CoachChuckDickerson Posted January 28, 2006 Posted January 28, 2006 WGR LINKY The Buffalo Bills had two candidates in Friday, as the club continues to search for Jerry Gray's replacement.One was Chicago defensive backs coach Perry Fewell and the other was former Baltimore defensive coordinator Johnnie Lynn. Fewell has ties to Bills head coach Dick Jauron having worked with him in Jacksonville in 1998. Jauron was the defensive coordinator, Fewell was the defensive backs coach. He also worked in St. Louis, then went to Chicago when Lovie Smith took the head coaching job. Lynn previously worked with Jim Fassel from 1997-2003. He was the defensive backs coach and then took over the defense when John Fox left to become head coach of Carolina. Lynn played for the New York Jets from for eight years. NFL sources have confirmed for WGR Sportsradio-550 quarterbacks coach Sam Wyche will not return next year. Wyche has been with the Bills for the last two years. CHICAGO BIO Seven-year NFL veteran Perry Fewell is in his first season as the Bears defensive backs coach after being hired on January 20, 2005. Fewell spent the previous two seasons as the secondary coach for the St. Louis Rams after serving five seasons in the same position for the Jacksonville Jaguars (1998-2002). Fewell has coached two Pro Bowlers during his NFL tenure: safety Carnell Lake with Jacksonville in 1999 and safety Aeneas Williams with St. Louis in 2003. In his first season in St. Louis where he coached under thendefensive coordinator Lovie Smith, Fewell helped the Rams tie for fourth in the NFL with 24 interceptions. In Jacksonville, he helped the Jaguars register a franchise-record 19 interceptions in 1999. Fewell has coached in the playoffs in four of his seven NFL seasons. Prior to advancing to the NFL, Fewell spent 13 seasons as an assistant coach in college. As the secondary coach at Vanderbilt from 1995-97 (assistant head coach/secondary in 1997), Fewell tutored two players who are currently playing in the NFL. Minnesota's Corey Chavous, a 2003 Pro Bowler, finished his career in 1997 with the fourth-most interceptions in Commodores history before being drafted in the second round by Arizona. San Francisco cornerback and returner Jimmy Williams finished his career in 1997 with the seventh-most interceptions all-time at Vandy after beginning his career with one season under Fewell. Originally drafted in the sixth round by Buffalo in 2001, Williams started a career-high six of 12 games played for the 49ers in 2004. Fewell began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at North Carolina from 1985-86, followed by a season as the defensive backs coach at Army in 1987. He coached wide receivers at Kent State from 1988-91, before returning to Army as the defensive line coach from 1992-94. A four-year letterwinning defensive back at Lenoir-Rhyne College, Fewell was named the team's most improved player in 1983. He attended South Point High School in Belmont, N.C. and was inducted into the Belmont Sports Hall of Fame in 2001. Fewell and his wife, Kathleen, have one son. Perry Fewell - Defensive Backs Playing Experience Defensive Back, Lenoir-Rhyne College, 1981-84 Coaching Experience Pro coach: Chicago Bears (defensive backs) 2005-present; St. Louis Rams (secondary) 2003-04; Jacksonville Jaguars (secondary) 1998-2002. College coach: Vanderbilt (assistant head coach/secondary) 1997; Vanderbilt (secondary) 1995-96; Army (defensive line) 1992-94; Kent State (wide receivers) 1988-91; Army (defensive backs) 1987; North Carolina (graduate assistant) 1985-86. I guess I like him a bit more than Lynn.
MadBuffaloDisease Posted January 28, 2006 Posted January 28, 2006 I loved him in "Jane's Addiction!" "Wish I was, ocean size...." And hey, again since Bates hasn't formally declined the Bills' offer, it's even more pressure applied to him. And with the Bills having the last DC spot left, they can take their time now.
Renfield Posted January 28, 2006 Posted January 28, 2006 Looks like they first asked Bears LB coach Robert Babich to interview for the def coord job, but he declined the opportunity. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2308813
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