Why should it be a sham? Why not call him the OC/AHC? Have they already hired an OC (I don't see one on their website). And Sherman still hasn't accepted it.
Maybe Sherman, who couldn't get a job as a HC and will now work for his bud just to keep his feet wet until next year. But Bates isn't in the picture. So at best they get 1 good coach to coach the O-line, a postion he never coached in the NFL before. Sounds good to me!
Houston has nowhere to go but up just like the Bills do. And if they get Fat Ted to return, they'll immensely improve the defense. And the Bills will have as much as the Texans, if not more, once they cut the deadwood.
And sitting out would help him get a HC'ing position next year? No way. And it's not like Houston's situation is any better. He's a fool if he sits out the year.
No, Wade was/is a great coordinator. So too was/is GW.
And as for the Bills' search for a new DC, there is no rush to hire one right now. In fact, I'd wait until after the SB and interview Steelers' +/- Seahawks assistant coaches for the DC job.
Probably not. The NFL in all their wisdom bent over backwards to let Ganja back in so I doubt they suspend him for life if he fails his next drug test. Probably a "bad Ricky, bad!"
But now that Ganja has fulfilled his requirement of playing for the Dols for the year and thus can keep that $9M bonus, he'll probably be ready to pack-it-in sooner rather than later. He DID say after he retired and someone asked him about returning that he'd like to play 1 more year. Well this past year WAS that year.