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Smith and Whisenhunt are the best two recently fired head coaches back on the market, and the Bills have set their sites pretty high. Bills fans will on close watch for future interviews, and Smith would be a big hire for the Bills. He also has high interest in the Bills opening, which means the Bills can’t afford to screw this up if they view him as the best man available.

Most people, including me, believe that Smith is the best prospective head coach out on the market, so we’ll see if the interview this coming weekend brings good fortune for the Bills organization.

Former Arizona Cardinals defensive coordinator Ray Horton is also a huge name on the market, and the Bills have interviewed him as well as Syracuse Orange coach Doug Marrone. However, Marrone’s college resume isn’t quite developed (career 25-25 record). That record is misleading since he took over a horrible team and transformed the Orange into two-time bowl winners, but Marrone still needs to build his resume and is clearly not the Bills best option here.

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At this point in time, it looks like Reid and Horton are the best bets to earn the Arizona gig, with Reid still maintaining “early favorite” status. Pro Football Talk is reporting that we do know Ray Horton is getting a second interview with the Cardinals.

I bet it’s extremely easy to ask for an interview with your own defensive coordinator, and Horton has been one of only a few coaches or executives on the Cardinals that has done his job well. He has helped mold this defense into one of the best units in the NFL, and I think the Cardinals view him as a strong “Plan B” if they can’t get Reid.

It seems like the Cards would prefer to promote Steve Keim to the GM position, but it also seems like Andy Reid wants to bring his boy Tom Heckert with him to Arizona. Heckert and Reid have some great GM-coach synergy, but FOX Philadelphia reported yesterday tha it could be a deal-breaker if Reid wants to bring in Heckert. I bet Reid wants to keep Kevin Kolb, and Michael Bidwill said that the Cardinals haven’t given up on Kolb just yet.

There is a lot that makes sense about bringing Reid to Arizona, and it will fit together if Reid doesn’t demand Heckert or if there isn’t a hitch elsewhere. I don’t think the Heckert thing is going to be a problem, but we’ll see how the Cardinals solve the GM-HC question. The easiest way to fill it is to promote Horton and Keim at the same time, but they aren’t going to settle for a “Plan B” if they can get Reid.

Jason La Canfora tweeted that Reid will be interviewed by the Cardinals today, and there is a chance he could even be hired after the conclusion of the interview if negotiations go well. That would be an incredible move for the Cardinals, and I’d give it a rough estimate of an 80% chance of it happening at some point. It might not happen tomorrow, but I bet both sides can come to something. Again, the fit here is just too good to ignore.

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By my count, this is at least the third instance in which McCoy has been requested for an interview. He had it easy this season with Peyton Manning as his quarterback and leading the offense on the field, but McCoy had to create an innovative offense on short notice when Tim Tebow was named the starting quarterback. His creative thinking and the implementation of the option was one of the key factors in the Denver Broncos making the playoffs and winning a postseason game.

McCoy is another high-profile target in the Bills search for a new head coach. CEO Russ Brandon would like to add former Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt, and the Bills will also be interviewing Cardinals defensive coordinator Ray Horton and Syracuse Orange head coach Daoug Marrone from the college ranks. Lovie Smith has also shown interest, and the Bills had better call him up for an interview. Smith probably won’t last long on the free agent list.

Russ Brandon said all the right things in a great presser today, but the Bills and their fans need some true action. That action will be seen in how Brandon goes about hiring the new head coach. If it’s Marrone, then the Bills are in trouble. They have set their sights relatively high with regards to the other coaches they are looking at, and Smith and Whisenhunt look like the most attractive options. McCoy has the makings of a quality head coach, so it is wise for Buffalo to ask for an interview.

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