One More Season For Buffalo Bills Coaching Staff

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Published: May 26, 2009

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... was that owner Ralph Wilson Jr. wanted to fire Jauron after the season, however a secret contract given to Jauron during there 5-1 run prevented him. 

It seems they would have had to pay too large a settlement to get out of his contract, and therefore has pretty much placed an ultimatum of playoffs or bust.

Jauron's stint in Buffalo has been somewhat successful, however late season collapses have caused three straight 7-9 seasons. 

Many fans point to his stints in Chicago and Detroit as failures as well. Jauron did have one great season in Chicago with a 13-3 record winning coach of the year. 

However his other in his four other seasons he was a combined 22-42 which is pretty abysmal. This led to his termination, and two years later his successor Lovie Smith led them to the Super Bowl. 

Jauron followed this by becoming defensive coordinator of the Detroit Lions, and then intern head coach once Mariucci was fired. He went 1-4 i...

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