The Buffalo Bills Assistants

The new Buffalo Bills coach Chan Gailey had a lot to do in his first couple of weeks on the job. The most important thing he had to do was hire valuable assistants that will be successful here in Buffalo. He wanted the coaches to be great teachers and for everyone to trust each other. While Bills fans wanted to hear someone they actually recognized, the bills did the exact opposite. The bills hired several assistants that had countless of college and pro experience.The Bills did retain two coaches from Dick Jouron's staff. The secondary coach George Catrovolos and Bob Sanders, the defensive line coach. Catrovolos retain was not a surprise. He led his secondary to record 20 of the bills 28 interceptions last season. He also saw the rise of star rookie safety Jarius Byrd. It was also not a surprise with Bob Sanders not leaving. He had experience with Chan Gailey. The defensive line was dominant last season has Aaron Schobol tallied ten sacks on the season. Chan Gailey also brought back a very familiar name to bills fans. Bruce Dehaven has came has special teams coach. He was fired unfairly in 2000 after the Music City Miracle. He walks into a very good position with the bills. The bills have Brian Moorman has their punter, Rian Lindell has the kicker, and can help Rescoe Parrish rebound from a disappointment season. Another good hire was the QB coach. George Cortez from the CFL. Helped developed many stars from the NFL. Aaron Rodgers, Jeff Garcia, and Kyle Boller are few of the names. This could be critical for what the bills do at the Quarterback position. The new offensive coordinator is also the running backs coach . His name is Curtis Modkins. Nobody knows how much play calling he will get as gailey will call the plays to start. He was the running backs coach for the cardinals. This looks good for Fred Jackson and Marshawn Lynch as they they are much more talented then the players down in Arizona. The next important coach to get was the offensive line. The offensive line was horrendous last year for the bills. Injuries and production was very limited. This resulted in the bad play by the whole offensive. The new coach for this unit is named Joe D'Assandris. He comes from the Kansas City Chiefs. Although the offensive line was has horrible in KC he has much better chance to succeed with the bills. The bills have at least the inner offesive line complete with Levietre, Wood, Hangartner. They need a tackle and then the offensive line will be successful. In the last couple of days there been reports that the bills have signed a defensive coordinator. George Edwards will lead the defense this year for the bills. He was the linebackers coach for the dolphins last year. He had experiences with the d coordinator in the past. He held the same in Washington in 2003. He has commented that the bills will switch to a 3-4 this season. It will be a switch and will take time but he could be a good hire. All of these coaches have something in coming. They all have experiences with coaching. They all know the game which Gailey wanted.