Dick Jauron to remain Buffalo Bills head coach

by Brian Galliford on Dec 30, 2008 5:52 PM EST in News Comment 114 comments

It figures this news would break THE EXACT SECOND I hop in my car for my 45-minute commute from Rochester to my residence. Them's the breaks.

The Buffalo News is reporting that Ralph Wilson has decided to retain head coach Dick Jauron. The embattled head coach will roam the sidelines in Buffalo for a fourth season in 2009.

Wilson's entire statement:

It is well known that I share many of the fans' dissatisfaction with our offensive game management. That being said, I believe that this team, at this time, is better served by coninuity in the coaching staff rather than a disruptive overhaul. The team played hard all year long and there are many positives to build on. This is not to say that we will be complacent. in my discussions with Dick and our senior football people the issues are recognized and I am confident they will be addressed.

I believe in the last few years we have gotten close personnel wise and look forward to another strong draft, more assertive veteran leadership and continued improvement from our young quarterback.

I'm going to need a night or so to digest this. Much more opinion from me on the subject when I can. In the meantime, keep it clean, folks. Disappointing day in Bills Nation to say the least.

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Jauron yes, Schonert?

I just hope (although unlikely) that Schonert gets the can I dont see what he did that was good. He was great for a few weeks before teams had a chance to break down his plays and watch the film, and then he was so blatantly predictable that he was terrible.

by ballinbills1315 on Dec 30, 2008 5:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I will have no problem if Jauron stays so long as Schonert goes

Kawika Mitchell is a leader. He will help this young team develop.

by poz on Dec 30, 2008 7:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Schonert’s not going. Read Wilson’s comments…

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by Brian Galliford on Dec 30, 2008 7:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Possibly, or possibly not

This line could mean staff changes:
This is not to say that we will be complacent. in my discussions with Dick and our senior football people the issues are recognized and I am confident they will be addressed.

Then again, this line could mean nothing will happen staff wise:
I believe that this team, at this time, is better served by coninuity in the coaching staff rather than a disruptive overhaul.

I’ll believe changes will or will not happen based on what comes out of OBD in the next 7-10 days as more people get canned from staffs around the league.

Now if only this gopher could play DE, we would be doing better, I mean, who couldn't play better than the corpse brothers Kelsay and Denney?

by WABillsfan on Dec 30, 2008 7:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

agreed

good interpretation…..time will tell. Obviously at the meeting today stipulations were agreed to by Jauron. Lets hope those include as CB at bb.com speculates one of them is maybe someone to help him with his clock management skills. If I were Jauron. I’d watch Bill Belichick’s tapes and copy him. And I’d spend all off-season trying to figure out how the hell you can beat your divisional foes. Time to work harder than he ever has

MARVelous

by MARVelous on Dec 30, 2008 7:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I strongly believe that the first line you referenced means that Wilson and his brain trust aren’t going to be complacent in fixing the talent issue. Reading between the lines, Ralph wants more talent. Actually, you don’t even need to read between the lines… he’s made it painfully obvious.

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by Brian Galliford on Dec 30, 2008 7:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

More talent? Really?

You know I strongly I feel about talent.

C’mon, Ralph. Give it a shot. Get better players. Surprise me.

Great plays don't make great players; great players make great plays.

by Fort Worth on Dec 30, 2008 7:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

More talent? How about they quit wasting draft picks to move up for questionable talent? How about they quit drafting guys like Whitner? How about you quit wasting money on guys like Kelsay and Dockery who have never been more than average players? This front office is clueless.

by Kurupt on Dec 30, 2008 10:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I’m off to the bar!

by Kurupt on Dec 30, 2008 5:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

and I'm stuck at work....

Raise one for me please?

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by MonStarr_716 on Dec 30, 2008 6:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Any bridges to cross on the way to the bar?

Don’t jump!

