Two Bills Drive

Reading between the lines, Tagliabue pretty much says that in 2002 Buffalo will be playing in the AFC East with Miami, New England, and the Jets. The key segment is here: "On realignment, Tagliabue said discussions are continuing. They basically are focusing, according to NFL sources, on whether Houston or Baltimore stays in the AFC Central with Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Cleveland. The edge goes to the Houston Texans going into the Central so that they are not in the same division as the old Houston franchise, the Tennessee Titans." This means that the Bills are out of the running for being in the AFC Central, and thus will stay in the East.

‘NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue on Friday endorsed Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson and former Bills coach Marv Levy for the Hall of Fame.’

‘It was that first one, though, that proved to be the football version of the big fish that got away because Buffalo never got nearly that close again. But … so what?’

"If Rob throws an interception, Flutie would have thrown 12 touchdown passes. It’s even worse than Steve Young-Joe Montana because Montana actually was a real legend and led them to all those Super Bowls and Flutie hasn’t. So poor Rob, all he’s did was get traded from Jacksonville to there and done his best."

Head on over to our Swami Board and make your predictions on the big game! Guess the winner, the final score, quarter by quarter splits, who scores first – anything you want!

‘However, Williams looms as a serious candidate. He has distinguished himself as the Titans’ defensive leader and has a reputation for having the kind of "chief executive officer" qualities that are an asset to NFL head coaches.’

‘"Michael Vick never signed an agreement with Kelly Enterprises," Lowman said. "Michael Vick signed a player agreement with Joel Enterprises and a marketing agreement with Joel Enterprises."’

‘Buffalo Bills president and general manager Tom Donahoe will interview Titans defensive coordinator Greg Williams today in Nashville for Buffalo’s head coaching position.’

‘I was just in a chat room with CBS Sportsline writer Len Pasquarelli and I was asking him about Marvin Lewis. He said that right now Tom Donahoe is very upset… Apparently, either Marvin or some of his associates are leaking the possibility that there is a strong, and I mean strong, possibility that Lewis will be heading to Cleveland in a package deal that would include Ozzie Newsome as well…. If this is the case and I quote "Tom won’t even look any farther and Fox will be the guy".’ [Note: A chat transcript is NOT available to review, so buyer beware.]

‘The survey concluded that Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Stadium… had the second-worst field. Grass fields at the Meadowlands… and Cincinnati’s Paul Brown Stadium ranked third and fourth on the "worst" list. Rounding out the 10 worst were Dallas, Minnesota, Buffalo and New Orleans – all with turf – and Chicago and Miami with grass.’

Despite the title, Mark Cannizzaro can’t help but speculate that Parcells may come to Buffalo next season. Some people will publish anything!

‘Cottrell…is expected to bring highly regarded defensive backs coach Bill Bradley to New York. There also is a possibility linebackers coach Chuck Lester and defensive line coach John Levra may join Cottrell as well. Levra also may opt to retire.’

‘Lewis and Fox, this year’s hot NFL coaching commodities, are top candidates for the head coaching jobs in both Buffalo and Cleveland. Both teams have asked permission to speak with them after Sunday’s game. And both coaches are steadfastly trying to keep their focus on the biggest football game of their lives.’

‘CBS Sportsline.com reported that the Bills might try to withhold Phillips’ salary because, in effect, he resigned after refusing to fire special-teams coach Ronnie Jones. Phillips called that report "bogus."’

‘In addition to seeking a more experienced agent, Vick said another major reason for voiding the deals was he was unhappy with the percentages that were being charged. According to Vick, Kelly was to get 25 percent of his marketing revenue, about 10 percent higher than the norm.’