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		<title>A Positive Look at the 2010 Buffalo Bills</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the day that the Buffalo Bills begin assembling at St. John Fisher. They have all been preparing in their own ways, separately and together as a team for the upcoming season. Pretty much since the last season ended. But tomorrow, when they take to the practice field, in front of a couple thousand [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img alt="" src="http://gregshead.net/images/bills-logo.jpg" title="Buffalo Bills" class="alignleft" width="150" height="101" />Today is the day that the Buffalo Bills begin assembling at St. John Fisher.  They have all been preparing in their own ways, separately and together as a team for the upcoming season. Pretty much since the last season ended.  But tomorrow, when they take to the practice field, in front of a couple thousand fans eager to see their &#8220;weekend warriors&#8221; back in action, the 2010 season begins in earnest.</p>
<p>The expectations for this year&#8217;s version of the Buffalo Bills are expectedly low.  Ten straight years of non-playoff, mediocre (or worse) football will earn you that.  But, just like the organization did four years ago, they come to camp with a completely new face.</p>
<p>And I do mean completely.</p>
<h2>Let&#8217;s Start From The Top</h2>
<p>From the top down, the organization has changed.  Gone are Dick Jauron and essentially all of his staff.  Even Russ Brandon, who has been called the Bills&#8217; General Manager for the past few seasons (though that was never officially his title, to my knowledge) has been &#8220;promoted&#8221; to Chief Executive Officer.  That&#8217;s a really good move, actually, as Brandon has done a great job of marketing and growing and sustaining the organization as long as he&#8217;s been here.  He should do a great job as the Bills&#8217; CEO.</p>
<p>But a &#8220;football guy&#8221; he is not.</p>
<p>Enter Buddy Nix.  Nix was working for the Bills last year as a head scout I believe (I forget exactly what his duties were) but this off-season, in the first move to remake the Buffalo Bills, he was hired as the team&#8217;s new General Manager.  A &#8220;football guy&#8221; who has been around players and made player decisions for decades, and who knows that you need &#8220;football guys&#8221; to win football games.</p>
<p>Indeed.</p>
<p>Enter Chan Gailey.  The very <em>not</em> highly-acclaimed Chan Gailey.  Although names like Bill Cowher, Marty Schottenheimer, Mike Shanahan, Brian Billick, and Jon Gruden were not only &#8220;thrown around&#8221;, I believe most of those well-known coaches were interviewed by the Bills (or were <em>themselves trying to get</em> an interview with the team). In the end, the Bills eventually landed on Chan Gailey.</p>
<h2>New Coach, New Hope</h2>
<p>So, why Chan Gailey?  The Bills are hoping that Gailey can have the success he&#8217;s had in the past, but&#8230; it&#8217;s becoming the distant past, in the world of sports.  Gailey was last a head coach in Dallas in the late 1990s.  And although he took the team to the playoffs two straight years, with 10-6 and 8-8 records, he was fired after just two seasons.</p>
<p>In contrast to his Bills predecessor, Dick Jauron, Gailey has always been a winner.  In reviewing his (albeit quite small) record as a head coach at both the professional and collegiate levels, he has only had one losing season ever: 5-6 with Division 1-AA Samford Bulldogs.  (Compared to Dick Jauron, who has more head coaching experience and has only ever had <em>one</em> winning season.  Ouch.)</p>
<p>Gailey has a history of joining struggling teams and quickly &#8220;righting the ship&#8221;.  That&#8217;s clearly one thing the Bills are banking on.  Also, Gailey is an offensive-minded coach.  For longer than I care to think about now, the Bills have been just ridiculously bad offensively.  Offensively offensive, to be sure.  So his being a successful offensive coach was definitely another reason that Gailey was chosen.</p>
<p>The question will be, does he have enough to work with?</p>
<h2>The New Faces Under The Helmets</h2>
<p>The Bills did not make the so-called &#8220;big splash&#8221; in free agency or the draft (many were hoping for more trades to happen in the draft) but they are certainly not the same team that we saw last year.</p>
<p>Of the 82 players the Bills had on their roster at the start of training camp last year (4 unsigned rookies and 78 signed players) only 47 are returning this year.  That&#8217;s 35 new players.  (The Bills currently have only 2 unsigned draft picks, and 80 players under contract.)</p>
<p>&#8220;But, who cares about training camp rosters,&#8221; you say?  &#8220;The regular season roster is 53 players.  That&#8217;s only 6 new players?!&#8221;  A valid point, until you look at the roster for the opening game last season.  Then you&#8217;ll notice that there are 23 players who began 2009 that are no longer on this team.  (To be fair, that number does include eight practice squad and eight other reserve players.)</p>