Great plays don't make great players; great players make great plays.

by Fort Worth on Dec 30, 2008 6:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I was going to the bar regardless of this news!!! I could have jumped in front of the subway if I wanted, haha.

by Kurupt on Dec 30, 2008 10:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i hit up the gym 2 take out my frustration.........

best workout in a while

12/19/08 - Thank you KLJ for coming into my life.

by norcaliangelsfan on Dec 31, 2008 12:32 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I think its been really clean in terms of comments on the FanPost that Marv put up....

but yeah…..to say there are few angry folks…..(im not angry…..more like disappointed) is an understatement

12/19/08 - Thank you KLJ for coming into my life.

by norcaliangelsfan on Dec 30, 2008 6:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Yes it has. Proud of the folks here! :P

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by Brian Galliford on Dec 30, 2008 6:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I have to coach

basketball tonight but I might go liquored up after this! OH MY GOD!

AT LEAST HIS PLAYERS LOVE HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MARVelous

by MARVelous on Dec 30, 2008 6:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

This new comes at the same time Shanahan is canned in Denver

Do you think anyone in Ralph’s posse considered they might have better options than Dick

by dabillsr1 on Dec 30, 2008 6:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

That sux

I was so excited once I heard about Shanahan coming available. Oh well, as long as we can get an established OC in there with a proven track record we will be much better off.

by live6453 on Dec 30, 2008 6:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

say hello to Alex Van Pelt for OC

lol

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by norcaliangelsfan on Dec 30, 2008 6:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Just like last year...

Wait for weeks on a decision. No external candidates interviewed. Promote from within for continuity and morale. Promise improvement.

Great plays don't make great players; great players make great plays.

by Fort Worth on Dec 30, 2008 6:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Shanahan is welcome here as the HC

Like, tomorrow!

by ccthemovieman on Dec 30, 2008 6:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

No, he isn't.

Denver has relied on small, quick linemen for Shanahan’s entire tenure. Buffalo doesn’t have any of those. Buffalo has large, large men who can’t play in Shanahan’s scheme.

by Ron From NM on Dec 30, 2008 6:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

They can't play well in our scheme either!

by ccthemovieman on Dec 30, 2008 7:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I think Peters would do just fine.

Great plays don't make great players; great players make great plays.

by Fort Worth on Dec 30, 2008 7:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

If we didn’t see this coming from a mile away, I’d be a bit more upset.

by Burger Trench on Dec 30, 2008 6:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Well, it happened as I figured it would

Ralph is either to cheap to can his ass, is blind to how this shall be received by the paying public, or is so worried that the person who would accpet to come here and coach under his messed up FO would be light years worse than DJ, Art Shell anyone?

I am saddened, but not surprised, I will just go on with my life, and get pissed off sometime in March for no apparent reason when it hits me.

Now if only this gopher could play DE, we would be doing better, I mean, who couldn't play better than the corpse brothers Kelsay and Denney?

by WABillsfan on Dec 30, 2008 6:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Just how much continuity?

“Wilson elected to retain Jauron and the entire coaching staff, believing the team is "better served by continuity in the coaching staff rather than a disruptive overhaul.”

This, to me, is the most disturbing aspect…. From what i’ve heard so, DJ will be retained “thru” the 2009 season. I wonder if Ralph has something up is sleeve for next year. But I will stop speculating untill more news is released.

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by MonStarr_716 on Dec 30, 2008 6:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Ralph has nothing up his sleeve except a watch that probably stopped work 15 years ago.

by Kurupt on Dec 30, 2008 10:33 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

ha ha rec'd

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by norcaliangelsfan on Dec 31, 2008 12:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Did anybody expect that Wilson would fire Jauron?

This is probably the best news for Bills fans. Remember Wilson is a practical busnessman first and Bills Fan second. By retaining Jauron, Wilson will need to perform some marketing moves to hold fan base, not only in Buffalo, but also Toronto.That being said, he will probably demand and financially support the Bills making many and strong moves in the free agency market.

by gjv on Dec 30, 2008 6:17 PM EST reply actions 2 recs

This is a point that’s rarely made and rarely considered. Good stuff.

