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Looks like Rob the slob Ryan is out and Dick the Corpse Jauron is in... Really not sure how this guy keeps getting work. The myth that he is a great DC is just not true. Although I don't like Donte Whitner, his comments about Jauron's Tampa 2 are spot on. It just proves that the NFL is a good ole boys club. You mean to tell me there isn't some up and coming coach at the, high school, or college ranks (even division 2) who couldn't come in and do a better job than Dick? It's really ridiculous that this guy can keep getting work, despite not being good at his job. He's been with the Bears, the Lions, the Eagles, the Bills, the Browns, and soon to be the Rams. Who wants to guess where he'll coach next? Even Gailey badly outcoached Jauron this past year, but hey... hire the guy! by all means! link to story: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/rams-targeting-dick-jauron-for-defensive-coordinator/

hearing him speak. do you know what an impression is? feelings, hunches, impressions, etc., don't have to be qualified, otherwise they would be arguments. i'm not making an argument. good lord.

again, my initial impression of marrone is that he is an idiot. i hope i'm wrong, but i have a feeling he might become the most hated coach in recent history. that's saying something.

good question. i haven't watched a bowl ever -- maybe once i watched a replay. i don't care to see the game. but it's the prestige that it adds to player that makes fans care. if you own a spiller jersey and he goes to the probowl, then it adds to your fandom in some weird way. fans have always been bigger fans of all-stars. i must admit, i like having probowl players on the team even if i don't watch the game.

Is there some kind of confusion? i'm fairly certain the OC doesn't make the selection...

yes he does, you heard it hear third...

All right! Now we're talking!!!!!

so when is it okay to start making negative comments ? 15 years without a playoff appearance? 20? 25? 30? Let us know when it's okay to be skeptical. There were posters who thought the Jauron hire, the Gailey Hire, the Wansdtat hire, the Marv Levy re-hire were bad ideas, and then there are people like you who think that the bills are making all the right decisions even though they spend year after year losing.. the bills always get it wrong, but that's okay, let's pretend that they are making all the right choices anyway. this hire is embarrassing.

you're already on a first name basis with the guy, eh? your old pal, doug? so, even the new OC is unbelievably underqualified, since your buddy doug likes him, that's good enough for you. 13 seasons of losing is good enough for you, too. get ready to make it 14! that's good enough for you -- anything the bills do is good enough for you!

Marrone is a bald faced liar. Thorough NFL experience.... so it begins... I honestly think this guy seems like a liar, a phony, and a complete A-hole. That whole "I'm NY guy" angle is practiced and stupid and phony. It was a way around answering any questions -- and he didn't really answer any questions -- the ones he did answer are turning out to be lies. That's not to say that having a jerk as a coach is a bad thing. Belichick is the biggest jerk on the planet. Still, as one other poster said, this is either turning out to be a ballsy head coach -- or something is going terribly wrong. With Buffalo's track record, forgive me if I think it's the latter. we might be on the way to 0-16 here. Did anyone consider that?

Big f'ning deal. Those of you who like this are looking too hard to find positive signs...

here we come 0-16!

I'm not sure why you are even responding to me. I basically agree with what Florio wrote about it on PFT. It is funny, but the journalist who wrote it is no better than a paparazzi -- as if the tattoo somehow affects his ability to coach. Rex is obviously an eccentric guy, but he always has a great defense. The whole Jets thing is a media circus at this point and I suppose I've been tired of it, since Favre... I think the tattoo is funny enough, but I also don't think it's a big deal. The journalist who wrote the story is questioning unsexy rexy's ability to coach vis a vis the tattoo. That is by far more ridiculous than the tattoo itself...

quality journalism!!!! who cares that rex marches to the beat of his own drum? is it easy to mock? yes... much too easy... people love to laugh at things that seem a little weird. this is paparazzi BS andy reid on the other hand, whose one son commits suicide (and Reid doesn't miss a day of work) and his other son is in the news because he's a drug addict -- we can't pass any judgement on him, the media leaves him alone -- nobody is saying he's a bad father or a bad man. but on the other hand we'll think somebody is a weirdo because he has a tattoo and likes to jack off to feet. wow so bizarre!!! this says more about the stupidity of our culture than it does about [un]sexy rexy.