<p>However you look at it though, the Bills definitely added to their team. If nothing else, simply by subtraction.  When the new coaching staff came in, the first thing that happened was a massive cut of what were predominantly special teams players.  I found that interesting in that those were the players who seemed to excel on our less-than-stellar roster.  However, Bruce DeHaven (making his second appearance as Bills Special Teams Coordinator) must have disagreed.</p>
<p>Several WRs are among the more notable names who are gone: WRs Terrell Owens, Josh Reed, Justin Jenkins (one of those Special Teams guys). And yet, though clearly lacking experience, there is an abundance of talent at the WR position.  Actually, there are several positions where the talent exceeds the number of roster spots.  Besides receiver, the coaches will have a tough decision or two at LB, DB, RB, and even QB.  (We&#8217;ll get to that in a bit&#8230;)</p>
<h2>The Main Questions</h2>
<p>Aside from the question of whether their head man was the right man for the job, the Bills clearly have many other questions. You probably know them all, so I&#8217;ll list them only briefly here:</p>
<ol>
<li><strong>Offensive line</strong>.  This unit was so badly injured last year that it&#8217;s hard to really assess the talent level.  Returning are last year&#8217;s rookies Andy Levitre and Eric Wood, along with 2008 7th-round pick, Demetrius Bell.  Add rookies Ed Wang (5th round) and Kyle Calloway (7th round) to an already vastly inexperienced line, and you&#8217;ve got a recipe for potential disaster!  Geoff Hangartner, Kirk Chambers, and free agent Cornell Green are the only three players with more than two years of NFL experience among the Bills offensive linemen.  Yikes.</li>
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<li><strong>Quarterback</strong>.  Clearly this is a big question for the team as well.  For years now the Bills have never found &#8220;the guy&#8221; to lead their team under center.  Just a season ago it was Trent Edwards for sure.  But, with that broken offensive line, and poor play calling (as well as apparently, differing opinions amongst the coaching staff regarding that play calling) and likely other factors, Edwards was benched for a very mediocre Ryan Fitzpatrick, and later Brian Brohm was given a shot against the Falcons late in the season.  Sadly, nothing has really changed, except reports are that Edwards seems to be &#8220;a different person.&#8221;  More engaged, more leadership, and still has great physical ability.  All three QBs will be given a shot to win the starting job&#8230; we&#8217;ll see what comes of that&#8230;</li>
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<li><strong>Running Back</strong>. This offseason the rumors were flying regarding RB Marshawn Lynch&#8217;s future with the Buffalo Bills.  Would they trade him?  Were his days numbered?  All of that followed the Bills using the 8th pick overall in the 2010 draft to get RB C.J. Spiller from Clemson.  Spiller is a dynamic, exciting player, who has endurance and power also.  He&#8217;s much like the Saint&#8217;s Reggie Bush, and the Bills are hoping to get that sort of production from him.  Big plays.  Last season Fred Jackson set records for the team with 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards in kick returns.  He literally <em>was</em> the offense for this team.  And if Marshawn Lynch returns to the form of his rookie season &#8230; the Bills don&#8217;t have question marks in their backfield, they have definitive exclamation marks.  (Assuming their offensive line can hold together!)</li>
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<li><strong>Linebacker</strong>.  As I&#8217;ll discuss below, another big piece of the face lift for the Bills this season is their shift to a 3-4 defense.  What that means is position shifts for many players.  Several defensive ends moving to linebacker, and some of the LBs moving to other positions (outside linebacker to inside linebacker, or vice versa.)  This not only means learning new positions, but it might mean some players don&#8217;t make the cut.  Another one of the more deep positions for the Bills is LB with 14 players vying for a spot including: Paul Posluszny, Kawika Mitchell, Aaron Maybin, Andra Davis, Reggie Torbor, Keith Ellison, Chris Kelsay, Aaron Schobel, and more.  Definitely a position to watch.</li>
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<li><strong>Defensive Back</strong>.  This is actually the most solid position on the team (besides maybe kickers and kick returners).  Last year the Bills&#8217; only Pro Bowler was S Jairus Byrd, a rookie with 9 INTs on the season!  He was fairly amazing at being in the right place at the right time.  (And he put up those numbers in only 11 starts!)  Aside from Byrd, the unit returns all but one of their players from last season, adding a few free agents for training camp competition.  The Bills also get CB Leodis McKelvin back who had a fairly promising rookie season in 2008, but was injured early in 2009 and missed most of that year.  Good talent, and good depth, and—rare for this team—unit cohesiveness over a few seasons should lead to this being the most reliable, and perhaps most productive unit on the team.</li>
