Dick Jauron's status: a mixed bag

Little feisty today, huh Brian? :)

I agree that the whole shows no emotion, defers and how he handles the media are dumb reasons to want a guy fired. I want a new coach because Jauron simply can’t cut it as a HC, something that’s been apparent for well over the last year. I’m not sure who out there can handle being HC of the Bills, but I know it’s not Jauron.

I thought Marty would never coach again?

Totally agree about April. I don’t understand why so many seem to think he’s HC material and deserves to be promoted. Because he yells on the sidelines? He’s been a long time ST coordinator for a reason, fellas. Good coach, but he’s no HC….

From the Gm to the bench warmers, we need to clean house. This team plays with no passion and that is a serious problem for everyone involved in management.
I’m so sick of rooting for this team and they go and let you down by just totally not showing up the last 2 weeks.

I agree we need to find an adequate coaching replacement and I really don’t know who that is.
I say offer cowher a blank check and go from there. This dispicable play has to be ended immediately, it can not be accepted.

He totally lost control of the Vikes. I think Spagnuolo is a possibility, espicially if the Giants are in the Super Bowl. Every year, teams panic and are not willing to wait for the season to be over before filling the HC position. He could be available come Feb.

let the speculation begin. I swear for the last 10 years the only fun thing about being a Bills fan is “who will we draft, who will we sign in FA, and who is the next head coach”

I’ve been guilty of being a Jawrong basher these past few weeks…but I’m over it and glad you have us focused on the future (the present is painful in so many ways). The problem with picking from this menu is the guys doing the picking. This is where the wood is rotten. You need a real football guy running things, not an ancient owner and a marketing guru. Look at the Giants organization, or even Miami. Donahoe was a mistake, but ceding operations over to a football guy was/is the right thing. After Donahoe departed, Ralph was quoted as saying that he was negligent in ceding someone else so much power to run the team. He went on to say that he’s “never let that happen again”. This statement disturbed me quite a bit as Wilson should not be making any football related decisions at that stage of his life. This is even truer three years later. I agree with the many posters (too many to name) who argue that the organization is dysfunctional.

So either little substantial change is made (highest likelihood) and we get lucky with someone on the lower part of your list or Wilson “retires” (unlikely unless you’re counting death as form of retirement) and brings in a real football guy in the mold of a Polian or Butler. How’s this for an idea…hire Cowher or Shottenheimer as GM or team president? Then you could rely on their wisdom to hire the right coaching staff.

the reality….and it depresses me…..it’s easier to have a 2-14 season than a 11-5 season with this franchise

we’re closer to 2-11 than 11-5……

Wow, this thread hasn’t exploded like I expected it to… apparently you guys don’t want to talk about this. I guess I’ll never understand my fellow Bills fans… :)

That’s the biggest problem. Like you said, it would feel better to be a Houston Texans fan right now. Because, at least there is hope for the future.

The Bills appeared to be a better team this year, and then we have regressed. That is a very BAD sign. I’m sorry, but no coach (no matter how nice they seem) deserves to remain a coach if you show no signs of improvement after three years. And especially if you get worse.

We shouldn’t get our hopes up here though. Every time we start looking for coaches, we seem to be let down. We hired Jauron, which not many were a fan of from the start. And then when we look for coordinators, we promote inexperienced guys from within. Not sure we can expect much from Ralph right now.

I Agree that we are not that far off from the playoffs. We have many talented players and a few black holes. I don’t know what kind of defense Rex Ryan runs, so guessing there. We do not need to gut this team and start over. Morris or Meeks would not gut our defense, just get the most out of it. Morris or Meeks would use our current scheme to better effect. If we played our secondary closer to the line, we would shut down much of our 3rd down woes.

Obviously, our offense needs the most help. If DJ stays, we need a proven OC. If DJ goes, here’s hoping that the next HC is like Tomlin and others who defer the coaching of the other half to an assistant HC for either offense or defense.

