Jan. 8, 2004
SportsLine.com wire reports
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Bills president Tom Donahoe has at least one more candidate to interview for Buffalo's vacancy after spending most of Thursday with Penn. St. head coach Joe Paterno.
Donahoe said he had an interview scheduled for Friday, Bills spokesman Scott Berchtold said. Berchtold would not identify the candidate or provide details of Donahoe's meeting with Paterno. The Penn St. legend is the sixth candidate the Bills have interviewed in the last week since not rehiring Gregg Williams, who completed the third and final year of his contract.
Paterno is considered one of the leading contenders for the job because of his many years with Penn. St. and his offensive expertise. Buffalo is coming off a discouraging 6-10 season in which its Drew Bledsoe-led offense finished among the worst in the NFL. Coach Paterno declined to say whether the Bills had made him an offer, adding he hoped to have a better idea of where he stood by this weekend.
On Monday, the Bills interviewed former Chicago Bears coach Dick Jauron and their own defensive coordinator Jerry Gray, whose unit finished among the NFL's best this past season.
Last week, Donahoe met with Patriots coaches, defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel and offensive coordinator Charlie Weis, and Rams defensive coordinator Lovie Smith. Under NFL rules, the Bills are barred from resuming talks with those three coaches until their teams complete the postseason.
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[This message was edited by wilheim on January 08, 2004 at 10:31 PM.]
SportsLine.com wire reports
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Bills president Tom Donahoe has at least one more candidate to interview for Buffalo's vacancy after spending most of Thursday with Penn. St. head coach Joe Paterno.
Donahoe said he had an interview scheduled for Friday, Bills spokesman Scott Berchtold said. Berchtold would not identify the candidate or provide details of Donahoe's meeting with Paterno. The Penn St. legend is the sixth candidate the Bills have interviewed in the last week since not rehiring Gregg Williams, who completed the third and final year of his contract.
Paterno is considered one of the leading contenders for the job because of his many years with Penn. St. and his offensive expertise. Buffalo is coming off a discouraging 6-10 season in which its Drew Bledsoe-led offense finished among the worst in the NFL. Coach Paterno declined to say whether the Bills had made him an offer, adding he hoped to have a better idea of where he stood by this weekend.
On Monday, the Bills interviewed former Chicago Bears coach Dick Jauron and their own defensive coordinator Jerry Gray, whose unit finished among the NFL's best this past season.
Last week, Donahoe met with Patriots coaches, defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel and offensive coordinator Charlie Weis, and Rams defensive coordinator Lovie Smith. Under NFL rules, the Bills are barred from resuming talks with those three coaches until their teams complete the postseason.
AP NEWS
The Associated Press News Service
[This message was edited by wilheim on January 08, 2004 at 10:31 PM.]
