Bills have fired Eric Ciano

[FireChans]

2 hours ago, Einstein said:

This is a real phenomena. 

Its why Marrone cut Tashard Choice's ass @Gugny

[Peter]

58 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

 

Shula was a Dorsey guy. Simple as that.

 

Wasn't he also a McDermott guy as well given the connection with the Carolina Panthers? 

 

Given Shula's vast experience and the fact that he basically was a consultant should not have been an issue one way or another unless there was something else going on.

[Steptide]

Heck Ya! McDermott is crackin skulls! Jk, strange move I guess, but Whatev 

[GunnerBill]

25 minutes ago, Peter said:

 

Wasn't he also a McDermott guy as well given the connection with the Carolina Panthers? 

 

Given Shula's vast experience and the fact that he basically was a consultant should not have been an issue one way or another unless there was something else going on.

 

Nah. Dorsey wanted him here. He wasn't here when Daboll was OC. He was a Dorsey hire. Once Dorsey was gone he served no purpose.

[DapperCam]

2 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

You don’t oversee 27 wrist and forearm injuries, and keep your job. 
 

should have had those guys doing wrist curls! 
 

Wrist curls are no match for a Rapp teammate-seeking missile.

[Peter]

12 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

 

Nah. Dorsey wanted him here. He wasn't here when Daboll was OC. He was a Dorsey hire. Once Dorsey was gone he served no purpose.

Respectfully disagree that he served no purpose.

 

COYG!

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

9 minutes ago, DapperCam said:

Wrist curls are no match for a Rapp teammate-seeking missile.

he needed to teach those guys Judo to avoid Rapp! 

[GunnerBill]

16 minutes ago, Peter said:

Respectfully disagree that he served no purpose.

 

COYG!

 

He would have been consulting on an offense that the Bills were no longer running. He was a crap OC himself. Consulting for another crap OC.

[Utah John]

4 hours ago, msw2112 said:

I wonder how old Rusty Jones is these days...Can Ciano's successor make our linebackers bigger?

Rusty Jones was one of the people who pioneered diet and programmed exercise, leading to physically dominant teams in the Super Bowl years.  One of the rotten coaches the Bills hired after Wade Phillips got canned, fired Jones and brought in his own guy.  Terrible mistake.  

[Peter]

29 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

 

He would have been consulting on an offense that the Bills were no longer running. He was a crap OC himself. Consulting for another crap OC.

 

If he were such a crap OC, why did McDermott hire him to begin with . . . . 

 

In any event, I asked a question and no one seems to know the substantive reason why he was fired other than people guessing like yourself.

 

As an aside, I remember when McDermott was hired and fired the Bills' priest/minister. I suppose if I asked you why he was fired, you probably would say that he was a "crap" priest/minister.

 

God bless.

[GunnerBill]

8 minutes ago, Peter said:

 

If he were such a crap OC, why did McDermott hire him to begin with . . . . 

 

In any event, I asked a question and no one seems to know the substantive reason why he was fired other than people guessing like yourself.

 

As an aside, I remember when McDermott was hired and fired the Bills' priest/minister. I suppose if I asked you why he was fired, you probably would say that he was a "crap" priest/minister.

 

God bless.

 

I have zero idea why the priest was fired. I mean as far as I'm concerned priest is a totally pointless made up job, but I have no idea why McDermott as a believer would fire one priest in favour of another. 

 

NFL coordinators hiring older offensive minds they have worked under before to be consultants though? Well I am familiar with that. It happens on a relatively regular basis in the NFL. And when the OC they come in with gets fired at the end of that seaon they go. It is standard operating practice. 

 

Why did McDermott hire Shula? Simple. Because Dorsey asked for him as a first time coordinator. A guy he trusted.

[frostbitmic]

Josh lost a step.

[Dablitzkrieg]

4 hours ago, Aussie Joe said:

Didnt Josh thank this guy in his speech?

No, that was Slick Rick.  For those that don't like it, eat a ....  Name that tune?

[FireChans]

24 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

 

I have zero idea why the priest was fired. I mean as far as I'm concerned priest is a totally pointless made up job, but I have no idea why McDermott as a believer would fire one priest in favour of another. 

 

NFL coordinators hiring older offensive minds they have worked under before to be consultants though? Well I am familiar with that. It happens on a relatively regular basis in the NFL. And when the OC they come in with gets fired at the end of that seaon they go. It is standard operating practice. 

