While the Bills haven’t publicly declared interest in Garrett, a former player still close to the team told me this weekend Buffalo has been keeping very close tabs on him.
“If he wants the job and things can work out I think he’ll end up being the guy,” the player told me. “He’s that young, bright offensive mind in the mold of a Sean Payton they’ve been looking for. He hasn’t been a head coach but he’s worked under the bright lights of Dallas. He’s ready.”
Even if he’s interested, landing Garrett won’t be easy, or cheap. At around $3-million per year Garrett is the highest paid assistant in the NFL. He’s also been groomed as the replacement for Wade Phillips, though Phillips probably saved his job with a division title and playoff victory this month.
Though he’s stated money wouldn’t be an issue with his next coaching hire, Buffalo owner Ralph Wilson still owes former coach Dick Jauron $6-million over the next two years. That can’t be disregarded.
“If he wants the job and things can work out I think he’ll end up being the guy,” the player told me. “He’s that young, bright offensive mind in the mold of a Sean Payton they’ve been looking for. He hasn’t been a head coach but he’s worked under the bright lights of Dallas. He’s ready.”
Even if he’s interested, landing Garrett won’t be easy, or cheap. At around $3-million per year Garrett is the highest paid assistant in the NFL. He’s also been groomed as the replacement for Wade Phillips, though Phillips probably saved his job with a division title and playoff victory this month.
Though he’s stated money wouldn’t be an issue with his next coaching hire, Buffalo owner Ralph Wilson still owes former coach Dick Jauron $6-million over the next two years. That can’t be disregarded.
If the Bills truly are impressed with Frazier, and all reports indicate they are, his stock surged after Minnesota’s defensive drubbing of Dallas Sunday. Equally important from a marketing standpoint, his stock may have ascended among a justifiably skeptical fan base.
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