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<li><strong>Special Teams</strong>.  It deserves to be mentioned, althought usually these guys are (somewhat justifiably) overlooked.  Even though the Bills have been mediocre or worse over the past decade, they have consistently led the league in <em>many</em> special teams categories.  That will likely continue, or even improve in 2010.  Thanks mostly to the return of their primary guys: K Rian Lindell, P Brian Moorman, PR Roscoe Parrish or CJ Spiller, KRs Spiller, Leodis McKelvin, and last year&#8217;s main guy, Fred Jackson.  Bruce DeHaven (ST Coordinator for the Bills during their Super Bowl years in the 1990s) returns to head up this talented group and figures to maintain a high level of performance in this arena. The thing to watch will be just who actually gets picked to return the kicks.  There is a really amazing level of talent and depth at that position for the Bills.</li>
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<h2>The &#8220;3-4 Defense&#8221;</h2>
<p>If you know what that means, then you are a true football fan.  The subject has been much discussed this offseason, after the Bills announced that that was the defensive scheme they would primarily employ in 2010.  The &#8220;3-4&#8243; defense is a defense that features three defensive linemen (the guys right on the line of scrimmage) and four line backers (as it sounds, they are &#8220;back&#8221; off the ball, away from the line of scrimmage).</p>
<p>Previously (and like most teams have been in the NFL for a while now) the Bills ran a 4-3 defense, with four linemen and three linebackers.  The main difference is that a 3-4 uses smaller, faster, lighter players.  This actually will work to the Bills advantage in some ways as several of their defensive linemen will fit perfectly as outside linebackers in the 3-4 defense.  (Aaron Maybin, Chris Kelsay, Chris Ellis, and—if he does not retire—Aaron Schobel are all former DEs moving to OLB this year.)</p>
<p>Adjusting to a new defensive scheme is always hard, but the Bills do seem suited to a 3-4.  (And if you Bills fans will recall, the 3-4 is the defense that has given our team FITS over the past couple season, and is used by all of our division opponents.)</p>
<p>Another advantage will be the more frequent use of man coverage.  The previous defensive scheme (a version of the &#8220;Tampa 2&#8243;) employed many zone coverages, which did not necessarily take advantage of the talent the Bills have in the defensive backfield.  The cornerbacks and safeties are licking their chops for the added responsibility in 2010.  The DBs will play tighter, one-on-one, and look to be up to the challenge.  (Also this frees up players like ball-hawk Jairus Byrd to roam the backfield even more &#8230; adding to his already impressive INT totals!)</p>
<p>So, while it will be an adjustment, to be sure, the move to the 3-4 defense should also provide a marked improvement to a beleaguered, downtrodden Buffalo Bills organization.</p>
<h2>There&#8217;s Hope, But&#8230;</h2>
<p>So with many promising changes, and the hope of returning players gone for most of 2009 &#8230; the Bills really do have much reason for optimism in 2010.  However, even if everything falls into place for them &#8230; check out this schedule:</p>
<blockquote><p>Sept. 12 – vs. Miami<br />
Sept. 19 – at Green Bay<br />
Step. 26 – at New England<br />
Oct. 3 – vs. New York Jets<br />
Oct. 10 – vs. Jacksonville<br />
Oct. 17 – BYE<br />
Oct. 24 – at Baltimore<br />
Oct. 31 – Kansas City<br />
Nov. 7 – vs. Chicago (in Toronto)<br />
Nov. 14 – vs. Detroit<br />
Nov. 21 – at Cincinnati<br />
Nov. 28 – vs. Pittsburgh<br />
Dec. 5 – at Minnesota<br />
Dec. 12 – vs. Cleveland<br />
Dec. 19 – at Miami<br />
Dec. 26 – vs. New England<br />
Jan. 2 – at New York Jets</p></blockquote>
<p>The AFC East has improved (most notably the NY Jets, but the Dolphins added WR Brandon Marshall, and the Patriots still have Tom Brady, Randy Moss, and Wes Welker.  Oh, and that guy&#8230; Bill Belichick&#8230;) and the Bills face the AFC and NFC North.  All (but Detroit and Cleveland, perhaps) quite formidable foes.  That&#8217;s quite a tough schedule for a team who finished last in their division last season!</p>
<p>In the end, there are WAY too many questions about this year&#8217;s Buffalo Bills to have any idea about how they may fare.  However, there are certainly enough bright spots to keep their biggest fans (and perhaps their smaller fans) hopeful that <em>THIS</em> will finally be the season the Bills are at least relevant&#8230; if not actually <em>in</em> the playoffs in 2011.</p>
<p>Sadly, though, the reality is that all indications point to this major &#8220;face lift&#8221; begun by the Bills in 2010 signifying that they are thinking long term.  That means that likely 2010 will be setting the ground work for future seasons.  That means&#8230; another season without playoffs.</p>
<p>That may be the reality, but for now&#8230; it will be fun to start with the blank slate of training camp and preseason and a fresh, new, NFL football season in September!  </p>
<p>Bring it on!  Go Bills!</p>

