Former Bills LB Jim Haslett (’79-’85) has landed The Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year award. Haslett is only in his first year of coaching the Saints and he guided them to the division title, despite a rash of injuries to his skill players. This is not the first AP award Haslett has won. He was the recipient of the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year award in 1979. An interesting side note is that NFC coaches have received the Coach of the Year award 17 times in the past 20 years.
Archives for January 7, 2001
HOUSTON INTERVIEW MAKES LIMBO EASIER FOR COTTRELL
‘”It’s not easy, but I’ve been in this situation before,” Cottrell said. “It happened with the Cardinals on Joe Bugel’s staff before they hired Buddy Ryan (in 1993). There’s a lot of uncertainty. You just keep going until something happens. The bottom line is you can’t worry about things that you have absolutely no control over. That’s the situation here.”‘
ONE BILLS DRIVE MAY BE BURNING AS WILSON FIDDLES OVER DONAHOE HIRE
‘For the last decade, NFL rivals have considered the Bills a model franchise, a team to copy in their search for success. Right now, the Bills appear to be modeling themselves after the Cincinnati Bengals.’
BILLS FACE SERIOUS COMPETITION IN ATTEMPT TO RE-SIGN MOULDS
‘Those subtractions alone could put Butler and the Chargers in position to sign Moulds, but there would be serious competition for the Bills’ sole offensive superstar. The Green Bay Packers are homing in on Moulds as successor to Antonio Freeman, whom they don’t intend to re-sign.’