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Bills coach Dick Jauron isn't showing any signs of flinching for someone who suddenly finds himself on the hot seat. With his familiar even-keel delivery, Jauron on Wednesday acknowledged the angry boos he heard from Bills fans following the team's latest loss last weekend. In accepting the criticism directed his way, Jauron made it clear the buck for Buffalo's ongoing meltdown stops with him.
"It's part of the deal when you don't win," Jauron said. "You know when you don't win that there's going to be criticism and it's going to be deserved. So you go on. You try to improve and you try to do the things that'll make everyone happy: And that's win football games."
Jauron then blamed himself as the Bills (6-6) prepare to host Miami (7-5) at Toronto on Sunday.
"I'm where it stops. I'm the guy," he said. "The things that go wrong, I've got to get them corrected."
Time, though, is running out for a team that's lost five of six and in jeopardy of missing the playoffs for a ninth straight season. And time might also be running out on Jauron, who in February raised the bar of expectations by saying the Bills needed to take the next step following consecutive 7-9 finishes.
For someone who appeared secure in keeping his job following a 5-1 start, Jauron's tenure is suddenly uncertain as he completes the final year of his contract.
Jauron won't comment on his status, except to say, "I always feel like I'm playing for my job."
And the Bills have yet to announce anything publicly -- or discuss Jauron's status privately -- about the coach's future.
In October, Bills owner Ralph Wilson bluntly waved off questions by saying he doesn't talk contracts when asked about Jauron.
And that was well before the season turned sour.
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| Dick Jauron, in the final year of his contract, is 20-24 as coach of the Bills. |
Jauron then blamed himself as the Bills (6-6) prepare to host Miami (7-5) at Toronto on Sunday.
"I'm where it stops. I'm the guy," he said. "The things that go wrong, I've got to get them corrected."
Time, though, is running out for a team that's lost five of six and in jeopardy of missing the playoffs for a ninth straight season. And time might also be running out on Jauron, who in February raised the bar of expectations by saying the Bills needed to take the next step following consecutive 7-9 finishes.
For someone who appeared secure in keeping his job following a 5-1 start, Jauron's tenure is suddenly uncertain as he completes the final year of his contract.
Jauron won't comment on his status, except to say, "I always feel like I'm playing for my job."
And the Bills have yet to announce anything publicly -- or discuss Jauron's status privately -- about the coach's future.
In October, Bills owner Ralph Wilson bluntly waved off questions by saying he doesn't talk contracts when asked about Jauron.
And that was well before the season turned sour.
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