Sure I wish him the best. I can't say the same about Dick Jauron, as I thought he was, well, kind of like a corpse. I also know from an extremely reliable source that he didn't tip well. For some reason, I will pull for Chan. I think he was sincere as a man and I appreciated the way he answered questions with the media. He's the kind of guy who will look you straight in the eye. Good luck to him. edit: also, Chan was in tears when he learned he was fired. Bills fans have to appreciate that kind of emotion. You want your head coach to care that much, don't you? He's an older guy, and he's behind the curve. But certainly, I think it's easy to cheer for him...

bulldog is just pissed he has to work on new year's day. i hope he does jump into a wood chipper, lispy moron...

We could do a lot worse than Lovie Smith. Everyone's first choice is Cowher or Gruden, but these are unrealistic. Out of all the fired coaches, who would be a better fit? I'd prefer Lovie to Reid, to Turner, and to Wisenhunt -- and certainly to Marrone or Grimm or Horton. . I think Lovie Smith is the best choice, given the realistic options... also, bringing in Smith might mean we get Devon Hester -- who said he would rather retire than play for anyone but Lovie... HIRE LOVIE SMITH

Wade will always be not quite good enough. He only wears a headset because he got shamed into it -- c'mon man. I'm tired of people looking into the past -- How about Wade, how about Polian? bah. Why not re-re-hire Marv Levy while we're at it? we need NEW BLOOD

nice try, chan. thanks for the effort! you're a good man! edit: kind of depressing, watching his goodbye speech. as i recall, Dick never gave one. he did his best, he was just in over his head. he is a professional, and deserves praise for his effort.

all kidding aside. thanks for the effort Chan! you did your best. it's a tough game, for tough people.

i hated the corpse. i don't hate chan. he tried. but it's a competitive business. he didn't do well enough. i really hope the next guy does better.

I have it from a reliable source that Thurman Thomas's goat will be named the new owner of the Bills. Did people learn nothing from the Bill Cowher rumor circus? When will any of you learn that none of these morons with 86 followers on twitter have any sources. Also, your buddy texting you from Miami doesn't know anything either. The people who actually *do* have sources, aren't sure what is going to happen. My god, humans are stupid and can be made to believe almost anything... Far be it from me to make you any less excited. But Thurman Thomas is not buying the Bills... EDIT: MY BUDDY TEXTED ME -- HE KNOWS PEOPLE IN WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA -- THAT THE JIM KELLY AND THURMAN THOMAS CORPORATION WILL BE BUYING THE TEAM AND OFFERING ALL FANS AT TBD A STAKE IN OWNERSHIP, MUCH LIKE IS THE CASE IN GB. THAT MEANS WE ARE ALL THE NEW OWNERS OF THE TEAM. HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY! HOORAY TO THE THURMAN THOMAS AND JIM KELLY CORPORATION. JUST SO YOU ALL BELIEVE ME, I WILL UPLOAD A PICTURE OF MY IPHONE OF THE TEXT SO YOU ALL KNOW I'M NOT MAKING IT UP

As bad as both of them are, Dick & Trentative were by far worse. The games during the Jauron era were unwatchable. Neither the offense or the defense ever featured anything exciting or inspiring. Even the wins during that regime were ugly. That Buffalo - Cleveland 6-3 loss was one of the worst games I have ever watched in the history of watching sporting events. "IT'S HARD TO WIN IN THIS LEAGUE..." -- over and over, week after week. That was worse. Gailey is a bumbling idiot but Jauron was the corpse. And Fitz is a solid NFL backup. Edwards is an NFL third stringer...

Really? So humans can land on the moon, but they can't design a helmet to prevent head trauma? That somehow is against the laws of physics? How is it then that you never hear about nascar drivers or motorcycle racers having concussions? That's because of the helmet technology. Check out some of the best crashes in motorcycle racing -- the impact is exponentially greater in some of the crashes you'll see, and yet the drivers walk away without concussions. If they hadn't been wearing the helmet, they'd surely be dead. The point that there is no way to prevent injury in the NFL is of course true, but you're saying something different altogether. The fact of the matter is that technology can reduce head trauma. PERIOD, END OF DISCUSSION. Technology has a pretty high ceiling.

spare me this sort of hero worship? how are they active in the community? by appearing in Dental Implant Seminar Ads, and Salen's Hot Dog commercials? being disrespectful? you act as if these guys are a religion. they were great players. now they are men. i invite everyone to mock them as much as they deserve. in this case, it's been clear for sometime that thurman thomas has taken too many hits to the head and is a bit looney tunes. i'm not joking -- the guy has a screw loose.