Buffalo Bills Fire Greg Roman: Rumors Swirl
By Dennis Moody
Does Greg Roman Dislike Rex Ryan?
Greg Roman had interviewed for the Buffalo Bills head coaching job the same season as Rex Ryan. After Ryan was offered the job, he was able to convince Roman to come to Buffalo as his offensive coordinator.
It seems like he had his reservations about working with Ryan. According to the Buffalo News, Roman had doubts about whether being affiliated with Rex would damage his own career.
"“Roman was known not to have been the biggest Ryan fan, privately telling at least one person after last season that he thought Ryan was a “buffoon” and that being affiliated with him wasn’t going to be good for his career. Also, after only a year in Buffalo, Roman was known to have been looking to coach elsewhere after the season, when the Bills led the NFL in rushing, even if that opportunity wasn’t a head-coaching job.”"
If Roman truly felt that way it seems odd he would stay in Buffalo for another season. Maybe he signed in Buffalo because of the money. Maybe he signed with Buffalo because he couldn’t get a better offer from another team and never wanted to work with Rex.
He may have had to stay around for a second season because he had no choice but to stay. Mike Rodak writes that in an interview with WGR 550 that he didn’t get much interest in the offseason despite the success the Bills had running the ball last year.
"“Yeah, it’s been pretty quiet actually. I’ve had a lot of interest the last five years, but this year it’s been pretty quiet on that front. Really haven’t been paying too much attention to it. There hasn’t been a lot this year, which is somewhat strange, but that’s how it goes sometimes.”"
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So maybe Roman wanted to leave but just couldn’t find a team that was interested in his services. There’s are several mixed reports and it’s hard to know exactly where the facts lie.
There is one thing that was made very clear about this coaching change and Jerome Felton said it best, “Jobs are on the line. You either produce or you go somewhere else.”