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		<description><![CDATA[You really never know right away how well a team fared with their draft selections. There are some who love every pick, some who love a few, and of course, many who hate everything about the picks. And all this despite the fact that you rarely know how a draft actually pans out for at [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://gregshead.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/98621517.jpg.6795_cropped.jpg" alt="Buffalo Bills RB C.J. Spiller and Roger Goodell" title="CJ Spiller and Roger Goddell" width="200" height="138" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-5062" />You really never know right away how well a team fared with their draft selections.  There are some who love every pick, some who love a few, and of course, many who <em>hate</em> everything about the picks.  And all this despite the fact that you rarely know how a draft actually pans out for at least two or three years.  It never matters, we all feel the need to &#8220;grade&#8221; or in some way rate the picks of our favorite teams.</p>
<p>Apparently, I am no different.  <img src='http://gregshead.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>I was never on the &#8220;draft-a-QB&#8221; bandwagon.  So that was not a disappointment to me, as it seems to be to some Bills fans.  (Even though we <em>DID</em> draft a quarterback in round seven&#8230; that was not the guy most anyone wanted us to draft.)  I was a bit surprised—though I should not have been—that they passed up some of the lineman that seemed like great choices, and were available at spots where they were selecting.  </p>
<p>But overall, I really like it.</p>
<p><img src="http://gregshead.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/2262506.jpeg" alt="C.J. Spiller -  Buffalo Bills" title="C.J. Spiller" width="150" height="186" class="alignright size-full wp-image-5060" /><strong><em>Here&#8217;s the list of the 2010 picks:</em></strong>
<ol>
<li>RB C. J. Spiller</li>
<li>DT Torell Troup</li>
<li>DE Alex Carrington</li>
<li>WR Marcus Easley</li>
<li>LT Ed Wang</li>
<li>DE/LB Arthur Moats</li>
<li>DE/LB Danny Batten</li>
<li>QB Levi Brown</li>
<li>G Kyle Calloway</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Spiller</strong>, a running back, was a surprise to some, since the Bills have two better-than-average RBs already, but first, coach Chan Gailey has already said they wanted to add a third RB, and second, this guy is exactly what they were looking for.  More of a &#8220;home run hitter&#8221; so to speak.  He&#8217;s been compared to Reggie Bush and Chris Johnson.  He compares himself to Warrick Dunn.  And from the sounds of things, this guy will at the very least be exciting.  His numbers are impressive (the only comparable player in the NCAA record books is Reggie Bush.  That&#8217;s good company.</p>
<p>The first pick was not what many were expecting, but I think Spiller will be what the Bills were looking for: a TD scorer.</p>
<p>(I also think it may spell the end of Roscoe Parrish&#8217;s Buffalo Bills career&#8230; Spiller is also a kick returner with a record-tying 8 return TDs in his college career.)</p>
<p>The next two picks are not the DLs that most expected the Bills to draft, but both are rated fairly highly by scouts.  They both also have experience and the skill set to fit into the new 3-4 defense that the Bills will be running in 2010.  That was clearly a big consideration in drafting <strong>Troup</strong> and <strong>Carrington</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Marcus Easley</strong> is another tall, fast receiver.  James Hardy was drafter a couple years ago.  This offseason we signed free agent Chad Jackson from the Denver Broncos, another tall receiver.  And of course there&#8217;s Steve Johnson who has shown some promise in the limited action he&#8217;s seen.</p>
<p>With Owens and Reed (and even Justin Jenkins) all allowed to go on their way this off season, that leaves the Bills with a rather inexperienced (though quite tall) team of receivers.  After Lee Evans—whom some would call and &#8220;all pro&#8221;—the Bills have (in order of experience): Roscoe Parrish (5&#8217;9&#8243;), Chad Jackson (6&#8217;1&#8243;), Steve Johnson (6&#8217;2&#8243;), James Hardy (6&#8217;5&#8243;), and Felton Huggins (6&#8217;2&#8243;).  That&#8217;s a fairly tall receiving corp.  Aside from Parrish, whom I still feel is going to be expendable, with the addition of Spiller.</p>
<p>The Bills finally addressed their offensive line needs by drafting <strong>Ed Wang</strong> to fill the LT position.  They are rather thin at that spot with Demetrius Bell being the &#8220;incumbent&#8221;.  Wang is a big dude, with good &#8220;feet&#8221; (according to Bills&#8217; GM, Buddy Nix) and should compete for the starting LT spot.</p>
<p><strong>Moats</strong> and <strong>Batten</strong> are a couple more 3-4 defense guys, whom the Bills have been seeking out in their transition to the new defense.  They are listed in some places as LBs, and in some places as DEs, so I&#8217;m not sure exactly what role they Bills drafted them for, but it was definitely for the 3-4 defense.  And, apparently, special teams.  (Check out this <a  href="http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-draft/09000d5d817c5aed/Bills-draft-grade">glowing review</a> of the Bills draft from the NFL Network guys.)</p>
<p>Finally, in the seventh round, the Bills drafted their quarterback.  There were some rumors that the Bills were trying desperately to trade up to get Tim Tebow in the first round, as the Denver Broncos did.  However, the Bills deny this, and as was apparent from their passing up of both Jimmy Clausen and Colt McCoy, they really had their sights set on <strong>Levi Brown</strong>, their eventual 7th round pick.</p>
