Bills, about to hire Gailey as HC

[dbair1967]

Per Jay Glazer.

What an awful franchise. I'd genuinely hate to be a fan of that team.

Any of you clowns disappointed with keeping Wade and Garrett should be relieved we have them. Wade/Garrett might not be elite, but they are nowhere near as bad as some teams situations.

[Chocolate Lab]

~ speechless ~

[Vintage]

Win!!!

[MichaelWinicki]

I think Gailey is a good choice for the Bills.

They need someone with a good offensive mind and he does.

[hawklegion]

I liked Gailey, always thought Jerry gave him a really raw deal. Best of luck to him, but what a hard situation.

[Doomsday]

Gailey hasnt been a good head coach on the pro or college level. They would of been better off pursuing Garrett.

[Jon88]

I will never forget him. In 1998 on the road it didn't matter what the score was. After halftime the other team was coming back to win.

[hutch1254]

That's what the Bills want...problem is, no one wants anything to do with the Bills. Scrapping the barrel just get someone to come in for an interview let alone hire.

Also, after firing your coach (Jauron) 3 months ago to get a "head start" on the coaching race and still not having a coach??? If I'm a player am I even remotely going there in free agency? Not a chance. It's a tire fire.

It will be long time before that ship rises from the bottom and that ship may rise in a different city when this is all said and done.

[Hoofbite]

Per Jay Glazer.

What an awful franchise. I'd genuinely hate to be a fan of that team.

Any of you clowns disappointed with keeping Wade and Garrett should be relieved we have them. Wade/Garrett might not be elite, but they are nowhere near as bad as some teams situations.

Ahhh, the downward comparisons are always good for pumping up one's ego.

Hey, I might be fat but at least I'm not that fat.

Hey, I might be ugly but look how ugly that guy is.

Hey, our coaches aren't great but those coaches really suck.

[Roughneck]

I think Gailey is a good choice for the Bills.

They need someone with a good offensive mind and he does.I really hope I'm missing the sarcasm here because Gailey, as Chiefs OC, was demoted just 3 preseason games into this past season and had his playcalling duties stripped away by Todd Haley.

[WoodysGirl]

Report: Gailey expected to be next Bills head coach
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on January 18, 2010 5:17 PM ET

We have a new leader in the clubhouse for the Bills head coaching position.

Jay Glazer of Fox reports that Chan Gailey is expected to meet with the Bills for a second time Monday. Barring a breakdown in talks, he should be named the coach in the next 24-48 hours.

It's a stunning turn because Gailey's name has not been mentioned previously for the job, and his meeting with the Bills last week was in secret.

Gailey, 58, would not be a particularly splashy pick for the Bills. But he would fit G.M. Buddy Nix's profile: He's an offensive coach with head coaching experience.

Gailey ran the Cowboys in the late 90's and has offensive coordinator stints in Pittsburgh, Miami, and last with Kansas City. He was the head coach at Georgia Tech from 2002-2007 and is known for a run-first approach.

We can't help but wonder if Gailey's name came up when the Bills pursued Bill Cowher. When Cowher stepped down in Pittsburgh, he recommended Gailey to be his successor.

[Plankton]

No one wants the job because Ralph Wilson is 90 years old, and his family has stated that they will sell the team when he passes. Couple that with the possibility of the team moving, and it's understandable why coaches are running away from this job. Gailey doesn't have many other options, so this is the kind of candidate to expect.

I don't blame the Bills - I blame the circumstances.

[clutch88]

I would take my chances with gailey over jerry jones any day.

[cowboys#1]

No one wants the job because Ralph Wilson is 90 years old, and his family has stated that they will sell the team when he passes. Couple that with the possibility of the team moving, and it's understandable why coaches are running away from this job. Gailey doesn't have many other options, so this is the kind of candidate to expect.

I don't blame the Bills - I blame the circumstances.
i like the bills fans. feel kinda sad about it.


The Los Angeles Bills in 2012

[Jon88]

I would take my chances with gailey over jerry jones any day.

Another memory: I still remember Jones walking about 10 feet behind him after we lost to Minnesota in the playoffs. Then he let him get ripped for a few days before firing him. Not nice of Jerry. Chan even held a press conference saying he thought he was fired.

[Doomsay]

Ahhh, the downward comparisons are always good for pumping up one's ego.

Hey, I might be fat but at least I'm not that fat.

