BuffOrange Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Most of us seem to want the same things. Aggressive, innovative, forward thinking, offensive minded, preferably young.. Basically everything Russ Brandon said after they hired Marrone (stupid or liar?) I don't know if the pool we're interviewing are those things.. Auburn and A&M coach don't want to come here.. So what do we do? How about find someone who has overachieved w/ his talent; not just [insert good QB's] OC or Seattle's DC. If the Bills don’t get Shanahan and go the coordinator route, they should hire an offensive guy who can rebuild that side of the ball and groom the next quarterback. My top choices are the Colts’ Pep Hamilton and the Dolphins’ Bill Lazor.Hamilton is black, which would satisfy the Rooney Rule. He’s also one of the NFL’s rising offensive minds. He has the benefit of a great quarterback, Andrew Luck. So does Gase, who has Peyton Manning, a de facto coach. You could argue that Hamilton has had to do more with Luck, a gifted but young quarterback still learning in his third season.Luck was terrific in a 26-10 wild-card win over the Bengals. But Hamilton had a strong game plan. The Colts ran well despite the absence of Trent Richardson. The Colts’ protections were exquisite; Hamilton’s offense was in rhythm. Luck neutralized the Bengal blitzes with quick throws to the running backs and took shots downfield when there.There’s no rule that says you can’t be a head coaching candidate if your team doesn’t finish above .500. Lazor, the Dolphins’ offensive coordinator, was seen as a rising coach midway through the season. But Miami faded to 8-8. Lazor, who served as offensive coordinator at UB for two seasons (2001-02), has fallen off the radar.Lazor, who coached QBs for Kelly last year in Philadelphia, did a fine job in his first year in Miami, using many of Kelly’s principles. He got a career year out of quarterback Ryan Tannehill. Miami was 14th in offense after being 27th the previous two seasons. They went from 27th to 11th in points.If the Dolphins’ defense hadn’t fallen apart in the last four weeks, they might have won 10 games and put Lazor on the hot coaching lists. How many worthy candidates get overlooked because they happen to work with non-playoff teams? http://www.buffalonews.com/columns/jerry-sullivan/mike-shanahan-would-be-ideal-for-the-bills-20150106 I am unconvinced by Sullivan's Pep Hamilton nomination. "Neutralizing the Bengals blitzes" - Cincy's pass-rush was non-existent all year and I'm sorry but Luck is just that good. Bill Lazor on the other hand has to be worth a look. He quotes Miami's offense as 14th (up from 27th) but Football Outsiders which is a better metric imo had them 7th. With a rebuilt OL, overpaid WRs, and Tannehill, who, does some things well but for some reason with his nice arm has brutal accuracy on downfield throws. The year before Foles played out of his mind. The bolded is a great point - if their defense didn't tank down the stretch he's getting interviews now. C'mon Bills, get ahead of the curve for once. We're talking to Greg Roman (among 13 others) whose offense sucked with our #1 WR as their 4th option instead?
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