LOL wow. Jauron can be bashed at every turn possible; it’s really quite amazing.

Yawn. Kollar’s a good coach, but he’s not the be-all, end-all authority of coaching the defensive line. Neither is Rod Marinelli for that matter.

Looks like we’re getting a perverted form of a coaching search after all…

Lets just see what OBD does regarding this. If they promote within (anyone have any ideas?) I won’t be happy.

hopefully they go after someone on a playoff team with proven results over a period of time.

or i’ll get a call and be there next week coaching – dont’ fret – i’ll cut Kelsay as my first order of business

A chance to coach Mario Williams, Amobi Okoye, and Travis Johnson or coach Aaron Schobel, Ryan Denney, Chris Kelsay and friends. Ha, I’m sure that was a tough choice.

Even I can’t diss Jauron here. What’s he supposed to do? Dump a coach every time he has a chance to interview elsewhere??? That’s lame.

I am not crushed by the departure as the Bills’ defensive line has not over-achieved by any means

Is this group even capable of overachieving? There’s not enough talent to be good, as it is….

Looks like we’re getting a perverted form of a coaching search after all…

I hope this isn’t the “big” shake up you were alluding to Brian (j/k)

Seriously though, Lets just hope they can at least upgrade at this position during the offseason….

yawn

He’s just a position coach, so things won’t noticeably change. I actually don’t think that Kollar and the DL have underacheived in his tenure. I think they just stink this much. Aaron Schobel is basically a career overacheiver and had his best sack total under Kollar when he had 14 a few seasons ago. Nobody is going to make Kelsay look good and Denney is what he is. Kollar has had his most success in the league going into situations with veterans and coaxing a little more out of them then they were giving before (players on Atlanta and STL both had slight bumps in production after Kollar arrived and Buffalo kind of did too) so I understand why he wants to go coach some young vets instead of an old vet (Schobel), second year players (Ellis, Bryan) and some rookies (I hope).

If I were a good position coach with any other team besides a few deadbeat teams I would think twice about coming to the Bills. They don’t pay crap, DJ is on a short leash, and my tenure may only last one year. That would be a big consideration for me. It is a good move for Kollar. The Texans will probably take a DE with their first pick. And, knowing the Bills, Kollar probably got a significant pay raise.

Really?? Just like that, everyone is worried that this guy is a big loss to the team. Not at all. Kollar was a good coach, with decent knowledge and decent enthusiasm but he isn’t anything over the top. Kollar was WAY over paid for his position and he made some bad choices as well. Simply look at our DT position before Stroud got to town. TERRIBLE. Plus, why in God’s name would you give Kelsay a lengthy extension when he is yet to prove ANYTHING?? Well I know to get that extension, your position coach has to have RAVE reviews about you. Look what Kelsay has done for us = NOTHING. Thanks Bill, but I hope your replacement lights a fire under some of our current personnel.

there is something going at OBD"s…..Now if only they would fire the inner circle and hire a real football GM

Bills Nation is a cold place right now, I have never in all my years as a Bills fan seen the base be more negative on the club, and yet we sit here all day and blog about how much jauron sucks, the team is going to move, the gaping personnel holes….

I love every single minute of it.

And here’s to hoping that February 27th 12:01 pm……Bills make splash Sign FA Terrel Suggs!

well whatever it is, its our team and that’s special enough. If the Cardinals can do it, why not us?

NFL is a quirky place. All you have to do is get into the playoffs and anything can happen. So next year while many predict 3-6 wins, nobody knows. Since when have the Bills ever met expectations? I hope that every single Bills player takes 2008 personally, and that the infusion of FA’s and draft picks lights a fire under these guys. Guys need to lose their jobs if they ain’t producing. That would certainly light a fire under these guys if Kelsay, Royal, Fowler/Preston, Simpson. If some of those guys found themselves on the street in 2009

Yeah, that is a silly question. Because if Koller knows who the Bills are targeting with the 11th pick, then that would mean the Bills’ braintrust has a clue about what to do with the pick.

Rumor has it that Jauron was about to throw the red flag to block Koller from leaving, but was told Koller had already arrived in Houston and it was too late.

It is sad that this guy wasn’t good enough to retain, yet they were going to keep him anyway.
But we shouldn’t be surprised.

It pains me to ask this, and never before have I felt this way about potential stud free agents coming to Buffalo, but why would Suggs, Houshmandzadeh or any such talent sign to play here?

Marshawn could do all the driving for those new players to show them the sites around Buffalo.

and this means nothing. It was a lot of things. Better situation in Houston, better weather, better everything.

I’m absolutely shocked at the amount of turnover in the coaching ranks of the NFL, especially this off-season. It is amazing at how man coaches from the 16th or 17th on the todem pole, to HC’s, OC’s, and DC’s to how many shift scenery. What a profession. How do you keep your family together, be a father, a husband, and get your job done? All the scrutiny the team takes every week based on winning or losing. What a profession. At the highest levels there is money, fame, respect, but there are definitely difficulties that many don’t think of.

Here it is guys. Have you noticed who actually coaches these guys on the field? Better yet, have you EVER played football Who evaluates these guys and there talents?? Tell me where exactly the general manager of player personnel gets his analization of his players??? THEIR POSITION COACH.

• I WAS A SUN DEVIL – You tell me what position I played at 6’4"

And you are right, he cannot control the talent he has been given. But man Kollar has done nothing with our defensive lineman. Point in case, (I hate giving away free info) the Bills D-lineman are some of the worst in the league because they simply have and use only RAW techniques.

If Kolar wants out it might be because next season is shaping up to be more of the same. If Kolar knew that the Bills were intending to target a big splash player or targeting a 1st round DE Stud then maybe he stays? Knowing that you have to do miracles with guys like Kelsey must be discouraging to say the least!

When an assistant leaves like this, does he leave with the knowledge of who we intend to target both FA and Draft? Given that he was under contract there was no reason to hide it from him but letting him leave from “said” contract leaves them in an awkward situation doesn’t it?

I hope you are right about that.

D-line coach replacement candidate?
By Chris Brown – Posted January 21st, 2009
After doing some digging I haven’t found too many defensive line or assistant defensive line coaches currently working in the league with connections to members of Buffalo’s staff. One that I did find was Oakland defensive tackles coach Don Johnson.

Johnson worked with Bills defensive coordinator Perry Fewell in Chicago in 2005, where he coached the defensive line with great success. Tommie Harris made the Pro Bowl (2005) during Johnson’s time with the Bears and then rookie Mark Anderson had 12 sacks, while Adewale Ogunleye had 10 (2006).

Johnson is also a New Jersey native, so coming back east closer to his roots could also be a positive.

I’m not saying I know he’s a candidate for the job, but in light of the unstable coaching situation in Oakland, the fact that a defensive line job would be a step up from his current position and that he’d be working under a coordinator with whom he’s worked before, it’s not unreasonable to think he’d at least be a candidate to replace Bill Kollar.

We could do worse than this guy. Plus his name is Don Johnson!!!! So many Miami Vice references.