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To: MythMan who wrote (5573)	1/4/2001 2:57:38 AM
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Wilson takes no action on Phillips By MARK GAUGHAN News Sports Reporter 1/3/01 Buffalo Bills head coach Wade Phillips had a meeting with team owner Ralph C. Wilson Jr. in Florida on Tuesday and walked away from it with his job intact, team sources said. Whether Phillips remains the head coach after a general manager is hired remains to be seen. Whether his coaching staff will survive the week intact is even more uncertain. Meanwhile, the Bills still are targeting Tom Donahoe as their top candidate to replace John Butler as general manager. Wilson is scheduled to talk with Donahoe again this week. It's believed Donahoe visited Buffalo on Tuesday. Phillips' meeting with Wilson originally was scheduled for Friday but was moved up. Jim Overdorf, the Bills' vice president for business administration, also was in West Palm Beach, Fla., with Wilson. Phillips returned to Buffalo late Tuesday. Phillips' position has grown more tenuous due to the fact the team will have a new general manager and as a result of the Bills' staggering finish to the season. They lost four of their last five games to finish 8-8. New general managers often want to bring in their own man to be the head coach. Phillips has one year remaining on his contract. He received a strong vote of confidence from Wilson with three weeks remaining in the season. Wilson declined to comment on Phillips after the season finale. If Wilson were to tell the new general manager to stick with Phillips, it likely would have to be contingent upon some assistant coaching changes. Special teams coach Ronnie Jones, offensive coordinator Joe Pendry and offensive line coach Carl Mauck directed the units that drew the most criticism this year. Several sources within the team were expecting that Phillips would be reluctant to part ways with any of his assistant coaches. Meanwhile, Donahoe remained the likely candidate to replace Butler, barring a late breakdown in negotiations with the Bills. Donahoe spent 14 seasons with the Steelers, from 1986 to 1999. He was the Steelers' director of football operations for his last eight years in Pittsburgh. Donahoe is widely respected around the NFL for his performance with the Steelers. He oversaw drafts that helped Pittsburgh earn six straight playoff berths and reach three AFC Championship Games in the 1990s.