Jauron Firing Also Means Ralph "Gets It"

[billsburgh]

But, there are reasons to think Ralph C. Wilson "gets it", and is actually willing to do "what it takes" to turn his sagging Bills franchise around. A source tells me C.O.O. Russ Brandon has already started the search for a respected football man to head up football operations, and that person would be in charge of bringing in the next head coach along with all other changes in the personnel department, and changes there will be.

this is from Ed Kilgor. If true this is even better news.

http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=72016&catid=4

[Nighthawk]

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I'm liking what I've heard from Ed and Vic...it really sounds like the Bills will pay to get the right people in here to fix this mess. This is an exciting time to be a Bills fan...we have HOPE again!

[baalworship]

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Best news of the year. Our wish for total housecleaning might be granted. I am more excited than I have been in years.

I actually feel like watching some football again this Sunday.

[billsburgh]

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I'm liking what I've heard from Ed and Vic...it really sounds like the Bills will pay to get the right people in here to fix this mess. This is an exciting time to be a Bills fan...we have HOPE again!

[X-Era]

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this is from Ed Kilgor. If true this is even better news.
http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/story...=72016&catid=4

That measn one of two things:

1) We get a guy that's an unemployed GM
2) We get a guy that's going to be both GM and HC

I hope its the later, because if not, we could be looking at the Donahoe scenario part 2.

If its version 1:

We are looking at:

• Charlie Casserly

• Could still be Mike Holmgren if he doesn't want to coach, only be GM
• I guess Cowher might fit for the Holmgren scenario, but it wouldnt seem to fit for Billick (to young), Gruden (not the type), or Shanahan (not the type).
• Dungy might fit the MH scenario too, but then we might also see Vick in a Bills uni.
• Others?

[Ingtar33]

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I'm praying it's Shanahan or Cowhar. Either would turn us around and make us competitive fast (Shanahan and Cowhar both beat Belichick in January).. I would even be happy with Marty Schottenheimer (dear god not his son, please not his son) as i could easily live with 12 or 13 win seasons over and over again even if we get kicked in the first round of the playoffs.

[billsburgh]

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I'm praying it's Shanahan or Cowhar. Either would turn us around and make us competitive fast (Shanahan and Cowhar both beat Belichick in January).. I would even be happy with Marty Schottenheimer (dear god not his son, please not his son) as i could easily live with 12 or 13 win seasons over and over again even if we get kicked in the first round of the playoffs.

Did Jauron ever beat Belichick? I dont think so.

[Ingtar33]

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Did Jauron ever beat Belichick? I dont think so.

nope. not once. As long as Belichick is in the AFCE we need a coach who can beat him. We can't grab some unknown coordinator who's never coached before... that's like throwing a lamb to the slaughter.

[Mudflap1]

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I'm liking what I've heard from Ed and Vic...it really sounds like the Bills will pay to get the right people in here to fix this mess. This is an exciting time to be a Bills fan...we have HOPE again!

Love it.

[Mudflap1]

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That measn one of two things:

1) We get a guy that's an unemployed GM
2) We get a guy that's going to be both GM and HC

I hope its the later, because if not, we could be looking at the Donahoe scenario part 2.

If its version 1:

We are looking at:

• Charlie Casserly

• Could still be Mike Holmgren if he doesn't want to coach, only be GM
• I guess Cowher might fit for the Holmgren scenario, but it wouldnt seem to fit for Billick (to young), Gruden (not the type), or Shanahan (not the type).
• Dungy might fit the MH scenario too, but then we might also see Vick in a Bills uni.
• Others?

I disagree. I am hoping that what happened today signals a 6-7 week due diligence search for a top notch pro personnel guy, of which that guy will be hired if he is out of football right now, or be hired at the end of the season, then evaluate Modrak and Guy (and likely fire them), then bring in his head coach. I'm all for it.

[billsburgh]

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nope. not once. As long as Belichick is in the AFCE we need a coach who can beat him. We can't grab some unknown coordinator who's never coached before... that's like throwing a lamb to the slaughter.

I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall when Belichick and his staff were game planning for the Bills. I can only imagine what Belichick says about Jauron and the Bills.

[Saratoga Slim]

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I really hope we take our time with this. I don't see any reason to rush, as there is really nothing a new GM or HC is going to be able to do during this current season anyway. Take the time necessary to pick the right guys, as opposed to rushing someone in now just to keep fans in the seats for the rest of the season.

[T-Long]

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I'm just glad that Brandon has already begun the search. The quicker we get the football op guy in, the quicker we have an answer to a HC.

[X-Era]

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I really hope we take our time with this. I don't see any reason to rush, as there is really nothing a new GM or HC is going to be able to do during this current season anyway. Take the time necessary to pick the right guys, as opposed to rushing someone in now just to keep fans in the seats for the rest of the season.

To me the rush isn't to keep fans in the seats, its to beat the other teams that will be looking for GM's and/or HC's to the punch... why not shop without competition?

Snooze and you may lose.

[BILLSROCK1212]

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We WOULD hire Casserly (that's not a good thing), he's a good talent evaluator, but in terms of being a real GM not so much. If we could get someone to fill John Guy's role I'd be fine with Casserly though. I'm very happy that Brandon is going to stay on board though because I don't want to see him lose his job for being forced into a job that isn't exactly his area of expertise.