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There is a bright side. I feel confident I can upgrade my season tickets now. Seriously. The team will be drafting high a lot in the near future and that will hopefully set up the next head coach for success. In hiring a bad head coach and putting him in a well coached division, it will be easier for management to cut him loose rather than having a guy who wins just enough to save his job. Hopefully, in three years or so, a great head coach will be available and the Bills will get him. Until then, we can hope for a miracle and when that fails we can focus on the draft and at least vent our frustration here. Basically, it's more of the same except without the false hope.
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I agree with that. There are also guys out there who are so sharp, they can identify undervalued available players, add them to the mix and MAKE their system work quickly. What we typically get are guys who have to stick to their system because they aren't smart or experienced enough to adapt, and then they promptly use the players as an excuse when it doesn't work.
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Actually, give Bills fans proven quality and they fall all over themselves to praise it. If the Bills were ever able to hire a guy like Parcells or another top coach, there would be a parade. This junk about Bills fans being too negative and criticizing every move is directly related to the Bills making one bad decision after another.
The truth is, Levy/Jauron/Fairchild are not exceptional hires. They should be viewed skeptically. Gregg Williams and Mularkey came in and a lot of bluster was made by management about how good these guys were under the surface, and they proved to be exactly as they actually were ON the surface......inexperienced and overmatched. On the surface, Levy is inexperienced and very old for a GM, Jauron is a proven loser and Fairchild is inexperienced and DARE I SAY.....likely overmatched against Belichick and Saban's defenses? Forgive us for being realistic.
This ain't the NFC Norris, you can't march Dick Jauron in here and expect him to beat the best. And no, Dick Jauron is not the next Bill Belichick. Belichick got a second chance because he was an absolutely DOMINANT defensive coordinator. Dick Jauron is just a guy who was an unsuccessful HC before and was a decent coordinator/assistant. If he's the next Marv Levy, he'll just get his asss handed to him because he won't have Kelly/Bruce/Thurman and co. and he won't be coaching against Rich Kotite, Ron Meyer, Dick McPherson or Bruce Coslett.
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Marc Trestman, OC, NC State - Assistant head coach/quarterbacks coach with the Miami Dolphins (2004); Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach with the Oakland Raiders (2002-03); Senior Assistant/Offense with the Oakland Raiders (2001); Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach with the Arizona Cardinals (1998-2000); Quarterbacks coach with the Detroit Lions (1997); Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks coach with the San Francisco 49ers (1995-1996); Quarterbacks coach/Administrative Assistant to Head Coach with the Minnesota Vikings (1990-91); Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach with the Cleveland Browns (1989); Quarterbacks coach with the Cleveland Browns (1988); Quarterbacks coach with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1987); Running backs coach with the Minnesota Vikings (1985-1986); College - Quarterbacks coach at University of Miami (1983-84); Volunteer Assistant at the University of Miami (1981-82).
I remember when Wade was hired, he wanted Trestman for his OC, but Trestman chose Arizona instead. Mike DeGeorge brought it up at a press conference to announce some assistant hirings and Wade got pissed and went off on DeGeorge. What's Mike DeGeorge doing nowadays?
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Good thing you have no idea what you are talking about. Marcus Vick is the fastest player on the Va Tech team and was clocked at a 4.28 in the forty in spring drills, which is a tad slower than his brother's 4.25. That is still faster than Lee Evans, which is pretty damn fast. If he can get his head on straight, I think he actually has a chance of being every bit as good as his brother if not better in the NFL. He makes quicker descions than does Michael and will stay in the pocket and make reads rather than taking off so much. He's done some pretty stupid stuff at VT but he definetly has 1st round talent and would be worth a third rounder if he's there.
Pfffft.....OK, you disagree with the speed, agree that he's a good passer and worth a third rounder. For not knowing what I'm talking about, you're fairly agreeable. Marcus Vick is not the threat to run that Michael is. That's evident in the open field. If you were holding the stopwatch for their 40's, I defer. Otherwise, I'm in agreement with most everyone else. He's not as fast as Michael. Yet, I compared him to Steve Young. Are you famialar with him? He was a slightly shorter than average guy with good a good arm, good touch and great wheels.
