The Senator

Doesnt' mean a thing - Brady married a beard, too, but he's still a homo.

Well yeah - and T.O. could get on board the first plane outta here, too.

Not if we have it

OTOH, the guy who runs what some call the most intricate offense in all of football - resulting in 6 NCAA passing offense titles and 3 total offense titles in his 9 year tenure - keeps no playbook at all. The only written records are on his QB's wrist, and in the back pocket of... Mike Leach

Yeah, Leach is one of those 'when they made him, they broke the mold' kinda guys that you rarely see. The Bills should have schitt-canned Turk last February, and signed Leach as OC while he was having his own big pissing contest with the Taco Tech AD. Now that that's settled, I don't imagine Leach is going anywhere until at least 2011. In the meantime, RW should most definitely try to get Jimbo on-board as QBs coach.

Actually, in 2 weeks I expect most Longhorns to... link

Funny thing about that is, I've been offered jobs that I've turned-down multiple times - based on what was going on in my life at the time - then said yes when things in my life were more conducive. I'm sure the same can be said for many of us. Things change (I believe Hunter was still with us when Jim gave up broadcasting). Not saying Jim has changed his mind about coaching but, based on his statements regarding the Schonert 'sitch', he's obviously concerned about what's happening at OBD - no harm in asking him again if he'd like a more active role.

Is it raining at Race Point?

Wouldn't it be HORRIBLE if 'Mr. WEO' and 'Big Green Weenie' both used identical language ("4H Program") to belittle the Cornell Ag School? (I honestly don't think Kelly can screw up anything by giving a few pointers to a Stanford geek on how to run the 'no-huddle')

Got it. Actually, had it - hours ago. You (so you say) played a couple years of college ball, ergo, you know more than Jim...in fact, more than everyone. Funny, but it seems I've seen this act before - only with a different screen name...

No prob, SB - like always, Sisyphus just shrugged.

But - given your factor of 9 - how long will it take before Dick knows he's fired?

Actually, wasn't trying to be a dick (this time) - my response was to your original post which made no sense to me, and apparently puzzled Lori as well, until you appended it. (BTW - I see nothing in the original post or subsequent replies that imply a time-line of the RW meeting preceding the Turk firing.)

Thanks for the time-line. BTW, tomorrow is Sunday, and Monday is Labor Day. Your point? FYI, the report clearly stated... Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson Jr. summoned head coach Dick Jauron, along with general manager Russ Brandon and two assistant coaches, for a conference at his Detroit home on Saturday after a tumultuous preseason that resulted in the firing of offensive coordinator Turk Schonert, according to team sources. Wilson conducted a give-and-take session on the team's direction after the Bills' offense sputtered during a 1-4 preseason, sources said. In addition to Jauron and Brandon, Wilson also met with the Bills' new play-caller, quarterback coach Alex Van Pelt, and Eric Studesville, running back coach and running game coordinator.

Don't get too excited Lori - I happen to know that... Mike Leach ...was in Lubbock TX tonight.

Were any tortillas thrown?

The guy we're going to want is... Taylor Potts

I can't figure out whether you're Alex, or Eric?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure Jim can coach the QBs in practice and get his film-watching done in a reasonable time-period, w/out being a workaholic. In fact, judging from the frequently empty parking lots at OBD, I'd say most of the Bills coaches do. (Again, I'm talking about Kelly as QBs coach - not as OC, which I agree is probably more work than JK's willing to commit.)

Unless your name is Steve Spurrier... In 2002, the Washington Redskins brought in Steve Spurrier, whose laid-back approach to coaching was worlds apart from the amped-up style employed by his predecessor Marty Schottenheimer. "If it takes six hours to get a good plan ready, why do you need 26 hours?" asked Spurrier, who saw nothing wrong with golfing on off-days and getting to work at a leisurely 7:30 a.m. 'Course, Spurrier's the exception, and that's probably why he compiled an undistinguished 12-20 record over his 2 seasons with the 'skins. That said, I doubt that 20-hour days would be necessary for Kelly in the role of a QB coach. HCs/OCs/DCs yeah, but not position coaches - and certainly not a QB coach. What's he supposed do when there are no QB's around to coach?

Yes... Mike Leach That said, I've been an advocate of having Kelly on the sidelines, in some capacity other than cheerleader, for years - and obviously there's no 'chemistry' problem between him and AVP. I think it'd be an excellent move (Kelly as QBs coach, that is).

Geez, Deano - you sound just like a disciple of... Mike Leach The first play Leach called against Texas A.&M. was the first play on Cody Hodges's wrist. That wrist held a mere 23 ordinary plays, 9 red-zone plays (for situations inside an opponent's 20-yard line), 6 goal-line plays, 2 2-point-conversion plays and 5 trick plays. "There's two ways to make it more complex for the defense," Leach says. "One is to have a whole bunch of different plays, but that's no good because then the offense experiences as much complexity as the defense. Another is a small number of plays and run it out of lots of different formations." Leach prefers new formations. "That way, you don't have to teach a guy a new thing to do," he says. "You just have to teach him new places to stand." Texas Tech's offense has no playbook; Cody Hodges's wrist and Mike Leach's back pocket hold the only formal written records of what is widely regarded as one of the most intricate offenses ever to take a football field. The plays change too often, in response to the defense and the talents of the players on hand, to bother recording them.