<p>Brown was the top player in his conference last season, and definitely comes from a winning program, which is something that has been lacking in recent QB selections by the team.  But, it&#8217;s fairly rare to find a starting QB in the final round of the draft!  (Many like to remind nay-sayers however that Tom Brady was a 6th round selection.  Bills fans, though they may not much care for Brady, would love to see a similar outcome for their final-round pick.)</p>
<p>Gailey has already stated that Brown will be allowed to compete for the starting QB position along with the three incumbents from last season.  Should be an interesting competition this offseason.</p>
<p>Lastly, the Bills drafted an OT whom I have read they intend to move to guard.  <strong>Calloway</strong> may or may not make the team—the Bills drafted two (starting) guards in the 2009 draft—but it was good to see that six of their nine picks went toward linemen, offensive and defensive.  (Due to his size, 6&#8217;7&#8243; 323 lbs, I&#8217;m not sure about that move to guard.  So perhaps he will compete more at the RT spot.)</p>
<p><strong>Conclusion</strong><br />
The Bills did <em>not</em> select the players that anyone expected them too.  Not even Spiller, whom some are calling the &#8220;best player in the 2010 draft.&#8221;  However, they really did address all of the positions that they needed to.  If the guys they got—whom they say are all guys they had targeted—turn out to be viable NFL players, well, then they did an excellent job!</p>
<p>But, that&#8217;s the thing.  That&#8217;s the part we don&#8217;t know for a couple of years.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s some who think Spiller could be in the running for Rookie of the Year, based on his talents and work ethic, but of course you can&#8217;t really predict such a thing.  If that&#8217;s the case however, then the Bills definitely already improved their team.</p>
<p>Overall, seems like a great job by the Bills!  (How often do we Bills fans get to say that???)</p>

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		<description><![CDATA[Following up on yesterday&#8217;s recommended Hulu show &#8230; they announced today that there is a slew of NFL content now available on their site. They even have their own channel there! This is great news, and I hope to see more. Perhaps next season NFL GameDay will be there as well? (Come on, NFL!) Until [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Following up on yesterday&#8217;s recommended Hulu show &#8230; they announced today that there is a slew of NFL content now available on their site.  They even have <a  href="http://www.hulu.com/nfl" target="_blank">their own channel</a> there!</p>
<p>This is great news, and I hope to see more.  Perhaps next season <a  href="http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday" target="_blank">NFL GameDay</a> will be there as well?  (Come on, NFL!)</p>
<p>Until then, we in the Campbell home will be watching some great NFL games from the past, including some video from when <a  href="http://hulu.com/nfl/buffalo-bills" target="_blank">our team</a> was actually good, too! <img src='http://gregshead.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to this blog post, former NFL head coach Brian Billick was very interested in the Bills vacant head coaching spot—filled yesterday by Chan Gailey—but the Bills showed no interest in him. Marty Schottenheimer has said the same thing. In Marty&#8217;s case it&#8217;s interesting in that he and Bills&#8217; GM Buddy Nix are good friends, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://gregshead.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/nfl_ap_mschottenheimer1_200.jpg" alt="Marty Schottenheimer wanted Buffalo Bills gig" title="marty_schottenheimer" width="200" height="300" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4742" />According to <a  href="http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/16871/billick-baffled-by-bills-lack-of-interest" target="_blank">this blog post</a>, former NFL head coach Brian Billick was very interested in the Bills vacant head coaching spot—filled yesterday by  <a  href="/2010/01/19/seriously-bills/">Chan Gailey</a>—but the Bills showed no interest in him.  Marty Schottenheimer has <a  href="http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/16841/marty-schottenheimer-wanted-bills-gig" target="_blank">said the same thing</a>.</p>
<p>In Marty&#8217;s case it&#8217;s interesting in that he and Bills&#8217; GM Buddy Nix are good friends, who have spoken since Nix took over and the search for a head coach was on (just not in regards to his being a candidate for the head coaching job.)</p>
<p>What&#8217;s most baffling is that the Bills did not even grant these fellas an interview.  Seriously, Bills???  <a  href="http://www.buffalobills.com/media-lounge/videos/Chan-Gailey-Press-Conference/ebcb77a0-8bb1-461c-bb18-f571314caa7c" target="_blank">They say they have the guy they wanted all along</a>.  Again, we will only know if they start adding up some &#8216;W&#8217;s.</p>

