Jim Bates?

[GP_1_Again]

Whatever happened to Jim Bates? Does no one want this old fella?

 

[tromadz]

well he burned his bridge here, not wanting to stay after not getting the HC job, which is a shame. I like jim...im sure he'll land on his feet.

 

[all about da packers]

Last I heard, he was in the running to be a DC in Buffalo. However, nothing materialized. I think he is going to take the year off, or perhaps might have already gotten a consultant type of gig somewhere. Bates is one hell of a coach, that is for sure!

 

[CaliforniaCheez]

Sitting around getting $900K to take a year long vacation.

Life is good in America.

 

[gopackgo4]

God i wish we still had him.

 

[trippster]

well he burned his bridge here, not wanting to stay after not getting the HC job, which is a shame. I like jim...im sure he'll land on his feet.

What bridge did he burn? I thought he made a most gracious exit even though he really felt like he got royally screwed..

 

[cheesey]

Yeah........i didn't think he left on bad terms. Just wasn't happy he didn't get the head coach job. Can't blame him on that.

 

[packerchief]

I don't thnik there is any question he is a good man and will probably be a head coach next year after relaxing for awile

 

[P@ck66]

Yeah..TT screwed him allright...

(He left walking out of GB kinda funny....!)

 

[Zero2Cool]

Yeah..TT screwed him allright...

(He left walking out of GB kinda funny....!)

THINK POSITIVE. Atleast his wife got some rest that night.

 

[cheesey]

Yeah..TT screwed him allright...

(He left walking out of GB kinda funny....!)

THINK POSITIVE. Atleast his wife got some rest that night.

The only reason he was walking funny was his WALLET was too heavy.
I don't think you can call it a "********" because they didn't want him as coach. They made their choice, good or bad. We will see which it turns out to be.

 

[gopackgo4]

Pack66 you should try this new thing called thinking.

 

[DePack]

Bates was offered about 3 DC jobs but turned them all down. Last I heard he was going to take a year off. My bet is he gets back involved in some capacity before the year is out. I can't see his high energy "type a" personality sitting out a whole year.