bananathumb Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Thinks he would be a good fit here and would hire the right coach. I agree, but know Wilson would never give Piolii the money or freedom Pioli would want. Too bad, Dennis Williams is done his on-air stint at Gr because he was probably the only decent football mind they had. (Bunch of hockey jockstraps and Long or Grand Island whimps are all that are left.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRW Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Probably half the teams in the league would love to have Pioli come in. But why would he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Renko Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Probably half the teams in the league would love to have Pioli come in. But why would he? To prove that how much he was responsible for the Patriots success. This is the same reason why a Josh McDaniels -- if he does not get a HC offer -- should consider being the OC elsewhere a la Marvin Lewis (Ravens --> Redskins). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Paoli wouldn't come to Buffalo if Ralph offered him $20M. Buffalo is a black hole in the NFL. No one with any rep would come here. Our only hope is to find someone who has skills but needs a place to prove themselves. That's reality. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KG4ZDX Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Probably half the teams in the league would love to have Pioli come in. But why would he? The Browns have asked permission to interview Scott Poili per the Cleveland plain dealer. KC is also inyerested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFinkle Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Hire Pioli as CEO. We should follow that up by hiring Cowher as coach. Then I should win 70 million in the lottery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewildrabbit Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Pioli would simply make too much sense for the Buffalo Bills to hire. The guy is a valid NFL talent evaluator and would turn this entire organization around like Bill Polian did. Of course you do realize he would want control over things that Ralph Wilson wouldn't want to give up control over. PLUS he would actually want an increase in salary and wouldn't work for the peanuts this owner would offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderswr80 Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 You could get Bill Cowher here for 20 million........money talks and you all know it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omar Little Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Williams' final WGR show? Didn't he just get that job a few months ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhg Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Williams' final WGR show? Didn't he just get that job a few months ago? Likewise. Where is he going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billsjunkie Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Likewise. Where is he going? Taking a role on Channel 2. Don't think he is going to be on the air though. Background type job I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricojes Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Taking a role on Channel 2. Don't think he is going to be on the air though. Background type job I believe. Correct, he is now the Account Executive at WGRZ. Here is his linkedin page: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/7/794/148 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBud Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Is the sucess centered around Pioli or Bellicheck? My money is on Bellicheck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All_Pro_Bills Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Paoli wouldn't come to Buffalo if Ralph offered him $20M. Buffalo is a black hole in the NFL. No one with any rep would come here. Our only hope is to find someone who has skills but needs a place to prove themselves. That's reality. PTR There are only 32 head coaching jobs in the most prestigious sports league in North America, arguably the world. And in a typical year only a handful of teams have vacancies. Getting somebody of stature to come to Buffalo is not impossible given the right offer and opportunity. Outside of a couple perceived glamour locations, like NY (or really NJ), most U.S. cities are basically the same if you’re out there slugging out a living. A lot of board members would argue with the following statement but I believe this team is about a half dozen player upgrades away from contention. No top to bottom rebuilding job is needed given the right Front Office and Coaches. A good coach would have squeezed out 2, maybe 3, more wins out of this bunch. Now if ownership would only see the light and bring in a first class management and coaching team we could move forward and contend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlackMamba Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Guys i hate to break it to you, but nothing is going to happen. We are going to have the same bunch of hacks running this organzation. Dick Jauron is probably 50-50 to come back next year. It starts from the top down and until Ralph acknowledges that he is part of the problem and not the solution we are going to keep going through these re-tread coaches and half asked gm's and personnel people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 A good coach would have squeezed out 2, maybe 3, more wins out of this bunch. More like: A good coach would not have blown the two or three games that Jauron blew this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Correct, he is now an Account Executive at WGRZ. Here is his linkedin page: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/7/794/148 Selling ads, doing voice-overs, stuff like that. Think Jon Summers at WKBW. It keeps him in Buffalo and in the industry, and no doubt pays a little better than the radio gig, which was just supposed to be a part-time add-on (before WIVB dumped him for Murph). And since GR decided to scrap the evening show entirely, I think "Extra Points" was his only remaining airtime at the station. Now that the season is over, obviously, so is the show. Best of luck, Dennis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Is the sucess centered around Pioli or Bellicheck? My money is on Bellicheck. I'm thinking the exact same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Renko Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 I'm thinking the exact same thing. If Piolli went to a place like Cleveland, I doubt it would help the Patriots, which is a victory in and of itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRW Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Is the sucess centered around Pioli or Bellicheck? My money is on Bellicheck. Maybe. But I can't help looking at the Falcons and the success they had after turning over the reins to a member of the NE braintrust. Obviously Belichick has a huge role in their continuing success, but I don't think Pioli would be able to stick around in that organization if he wasn't a big contributor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heels20X6 Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Pioli won't be hired because he wouldn't select "that Dwayne Wright kid" in the 4th round because Ralph wants him too. Ralph is a meddler and Pioli would only allow his GM and coach to weigh in on those types of decisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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