Two former assistants available because their bosses got fired

[Buffalo Bills Fan]

wow, the bots are getting smarter by quote thing's. They really honesty need to do something about this!

[homeskillitmoorman]

LOVE Bobby April! Bring him back!!!

[1HotBillsChick]

I don't know but most teams will grant permission for an assistant if they are looking for a head coach.

Well, ummm, we need a DB coach too!

[sjhbillsfan]

Well, ummm, we need a DB coach too!

Byrd Sr was safety coach, we could hire George as the CB coach and Byrd as Safety.

I would love to see..

Joe D- OL Coach
Pete - TE
April - Special Teams
Strength - Jones
George C -CBs
Byrd Sr- Safety

That would be a great start.

[BillsMafia#1]

Bobby April was the asst HC when Dick got fired yet he got passed over for the interm HC to Perry....I can't imagine him ever commin back after that

[sjhbillsfan]

Bobby April was the asst HC when Dick got fired yet he got passed over for the interm HC to Perry....I can't imagine him ever commin back after that

I think that was a Rooney Rule thing. Like when The dude in Denver got fired and they promoted Stubesville. when the hc gets fired and you promote a black guy you can interview who ever you want once the season is over.

[BillsMafia#1]

I think that was a Rooney Rule thing. Like when The dude in Denver got fired and they promoted Stubesville. when the hc gets fired and you promote a black guy you can interview who ever you want once the season is over.

I never knew that.....I just remember April didn't seem to have as much fire on the sidelines when Perry got the gig

[sjhbillsfan]

I never knew that.....I just remember April didn't seem to have as much fire on the sidelines when Perry got the gig

Well you have to give the interim coach an interview, but if the interim is a minority, you meet the Rooney Rule. So all things being equal, if the team has a chance to promote the white assistant or a black assistant to play out the string many take the black guy because once exit interviews are done, the Rooney rule is met.

This is my opinion obviously, maybe Denver really liked the Running back coach with zero HC experience and maybe it was the Rooney rule.

[Cinga]

PLEASE!!!! bring Rusty back!!!

Since the beginning of the Jauron era, and no more Jones, we have endured more injuries than any other team in the league. Ans I watched... While Da Bears had some serious ones, the number of them was but a fraction of ours....

Love the talk of April, and Byrd, etc on here, heck, always liked Gil since he came out of college and he'll one day be a HC himself I think, but right here, right now, we need Rusty over all the others...

[Brooklyn]

I doubt Bobby would want to come back and if Marrone decides to keep Bruce Dehaven then the Bills are ok. Rusty Jones I'm not sure about either way.

Both of them are probably reluctant to return to Buffalo - unless the bucks make it impossible to say NO.

[jcmccall]

It's been awhile since Rusty was here do some younger fans might not remember him, but people flipped out when he left. He was made assistant HC just to keep him here, and like April, when he wasn't given a shot at HC he left. But people Loved Rusty!!!! Both would be huge upgrades!

Well, the guy did turn a 305lb (maybe 310) Bruce Smith coming off a 4 game coke suspension into a devourer of left tackles...and Drew Bledsoe. (QB he sacked the most in his career.)

I mean did Bennett, Conlan, Talley, or any of the o-linemen ever look whipped when thos hosses had to get line of scrimmage and block someone every 25 seconds or those LBs had to play 37-40 minutes a game because Jimbo and the offense's 65 yards scoring drive took 3 minutes, 10 seconds?

Hard to argue with those results.

Also the Bears had a really old o-line with guys like Brown and Rivera a few years back...they seemed to hold up.

[sjhbillsfan]

Well, the guy did turn a 305lb (maybe 310) Bruce Smith coming off a 4 game coke suspension into a devourer of left tackles...and Drew Bledsoe. (QB he sacked the most in his career.)

I mean did Bennett, Conlan, Talley, or any of the o-linemen ever look whipped when thos hosses had to get line of scrimmage and block someone every 25 seconds or those LBs had to play 37-40 minutes a game because Jimbo and the offense's 65 yards scoring drive took 3 minutes, 10 seconds?
Hard to argue with those

Rusty and Bobby are top shelf at what they do. Two of the most respected in the game.

[TheWien]

Bobby April needs to get a shot at HC. I dont think he'd come back here after Fewell was named interim over him, despite being the assistant HC.

[JKJK]

Jim Kelly and Bruce Smith both thanked Rusty Jones in their HOF speeches, and Lovie Jones mentoned him as one of the best things that happened in Chicago.

When he was here, we didn't have the injury problems we've had in the past few years.

[chattanoogabills]

bring back rusty who cares about bobby....

[FrankReichComeback]

Rusty Jones? Ugh I'd rather have Rusty Trombone... stay away from that dude

[Burgermeister]

April was probably one of the best coaches here during this mess.

[streetkings01]

No that's the guy before him. The guy who got Jim, Thurman and Andre ready to run the k gun. When Rusty left we started getting a lot of guys hurt.

That was that Allaire guy that Jauron brought in. The guy was obese........why would you hire an obese strength coach?!?!

[Superhero]

It would be great to get Bobby April back. The Bills should have never let him go.

[jcmccall]

Rusty and Bobby are top shelf at what they do. Two of the most respected in the game.

Now our DL has to play in waves and Dareus has to come off the field after 4 plays. ...and we had 2 strengths and conditioning coaches...one to focus on the hosses and one to focus on the skill players. Oy Vey.