26CornerBlitz Posted February 6, 2017 Posted February 6, 2017 (edited) @alexmarvez Sources tell @viccarucci & me that Gill Byrd will be @buffalobills new secondary coach @buffalobills We've hired Gill Byrd as our defensive backs coach. More on Byrd and an additional coaching hire made today: http://bufbills.co/xtFM12 Edited February 7, 2017 by 26CornerBlitz
Heitz Posted February 6, 2017 Posted February 6, 2017 @alexmarvez Sources tell @viccarucci & me that Gill Byrd will be @buffalobills new secondary coach He's finally getting his shot at Free Agency (as a coach)...
PolishDave Posted February 6, 2017 Posted February 6, 2017 @alexmarvez Sources tell @viccarucci & me that Gill Byrd will be @buffalobills new secondary coach I'm guessing he is good buddies with Leslie Frazier from Tampa Bay time.
FireChan Posted February 6, 2017 Posted February 6, 2017 He's already holding out with plantar fasciitis.
YoloinOhio Posted February 6, 2017 Posted February 6, 2017 Are the saints cutting Jairus? Maybe Whaley brings him back on a cheap deal. I know he sucked in N.O. But he was good here and lord knows we need safety help. He would fit pretty well into McD scheme. Cheap deal only of course. Still draft one relatively high of course.
PolishDave Posted February 6, 2017 Posted February 6, 2017 Are the saints cutting Jairus? Maybe Whaley brings him back on a cheap deal. I know he sucked in N.O. But he was good here and lord knows we need safety help. He would fit pretty well into McD scheme. Cheap deal only of course. Would be weird having daddy as a coach again though. Can you think of any other situations where it was father and son with coaching and players in the NFL?
thebandit27 Posted February 6, 2017 Posted February 6, 2017 Are the saints cutting Jairus? Maybe Whaley brings him back on a cheap deal. I know he sucked in N.O. But he was good here and lord knows we need safety help. He would fit pretty well into McD scheme. Cheap deal only of course. Still draft one relatively high of course. That was my first thought as well--if Byrd gets cut as expected, Buffalo has to be a consideration now.
FireChan Posted February 6, 2017 Posted February 6, 2017 (edited) Are the saints cutting Jairus? Maybe Whaley brings him back on a cheap deal. I know he sucked in N.O. But he was good here and lord knows we need safety help. He would fit pretty well into McD scheme. Cheap deal only of course. Still draft one relatively high of course. Wouldn't hate that. Good depth/competition for S. Drafting one high doesn't guarantee anything and he'd be a good backup plan, because he IS a quality starter when healthy. Think of the "I'm Coming Home" video montages and ticket sales Terry! Edited February 6, 2017 by FireChan
YoloinOhio Posted February 6, 2017 Posted February 6, 2017 That was my first thought as well--if Byrd gets cut as expected, Buffalo has to be a consideration now. Emory Hunt compared Malik Hooker to Byrd. Would be nice strategy to sign Byrd on a 1 year deal, draft Hooker.
GunnerBill Posted February 6, 2017 Posted February 6, 2017 Yep. Bringing Jairus Byrd back on a reasonably cheap deal is not a bad idea.
bigK14094 Posted February 6, 2017 Posted February 6, 2017 Letting Byrd (son) walk was one of the few whaley highlights.......don't make the mistake of bringing him back. He was bad attitude walking. And, I think bringing in his father is a PR mistake of the first order. The name is toxic in Buffalo and with me.
YoloinOhio Posted February 6, 2017 Posted February 6, 2017 (edited) It was a good decision to not pay Byrd what NO was giving him, but that doesn't mean Whaley didn't want to keep him at the value that he had him. From what I recall. We all hated his foot issue as fans, but he was well liked and respected by his teammates, it seemed. Edited February 6, 2017 by YoloinOhio
Jamie Nails Posted February 6, 2017 Posted February 6, 2017 So everybody thinks this is a bad hire? Only because of his son and our history with him. No one is commenting on Gill as a coach. Guilt by association.
Formerly Allan in MD Posted February 6, 2017 Posted February 6, 2017 Only because of his son and our history with him. No one is commenting on Gill as a coach. Guilt by association. Makes a lot of sense.
Malazan Posted February 6, 2017 Posted February 6, 2017 (edited) Letting Byrd (son) walk was one of the few whaley highlights.......don't make the mistake of bringing him back. He was bad attitude walking. And, I think bringing in his father is a PR mistake of the first order. The name is toxic in Buffalo and with me. I dislike Jairus as much as anyone. I still believe that his PF was mostly made up and that the advice came from his father who was an advocate of "Me first" in the contract negotiations, but please don't lump us all in with you and others who can't let things go and are unable to differentiate different situations from each other.. Also, consider that doesn't have any meaning in relation to his ability to coach the position. Edited February 6, 2017 by jeremy2020
4merper4mer Posted February 6, 2017 Posted February 6, 2017 Isn't Jairus basically too old like his father Gill and Grandpa Butch at this point?
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