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I thought Childress would be a good hire as OC, particularly for a first time head coach. Not enthusiastic about Olson, and he is the only candidate that has an upcoming interview, at least that has been publicly disclosed.

That is crummy.

I would be unhappy if it was Olson. Hope there are still better choices out there, or that Childress is the choice.

Anything about OC, staff that will be retained?

Totally bummed that McCoy will not be OC. This was a big part of the reason that I liked the McDermott hiring (thought he was bringing McCoy).

I will be less enthusiastic about McDermott if McCoy is not part of the package. I assume that McDermott has other OC options in mind. Wonder who they might be.

McDermott and McCoy could be a very solid pair. Wilks also seems to be well thought of, assuming he will be the DC. If this comes to pass, probably a better overall package of HC, OC and DC than I was anticipating a few days ago. Would feel badly for Lynn.

I would be shocked if McCoy came to Buffalo as the OC for McDermott. Seems like he will have better offers and why would he rush into this situation instead of taking a year off if this was his only option for this year?

I kind of thought it could be about the Pegulas favoring a HC candidate over the one that Whaley favors, but who knows.

I like the idea of Coughlin paired with a likely successor. Makes sense to me.

Hope there is more to come. Seems like a crummy list so far.

Interesting that we have not heard anything about Coughlin interviewing with the Bills.

The team is a mess, and a new coach (even a good one) likely will not be able to fix it since it is the overall organization that is the problem. The Bills need a leader (a team president) with football knowledge and expertise, as well as experience dealing with the press, players and, most importantly, owners. I get it that the team did not perform well this year, but why all of the self-inflicted wounds since Rex was fired, starting with trotting out an unprepared Lynn to an incoherent performance from our GM today? There is nothing here that inspires any kind of confidence that anyone in the organization knows what they are doing, including how to deal with fans, the media and public relations. Just sad and depressing.

Can't watch the press conference anymore. Feels like amateur hour with both Whaley and the reporters and their questions. Pretty brutal and I feel a bit sorry for Whaley, who seems in over his head.

That is funny.

Not interested in any of the names we are hearing so far (Lynn, Austen and Goodwin). Why aren't we going to speak to any of the more well known potential candidates?

What is pfcentral? Is it reputable?

I want the Bills to interview some other candidates and not just announce that Lynn will be the head coach. The two coordinators from NE, Shanahan and Coughlin is where I would start.

La Canfora's most recent tweet about the Bills suggests the Bills are finalizing things with Lynn. Have not heard a peep about potential head coaching candidates that are scheduled to meet with the Bills while other teams have interviews scheduled with potential candidates.

If Whaley wants Lynn to be HC, why did he send him out alone for the press conference last week and then have him start EJ in the final game? If Whaley want us all to get excited about Lynn, he did about the worst possible thing to the guy by handling things this way. Not a good press conference and then a poor effort from the team today. A less than successful introduction to Lynn, who deserved better even if I think we should clean house and get a HC from outside of the current coaching group.

Sorry, but what we see from the outside suggests dysfunction. The way Marrone left, the hiring and then firing of Ryan and the leaks all support the current narrative of infighting and dysfunction. The recent record of the Bills is a slight improvement, but we have not had a particularly tough schedule over the last few years and we continue to lose to teams with winning records. It is hard to give the front office the benefit of the doubt at this point.

After reading the blurb from La Canfora about Lynn and Whaley, I am starting to feel like that the current mission for hiring a head coach is to find someone who will agree to prove Whaley right about EJ/Jones and trading up for Sammy.

I really don't get this reflex to rip the press when they rip the Bills. 17 years and counting with no playoffs. The Bills and their management are getting what they deserve until they start winning on a consistent basis and make the playoffs. The overt dysfunction with the Bills continues and the destructive leaks are merely a symptom. There is no one we should be defending at this point, other than the Pegulas for keeping the Bills in Buffalo.

Not a very impressive list. None with head coaching experience. Strange, compared to some of the other candidates that may be available (Coughlin, Shanahan, and the NE coordinators).

Seems like it will be Lynn. If it is not, and Whaley pushes EJ (assuming he is re-signed) and/or Jones as next year's starting QB and taking into account the issues Whaley has had with the last two head coaches, not sure how strong the interest will be in our HC position by Coughlin, Shanahan or the NE coordinators.