Hey, I might be ugly but look how ugly that guy is.

Hey, our coaches aren't great but those coaches really suck.

How clownish of you to point out the pointlessnes of those statements. :D

[dbair1967]

Another memory: I still remember Jones walking about 10 feet behind him after we lost to Minnesota in the playoffs. Then he let him get ripped for a few days before firing him. Not nice of Jerry. Chan even held a press conference saying he thought he was fired.

Most people dont remember that Jones didnt out and out fire Gailey, he wanted Gailey to hire a new offensive coordinator. Gailey refused and then got canned.

The guy's one of the most mediocre coaches I've ever seen. He'll never be a big time winner at any level, and he's proven that.

[Jon88]

Most people dont remember that Jones didnt out and out fire Gailey, he wanted Gailey to hire a new offensive coordinator. Gailey refused and then got canned.

The guy's one of the most mediocre coaches I've ever seen. He'll never be a big time winner at any level, and he's proven that.

Yes, now it's all coming back.

You have to wonder about these teams who hire coaches that have failed everywhere else. Kinda borders on insanity.

[newlander]

Agree Jon it does border on insanity. But then, so would wanting to coach in BUFFALO, which is why they have to hire a reject like this.........brutal but true.

[casmith07]

The Bills are desperate. It's sad.

[REDVOLUTION]

Most people dont remember that Jones didnt out and out fire Gailey, he wanted Gailey to hire a new offensive coordinator. Gailey refused and then got canned.

The guy's one of the most mediocre coaches I've ever seen. He'll never be a big time winner at any level, and he's proven that.



Hey!!!!!!!!!! We got one of those too :cool:...... Wade for President!!!

[utrunner07]

Gailey hasnt been a good head coach on the pro or college level. They would of been better off pursuing Garrett.


As would have we.

[Shotgun Dave]

I liked Gailey, always thought Jerry gave him a really raw deal. Best of luck to him, but what a hard situation.

I tend to agree. I know it's not a popular opinion on this site, but he was dealing with a team in turmoil with - let's be honest here - a less than stellar talent pool and fairly horrible drafts (Jerry's pets).

But, oh, what a situation to try to coach in up there.

[BAT]

Bills seem to like rooting in the Cowboys' trash. First Terrell Owens, now Chan Gailey?

Maybe Chan will hire Campo as his DC. :D

[Hostile]

I don't have anything against Chan Gailey.

[UnoDallas]

Maybe Chan will hire Campo as his DC

thats one way to get rid of him

[Hostile]

Maybe Chan will hire Campo as his DC

thats one way to get rid of himI can hope.

[RainMan]

I always thought Chan's offensive philosophy was a terrible mix for our (diminishing) skill players. Jerry was either insane for hiring him (possible) or Chan deserved some fault for being so inflexible.

I remember seeing a story about how he loved rolling quarterbacks out, and how he tried that with Aikman. If you recall, we did have Aikman on the move a little bit more back then. Strike one.

Then there was his belief, which was documented at the time, that he didn't believe in having a "No. 1" receiver. He wanted three or four threats focused equally. This was with a still-healthy Irvin. Strike two.

Then there was his insistence on the running-back-by-committee approach. It's the one thing that actually served us well since Emmitt's skills were eroding by that point.

[JustDezIt]

Another memory: I still remember Jones walking about 10 feet behind him after we lost to Minnesota in the playoffs. Then he let him get ripped for a few days before firing him. Not nice of Jerry. Chan even held a press conference saying he thought he was fired.

foreshadowing? :laugh2:im kidding

just sounded crazy to me when i read it

[Beast_from_East]

Hey!!!!!!!!!! We got one of those too :cool:...... Wade for President!!!

In all fairness to Wade, the knock on him has been his postseason success. However, if you look at his regular season records, he has won about 60% of his games as a HC in the NFL.


That means he wins about 9-10 games a year.

[CalCBFan]

I think Gailey is a good choice for the Bills.

They need someone with a good offensive mind and he does.
Don't know if he's a good fit for the Bills, but I was going to post that if Garrett leaves, we should hire Chan to take his place. I think he would be a better coach to utilize Tony's skills than Jason...

[Ren]

bleh, i was hoping they'd take Garrett of our hands :bang2:

[dbair1967]

I always thought Chan's offensive philosophy was a terrible mix for our (diminishing) skill players. Jerry was either insane for hiring him (possible) or Chan deserved some fault for being so inflexible.

