from Boise to Buffalo?
by hawaiianbuffalonian on Dec 5, 2009 7:42 PM EST
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As has been already discussed on this site, in order for Coach Fewell to have a chance to win our HC job, he will at least have to have a winning record. As it stands now, he has a 1-2 record and the situation is not looking promising for Perry just 6 days after his first win. For other HC options, we have also heard the rumors of bringing big named head coaches to Buffalo, but so far we have been denied more times than Meg Griffin. One name that has not been mentioned as an option is the master of the Blue "Smurf Turf" in Boise, their head coach Chris Petersen.
Living in Hawaii, I have had several opportunities to watch Peterson's team demolish the UH warriors and any other team who gets in his way. This includes beating numerous high ranked opponents such as Oregon earlier this year, and his biggest win in the 2007 fiesta bowl vs. Oklahoma. He has taken a program out of nowhere to greatness. As a HC, he currently has a record of 47-4 (25-0 at home) and he won the Paul "Bear" Bryant Award for National Coach of the Year in 2006. Although he just received a contract extension in 2007 for 850,000 a year for 5 years, he would have the opportunity to make much more in Buffalo. Plus, he i doubt he would complain about not having anything to do in Buffalo after coming from Boise. So why not give him a chance in the big leagues? His players love him and he wins (especially at home), so why is he not even an option?To me it would make much more sense than some other still unproven possible hires (i.e. Mark Trestman or Jim Haslett)...
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Nice post. I voted no – I don’t think Petersen is ready for an NFL gig. I’d like to see him move to a bigger FBS institution.
By the way – given your locale, I demand you send me Lost filming updates. :)
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by Brian Galliford on Dec 5, 2009 8:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Nerd.
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by MattRichWarren on Dec 5, 2009 8:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Good point
I admit that the conference is the biggest deterrent with regards to him moving up but still a 47-4 home record is something that is extremely difficult to replicate in any conference. Plus he has done all this with average at best draft classes. It would be nice for someone to turn our average draft classes into champions…
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by hawaiianbuffalonian on Dec 5, 2009 8:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
but still a 47-4 home record is something that is extremely difficult to replicate in any conference.
It’s not hard to win at home, while the other team is standing there mesmorized by the blue carpet!!!
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by Sluss88 on Dec 7, 2009 12:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i didn't know people still watched lost
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by hawaiianbuffalonian on Dec 5, 2009 8:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhyoudidnotjustsaythat
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by Brian Galliford on Dec 6, 2009 9:10 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I have never watched a whole episode ....... still living a very happy life :-)
By the way, I watched the pilot of V……craptastic.
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by Joe P. on Dec 6, 2009 9:58 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
V has been something of a letdown
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by Brian Galliford on Dec 6, 2009 1:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Something of a letdown is something of an understatement there Bri.
by CanadianBillsFan on Dec 6, 2009 2:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They have a new writer guy taking over the series. He wrote for one of my favorite series, Chuck. I’m hoping he can turn V around creatively.
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by Brian Galliford on Dec 6, 2009 6:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If you never watched the new Battlestar Galactica, give it a try. Even better than Lost :-)
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by Joe P. on Dec 6, 2009 8:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Been meaning to download those. Maybe I should finally get around to it.
by CanadianBillsFan on Dec 7, 2009 1:03 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve seen both, and I disagree with your last assessment. Both, however, are outstanding.
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by Brian Galliford on Dec 7, 2009 7:42 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
haha sorry
I boycott that show because they take over the beach we use for bonfires so they can film
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by hawaiianbuffalonian on Dec 7, 2009 5:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That, my friend, is a sacrifice the island demanded.
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by Brian Galliford on Dec 7, 2009 7:43 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
The fact that you live somewhere that Lost chooses to use in filming: tremendously awesome. Lost rules. It’s just too much of a thinking person’s show for most people that watch network television, so they pay it no mind.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Dec 7, 2009 9:09 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
My favorite TV Show
Lost and Fringe are my only must watch shows that aren’t sports.
There's not a wide receiver who is fast enough, that J.P. Losman can't overthrow him on a fly pattern.
by The Buffalo Kid on Dec 8, 2009 12:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Fringe is good too. It’s in my rotation.
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by Brian Galliford on Dec 8, 2009 5:12 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It's all about 24
It's Like Rooting For The Toilet To Flush....
by Toronto? on Dec 5, 2009 8:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That show is still on?
wow
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by Kurupt on Dec 6, 2009 11:06 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Actually 3 Must watches
24 was really great last season.