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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After all of the talk of Bill Cower, and Marty Schottenheimer, and Mike Shannahan. Even Jon Gruden and several more lesser known, but highly-qualified candidates. After all of the &#8220;due process&#8221;. The Bills announced today that Chan Gailey will be their next head coach. Chan Gailey. Former Dallas head coach (for only two seasons). Former [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img alt="Chan Gailey Buffalo Bills" src="/images/2010/chan_gailey.jpg" class="alignleft" width="120" height="189" />After all of the talk of Bill Cower, and Marty Schottenheimer, and Mike Shannahan.  Even Jon Gruden and several more lesser known, but highly-qualified candidates.  After all of the &#8220;due process&#8221;.</p>
<p>The Bills announced today that Chan Gailey will be their next head coach.</p>
<p>Chan Gailey.  Former Dallas head coach (for only two seasons). Former Miami Dolphins offensive coordinator.  Former Kansas City offensive coordinator (who was let go before the season began last year, in much the same fashion as our own Turk Schonert.</p>
<p>Lots of &#8220;formers&#8221;.</p>
<p>Maybe this time will be different?  Maybe he&#8217;ll become a legendary coach who &#8220;turned the Buffalo Bills around&#8221; much like Marv Levy, and Chuck Knox, and Lou Saban?  Those guys took Bills teams who had been struggling near the bottom—much like the current Bills—and turned them around quickly.  Within a year or two.  </p>
<p>Could that be Chan Gailey?</p>
<p>That is apparently his history.  In <a  href="http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/926904.html" target="_blank">an article from the Buffalo News</a>, Mark Gaughan listed some of Gailey&#8217;s accomplishments, and they were at least intriguing.  </p>
<p>Gailey took the Miami Dolphins (as their offensive coordinator) to two straight 11 win seasons, <em>after</em> Dan Marino retired.  They were the 8th ranked offense with Jay Fiedler at QB!</p>
<p>Also, in his only head coaching stint, Gailey took over the Dallas Cowboys after a 6-10 season, and in his first season with them they won their division with a 10-6 record.  He made the playoffs his second season, too, even though they only managed an 8-8 record.  Dallas owner Jerry Jones said this about Gailey this week:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;The most unfair that I&#8217;ve ever been in anything in sports and maybe in other parts was dismissing Chan after two years,&#8221; Jones said. &#8220;That wasn&#8217;t right. . . . That is one thing I look at today in my mirror and say you just weren&#8217;t as fair as you needed to be there to the team, the fans and certainly to Chan to make that change after two years.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Huh.  I&#8217;m still not convinced. But&#8230; huh.</p>
<p>Yes, Chan Gailey is the offensive-minded, experienced head coach that we need, but &#8230; what happened to the &#8220;big name&#8221; angle?  Are they going to pay Gailey the same money they were reportedly offering to Bill Cowher?  Hope not&#8230;</p>
<p>So, we&#8217;ll see what the new head coach can do.  Who will he assemble as his coaching staff?  Which players will make the cut, which will they get to perform much better than the Jauron regime could draw out of them?  Will the Bills have the 8th ranked offense, even with their current players?</p>
<p>Will they be better?</p>
<p>I guess, in all honesty, you never know.  You can&#8217;t know.  You can&#8217;t predict 19 players in the injured reserve, either.  So, the Bills are re-tooling, and perhaps they will get it right this time.</p>
<p>The pieces are being put into place: Buddy Nix at General Manager, Chan Gailey at Head Coach.  Now the other coaches will be brought in &#8230; then maybe a QB?  </p>
<p>For now, I&#8217;m not holding my breath.  I think the Bills may have to go 10-0 in 2010 before I believe they&#8217;ve made the right choice&#8230;  </p>
<p>A decade of losing will do that to any fan.</p>

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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps you have heard that the professional football team nearest to the Campbell family hearts both geographically and emotionally has recently been making some changes. Starting a couple months ago when they fired their head coach, Dick Jauron. (Well, they really started just before the season began when they fired the offensive coordinator, Turk Schonert, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Perhaps you have heard that the professional football team nearest to the Campbell family hearts both geographically and emotionally has recently been making some changes.  Starting a couple months ago when they fired their head coach, Dick Jauron.  (Well, they <em>really</em> started just before the season began when they fired the offensive coordinator, Turk Schonert, and released the converted-to-starter LT Langston Walker.  Yes, just days before the season began.  Neat.)</p>
<p>The shake-up continued when they announced that they had hired &#8220;football man&#8221; Buddy Nix (technically, he was promoted from within the organization) as the new General Manager.  For a few years, Russ Brandon (former Marketing Guru for the Bills) has been handling those duties&#8230; sorta.  Now he has been promoted to CEO.  (I believe his official title is President and CEO.  Impressive.)</p>
