Archives for January 2015

‘A second person familiar with the process told the AP that the Pegulas will take part in the interviews. That way, the co-owners can familiarize themselves with the candidates and directly address questions regarding their vision for the franchise.’

‘The Bills’ defensive players are making a push for Schwartz, who was the Detroit Lions’ head coach for five seasons. The Bills led the league with 54 sacks and finished fourth in total defense this season.’

‘Other names to keep an eye on as interview candidates are former New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan, Seattle defensive cooridnator Dan Quinn, Arizona defensive coordinator Todd Bowles, Seattle offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell and even current Bills defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz.’

‘”Obviously injuries happen and unfortunately they happened to me at a critical time in my playing career,” Spiller said. “I’ve got strong enough faith that everything is going to work out for the good, so I’m really not worried about anything. I know what type of player I am and I know I can play in this league. I pretty much know what my value is too as well.”‘

‘”Coach Schwartz has done a great job. If it were to come up for him, obviously we’d be happy for him, but he’d probably have to leave town with people hanging on his leg.”‘

‘”The bottom line is the job description changed pretty dramatically, and the most important thing is that it would have required a really long commitment to a new coach, who deserved a long commitment that I wasn’t prepared to make. And that wouldn’t have been fair to the organization or to whomever their new coach was. The coach is going to want to know that you’re going to be there for a reasonably long time.”‘

‘His options were collecting $4 million and coaching the Bills, collecting $4 million and not working for people he didn’t trust, or collecting $4 million, plus his salary after landing another, and perhaps better, job. He had three days to make a decision and $4 million to splurge on what he needed most: time.’

‘Simple: Greed, insecurity and thin skin.’

‘A week ago, it seemed likely that Polian would be a part of the Bills’ front office going forward with Marrone as head coach and Orton competing for the quarterback job. Now Terry and Kim Pegula have a bit of an organizational overhaul on their hands.’

‘Gase, 36, is in his second year as offensive coordinator for the Broncos after taking over for current San Diego Chargers head coach Mike McCoy. He coached with the Lions and 49ers before joining the Broncos in 2009.’

‘This move keeps Bills general manager Doug Whaley safe in his current role for the time being.’

‘”It’s off the charts,” Spikes said of the job Schwartz did with the Bills’ defense. “He really came in and changed the mentality around here.”‘

‘”He is exactly what Rex Ryan wasn’t. He’s organized. Did you listen to Woody Johnson’s press conference about Rex Ryan? He dropped that, ‘I want a guy that’s organized.’ Rex wasn’t.’

‘Maybe Marrone looked at his options and realized that opting out was simply the best course of action. If he had come back and the Bills went 6-10 next season, that would likely be the end of his career as an NFL head coach. Instead, he’ll get paid $4 million by the Bills in 2015 and, because he left on a high note, he’ll likely have multiple new suitors. Marrone can interview wherever he wants this offseason, and if he doesn’t like any of his options, he can sit back, get paid and do it all again next year.’

‘”He’s a great teacher, a great communicator, and he can really handle a room as far as handling the offence. I’m not surprised that some teams would have interest in him.”‘