But if I did, I’d try to watch Indy or Tampa to see how they play our chosen defensive scheme differently. Do they play their secondary as far back as we do? In the Tampa 2 scheme, just where are the DB’s supposed to play?

the owner did, however, call out the players, claiming “we haven’t got the talent” – which sounds an awful lot like an endorsement for his embattled head coach.

He also said that, “The coaches can’t tackle. The coaches can’t kick (although yesterday they were fine kicking, Ralph).” Which again seems like he doesn’t mind the coaching but the execution. Not agreeing with him just telling you he said it in an interview with Channel 8 in Rochester.

I’m of the opinion the teams needs a HC with some prowress with the offensive side of the ball. Every time a D-based guy comes in, there’s such a lack of explosion on the O’s side of the ball. Though i’d give anything to see Cowher come to town. Won’t happen – I know it.

The team’s biggest concerns lie on offense, that should be their focal point once they get a pass rusher. With that, comes a coach who can develop where needed.

I don’t think Edwards deserves to be run out of town, but i’m not sure Schoenert / AVP are the right guys to be developing him. They were career backups for one. It’s also not so much that the bills need to bring in a vet to replace him, but he would definitely benefit from that player relationship and (un)friendly competition.

Brian, did you consider any current college head coaches or asst. coaches when making this list. I know that in the past few years college coaches have been taboo, but there might be a few hidden gems.

I personally like VT’s DC Bud Foster. Year after year he produces a solid defense no matter who his players are.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

We have so much more young talent on offense then on defense. We should exploit that and become a team that wins on the backs of Marshawn Lynch, Jason Peters and Lee Evans.

Maybe like his bloodline predecessor he’d actually believe in having a great fullback as a key cog in a successful offense.

This time has tried defensive minded coaches for too long and it hasn’t worked. So let’s change it up and grab a good defensive coordinator.

Also, I disagree that Cowher, if he did come back, wouldn’t want to caoch in Buffalo. He would have a lot more decision making power here than with other teams and he’d have a young team to mold with talent.

That said, I still think his chances are slim so give me Kyle Shanahan and turn Trent, Lynch, Jackson, Hardy, Evans, and Roscoe into a dangerous offense.

Okay, So Jim Kelly has been promising for some time now that if it is up to him and “collegues” that the BBs would not be leaving Buffalo. perhaps its the time that good ol Jimbo steps forward and buys the team from Ralph and starts anew?

yes he has said this, but Jim and Thurman are his “boyz” you cant tell me that there hasnt been any conversations about this already

Look, everyone says that Ralph is cheap. Why would he fire D.J.? He just gave him a 3 year extension. That means that however much the new coach will be paid, you can add D.J.‘s salary to it. It’s one thing to have to pay through the nose for a coach, it’s another thing all-together when you add the extra salary in.

the way mr kelly has spoken on the subject and me being as cynical as i am, the fix is already in for JK ,TT and friends to buy the team

I am surprised more people want big offensive people. Who is the last Offensive Coordinator or offensive guy to be successful? Ken Whisenhunt probably. Many times OCs are great OCs and can’t do the offensive magic as Head Coach (Brian Billick, Mike Tice, would you call Gary Kubiak, Jim Zorn or Sean Payton successful yet?, Norv Turner, maybe Eric Mangini).

I think great Offensive minds are great offensive coordinators. I think defensive people make better head coaches. Just a thought of mine.

JK has said that has the backers but has said little else to the fact. pretty secret about it. remember i said it first

It’s not terribly likely that more than 6 teams will be looking to make switches this off season.

AFC East: none, except maybe Buffalo
AFC North: Maybe Cincy and possibly Cleveland
AFC South: none—Indy has their next HC waiting in the wings
AFC West: Oakland for sure, possibly KC but I doubt it since they just upgraded the roster, San Diego won’t be looking for a coach because Smith said Turner is a guy he can ‘work with’ even if he can’t win with him.

