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One More Season For Buffalo Bills Coaching Staff
Published: May 26, 2009
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The Buffalo Bills coaching staff is under alot of pressure to produce this season. Speculation 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 in the interim and was not considered for the position the next offseason.
The Bills then went out and brought Jauron in to be the head coach. Many Bills fans point to the fact that he has had only one winning season as fact that he is not the right person to lead this team.
Another complaint is his lack of emotion and horrid play calling in tough situations.
Jauron is a players coach who hardly ever shows emotion or yells at players. In this writers opinion that is fine when coaching a veteran team, however the Bills are a young team with a majority of players still on their rookie contracts.
Younger players need that coach who is going to light a fire under them such as a Bill Cowher or Bill Parcells.
The second complaint is his fumbling of play calls in opportune situations. One example is being in field goal range against the Patriots with 30 seconds left before the half. The Bills ran one more run play to get closer and then would spike the ball to try the attempt.
However, Jauron did not manage it properly and time expired.
There are many more big time decisions such as the J.P. Losman pass play call on 3rd down with a minute left and a lead. Losman ended up fumbling the ball creating a touchdown and a loss for the Bills.
Many were shocked that a run play wasn’t called to run more time off the clock and then let All-Pro punter Brian Moorman give it a boot.
It was plays such as this that led many Bills fans to call for Jauron’s firing. If this season is similar to those of the past look for the Bills to go in another direction heading into next season.
Turk Schonert is the Offensive Coordinator, who many believe has made some of these poor decisions. Some say Jauron publicly takes the blame whereas Schonert is the one whose shoulders it belongs upon.
Schonert was previously the QB coach and had never called plays before. His style is wide open, so the addition of T.O. and maturity of Trent Edwards could allow for him to be successful this season.
On the Defensive side of the ball D. Coordinator Perry Fewell runs the Cover 2 or Tampa 2. This is the defense that he ran in Chicago with much success that relies upon quick players who are usually undersized.
In this style the safeties are more of ballhawks whereas the corner-backs play alot of zone coverage.
The Linebackers must be sideline to sideline guys who can also cover. They are usually much smaller than traditional 4-3 or 3-4 linebackers who rely mainly on speed. The defensive front line is all about getting disruption through pressure.
They like quick defensive ends who can really put pressure upon the QB, with the defensive tackles as quick twitch perpetrators. This defense works when you have the correct players such as the Super Bowl Champ Bucs and Colts and great Bears defense, however the Bills have been lacking in this talent.
I too believe that this could be Fewell’s last season as well if the Bills do not improve and make the playoffs.
The last coach we will speak about is Bobby April the special teams coach. He has been by far the most successful coach the Bills have. Our return units are top three every year under his tenure.
Our field goal kicking is solid especially in the swirling winds of Buffalo, and our Punting is as good as it gets with Brian Moorman. April has been great, and the special teams has kept this team in many games throughout his tenure.
This upcoming season is a big one for the Bills coaching staff, and if they do not reach the playoffs it looks it could be getting a make over next season.