 

Why did McDermott hire Shula? Simple. Because Dorsey asked for him as a first time coordinator. A guy he trusted.

Peter is still a Rex > McD guy deep down. Bless his heart. 

[Aussie Joe]

33 minutes ago, Dablitzkrieg said:

No, that was Slick Rick.  For those that don't like it, eat a ....  Name that tune?

He mentions the “training room and the strength staff “ .., but not by anyone by name … unlike Rick…

 

BTW - I personally couldn’t  care less about the fate of Mr Ciano  ... 

 

 

Edited Friday at 12:44 AM by Aussie Joe

[GunnerBill]

13 minutes ago, FireChans said:

Peter is still a Rex > McD guy deep down. Bless his heart. 

 

That is utter insanity. But regardless. Rex hired a failed ex OC at Roman's request too in Chris Palmer. Even had Rex stayed in 2017, Palmer was gone. He was totally cut out of the game planning once Lynn took over.

[djp14150]

I wonder what the real reason is.  He’s been with the current staff for a while and pre-dated thrm.  The team was pretty healthy.

 

all I can think of is they found something was mis diagnosed with Kincaid/ Coleman or there was some major disagreement that came up behind the scenes recently that might not have anything to do with his job.

[Peter]

52 minutes ago, FireChans said:

Peter is still a Rex > McD guy deep down. Bless his heart. 

 

God bless. 

1 hour ago, GunnerBill said:

 

I have zero idea why the priest was fired. I mean as far as I'm concerned priest is a totally pointless made up job, but I have no idea why McDermott as a believer would fire one priest in favour of another. 

 

NFL coordinators hiring older offensive minds they have worked under before to be consultants though? Well I am familiar with that. It happens on a relatively regular basis in the NFL. And when the OC they come in with gets fired at the end of that seaon they go. It is standard operating practice. 

 

Why did McDermott hire Shula? Simple. Because Dorsey asked for him as a first time coordinator. A guy he trusted.

 

I asked a simple question and got an uniformed response/guess and argument. I should not be surprised. Thanks guys for reminding me why I hardly ever visit here after being one of the original members of this board and spending way too much time here.

 

Life is way too short to argue with people like you and FireChans (that name alone gives one insight into the person behind it).

 

COYG

Edited Friday at 01:14 AM by Peter

[finn]

This the day after the Buffalo News reported the Bills have ranked in the top ten healthiest teams in the NFL six of the past eight years...

[Sierra Foothills]

6 hours ago, JGMcD2 said:

S&C plays the biggest role in injury prevention and prior to this season, it always felt like soft tissue issues and things that could have been prevented. 

 

6 hours ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

Too many injuries esp. On Defense.

 

6 hours ago, wppete said:

Way too many injuries over the years. Time for a change. 

 

5 hours ago, thenorthremembers said:

They've had way too many injuries over the last few seasons.   They need a new plan.   

 

5 hours ago, ngbills said:

Didnt we just see a story about Bills being least injured team again...

 

Yes, we did.

 

41 minutes ago, finn said:

This the day after the Buffalo News reported the Bills have ranked in the top ten healthiest teams in the NFL six of the past eight years...

 

Yup.

 

For those that have a BN subscription:

 

https://buffalonews.com/sports/professional/nfl/bills/buffalo-bills-injuries-starters-2024-season/article_8ab3e656-e968-11ef-a16e-2fc7f6e38a8a.html

 

And for those that don't:

 

"The Bills had the eighth healthiest roster in the league in 2024. That’s according to the number of games lost by starters to injury in an annual study done by The Buffalo News. What else is new? It’s the sixth time in the last eight years during the tenure of head coach Sean McDermott that the Bills have ranked among the top 10 healthiest starting rosters in the league. The Bills never have been in the bottom half of the league in games lost to injury under McDermott. The Bills lost 43 games by starters to injury. The league average in 2024 was 61 games. Baltimore was at the top with just eight games lost by starters all season... In 2023, the Bills were 13th healthiest at 52 games. In 2022, they were tied for 15th. Going from 2021 back, the Bills ranked second, fifth, first, fourth and ninth healthiest."

 

Maybe the credit for the excellent injury record goes to the athletic training staff and the medical staff?