There's not a wide receiver who is fast enough, that J.P. Losman can't overthrow him on a fly pattern.
by The Buffalo Kid on Dec 8, 2009 12:34 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
By the way – given your locale, I demand you send me Lost filming updates. :)
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by CanadianBillsFan on Dec 6, 2009 2:46 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He’s an offensive guy so a lot of people around here would be happy. I don’t know if he’s ready for the big time of managing large egos. We could do worse, though.
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by MattRichWarren on Dec 5, 2009 8:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
NO!
“Good” college coach.
Not NFL worthy.
Come and be a coordinator for 3-4 years and then we’ll discuss it.
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by SERGEANT MAJOR THOR on Dec 5, 2009 8:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
nobody's even given him a shot at coordinating
and if mr. wilson wants a youth movement this guy would fit right in
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by hawaiianbuffalonian on Dec 5, 2009 8:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wilson doesn't have the time to take a chance on this guy
Who is the last college HC to become an NFL HC without any NFL experience and succeed right away? It doesn’t happen very often these days.
This team has more gaping holes than Paris Hilton.
by Joe P. on Dec 5, 2009 9:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Does Lane Kiffin count? Bobby Petrino? Nick Saban? Butch Davis? C’mon Joe, college coaches do awesome in the NFL!
The last guy to have actual success jumping from college to the NFL without any previous pro experience was Barry Switzer and he did it by walking into an ideal position. If you don’t count Switzer, than Jimmy Johnson was the last college coach with no NFL experience to finish with a career record above .500.
Doesn’t mean that we can’t hire a college coach (I’d take Kirk Ferentz in a hearbeat if he would actually take the job), but it is important to know that the track record of college guys is abysmal.
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by kaisertown on Dec 5, 2009 10:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You make my point for me
it is important to know that the track record of college guys is abysmal.
Kiffin, Petrino, Saban all lasted two years or less as HC and they had prior NFL coaching experience as assistants.
Of course college coaches do some good work in the NFL, but that really wasn’t my point. Petersen has absolutely zero coaching experience in the NFL at any position. Ralph is not going to make him his last hire as HC. He doesn’t have the time to wait for him to develop as a HC and will not want to risk him being a bust as HC.
This team has more gaping holes than Paris Hilton.
by Joe P. on Dec 5, 2009 10:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
not they......meant Davis and Kiffin had prior NFL experience
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by Joe P. on Dec 5, 2009 10:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If we insist on hiring from the college ranks,
Jim Harbaugh is the best candidate, IMO.
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by Joe P. on Dec 5, 2009 10:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m a big Kirk Ferentz fan, but he’d never leave Iowa for Buffalo. I agree that Harbaugh is the best (and in my opinion only) college coaching candidate to look at.
I’m a huge Peterson fan, but I think his potential to bust and bust in a big way is too high to consider. Great college coach who would maybe be a great NFL coach, but I wouldn’t want to risk finding out.
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by kaisertown on Dec 5, 2009 11:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree too
Harbaugh is the only college coach I would be OK with.
There's not a wide receiver who is fast enough, that J.P. Losman can't overthrow him on a fly pattern.
by The Buffalo Kid on Dec 8, 2009 12:36 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I can't help wondering
how much of people’s confidence in Harbaugh is based on his own merits, and how much is based on the fact that his brother is a good football coach..
Jonathan Stupar won the Heisman…while playing in the NFL!
by JPH on Dec 8, 2009 11:09 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
ah yes.... the ticking time bomb
it’s strange how he never had this “win now” mentality before
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by hawaiianbuffalonian on Dec 5, 2009 9:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
sorry...this was supposed to be a reply to Joe P.
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by hawaiianbuffalonian on Dec 5, 2009 9:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but Ralph is not getting any younger. Odds are very good that this is the last coach he will hire.
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by Joe P. on Dec 5, 2009 9:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
All the more reason he won't take a guy this unproven.
Im not saying he’s a bad coach but I believe Mr Wilson is going to want a guy who’s at least been in contention for an NFL Headcoaching job. Which is why i don’t think Marc Trestman who is far and away my favorite canidate was ever really seriously considered by the Bills.
by mob16151 on Dec 5, 2009 10:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Unproven?
He once took a chance on a guy who was 31-42 as an NFL head coach and only had one winning season (a 9-7 record). He turned out ok.
