Yeah, you're HC got fired as the OC for KC in the preseason and now you're cleaning up their garbage. I really feel bad for you guys, that ship won't be righted until Ralph croaks. Sorry to say it...

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"I can't really hear what Jeremy says, because I got my two Stanley Cup Rings plugging my ears...." -Patrick Roy in reference to Jeremy Roenick's trash talking

The raiders are in the same boat as Al davis is horrid when it comes to drafting. Also even when ralph croaks the daughter that liked football croaked, therefore the team is going to go to the highest bidder and that bidder will not be in buffalo, unless kelly and his conglomerate have something worked out with the wilson's that they are the ones the team be sold to. Cause let's face it LA, and Toronto could easily offer a billion for the franchise. but i agree with the ralph croaking.

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"Tis The Season, Fa la la la la LaFontaine" - Rick Jeanneret

Toronto won't buy an NFL team, there isn't enough interest in Toronto to support an NFL football team, nor do they have the stadium to do so.

Toronto doesn't care about Football, there is a reason none of the games the Bills have played in Toronto get sold out.

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The team isn't moving, period. It's an LA fairy tale. It won't sell out in either LA or Toronto.

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The Lounge Rat

they just continue to hire no-names....ugh

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"It is more about them than it is about the team...Cannot play with them, cannot win with them, cannot coach with them. Can't do it. I want winners. I want people that want to win." - Mike Singletary

Tyler Myers - Future captain of the Buffalo Sabres, and future Norris Trophy Winner

Manning the machine gun on the Tyler Myers Bandwagon - just in case any teams have an idea of prying him away from us (3 GM's shot already)

Connolly/Roy - 2 goals in the last 47 playoff games

Bruce DeHaven is coming home, reports nearly everyone.

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mechaphil

The team would never have anywhere's near the fan support in Toronto or LA; no doubt.

The fact that there is so much more money in Corporate sponsorship availability in these cities means the team would be more profitable than it is here in Buffalo. They would have a lot of empty seats, but still make more money in a larger market.

As a fan this sucks. As a business decision, it makes sense (cents).

I've kidded Thurman about buying The Bills. He laughs, and says "let me know if you know anyone with a billion dollars!"

Sad, but so true.......

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"I'll rap you with my cane; you pencil necked geek!!"

-Bowler, imitating Freddy Blassie, at the very first M & G.

What about public ownership like green bay?

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NFL outlawed it after it happened in Green Bay.

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mechaphil

There are only three groups from this area with the pockets to buy the Bills, if they had the interest.

-The Rich Family
-Mr. Golisano
-The Jacobs.

The 2'nd and 3'rd currently own NHL teams. I an outsider with really deep pockets doesn't really think The Bills are better off in Buffalo than elsewhere, then we are at serious risk of the team moving.

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"I'll rap you with my cane; you pencil necked geek!!"

-Bowler, imitating Freddy Blassie, at the very first M & G.

would the rich family want to buy the bills. i mean the stadium used to be named after them then mr. wilson decided to change it. I think there was something with finances as well. I'm pretty sure you are unable to own two professional teams in the same city, and would we really want golisano, who will probably bring along that piece of trash larry quinn. i mean the bills can't get much worse but larry quinn would not help. plus golisano would stabilize the franchise but no way would he pay for an a list coach who will want to run the team and bring in A list players


Bills hire three assistants; retain another
Chris Brown, Lead Journalist
Posted 3 hours ago

Bills head coach Chan Gailey moved closer to filling out the balance of his coaching staff as the club announced the hiring of three new assistants and the retention of another on Monday.

Buffalo hired George Cortez as quarterbacks coach, Bruce DeHaven as special teams coach and Stan Hixon as receivers coach. Adrian White was also retained from the previous coaching staff.

“Things are coming along well with the staff at this point,” Gailey said. “Time is not as important as getting it right and we feel really good about the coaches that we have right now.”

For DeHaven it’s his second stint as Bills special teams coach as he spent the first 13 years of his NFL coaching career with Buffalo (1987-99). During that time Buffalo’s units were considered among the best in the NFL and were led by special team standouts Mark Pike and Steve Tasker.

“I am very excited to come back to Buffalo,” DeHaven said. “It was my family’s home for 13 years and we have been travelling around the country for the last 10 and feels like we are coming home. I was fortunate enough to be a part of some of the greatest years in Buffalo Bills history and I am looking forward to trying to reprise that era.”

“We are very excited about Bruce DeHaven joining our staff,” Gailey said. “He is an extremely respected special teams coach in the league and he has done a great job wherever he has been. I know he is very familiar with Buffalo and the things we have to do in our stadium to be successful. We are very pleased to have Bruce join our staff.”

