DrDawkinstein Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 He has one ring as a defensive line coach. The most of the Bills FO currently! (I believe it ties Whaley's 1)
Beef Jerky Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 It seems like the vast majority of posters on TBD are loving the selection of Rex Ryan as new head coach. This is obviously some type of mass delusion! He is a charismatic loser to be sure who replaces a non-charismatic loser. Is that what you call an upgrade? Wow. I give up trying to understand the world when black is white and day is night. I guess you see what you want to see. The next move to seal the deal: Whaley trades a 1st round pick in 2016 for Jay Cutler!!! The final straw! Ask the wizard for a brain.
5 Wide Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 It seems like the vast majority of posters on TBD are loving the selection of Rex Ryan as new head coach. This is obviously some type of mass delusion! He is a charismatic loser to be sure who replaces a non-charismatic loser. Is that what you call an upgrade? Wow. I give up trying to understand the world when black is white and day is night. I guess you see what you want to see. The next move to seal the deal: Whaley trades a 1st round pick in 2016 for Jay Cutler!!! The final straw! Not for nothing, everything you just wrote is your own commentary on how you view the situation. It is not fact, but opinion, essentially you seeing what you want to see as well.
BarkLessWagMore Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 Interesting that most have commented that, love him or hate him, Rex makes the Bills more relevant on a national stage. Lo and behold, ESPN sends Michele Steele to Buffalo to cover the presser and it is being held in the fieldhouse to accommodate what I am sure will be a large national press contingent. Hopefully the wins will follow but we should all have some fun with this as long as it lasts.
Concrete Buffalo Feet Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 Has there been anymore insight from Leroi? I missed it if so...
LABills08 Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 Thoughts on Rex - - In a lot of ways, he is the best possible candidate for the Bills. I'm not saying he's the perfect candidate, but given where the Bills are at - I think he is the best head coach that the Bills could have hired. - This is a franchise that needs a jolt. It needs someone to come in and make the franchise believe, from the players on down. Someone who shares the same chip on his shoulder that the fanbase and players have. Rex will do that. - A lot of people are comparing the current state of the Bills to the Jets. Which is nuts. The Bills have a much more talented roster. - Schwartz is a great coach who had a good year - but lets not over credit him. The Bills defense is stacked. It would take a pretty bad coach to come in and blow it with the Bills defense. If he goes - I won't lose sleep. Greg Roman is the more important hire. Anyways - i think this is a big moment for the Bills. Its the first time that they have actually decided to pony up for a head coach in sometime.
Buffaloed in Pa Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Only in Buffalo do you get pumped for a coach we kicked butt on. He was the HEAD COACH for the Jets . The team he built or destroyed. He was a big part of them going bad. I really hope it works ,but I have my doubts.
Deranged Rhino Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Only in Buffalo do you get pumped for a coach we kicked butt on. He was the HEAD COACH for the Jets . The team he built or destroyed. He was a big part of them going bad. I really hope it works ,but I have my doubts. You should go read the Grant Land article in the other thread and then ask yourself if Rex destroyed the team.
Tyrod's Tailor Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Thoughts on Rex - - In a lot of ways, he is the best possible candidate for the Bills. I'm not saying he's the perfect candidate, but given where the Bills are at - I think he is the best head coach that the Bills could have hired. - This is a franchise that needs a jolt. It needs someone to come in and make the franchise believe, from the players on down. Someone who shares the same chip on his shoulder that the fanbase and players have. Rex will do that. - A lot of people are comparing the current state of the Bills to the Jets. Which is nuts. The Bills have a much more talented roster. - Schwartz is a great coach who had a good year - but lets not over credit him. The Bills defense is stacked. It would take a pretty bad coach to come in and blow it with the Bills defense. If he goes - I won't lose sleep. Greg Roman is the more important hire. Anyways - i think this is a big moment for the Bills. Its the first time that they have actually decided to pony up for a head coach in sometime.