I remember seeing a story about how he loved rolling quarterbacks out, and how he tried that with Aikman. If you recall, we did have Aikman on the move a little bit more back then. Strike one.

Then there was his belief, which was documented at the time, that he didn't believe in having a "No. 1" receiver. He wanted three or four threats focused equally. This was with a still-healthy Irvin. Strike two.

Then there was his insistence on the running-back-by-committee approach. It's the one thing that actually served us well since Emmitt's skills were eroding by that point.

There was so much wrong with the guy it'd probably be impossible to list it all, but you are off to a good start.

There was Irvin being on the sideline in obvious passing situations. 3 or 4 other guys would be out there (the Ogden's, Billy Davis', Ernie Mills etc etc) of the world, but no Irvin.

There was his flawed offensive philosophy of basically ignoring the middle of the field in the passing game and instead designing all the routes to the outside of the hashes.

There was a reluctance to throw the ball downfield (by design), especially in the intermediate areas (something Aikman was superior at)

There was the absolute assinine comment of "we want WR's who can block first and catch the ball second"

The guys a doofus.

[dbair1967]

Don't know if he's a good fit for the Bills, but I was going to post that if Garrett leaves, we should hire Chan to take his place. I think he would be a better coach to utilize Tony's skills than Jason...

Yeah, Todd Haley agrees with you.

:rolleyes:

[REDVOLUTION]

In all fairness to Wade, the knock on him has been his postseason success. However, if you look at his regular season records, he has won about 60% of his games as a HC in the NFL.


That means he wins about 9-10 games a year.


So he is a just a smidge over .500. (8-8, 9-7, 10-6)

Cool!

[SaltwaterServr]

I always thought Chan's offensive philosophy was a terrible mix for our (diminishing) skill players. Jerry was either insane for hiring him (possible) or Chan deserved some fault for being so inflexible.

I remember seeing a story about how he loved rolling quarterbacks out, and how he tried that with Aikman. If you recall, we did have Aikman on the move a little bit more back then. Strike one.

Then there was his belief, which was documented at the time, that he didn't believe in having a "No. 1" receiver. He wanted three or four threats focused equally. This was with a still-healthy Irvin. Strike two.

Then there was his insistence on the running-back-by-committee approach. It's the one thing that actually served us well since Emmitt's skills were eroding by that point.

What drove me absolutely bat **** crazy about him was the season we lined up our defensive tackles slightly towards the outside shoulders of the offensive guards. The center had nobody over him and a free release into the linebackers. If we weren't stacking the box or crowding in our linebackers, the lead draw up the gut was gashing us at will. I think that was during Gailey's tenure.

[dbair1967]

So he is a just a smidge over .500. (8-8, 9-7, 10-6)

Cool!

Coach CZ "experts" dont want here:

Phillips 81-54, .600% overall. Just here, 34-17 .667%

Coaches CZ "experts" want here:

Cowher 149-90, .623%. All with the same, very talented team. Cowher has 12postseason wins, 4 of which came in that bogus championship season. Only twice has he coached a team to more than 1 postseason win.

Fisher 136-110, .553%, All with the same team. He's made the playoffs only 6times and won only 5 playoff games (3 of which were in the same season)

Fisher and Cowher also both have multiple 10+ loss seasons, Wade's never had one.

I'm not claiming Wade is great by any means, but the idea that some have that some of these other guys are just super human coaches and Wade is garbage just isnt true either.

[SaltwaterServr]

So he is a just a smidge over .500. (8-8, 9-7, 10-6)

Cool!

http:// .truebluefanclub.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/1/15/6142f2fd-67c4-4890-9f9f-7c27e520e73a.Large.jpg

How dare he average a winning record when so many coaches fail to even come close. Spoiled brat fans is what we've got.

http://www.veryfunnypics.com/pics/celeb/images/zzzz-spoiled-brats.jpg

[SaltwaterServr]

Coach CZ "experts" dont want here:

Phillips 81-54, .600% overall. Just here, 34-17 .667%

Coaches CZ "experts" want here:

Cowher 149-90, .623%. All with the same, very talented team. Cowher has 12postseason wins, 4 of which came in that bogus championship season. Only twice has he coached a team to more than 1 postseason win.