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by Brian Galliford on Dec 30, 2008 6:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

exactly

I am sure they are making money which is all that really matters to them apparently. If they weren’t making money, they would have canned him to spark up fan interest. But a) Wilson likes Jauron and b) they are making a ton of money so why fire him? That’s the logic I am convinced

MARVelous

by MARVelous on Dec 30, 2008 6:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

We can only hope so

everything goes better with a BIG MACK

by keuka121 on Dec 30, 2008 6:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Strong moves in free agency?

If history is any guide, Buffalo won’t be making a splash in free agency. The closest Buffalo has come to a really active free agency was the year the Bills signed Dock and Walker. I don’t know that “We got a free agent center” is much of a rallying cry for a disgruntled fan base….

by Ron From NM on Dec 30, 2008 7:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

History is irrelevant at this point. This move dictates that the Bills NEED to do things differently just to sell tickets. I think they’ll be more aggressive than ever in acquiring new talent.

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by Brian Galliford on Dec 30, 2008 7:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

So the billionaire crying poverty is going to spend an enormous pile of money on free agents (a plan that didn’t pan out for the Jets) in order to mitigate the loss of revenue from fed up fans?

by Ron From NM on Dec 30, 2008 7:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, come on. It’s naive to think that if the Bills make a splash with a big personnel acquisition fans won’t be stoked.

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by Brian Galliford on Dec 30, 2008 7:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

What kind of a splash do you expect to see?

Surprise me.

Great plays don't make great players; great players make great plays.

by Fort Worth on Dec 30, 2008 7:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I have no idea. It’s impossible to accurately predict what an organization run this strangely will do. All I’m saying is that there WILL be a splash.

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by Brian Galliford on Dec 30, 2008 7:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I predict a belly flop.

It makes a splash but it doesn’t look pretty and doesn’t feel good either…

by Ron From NM on Dec 30, 2008 7:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

kind of like Kelsay and Dockery.

Great plays don't make great players; great players make great plays.

by Fort Worth on Dec 30, 2008 7:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I'd take the Dock deal over Kelsay's any day of the week.

by Ron From NM on Dec 30, 2008 7:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Someone needs to tell Dock:

“it’s okay to push the guy across from you. Just give him a little push, just a little.”

Great plays don't make great players; great players make great plays.

by Fort Worth on Dec 30, 2008 7:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

hilarious

by Berg79 on Dec 30, 2008 9:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

There are many ways to make a splash...a turd makes a splash,

and we have had enough of those. Peters must be licking his chops, he is almost certainly part of the big splash. We assume this means getting some quality free agents. They will have to be some big names like Birk or Brown for starters, hell, we all know where the holes are. I can’t wait to see if they can actually convince top notch FAs to come here.

"The Bills have no playoff aspirations"

by Joe P. on Dec 30, 2008 7:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Money talks in most cases.

Trying to be optimistic. Trying.

Great plays don't make great players; great players make great plays.

by Fort Worth on Dec 30, 2008 7:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I think Peters should be worried

If the Bills do indeed plan on spending a pile of cash on free agents (and we can all hope they’ll be worth it) there will be less money for Peters’ deal.

by Ron From NM on Dec 30, 2008 7:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

If Ralph is indeed serious about getting more talent and winning, some legitimate talent should be brought in AND Peters should get paid.

Will Ralph stay true to his words?

Great plays don't make great players; great players make great plays.

by Fort Worth on Dec 30, 2008 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

There is no way Peters does not get paid and remains a Bill.

He would be so mad, I doubt he would step foot on OBD until the first game. And this time, I wouldn’t blame him. If the Bills don’t pay Peters they might as well trade him now!

"The Bills have no playoff aspirations"

by Joe P. on Dec 30, 2008 8:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The splash will be giving a $60M contract to Jabari Greer and signing some midtier LB for way too much.

