Crossman Stays: The Bills announced this afternoon that they are keeping Danny Crossman as the Special Teams coach. His unit had a great season and he is staying despite being a close friend of Doug Marrone. Rex Ryan mentioned during his press conference that he is bringing Dennis Thurman with him and that he will retain Donnie Henderson who coached with him in the past. Tim Graham of the Buffalo News reports that the strength and conditioning coaches will remain as well.

Pegula's Opening Remarks: Terry Pegula got the press conference started and talked about the extensive search by himself, Kim, Russ Brandon, and Doug Whaley they have hired Rex Ryan. He spoke of their bio but emphasized that they allowed the 2nd least amount of yards in the league during his tenure with the Jets. He said they went into the process wide open and it wasn't a sign of disfunction. As the process continued they decided where the team is now they decided to go the veteran route. Most candidates praised the defense but knew they need work to do on offense. Rex Ryan's teams play great defensively and always work hard. The organization's goal is to build a team that is a nightmare to play against.

Ryan Speaks: Rex Ryan started by asking if the mic was on because it is about to be on and that is the truth. He said he's proud to be the head coach of the Buffalo Bills. He feels blessed and honored and talked about getting the Bills games during the 8 years his family lived in Toronto. He spoke about the AFL days and the Electric Company. The thing he remembers the most was how passionate the fans were when his dad would come to play in Buffalo. He will not let our fans down. He knows it's been 15 years since they made the playoffs and he said get ready they are going. He will guarantee the pursuit of it through hard work and preparation. They represent the community and they will be tough and loyal to the fans like they are to us. This team will be ready and they will play a physical style of football. They will be ground and pound but they will throw it because they have Sammy Watkins there. He said finishing fourth in the league in defense was disappointing, he knows they will lead the league in defense. This is the one shot he wants. He is not worried about giving teams bulletin board material because they aren't afraid. His mesage to the team is to start preparing now because they will be playing games in January. They are going to build the bully and give everything they have, every snap of the game. They will earn the respect that the most loyal fan base in the NFL gives them.

Press Conference Questions: During the question and answer period of the press conference Ryan set he knows he needs to get better dealing with quarterbacks and they will do what their players do best. They are in an evaluating process now and he can't tell you who the quarterback will be now. If they surround that guy with good players it will be about every man not just one man. They want to develop a franchise quarterback but bringing in Greg Roman is a great start. Terry Pegula said that Ryan, Russ Brandon, and Doug Whaley will all report to Kim and himself that is the way they will move forward. His style of business is that nobody should be afraid to say anything so they welcome input from everyone. Brandon confirmed that Whaley will control the 53 man roster, Ryan controls the gameday roster, and he will run the business ops. Ryan said while he interviewed for two other jobs the reports were false that this was his third choice. When he interviewed the first time he was blown away. His only concern was if they felt the same way about him as he did about them. This was the place he wanted to be. When asked about the Patriots he said he isn't afraid of them and he will look forward to those games. They will expect to win every game regardless of who they play. Ryan called Dennis Thurman his right hand man and called Donnie Henderson one of the finest coaches he ever worked with so the defensive staff starts there. Pegula said he talked to Bill Polian but his potential role was blown way out of proportion. He was shocked Marrone left and Brandon said he was more than shocked. The search for a coach was helped by the fact that Whaley and Brandon have been through it before. On EJ Manuel, Ryan said he would like to see him use his legs more, he is smart and dedicated but they aren't necessarily set at the position. They will look at free agency and explore all options at quarterback and that includes Mark Sanchez. He appreciated Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, and Steve Tasker coming out for the press conference. When asked about his sense of the town he said the beer was cold. He almost feels a part of it already, like he's been there before. He spoke with Jim during beer #1 and spoke about the glory days and Kelly said if we are all in it together than we will win. When asked about it he says he's not a mediocre coach and anyone who thinks so he would challenge them on that. They will have in their arsenal to play 3-4 or 4-3 and they will play defense based on their personnel not the scheme they won't put a square peg into a round hole. He said he is still looking forward to beating the Patriots more than the Jets. The offense will be aggressive no doubt and it will not be built around the punter. Rex Ryan asked his realtor where it snows most in Buffalo, that is where he wants to live.

Jackson Feels Bills Got Better: It is a media frenzy in the fieldhouse as every media outlet seems to be in Buffalo for today's press conference announcing Rex Ryan as the head coach of the Bills. Speaking to the media will be Ryan, Terry Pegula, Doug Whaley, and Russ Brandon. Fred Jackson is also there for the announcement and told the media, "we feel like we got better at head coach. We are excited about it. Know he will come in and push us." Thurman Thomas, Steve Tasker, Ruben Brown, and Jim Kelly joined several current players in attendance.

Ryan Welcome Tour Continues: Rex Ryan will be introduced at a press conference at Noon today. We will have updates throughout the day including snippets from the press conference. He arrived in Buffalo yesterday and was greeted with a pizza that had Welcome Rex written on it. He had a beer with Jim Kelly at the Big Tree Inn and took in the Sabres game with several of his former assistants with the Jets that will be joining him with the Bills. The team has asked permission to speak to two offensive line coaches, San Francisco's Mike Solari and Washington's Chris Foerster. In ex-coaching news, Doug Marrone interviewed for the Bears head coaching job yesterday and Chan Gailey is expected to join Todd Bowles with the Jets as their offensive coordinator. Wondering if he will look to lure C.J. Spiller to the division rival.