Posted on 12/27/2016 8:53:01 AM PST by oh8eleven
The Buffalo Bills have fired coach Rex Ryan and his twin brother, Rob, the team announced late Tuesday morning.
Offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn will serve as the team's interim coach for Sunday's season finale against the New York Jets.
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Andy Reid being a prime example. Andy lead the Eagles to the playoffs and Super Bowl. That is why he was sought out and signed by Kansas City so quickly.
Rex, however, isn't likely to be a head coach again.
I watched the first Bucs game, but none since. Although, I attended the Bucs & Bears game in Tampa. My only two digressions. Mea culpa!
Why?
It’s a timing thing to let the potential candidates know there is an opening to be had. Also if they want to give a lower level coach a tryout they can do the interim thing for a bit to see how they handle it. Just saying there are viable reasons for it to be done prior to the end of the season.
Old coaches are fired and new ones hired because the team stakeholders think it’ll improve their chances at winning games, winning championships, etc. In the case of the NFL though it looks pretty hopeless this next decade for all the rest of the teams besides the Dallas Cowboys since they are obviously the only team deserving to win a Super Bowl for the next decade or so. Now I do make this claim as a Dallas Cowboys fan, though I probably am more objective about the Cowboys than the MSM is about political leaders ;)
Lots there to look at.
From not calling the time out to ice Franks at the end of regulation, to a mediocre record, it was time for a change.
Watch Lovey Smith coach the Bills.
Go Phins!
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Because you can't fire the team.
All I know is, his son sucks as a quarterback.
The talent is not necessarily genetic..............
“Have not watched even one play all season....and I won’t.”
Same here. Done, totally DONE with NFL.
Let’s not forget Marvin Lewis with the Bengals. We all know why they haven’t fired him.
As a Patriot’s fan, I couldn’t agree more. He has talent defensively, no doubt about it. He just isn’t a good head coach.
I have always found him humorous and kind of entertaining to watch from afar, but...he is such such a loose cannon in his own organization that I don’t think he can consistently succeed.
If I put on a GM hat, I would definitely hire him as a Defensive Coordinator, as long as I have a strong head coach to keep him on a leash.
Great quarterbacks make great coaches. Only exception I can think of is the Baltimore Ravens with Trent Dilfer.
Lombardi had Bart Starr.
Bill Walsh had Montana and Young.
John Madden had Kenny Stabler.
Paul Brown had Otto Graham.
Belichek has Brady.
Dungy had Peyton Manning.
Jimmy Johnson had Aikman (though Jimmy almost screwed that up).
Shula had Bob Griese and Marino.
And now Jason Garrett has Dak Prescott.
I suspect it is just a matter of chemistry, environment, and an organization looking at a candidate and saying “we can put him in the right environment to succeed”.
The other people just “didn’t do it right”...:)
The thing is, when Brady is out either due to injury or his recent suspension, the Pats don't seem to miss a beat.
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Can’t argue with you on that one. Belichek’s genius seemed to arise after he left Cleveland...that’s one b-a-d franchise.
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