Why should we expect any more? When was the last time we hit on a FA acquisition? Takeo Spikes right?

by Kurupt on Dec 30, 2008 10:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Although it’s only one other, I’d say Stroud was a great pickup.

by thefourwinds on Dec 30, 2008 11:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

that was a trade though......so i dunno if it counts

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by norcaliangelsfan on Dec 31, 2008 12:34 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I was just thinking FA only….Stroud was a good pickup, but not great….It’s not like our D was that much better and we were still a bottom third run D….

by Kurupt on Dec 31, 2008 3:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yep, I forgot Stroud was traded for.

by thefourwinds on Dec 31, 2008 4:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, but then again Ron, most fan bases outside of Oakland and Detroit are as abused as ours

I mean, WE GOT A CENTER! Could be on a lot og signs in the Ralph next year…. Oh heavens above, I just deperessed myself.

Now if only this gopher could play DE, we would be doing better, I mean, who couldn't play better than the corpse brothers Kelsay and Denney?

by WABillsfan on Dec 30, 2008 7:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I know i'm gonna catch hell for this but...

I actually think that Schonert should be retained. Yes, he made some HORRIBLE decisions (usually including passing on first and second downs inside the 5 yard line) but i think the offense he has implemented overall is not a bad one. I think it’s not that these guys don’t know how to coach, it’s that they have made bad decisions.

Schonert is a first-year guy, and though he often is too conservative when he should be aggressive (and vice-versa), but there are lots of coaches who have made bad decisions. The slide at the end of the season was embarrassing, but they did play in a good division (all three teams had a chance to make the playoffs up until the last week of the season), and they went 7-3 against non-AFC east teams. (That does make their 0-6 record that much more pathetic, I am aware.)

I just think that they DO have a solid foundation, and with a “player’s coach” it may be possible for them to lure some free agents. Also, it makes the franchise look semi-stable rather than the usual 3-year cycle that they’ve had with their last coaches.

Yes, I’m probably fooling myself, but I think it could be worse. Cowher wasn’t coming here, and there is a real dearth of head coaches. Even Tony Dungy got a guy who could finally help him manage the clock.

by williamherbert on Dec 30, 2008 6:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Schonert should be retained

For Edwards sake I agree

by gjv on Dec 30, 2008 6:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

It’s official. The votes are in and even the absentee votes have been counted. We are now the #1 laughingstock in the NFL. The vote was overseen by Frank Caliendo and Funk and Wagnalls. Frank is leading the laughter.
Life is short. And then you die. If I were a cat, I just lost one today.

everything goes better with a BIG MACK

by keuka121 on Dec 30, 2008 6:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Get real

Yes, we have serious problems.

No, we are not the Detroit Lions.

by Hopefulcynic on Dec 30, 2008 10:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

YAY!

We aren’t the Lions! We should be so happy! We’re right behind the Lions in terms of ineptitude and idiocy.

by Kurupt on Dec 30, 2008 10:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I felt like

Fewell did a worse job than Schonert. The team put zero pressure on the quarterback and they still refused to blitz ever. Plus if Posluzny isn’t horible and it’s just the scheme, that’s Fewell’s fault too.

by JPH on Dec 30, 2008 6:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

statistically were better on both sides of the ball vs. last year....

I wont blame scheme for lack of pressure. I’ll put that more on personnel. Our wasn’t that bad this year (def. not great), but they kept us in games. But this could also be attributed to the quality of opponents we faced this year.

There is only one NFL football team that plays in New York state...and Canada?

by MonStarr_716 on Dec 30, 2008 6:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

absolutely

the lack of pressure definitely had to do with our personnel, namely our DE’s.

However, don’t we need to blitz in that case? Fewell never, ever blitzed. And if he ever did blitz, the blitz were so easily picked up. I think that, while part of it is personnel, another part of it is a lack of urgency and a lack of creativity.

But yes, they did keep us in games.

by JPH on Dec 30, 2008 6:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

And if he ever did blitz, the blitz were so easily picked up

So true….and that I think is what bothers me so much. Even when we did blitz, it was mostly ineffective.

