. I think that the best decision that he has made in quite some time is that he's willing to step aside and let his dept heads that he hired be the ones to make the important football decisions. Or is it a combination of a few of these guys making these decisions collectively? I sure would like to know. Who? Who? Who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 He will own the state if he gets he Bills back on a winning track. If not... Nice words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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