Chan Gailey will reportedly be named Buffalo Bills coach
Posted on January 19, 2010 by Bretts_BFFComments Off
We have conflicting emotions regarding this news. On the positive side it looks like out Vikings will retain Defensive Coordinator Leslie Frazier for a while longer as he’s been passed over for another head coaching position. Be we also feel for the man — he’s certainly a top the “tier 2″ of coaching candidates (Tier 1 being Cowher, Dungey, Gruden aka “chucky”, etc). He’s interviewed for numerous positions over the last three years only to be passed up each season — especially the questionable “Rooney Rule” interview for Seattle even though reports surfaced that Pete Carroll was already awarded the position. It’s a discussion for another time, but we think that rule is becoming counterproductive to the goal set by the NFL …
Anyway, reports are out that Chan Gailey will be the Bill head coach. Buffalo Bills loyalists (aren’t you glad you’re a Vikings fan?) hoping the team would bring in a big-name coach to help the team break a decade-long playoff drought may be disappointed to hear that the hiring of Chan Gailey seems imminent.
The former Dallas Cowboys and Georgia Tech coach will reportedly be named as the new guy in Buffalo, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Gailey led the Cowboys to the playoffs in both 1998 and 1999, but failed to win a game. He comes with a high recommendation from former Steelers coach Bill Cowher, who planned to name Gailey his assistant head coach if he had returned.
Welcome to Buffalo, Chan. Talk to Denny Green about weather forecasts …
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