N.Y. Orangeman Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Culley left a Asst. HC and WR coaching gig in KC specifically to coach QBs; why would he want to go back? I think this is a pipe dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bills Fan Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Would be awesome if they somehow get Mike Munchak as O-Line coach. One could dream lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan1988 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 1 hour ago, formerlyofCtown said: Im thinking they are still in the playoffs. But I wasnt a fan of the Oline coach or ST coordinator but what did they really have to work with. Robiskie should not have been fired. Is Scarneccia available ? Is his contract up because i would pay him a $1 less the Mcd to come here. This guy works wonders with underwhelming prospects and they never get called for holding is it him or is it the Refs favoring the Pats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wppete Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Looks like we will end up with the scraps while all the other teams finalize their hires. Huge error by McDermott.... Maybe the big name coaches don’t want to work under McDermott???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerlyofCtown Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 37 minutes ago, BillsFan1988 said: Is Scarneccia available ? Is his contract up because i would pay him a $1 less the Mcd to come here. This guy works wonders with underwhelming prospects and they never get called for holding is it him or is it the Refs favoring the Pats? The guy is a magician and Kraft never misses a payment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
entropyrules Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 15 hours ago, RiotAct said: with Special Teams at least, it can’t get any worse than it was this past season. So anyone they grab will be an upgrade. be careful what you wish for I believe Ronnie Jones is still out there looking for a job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahnyc Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 (edited) Not suggesting that these departures were not warranted, but probably not a good look that McDermott has been hiring and firing assistant coaches and coordinators on a consistent basis in his first two years. Sprinkle in our history of firing head coaches after three years and assistant coaches/coordinators may also have concerns about their longevity with the Bills. Edited January 14, 2019 by jahnyc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 I think the people they want are still coaching in the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 4 hours ago, BmarvB said: Won't be long. McD is sticking to his process to make sure they wait out any personnel moves league wide that lead to former pathers availability? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatonka68 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 17 hours ago, PIZ said: Corey Matthaei - Assistant OL coach - KC. Thats the only current one I see as a fit that would be a promotion. Would be great with the addition of Mitch Morse Center also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 16 hours ago, JackKemp said: Did they hire a receivers coach? Or just not worried about that I guess. They need receivers first. One step at a time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ittakestime Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 O line coaches hired this offseason already: Munchak Kugler Campen Warhop Top tier looks gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Ittakestime said: O line coaches hired this offseason already: Munchak Kugler Campen Warhop Top tier looks gone. And Rizzi looks like he'll end up with Green Bay. I'm wondering whether McBeane is seen as being on thin ice heading into 2019 - win or else. Would make it harder to attract coaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Ittakestime said: O line coaches hired this offseason already: Munchak Kugler Campen Warhop Top tier looks gone. Yep. Those top 3 would all have been great hires. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCbillsfan Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 What possible OL candidates are still available and considered decent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ittakestime Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, DCbillsfan said: What possible OL candidates are still available and considered decent? At this point Juan Castillo would be the best option out there. Some other names that have been thrown around by others that would be considered on par/worse than Castillo: Ray Brown Corey Matthaei (One year assisting O line as a coach). Joe Philbin Bob Wylie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heitz Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 fwiw: Quote @NFL Packers hiring Nathaniel Hackett as offensive coordinator: on.nfl.com/kHVpZf (via @RapSheet) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriftygamer83 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Surprised we haven’t made a play for Paul Johnson as run game analyst. We actually eliminated that in terminating Castillo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 They surely have a plan. perhaps its a College guy. no way they are going to risk f'ng this up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEpsYtown Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 (edited) 34 minutes ago, DCbillsfan said: What possible OL candidates are still available and considered decent? So there is Pat Flaherty who has been around forever. He's 62 and coached those Giants Super Bowl teams. It's hard to judge his work in Jacksonville becuase you know Marrone is controlling things. Now I've sat in clinics with him and he knows what he's doing, but not sure he's the best fit. I asked him some questions about technique and things that he really wasn't able to answer. He gave me wordy walk around answers. I'm not sure he is the best teacher. He's better with veteran players imo. So if we get some in free agency, all good. I would think that Ray Brown would be he guy with all of his playing knowledge and such. He turned Andrew Norwell and Daryl Williams into all pro players. He has a working relationship with our braintrust and is well respected by players becuase he's done it at a pretty high level. Somebody on here suggested Corey Matthaei, who is the assistant o line coach in KC and I think it's an interesting idea. Hopefully he could bring Mitch Morse with him. 1 minute ago, 3rdand12 said: They surely have a plan. perhaps its a College guy. no way they are going to risk f'ng this up It could just be a guy who is still in the playoffs. Edited January 14, 2019 by MrEpsYtown 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 6 minutes ago, MrEpsYtown said: So there is Pat Flaherty who has been around forever. He's 62 and coached those Giants Super Bowl teams. It's hard to judge his work in Jacksonville becuase you know Marrone is controlling things. Now I've sat in clinics with him and he knows what he's doing, but not sure he's the best fit. I asked him some questions about technique and things that he really wasn't able to answer. He gave me wordy walk around answers. I'm not sure he is the best teacher. He's better with veteran players imo. So if we get some in free agency, all good. I would think that Ray Brown would be he guy with all of his playing knowledge and such. He turned Andrew Norwell and Daryl Williams into all pro players. He has a working relationship with our braintrust and is well respected by players becuase he's done it at a pretty high level. Somebody on here suggested Corey Matthaei, who is the assistant o line coach in KC and I think it's an interesting idea. Hopefully he could bring Mitch Morse with him. It could just be a guy who is still in the playoffs. I am pleased to read your insight. and yes , it certainly could be a Coach in the playoffs. good info on Brown. who is Mitch Morse ? : ) can Brown bring Norwell with him! