Two Bills Drive

‘Why did Marvin Lewis not get a job as head coach? He was labelled the front runner by so many people that he was bypassed by some teams who did not feel they had a chance of hiring him and did not want to wait until after the Superbowl.

Some people find color more important than qualifications, preparation or interviewing skills – that is discrimination, deplorable and a waste of talent. But what is AS deplorable is labelling every decision which which you do not agree with as discrimination.

Lewis may be bypassed for intrerviews due to actions of Lewis’s agent and his supporters; no one likes taking personal shots for giving someone a long look when others did not take a glance.

‘The Titans may be regretting it later but the Titans were instrumental in having Bills President Donahoe to consider Williams; when Capers was hired as HC of the Houston Texans, Donahoe asked several people around the league to see if he was leaving anyone out in his search including Titans General Manager Floyd Reese.’

‘Based on the take of Bills President Tom Donahoe, it now can be said Williams did not just ace his interview for the Buffalo job. He royal flushed it.’

‘"Because of the cap, we can’t afford to keep both quarterbacks," Donahoe said at the Bills Fieldhouse. "I don’t think economically it’s feasible to do it, and secondly, it’s not good for your team."’

‘It seems as if the building of a staff, the remaking of the offense, the direction of the defense and the settlement of the forever-running quarterback controversy may have been resolved between the orange juice and scrambled eggs Friday morning.’

‘On Thursday, the Bills web site briefly put out a release announcing the hiring of Gregg Williams as the team’s new coach several hours before the team officially announced his hiring. What happened?.."It was an honest mistake," said Berchtold.’

‘And, get this, he even scouted assistant coaches compiling a dossier on their strengths, weaknesses, and whereabouts, just in case he had to fill a staff on short notice.’

‘Bills president and general manager Tom Donahoe verified yesterday the team’s widely anticipated plan to cut or trade one of the team’s quarterbacks by the start of NFL free agency on March 2.’

‘"Of all the people I interviewed then and most recently (Marvin Lewis, John Fox and Ted Cottrell), this was the best candidate I ever interviewed," Donahoe said.’

‘Enthusiasm. Obsessiveness for details. A sense of humor. A belief in discipline, defense, accountability, teamwork. That’s what Williams promised to deliver.’

‘"There were seven jobs available. We are the only team that waited to interview Marvin Lewis (an African American) so I think if there is heat to put on teams it should be on the other six teams that didn’t even wait to interview him."’

‘”I won’t mention The Throwback, if you don’t mention The Comeback,” Williams said.’

Interesting article from the tireless Len Pasquarelli. He enthusiastically defends Tom Donahoe’s decision to hire Gregg Williams and goes into a lengthy explanation of how the situation turned sour for Marvin Lewis. At the end of the article he mentions: "The Bills are prepared to offer star wide receiver and potential unrestricted free agent Eric Moulds a six-year contract worth $64 million, which will be severely backloaded."

‘"We’ve got a lot of work ahead of us, and I mean we. We’re bringing a great staff in here, starting off on the right foot, getting our systems in place and be ready."’

‘"Deep down, you hope it’s a record that stands," Levy said. "We were able to maintain a continuity on our roster. I think it’s extremely difficult."’