NewEra Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Way to step up and take the bill by the horns terry and Doug. This is a big time move. Get excited. Rex is a football head coach. Everyone else, minus shanny hasn't proven they can be the head coach of a championship contender. Rex led an average jets team to the afc championship in a row. He's proven. He's passionate. He's was the best head coach on the market. And Terry and Doug sealed the deal. Well done gentlemen. I think he's gonna be our coach until he decides to retire
Dr. K Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Interesting that most have commented that, love him or hate him, Rex makes the Bills more relevant on a national stage. Lo and behold, ESPN sends Michele Steele to Buffalo to cover the presser and it is being held in the fieldhouse to accommodate what I am sure will be a large national press contingent. Hopefully the wins will follow but we should all have some fun with this as long as it lasts. Who cares! Buffalo fans have such a pathetic self-image that they are impressed if Sports Illustrated sends a reporter. It's laughable. So Rex commands media attention. It has nothing to do with his ability as a head coach, which I for one am totally not convinced of.
Reed83HOF Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Way to step up and take the bill by the horns terry and Doug. This is a big time move. Get excited. Rex is a football head coach. Everyone else, minus shanny hasn't proven they can be the head coach of a championship contender. Rex led an average jets team to the afc championship in a row. He's proven. He's passionate. He's was the best head coach on the market. And Terry and Doug sealed the deal. Well done gentlemen. I think he's gonna be our coach until he decides to retire He also knows how to handle the Pats*
Beerball Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 I do think you need to factor in the far stronger CB play and talent level this season. Gilmore was playing one-armed or not at all last season, and they didn't have Corey Graham. They had better depth & Spikes/Graham, but to me the defense was better because of scheme. Pettine was more of a risk taker & this unit had enough talent to get the job done without a bunch of exotic blitzes. I'll take the safe approach (with this talent) every day of the week. My thoughts on the news I am not convinced he was the best selection, I will support the team, but I am not sold on him having witnessed his noise during his time here in the New York area. I hope I am wrong. It's gonna take some getting used to, isn't it?
ganesh Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Thoughts on Rex - - In a lot of ways, he is the best possible candidate for the Bills. I'm not saying he's the perfect candidate, but given where the Bills are at - I think he is the best head coach that the Bills could have hired. - Schwartz is a great coach who had a good year - but lets not over credit him. The Bills defense is stacked. It would take a pretty bad coach to come in and blow it with the Bills defense. If he goes - I won't lose sleep. Greg Roman is the more important hire. Anyways - i think this is a big moment for the Bills. Its the first time that they have actually decided to pony up for a head coach in sometime. In spite of what Pettine did, his bills defense was still ranked 28th in the league against the Run. Schwartz came in and fixed that. Don't underestimate his influence on this defense.
jsswansonjr Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 What are the odds of a Rex coached team improving upon this years won loss record?
The Dean Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 swagger primetime games things are looking up. just one big nut to crack....an upgrade at qb. Primetime games are only good if the team deserves them--not just because they have a celebrity coach. Primetime games mean noting in the Win column.
DC Greg Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Primetime games are only good if the team deserves them--not just because they have a celebrity coach. Primetime games mean noting in the Win column. Did Rex Ryan bully you in grade school or something? You are on a MISSION here man!
JeebusCrust Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 I've seen quite a few mixed reaction regarding this choice. But honestly, I don't see it as all bad considering the choices. What? they could have went with some unknown quantity and just see how it went? He at least has HC experience, no he's not the most offensive minded choice out there... but when you think about it, if we would have grabbed an offensive minded candidate and kept Schwartz in another year after another season with a top defense someone would be looking at him for a HC position and he would be gone. We're then back to square one again. At least with this choice there is a proven defensive mind running the show and there can be some consistency. It's not like this style of defense is completely foreign, year before last we played a similar style. The reasoning why I can see why Rex would choose to come to Buffalo... First part, Ego, he still gets his shot to try and prove himself against the Patriots twice a year and now he gets two shots a season to beat up on the team who fired him. He's a defense guy and he was just handed a bunch of new toys to play with. A top ranked defense stacked with talent. No, he's not the offensive minded coach that some were hoping for around here, but it's not as if our offense is totally devoid of talent. With the choice of Roman as OC, they lean towards a run heavy, ball control, ground and pound offense. We have considerable talent at WR and look at the selection of RBs we have... Spiller, Jackson, Dixon, Brown... all considerable backs in their respect. If the focus in the offseason is to build up and fix the O line, then average QB play would be sufficient to easily get us into the playoffs. If we have someone under center that is competent, then who knows how far we can go. I don't see the defense regressing under Ryan's scheme, can't get any worse than we had with Hackett as OC, Roman is a definite upgrade. This isn't the way I thought it would end up but I can see some big positives coming from this
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