Rusty Jones to Chi-Town

[juice]

With 19 years with the Bills I wonder why the staff felt a change was needed?

www.sportsfeatures.com/PressPoint/show.php?id=19659 (http://www.sportsfeatures.com/PressPoint/show.php?id=19659)

[G. Host]

Maybe one of his kids is going to college in area?

It does appear he got the Dwight Adams treatment. :(!

[juice]

Seems like the organization is trying to keep the reason Tight Lipped.. MM brought in his own guy and maybe that ruffled some feathers, but it seems like Rusty just wanted the Strength and Conditioning part to be his major concern.. and wasn't too high on the Coaching Asst. aspect of his new Title.

[Michael82]

Maybe one of his kids is going to college in area?

It does appear he got the Dwight Adams treatment. :(!
That's just what I think. and it sucks too. Both of them were great guys for the Buffalo Bills and had been working with the Bills for many many year and then they get slowly pushed out the door. :(

[Mr. Cynical]

That's just what I think. and it sucks too. Both of them were great guys for the Buffalo Bills and had been working with the Bills for many many year and then they get slowly pushed out the door. :(
I agree, and it only serves as yet another example of football being a business, first and foremost.

[juice]

I agree, and it only serves as yet another example of football being a business, first and foremost.That is Bad Business.. Jones seemed to be more comfortable with the hands on approach with dealing with the players as apposed to being a part of the Establishment.

MM bringing in Brad Roll from Tampa Bay seemed to be taken as a demotion rather than a promotion and New Job Title by Rusty.. the job that he took with the Bears is the exact job that he held down for the Bills for the 1st 18 years with this organization.

If this team struggles with injuries next year, MM will take most of the blame for not leaving Jones at his position as Conditioning Coach and simply making Roll an assistant to Rusty Jones.

[justasportsfan]

Seems like the organization is trying to keep the reason Tight Lipped.. MM brought in his own guy and maybe that ruffled some feathers, but it seems like Rusty just wanted the Strength and Conditioning part to be his major concern.. and wasn't too high on the Coaching Asst. aspect of his new Title.Only someone w/ close ties to the bills would know something like htis.


Ruben, is it really you?







:jk:

[juice]

Only someone w/ close ties to the bills would know something like htis.


Ruben, is it really you?







:jk:Actually it was suggested in the Buffalo News Article today that Rusty Jones wasn't happy with the added administrative duties that came along with his so-called Promotion.

Jones thrived with the hands on approach to the job and physical conditioning was the part that he specialized in throughout his tenure in the League.

It doesn't take inside knowledge to realize that a guy doesn't leave a position after 19 years with the same organization unless he was asked to do something that he hadn't been asked to do in the past.. it just takes the ability to read Justa.

Jones expertise is what kept Spikes healthy when he came to Buffalo after suffering through hamstring problems with the Bengals.. that bit of info came from my Insider knowledge of the Bills organization.:funny:

[Tatonka]

we didnt win any superbowls with him.. so oh well..

he was a strength and conditioning coach.. move on people.

[juice]

We may not have made it to any of the 4 SB without Jones and his innovative nutritional regiments that kept the K-Gun offense running at peak levels.. not to mention the conditioning that allowed the Bills Defense to stay on the field almost as much as the Offense.

You have to question the how effective Brad Roll was this year with Vincent missing more than half of the season after Minor knee surgery.. as well as how far out of shape that Loseman was after his return.

The loses in the SB were more of a problem with execution than it was with conditioning.. Jones' leaving may be the most substantial personnel lose of this off-season.

[Tatonka]

yeah.. he could be.. or you could be overreacting.. jones wasnt around for vincents long rehab?

jones can be your new izelle reese.. beast of the east at FS.

[juice]

The Strength and conditioning coach was Brad Roll this year.

[Tatonka]

oh.. i see.. so jones had nothing to do with with rehabing a player, even though he was roll's boss??

whatever.

[Tatonka]

then i guess roll deserves all the credit for getting mike williams into shape finally and for keeping villarial on the field through injuries.. and trey teague.. and helping mcgahee get back to form..

in that case.. good work roll... see you later jones.

[B-DON]

i agree with tonk, u guys are acting we just lost a key free agent and now next season is in turmoil. shut up i bet there are 3 million trainers out there could fill his job wiht out missin a beat

[juice]

i agree with tonk, u guys are acting we just lost a key free agent and now next season is in turmoil. shut up i bet there are 3 million trainers out there could fill his job wiht out missin a beatThrowBack Thread..

I bring this up because of a recent article that says the staff was aware that TKO had a torn tendon before the season that has put him out for the '05 season.. Maybe a more experienced trainer would've made the right call and sat TKO down before he needed season ending surgery.

Jones had delt with TKO's hamstring problems and had knowledge of how his body healed, maybe his experience could've prevented Spikes from being lost for the season.

When Jones was let go I thought that not having him as trainer would cost the Bills 2-3 games in injuries this year.. the way it's looking, not having Jones may have cost us the Season and maybe risked the career of the best LBer to ever wear the Bills uni.:hurt:

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