Anyone ever wonder where the Bills would be if we hadn't fired Bruce Dehaven?
After the Music City Mistake, Bruce Dehaven was fired and replaced by Ronnie Jones who had never before coached special teams. Bruce DeHaven was an elite special teams coach and well respected in the league. In 2000, Ronnie Jones posted the worst special teams record in the NFL and Mr. Wilson put his foot down and said it was time for him to go.
In his three years with the Bills, Wade Phillips was 10-6, 11-5, and 8-8. He took us twice to the playoffs in his tenure. When Mr. Wilson asked Wade to fire Ronnie Jones, he stated, " if he goes, I go," and off the both of them went. Now, ironically, Wade did admit that he probably should not have hired Ronnie to coach special teams, stating he was an accomplished defensive coach.
I know that we are all getting tired of living in the past, but I cannot help to wonder if Bruce Dehaven had not been fired, where would we be today? Since then, we have been through three head coaches and three GMs (if you count Butler) and we appear to be stuck in football purgatory.
Just a thought,
Rocketman
After the Music City Mistake, Bruce Dehaven was fired and replaced by Ronnie Jones who had never before coached special teams. Bruce DeHaven was an elite special teams coach and well respected in the league. In 2000, Ronnie Jones posted the worst special teams record in the NFL and Mr. Wilson put his foot down and said it was time for him to go.
In his three years with the Bills, Wade Phillips was 10-6, 11-5, and 8-8. He took us twice to the playoffs in his tenure. When Mr. Wilson asked Wade to fire Ronnie Jones, he stated, " if he goes, I go," and off the both of them went. Now, ironically, Wade did admit that he probably should not have hired Ronnie to coach special teams, stating he was an accomplished defensive coach.
I know that we are all getting tired of living in the past, but I cannot help to wonder if Bruce Dehaven had not been fired, where would we be today? Since then, we have been through three head coaches and three GMs (if you count Butler) and we appear to be stuck in football purgatory.
Just a thought,
Rocketman
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