Archives for January 2015

‘From head coach to offensive line coach? That’s quite a drop.’

‘In taking questions from Bills beat reporters for 10 minutes at the Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel, Ryan also said he, his coaches, general manager Doug Whaley and the Bills scouting staff had an introductory dinner of sorts planned in the evening. Ryan said he literally did not previously know a single one of the Bills scouts.’

Jets Hire Chan Gailey as Offensive Coordinator (New York Times)

NY Jets officially name Chan Gailey as offensive coordinator at last (New York Daily News)

Bowles gets his man: Jets hire Chan Gailey as O-coordinator (New York Post)

Jets name Chan Gailey offensive coordinator (Newsday)

Jets officially hire Chan Gailey as offensive coordinator (Newark Star Ledger)

Doug Marrone, former Jets head coaching candidate, lands assistant job with Jacksonville Jaguars (Newark Star Ledger)

Ex-Jets coach Rex Ryan wasn’t Buffalo Bills’ first choice for head coaching job (Newark Star Ledger)

Jets pick Chan Gailey as new offensive coordinator (Bergen Record)

Chan Gailey hired as Jets’ offensive coordinator (AP)

Jets name Gailey offensive coordinator (The Sports Network)

Jets hire Gailey as OC (The Sports Xchange)

Chan Gailey hired as Jets’ OC (ESPN)

Jets Tab Chan Gailey as Offensive Coordinator (NewYorkJets.com)

Jaguars expected to hire Greg Olson as offensive coordinator Wednesday (Florida Times Union)

Jaguars hire Marrone as assistant head coach, O-line coach (AP)

Jaguars hire Marrone as assistant head coach (The Sports Network)

Marrone, Olson join Jaguars (The Sports Xchange)

Doug Marrone joins Jags’ staff (ESPN)

Jaguars hire Marrone as assistant head coach, offensive line coach (Fox Sports Florida)

Marrone hired as assistant HC-offense/offensive line (Jaguars.com)

Marrone an experienced, developmental OL coach (Jaguars.com)

‘In addition to his responsibilities, he was also given the title of “assistant head coach” to the team’s main head coach, Gus Bradley. Marrone interviewed for the offensive coordinator position in Jacksonville last week.’

‘”I’m looking forward to that,” Ryan told the John Murphy Show on location in Mobile. “Usually I know some people, I don’t know any of the scouts. This will be a great opportunity for me, we’re having dinner. Just to get to know somebody instead of just a name and picture in a media guide-really looking forward to that.”‘

‘The 10 brand-new stadiums built with the assistance of the NFL loan program, which started in 2001, show that the average stadium price was $750 million.’

‘That could include razing only a portion of the stadium, such as removing the upper stands and leaving only the lower bowl available for special events, he said.’

‘Here’s an update on where the Bills’ 2014 assistant coaches stand.’

‘Lee’s first stint in the NFL came with the Dallas Cowboys as the team’s offensive quality control coach from 2003-06 and added quarterback responsibilities in 2005. In his four years with Dallas, three different quarterbacks reached the 3,000-yard mark in a season.’

‘He is also expected to add Aaron Kromer to his offensive staff.’

‘We’re going to be the most physical team in the league. And we’re not shy of saying it. Obviously we have a lot of talented players including Sammy Watkins. We have a lot of talent on defense. We’re going to add that same type of talent on offense. I’m excited about building this offensive line. I think if you have a strong offensive line, you can do a lot of things. That’s where it starts and I’m excited about that.’

‘Lee guided Ryan Fitzpatrick to a personal best 24 touchdown passes in 2012 in Buffalo. Serving as the quarterbacks coach in Miami from 2008-2010, Lee coached both Chad Pennington (2008) and Chad Henne (2010) to 3,000-yard passing seasons.’

‘To relate it to normal life, C.J. Spiller is thought of by many as the classic ‘what if’ significant other from your past. Signs of potential were seen throughout the relationship between the Bills and Spiller, which led some to think he could have a greater impact than what he had. The reality of the matter is this: Spiller is exactly what we’ve come to know him as. For as many years as he’s been in the league, 2012 is the anomaly. He hasn’t proven to be an every down back in his time in the NFL, but likely wants to get paid like one.’

‘It started December 29th and ended on January 14th. The 16 days probably made your head spin at times and explode on occasion. It led to many in the national media to tag the Bills as “dysfunctional” (again) but if everyone takes a step back and catches their breath, you should realize the 2015 Bills will be better because of this.’