thebandit27 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 (edited) Belinda EDIT: Link Edited January 14, 2014 by thebandit27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 This is the kind of "sick to my stomach" hire that Bills fans have gotten in the past, with such hires as Jauron and Gailey. Caldwell is a fake coach, propped up by Peyton Manning running the entire organization. That the Colts imploded when Manning got injured is a pretty good indicator of who called the shots there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Terribly oversimplified but if it were a lions fan I'd be upset. Surprised that roster didnt draw a more premiere name, but I suppose given its structure it'd be a tough one to make your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Like the Titans, why would you want to hire a guy who has NFL HC experience and has taken his team to the super bowl? This counts for nothing; they should play it smart like the Bills and hire a guy from a mediocre college program who can learn on the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 How much sway did Staffford have in this hire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted January 14, 2014 Author Share Posted January 14, 2014 Like the Titans, why would you want to hire a guy who has NFL HC experience and has taken his team to the super bowl? This counts for nothing; they should play it smart like the Bills and hire a guy from a mediocre college program who can learn on the job. So Caldwell gets the credit for bringing the Colts to the Superbowl against New Orleans? Does he also get the blame for nearly going winless without Manning when practically zero other changes took place from the previous year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsox Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 This is the kind of "sick to my stomach" hire that Bills fans have gotten in the past, with such hires as Jauron and Gailey. Caldwell is a fake coach, propped up by Peyton Manning running the entire organization. That the Colts imploded when Manning got injured is a pretty good indicator of who called the shots there. Are there really 32 NFL Capable Head Coaches??? Or are their just people holding the position of HC. I think the latter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 play it smart like the Bills and hire a guy from a mediocre college program who can learn on the job. Right. Who wants a "retread" when you can have a young guy with "fresh ideas"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffOrange Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I'd rather hire the UB conditioning coach than anyone associated with Manning, Brady, Rodgers or Brees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prissythecat Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 (edited) This is the kind of "sick to my stomach" hire that Bills fans have gotten in the past, with such hires as Jauron and Gailey. Caldwell is a fake coach, propped up by Peyton Manning running the entire organization. That the Colts imploded when Manning got injured is a pretty good indicator of who called the shots there. I thought that Indy sucked for Luck on purpose as a number of posters here have said? Edited January 14, 2014 by prissythecat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Panic hire by the Lions after missing on Whisenhunt. I'd be unhappy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Terribly oversimplified but if it were a lions fan I'd be upset. Surprised that roster didnt draw a more premiere name, but I suppose given its structure it'd be a tough one to make your own. I agree. He might be the worst SB head coach ever. He basically rode Peyton. Additionally, he was beyond awful as a college coach. The only thing I can think of that make him a good hire is his work with Manning and Flacco. Stafford has terrible mechanics that maybe Caldwell can help. But if this was the Bills hire, it'd be a total buzzkill. We'll see though. Maybe the Lions are evil geniuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Holy cow, what a hire. Disastrous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Romes Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 This experiment - hiring the dynasty caretaker - was tried when seifert coached the panthers. He took them from the playoffs right to 1-15 in about 2 years. Caldwells most impressive accomplishment was with the ravens as OC in 2012. But their performance in 13 - essentially being unable to run the ball at all with the strongest armed QB in the league keeping the safeties deep - was equally unimpressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I agree. He might be the worst SB head coach ever. He basically rode Peyton. Additionally, he was beyond awful as a college coach. The only thing I can think of that make him a good hire is his work with Manning and Flacco. Stafford has terrible mechanics that maybe Caldwell can help. But if this was the Bills hire, it'd be a total buzzkill. We'll see though. Maybe the Lions are evil geniuses. His track record with Flacco isn't great either-- Flacco and the Ravens offense regressed pretty bad. I don't think the Ravens even offered to keep him on. If I am Caldwell, I have to got to think about finding a superstar defensive coordinator to just run that defense without his involvement; too bad Lovie got the TB job, because he would have been a good fit there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I think his buddy Jim Tressel has a chance to be OC there... they are tight and Tress wants to coach in the NFL http://www.landgrantholyland.com/2014/1/13/5306080/could-jim-tressel-land-with-the-detroit-lions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 What a bland year for coaching hires. Caldwell and Whisenhunt? Blander than a roomful of khakis saving the world from color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 What a bland year for coaching hires. Caldwell and Whisenhunt? Blander than a roomful of khakis saving the world from color. And Smith who if it was up to me would be with the Bills. Last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ny33 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 (edited) Like the Titans, why would you want to hire a guy who has NFL HC experience and has taken his team to the super bowl? This counts for nothing; they should play it smart like the Bills and hire a guy from a mediocre college program who can learn on the job. Caldwell went 2-14 as a head coach without Manning. I am not a fan of Marrone, but this was a terrible decision by Detroit. Edited January 14, 2014 by ny33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KollegeStudnet Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 The Packers and Bears approve of this hire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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