Shottenheimer WANTED the Bills job

[OpIv37]

According to ESPN, Marty Schottenheimer wanted the job but Ralph "wasn't comfortable" with him, so we ended up with Gailey instead.

http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/post/_/id/9487/marty-schottenheimer-wanted-bills-gig

Also, the article says that the Bills wanted to interview Brian Schottenheimer, and the Jets granted him permission to interview, but he refused to interview. Any bets that has to do with Ralph dissing his dad?

**** you, Ralph.

[mikemac2001]

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really doesnt matter at this point the article is 2 years old...also why is shotty not coaching somewhere else???

its like with players other teams cut....there is a reason why they are cut and why they arnt picked up somewhere else

[nolimit]

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i have no problem with chan as coach...i think he is very good and is a great offensive mind...If this team had a qb our offensive would be deadly

[ghz in pittsburgh]

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I'm not sure Marty would do better.

I believe in Steelers' approach, and Donahoe, despite my bashing him over drafting for the Bills in his 5 years, had that right - he was trying to find the next up-coming HC in NFL, looking into the young coordinators. He just didn't get the right ones.

[Marcala12]

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i have no problem with chan as coach...i think he is very good and is a great offensive mind...If this team had a qb our offensive would be deadly

are you joking or are you 10 years old?

[mysticsoto]

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i have no problem with chan as coach...i think he is very good and is a great offensive mind...If this team had a qb our offensive would be deadly

I agree. If we had a real QB, the team would be doing an order of magnitude better!!!

[RedEyE]

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I agree with nolimit & mystic. When the defense is playing to snuff, this team is just a QB shy of playing lights out.


In regards to Schottenheimer, I think this just proves (once again) how much meddling Ralph actually does. I'm not saying Marty was the answer, but Ralph gets more involved with this team than he should and it has proven disastrous time and time again.

[OpIv37]

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i have no problem with chan as coach...i think he is very good and is a great offensive mind...If this team had a qb our offensive would be deadly

If you want a microcosm for what's wrong with Gailey as coach, check out the Brad Smith INT. Why the hell would you call a shot to the endzone with a WILDCAT QB at that point in a game? That play alone almost cost us the game.

[NOT THE DUDE...]

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die ralph die... sadly, nothing will probably change until this ****er bites the big one...

[jamze132]

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If you want a microcosm for what's wrong with Gailey as coach, check out the Brad Smith INT. Why the hell would you call a shot to the endzone with a WILDCAT QB at that point in a game? That play alone almost cost us the game.

I highly doubt that playcall was executed as planned. I put that on Brad Smith more than anything. I also think that one of the WRs ran the wrong friggin route and instead of Smith seeing this and taking off to the left, which was wide open by the way, he just chucks it down there and lets the WRs and DBs figure it out.

I've been wanting for us to throw the ball out of the WC all friggn year as I think it will keep the LBs honest, which will allow for more yards from the run, BUT the throws have to be executed correctly for effect.

[OpIv37]

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I highly doubt that playcall was executed as planned. I put that on Brad Smith more than anything. I also think that one of the WRs ran the wrong friggin route and instead of Smith seeing this and taking off to the left, which was wide open by the way, he just chucks it down there and lets the WRs and DBs figure it out.

I've been wanting for us to throw the ball out of the WC all friggn year as I think it will keep the LBs honest, which will allow for more yards from the run, BUT the throws have to be executed correctly for effect.

I agree we need to throw from the Wildcat to make it more effective. But that was not the time or the place to do it. Why bust out the trick stuff when the running game is working well as it is? This team has been in 4 blowouts so far- the KC game in our favor and the NE, Jets and SF games going against us. Why not take a chance in one of those games when there is far less to lose? It's just mind-bogglingly stupid.

[ParanoidAndroid]

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I agree. That was the wrong time to try that play. I have to admit, though, Patrick Peterson ran a really nice route.

[trapezeus]

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shottenheimer would have gotten us to the playoffs and no further.

[Generalissimus Gibby]

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shottenheimer would have gotten us to the playoffs and no further.

What exactly are these?

[OpIv37]

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shottenheimer would have gotten us to the playoffs and no further.

After 12 years of no playoffs, going on 13, I'm ok with that. It would at least be a start.

And, maybe if we had a team capable of making the playoffs, we could attract more talent in terms of players and coaches.

More importantly, it's evidence that we had a quality coach who wanted to come here, and Ralph burned the bridge. Translation: there is some truth to the notion that good coaches don't want to come here, and the reason is Ralph.