Rapoport: Bills Job is Lynn's to Lose, Other Shortlist Candidates

[DraftBoy]

Per his twitter, he reports that from sources the job is Lynn's to lose but the Bills are doing their homework on three other candidates. Harold Goodwin (OC - Arizona), Teryl Austin (DC - Detroit), and Frank Reich (OC - Philadelphia).

[sudzy]

Re: Rapoport: Bills Job is Lynn's to Lose, Other Shortlist Candidates

Schefter is reporting that Gus Bradley will be Lynn DC.

[feldspar]

Re: Rapoport: Bills Job is Lynn's to Lose, Other Shortlist Candidates

How is he going to "lose" the job?

[DraftBoy]

Re: Rapoport: Bills Job is Lynn's to Lose, Other Shortlist Candidates

How is going to "lose" the job?

Preforms badly today, blows the interview, does something dumb to embarrass the team/organization, makes a really bad media comment. The options are endless though unlikely.

[feldspar]

Re: Rapoport: Bills Job is Lynn's to Lose, Other Shortlist Candidates

I don't like this, and I mean AT ALL.

[kscdogbillsfan1221]

Re: Rapoport: Bills Job is Lynn's to Lose, Other Shortlist Candidates

With Gus Bradley as D.C. I don't mind.

[DraftBoy]

Re: Rapoport: Bills Job is Lynn's to Lose, Other Shortlist Candidates

With Gus Bradley as D.C. I don't mind.

It certainly makes him a more appealing option. I want to see who he identifies as an OC, personally hoping for Mike McCoy, but he's done a pretty good job getting this offense to produce points.

[sudzy]

Re: Rapoport: Bills Job is Lynn's to Lose, Other Shortlist Candidates

I would think that since he was OC he would promote someone and install his own offense.

[HHURRICANE]

Re: Rapoport: Bills Job is Lynn's to Lose, Other Shortlist Candidates

Just so I have this straight. A guy who's never had a position higher than running backs coach until week 2 of this year is now a lock as a Head Coach here.

Whaley got his *****. Congrats.

[Fixxxer]

Re: Rapoport: Bills Job is Lynn's to Lose, Other Shortlist Candidates

Just so I have this straight. A guy who's never had a position higher than running backs coach until week 2 of this year is now a lock as a Head Coach here.

Whaley got his *****. Congrats.

John Harbaugh was a special teams coach for 20 years before being hired as HC, besides Lynn was named OC and he put a top 10 performance in points scored with Tyrod Taylor as his QB, and with a system that wasn't his, that's tells me his ego won't be a problem. That is quite a feat, IMO.

[sudzy]

Re: Rapoport: Bills Job is Lynn's to Lose, Other Shortlist Candidates

My problem is:

George Edwards 2011: 3-4
Dave Wannstedt 2012: 4-3
Mike Pettine 2013: 3-4
Jim Schwartz 2014: 4-3
Dennis Thurman 2015- 2016: 3-4
Gus Bradley 2017?: 4-3
We spend more time junking the last defense then we do building the next defense.

[DraftBoy]

Re: Rapoport: Bills Job is Lynn's to Lose, Other Shortlist Candidates

More details on Lynn being the odd-on favorite.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/anthony-lynn-a-virtual-lock-to-be-named-bills-coach-on-a-permanent-basis/

Also interesting to note that Whaley apparently has close ties with Austin in Detroit.

[DraftBoy]

Re: Rapoport: Bills Job is Lynn's to Lose, Other Shortlist Candidates

My problem is:

George Edwards 2011: 3-4
Dave Wannstedt 2012: 4-3
Mike Pettine 2013: 3-4
Jim Schwartz 2014: 4-3
Dennis Thurman 2015- 2016: 3-4
Gus Bradley 2017?: 4-3
We spend more time junking the last defense then we do building the next defense.

I think we're already pretty well set up for a Bradley style 4-3.

DE - Lawson
DT - K. Williams/Dareus
LEO - Hughes
WLB - ???
MLB - Ragland
SLB - P. Brown

You add a starter at WLB and some depth and you've got a pretty solid front seven.

[Fixxxer]

Re: Rapoport: Bills Job is Lynn's to Lose, Other Shortlist Candidates

I think we're already pretty well set up for a Bradley style 4-3.

DE - Lawson
DT - K. Williams/Dareus
LEO - Hughes
WLB - ???
MLB - Ragland
SLB - P. Brown

You add a starter at WLB and some depth and you've got a pretty solid front seven.

we shouldn't have a problem re-signing Zach Brown.

[DraftBoy]

Re: Rapoport: Bills Job is Lynn's to Lose, Other Shortlist Candidates

we shouldn't have a problem re-signing Zach Brown.

Not sure they would want him. Bradley seems to have preferred size LB's who can run in Seattle and Jacksonville. Brown doesn't exactly fit that mold. He could be a guy they bring back but I'm not sure.