McDermott building a solid staff

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[DamnItJake!]

7 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

Assistant coaches hired so far in Buffalo...

Defensive Coordinator Leslie Frazier (very good DC, head coaching experience)

Offensive Line Coach Juan Castillo (an old Eagles colleague; generally considered one of the best line coaches in the NFL)

Linebacker Coach Bob Babich (also one of the league's better coaches; formerly worked with Rivera; has been a DC before)

Looks like he's hitting it out of the park so far.

The one move I'd question: McDermott is retaining current Bills Special Teams Coach - and former Panthers ST guy - Danny Crossman.

so he isn't using Madden to build his staff?? Any inkling he needs a good OC with pedigree of Shula?

[iamhubby1]

7 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

Assistant coaches hired so far in Buffalo...

Defensive Coordinator Leslie Frazier (very good DC, head coaching experience)

Offensive Line Coach Juan Castillo (an old Eagles colleague; generally considered one of the best line coaches in the NFL)

Linebacker Coach Bob Babich (also one of the league's better coaches; formerly worked with Rivera; has been a DC before)

Looks like he's hitting it out of the park so far.

The one move I'd question: McDermott is retaining current Bills Special Teams Coach - and former Panthers ST guy - Danny Crossman.

 

What is it about ST Coaches that freaks HC out? We are taught that there are 3 phases to the game. Yet it seems like almost every HC throws just any ol' coach at it? I mean, is KC the only team that takes ST seriously?

 

It does appear as though guys are not afraid to join his staff. Says a lot about how well McD must be respected. That franchise has been a mess for a while. Yet guys are willing to go there for him. Well done.

 

I saw part of his PC today. The wife even sat through it. We were both impressed with him. He looked calm and collected, and the stage defiantly did not look too big for him. He did say that the GM would have complete control of the 53, but he was confident, after all their meetings, they were on the same page.

 

He also said that Buffalo was the best job available, and that he had always been impressed with the fans. He looked forward to instilling a new culture not only in the team, but throughout the whole building. He would be methodical, and do his due diligence, as he always had, and how he had been taught.

 

A Buffalo beat reporter asked him if he was nervous taking the Bills job considering the Bills have been a mess for a while now. Which kind of made me laugh. That a beat reporter would say the team was a mess. McD said no. That he was comfortable with the conversations he had with management. He even said the owners were good guys, and only cared about winning. Which made his decision to take the job pretty easy. He truly sounded like he trusted the Bills to do the right thing going forward.

 

He sounded like he knew he belonged. He even mentioned how he was from a football family, so there were always football related conversations going on. And he was going to take everything he has learned to go methodically about his business.

 

I was both proud for, and impressed by, him. I truly hope he succeeds. It really is a win win for him. If he wins, he is a hero. If he loses, it was Buffalo after all.

[csx]

3 hours ago, iamhubby1 said:

 

What is it about ST Coaches that freaks HC out? We are taught that there are 3 phases to the game. Yet it seems like almost every HC throws just any ol' coach at it? I mean, is KC the only team that takes ST seriously?

 

It does appear as though guys are not afraid to join his staff. Says a lot about how well McD must be respected. That franchise has been a mess for a while. Yet guys are willing to go there for him. Well done.

 

I saw part of his PC today. The wife even sat through it. We were both impressed with him. He looked calm and collected, and the stage defiantly did not look too big for him. He did say that the GM would have complete control of the 53, but he was confident, after all their meetings, they were on the same page.

 

He also said that Buffalo was the best job available, and that he had always been impressed with the fans. He looked forward to instilling a new culture not only in the team, but throughout the whole building. He would be methodical, and do his due diligence, as he always had, and how he had been taught.

 

A Buffalo beat reporter asked him if he was nervous taking the Bills job considering the Bills have been a mess for a while now. Which kind of made me laugh. That a beat reporter would say the team was a mess. McD said no. That he was comfortable with the conversations he had with management. He even said the owners were good guys, and only cared about winning. Which made his decision to take the job pretty easy. He truly sounded like he trusted the Bills to do the right thing going forward.

 

He sounded like he knew he belonged. He even mentioned how he was from a football family, so there were always football related conversations going on. And he was going to take everything he has learned to go methodically about his business.

 

I was both proud for, and impressed by, him. I truly hope he succeeds. It really is a win win for him. If he wins, he is a hero. If he loses, it was Buffalo after all.

Crossman has been in Buffalo since 2013. Maybe he's done well.

[iamhubby1]

4 hours ago, csx said:

Crossman has been in Buffalo since 2013. Maybe he's done well.

 

I have to wonder if that is because he is doing well? Or if McD kept him because he knows him, and he doesn't want to go looking for a ST Coach? I guess other coaches would/should know who is a decent ST Coach, and who to stay away from. Or do you give a younger guy just getting started that job?

 

I may be wrong. But it sure seems like a lot of teams could use a decent ST Coach. I mean, look at the Giants last week. Their return guy may just have cost them that game.

 

[Cuttinedge]

He might be the biggest D head in the league (crossman that is) but his tenure here was the last time our STs was adequate. 

[Ivan The Awesome]

I for one am glad Buffalo is getting this revamping. I don't like the Bills but i certainly don't hate them. I hope for the best for McDermott and that franchise. Would be fun to see buffalo reach the playoffs next year. 

[ickmule]

It's still Buffalo. He will last 3 years tops.  

[csx]

14 hours ago, iamhubby1 said:

 

I have to wonder if that is because he is doing well? Or if McD kept him because he knows him, and he doesn't want to go looking for a ST Coach? I guess other coaches would/should know who is a decent ST Coach, and who to stay away from. Or do you give a younger guy just getting started that job?

 

I may be wrong. But it sure seems like a lot of teams could use a decent ST Coach. I mean, look at the Giants last week. Their return guy may just have cost them that game.

 

Does he know him? From where? He left Carolina 2 years before McDermott arrived.

[iamhubby1]

4 hours ago, csx said:

Does he know him? From where? He left Carolina 2 years before McDermott arrived.

 

From what I know, he is retaining him from the previous staff. I can't think of any way their paths would have crossed. Is McD keeping him because he is good? Or because he doesn't know anyone better? Or maybe, McD finds it easier to take what you are given, rather than search for what you want?

 

Which leads me back to where, at least from where, I started. Do HCs scour the brush for ST Coaches? Or are ST coaches just another coach doing double duty? Nah, that ain't right.

 

Because to me, it really seems like STs is a league wide struggle. I mean, I realize that most ST guys are those marginal guys that are hanging on by a thread. But those ST Coaches can't be in the same vein. Hanging on for dear life? Barely making it in coaching because no one else wants to coach STs?

 

Maybe it is as simple as, if a return guy is good, it doesn't matter if you game plan or not. He is going to get his. That no matter what you do, ST is just going to play out how it is going to no matter what you do.

 

Man, too much thought at too late a time for this.

 

[csx]

I think ST coaches get too much credit and too much blame. IMO it's so much more about the ability of your depth to play it. There might be some ability if some coordinators to get a little more out of what they are dealt but it's not like drafts are approached with ST as anything but a secondary thought.

[Mr. Scot]

McDermott's latest hire is Jim Skipper's son Kelly for RB coach.

Kelly has a bit of a history with us. It was on his recommendation (via his dad) that we drafted DeShaun Foster over Clinton Portis (Kelly was Foster's college RB coach).

McD also hired Rob Boras for TE coach, another solid choice.

Bills could be interesting to watch this year.