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by MonStarr_716 on Dec 30, 2008 6:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

We blitzed more than it would appear. When we blitzed, nothing happened…Every time Poz blitzed he disappeared.

by Kurupt on Dec 30, 2008 10:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Whatever

by Zumone on Dec 30, 2008 6:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

lol....

is that supposed to Ralph, slapping us fans in the face?

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by MonStarr_716 on Dec 30, 2008 6:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Is it me or

does one of the cat’s fists say “7” and the other say “9” ?

"The Bills have no playoff aspirations"

by Joe P. on Dec 30, 2008 7:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

hahahahaah

by JPH on Dec 30, 2008 7:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

LOL!

Like one of those pieces of art that if you stare at it long enough, you see a beautiful picture. Or in this case, not.

Great plays don't make great players; great players make great plays.

by Fort Worth on Dec 30, 2008 7:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Obviously, we’d like his fists to say “16” and “0”, but we’ll take 7 and 9 at this point.

by thatguy34 on Dec 30, 2008 7:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah right

There’s way too much fight in that cat.

by Kurupt on Dec 30, 2008 10:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

This cat is evil.

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by Brian Galliford on Dec 30, 2008 6:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Ahh the relentless punching cat

I feel like he has been beating me for several hours already…

Now if only this gopher could play DE, we would be doing better, I mean, who couldn't play better than the corpse brothers Kelsay and Denney?

by WABillsfan on Dec 30, 2008 6:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

That cat has a heck of a straight right

everything goes better with a BIG MACK

by keuka121 on Dec 30, 2008 6:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The perfect combination of stamina and perseverence.

Great plays don't make great players; great players make great plays.

by Fort Worth on Dec 30, 2008 7:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

ha ha ha

Lets hope this ends up like the Giants and Tom Coughlin. Coughlin came to the Giants in 2004. In 2006, expectations were sky high and the Giants finished 7-9 and everyone wanted him fired. The Giants kept him for one more year and Eli Manning in his 4th season won the Super Bowl. Not to say that will happen but lets hope it will as Jauron worked with Coughlin and employs a similar philosophy. I am on board. I know fans want change, and nothing the organization says now will cure their feelings, but I believe come 2009 season this team will be in a good situation if Edwards finds “it.”

MARVelous

by MARVelous on Dec 30, 2008 6:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

That only happened because of one thing MARV

Coughlin went from a strict disciplinarian approach to the game, which the team needed after Fassel’s buddy buddy years as a coach. After whipping them into shape, he then changed his on and off field demeanor and approach to handling the players which was much looser than before. Suddenly the players were given more freedom to play and be themselves, and so they played with reckless abadon on the field, BUT with the disciplined underpinnings Coughlin hammered into them.

Our team DOES NOT have that core of tough, trained, no mistakes football hammered into them. Why? Because DJ is a buddy buddy coach, and he will never be able to become the harsh taskmaster such a young team needs to become good. Its just like Wade Phillips claiming he will be “tougher” never going to happen, and no one will/would believe him anyway. Its easier for a tough coach to be nice than it is for a nice coach to become tough.

Now if only this gopher could play DE, we would be doing better, I mean, who couldn't play better than the corpse brothers Kelsay and Denney?

by WABillsfan on Dec 30, 2008 6:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i disagree

people don’t change like that. Coughlin’s disciplinarian crap is way overrated. He fines players for being late and things of that nature and is more of a yeller, and in SI players rated that Couglin is the coach they would least like to play for. These are professional athletes. Every coach reaches his players in a different way.

You think just cuz a coach yells and screams players are better trained? No, look at Dungy. That is so overrated. People always bring up the Dick Jauron doesn’t yell and scream and show emotion so he isn’t a good coach. If anything, the pressure for 2009 will require more discipline and the staff will realize that 2009 they are coaching for their jobs which will hopefully result in more wins. All that matters is this team improves its roster and wins more games. Jauron will do that.

Pressure will make him tougher and have less temperment for errors and undisciplined play. This could be a good thing

MARVelous

by MARVelous on Dec 30, 2008 7:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

more info

on the news from Schefter

http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d80dc4377&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true

MARVelous

by MARVelous on Dec 30, 2008 6:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Exactly Marv!