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LOL....I almost wrote the exact same thing.
Aside from the character issue, which is entirely enough justification to not even consider drafting him, have people really seen this guy play? He's not impressive. VA Tech's offense sucked this year. They were an overrated team that relied on their defense from day one.
As his brother has shown, you can only be moderately successful as a running QB if you have limited ability to get the ball to the recievers. And as Marcus is a less polished/experienced version of his brother, there is no way in hell he has the character or patience to learn how to be a better QB (not that he has the talent to succeed at the pro level anyway).
A Day 1 pick??? Just shoot me now!
Marcus Vick is a very good passer with a strong arm and good touch, not a running QB. He probably runs 4.4-4.5, which is light years slower than Michael. He throws a great deep ball.
His passing was very much a surprise this year because he has been such a turd off the field that he came into the season with very little experience. I don't think he's a Maurice Clarett, he doesn't have conditioning issues, and he's fresh off proving he can play. He has the potential to develop into a Steve Young type of QB, but he's going to have to see the light and there is no indication that he ever will.
If he is there in the third round, and we're looking at choosing Marcus Vick or another Ron Edwards or Coy Wire, cout me in because we have two 3's and I believe in drafting QB's in the mid-late rounds. If we had done that regularly during the Kelly years, we would have had a successor instead of getting in a position where they HAD to draft one, like they were with Todd Collins. There should always be a young QB being groomed in the organization. Shane Matthews as the #3 QB is absolute BS.
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I'm starting to think Marv is actually Chuck Norris. I guess I'm getting old, because I lived thru Marv's ENTIRE Bills coaching career, and he didn't do even half of the things he's being given credit for.
Marv was a hands-off delegator with regard to the offense and defense. His assistants ran their units with little interference from Marv. He hired some good ones and he hired even more bad ones. Check his coaching tree. None of Marv's coaches EVER became a HC (Wade and Marchibroda had already been HC's prior to working for Marv).
His teams are remembered for resiliency, but compared to the top teams of today, they were downright lazy and won a lot of games where they didn't come to play and routinely played down to their level of competition. One of his tactics was to not practice a lot in pads during the season and go very easy on players in camp, which gave them fresh legs during the season, but when they met the big hitters from the NFC on Super Bowl Sunday, their lack of physicality and focus was painfully obvious.
Fortunately, perception is reality in the NFL. Marv got into the HOF. To quote Marv, "if you get a reputation as an early riser, you can sleep till' noon". He has become that guy. If you get the people who work for you to buy into your program you are way ahead of the game. That has to be our hope with regard to Marv as GM. Gotta' hope they drink the Kool Aid this time.
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Who are those three players?
I don't disagree with what you said about what Williams hasn't done, but the free agency period ain't what it used to be. Teams don't get buried with unmanageable cap debt like they used to and because the cap has risen dramatically in recent years, teams have plenty of room to re-sign their guys. Very few quality players ever hit free agency anymore, and 5 years ago, interior lineman like Bentley and Hutchinson would very likely have been allowed to shop their skills, but it's much less likely nowadays.
That said, what good does saving cap money do if there is nobody to spend it on? In recent years, we've been the farm team, giving up Pat Williams, Jonas Jennings and Antoine Winfield. Are those guys deserving to be paid what they get? Not IMO, but times are different. Free agency is increasingly a sellers market and the cost of winning football games goes up every time that cap figure goes up. The edge gained by being frugal, is also lessened each time that figure goes up.
I think what all of this had lead to is one thing: coaching is far more important now than ever. You have to take yours and beat theirs, and vice versa. Coaching. It's just too competitive a market for talent to try to out-talent everybody like the Bills did back in the Polian years.
