How about Jim Harbaugh, Stamford?

[kernowboy]

I think unless Fewell has a miracle end to the season - and he is tainted by the ancien regime, a name worthy of consideration is Comeback Jim.

He has been outstanding at Stamford and with an OC mentality would allow the defence to be run by a top DC. This could be a 3-4 expert.

Harbaugh is ****sure and has a blue collar approach with Stamford - if they don't beat you, at least they'll beat you up :)

He also sounds like he maintains the sort of distance desired between a coach and his players.

And as we need a starting QB, likely to come from the draft, his NFL coaching experience as a QB coach can't hurt either.

Whilst I like Russ Grimm as another option, I think both would be ideal candidates.

[RockStar36]

Re: How about Jim Harbaugh, Stamford?

Why not. The last person from Stanford to play a major role on this team did real well.

But seriously, Harbaugh isn't going anywhere.

[Nighthawk]

Re: How about Jim Harbaugh, Stamford?

I thought he was the coach at "Stanford"???

[trapezeus]

Re: How about Jim Harbaugh, Stamford?

unless there is another Jim Harnaugh who rides the Stamford Express train in every morning from CT. know the way the bills have hired players and coaches in the past, i wouldn't rule this scenario out.

[kernowboy]

Re: How about Jim Harbaugh, Stamford?

Ok, slip on keyboard.

He's got a contract on the table from Stanford, but it is unsigned.

With a proper HC who had NFL QB experience, maybe our last major signing from Stanford might have done a hell of a lot better

[kernowboy]

Re: How about Jim Harbaugh, Stamford?

He's also apparently only earning $750,000 so even if we doubled his salary he'd be comparatively cheap

[Demon]

Re: How about Jim Harbaugh, Stamford?

I love how people jump on the wagon so quickly. The guy beats USC and everyone wants him. LOL

Harbough isn't coming to Buffalo, not because he doesn't want to, but because our new GM won't hire him.

[kernowboy]

Re: How about Jim Harbaugh, Stamford?

I love how people jump on the wagon so quickly. The guy beats USC and everyone wants him. LOL

Harbough isn't coming to Buffalo, not because he doesn't want to, but because our new GM won't hire him.

And if our new GM is Eric DeCosta who has been working with Harbaugh's brother John so clearly knows the family?

[Captain gameboy]

Re: How about Jim Harbaugh, Stamford?

I sat next to him for a few hours on a transcon a few years ago.

My impression was that he wasn't too bright.

[BuffaloBlitz83]

Re: How about Jim Harbaugh, Stamford?

Jim Harbaugh coached his first game as Stanford in 2007. Trent Edwards played his final game in Stanford in 2006. No connection to Harbaugh's recruiting or coaching.

[Night Train]

Re: How about Jim Harbaugh, Stamford?

I sat next to him for a few hours on a transcon a few years ago.

My impression was that he wasn't too bright.

He did go to Michigan. That may explain it.

The Bills beat writer Mark Gaughan mentioned him a month ago, before Stanford beat Oregon & USC. Ted Marchibroda was his coach when he carried Indy to an AFC Championshop game years back. HE was an overachiever as a player. As long as he has FOOTBALL smarts.

Didn't we just fire a Yale grad, with no FOOTBALL smarts or pesonality ?

Regardless,hire a GM first and let him pick the coach he can work with. We need someone to find the talent first.

[kernowboy]

Re: How about Jim Harbaugh, Stamford?

Never said he was - you get the best out of the players you recruit - clear Harbaugh is achieving this against the bigger college teams

[SABURZFAN]

Re: How about Jim Harbaugh, Stamford?

I think unless Fewell has a miracle end to the season - and he is tainted by the ancien regime, a name worthy of consideration is Comeback Jim.

He has been outstanding at Stamford and with an OC mentality would allow the defence to be run by a top DC. This could be a 3-4 expert.

Harbaugh is ****sure and has a blue collar approach with Stamford - if they don't beat you, at least they'll beat you up :)

He also sounds like he maintains the sort of distance desired between a coach and his players.

And as we need a starting QB, likely to come from the draft, his NFL coaching experience as a QB coach can't hurt either.

Whilst I like Russ Grimm as another option, I think both would be ideal candidates.

if you like it, it means that it's not happening.

[Demon]

Re: How about Jim Harbaugh, Stamford?

And if our new GM is Eric DeCosta who has been working with Harbaugh's brother John so clearly knows the family?

GM's choose their coaches based on quality not because they are friends. Norm Chow recruited and coached Matt Leinart in college, yet passed him up to draft Vince Young in his first year as OC in Tennessee. Friendships don't mean anything.

[Pinkerton Security]

Re: How about Jim Harbaugh, Stamford?

GM's choose their coaches based on quality not because they are friends. Norm Chow recruited and coached Matt Leinart in college, yet passed him up to draft Vince Young in his first year as OC in Tennessee. Friendships don't mean anything.

...and neither of them have amounted to a hill of beans.