Dick Jauron
Dick Jauron
Richard Manuel Jauronis a former National Football Leagueplayer and coach. He played eight seasons, five with the Detroit Lions and three with the Cincinnati Bengals. He was head coach of the Buffalo Bills from January 2006 until November 2009. Jauron had previously held head coaching positions with the Chicago Bears and, on an interim basis, with the Detroit Lions. He was the AP Coach of the Year in 2001 after leading the Bears to a 13-3 record, his only winning...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth7 October 1950
predict
I don't think it makes any sense for me to predict where anything's going. We all know things are not predictable.
believe best bottom create distinct fans hard league line passionate positive sports winner
I believe (the NFL) is the best sports league in the world and it has the most passionate fans. Every place is a little distinct in their passion and when you lose, they're going to let you know. The bottom line for us is working as hard as you can, working together, and working to create a winner again. We do that and the fans will be passionate in a positive way.
degree deserve judged players point shot
I'd like the players to know that to some degree they won't be judged on what they did. To some point they will. I want them to know they're going to have a shot to show us they deserve to be on the field.
accept best felt friendship interest job players reason reflection staff took
I don't feel like it has any reflection on our friendship to take this job. This is just business. I felt it was in the best interest of our players and our staff for me to accept this job. That was the reason I took it.
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Perry has some ideas of people he likes and feels comfortable with, and we're going to look in that direction. I think it will be a win-win for everybody. It's a unique situation, and we feel good about making it work out. It doesn't happen very often in this business that a coach gets to go home and his family gets to go home, too.
hard perform
We need to play as well as we can play, perform as hard as we can perform and see what we can get out of it.
love position
There are only 32 of these, and it is a position that I love being in. Yes, I would like to be here.
high honest kept perry relationship smart touch watched
I have a relationship with Perry from Jacksonville and have kept in touch with him and watched him develop. He's a very smart guy, a very straightforward guy, high energy. I like all those things about him. He's a very honest guy.
gave
We gave them a game, gave them a little scare, but it wasn't enough.
hope quicker rises takes talking
You hope one of them rises quicker and takes the job. It'll be interesting to watch. We'll be watching, you'll be watching, we'll be talking about it I'm sure.
last needs plays though veteran
You have a veteran quarterback in Kelly, who is comfortable with his game. J.P. is a young quarterback and plays like one. ... He needs to be better for what he went though last year.
happen happened opening
This was a long day. It started from the opening kickoff. All the things we didn't want to have happen -- they happened out there.
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The only thing I'll promise to do is everything I can to fulfill my obligation to bring a winning team back to Buffalo. There's a great winning tradition here, we know the fans are very passionate and it's something we're very passionate about.
guys love occasions team
We love Willis. We'd just love him a little more if he had been here. We know this, he is down there working. We'd just like to get him with our team and working with the guys on those occasions when he can make it.