<p>Following that job responsibility shifting (and press conferences with Hall of Fame Bills, Jim Kelly and Thurman Thomas) the Bills then announced that every single member of the coaching staff had been fired.  But they said it nicer, something like, &#8220;The coaching staff has been told that they have completed their obligations to the Buffalo Bills.&#8221;  (That probably makes it easier to swallow?)</p>
<p>Rumors are flying everywhere about whom the Bills are interviewing and who might be the next Bills coach.  Bill Cowher, Mike Shannahan, Charlie Weis&#8230; (Yes, he was actually mentioned as an option!)  We now know that Shannahan and Weis are with their 2010 teams.  Cowher won&#8217;t decide till after the season (and post-season) are over.  And the Bills continue to interview lesser-known candidates.  (Though, intriguingly qualified&#8230; more than the recent list of head coaches.)</p>
<p>If last year&#8217;s signing of Terrell Owens is any indication of what the Bills organization is intent on doing, there is a good chance the Bills might actually have a recognizable name listed as their head coach in 2010.</p>
<p>Many Bills fans long for someone like Cowher who not only has the highest winning percentage of any current coach (not sure how he&#8217;s a current coach, but, I just report what I read/hear/see) he also brings discipline and toughness that has not been part of Buffalo Bills football for quite a while.  At least, it has not been very evident to the fans.</p>
<p>Personally, I like the idea of Marty Schottenheimer.  I&#8217;ve said that before (when I was doing the Buffalo Bills Review in years gone by) and I maintain that he would at least bring <em>wins</em> back to Buffalo.  He&#8217;s always done that.  In fact, I believe he has the <em>second</em> best career win percentage of any current coach.  (Maybe it&#8217;s &#8220;available&#8221; coach?)  The knock on Marty is that he can&#8217;t win playoff games.  And, his record does show that.</p>
<p>At this point, Bills fans just want to GET to the playoffs!!!</p>
<p>Schottenheimer is also a former Bills linebacker, from the AFL championship teams in the 60s.  (I believe he was on those teams.)  </p>
<p>The Bills have also reportedly interviewed (or are seeking an interview with) his son, Brian, who is the offensive coordinator for the NY Jets, and has been sought by other teams for their head coaching position.</p>
<p>So&#8230; the intrigue continues.  Bills fans are hoping that the Buffalo Bills of 2010 and beyond will look different than the Buffalo Bills of the aughts.  (They ought!)</p>
<p>Perhaps they just need new uniforms&#8230;</p>

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		<description><![CDATA[Are these for real? They look for real. But, really? I like the warning before Mauroney does his stunt, &#8220;Do not attempt unless you are an NFL athlete.&#8221; (Perhaps not even then?) I know these are old, but my Dad sent me some in an email today, and they&#8217;re just fun, so&#8230; enjoy! Pass along [...]]]></description>
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<p>Are these for real?  They look for real.  But, really?  </p>
<p>I like the warning before Mauroney does his stunt, &#8220;Do not attempt unless you are an NFL athlete.&#8221;  (Perhaps not even then?)</p>
<p>I know these are old, but my Dad sent me some in an email today, and they&#8217;re just fun, so&#8230; enjoy!</p>

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		<title>Record Books</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it happened yesterday, I was fairly sure that the 98-yard touchdown connection from Ryan Fitzpatrick to Terrell Owens was a Buffalo Bills record. Turns out that I was right. The record for longest touchdown pass in Buffalo Bills history now belongs to a substitute QB and a player who will likely be a Buffalo [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When it happened yesterday, I was fairly sure that the 98-yard touchdown connection from Ryan Fitzpatrick to Terrell Owens was a Buffalo Bills record.  Turns out that I was right.  The record for longest touchdown pass in Buffalo Bills history now belongs to a substitute QB and a player who will likely be a Buffalo Bill for only one season!  <img src='http://gregshead.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>The best part was when I read the article today at BuffaloBills.com confirming that the play was indeed a record, they of course mentioned the previous record in the same sentence.  Anyone want to take a guess?</p>
<p>Go ahead.</p>
<p>Kelly to Reed?  Nope.  Kelly to Lofton?  Nope.  Kelly to Beebe?  Nope.  How about Bledsoe to Peerless Price?  Nope.  Kemp to Dubenion?  Nope.  (Wow, you know your Bills history!)</p>
<p>The previous record for longest TD pass in franchise history was 95 yards and was accomplished by:</p>
<p>Todd Collins to Quinn Early.</p>
<p>So now, the top two longest plays read like this:</p>
<p><strong><u>Longest Pass for a Touchdown</u>:</strong><br />98 &#8211; Ryan Fitzpatrick to Terrell Owens<br />95 &#8211; Todd Collins to Quinn Early </p>
<p>I&#8217;d almost guarantee you that in a few months (maybe even right now!) you could win some money with that trivia knowledge under your belt!</p>

