Is Jauron's contract extended or not?

[Gisele]

I have heard mixed reports and I would really like to know.

[2020 Our Year For Sure]

Good thread. Somebody here knows, they've just been waiting for the 237th thread like this to post it in.

[Gisele]

Good thread. Somebody here knows, they've just been waiting for the 237th thread like this to post it in.

 

 

Seriously, I just got home from work and guys I work with had heard different reports. I did some searching but still haven't seen anything. Has anyone given any solid confirmation either way.

[thewildrabbit]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8...mp;confirm=true

 

FROM NFL.COM

 

In final year of contract, Jauron's tenure uncertain with Bills

 

Associated Press

 

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- 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.

 

Rick Stewart / Getty Images

Dick Jauron, in the final year of his contract, is 20-24 as coach of the Bills.

 

"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.

 

The slide began with a 25-16 defeat at Miami on Oct. 26, the first of three consecutive losses to AFC East rivals that dropped the Bills from worst to first in the division standings. Following a 29-27 loss to Cleveland, the Bills rebounded with an emphatic 54-31 win at Kansas City. But Buffalo failed to build off that with an offensively inept performance in a 10-3 loss at home to San Francisco last weekend.

 

Jauron and his team were booed off the field and pelted by debris as they made their way up the tunnel.

 

"It's never a good feeling at all," Jauron said. "Obviously, you want to win for everybody, the fans are included in that. And when you don't, it's very disappointing."

 

Jauron and his staff have opened themselves to criticism. The offense has been slow to adjust to opposing defenses such as in the loss to Cleveland, when Buffalo didn't switch to the run until after Trent Edwards threw three interceptions in the first quarter.

 

Time management has also been an issue, with the team squandering timeouts to avoid delay-of-game penalties and when failing to have players lined up properly.

 

In Jauron's defense, injuries have been a factor. The Bills have three regulars on injured reserve, while Aaron Schobel, their top pass rusher, has missed seven games with a foot injury. Their starting defensive backfield has been depleted, with safety Donte Whitner and cornerbacks Terrence McGee and Jabari Greer all missing games due to injuries.

 

The Bills' offensive struggles can be chalked up to the growing pains that come with developing a second-year quarterback in Trent Edwards, who has been wildly inconsistent this season.

 

Though Lee Evans has questioned the offensive play-calling at times this season, the receiver defended Jauron.

 

"I don't think that it's valid," Evans said. "We respect him. We can communicate with him and we love him as a coach. I guess criticism comes all the time. But it's nothing taken serious here."

 

Jauron also has Whitner's support.

 

"He's done a great job around here. He's changed the culture around here from a losing attitude to guys believing that they can win," Whitner said. "It's up to us to get it done. I don't feel like he should take any criticism at all."

 

Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press

[Gisele]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8...mp;confirm=true

 

FROM NFL.COM

 

In final year of contract, Jauron's tenure uncertain with Bills

 

Associated Press

 

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- 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.

 

Rick Stewart / Getty Images

Dick Jauron, in the final year of his contract, is 20-24 as coach of the Bills.

 

"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.

 

The slide began with a 25-16 defeat at Miami on Oct. 26, the first of three consecutive losses to AFC East rivals that dropped the Bills from worst to first in the division standings. Following a 29-27 loss to Cleveland, the Bills rebounded with an emphatic 54-31 win at Kansas City. But Buffalo failed to build off that with an offensively inept performance in a 10-3 loss at home to San Francisco last weekend.

 

Jauron and his team were booed off the field and pelted by debris as they made their way up the tunnel.

 

"It's never a good feeling at all," Jauron said. "Obviously, you want to win for everybody, the fans are included in that. And when you don't, it's very disappointing."

 

Jauron and his staff have opened themselves to criticism. The offense has been slow to adjust to opposing defenses such as in the loss to Cleveland, when Buffalo didn't switch to the run until after Trent Edwards threw three interceptions in the first quarter.

 

Time management has also been an issue, with the team squandering timeouts to avoid delay-of-game penalties and when failing to have players lined up properly.

 

In Jauron's defense, injuries have been a factor. The Bills have three regulars on injured reserve, while Aaron Schobel, their top pass rusher, has missed seven games with a foot injury. Their starting defensive backfield has been depleted, with safety Donte Whitner and cornerbacks Terrence McGee and Jabari Greer all missing games due to injuries.

 

The Bills' offensive struggles can be chalked up to the growing pains that come with developing a second-year quarterback in Trent Edwards, who has been wildly inconsistent this season.

 

Though Lee Evans has questioned the offensive play-calling at times this season, the receiver defended Jauron.

 

"I don't think that it's valid," Evans said. "We respect him. We can communicate with him and we love him as a coach. I guess criticism comes all the time. But it's nothing taken serious here."

 

Jauron also has Whitner's support.

 

"He's done a great job around here. He's changed the culture around here from a losing attitude to guys believing that they can win," Whitner said. "It's up to us to get it done. I don't feel like he should take any criticism at all."