DeHaven’s coverage and return units have historically been at or near the top of league. For four straight seasons with the Bills his kickoff coverage unit ranked first in the NFL. His 1991 Bills punt coverage unit had held the all-time record for fewest return yards allowed in a season with a total of 53 before it was recently broken by Atlanta in 2008 (51).

Since his first stint in Buffalo DeHaven has worked for the 49ers (2000-02), Cowboys (2003-06) and Seahawks (2007-09).

Offensive assistants
Gailey’s two new offensive assistants both come with college and professional football experience. Cortez was most recently the offensive coordinator for the CFL’s Calgary Stampeders. He has coached for 18 seasons in the Canadian Football League serving as offensive coordinator for three Grey Cup title teams in Calgary (1998, 2001, 2008).

He is largely credited with the development of quarterback Jeff Garcia, who eventually left the Canadian Football League to achieve Pro Bowl status in the NFL. Cortez’s CFL offenses in Calgary led the league in seven or more offensive categories for four straight seasons (1998-2001).

In between his two stints in Calgary Cortez spent four seasons as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for one of the more prolific offenses in the Pac-10 at Cal (2002-2005). In his time with the Bears he helped to develop the talents of former Bears signal callers Kyle Boller (St. Louis Rams) and current Packers Pro Bowl quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

Wide receivers coach Stan Hixon comes to the Bills after a six-year coaching stretch with the Washington Redskins. Hixon was instrumental in helping Washington wideout Santana Moss achieve Pro Bowl status in his first season with the Redskins in 2005.

Prior to his time with Washington Hixon spent 24 seasons as a college coach. His last four seasons at the collegiate level were spent as receivers/associate head coach at LSU where he helped turn Bills receiver Josh Reed into a Biletnikoff winner with a senior season that saw him catch a school record 94 passes for 1,740 yards and seven touchdowns. He was also part of an LSU staff that led the Tigers to a National Championship in 2003.

White retained
Head coach Chan Gailey also kept Adrian White on his coaching staff. White has served the past two seasons as defensive quality control coach for the Bills. He’s also assisted secondary coach George Catavolos with defensive backs having been an NFL cornerback and safety for six seasons (1987-2003).

White is the third coach retained from the previous staff by Gailey, joining Catavolos and Bob Sanders.

Buffalo still has a coaching vacancy for their defensive coordinator post. No word on when that position will be filled.

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"Tis The Season, Fa la la la la LaFontaine" - Rick Jeanneret

There is nothing wrong with owning two professional franchises in the same city.

And Larry Quinn couldn't run both a hockey team and football team anyways even if Golisano bought them.

He would need to hire someone other guy to run the football team, unless he knows more about football than he does hockey.

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I just got excited about a QB, Special Teams and recievers coach. :S I hope they are as good as the article made them sound. (especially DeHaven)

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"Call a cop he robbed Delmore blind!!!"
Rick Jeanerette after Marty Biron's diving save back in 2000.

"I'm going to go to the spa and have a hot tub and massage and relax," Miller said. "That's it, and it's back to work tomorrow." Ryan Miller after clinching the North East division.

Van, you don't remember DeHaven, huh?

DeHaven was our special teams coach during the Super Bowl years. He was the man who unleashed Steve Tasker on unsuspecting victims hahaha

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mechaphil

Wasn't born/can't remember back to Buffalo's last game as a real franchise. He sounds great, I just hope he still got it.

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"Call a cop he robbed Delmore blind!!!"
Rick Jeanerette after Marty Biron's diving save back in 2000.

"I'm going to go to the spa and have a hot tub and massage and relax," Miller said. "That's it, and it's back to work tomorrow." Ryan Miller after clinching the North East division.

Unfortunately, he left after Homerun Throwback heartbreaker.

I still want Bobby April back ><

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mechaphil

+1, I hate that he's gone, but as long as DeHaven does well, I really don't care.

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"Call a cop he robbed Delmore blind!!!"
Rick Jeanerette after Marty Biron's diving save back in 2000.

"I'm going to go to the spa and have a hot tub and massage and relax," Miller said. "That's it, and it's back to work tomorrow." Ryan Miller after clinching the North East division.

More CFL coordinators please!

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"I'll rap you with my cane; you pencil necked geek!!"

-Bowler, imitating Freddy Blassie, at the very first M & G.

I was hoping trestman for OC the guy had a good record when he was an OC in the NFL.

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"Tis The Season, Fa la la la la LaFontaine" - Rick Jeanneret