Archives for January 2017

'Olson, who the Jacksonville Jaguars fired as their offensive coordinator late last October, is also considered "a top target" of the Bills, Rapoport reported and The News confirmed. Former Bills offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett replaced Olson in Jacksonville.'

'"As far as weighing my options, it's hard," Williams said. "It's like a tipping scale. You have a lot of pros and you have a lot of cons. Sometimes you don't want to listen to the cons. That's one of the more important things that I've learned that you have to listen to the cons more than the pros."'

'Childress, currently in his first season as co-offensive coordinator of the Chiefs after serving the last three seasons as Kansas City's spread game analyst.'

'Four coaches have agreed in principle to join McDermott's staff and one coach has been retained. Here's a look at each coach.'

'“I’m completely numb to the Buffalo Bills. Nothing they do excites me, nothing they do annoys me. It’s probably the worst possible category for a fan to place themselves in,” explained Fredonia resident Mike Rukavina. “The new coach seems fine, but we’ve heard enough talk, we’ve seen enough promises fall well short of the ultimate goal and we’ve spent far too long hoping that for just one season we can cheer for more than the mirage that’s constantly being offered each and every Sunday.”'

'Waufle is a native of Hornell and began his coaching career at Alfred University as a defensive line coach in 1979.'

'He was more definitive in a note posted on his Twitter account earlier in the day. In referring to Buffalo's hiring of new head coach Sean McDermott, Anthony Williams wrote: "Excited about the new HC (head coach) and Aaron coming back to be part of the team that finally brings playoffs and a SB (Super Bowl) to the deserving BLO fans."'

'"It’s been back and forth with, ‘yeah I’m going to play this year,’ to, ‘man I feel good not playing.’ I’ve been doing it for so long it’s pretty much all I known. Change can be scary sometimes but this offseason made me realize how precious life really is.'

'Childress, was previously the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings from 2006-2010, and worked under Reid as the Eagles QB coach and offensive coordinator from 1999-2005.'

'But in Buffalo, Ryan’s defense seemed to lose its identity. Players openly criticized his scheme in his first season with the Bills, with Mario Williams among its most vocal opponents. Those complaints seemed to die down in Year Two, but after he was fired, Marcell Dareus wasted no time telling ESPN that he wished they would’ve been “more aggressive” on defense. “It was just too much detail for a lot of guys,” he said.'

'Waufle spent the past five seasons as the defensive line coach with the St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams. He also coached with the Oakland Raiders in two separate stints and also was on the New York Giants’ staff.'

'The only coach to officially be retained from Ryan's coaching staff to date is special teams coach Danny Crossman.'

'"The consistency he displays within his skill-set, like he may be just an average quarterback but the consistency he has within his skill-set means you can build a good offense around him. He's not a guy who you don't really know what you're going to get from snap to snap the way Jay Cutler is, he's a guy who can create, who can extend plays, who can elevate guys around him. Sure, he'll miss a couple of open receivers at times but overall he had a really, really good year and he kind of took the blame for everything that went wrong around him in Buffalo."'

'“And that’s exactly what Rex gave me,” said Lynn. “I wasn’t just a token assistant head coach. I was literally the assistant head coach. I filled in for him, a lot of times, with media obligations I spoke to the team a lot of times. I was in every football operations meeting. I learned so many things about the job and this business being his assistant head coach.”'

'Waufle is from Hornell, New York, and began his coaching career at Alfred University in 1979.'