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 8 hours ago, BmarvB said: Won't be long. McD is sticking to his process The process of getting turned down? Someone mentioned Ronnie Jones for ST's? Speaking of Ronnie's......what's Ronnie Vinklarek up to for that OL gig? Or........who was the best man in McD's wedding? Gotta' be someone willing to take on a line lead by the mighty fine Russ Bodine! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmart128 Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 20 hours ago, Peace Frog said: Knowing the Bills, they will probably try to fill all three of their openings at the same time with coaches nobody has heard of or wants. McDermott has actually done a good job getting respected position coaches. I think Ray Brown is definitely gonna be the OL coach. Makes to much sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEpsYtown Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, 3rdand12 said: I am pleased to read your insight. and yes , it certainly could be a Coach in the playoffs. good info on Brown. who is Mitch Morse ? : ) can Brown bring Norwell with him! Thanks! Brown can bring RT Daryl Williams with him. He was huge for his development during their time in Carolina. Norwell can't really be moved until 2020. Mitch Morse is the best center on the market imo. He plays for KC and is just a really solid, smart player. He's still young as well. Edited January 15, 2019 by MrEpsYtown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 41 minutes ago, MrEpsYtown said: Thanks! Brown can bring RT Daryl Williams with him. He was huge for his development during their time in Carolina. Norwell can't really be moved until 2020. Mitch Morse is the best center on the market imo. He plays for KC and is just a really solid, smart player. He's still young as well. Actually the Jags could trade Norwell and save $13M in actual cash...........and get a small net savings in cap room(with $12M in dead money)..........they just can't release him because his 2019 base is guaranteed and they'd have to eat all of that space. It's unlikely he'd be traded because there isn't much savings for the Jags and also because he's coming off a bad year so not sure anyone's willing to fork out $13M in salary........but if the Bills find themselves unable to lure free agents he is a familiar face for Beane and McD and they got more cap space than.......well.....ANYTHING else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 On 1/13/2019 at 9:08 PM, RiotAct said: with Special Teams at least, it can’t get any worse than it was this past season. So anyone they grab will be an upgrade. Ronnie Jones is available and as you said it can't get any worse. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotAct Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 21 minutes ago, Limeaid said: Ronnie Jones is available and as you said it can't get any worse. ? Grab him!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatdane21 Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 A lot of these staff positions get filled during the senior bowl week . Most of the gms and head coaches are there plus Coaches looking for work are there to make contacts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ittakestime Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 8 hours ago, Greatdane21 said: A lot of these staff positions get filled during the senior bowl week . Most of the gms and head coaches are there plus Coaches looking for work are there to make contacts. Can you prove that, because teams have been filling out their staffs for weeks now. Just because coaches are in one room, doesn't mean they are going to wait to take a job until then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 (edited) On 1/13/2019 at 8:56 PM, BubbaT said: Is anybody else surprised that it is taking this long to hire these 2 positions? With all the staffs being put together I would have thought the Bills would be diving in to obtain coaches before many were scooped up. I wonder 1) If the Bills jobs are not viewed as attractive at all or 2) if they are waiting for people still in the playoffs A lot of assistant coach interviewing and hiring takes place at the Sr Bowl. Newly hired HCs fill out their staffs more quickly because they have to be prepared with that plan when interviewing, and need to fill out a complete staff right away to hit the ground running. It’s usually just coaches they are familiar with and have worked with before. There are college all star games going on every weekend and these guys need to have someone there at the practices. Teams that have just 2-3 openings can be more patient and procedural. And a lot of those deals go down in Mobile. Edited January 15, 2019 by YoloinOhio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbaT Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 1 hour ago, YoloinOhio said: A lot of assistant coach interviewing and hiring takes place at the Sr Bowl. Newly hired HCs fill out their staffs more quickly because they have to be prepared with that plan when interviewing, and need to fill out a complete staff right away to hit the ground running. It’s usually just coaches they are familiar with and have worked with before. There are college all star games going on every weekend and these guys need to have someone there at the practices. Teams that have just 2-3 openings can be more patient and procedural. And a lot of those deals go down in Mobile. Thank you. I appreciate the insight. Normally the Bills are in the position of getting a new head coach and whole new staff and diving head first into doing so. I had forgotten the timeline for smaller numbers of staff hirings. I also had figured they might have someone in mind for each of those coaching positions after they jettisoned the incumbent coach which would make for a quicker hire. I have no idea how the Bills jobs are viewed. My previously expressed concern about Buffalo was not about the area but more the Beane/McDermott pairing and whether year 3 of a coaches's tenure after coming off 6-10 and with huge deficiencies in all 3 areas where coaches need to be hired would be a detriment to finding an outstanding person. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Joe Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 On 1/14/2019 at 12:56 PM, BubbaT said: Is anybody else surprised that it is taking this long to hire these 2 positions? With all the staffs being put together I would have thought the Bills would be diving in to obtain coaches before many were scooped up. I wonder 1) If the Bills jobs are not viewed as attractive at all or 2) if they are waiting for people still in the playoffs Now the positions have been filled, would be interested in your thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 On 1/13/2019 at 9:06 PM, teef said: i'm pretty much always looking for a reason to take xanax, so this will suffice. I’m always terrified that the mail man isn’t going to arrive. It’s a burden, for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 8 hours ago, Augie said: I’m always terrified that the mail man isn’t going to arrive. It’s a burden, for sure. ohhhh! i have another reason now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbaT Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 11 hours ago, Aussie Joe said: Now the positions have been filled, would be interested in your thoughts? My timing was off by a few days. I should have just trusted the process.......... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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