The Buffalo Bills ended their search for a head coach Tuesday night when they offered Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey the head coaching position. Mularkey was a bit of a darkhorse candidate because he was under the radar immediately following the dismissal of Gregg Williams. Mularkey was the last candidate interviewed for the position, many days after some of the more publicized candidates like Jim Fassel, Charlie Weis, and Romeo Crennel.
Buffalo Bills fans, many who have lived through some of the team’s darker moments in history, remain skeptical. Images of team scout Harvey Johnson named coach (twice!) leading the Bills to two of their worst seasons ever. The Tom Cousineau contract debacle – as the NFL’s only #1 overall pick spurning the league to play in Canada, or memories of Chuck Knox resigning in frustration over the team’s constant contract squabbles with players. All this history flood back for the old-time Bills faithful when remembering Ralph Wilson and his tight fiscal policies of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. So when the unheralded Mike Mularkey came along, many rumors and misconceptions followed....MORE...
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