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With the "deep sixing" of staffs throughout the league, Senior Bowl week is the place where assistant coaching candidates flock looking for work! Mike Mularkey and Marv will be presenting a unified front and that's the time in January when staffs are finalized. I'm guessing that the Bills can build a capable staff later this month! One candidate I'd like as the new DC is Dave McGinnis. Here in Arizona, he had the players loyalty, he just didn't get a fair assessment from management, ala Mr. Bill Bidwill. My wild card choice for offensive coordinator would be Rick Neuheisel, who showed well as the QB coach in Baltimore. Kyle Boller started to show signs late in the season. I'm assuming that Neuheisel had an impact there!
The Bills pickings will be limited because it's painfully obvious that Mularkey almost got canned and is on thin ice. Not exactly a good situation for an assistant to come into.
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I see the parallels to Don Zimmer, who combined with Clueless Joe Torre to form a championship managerial team. I can see it now, Marv behind MM on the sidelines getting all worked up, with Meathead mouth agape trying to respire. I can see Marv getting rolled by Bruschi.
Marv really should get on the sidelines with Meathead. There is such a small chance of this "fresh start" working that the very least they could do is guarantee us some entertainment.
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Best article ive seen written on the signing of Levy and the general history of the Bills. Kinda sobering but the reporter pretty much has the Bills figured out. Not that he says anything I didnt know already. It's almost like it was me writing this. I wish I had.
http://www.realfootball365.com/nfl/article...ilson050106.php
Dante, did you write that story? C'mon, now, you can be honest.
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Actually, his nickname is Luck Chester. When the fans finally storm and trash the administrative offices, Luck will take his travelers checks to a competing resort, until then he is going NOWHERE. And if he hangs around much longer, I got three words to describe his career............Wall....of.....Fame(right below Ed Abramowski).
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Anderson did improve, he went from absolutely horrible, to just a glaring weakness. The guy has good feet and plays hard as hell, but he can't anchor and doesn't command a double team so he's not a two gap DT, and he is stiff, short armed and always off balance which causes him to CONSTANTLY miss tackes in the backfield, so he's a liability as a one gap DT. Let's not sugarcoat it, we have a horrible run defense because Anderson and Bannan are awful and completely incapable of tying up blockers and equally incapable of making plays in the backfield.
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Uh, wrong. GW's Buffalo defense sucked his first two seasons. GW said they were going to lead the league in sacks, set a new sack record and stop the run with numbers. Pffffft. GW was such a genius that Donahoe had to bring in LeBeau to turn the mess around. Does any of this ring a bell? LeBeau ran a very good defense, and Gray ran a good one a year later.
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He has only been here for 2 years.
In his first year he went 9-7 and missed the playoffs by only 1 game (which came down to the NFL officials screwing up the call of Henry's TD in the Oakland game). So in all fact, in his first year as an NFL coach, Mike Mularkey would have made the playoffs if it wasnt for a bad officiating call. Not to bad? hmm ...
In his second year, he was handed a team that his general manager (Tom Donahoe) had dismantled by letting the best lineman leave in free-agency (Jonas Jennings) and the anchor of the defensive line (Pat Williams) go to free-agency. Not to mention the fact that a 1st year player was to be the QB behind a shaky line. Oh yeah, I nearly forgot that the best LB on the team and possibly one of the best in the NFL was injured in Week 3 of the NFL season. That coupled with Nate Clements having a less than wonderful year and ... well ... you get the point.
Don't get me wrong. I am not defending some of the moronic things that Mike Mularkey seems to do when play-calling or coaching the team. What I am doing is asking how you can have such hatred towards this man without looking at the above variables.
IMO, he was all over the place as a coach this year. A total mess. When the team got down, he lost the respect of his veterans, to the point where he was hurting the teams chances of winning when it mattered(see Sam Adams at NE).
He coached fast and loose early on, then I had to sit thru a Saturday night game where he coached to keep the score down instead of playing to win. He rounded out the season by NOT playing his young QB in an obvious attempt to save his job at the expense of the future of the organization. It was a total clusterfuk. I hate the idea of changing coaching staffs again, but the thought of seeing a repeat of what he did this year makes me long for another re-building job. Horrible. The worst coaching job by a Bills HC since Hank Bullough.
