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I recall Sam saying on NFL Network toward the end of this season that he would like to be a NFL team's head coach again. If he can handle that, then I think he can handle an OC spot for a year. It is likely the best way for him to break back into the HC ranks.

True -- if the no-huddle was to return more often, the Bills would need to get their boys in a lot better shape. When the O isn't clicking, the D is on the field an awfully long time. J.P., IMHO, looked right at home in the no-huddle. It was the only time he could get anything done in the Carolina game. Even more so, the receivers weren't getting open all game, but they were doing really well once the no-huddle started. I think the Bills would have won that game if MM had stuck with the no-huddle that rainy day.

You're right -- Lofton would be a perfect fit for this. Plus, isn't old #80 an Ivy Leaguer, too?

Signing Bentley (along with drafting a decent guard) = a playoff-caliber offense

I'll call, I'll call. While I am at it I will tell him to stop looking like someone with cold hands just just grabbed his Richard.

I agree to an extent. He went into the Hall as a coach. But by taking the GM job, he is proclaiming he is more than that -- the reputation he is working on now is broader -- the reputation on the table now is whether or not he is a great football mind. As for the Great One... sorry, but being a coach and being a GM are a whole lot more similar than being a player and being a coach. Wayne is not a qualified comparison.

I'd be more than fine with Sam. Marv has said he's still a fan of the no huddle -- who better to run it than the inventor?

You are preaching to the choir. I agree that he was a great head coach. But the bottomline is that his reputation is on the line nationally now that he has gone out on a limb with his new head coach.

This will be among the deepest draft in rcent history. Trade down to get more picks if Ferguson, Hawk, Super Mario and Ngata all are off the board. A late first, a late second and maybe a sixth-rounder would suffice -- as long as they are all in this draft. By the way, Maurice Stovall is a stud who Weis will miss dearly. He has size (6-5), speed (4.3), and he can make one-hand catches all day.

I didn't say anything less than a Super Bowl win was a failure. I said anything less than a Super Bowl win was a push at best. Marv won't add to his legacy unless he wins it all. He's been there four times. A few more trips into the playoffs won't matter in the long run.

I disagree. If his tenure as GM ends without the Bills making the playoffs, he will have a negative exit, and I think many in the football world (outside of Buffalo) will further question whether Marv was just in the right place at the right time to make the Super Bowl four times. Was he a product of a great GM, a hall of fame QB, RB, DE, WR, C, LB, STer, etc.? I presonally believe he was a big part of of the glory years, and I think the average football guru agrees, but a failure in this case will change a lot of minds.

Please bear with me while I equate Marv’s situation to a poker game. Marv didn’t have to put much into the ante to get back into the game – all he had to throw in was a little humility. Sure, there would be cracks about his age, sagging eyes and hair color. But if he just played the game safely, he be seen (at worst) as a passionate football man stepping up when his old team was in dire need. Marv was living comfortably. He is in the Hall of Fame, and he already built a lasting, positive legacy. All he had to do was play it safe. He could go with the most qualified coaching candidates, provide some football common sense, and hope it turns out well. In the end, he would either be credited with turning the team around, or he would be ushered back into retirement with a hearty, “Thanks for the effort, Coach.” But Marv has selected an entirely different tactic. Without warning, he pushed all his chips into the middle of the table. Going with a very risky coach hiring, Marv has put his legacy on the line. If he loses (and if the Bills lose, Marv loses), he will be thrown back into retirement with the football world wondering if he ever really had a clue about the game. Marv must know the risks. He has to understand that he just put a lot more on the table than anyone expected of him. The problem for Marv is that the only way he can make a profit on his bet is with a Super Bowl win. If he gets to Bills back to the playoffs a couple times, I think it will be a push – he keeps his legacy, but really doesn’t substantially improve it. Instead, he wastes some of his golden years locked away in an office at One Bills Drive. Maybe a push is enough for him – maybe the real reward is just to be back at the table. But it is one huge risk just to come away breaking even. It is for these reasons I am going to drop the anti-Jauron mantra. I’m going to give Marv the benefit of the doubt. It is unfathomable to me to think a man as smart as Marv would make such a bet unless he had tremendous confidence in his own decision-making abilities. Here is to hoping Marv hits the jackpot!

No Bills fan shuold ever answer ''making the Super Bowl."

On the bright side, 5-11 should get us another top-10 pick.

Just 'cause he tells you that, doesn't mean it's true.

This is something. For those of you looking for it, it is in the poster's profile at the bottom.

What kind of reasoning did they give? Honestly, I have yet to heard/read one decent reason to think this is a good hiring.

One could only hope...oops, I forgot, I swore to never hope again.

I expect they will bring in complete idiots who will do nothing but waste any and all talent currently on the roster while bringing in nothing bust high-priced, crappy players. No more dissappointment for me.

Wyche said in midseason this past year that he would entertain the idea of being a head coach again. That, to me, clearly states he feels he has the capability to run an offense again. My one major reservation about making such a promotion is that sam was there last year when the offensive play calling was plain stupid. I was under the impression that Sam was brought in to mentor MM as much as any QB. IMHO, Sam failed MM.

I hope you're right. I am breathing agian...

Woah! Your post makes it sound like DJ was saying he learned how not to hire a OC from the debacle that was Shoop. Is that accurate? If so , great!

Thanks. And BOOOO!

All I heard was the tailend of an answer in which DJ said something along the lines of, "If you're asking specifically about John Shoop -- yes."

Answer: more to coaching than win-loss record. Marv is now completely on the defensive.