Conflicting reports on Cowher's interest in Buffalo

Well, I can’t stop you, but I can’t really understand what you’d be so happy about.

It directly contradicts everything I, myself, have heard from my own reliable sources. Ralph has a reputation, and I’m not sure I’d describe it as “stable.” We’ll see.

I’m going to field it again to Brian (and all) with some other information/thought.

If Coher wanted in the search process should be over. Period….. well actually if should go Coher, minority interview, hier Coher. Period.

And, what GM in their right mind would want to work with him?

I’d like to hear that one explained, por favor. :)

I still wonder if Morris has been given a fair shake in TB. Isn’t is rather premature to dismiss a coach after 1 season, and with personnel that largely wasn’t assembled by them?

1) Still a good/great coach. That counts for something, though certainly not savior status. He’d bring a culture, which is of critical importance.

2) He had lots of help from solid front office folks, yes, including Tom Donahoe. But he knows what to look for in players, and he put together some good teams behind crappy QB play (Kordell Stewart?!), which is always nice to see.

3) As far as I know, Cowher was an integral part of the process, but he obviously wasn’t doing all the scouting.

4) Does a guy with a chin that could challenge Chuck Norris have weaknesses?

1. If Reed can survive without Johnson, so to can Cowher without LeBeau…the important thing is the vision he has and his ability to pick out a talented DC with the same vision

2. Cowher will not be doing it alone. He will have a say, but the Bills better still hire a GM

3. Doubt he ran the draft, but sure he had input

4. Spits when he gets pissed off and yells :-)

I think that If we do hire Coher, LeBeau might follow. Remember, LeBeau did spend a year coaching for us in 2002. Coaching in Buffalo would not be new to him.

It’s just as easy to ask why you support this “ruin of a franchise” as you state. Why, because they’re still our Bills and there’s a wealth of tradition with them. The Bucs as an organization aren’t even as old as me.

The fact he is considering the Bills is good pub, shows we are serious and willing to spend money, and if we drive up the cost of another team to sign Cowher….doesn’t hurt the Bills.

A coach would rather be put in the right situation, even if it means a little less money. If he maintains longevity in a strong system, the money will roll right in. If he gets a big payday and it’s a mess of a situation, his tenure may be short-lived.

he’s too far along to deal with a rebuilding process.

If true, then we as Bills fans (who want Cowher) need to root like never before for the Cowboys. It appears Wade Phillips has to do well in the playoffs to survive the season. That is the only place I could see Cowher not having to rebuild.

Wouldn’t want Cowher as HC? I can only think of one at this point in time, Tom Donahoe.

You make getting “one QB” sound so freaking easy. It’s not. :)

that a coach with a good eye will love to get. The general perception here and around is that the Bills are lowly and there’s talk of rebuilding. A coach like Cowher, on the other hand, can look closely at this team and realize that we had an insane amount of injuries early in the season, very promising young players, and that he can attract one or two high quality veterans with his status and this would be one heck of a team. So Cowher, or some big name, can use the image of the Bills as bad to look like a magician.

The truth is we have a very good defense when healthy. Also, I don’t think our QB situation is as scary to potential suitors. I can definitely see Cowher buying into Trent Edwards. We all know that if you give Trent time and take TO and the forced long game out of the equation, he can be a very effective QB. Cowher won with Neil O’Donnell and Slash. Those teams had a shut down defense, good special teams, a running game, and conservative play at QB.

We don’t have the pieces in place for someone like April to be successful.

We need a good HC to get the most out of the players we have worth Keeping.

Look at the players Marv Inherited, Bruce Smith….Netter be willing to trade up for Suh if you can to have a DL that is even compareable.

We don’t have a franchise QB sitting with a big contract in the UFL coming back here when the league folds. (Sorry Losman fans, he sucks)

Look at the first round pick lineman that were here Wolford, Ritcher, Wolford was awesome, he was the first player to go that started our downward spiral to offensive line hell, Kell’s carreer should have been longer but he took such a beating, that last year, he called it quits. Remember the broken leg by Sam Adams. And the 4-0 we went with Todd Collins filling in looking very Fitzpatrick like?

NO NO NO NO APRIL!

We need a HC that can at least look respectable without a ton of greatness, because we have a whole lot of good players, if they stay healthy, we do NOT have greatness players.

Cowher has proven he can win with that type.