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Why is it nobody remembers that we already ran Marv off once? The pitchforks were front and center after the 1997 season when the team basically quit on him. Wade Phillips came in in 1998 and was actually an IMPROVEMENT. Marv was a good coach, but couldn't put together a staff and was not a real X and O's guy himself and got handled by the better, more gameplan involved coaches of his time, like Gibbs and Parcells.
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I hope they get Grady. He can really anchor and stand up a double team. It's a risk, because he has detractors regarding his effort and he's getting up there in age, but that's also the only reason he may be available. I'm ngata Ngata fan. He doesn't play up to his size, much like Adams, except Adams is far quicker and more powerful. People impressed with Ngata's stats should go check out what Adams did at Texas A&M. He was dominant.
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Kiper's Big Board: top 25 seniors (12/29)
1. Matt Leinart, QB, USC (6-4, 225 pounds) | previous rank: same
His arm strength has improved since last season, and he is throwing the ball even better. Leinart might not have repeated as the Heisman Trophy winner, but he makes plays when he has to. He should remain at the top of the draft board.
2. A.J. Hawk, LB, Ohio State (6-1½, 242) | previous rank: same
The top defensive player in the senior class. An instinctive player and a sure tackler, he knows which angles to take to the ball and finds his way through traffic very well.
3. Tamba Hali, DE, Penn State (6-3, 267) | previous rank: 5
Has been at the top of his game all year. Hali is the best player on one of the best defenses in the country. A natural pass-rusher who has been fun to watch all season.
4. DeMeco Ryans, OLB, Alabama (6-1½, 235) | previous rank: 3
Leader of the Crimson Tide defense. Has impressed in the Tide's biggest games this season. Tide defense did all it could to try to keep undefeated season alive.
5. D'Brickashaw Ferguson, OT, Virginia (6-5½, 295) | previous rank: 4
Came back from a knee injury and still remains the top offensive lineman on the board.
6. DeAngelo Williams, RB, Memphis (5-9, 215) | previous rank: 7
Third in the nation in rushing yards per game, despite not playing behind one of the best offensive lines. Could very well be a top-10 pick.
7. Jimmy Williams, CB, Virginia Tech (6-2½, 207) | previous rank: 6
Gives the Hokies a shutdown cornerback who can lock up the opposing team's top receiver. He eliminates one side of the field. A former safety who moved to corner before the 2004 season.
8. Michael Huff, DB, Texas (6-1, 205) | previous rank: 9
Athletic and instinctive, he has shown the versatility to play cornerback or safety at the next level.
9. Jay Cutler, QB, Vanderbilt (6-3¼, 227) | previous rank: 10
Second-best senior QB on the board behind Matt Leinart. Has the potential to be a first-round pick, depending on how he performs in the Senior Bowl and individual workouts.
10. Orien Harris, DT, Miami (6-3, 307) | previous rank: 11
Blessed with a ton of talent, Harris has bounced back from a subpar junior campaign. He has maximized his ability on a consistent basis in 2005.
11. Chad Greenway, LB, Iowa (6-2½, 244) | previous rank: 12
Has become one of the nation's top-flight linebackers the past two years. A smart player with great physical skills, Greenway knows how to find the ball and can go all over the field to get to it.
12. Derek Hagan, WR, Arizona State (6-1½, 203) | previous rank: 13
A precise route-runner who will come into the NFL in 2006 with a great understanding of what is expected to be an immediate contributor.
13. Mathias Kiwanuka, DE, Boston College (6-5½, 260) | previous rank: 8
Came back from an injury against Virginia earlier this season. A tremendous talent who needs to polish his pass-rushing skills.
14. Claude Wroten, DT, LSU (6-2, 293) | previous rank: 17
Solid and reliable, Wroten has given LSU consistent play throughout the season.
15. Thomas Howard, LB, UTEP (6-2½, 233) | previous rank: 14
Has come a long way since his days as a walk-on defensive back. UTEP's best defensive player, Howard is a gifted athlete with 4.4 speed who covers the field from sideline to sideline.
