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by MattRichWarren on Oct 7, 2009 6:28 AM EDT in Buffalo Bills News

Scott Pitoniak: Time for some Cowher Power in Buffalo
Enough already. If I’m Bills owner Ralph Wilson, I pull the plug on Dick Jauron now. I put fiery special teams coach Bobby April in as interim head coach and immediately begin negotiations with Bill Cowher.

Bills players step up to defend Jauron : Buffalo Bills : The Buffalo News
"Despite an approval rating among fans that makes Gov. David A. Paterson look popular by comparison, the Bills are united behind the embattled Jauron."

Getting 97 percent to agree ain't easy - AFC East - ESPN
Graham shows other polling data that suggests the 3% approval rating on ESPN for Jauron is almost an impossibly low number.

WGR 550 SportsRadio - Talley Wants Change
Darryl Talley appeared on the Howard Simon show yesterday. Full audio is available but he sure saw a lack of effort during the Dolphins game. He also had good things to say about Ralph Wilson.

Bills notebook: Third down has been a problem : Buffalo Bills : The Buffalo News
First-round pick Aaron Maybin has seen a steady decrease in playing time. In the season opener against New England, Maybin saw 38 snaps. That number dropped to 27 against Tampa, then 13 against the Saints and 14 (in 73 plays) versus Miami.

Countdown Daily Week 5 Huddle: AFC East - AFC East - ESPN
Video blog from Tim Graham.

Trent in on day off – Inside The Bills
Trent usually is in on Tuesdays getting a jump on the upcoming opponent.

BillBoard: Jauron: 'Every game you're coaching for your job'
"Every game is the game. Every game you're playing for your job, every game you're coaching for your job."

How I See It: AFC East Stock Watch - AFC East - ESPN
No surprise that Trent Edwards is on Graham's Stock Falling list.

The Bills have plenty of concerns | Olean Times Herald
Chuck Pollack weighs in on Jauron and Edwards.

Troubled Trent | The Goose's Roost
TGR looks at Trent's starts since the hit by Adrian Wilson and whteher Jauron should go.

What if NFL teams updated their logos to mirror their performance on the field? - ESPN
Page 2 at ESPN offers its suggestions. The Bills one is clever, if inaccurate.

NFL Fan Rankings
Bills ranked 24 by experts, 23 by fans. Just ahead of the Lions (and Titans?)

Week 5 power rankings: AFC East - AFC East - ESPN
Bills sit between 22 and 24 in every writers' pick and end up at 23 this week.

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by MattRichWarren on Oct 7, 2009 6:28 AM EDT reply actions

Also,

Sorry about the slim pickins from Buffalo News and Rochester D&C. Don’t know why there aren’t more new stories from those guys this morning. This is normally the day they begin looking forward to the next game. Maybe they’re not ready yet.

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by MattRichWarren on Oct 7, 2009 6:29 AM EDT reply actions

Wanted to mention...

Did anyone else hear Rodney Harrison’s remark to Tom Brady? It went something along the lines of (paraphrasing): “Tom Brady. take off the skirt and put on some pants.” This was in response to the call on Suggs, which was a terrible call.

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by TheAfghanTwilight on Oct 7, 2009 7:06 AM EDT reply actions

He was joking.

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by Brian Galliford on Oct 7, 2009 8:19 AM EDT up reply actions

It certainly didn’t sound like a joke coming out of that pompous jerk’s mouth.

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by TheAfghanTwilight on Oct 7, 2009 9:34 AM EDT up reply actions

I think it was PFT – but it might not have been – that ran an article the next day explaining how that went down. Harrison talked to Brady before he went on air and told him that he was gonna take a little joking shot at him, and Brady laughed and said he was cool with it. They were teammates and won championships together, after all.

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by Brian Galliford on Oct 7, 2009 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions

On the approval rating post, there’s actually a comment “FIRE JAURON TRADE EDWARDS”

I find it funny that someone thinks trading Trent would be remotely positive…great times to be a Bills fan

by TheK-GunNeedsReloaded on Oct 7, 2009 7:27 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

Or that he'd be a valued commodity right now!

~K
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by Kurupt on Oct 7, 2009 10:31 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Good for the media!

They’re finally bypassing the coaching and players and pointing the finger at who should really be blamed, the Front Office and Wilson himself.

This nails it, it doesn’t matter if Jauron gets fired, you still have a marketing guy as GM, and two guys who for 9 years have shown no knack for evaluating talent calling personnel shots:

“Still, I really wonder if a Tony Dungy or a Bill Cowher would make any difference here given the inept decision-making upstairs at One Bills Drive. That’s the most distressing realization of all.”

And this article as well, The Bills Are Run Like GM:
http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/story/820237.html

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by BillsNYC on Oct 7, 2009 9:09 AM EDT reply actions

A big problem with an incompetent Front Office is that they lack of the ability to recognize their own incompetence (see e.g. Michael Scott). This is symptomatic of serious quality control problem, not unlike GM I suppose.

by Zumone on Oct 7, 2009 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions

the sole responsibility

rests with Ralph Wilson. The employees at OBD surely will not fire, or demote, themselves. Only by Ralph hiring a competent GM can the rebuilding process begin. Anything less is more wasted time.

most of my posts get deleted :(

by dzil on Oct 7, 2009 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions

Does anybody want Russ Brandon, a marketing guy, to have ANY voice in selecting the next coach?

It just disturbs me that this guy runs the team.

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by BillsNYC on Oct 7, 2009 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions

Remember, Levy and Ralph picked Jauron. It could be said that the drafting got better with Russ in there – look at last year – 3 out of the first 4 picks were linemen – that’s how its suppose to be done

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by J2 on Oct 7, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions

It doesn’t bother me. He doesn’t make the football decisions. Brandon’s question to the new coach should all center around whether he can work with him, be comfortable with him, communicate. You don’t need to know squat about football for that.

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by MattRichWarren on Oct 7, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions