Oh lord.
It might be fulfilling but it sure as hell isnt a busy career considering you have 500 posts in this thread alone, having an aneurism over the hiring of an assistant. Get over yourelf.
Huh? The last 5 years is half a decade.
He didn't go the the championship game 20 years ago. I lived in NYC during Rex's era, I'm well aware of the dumpster fire that occurred there and it was 85% management. He didn't draft Sanchez. He didn't draft Geno. Those are the cards he was given. But he DID want TT - and look how well that's turned out for us so far. So lets at least see what he can do here in Buffalo.
Should Tomlin get fired? He missed the playoffs twice in the past 5 years with a HOF QB. Has he gone to an AFC championship game in the last half decade? Tomlin must suck.
Rex went 8-8 this year with a team that has some holes. Lets see what next year brings is all I'm saying. Many posters here want him gone now. I don't think that's fair.
You're not being objective at all. You qualify going to consecutive AFC championship games as "some success"..LOL.
Vince Lombardi would have gone 4-12 Matt Simms and Geno Smith and Mike Vick at QB. Did Rex Ryan draft Geno? Nope. Where is Idzik today? A "consultant".
Overall I would say he did. Back to back AFC Championship games and beating the Patriots in the playoffs in New England is a success no matter how you slice it. The dumpster fire that is (or was) upper management in NY is what ultimately ended that relationship.
We all consider Mike Tomlin a good coach. He's well respected around the league. Mike Tomlin hasn't mad the playoffs 2 out of 5 years since 2010 and up until this year he hadn't advanced past the wild card round since 2010 - with a hall of fame QB
We all consider Tom Coughlin a great coach - he went 4 years in a row without making the playoffs - with a hall of fame QB
I'm not saying Rex Ryan is on the same level as those coaches. It's just to put things in perspective: Great coaches go stretches without even making the playoffs with hall of fame QB's leading their team. Rex Ryan going 8-8 with TT isn't the end of the world. Lets see what next year brings.
Don't necessarily disagree with the excuses part.
To counter your Rex effect point: prior to being bills HC, he was only HC for one team (not plural - one team). Did he or did he not have success with that team?
First year with Bills he goes 8-8 - a rather disappointing season due in large part to the expectations by the majority of fans and the coach himself. Lets see how next season goes before we burn down the city.
I want the option: "indifferent" for the first option.
I still want to see how it will play out with Thurman and other coaches before I form an opinion.
Reading these message boards leads one to believe the Bills were 12-4 last season and Rex turned them into a 4-12 team this year.
I get why some people don't like Rex; he's an easy target.
Bills fans have so much hate, it's pathetic.
When the media blasts us, people like you come here crying. When the media praises us, you come here crying.
I know! I always felt Schiano should've gotten another shot in the NFL as a D Coordinator. He may not have been ready for the HC level at the NFL but I could've seen him having success strictly as a coordinator.
haha. I think we have a good shot at that this year.
It's a shame Maclin went down. I really could've seen them beating the Pats next week. It will be so much tougher now but who knows that team has lost so many key players all season and it doesn't stop them.
Best coaching job of Reid's impressive career.
I think so too. Ash brings instant credibility to the coaching side of things. Like always, however, it will come down to how well Rutgers can recruit from within.