Monthly Archives: January 2010
Del Rio staying in Jacksonville?
According to the Florida Times-Union, Jaguars head coach Jack Del Rio will be staying put in Jacksonville, despite reported overtures from his alma mater USC. If the report is accurate it means the Bills will remain the only open head coaching job in the league. Del Rio told the paper that he met with owner [...]
Rex’s comment very telling
Jets head coach Rex Ryan has hinted before about his belief that at some point he’ll lose offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to a head coaching job. But after the win over the Bengals he was the most telling he has ever been on the subject. When asked about Schottenheimer’s play calling performance in the Wild Card win [...]
Fewell lying in wait
Bills interim head coach Perry Fewell is considered by many to be the number one candidate for the Bears defensive coordinator post, but he’s biding his time right now. According to the Chicago Tribune Fewell wants to wait until the Bills head coaching situation is resolved before accepting a coordinator post. Fewell interviewed with the [...]
Haslett in mix for Giants DC job
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Jim Haslett is now in the mix for the Giants vacant defensive coordinator’s job. Schefter made the report on his twitter account. Adam_Schefter Giants have approached Jim Haslett about their defensive coordinator job. Sounds like a longshot for now. The New York reporters that cover the Giants are reporting that [...]
Jets permission update
According to the NY Daily News permission has been granted to the Bills by the Jets to interview offensive coordiantor Brian Schottenheimer. With the game plan presumably being formulated and finalized Tuesday, it’s likely that the interview will take place later in the week as the Jets are preparing for their playoff game at San [...]
Report: Jets to give Bills permission
According to various reports the Jets will grant permission to the Bills to interview offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer. The Newark Star-Ledger is reporting permission will be extended to Buffalo. It’s not surprising in light of the fact that Jets head coach Rex Ryan put it out there last week that he felt he would lose Schottenheimer to a head coaching [...]
Bama LB McClain headed to draft
Alabama junior LB Rolando McClain has declared himself eligible for the NFL Draft. A Butkus award winner that has been calling the defensive signals for the Crimson Tide since he was a freshman is forgoing his senior season after winning a national title under Nick Saban. Saban called McClain one of the smartest players he’s [...]
UF pass rusher Dunlap declares for draft
Florida DE Carolos Dunlap has made it official. The Gators pass rusher has elected to forgo his senior season declaring himself eligible for the NFL draft. Dunlap is a 6’6″ 290-pound junior that had nine sacks last season to lead Florida and was a consistent matchup problem for opponents. He’s projected to be a first-round [...]
Reid: McNabb the starter in 2010
With speculation swirling that any one of the Eagles’ three quarterbacks could be traded in the offseason, Philadelphia coach Andy Reid did his best to squash thoughts of Donovan McNabb being the one to go. Reid stated that it will be his decision as to whether McNabb returns in 2010 and he said McNabb is [...]
Report: Permission asked for Schottenheimer
The Arizona Cardinals are not the only team the Bills have faxed seeking permission to talk to one of their assistants according to FOX Sports Jay Glazer. In addition to asking for permission to speak to Cardinals asst. head coach Russ Grimm, the Bills have also asked permission to speak with Jets offensive coordinator Brian [...]
Report: Grimm permission requested
According to a report from Jay Glazer the Bills have formally asked for permission to interview Cardinals asst. head coach Russ Grimm. Of course with this week’s playoff game against the Saints, it’s up in the air as to when an interview might take place. Here is Glazer’s latest twitter post reporting the Grimm request. [...]
Another candidate suggested
FOX Sports Jay Glazer in being asked on on his twitter account about Marty Schottenheimer’s chances of landing in Buffalo mentioned another possible name that could soon be in the Bills head coaching hopper. Glazer was asked if Schottenheimer had recently spoken to Buddy Nix about the coaching job. Glazer said they had spoken, but [...]
Why Rivera may have declined
If the report from the San Diego Union-Tribune is accurate that Ron Rivera in fact declined the opportunity to interview with the Bills for their vacant head coaching post, there are a couple of reasons why that might have happened that have nothing to do with the attractiveness of the job. A colleague of mine astutely [...]
Philly moving a QB?
It’s the main subject of sports talk radio in Philadelphia. With the Eagles season over after a humbling loss to Dallas, there is major speculation that the Eagles might not have both Donovan McNabb and Kevin Kolb on their roster next season. Already fueling the speculation is the Philadelphia Inquirer report that assesses the situation, [...]
April interviews with Steelers
Former Bills special teams coordinator Bobby April had his first interview with another NFL team. Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin interviewed April on Sunday. That according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April had a previous coaching stint with the Steelers as their special teams coach from 1994-95 under then head coach Bill Cowher. Pittsburgh was [...]
Grimm chances slim?
ESPN’s John Clayton is reporting that the Bills will seek permission to speak with Arizona assistant head coach Russ Grimm. Whether Grimm is interested is another story. Clayton wrote the following in his ‘Last Call’ column. According to a source, the Buffalo Bills will request a head-coaching interview with Cardinals assistant head coach Russ Grimm, [...]
Rivera declined?
According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, Chargers defensive coordinator Ron Rivera was offered the opportunity to interview with the Bills for their vacant head coaching post. Rivera reportedly took a pass. Rivera reportedly turned down opportunities to interview with both the Bills and the Seahawks for their open head coaching jobs. Minnesota defensive coordinator Leslie [...]
Fred’s yardage totals rare
By now everyone knows that Fred Jackson became the first player in league history to rush for 1,000 yards and have 1,000 kick return yards in the same season. What some may not know is Jackson led the league in 2009 in all-purpose yards. As mentioned in our ‘Jackson a runaway MVP’ story on the [...]
Fewell expected to join Bears
Reports are indicating that Bills interim head coach Perry Fewell will take a bird in the hand as opposed to two in the bush when it comes to his next job. After interviewing for the Bills head coaching job, the Giants defensive coordinator post, Fewell will interview for the Bears defensive coordinator job Monday. But [...]
A new candidate mentioned
ESPN’s Chris Mortensen in describing some dark horse candidates for Bills head coach mentioned a new name Sunday. Mortensen, on ‘ESPN NFL Countdown’ called Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer a “sleeper” candidate in his opinion and also mentioned Dallas offensive coordinator Jason Garrett as a sleeper candidate for the job. This is the first time Garrett has [...]
