Archives for January 2017

'“McDermott just has that blue collar, hard-working approach. He’ll make sure they’re fundamentally sound. Rex is a multiple defense type of guy who will show you a bunch of different looks and blitzes whereas Sean is going to be very fundamental.”'

'“I’m having a hard time even putting into words how excited I am to be the new head coach for the Los Angeles Chargers,” said Lynn. “This is really a dream come true. I want all of our fans to know that we’re going to start by putting together a great staff and we’re going to put together a team with the heart and will of a champion. I know there’s a lot of work to be done and I’m going to give everything I have to the Chargers, the Spanos family and the City of Los Angeles.”'

'“We were all very impressed from the beginning of his interview,” President of Football Operations John Spanos explained. “We set out to land the best head coach we could find, and wanted someone who fit what our team needs in a head coach. It became clear right away that this man is a leader. His answers to tough questions obviously stuck out, but that wasn’t the only thing. A lot of it was his demeanor and style. He was authentically passionate, and we could all see he was a natural born leader."'

' I guess there's been a perception we're inaccessible. But I've been consistent from Day One when I bought the Sabres and then with the Bills, by owning these teams it's about the players and coaches. We didn't buy teams to be visible in the media. We bought teams to keep them in the area and to flourish with them. I let the coaches and the players be out front and be the story.'

'Lynn is known for his work with running backs, leading the Bills to the NFL's best rushing attack each of the last two seasons. He had been a longtime NFL assistant but enjoyed a rapid ascension in 2016, being promoted from running backs coach to offensive coordinator when Greg Roman was fired after an 0-2 start, and then being promoted again to interim coach after Ryan was fired.'

'He and new Bills head coach Sean McDermott worked together with the Philadelphia Eagles, from 1999 to 2002, when Frazier was their defensive backs coach and McDermott was a scouting administrative coordinator, assistant to the head coach, and defensive assistant and quality control.'

'On Friday at 2 p.m., the man of the hour will be Sean McDermott.'

'After watching Taylor for two years, I believe he's reached his ceiling, which was low to begin with. He regressed as a passer this season, though his defenders point to his last game here against Miami, when he actually threw for 300 yards, as if it were some athletic epiphany.'

'The Bills made the playoffs only once from 1967 to 1979, but that changed under Knox, who led the Bills to the postseason in 1980 and ’81 with Ferguson under center and Joe Cribbs at running back. The Bills went 11-5 in 1980, earning Knox various Coach of the Year awards. Knox reportedly couldn’t hammer out a deal to return to the Bills after the 1982 strike season and left for Seattle to become coach of the Seahawks.'

'Seven years later, Frazier is finally coming to Buffalo, this time as the Bills defensive coordinator to work under new coach Sean McDermott. Multiple reports Thursday night indicated it’s already a done deal.'

'Make a pact with Doug Whaley to not get on each other’s nerves.'

'A total of 1,223 people on Twitter voted in a poll I posted on Wednesday.'

'The 2016 season was Frazier's first with Baltimore. Pro Football Focus recently ranked the Ravens as the league's 10th best secondary this season under Frazier.'

'It's safe to assume that the people speaking highly to Wood are players that McDermott coached in Philadelphia or Carolina. Messages like these could go a long way in the locker room. Kyle Williams' retirement decision, for example, could be based on what he hears about McDermott.'

'Castillo has been coaching in the NFL since 1995 and has coached both sides of the ball. His most extensive experience is as an offensive line coach, the role he has served in Baltimore for the last three seasons. He was the Philadelphia Eagles' offensive line coach from 1998 to 2010, which was the entire duration of McDermott's coaching career in Philadelphia.'