Bills coaches in debuts

[sudzy]

No link just a lot of foot work.

1960 Buster Ramsey NY Titans loss 3-27
1962 Lou Saban Houston Oilers loss 23-28
1966 Joe Collier San Diego Chargers loss 7-27
1968 Harvey Johnson took over week 3 Cincinnati Bengals loss 23-34
1969 John Rauch NY Jets loss 24-41
1971 Harvey Johnson again Dallas Cowboys loss 37-49
1972 Lou Saban again NY Jets loss 24-41
1976 Jim Ringo Miami Dolphins loss 21-30
1978 Chuck Knox Pittsburgh Steelers loss 17-28
1983 Kat Stevenson Miami Dolphins loss 0-12
1985 Hank Bullough San Diego Charges loss 9-14
1986 Marv Levy Pittsburgh Steelers WIN 16-12 I was there.
1998 Wade Phillips San Diego Chargers loss 14-16 Ryan Leaf debut and the highlight of his career.
2001 Gregg Williams New Orleans Saints loss 6-24
2004 Mike Mularkey Jacksonville Jaguars loss 10-13
2006 Dick Jauron New England loss 17-19 JP's 4th quarter safety by Ty Warren was the difference.
2009 Perry Fewell took over week 11 Jacksonville Jaguars loss 15-18
2010 Chan Gailey Miami Dolphins loss 10-15
2013 Doug Marrone New England Patriots loss 21-23

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[casdhf]

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What a downer lol

[sudzy]

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The schedule makers didn't do us any favors this year. The two AFC champion game teams 1-2. While Todd Bowles gets Cleveland.

[Night Train]

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RIP Ralph.

[OLDSRIP]

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And Pittsburgh has had 3 coaches total.

[sudzy]

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And Pittsburgh has had 3 coaches total.

Not quite, according to Wikipedia the Steelers started in 1933 as the Pittsburgh Pirates. They became Steelers in 1941. Since 1933 they have had 16 coaches, only 3 since 1969.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_head_coaches

Oh and by the way all three of them won their debuts.

[HHURRICANE]

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Well that's a downer!!!

[swiper]

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• Jerry Sullivan @TBNSully
  
  Marv Levy won his Bills head coaching debut, but it came in the middle of a season.
  
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• 2hJerry Sullivan @TBNSully
  
  On Sunday, Rex Ryan will try to become the first head coach to win his Bills debut on Opening Day. Bills coaches are 0-17 in that scenario.
  

[ICRockets]

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Rex Ryan is 5-1 in season openers.

[swiper]

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And is 46-50 overall.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/RyanRe0.htm

[OLDSRIP]

Re: Bills coaches in debuts

Not quite, according to Wikipedia the Steelers started in 1933 as the Pittsburgh Pirates. They became Steelers in 1941. Since 1933 they have had 16 coaches, only 3 since 1969.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_head_coaches

Oh and by the way all three of them won their debuts.

Thanks,

3 coaches is 45 years.

Was there a period in Bills history when they had 3 in 45 months?

looks like there might have been between 68-72. Unfortunately, I remember those years.

[YardRat]

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Not surprising considering usually when a team changes coaches they suck anyway. This is a little bit different scenario, Rex was handed a decent team and all he has to do is build on that, not start from scratch.

[Buffalogic]

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Most of those guys are crumb bums. Ryan is 4-2 in playoffs

[sukie]

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All of this is moot. Different players different opponents. It's just a factoid. It's a 50 50 proposition

[swiper]

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Not surprising considering usually when a team changes coaches they suck anyway. This is a little bit different scenario, Rex was handed a decent team and all he has to do is build on that, not start from scratch.

Same thing he got in NYC.