16. Sinorice Moss, WR, Miami (5-8½ 183) | previous rank: 15
Can turn a short completion into a coast-to-coast TD. Not great size, but Moss has great speed and should excel at the next level.
17. Brodrick Bunkley, DT, Florida State (6-2½ 305) | previous rank: 16
Combines strength with quickness and a relentless approach. A very effective pass-rusher for an interior lineman.
18. Jason Spitz, G/C, Louisville (6-3½ 307) | previous rank: same
Versatile player who will have a long career at the next level. Strongest player on Louisville's roster.
19. Anthony Smith, DB, Syracuse (6-1, 194) | previous rank: same
Real playmaker on a team that struggled in 2005. Combines excellent cover skills with a rugged, hard-nosed approach. Smith is not only a quality free safety but also has made a dramatic impact on special teams throughout his impressive stay in the Big East.
20. Dwayne Slay, FS, Texas Tech (6-3½, 210) | previous rank: same
A very physical and hard-hitting safety, Slay led the Red Raiders in tackles and set a Big 12 record with eight forced fumbles.
21. Ryan O'Callaghan, OT, California (6-6½, 340) | previous rank: same
Depending on who comes out early, O'Callaghan could end up being the highest-rated right tackle prospect in the draft. Prototype right tackle at the next level. Very tough; he played through a broken wrist for most of 2004 and battled through a concussion in '05.
22. Elvis Dumervil, DE, Louisville (6-0, 256) | previous rank: same
Feared and disruptive sack artist. Has at least two sacks in five games this season and leads the nation with 20 sacks. Reminds me of Colts DEs Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis.
23. Max Jean-Gilles, G, Georgia (6-4, 350) | previous rank: same
One of the best guards in the country, Jean-Gilles had a solid outing against a great LSU defensive line in the SEC title game.
24. Marcedes Lewis, TE, UCLA (6-6, 258) | previous rank: same
Has legit 4.5 speed and a perfect frame for the position. Leads the Bruins in receptions, yards and touchdowns.
25. Kyle Williams, DT, LSU (6-1½, 294) | previous rank: same
Consistent and productive, he gets overshadowed at times by teammate Claude Wroten, who lines up next to him on the defensive line. Williams never disappears from the action.
Mel's Top 5 Juniors
Quarterback
1. Brady Quinn, Notre Dame
2. Vince Young, Texas
3. Drew Stanton, Michigan State
4. Omar Jacobs, Bowling Green
5. Jordan Palmer, UTEP
5a. Marcus Vick, Virginia Tech
5b. Zac Taylor, Nebraska
5c. Jeff Rowe, Nevada
5d. Drew Tate, Iowa
Running back
1. Reggie Bush, USC
2. Laurence Maroney, Minnesota
3. LenDale White, USC
4. Michael Bush, Louisville
5. Kenny Irons, Auburn
5a. Maurice Drew, UCLA
5b. Brian Calhoun, Wisconsin
5c. Tony Hunt, Penn State
Wide receiver
1. Santonio Holmes, Ohio State
2. Jeff Samardzija, Notre Dame
3. Jason Hill, Washington State
4. Chad Jackson, Florida
5. Cory Rodgers, TCU
5a. Courtney Taylor, Auburn
5b. Jarrett Hicks, Texas Tech
5c. Steve Smith, USC
5d. Greg Lee, Pittsburgh
5e. Joel Filani, Texas Tech
Tight end
1. Vernon Davis, Maryland
2. Leonard Pope, Georgia
3. Anthony Fasano, Notre Dame
4. Clark Harris, Rutgers
5. Martrez Milner, Georgia
5a. Matt Spaeth, Minnesota
Offensive line
1. Joe Thomas (LT), Wisconsin
2. Winston Justice (RT), USC
3. Levi Brown (LT), Penn State
4. Justin Blalock (RT), Texas
5. Kyle Young, Fresno St. ©
5a. Doug Free (LT), Northern Illinois
5b. Manuel Ramirez (RG), Texas Tech
Defensive line
1. Mario Williams (DE), NC State
2. Gaines Adams, (DE), Clemson
3. Haloti Ngata (DT), Oregon
4. Kareem Brown (DT), Miami
5. Quentin Moses (DE), Georgia
5a. Ray Edwards (DE), Purdue
5b. Mkristo Bruce (DE), Washington St
5c. Brent Curvey (DT), Iowa St.