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		<title>Breaking News: Dick Jauron is GONE!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I really can&#8217;t believe they did this! It should have been done long ago. That was obvious to most Bills fans. But I really can&#8217;t believe they actually pulled the trigger. Dick Jauron was &#8220;relieved of his coaching duties&#8221; today. Amazing. Can&#8217;t wait to see what is next&#8230; it has to be better!!! Short link [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://gregshead.net/images/bills-logo.jpg" alt="Buffalo Bills" align="right">I really can&#8217;t believe they did this!  It should have been done long ago.  That was obvious to most Bills fans.  But I really can&#8217;t believe they actually pulled the trigger.  Dick Jauron was &#8220;<a  href="http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-3/Jauron-relieved-of-coaching-duties/1356fd4d-cba3-4ae0-99ff-d3a9f9c5bd06" target="_blank">relieved of his coaching duties</a>&#8221; today.  Amazing.</p>
<p>Can&#8217;t wait to see what is next&#8230; it has to be better!!!</p>
<p>Short link to article here: <a  href="http://tinyurl.com/nomorejauron" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/nomorejauron</a></p>

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		<title>The Ultimate Showdown?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been a dismal season for my favorite professional sports franchise. (It was actually kind of difficult to label them &#8220;professional&#8221; just now&#8230;) There are some reasons beyond likely their control (an insane amount of serious injuries to some of their best players) but overall they continue their bumbling ways. It will be surprising [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://gregshead.net/images/2009/ultimate-showdown.jpg" alt="Could Super Bowl XLIV feature two undefeated teams??"><br />It has been a dismal season for my favorite professional sports franchise.  (It was actually kind of difficult to label them &#8220;professional&#8221; just now&#8230;)  There are some reasons beyond likely their control (an insane amount of serious injuries to some of their best players) but overall they continue their bumbling ways.  It will be surprising if they reach as high as 7 wins this year.  (They have been 7-9 for the past three seasons in a row!)</p>
<p>So, I have mostly lost all interest in the NFL season due to their ineptitude.  However, there is one potentially amazing story line that has my interest&#8230;</p>
<p>After coming from 17 points behind in their game Sunday night, the Colts remained undefeated at 9-0.  It was a stunning turn of events (and the game featured two teams that are CLEARLY far superior to the team I watch every week&#8230;) culminating with Indianapolis preserving their so-far unblemished record.</p>
<p>A couple weeks ago, in the other conference, a similarly talented team posted their own incredible come-from-behind win as the New Orleans Saints defeated Miami 46-34, after being <a  href="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2009102510/2009/REG7/saints@dolphins#recap-channels:cat-post-recap-full-story" target="_blank">behind by 21 points</a>! Incredible!!</p>
<p>Both teams do have a few tough games remaining, but so far it hasn&#8217;t seemed that anyone can actually finish 60 minutes with more points than them.  Both have great QBs (with other fine supporting offensive players) and solid defenses that make big plays when needed.</p>
<p>And they are both in different conferences, which means they won&#8217;t play each other until a possible Super Bowl showdown.</p>
<p>Here are their remaining schedules:
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<div style="float:left;width:200px;padding:0px 10px 10px;text-align:left;"><strong>Indianapolis</strong><br />at Baltimore<br />at Houston<br />Tennessee<br />Denver<br />at Jacksonville<br />NY Jets<br />at Buffalo</div>
<div style="float:right;width:200px;padding:0px 10px 10px;text-align:left;"><strong>New Orleans</strong><br />at Tampa Bay<br />New England<br />at Washington<br />at Atlanta<br />Dallas<br />Tampa Bay<br />at Carolina</div>
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<p>Obviously, going undefeated is always an almost impossible task, but New Orleans seems to have the tougher road to get there.  Playing the Patriots, and playing four division games (against pretty tough opponents).  Both teams finish on the road (but so far this season opposing teams are 3-1 in Buffalo, and that likely won&#8217;t improve much before their January 2nd contest there.)</p>
<p>It will be tough, but it&#8217;s <em>definitely possible</em> that this year&#8217;s Super Bowl could feature not just one but <em>two</em> undefeated teams playing for the Lombardi trophy, and the first 19-0 season!</p>
<p>That&#8217;s what I&#8217;m rooting for&#8230;  Go Saints and Colts!</p>
<p>(Although, I&#8217;m pretty happy for my &#8220;other&#8221; home team, the Bengals.  They&#8217;re having a pretty fun season, too.  So, if either of those teams has already lost&#8230; I&#8217;m rooting for Cincinnati!) <img src='http://gregshead.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>

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