With all the chaos that is the NFL these days, it’s good to see that at least one franchise owner can go against conventional wisdom and give his staff one more year to lead this young team to the playoffs!

by Bills Fan on Dec 30, 2008 6:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

How many years can these clowns get? We’ve already seen them unable to win tough games and outsmart the opponent. Dick Jauron could get a decade here and wouldn’t lead us to the playoffs.

by Kurupt on Dec 30, 2008 10:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

History disagrees with you

Despite not being a great coach, he managed to somehow pull off a winning season in Chicago. Tom Coughlin was considered a dead man walking until he pulled off one of the biggest Superbowl upsets. Now maybe it isn’t likely, but these things do happen

by Hopefulcynic on Dec 30, 2008 10:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

His winning season was what, his 2nd year in Chicago?

Coughlin had numerous winning season prior to last year. He made adjustments to improve his coaching to and improve his team’s morale. I wish we could have seen something like that here.

How could history disagree with me anyhow? We should expect a winning season because Coughlin won the Super Bowl? How many coaches, besides Belichick (in his next job), had 3 straight losing season somewhere to start his tenure and still went on to being successful???

by Kurupt on Dec 30, 2008 11:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

You say it’s impossible. I’m pointing out that while it may be unlikely, it is not impossible.

by Hopefulcynic on Dec 31, 2008 12:18 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I did? Where? I don’t remember saying that, haha. If I did, I think it’s as close to impossible as can be….I don’t see us ever winning with Jauron.

by Kurupt on Dec 31, 2008 3:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

3rd actually

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by norcaliangelsfan on Dec 31, 2008 12:37 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

If they don’t lead the team to the playoffs in 2009, his tenure will most likely be over. If the Bills DO make the playoffs (as a result of adding some more talent via FA and the draft, improving game day management, and some luck), the current staff will be back for 2010.

Every year each team has a 37% chance of making the playoffs, a 6% chance of playing in the Super Bowl, and a 3% chance of winning it. Been supporting the Bills for their entire existence, and got spoiled along with all the rest of you fans during the Super Bowl years. Since we’ve been out of the playoff chase for 9 seasons now, it’s been tough to stay loyal. When they win, the week goes great. When they don’t, it hurts. But still we get up, complain about what we would have done differently, and watch the next week. Sometimes you just have to keep the faith, and this is one of those times. The Bills will be back in the playoffs at some point, and they will get back to the Super Bowl and win it. If it can work for the Red Sox, it can work for our team.

by Bills Fan on Dec 31, 2008 11:44 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs

Cowher

Cowher is going to the Jets since two of his daughters live in that area. If he was not interested in Cleveland job, he surely would not be interested in coming to Buffalo. He is living in Raleigh to be closer to family and that is why he left the Steelers.
Shanahan will probably end up in Cleveland with Pioli, the GM from New England.
Bills should make a run at Mike Martz as offensive coordinator.

by BuffaloWhiner on Dec 30, 2008 7:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

cowher

is not coaching in 2009 according to Adam Schefter and he guaranteed that.

No Mike Martz….I bet they retain Schonert too. This is not good if they do

MARVelous

by MARVelous on Dec 30, 2008 7:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I gotta be honest though…Turk trumps Martz any day for me. That guy is cancerous to balanced football.

by TheAfghanTwilight on Dec 30, 2008 7:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah because Turk was super balanced this year. More like chemically imbalanced.

by Kurupt on Dec 30, 2008 10:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Turk had his problems

but all Twilight said was that Martz was worse

by Hopefulcynic on Dec 30, 2008 10:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Exactly. It was Turk’s first year. Perhaps he will have learned from his mistakes. Perhaps he’s also on the hot seat and we just don’t know it yet. Mike Martz has been doing it so long, it’s habitual.

by TheAfghanTwilight on Dec 31, 2008 7:12 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

If Cowher was definitely not coaching

he wouldn’t be talking with the Jets.

by ccthemovieman on Dec 30, 2008 7:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

As Adam Schefter said, Cowher is too smart to consider himself above talking to interested owners. It’s expected by Schefter that he’ll do with New York’s Woody Johnson exactly what he did with Cleveland’s Randy Lerner – politely inform him that he’s not interested in coaching in 2009 and asking him to remove his name from consideration.

