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So I've been doing some research for an upcoming story on Mr. Richard Jauron. I found something that I didn't have any idea about.
The "myth" about Jauron is that he is constantly losing close games as head coach. THese sentiments were echoed on WGR today by Mike Schoop, when he said the biggest problem he sees with the Bills is Jauron's inability to win close games.
Well we all or most of anyway know that Jauron is 17 games under .500 for his coaching career (50-67). We all know that Jauron has had only one winning season (2001- Chicago) in his seven full seasons as head coac (I don't count his 1-4 at the end of the Detroit season as a losing season on him)
But here is something I found in my research that surprised me.
In his career, Jauron actually has a winning record in games that are decided by four or fewer points. He's 22-19 for his career in "close" games (Though he's just 4-7 during his two Bills campaigns to date.)
For his career he is:
22-19 in games decided by 4 points or less
28-48 in games decided by 4 or more points
So that should tell us two things
1) He's largely had teams that have been outgunned in talent.
2) Contrary to popular opinion, the record shows he wins more close games than he loses.
IN addition, if you go by the Jauron history, here is another set of numbers that are NOT good news for our offense.
Only once in his full seven years as a head coach have one of his offenses been ranked in the top 22 in the NFL in scoring. That was in 2001 with Chicago. His offenses the other six seasons have ranked 25th, 28th, 27th, 23rd, 23rd and 30th respectively.
Going by these numbers, the conclusion certainly isn't ground-breaking. Jauron is a very conservative coach who likes to keep the game close to his vest, keep his team in the game late and then rely on a big play or two in the late stages to get his victories.
It's safe to say we'll probably be the same this year.. Hopefully we can make a few plays late in games to seal close wins.
But again, the one stat I didn't expect was him having a winning record in games by four points or less, considering he's 17 games under .500 for his career.
The "myth" about Jauron is that he is constantly losing close games as head coach. THese sentiments were echoed on WGR today by Mike Schoop, when he said the biggest problem he sees with the Bills is Jauron's inability to win close games.
Well we all or most of anyway know that Jauron is 17 games under .500 for his coaching career (50-67). We all know that Jauron has had only one winning season (2001- Chicago) in his seven full seasons as head coac (I don't count his 1-4 at the end of the Detroit season as a losing season on him)
But here is something I found in my research that surprised me.
In his career, Jauron actually has a winning record in games that are decided by four or fewer points. He's 22-19 for his career in "close" games (Though he's just 4-7 during his two Bills campaigns to date.)
For his career he is:
22-19 in games decided by 4 points or less
28-48 in games decided by 4 or more points
So that should tell us two things
1) He's largely had teams that have been outgunned in talent.
2) Contrary to popular opinion, the record shows he wins more close games than he loses.
IN addition, if you go by the Jauron history, here is another set of numbers that are NOT good news for our offense.
Only once in his full seven years as a head coach have one of his offenses been ranked in the top 22 in the NFL in scoring. That was in 2001 with Chicago. His offenses the other six seasons have ranked 25th, 28th, 27th, 23rd, 23rd and 30th respectively.
Going by these numbers, the conclusion certainly isn't ground-breaking. Jauron is a very conservative coach who likes to keep the game close to his vest, keep his team in the game late and then rely on a big play or two in the late stages to get his victories.
It's safe to say we'll probably be the same this year.. Hopefully we can make a few plays late in games to seal close wins.
But again, the one stat I didn't expect was him having a winning record in games by four points or less, considering he's 17 games under .500 for his career.
" ~ yordad
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