 

Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press

 

 

 

 

thanks, so I'll take that as a maybe not.

[Arkady Renko]

With most teams, it would be almost irrelevant whether the coach signed an extension or not. If the owner did not want him as a coach, he would fire the guy and eat the rest of the contract, viewing it as a sunk cost.

 

The Bills are different, of course.

[dbringer]

Here's my prediction of what will happen: the Bills will somehow eek out a win against the Dolphins to go 7-6. That will keep them showing up in any ESPN playoff scenarios as one of the teams "in the hunt". I wouldn't even be surprised if they win the next week and go 8-6. Everyone will get all excited, just like before the Cleveland game last year. What will happen next is what always happens: they'll lose the last two games of the year and they will finish 8-8. Sometime during the playoffs, it will be quietly announced that Dick Jauron has signed a contract extension, and management will cite Dick's improvement in the overall record. Improvement from 7-9 to 8-8 - yep that's what I predict.

[Heels20X6]

Here's my prediction of what will happen: the Bills will somehow eek out a win against the Dolphins to go 7-6. That will keep them showing up in any ESPN playoff scenarios as one of the teams "in the hunt". I wouldn't even be surprised if they win the next week and go 8-6. Everyone will get all excited, just like before the Cleveland game last year. What will happen next is what always happens: they'll lose the last two games of the year and they will finish 8-8. Sometime during the playoffs, it will be quietly announced that Dick Jauron has signed a contract extension, and management will cite Dick's improvement in the overall record. Improvement from 7-9 to 8-8 - yep that's what I predict.

 

 

It's so sad, it makes me wanna cry.

[mannc]

Here's my prediction of what will happen: the Bills will somehow eek out a win against the Dolphins to go 7-6. That will keep them showing up in any ESPN playoff scenarios as one of the teams "in the hunt". I wouldn't even be surprised if they win the next week and go 8-6. Everyone will get all excited, just like before the Cleveland game last year. What will happen next is what always happens: they'll lose the last two games of the year and they will finish 8-8. Sometime during the playoffs, it will be quietly announced that Dick Jauron has signed a contract extension, and management will cite Dick's improvement in the overall record. Improvement from 7-9 to 8-8 - yep that's what I predict.

 

It's a stretch to think that this team will win 2 of their last 4 games, all against teams fighting for their lives. But overall, hard to argue with this prediction.

[2003Contenders]

Here's my prediction of what will happen: the Bills will somehow eek out a win against the Dolphins to go 7-6. That will keep them showing up in any ESPN playoff scenarios as one of the teams "in the hunt". I wouldn't even be surprised if they win the next week and go 8-6. Everyone will get all excited, just like before the Cleveland game last year. What will happen next is what always happens: they'll lose the last two games of the year and they will finish 8-8. Sometime during the playoffs, it will be quietly announced that Dick Jauron has signed a contract extension, and management will cite Dick's improvement in the overall record. Improvement from 7-9 to 8-8 - yep that's what I predict.

 

Sounds about right.

 

Now, let's think outside of the box for a moment. Let's first assume that an extension was signed. Let's also assume that there were no contingencies (like a playoff appearance), which would absolve Ralph of having to pay Jauron should he elect to fire him at season's end. The rumor was a 3-year extension, right? The big question is: how much do we honesty think that contract totaled? The existing contract paid Jauron in the $1-2M range. It seems like forever ago, but when the offer was reportedly on the table, the Bills were 5-1 and Jauron was being mentioned as one of the 3-4 candidates for Coach of the Year. So it is certainly feasible that the contract could have been for something like $3 M per year. Firing him at the end of the season, would then mean that Ralph would be on tab for $9 M. Remember that Ralph was so cheap as to fight against paying Wade that final $750K he owed him...

[Dan]

Here's my prediction of what will happen: the Bills will somehow eek out a win against the Dolphins to go 7-6. That will keep them showing up in any ESPN playoff scenarios as one of the teams "in the hunt". I wouldn't even be surprised if they win the next week and go 8-6. Everyone will get all excited, just like before the Cleveland game last year. What will happen next is what always happens: they'll lose the last two games of the year and they will finish 8-8. Sometime during the playoffs, it will be quietly announced that Dick Jauron has signed a contract extension, and management will cite Dick's improvement in the overall record. Improvement from 7-9 to 8-8 - yep that's what I predict.

I don't like it. Not nearly miserable enough. I say we win the next three to be 9-6. All we have to do is beat NE* and have Baltimore lose and we're the #6 seed. They flex our game to the late game. We all watch the Jags beat Baltimore. Our guys take the field only needing to beat NE* at home. We start good, but blow it in the 3rd quarter. The Pats* finally seal the game with an 80 yard TD screen pass to some scrub in the 4th quarter after Jauron punts from our 40 yard line on 4and2 (Moorman puts it in the endzone). During the offseason Jauron's extension is announced as you described.

[DIE HARD 1967]

I think the situation is pretty obvious.

 

His extension requires a winning season.

 

When the Bills started losing the Bills delayed the announcement because a winning season is in doubt