PASabreFan Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 They need to hire someone like Cowher or Tony Dungy to decide whether to keep Whaley and Brandon and to sign off on all major moves. @ByTimGraham: Well-placed source: Polian's decision on Bills shifted in past day. Major factor in change of heart was talking to Marrone, who ripped org. Me: Brandon and Whaley must go. Organization=Pegulas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 We keep hearing that Marrone "ripped" the Bills. What exactly did he say and where can I find it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 (edited) Could we do this, and get Briles/Malazahn to fill in as OC? I doubt they'd want to leave a prominent HC position in the NCAAF for OC in the NFL though. You're right. No chance they leave college for an OC spot. Since there aren't ry any offensive-minded candidates that are particularly appealing from the NHL level I would prefer to give strong looks to Briles, Malzahn, Sumlin and Shaw. The last two likely not leaving the college ranks yet. Edited January 1, 2015 by Tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubkev Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Organization=Pegulas? I think so. They didn't give him what he asked for. He wanted an extension for himself and his assistants and the Pegulas to him to go piss up a flagpole. Naturally he got all huffy puffy and cried foul to Polian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 I think so. They didn't give him what he asked for. He wanted an extension for himself and his assistants and the Pegulas to him to go piss up a flagpole. Naturally he got all huffy puffy and cried foul to Polian. If he did go crying to Polian it didn't matter to Bill. His problem. Was that he want interested in a long term position. Marrone simply leaving was all it took to turn Polian away. He just wasn't interested in a big workload, which I think is completely understandable. I hope Marrone goes to the Jets. Eff him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Petty looked like Orton there. Has to get the ball out. The outcome of this game won't affect my view of Briles one bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 What a ######in ###### show. On this, we agree. Happy new year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 If he did go crying to Polian it didn't matter to Bill. His problem. Was that he want interested in a long term position. Marrone simply leaving was all it took to turn Polian away. He just wasn't interested in a big workload, which I think is completely understandable. I hope Marrone goes to the Jets. Eff him. Too much of a workload, huh? Or Polian is just saying that to look good and he really knows that everything Marrone ripped them for was true and decided to not walk into this ###### show. Just saying it's a possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Thank god Marrone left. Hopefully hackett is next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Crotch Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 I don't see what the big deal is. Polian is 72 and his statement about not wanting to preside over a complete overhaul of the team and staff (at that age) makes a ton of sense. Polian was great for Buffalo in the late 80's. But, better to invent the future than try to relive the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 I don't see what the big deal is. Polian is 72 and his statement about not wanting to preside over a complete overhaul of the team and staff (at that age) makes a ton of sense. Polian was great for Buffalo in the late 80's. But, better to invent the future than try to relive the past. But what does it tell us that Pegula wooed him? And LaFontaine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 I don't see what the big deal is. Polian is 72 and his statement about not wanting to preside over a complete overhaul of the team and staff (at that age) makes a ton of sense. Polian was great for Buffalo in the late 80's. But, better to invent the future than try to relive the past. Clearly. he's no Levy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 But what does it tell us that Pegula wooed him? And LaFontaine? That he's nostalgic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Crotch Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 But what does it tell us that Pegula wooed him? And LaFontaine? I don't like the idea of relying on figures from yesteryear. Look forward, Terry. Take a chance on someone new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny DangerFace Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 First Marrone quits and now the Bills GM from 25 years ago isn't coming back? This New Year is getting better and better. :thumbsup: Amen brother! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 I don't see what the big deal is. It isn't a big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Thank god Marrone left. Hopefully hackett is next Zero chance he sticks around despite being under contract still. New coach will want his own offensive staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 (edited) I don't see what the big deal is. Polian is 72 and his statement about not wanting to preside over a complete overhaul of the team and staff (at that age) makes a ton of sense. Polian was great for Buffalo in the late 80's. But, better to invent the future than try to relive the past. The big deal isn't that Polian wouldn't come here. The big deal is that this team, in the course of a few days, went from a team on the upswing that just missed the playoffs, to what you just called a "complete overhaul of the team and staff". WTF! Edited January 1, 2015 by SwampD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JujuFish Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 The big deal isn't that Polian wouldn't come here. The big deal is that this team, in the course of a few days, went from a team on the upswing that just missed the playoffs, to what you just called a "complete overhaul of the team and staff". WTF! Except that's what everyone's been expecting for the last couple of years with a new owner coming to town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Except that's what everyone's been expecting for the last couple of years with a new owner coming to town. Great. So, how long before the press conference preaching patience when talking about the 2016 draft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JujuFish Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Great. So, how long before the press conference preaching patience when talking about the 2016 draft? What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 That he's nostalgic. As are most of the posters on this forum. The big deal isn't that Polian wouldn't come here. The big deal is that this team, in the course of a few days, went from a team on the upswing that just missed the playoffs, to what you just called a "complete overhaul of the team and staff". WTF! Nope. Overhaul of the staff. Nothing has changed, team-wise. (Orton was never more than a placeholder.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Dwight Drane Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 But what does it tell us that Pegula wooed him? And LaFontaine? Here's my concern..... When Pegula took over the Sabres, the only real change that happened was Ted Black replacing Larry Quinn. The same greasy PR types were kept on an praised......heck, Pegula was calling Mike Gilbert, "Gibby", at the press conference. For as much as I bash Darcy for his lack of guts and team building, he has a mind for a budget and business, and survival. Pegula would follow Darcy around like a puppy dog at first. I am not being funny, I saw it myself...almost in a trance. Benson is his best buddy. I think it is obvious that Pegula can be influenced by business types who "play nice". So.....what do we have with the Bills? Russ Brandon....enough said....I respect his mind and business ability, but he doesn't really eat, sleep, and sh!t, football. Overdorff is still there.....Bertchold is still there.......as much as I didn't like Marrone's downstate schtick of, "I'm one of you guys! I'm a New Yorker!", when he first got here....the guy DOES take his job seriously. He is a ball of focused stress on gameday...I learned that his first preseason. He almost takes things too seriously. The guy aged a decade in 2+ years. You can knock his style and decision making....but I don't think you can knock his passion. I wish he would have talked to his team in a more realistic tone about things before leaving as I am sure he had his mind made up.....but he did breathe the game while here. Marrone is gone....Polian was ready to come and bailed......the starting QB retired at a shade over 30 yo....all within 72 hours...... I appreciate the financial outlay Mr. Pegula has made in keeping the city alive.....but I just picture that bag of Cupcake Goldfish being eaten in amazement..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Berchtold, for the record, has been abnormally hard to contact in the last few days... Even before the Marrone deal. Holidays or tootles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Polian was ready to come and bailed.. Link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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