1. Mike Shanahan
Mike Shanahan is a sexy choice for a number of teams
right now, because his track record is one of a very successful coach - and
there are plenty of teams with worse coaches right now. How good would Shanahan
look in Buffalo? Consider some of the previous coaches: Gregg Williams, Wade
Phillips, Mike Mularkey and Dick Jauron. Sports betting fans would again start backing the
Bills.
2. Jon Gruden
This is probably an outside candidate, especially since
he just signed an extension with ESPN to stay on the Monday Night Football
crew, but he did immediately say that he will coach again in the future. Would
he coach in Buffalo? Probably not. He seems to like the warm weather programs
and the Bills don’t have a quarterback to mentor.
3. Mike Martz
Now this is a move that would actually make sense, to
some extent. While the Bills don’t have an offensive line, they do have plenty
of weapons such as Terrell Owens, Lee Evans, Roscoe Parrish, Fred Jackson and
Marshawn Lynch. Yet one thing the Bills have failed to do in recent years is be
entertaining; Martz could do exactly that. You know that it’d take him about
two weeks to find a quarterback, and if they got a line that would protect, the
Bills could be a high-scoring outfit in no time. If you bet sports, don’t bet on
it happening but this is one move that would make sense.
4. Some Guy You Don’t
Know/Expect
It seems like the Buffalo Bills do this more than any
other team. Not many NFL picks saw Mike Mularkey coming or even Dick Jauron,
so they will probably do the same. With Ralph Wilson keeping his hand in the
cookie jar, he’s likely to find someone that we wouldn’t expect. Tom Walsh,
anybody? What about Sherman Lewis? Maybe it’s time they give good ‘ol Bobby
April a shot.
5. Terrell Owens
Why not? NFL
betting fans know that there’s no other real reason why the Bills signed
him. Owner Ralph Wilson even said that he made the move to make headlines, so
why not make some more by putting Owens as the coach? Yes, it would be a train
wreck, but how would you describe the Dick Jauron era?