I am in the minority in that while I can envision some definite pluses and attributes that Grimm would bring to the Bills I don't believe that the one cited most frequently- his tough-mindedness- is tantamount to him being a wild success while conversely, Leslie Frazier's cool, calm disposition is necessarily going to do nothing but preserve the status quo since Dick Jauron seemingly had a similar demeanor. Technically, Grimm has been no more a head coach in this league than Frazier has been. And Frazier has held more responsibilites; both have been assistant head coaches (but are assistant head coaches) but Frazier has been a coordinator in two different locations in the league (Cincinnati and Minnesota) and Grimm has remained, albeit an effective one, an offensive line coach for Pittsburgh and now Arizona.
I actually prefer Frazier, and it isn't merely because he genuinely wants this job. There's some possible symmetrical beauty to the idea of the Bills being rejected alike by the 'bigwigs' (Gruden; Shanahan; Cowher) and the 'pee-ons' (possibly Grimm and Rivera; Schottenheimer Jr; to a lesser extent- but he is "just" a college coach- Harbaugh) and Frazier being finalists for jobs in St. Louis and Denver last year (Miami the year before that) and ultimately not being made the hire. But I don't really buy into that admittedly interesting juxtaposition. What I am starting to buy into is the notion that Leslie Frazier, whose name has been bantered about for a few years for a head coaching position much in the same way Tony Dungy's was as Vikings' defensive coordinator in the mid-90's before he was finally hired in Tampa Bay in 1996, taking advantage of the head coaching opportunity that finally officially presents itself (Dungy would have hired Frazier as Seahawks' head coach if Dungy had accepted last week the GM/president role w/the Seahawks, FWIW). And I can buy into Frazier being extraordinarily motivated with a gigantic chip on his shoulder w/the way in which he's been passed over for head coaching positions and w/the way he's been essentially used to appease the league-mandated rule that a minority must be interviewed. And well, he qualifies.
I actually prefer Frazier, and it isn't merely because he genuinely wants this job. There's some possible symmetrical beauty to the idea of the Bills being rejected alike by the 'bigwigs' (Gruden; Shanahan; Cowher) and the 'pee-ons' (possibly Grimm and Rivera; Schottenheimer Jr; to a lesser extent- but he is "just" a college coach- Harbaugh) and Frazier being finalists for jobs in St. Louis and Denver last year (Miami the year before that) and ultimately not being made the hire. But I don't really buy into that admittedly interesting juxtaposition. What I am starting to buy into is the notion that Leslie Frazier, whose name has been bantered about for a few years for a head coaching position much in the same way Tony Dungy's was as Vikings' defensive coordinator in the mid-90's before he was finally hired in Tampa Bay in 1996, taking advantage of the head coaching opportunity that finally officially presents itself (Dungy would have hired Frazier as Seahawks' head coach if Dungy had accepted last week the GM/president role w/the Seahawks, FWIW). And I can buy into Frazier being extraordinarily motivated with a gigantic chip on his shoulder w/the way in which he's been passed over for head coaching positions and w/the way he's been essentially used to appease the league-mandated rule that a minority must be interviewed. And well, he qualifies.
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