Fisher 136-110, .553%, All with the same team. He's made the playoffs only 6times and won only 5 playoff games (3 of which were in the same season)

Fisher and Cowher also both have multiple 10+ loss seasons, Wade's never had one.

I'm not claiming Wade is great by any means, but the idea that some have that some of these other guys are just super human coaches and Wade is garbage just isnt true either.


http://static.squidoo.com/resize/squidoo_images/-1/lens1643715_1235959340nobelprize.jpg

Awarded for Common Sense.

You might have to wait awhile for your million dollars though.

[HeavyBarrel]

Chan Gailey the coach that was afraid to throw the ball down the middle of the field deep because "there's a Safety in the middle of the field"....he sucked.

[Bach]

:laugh2:

[Alexander]

Gailey, 58, would not be a particularly splashy pick for the Bills. But he would fit G.M. Buddy Nix's profile: He's an offensive coach with head coaching experience.

So would Brian Billick and he at least has a Super Bowl win on his resume. Is he that bad or is there some sort of connection between Nix and Gailey I am missing?

Gailey is a quality assistant coach and brings some things to the table, but as a head coach, he is decidedly mediocre. I do not understand how this is much of an improvement over Jauron other than the fact he is an offensive-minded coach.

[Gaede]

I feel bad for Bills fans...Where I'm from, pretty much everyone is a fan of the Bills...It's the closest thing to a hometeam we have up here. Terrible choice, imo...

I felt this way about Jauron and this just seems like the exact same hire to me...

[Chief]

I'm a big Gailey fan.

The Buffalo job is probably the worst in the NFL after Oakland, so their choices were limited.

But this guy is a good football coach. I wish him the best.

[jimmy40]

Per Jay Glazer.

What an awful franchise. I'd genuinely hate to be a fan of that team.

Any of you clowns disappointed with keeping Wade and Garrett should be relieved we have them. Wade/Garrett might not be elite, but they are nowhere near as bad as some teams situations.Didn't he take the Cowboys to the playoffs 2 out of 2 years?

[Joe Rod]

Didn't he take the Cowboys to the playoffs 2 out of 2 years?

Yep. This was back when Jerry was delusional and he thought the talent on the team was better than it was. He has since stated that he was wrong to get rid of Gailey.

[brickman]

The reportedly got turned down by at least 6 people that they wanted. They finally got their #1 choice on their 2nd list of guys. Bad situation when coaches would rather stay in their present co-ordinator positions than interview for a head coaching job in the NFL. That tells you all you need to know.

[AmishCowboy]

I liked Gailey, always thought Jerry gave him a really raw deal. Best of luck to him, but what a hard situation.Same here.

[isawoj]

The reportedly got turned down by at least 6 people that they wanted. They finally got their #1 choice on their 2nd list of guys. Bad situation when coaches would rather stay in their present co-ordinator positions than interview for a head coaching job in the NFL. That tells you all you need to know.
I'm surprised that Gailey is getting a HC job. I thought someone might pick him up as an OC or a position coach.

The Bills must really be in disarray. This hire is a stop gap at best. Let's say Gailey coaches them to a couple of .500 seasons. That would be considered a success in Buffalo, but what do you have to show for it?

The only way I think this can turn out good for The Bills is if this hire is meant to be a stop gap for a couple of years while a better fit is developed elsewhere or is brought onto Chan's staff and developed in house.

Can Chan find a Sean Payton or a Ron Rivera type of guy ready to bring in and groom to take over?

[dreghorn2]

For those that wanted Cowher here, if he were to return to the NFL this season, Gailey was his choice as offensive coordinator.

[cnhnyy]

I always like Gailey and wish him the best.

People tend to forget what kind roster Gailey had to work. We pretty much blew off all the draft picks between 1994-1998. Gailey was put in the impossible situation when he was hired here and managed to getting in playoff in both year. His record of 10-6 and 8-8 was not exactly great but way better than three 5-11 after he left or 6-10 before he got here.

As far as he was let go by Todd Haley. Well, KC chiefs did not exactly become the offensive powerhouse after Haley took over (25th in offense).

I am not saying he is going to be next Bellick, but he may do an adequate job in Buffalo.

[BeWare94]

I liked Gailey, always thought Jerry gave him a really raw deal. Best of luck to him, but what a hard situation.

Troy Aikman gave Gailey more of a raw deal than anyone in Valley Ranch. LOL:rolleyes: