Comments on: Bills fire Dick Jauron

By: MikeF

MikeF — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:45:15 +0000

Chitown, great points. He certainly has been able to parlay some illusory success into (relatively) long-term employment. Especially in 2001, with several miracle wins against a cupcake schedule. That has to be one of the flukiest teams/years of all time.
He may be a great guy and all but the thing I could never stand about him was that he would never call a spade a spade, never criticize, never take a stand. 100% wet spinach.

By: Ditka96

Ditka96 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:39:04 +0000

Article more appropriate title:
Bills give Dick Jaron the finger too!

By: footski

footski — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:04:29 +0000

Bad news is that he lost his job, good news is that he wakes up a multi-millionaire who is owed another 7 million dollars. Wish I could get work like that.

By: slipkid

slipkid — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:31:20 +0000

well jauron can bring out his final quote as lions hc all over again: (to reporters at press conference) i dont have to talk to you guys anymore.
does anyone think they would be 6-3 with 9 games of edwards and/or schoenhert?
and i think they LOSE heartbreaking games. if they won them, jauron wouldnt have been canned.

By: Adam-Chris Scheftersen

Adam-Chris Scheftersen — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:53:40 +0000

Is anyone surprised by this? Did anyone honestly believe they signed TO to start 3-6?
Just like the signing of Favre in Minnesota, TO’s arrival meant “no excuses” for the head coach.

By: WildBill

WildBill — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:48:53 +0000

Maybe the Bills will hire Rich Rodriguez, with Charlie W as his Defensive Coordinator. That would make a lot of college fans happy!

By: Deb

Deb — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:31:43 +0000

As to him being a good coach with poor talent …
usually the HC has at least some input in choosing player talent. And usually the buck stops at head coach when it comes to choosing staff talent. Firing your offensive coordinator five minutes before the season starts doesn’t inspire confidence that he knows what direction he’s taking the team. (And certainly there was some failure by his special teams coach to instruct players when NOT to run back a ball.)
Some people just aren’t cut out to be the head guy. From the looks of this once-great franchise, Jauron is one of them. Hope Mr. Wilson can find a man who’s up to the job for next season. This season is lost.

By: Big O 2 NC

Big O 2 NC — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:27:35 +0000

Thank the Lord and Blue Bird! Or have they folded too?! Once proud Die Hard Bills Fans should now lobby to bring Jon Gruden or Bill Cowher or someone who can take the reins and get blood from a stone.
All fans can relate to the emotion felt in Buffalo and WNY every day knowing that the Bills, Sabres, Braves (remember them?) Bisons (both Baseball and Hockey), Caps (as in bottle) have taken us through more snake bit, terrible and wonderful moments that affect every day life, knowing that someday, the sun will shine on us. GO BILLS! Squish the Fish!!

By: OntBoltFan

OntBoltFan — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:27:21 +0000

The Bills actually were overachievers given the MASH units they have had the past few years. Ly it was DBs and DEs, this year it is OTs. They need to improve their strength and conditioning.
Too many GM changes and constantly blowing up the OL over the years. They need to get a decent GM and his first move is to get a solid LT in free agency in the offseason. They should have spent $6M on keeping Jason Peters and adding Nate Washington instead of TO. You just knew with all the new starters and a scrub LT would be a problem getting TO his touches. Jauron is just getting thrown under the bus in a puzzling move.
Jauron was an avg selection given all the coordinators from NE, SD, PIT ,PHI etc that became new HCs. Pay the bucks and get the best this time.

By: VonClausewitz

VonClausewitz — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:25:35 +0000

Luck is the residue of design. The injuries that plague B-lo aren’t bad luck, they’re the product of their system. Something’s obviously missing from this recipe, and while Jauron’s a good guy this is the right move to make.

By: Hovenaut

Hovenaut — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:13:22 +0000

Good guy, situation never took off. Would think he’d get another shot somewhere. Feel bad for Bills fans. Chin up, folks we’re next (Redskins fan).

By: tatum32

tatum32 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:48:58 +0000

how is it he got fired, but Cable keeps coaching? At least Jauron pulled the occasional upset

By: d.b.cooper

d.b.cooper — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:45:29 +0000

Hire Glanville, Mr. Wilson.
He is available, plus I remember he had a full-length cowboy drover coat that he would look great in when the snow is up to his ass in December.

By: The Notorious V.I.C.

The Notorious V.I.C. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:29:07 +0000

As a Bears fan, I KNEW this was going to happen the second the Bills hired Jauron. I told a couple of friends who are Bills fans “This team isn’t going to win anything, and he will eventually get fired.”
How did this guy even get hired? Why do teams waste time on coaches who have proven to be mediocre at best? That’s pretty much 4 years down the drain right there. 4 years wasted. 4 years that could’ve been spent building the team in a different direction.

By: dcfan-1212450

dcfan-1212450 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:23:16 +0000

Bills fans have hope, Ralph Wilson is very old. When he passes, the team can head in a new direction from scratch. But head my warning guys. Be careful what you wish for. Ralph Wilson wants to win and is a beloved owner who took the Bills to 4 straight Super Bowls, and they should have won 1. The Redskins had a similar situation with owner Jack Kent Cooke, he dies, team sells to Snyder, and we are all in hell, year in and year out.
So i say again, be careful what you wish for…

By: Tornadoes28

Tornadoes28 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:21:37 +0000

Jeez, when the hell is Al Davis gonna figure it out and fire his coach and his QB. Actually, will someone please fire Al Davis.

By: qblax16

qblax16 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:14:45 +0000

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
WE WON’T BE TERRIFIED TO OPEN UP THE PLAY CALLING!!!

By: 4EVERABRN

4EVERABRN — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:59:27 +0000

Now if Randy Lerner would fire that wast of space Mangina, the Browns could start the healing process.

By: NashvilleSeahawk

NashvilleSeahawk — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:58:19 +0000

Sorry to hear that. Jauron is one hell of a great guy. One of the best in the league. Just not a very good head coach.
The Bills have had a lot of talent the last few years, just not able to do anything with it. They have had some spectacular special teams too. It seems that (actually before) ever since Kevin Everett got hurt, that the Bills have been plagued by bad luck.
Ralph Wilson and Dick Jauron both certainly deserve more respect than Bud Adams gave them last week here in Nashville.

By: leatherneck

leatherneck — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:57:39 +0000

Maybe Fewell can get the fire started in Buffalo again.

By: BillsFan1331

BillsFan1331 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:54:51 +0000

This is EXACTLY what the Bills need right now to put the wheels of change in motion! First a new head coach, next a new QB! I’ve always been a Bills fan and always will be! But thank you Ralph for FINALLY taking this MUCH needed step in improving the team!

By: Lions Tigers and Beers

Lions Tigers and Beers — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:38:10 +0000

Too think!
If Dick Jauron was still the Lions coach, and we would be ecstatic with his performance, and… Matt Million would still have a job! Ugh!

By: johnnydom

johnnydom — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:37:54 +0000

Fire Mangini now Lerner, while someone else has the media’s attention, take the embarassing glare from the ESPN Monday night game and place it squarely on Mangini’s rounded shoulders.

By: kiera620

kiera620 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:37:19 +0000

too bad the organization has a way of making awful draft picks too, so we can’t even count on that

By: steiner4444

steiner4444 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:34:33 +0000

BobNelson, Marv didn’t turn anything around as GM. He brought in Edwards, who he was sold on as the savior, and pretty much kept the franchise on its path of mediocrity.
I still chuckle when people say Dick Jauron is a good head coach. He’s not even a great coordinator. Being a nice guy means nothing in this business.

By: 8man

8man — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:34:25 +0000

Tough luck. As long as Brady and Belichick are in that division, it’ll be tough to win.
I’d like to see a stat on how many coaches have been fired in the AFC East since they got started.
Or for the NFC East while Aikman was in Dallas or the NFC West while Montana was with the Niners.
Kind of makes you think…

By: Chitown

Chitown — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:34:17 +0000

This is now 2 teams Jauron has smooth talked into big extensions. He parlayed a 13-3 season into Chicago into a 4 year deal that he only coached 1 year of. He parlayed his 5-0 start last year into a mid year 3yr contract extension that he only coached 9 games of.
The NFL has passed him by. If Jauron could play with 12 DBs on defense he would. He hasn’t figured out that in todays NFL there are 280LB DEs faster and stronger than his 250LB DEs. His bend don’t break cover 2 is only good at one thing keeping you close in games you will lose. This is the same guy that punted on 4-7 later in the 4th quarter because, I quote our guys had fought too hard to lose by more than 10. He is a loser and was 2 games away from tying Rich Kotite as the losingest coach in NFL History.

By: Buttered Izel Jenkins

Buttered Izel Jenkins — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:29:47 +0000

Perry Fewell? Gweat! I wove Jane’s Addiction!

By: FumbleNuts

FumbleNuts — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:28:50 +0000

Rumor has it that Mike Holmgren is looking to coach an East Coast team?!

By: Moose Skyway

Moose Skyway — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:24:40 +0000

They don’t really have a GM, so impossible to fire him.
PercyHarvin, is that a Haiku? Nice work!