iinii Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Nah. I don't get worked up when someone in the NFL or among the media say Buffalo is cold. It's not Gregg Williams fault we don't have Brees. If it was up to him and not Donahoe, Brees would be in Buffalo to this day. I'm still going to root for New Orleans. Williams set the organization back to a rebuilding stage as far as I am concerned. He ran off a number of players with his Lombardi wanna be approach. I am not of fan of his for what he did to the organization and not his slight of the weather. His remarks were just icing on the proverbial cake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE GUY YELLING BEHIND YOU Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Dear Gregg: Can you explain to everyone why you have NEVER been mentioned as a candidate for any other HC positions and have bounced around 3x since you left here? Oh yeh, your D is ranked 25th against the pass and you are going to play the GOAT of QBs. Enjoy...and you suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicBills Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Williams set the organization back to a rebuilding stage as far as I am concerned. He ran off a number of players with his Lombardi wanna be approach. I am not of fan of his for what he did to the organization and not his slight of the weather. His remarks were just icing on the proverbial cake. Just curious ... who exactly do you think he ran off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 You can't hate the guy for saying this. He got the shaft from the front office while he was here. Don't get me wrong, Gregg dug his own grave in many ways (airhorns and the like), but he was just not ready to be a HC quite yet. I know I'm not alone, but I've always thought he'd be a great HC down the line some day in his second go-around. I really believe that. I see nothing in GW that would suggest that he would be a good head coach. The guy was groomed as Gibbs' successor, and even then he was passed over. He strikes me as a decent career coordinator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurlyBurly51 Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Oooh, I'm so offended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 There is that, and don't forget that we saw Brees in person in 2002. Williams' defense made him look terrible, and he was benched for Flutie. Since y'all linked to the NFLNation post, not the AFC East one, I'll cut/paste my reply from there: Hats off to you for digging up that quote. Obviously you have a better memory that Greggo, Edit-That would be the quote that didn't show up here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/i...passed-on-brees Direct Quote: "I'm never going to discount again on who's it with. I've been able to kind of pick and choose now after all these years about where I want to go to, and I really, really, really wanted to draft Drew Brees when I was the head coach of the Buffalo Bills, and thank goodness that didn't happen otherwise I'd still be stuck up there in cold Buffalo. " ---- Greggggggo is my least favorite person ever associated with the Bills. Yes, even more so than Dickkkkko. Yes, but sit back and just think about this for a moment. Did he diss Buffalo, sure. I, personally, would not want to live in the humid swamp that is Louisiana, but that's me. But think about two things. 1.) Who decided against Brees? Is that person still in the organization (Modrak, Overdorf)? And, 2.) Can you imagine...if we had gotten Brees...our entire decade would have changed. No wasted 1st round draft picks on Losman and Bledsoe. Or our current plight. Will this make 3 first round draft picks this decade on hopeful QB's? How would those 2 extra high picks have altered the rest of our roster? Granted, with Modrak calling the shots, we probably would have had 2 more Mike Williams'. But to think of a Brees, Jackson, Evans offense....shivers down my spine, man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Hats off to you for digging up that quote. Obviously you have a better memory that Greggo, Edit-That would be the quote that didn't show up here. Technically, I suppose he could have still wanted to draft Brees to groom even though RJ was set to start. Just thought that quote was amusing ... and to be honest, I wasn't sure what I was going to find when I pulled that issue of Shout! out of the storage box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leh-nerd skin-erd Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/i...passed-on-brees Direct Quote: "I'm never going to discount again on who's it with. I've been able to kind of pick and choose now after all these years about where I want to go to, and I really, really, really wanted to draft Drew Brees when I was the head coach of the Buffalo Bills, and thank goodness that didn't happen otherwise I'd still be stuck up there in cold Buffalo. " ---- Greggggggo is my least favorite person ever associated with the Bills. Yes, even more so than Dickkkkko. i can never remember if it's redundant that a fat guy "doesn't like fat guys", or if it's ironic? either way, haven't seen many billboards suggesting ralph bring back the walrus (koo koo kachoo). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinky finger Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 He would still be a loser as head coach even with Brees... Ahhhhh HA! Something we agree on, matter2003. