papazoid Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 silver lining.....losing Pettine should improve our draft spot in 2015 when it will be painfully obvious we still need a QB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaaadThingsMan Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 So who becomes Buffalo DC? After all the foot dragging by the Browns why would Pettine even want the job? Good luck buddy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kota Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Sounds like the Browns won't hire him until they approve of his coordinators. The browns are the next raiders. Word on the street is that they fired Chud becaues he wouldn't can a coordinator or something. I just don't believe a person can be successful when someone else is determining who works for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smears Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I feel like the only head lining coach with a proven upside is leaving our defense dry. I assume he will take some of our coordinators? Im afraid Marrone will bring in his defense from Syracuse too. Yay one big happy family. The Browns obviously wanted someone else. Pettine wasnt their first choice. Thats why it has taken so long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Who's more desperate - Pettine or the Browns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 It's less losing Pettine that bugs me as much as having 4 DCs in 5 years. How is anyone supposed to perform on the field when they have to learn a new system every year? Exactly. This is very frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonkey Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Who's more desperate - Pettine or the Browns? If this is true, the Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juice_32 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 silver lining.....losing Pettine should improve our draft spot in 2015 when it will be painfully obvious we still need a QB. So sad, but so very true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big C Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Sounds like the Browns won't hire him until they approve of his coordinators. The browns are the next raiders. Word on the street is that they fired Chud becaues he wouldn't can a coordinator or something. I just don't believe a person can be successful when someone else is determining who works for you. You are thinking of Munchak. Chud's coordinators were great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1B4IDie Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I think it's beyond clear that the Pettine's goal was a head coach's job asap. Why else would he leave the Jets for exactly the same job? The goal was to get out from under Rex, and prove what he could do with a team he didn't select. The record-setting sacks, picks, etc....shows all of this. If we had an average offense this past year in terms of points scored, we would have easily been in the playoffs. I believe his plan was to stay here for 2 years, and then get a head coach job. All that's happened is: things have happened faster than expected, he did a bettter job with our defnse than expected, and the Browns sucked more than expected. That last part is something Pettine may want to consider: he's not going to fix a bad organization all by himself. Ask Rex Ryan how well that works. Great post. The Bills had to be expecting this move in 2015. It get accelerated but I'm sure this week they were working the phones to get a DC lined up. Or Donnie Henderson stole enough from Pettine to make him the DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalScotts Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Wade...welcome back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filthymcnasty08 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 He went to go get the papers get the papers. :w00t: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I think I'd start with: "You will not fire me after 1 year, like you did with the last guy, after trading away his RB, and intentionally tanking the season with every subsequent FO move." I'd also go with: "I get 1 year of worry-free coaching for every 2 draft picks you trade away." (This way, when they do whatever the hell they do to get Manziel, and follow the same ruinous course as the Redskins, Pettine is insured against the results of their stupidity.) I think I'd also do: "I get 1 year of worry-free coaching for every year my defense is in the top 10, but my offense is in the bottom ten. If this happens 3 years in a row, then then Pettine gets the GM job, or gets to hire a new GM." You have to do something about Cleveland's drafting. It's far worse than ours, especially since Buddy/Whaley arrived. If I was Pettine, I'd demand final say on every single draft pick for the first 2 years....or something like that. We know Pettine, he will start yelling at those Cleveland FO people, and they will cower. It sounds like that's not the case with that FO. right, clearly he could be fired, but id want essentially every dollar guaranteed regardless of if i worked 6 months or a full 3-4 years. which is something that is negotiable. id want the jay gruden 5 year full guarantee as opposed to the rex ryan only 2 years promised of the next 3+ remaining. I think that's how most are structured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 What a kick in the gut...I mean what team loses a coordinator after 14 straight losing seasons and another 6-10 finish this year?? This is the type of **** that only happens to the Bills... Now we start over from scratch again on D...when will something go our way for once?? Do we have a unending black cloud over this franchise or something?? So frustrating... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Sounds like the Browns won't hire him until they approve of his coordinators. The browns are the next raiders. Word on the street is that they fired Chud becaues he wouldn't can a coordinator or something. I just don't believe a person can be successful when someone else is determining who works for you. Yeah, HC is got to be able to hire a George Edwards...and replace him with a Wanny--or else it will never work out. The term of the contract is certainly negotiable. What's not negotiable is the term of holding down the position. I'm pretty sure that's what I said.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICanSleepWhenI'mDead Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I'll bet we're going to find out that Pettine only came here with the assurance that he would be allowed to interview for HC openings. Lots of other clubs slammed the door on other clubs tampering with their staff. Not so in Buffalo. I think you would lose that bet: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-01-17/sports/ct-spt-0117-bears-hoke--20120118_1_coordinator-job-secondary-coach-fred-pagac Teams are only required to grant permission for assistants under contract to interview with other teams when a head-coaching position is involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Wade...welcome back It will be someone in house CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judman Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Has anyone seen Siefert at the airport yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills Fan in KS Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Will at least pettine showed everybody what are D can do and where we need to upgrade in free agency or draft. Whoever marrone brings in or promotes should stick to the same schemes like pettine. I still think were going in the right direction with marrone with or without pettine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Doomed. .......... Hmmm..who's next bills DC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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