All else equal, this is a no-brainer. You go with the QB. I get the expectations are higher in Buffalo, but the NFL is a QB league.
Yep I lived in Cleveland while "Major Head Wound" Belichick was a lousy HC there
Skeptic in me wonders if this is purely cynical Rooney Rule compliance. Udinski withdrew his name from consideration from Browns job explicitly for the Bills job. Does he really do that if he doesn't already have it in the bag?
They already interviewed Anthony Lynn. Who completes the Rooney rule
I knew about Lynn but was under the impression Rooney Rule required at least two applicable candidates be interviewed. Nonetheless I now see the Bills also interviewed Anthony Weaver so that's two. I was wrong. But then why did Udinski blow off the Browns? That seems odd.
Ahhh it is 2. I always thought it was just 1.
That seems like a sure way to limit your candidate pool to people who don't have better options for a head coaching gig.
Or to weed out candidates who are not willing to put in work.
I swear there are no people in the business world who think they're smarter than everyone else than "search firm" types. I can't stand it.
If it's unique to them, meaning that no other team does this, then I'm not sure how it's lazy to opt out. Why good coaching candidate--who likely has multiple options--go do a bunch of make-work essays to coach the Browns as opposed to just interviewing with other teams? It's not like we're talking about the Patriots.
Judging by history, this doesn’t seem to work well. They may want to try something different.
How many opportunities exist in a given cycle to become an NFL head coach? How many is any given candidate up for? If that's your dream, it's highly suspect that you'd significantly limit your chances because of some extra homework.
Or perhaps highly qualified candidates look at it and go "what the hell is this sh*t?"
I mean, look at it this way. They only first implemented this process with their hire of Stefanski. Stefanski wasn't a home run hire by any means, but he is very clearly the most successful head coach hire that franchise has made since Marty Schottenheimer in 1984. Heck he's the 4th winningest coach in franchise history. So, yes, uber small sample size, but so far there's not really any reason to think this process has backfired, and I think you can make an argument it's been an improvement over what they have been doing for most of their history.
ehhh there’s an extremely limited number of NFL HC positions in the grand scheme of things, which represent the pinnacle of football coaching. owners drop hundreds of millions of dollars per year. i think it’s fair to use whatever process you want as an owner to identify a leader for your franchise, and wouldn’t be surprised if in the future more teams use this type of approach, especially if it allows the browns to identify a successful coach that others may have overlooked
www.buffalobills.com
Reporting that Jim Leonhard is the front runner to be DC for BradyLooks like Bills promoted from within:
Joe Brady agrees to terms to be the next Buffalo Bills head coach
Brady has agreed to terms on a five-year deal
Stefanski’s a better hire than Freddie Kitchens or Hue Jackson, neither of whom is in the NFL, but that’s a low bar.
On a scale of 1-10, how much does Wiscy wish they had kept Leonhard instead of hiring Fickell?Broncos defensive pass game coordinator Jim Leonhard is expected to be the leading candidate to be the Bills defensive coordinator
According to ESPN’s lead NFL insider, Adam Schefter, Denver Broncos assistant head coach/defensive pass game coordinator Jim Leonhard is expected to be the leading candidate to be the Buffalo Bills’ defensive coordinator. The Bills promoted Joe Brady to head coach earlier today, and it appears...www.yahoo.com
Idk. Hindsight is always 20/20 but Fickell was a slam dunk at the time.