Wow, does that ever sound like... Mike Leach "There's two ways to make it more complex for the defense," Leach says. "One is to have a whole bunch of different plays, but that's no good because then the offense experiences as much complexity as the defense. Another is a small number of plays and run it out of lots of different formations." Leach prefers new formations. "That way, you don't have to teach a guy a new thing to do," he says. "You just have to teach him new places to stand."

Yes Dean, while I (and most others) would disagree, thanks for pointing out that - in your opinion - JJ's 6-win improvement from season 1 to season 2 would not have earned him the opportunity for a season 3 to improve yet further to 11-5, and then go on to win the Superbowl in seasons 4 & 5! Sure glad you're not the Bills' GM - a 6-win improvement to 13-3 would get Jauron fired, I guess! (BTW, I think Dick would argue that 13-3 is his favorite record, just one that he's apparently incapable of reprising. ) Considering that Johnson was in his first year replacing Cowboys' legend Tom Landry and had a 1st-year QB in Troy Aikman, I think just about every person on the planet, other than you, would say that a 6-win improvement from a 1-15 season (with a rookie QB) to 7-9 shows marked improvement, demonstrates clearly that the team is moving in the right direction, and more than justifies a 3rd season, so I'm not sure WTF your point is when you say it's unlikely JJ would get a 3rd season in today's NFL to further improve to 11-5, then go on to win consecutive Superbowls in seasons 4 & 5. But that's just me. Your superior football mind apparently tells you differently. Yeah, Dean, that's my whole reasoning right there...I'm saying Leach would obviously succeed as an NFL head coach, because he's very entertaining at the podium. (If you truly think that, then maybe it's not my stupidity that you're pointing out.) Or maybe I was just suggesting that, in addition to making a great NFL head coach (IMHO), he's also very entertaining at the podium? In any case, what you (and many others) either fail to see or deliberately choose to overlook - is that Leach is a brilliant offensive schemer who is simply, at least as far as the NFL goes, way ahead of his time. Or maybe not... The Spread: Spreading to the N.F.L.? Read on... The spread offense is no longer a collegiate novelty act. It’s a tool for winning in the pros, a tool Meyer helped build with his version of the innovative offense. As colleague Chris Harry recently pointed out in a story about the spread offense, at least seven NFL teams could use the spread this season – including the Patriots, who went 18-1 in 2007 with Tom Brady rifling from spread formations. Belichick and Meyer are close buddies, so don’t be surprised if Meyer is an understudy ready to supplant the Patriots coach once he hangs it up in three, 10, 15 years. Who knows? Link - Meyer’s next move will be to the NFL Most significantly, Belichick has soaked up and incorporated elements of Meyer's spread offense. Meyer, however, is quick to tell you that it isn't really his offense, anyway, that, "Most of my ideas are ones that I have borrowed from someone else," adding, "The whole concept of the spread offense started from visiting other great offensive minds." Belichick turns to unlikey source for coaching advice (Stupid Belichick - WTF does he know about winning in the NFL anyway? ) What Leach does on offense will not only' translate well' to the NFL, it's exactly the direction that many think the NFL is headed. "Right now, we've been contacted by a minimum of three NFL teams who want to implement a spread element," Meyer said last month. "They're going to do it." NFL teams eyeing spread offense And, of course, Leach is a naturally smart guy - more than smart enough to do whatever it takes to adapt his schemes to today's NFL. Then, there's this... 1) Leach has built a top-notch program - one that competes successfully against NCAA powerhouses with far bigger budgets - from the ground up, with far less recruiting power and a budget a fraction the size of of the top-ranked national programs. In other words, he does more with less - a quality that I think would serve him well in The BuffTown - and seems to be able to get the best out of his players (another quality we haven't seen here in a while). 2) Leach seems to have a magic way with QBs, guiding TT to 6 NCAA passing titles (and 3 total offense titles) in his 9 years (the years his passing offense wasn't ranked #1, it was #2 or #3) and hey - we've been looking for a little offense and some QB magic here in Buffalo for quite a while, no? 3) Leach has never had a losing season as a head coach and received three national coach of the year awards in 2008 - the Woody Hayes Award, Howie Long/Fieldturf Coach of the Year, and George Munger Award. IOW, I think the guy's MORE than capable of making the jump to the NFL, and being as wildly successful there as he has in everything else he's done. In fact, Leach's resume reminds me quite a bit of JJ's before he jumped to the NFL - which might explain why they hang together... Great Minds Drink Alike There. I've handed you your next cheap shot. Now you can call me stupid for suggesting that Leach will be a great NFL coach because he's standing next to Jimmy Johnson in a photograph. Or maybe it's just because he says things like... "If (former Tech quarterback) B.J. (Symons) is a product of the system, then he's not getting any of those touchdown passes and all those yards. That means our coaching staff is," Leach said. "That would also mean we could go down to 7-Eleven and get the clerk behind the counter and let him play quarterback."