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Bills coach Dick Jauron deserves recognition for guiding his young team to a surprising 4-0 start. Buffalo, which finished 7-9 last season, has relied on a stingy defense and clutch play from quarterback Trent Edwards to defeat its first four opponents, including two playoff teams (Seattle and Jacksonville) from 2007.
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While the team still has three-quarters of the season left to play, the hopefulness that surrounds Western New York comes with good reason as Jauron has orchestrated a similar turnaround before in his coaching career.
In 2001, Jauron transformed a 5-11 Bears' squad into a 13-3 division winner. Relying on a stingy defense that ranked first in points allowed, the Bears won eight games that were decided by seven points or fewer, and staged five come-from-behind victories. Thus, it comes as no surprise that the 2008 Bills have won three of their four games by overcoming significant deficits on the strength of their fifth-ranked scoring defense.
Jauron won an NFL Coach of the Year Award for engineering the dramatic transformation in 2001, and he is well on his way to securing his second honor with his Bills exceeding expectations in 2008.
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While the team still has three-quarters of the season left to play, the hopefulness that surrounds Western New York comes with good reason as Jauron has orchestrated a similar turnaround before in his coaching career.
In 2001, Jauron transformed a 5-11 Bears' squad into a 13-3 division winner. Relying on a stingy defense that ranked first in points allowed, the Bears won eight games that were decided by seven points or fewer, and staged five come-from-behind victories. Thus, it comes as no surprise that the 2008 Bills have won three of their four games by overcoming significant deficits on the strength of their fifth-ranked scoring defense.
Jauron won an NFL Coach of the Year Award for engineering the dramatic transformation in 2001, and he is well on his way to securing his second honor with his Bills exceeding expectations in 2008.
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