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipster19 Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 I'm not offended but with that being said the Colts are absolutely going to DESTROY the Saints, it will be over by halftime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Yes, but sit back and just think about this for a moment. Did he diss Buffalo, sure. I, personally, would not want to live in the humid swamp that is Louisiana, but that's me. But think about two things. 1.) Who decided against Brees? Is that person still in the organization (Modrak, Overdorf)? And, 2.) Can you imagine...if we had gotten Brees...our entire decade would have changed. No wasted 1st round draft picks on Losman and Bledsoe. Or our current plight. Will this make 3 first round draft picks this decade on hopeful QB's? How would those 2 extra high picks have altered the rest of our roster? Granted, with Modrak calling the shots, we probably would have had 2 more Mike Williams'. But to think of a Brees, Jackson, Evans offense....shivers down my spine, man! Nobody really decided "against" Brees. The Bills took Clements in the first, where Brees probably would have been a reach, and were unable to trade back up to the top of Round 2 to get him. Kind of like how Donahoe wanted Roethlisberger in 2004, but there was no way the Steelers were going to let the Bills jump ahead of them, calling every team between 5-10 (Giants took Rivers at 4, they were at 11) to let them know they were willing to beat any trade offers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Nobody really decided "against" Brees. The Bills took Clements in the first, where Brees probably would have been a reach, and were unable to trade back up to the top of Round 2 to get him. Kind of like how Donahoe wanted Roethlisberger in 2004, but there was no way the Steelers were going to let the Bills jump ahead of them, calling every team between 5-10 (Giants took Rivers at 4, they were at 11) to let them know they were willing to beat any trade offers. That's not what one gets by reading Williams' statement. And it should also be noted that this is not the first time that he has uttered this (the last time was the week before this year's Bills/ Saints game). I may be reading too much into it, but his comments on both counts sound like somebody with more clout decided to go in a different direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 That's not what one gets by reading Williams' statement. And it should also be noted that this is not the first time that he has uttered this (the last time was the week before this year's Bills/ Saints game). I may be reading too much into it, but his comments on both counts sound like somebody with more clout decided to go in a different direction. Then we read both King's story and this one differently. The precise quote from King's version: The Bills determined they would use their first-round pick to get Nate Clements, the Ohio State cornerback (they actually traded down a few spots in the first round and still got him), then focus all their attention trying to move up from the 46th overall pick in the second round -- their slot -- to pick near the front of the round. That's where they projected Brees getting picked. So Buffalo began calling around, trying to see if Brees was still there when they picked, could the Bills move up to get him? No team bit. And then, as the second round dawned, San Diego used the 32nd overall pick to select Brees. "I almost pulled a hamstring in the draft room, jumping up and down because I was so mad,'' said Williams. Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writ...b.week.4/4.html Edit: Williams did just add the "thank goodness that didn't happen" line, and for that ... yeah, <bleep> him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkyMannn Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/i...passed-on-brees Direct Quote: I'd still be stuck up there in cold Buffalo. Guess what? It's freaking cold out tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly BF_in_Indiana Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/i...passed-on-brees Direct Quote: "I'm never going to discount again on who's it with. I've been able to kind of pick and choose now after all these years about where I want to go to, and I really, really, really wanted to draft Drew Brees when I was the head coach of the Buffalo Bills, and thank goodness that didn't happen otherwise I'd still be stuck up there in cold Buffalo. " ---- Greggggggo is my least favorite person ever associated with the Bills. Yes, even more so than Dickkkkko. He is scum. One of the worst head coaches ever. Worse than Dick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 The guy has always been an utter ass. Still is, apparently. For instance: his Captain Queeg complex while in Washington and the commitment to cheap shotting Favre this past Sunday. I like the Saints in theory, but I must confess that I wouldn't mind seeing Manning completely shredding his schemes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalkie Gerzowski Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Guess what? It's freaking cold out tonight and windy does Greggahtastic still carry around the megaphone and does he have that big rolodex with the names of about 173,000 football coaches on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Moreover, w/regard to memory recall, I'd like to hear Williams recount his huge boosterism for Rob Johnson. He was a genuine advocate for Johnson. I'd love to hear what Donohoe has to say about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 I'm not really offended when a guy on his way to the Super Bowl says that he prefers it to his old job. Same here. People are way too thin skinned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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