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by Brian Galliford on Dec 30, 2008 7:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Cowher

John Clayton said that if the offer is right, then Cowher may go to the Jets. But true, Cowher has not agreed to anything yet. And Jets supposedly are going to try and make him highest paid coach with offer.

And I live in Raleigh and it was reported that Cowher, an NC-State grad, is going to be in NY to speak with the Jets this week.

by BuffaloWhiner on Dec 30, 2008 7:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Folks is you really want to voice your displeasure with the move (non-move)

Then simply stay home on gameday. Don’t buy that overpriced Jersey. If Schoenert isn’t a goner, this team surely seems to be doomed in the immediate future.

by TheAfghanTwilight on Dec 30, 2008 7:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

yeah

I heard that, but reportedly he just wants to keep face and keep everyone wanting him. Then when his daughter graduates this year from high school in 2010 he will be ready to coach

MARVelous

by MARVelous on Dec 30, 2008 7:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

yeah

if you don’t like it exactly don’t go to the games and don’t buy the merchandise. The dust will settle. Free Agency will come, the draft will come, and hope springs eternal every August for all 32 teams and it will for us as well

MARVelous

by MARVelous on Dec 30, 2008 7:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

the continuity of sucking?

is that what that crazy old man is thinking of, because if thats so, he made the right decision.

by BenAllen on Dec 30, 2008 7:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Look on the bright side

If there really is one – How did the Cowboys and Patriots both not make the playoffs. Especially the Cowboys, who practically have quite a bit of talent. Either it’s the TOO and Pacman effect, or the Romo is overrated effect, or both – Or it could be that they hired a former Bills coach!

by BuffaloWhiner on Dec 30, 2008 7:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Continuity

Of waisting your timeouts in first quarter, passing on 2nd and goal when you have been running the ball down there throats, and the continuity of drafting busts like Duke Preston, Coy Wire, Mike Williams, Hardy, etc., etc.

by BuffaloWhiner on Dec 30, 2008 7:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Coy Wire wasn’t a bust because much was never expected of him.

by TheAfghanTwilight on Dec 30, 2008 7:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

and hardy has played like 13-14 games in the nfl. let’s be a little patient before labeling him a bust. I’d put Poz, Whitner and McCargo all higher on the bust list than Hardy.

by JPH on Dec 30, 2008 7:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I bet McCargo didn’t vote to retain Jauron.

by TheAfghanTwilight on Dec 30, 2008 8:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Also...

Wire/Williams were Donahoe picks in 2002.

Also, Preston was like a 5th round pick, and Hardy has been a disappointment but I don’t know that he was the worst pick considering not too many other rook WRs did that much this year. They have had at least as much success with their early picks (Evans, Whitner, McKelvin, Lynch) as flops (McCargo, Losman) over the last 5 drafts.

by williamherbert on Dec 30, 2008 8:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

mangenius

no surprise about DJ. not terribly disappointed, because I don’t see any obvious alternative. would love to see schottenheimer, but don’t see ralph coming up with that kind of dough nor marty coming to work for our circle of jerks. do need to shake up our staff though. play calling was often brutal, but i don’t want mike martz and shanahan is obviously not coming to Buff as an OC. I would take Mangini as a DC. The guy can coach. much like belichek, he was in over his head as top guy so young, but he will be back. Plus maybe he helps us win a game or two in the division next year and then takes over the reins in 2-3 years, when DJ moves upstairs where he belongs.

by sestak on Dec 30, 2008 8:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

He might at the very least get to the heart of why that play was called on 4th down against his defense. Oh how fun it was to have Losman in a Bills uniform.

by TheAfghanTwilight on Dec 30, 2008 8:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs