On Semantics And The Buffalo Coaching Search

Did Bill Cowher snub the Buffalo Bills, as our earlier headline suggested? Maybe not. Our resident Buffalo Bills expert clarified for us in the comments:

Cowher has NOT snubbed the Bills.

He told Buffalo that he would not be talking with teams, including Buffalo, until the end of the season.

Is it unlikely that Cowher comes to Buffalo? Hell yes it is. But Cowher has NOT unequivocally said that he will not coach in Buffalo. Not yet, anyway.

Indeed, as Yahoo! Sports’ Mark Miller reports, Cowher didn’t rule out joining the organization at season’s end:

He reportedly told the team that he’s didn’t want to interview for the gig “at this time.”

Cowher is supposedly happy to wait till season’s end to see what other jobs come available. It’s not likely that the Bills will wait till the end of the season to hire a new coach. The team supposedly wants someone to be signed on before then.

So while Cowher hasn’t ruled out joining Buffalo, by refusing to talk to them now—when, you know, the Bills are conducting a search and interviewing candidates—he’s all but made their decision for them. Does that constitute a “snubbing”? Perhaps not, but it definitely doesn’t bode well for Buffalo fans eager to see that magnificent mustache roaming the sidelines in Orchard Park.