SDS Posted January 4, 2006 Author Share Posted January 4, 2006 As for coaches - again, Marvin Lewis's wife HATED Buffalo and Lewis gave us a courtesy interview... The part about Losman not being a cancer, is more to the Flutie/Johnson thing where the locker room was clearly divided against certain players. No one is against Losman because of personality issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfanone Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Is SDS like Bagdad Bob? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Think about the people writing letters or emailing him... There are a lot of stupid people screaming "We must protect this house!" out there... 552884[/snapback] A pity...but there's cranks everywhere. I hope he realizes that most of us just want to see him gone, not hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macaroni Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I've met Scott. He's smarter than Mort. 552890[/snapback] It may be a clever disguise ........ maybe he's just PRETENDING to be smart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 First of all, NO coach in the NFL resigns unless he knows his next job is already lined up or he knows he's about to be fired. To suggest otherwise is foolish. As for the other statements, without more information about the source it's impossible to assess their validity. 552891[/snapback] Gray will have no problem finding another job as a DC if he wishes. I could see him quitting if his authority was stripped and he was forced to follow someone elses game plan. It would certainly explain the vast difference between the past two years and this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I believe you SDS. I have some insight into the working at TBD and Ralph does have a big say on what goes on. Just look back to the RJ and Flutie situation. I also think Donahoe has handcuffed on only spending so much on his next head coach. Which explains two cordinators in five years. 552893[/snapback] TD was pretty handcuffed financially in Pittsburgh. He had to let FA after FA go each year and when it came time to replace Noll, he went with a guy who had never been a head coach before. That Cowher guy turned out to be pretty good. Now it's an excuse for TD that he was handcuffed financially? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted January 4, 2006 Author Share Posted January 4, 2006 Makes sense, but still doesn't answer the $1MM Q, who was behind the QB decision in February and not reopening the competition in camp, when it was obvious that JP wasn't ready? Whoever decided the QB switch set the stage for the failed outcome, and should pay the price. Wilson hinted that TD was behind the move. That's my guess why MM is staying put. But, if it was Wilson, then this franchise is deservedly doomed to perpetual failure. 552889[/snapback] I have no idea about the Bledsoe/Losman decision... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfanone Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Think about the people writing letters or emailing him... There are a lot of stupid people screaming "We must protect this house!" out there... 552884[/snapback] All right! He must have gotten my letter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 The part about Losman not being a cancer, is more to the Flutie/Johnson thing where the locker room was clearly divided against certain players. No one is against Losman because of personality issues. 552894[/snapback] I'll go with that. You don't see or hear anything about Losman trying to poison players and media against KH, for one thing... which was something Flutie did all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted January 4, 2006 Author Share Posted January 4, 2006 Take the above FWIW - commentary about the entertainment business. No one is going to war over this info, so it's not a big deal if fans are skeptical, or if parts aren't totally accurate. Nothing here strikes me as being outrageous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 when did cowher take over for noll, that seems eons ago, it is a different nfl world today TD was pretty handcuffed financially in Pittsburgh. He had to let FA after FA go each year and when it came time to replace Noll, he went with a guy who had never been a head coach before. That Cowher guy turned out to be pretty good. Now it's an excuse for TD that he was handcuffed financially? 552906[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawgg Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Fox would have cost the same amount as Gregg Williams, as would Lewis (whether he wanted the job or not is another question). And if Donahoe's coaching choices were truly limited by salary restrictions, why was he allowed to sign an unproven commodity to a guranteed contract 5 years in length? To me, the salary restriction portion of it is a poor excuse. - Donahoe's coaching choices were limited more by salary restrictions than other factors 552862[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfanone Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Was anyone seen at the airport? Mike Ditka perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zow2 Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 - Donahoe is stunned at some of the things people are saying about him. He actually worries about his family with the highly charged atmosphere. 552862[/snapback] Donohoe never has quite absorbed just how crazy Bills fans can be. Remember how pissed/shocked he was at all the Gregg Williams bashing? Must have been easier to be a G.M. before the age of the internet and chat boards!! By the way, i actually think it's tougher to be a coach/G.M. in Buffalo than a major market. The small army of media here can be brutal and there's nowhere to run or hide. At least in a big market there's a bunch of other sports teams and failures in any given year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDG Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 but is being a "good soldier" for the team as changes are made - Losman is NOT a cancer in the locker room, players just recognize he isn't ready. - Donahoe's coaching choices were limited more by salary restrictions than other factors - Losman's early season benching have Ralph's fingerprints on it - Losman is more hurt than the team is saying - Donahoe is stunned at some of the things people are saying about him. He actually worries about his family with the highly charged atmosphere. 552862[/snapback] The surprise info is Jerry Gray tendering his resignation - what a scoop, if true, and what an honorable move. It does make sense since Gray was basically imposed upon Mularkey when he came in because we thought we had such a good defense at the time. Kind of how people want to impose Bobby April on a putative Mularkey successor. Some of the other stuff is no surprise. Losman shows no signs of being a cancer, and every sign of just plain not being good enough at this stage. Ralph Wilson wanting to win now (and Holcomb did give us a chance to win now) is also no surprise. We'll see how hurt Losman really is, I guess - but am still not sure I buy it. Why would Mularkey risk a fine by forging an NFL injury report for a meaningless game? And finally, I don't believe that we passed up John Fox and Charlie Weis because we couldn't meet their salary demands - not for a minute. JDG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Rich Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I believe you SDS. I have some insight into the working at TBD ... 552893[/snapback] Even more than SDS???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Fox would have cost the same amount as Gregg Williams, as would Lewis (whether he wanted the job or not is another question). And if Donahoe's coaching choices were truly limited by salary restrictions, why was he allowed to sign an unproven commodity to a guranteed contract 5 years in length? To me, the salary restriction portion of it is a poor excuse. 552924[/snapback] take it for what it's worth, but the rumor is that wilson was opposed to fox because fox quit on al davis (and justifiably did so). davis is a longstanding buddy of ralph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I think it makes sense...for the most part. Nothing outrageous here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Thanks, SDS. I think all of that is very possible and understandable. I think the Gray thing was a writing on the wall thing, and he doesn't want to get fired, so his options don't look worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin in Va Beach Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 but is being a "good soldier" for the team as changes are made - Losman is NOT a cancer in the locker room, players just recognize he isn't ready. - Donahoe's coaching choices were limited more by salary restrictions than other factors - Losman's early season benching have Ralph's fingerprints on it - Losman is more hurt than the team is saying - Donahoe is stunned at some of the things people are saying about him. He actually worries about his family with the highly charged atmosphere. 552862[/snapback] Don't buy the one about Gray, but the others sound plausible. If Ralph wants a coach on the cheap that's his right, but how about giving them some incentive like a bonus for making the playoffs that increases with each playoff game won? Is that so hard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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