NFC East: None, unless Jerry Jones promotes Garrett
NFC North: Lions for sure, possibly Minny though that’s pretty doubtful
NFC South: none now that Carolina is doing so well
NFC West: Rams for sure, Seahawks already have their HC waiting in the wings so long as he doesn’t screw them and take a college job, probably not San Fran now that Singletary has seemingly righted the ship.

In the AFC that’s 1 definite and 3 possibles. In the NFC that’s 2 definities and 2 possibles. Even if all of the possibles (including long shot Minny and Seattle) need to hire there will be no more than 7 chairs. Chances are excellent the number of available jobs will be closer to 5, meaning if each of the 6 guys Brian lists wants a seat 2 of them will be fighting over the job in Buffalo. Yes, Buffalo is a small market with an old owner, an uncertain future in western NY, blah, blah, blah. It’s 1 of the only 32 head coaching jobs in the world.

if even for part of a bigger Jimbo deal. Can someone confirm or deny this possibility? Some details of this situation would be appreciated, as well. Is is shaped like the Green Bay arrangement?

we should look at offensive coordinator replacements…=)

Whew—It’s about time you came around Brian-Yes Jauron is terrible and you never even see the guy interacting on the sideline during the games and I’ve heard enough about how the players feel about him. He’s a Pathetic coach and I feel that most kids at home playing Maddens would make better decisions than Jauron has shown us! Also Bobby April is very popular for the opposite reasons of Jauron—He’s a very enthusiastic players coach who is always consistently at the top of the league in the aspects of the game in which he controls and I think he is a gem sitting in a crowd of turds on our coaching staff!

Call me crazy, but I do not think the Bills should get rid of Jauron. The guy is a really good leader. However, I do think it would benefit the Bills to bring in Josh McDaniels as an offensive coordinator. Last year the patriots set the record for most points scored. Also, he has done a great job with QB Matt Cassell.

Jauron has been around many great coaches and knows what it takes to lead. However, he has never been a great offensive mind or even a great defensive mind. What the Bills need is a great offensive mind, which is what Josh McDaniels is.

brian you may agree with me, as I have also been a staunch supporter of Jauron and like you, having stability and not just blowing everything up at a whim. But can I ask you

1) are you warming to the idea or entertaining the idea of firing Jauron

2) why do you think if Jauron stays, Schonert will too?

Regardless if people want to kill me, I think Jauron should stay if he can bring in a good OC….and why couldn’t he?

and failing that, and I am not kidding here…..

Turner Gill – because he can turn a program around!

Had a busy day at work and am way behind with reading what is going on with this site (havn’t even read the comments on this article), so I don’t know if anyone has mentioned this but …..

I would immediately drop Shanahan or any other offensive mind that will run a zone blocking scheme. Buffalo just doesn’t have the personel to pull it off. The OL is one of the few units on the team that can be salvaged (with a new center) and I wouldn’t want to even consider someone who is going to scrap what we currently have in place their because it would push the rebuilding process at least another year further from finished. Maybe more important than that is the fact that I want to see a true power running offense in Buffalo. I think if we can find an above average center and start running it up the gut on these 3-4 defenses that all our division opponents use, then this offense (with better QB play) can be very succesful.

I’m also not a fan of Ron Rivera. He got passed over for a reason. He couldn’t even find a DC job anywhere last offseason. He had elite talent all over the field when he was the DC in chicago and I think those players are what led to all the hype about Rivera. Look at Chicago’s 2005 starters on defense and tell me that any guy couldn’t have made himself a hot coaching name with these guys.

DE – Adawale Ogunleye
DT – Tommie Harris
DT – Tank Johnson
DE – Alex Brown
OLB – Lance Briggs
MLB – Brian Urlacher
OLB – Hunter Hillenmeyer
CB – a healthy Nathan Vasher
CB – a healthy Charles “Peanut” Tillman
FS – a healthy Mike Brown
SS – about to be Pro Bowler Chris Harris

I think you really need to put Brian Billick up there. He’s a motivator and definitely worthy of an interview in my opinion