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by Calvert on Dec 8, 2009 7:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He has taken a program out of nowhere to greatness.
Actually, Boise was great before he took over. They were 53-11 under Dan Hawkins. I love Coach Peterson but he isn’t even close to deserving consideration from the NFL. There are a whole bunch of guys who should get a look before him, including guys mentioned above here. On top of that, I can’t imagine him leaving Boise even to go to a bigger school, let alone to the NFL. He seems very content where he is, thus his contract extension.
by Scott_P on Dec 6, 2009 12:39 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Considering how awful of a coach Hawkins is you have a point… But I still think Petersen is a better than you’re giving him credit for.
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by UZ on Dec 6, 2009 4:52 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
ummm..
the reason that Hawkins had a decent run is the Fact that chris peterson was his oc…i have lived in boise all my life.. I love me my Broncos. you bastards stay away from coach Pete…anyway there is no way he is leaving Boise soon..His son recieves care from St. lukes childrens hospital in Boise. Peterson has stated many times that he has no plans of leaving his current situation. Could the bills do worse? yes they could. is this a likely move? no its not. By the way, Dan Hawkins, not a good coach
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by Stabby Mcshank on Dec 8, 2009 2:56 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Since the question was "Should he be considered?" I voted yes.
But only because the Bills should explore every possible option. It doesn`t mean that I think he should get the job though.
by CanadianBillsFan on Dec 6, 2009 2:51 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Interesting, I’m a fan of Boise State (almost went there!) so I watch them all the time and they have a fantastically coached program… But I think he’s going to have to get put into the NFL as an OC at best before going to a head position.
If our GM was looking for possible OC candidates on the other hand, he’d be a good guy to at least consider…
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by UZ on Dec 6, 2009 4:51 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
If we get a Gm that wants to chose his own coaches then both Petersen, Weis and Trestman should be strongly considered. Combine any of them with Frazier at HC, maybe keep Fewell as DC and April on ST’s and we might have a hell of a coaching staff.
by CanadianBillsFan on Dec 6, 2009 2:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
all of this I like....except Weis on our staff
Also I heard a rumor (don’t remember from where) that April might not stick around in Buffalo because he was upset that he was passed over for the interim HC job. Does anyone know about any truth to this?
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by hawaiianbuffalonian on Dec 7, 2009 5:18 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You know what, I wouldn’t be super upset if April left. The Bills’ STs have been generally quite good over the course of April’s tenure. But this year, with the rule changes and losing some people, they’ve looked very, VERY average. If there’s going to be a change in the regime, you might as well make it wholesale.
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by WhyBillsWhy on Dec 7, 2009 9:06 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I support this for one reason: if it’s April who’s made the Bills’ special teams what it is, then that may imply that many of the players aren’t that special. This might further mean that the propensity for this club to retain players with ST ability might be harming the defense/offense in that they’re not extremely talented at anything, just able to be coached to do well at 1 thing.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Dec 7, 2009 9:12 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
There may be something to that. Even if there isn’t, there’s something to be said for wiping away the last vestiges of an unsuccessful regime.
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by WhyBillsWhy on Dec 7, 2009 9:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Uniforms and all… Well, they should play clothed.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Dec 7, 2009 9:32 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The reason I think April wasn't promoted.
Was Ralph might think Fewell would do worse, so we could have a better draft pick that could be used on a QB. For instance if a Shanahan might be more inclined to come here if he had a high enough draft pick for a QB that he might like.
Speculation on my part, that was the only reason I could think of why Fewell was promoted ahead of Assistant Head Coach April.
There's not a wide receiver who is fast enough, that J.P. Losman can't overthrow him on a fly pattern.
by The Buffalo Kid on Dec 8, 2009 12:44 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah because Wilson wants to spend more money on a QB, not less. Occam’s razor – makes as few assumptions as possible. Isn’t the easiest explanation that he just thought Fewell would be better? Or that April turned it down? If he wanted to lose more games wouldn’t keeping Jauron in there do the trick?
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by MattRichWarren on Dec 8, 2009 9:47 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, easiest explanation is the way to go and I’d guess that Wilson just thought Fewell would do a better job than April. If he wanted to lose, he could lose. He’s the owner and if he wanted to hire a coach who would go out and sign a crappy QB and randomly start him, he could have done it.
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by kaisertown on Dec 8, 2009 12:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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