5d. Adam Carriker (DE), Nebraska
5e. Dan Bazuin (DE), Central Michigan
5f. Jay Moore (DE), Nebraska
Linebackers
1. Paul Posluszny, Penn St.
2. Ernie Sims, Florida State
3. Patrick Willis, Ole Miss
4. Ahmad Brooks, Virginia
5. Oscar Lua, USC
5a. Rufus Alexander, Oklahoma
5b. H.B. Blades, Pittsburgh
5c. Kai Parham, Virginia
5d. Anthony Waters, Clemson
5e. Justin Durant, Hampton
Defensive backs
1. Brandon Meriweather, Miami
2. LaRon Landry, LSU
3. Ashton Youboty, Ohio St.
4. Michael Griffin, Texas
5. Darnell Bing, USC
5a. Antonio Cromartie, Florida State
5b. Johnathan Joseph, South Carolina
5c. Danieal Manning, Abilene Christian
5d. Bernard Pollard, Purdue
5e. Eric Weddle, Utah
5f. Donte Whitner, Ohio St.
5g. Devin Hester, Miami
Place-Kickers
1. Mason Crosby, Colorado
2. Justin Medlock, UCLA
3. Mike Barrow, Idaho
4. Brandon Pace, Virginia Tech
5. Andrew Wellock, Eastern Michigan
5a. Kyle Schlicher, Iowa
5b. John Deraney, NC State
Punters
1. Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor
2. Adam Graessle, Pittsburgh
3. Brandon Fields, Michigan St.
4. Adam Podlesh, Maryland
5. Michael Gibson, Memphis
Thanks, that's a good resource. Unfortunately for Joe Thomas, a player mentioned as a possible Bill, he blew out his right knee in Wisconsin's bowl win over Auburn today.
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For those updating their resumes.......
Officially Announced Refirements
Detroit Lions Steve Mariucci
Green Bay Packers Mike Sherman
Houston Texans Dom Capers
Kansas City Chiefs Dick Vermeil
Minnesota Vikings Mike Tice
St. Louis Rams Mike Martz
New Orleans Saints Jim Haslett
To Be Announced Refirements
Oakland Raiders Norv Turner
Dallas Cowboys Bill Parcells
Buffalo Bills Mike Malarky
Parcells would be perfect and the best $10M per year Ralph could spend. Tuna would get the team back to he playoffs. The Bills are much better off right now than the Jets and Cowboys teams when he took them over. More importantly, he would right the organization. The impact he had on the Patriots and Jets is still evident today.
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He dropped like a 'brick. Or a hawk. Something that drops. I'm going to say it now, this is the offseason on TSW where there will be at least 9 guys who will, beyond a shadow of a doubt, be drafted before Buffalo picks at #8 and anyone who thinks otherwise is dreaming.
Then, when they draft Sinorice Moss with their first rounder, a totally separate group will announce that it will take 3 years to determine whether it was a smart pick(only to say 3 years from now that EVERYONE thought it was a great pick).
Let's not suppress opinions this offseason, people. But at the same time, make it YOUR opinion, and don't pretend you absolutely know beyond a doubt what the personnel men are thinking. You can know if a guy can play by watching enough, you can form an opinion by reading enough informed opinons, but you can't know what they are thinking in that warroom unless you are there.
Bills offer DC job to Bates!
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The coaches are important. I agree that not being enamored with them isn't important. If the reason is that they appear likely to not do a good job, that is important. I feel that way, so I don't think things are going along well. I guess the question has to be why aren't you enamored with the coaches? Is it the Count Chocula thing?