Lame Duck
OK, the gloves are off. The Bills want to play coy? They don't want to announce Dick Jauron's contract extension? Fine. As far as I'm concerned, there is no extension. If there's a signed deal, why wouldn't they make it public? The Bills were riding high when the deal was originally reported, on top of the AFC East. Why wouldn't they tell the world they were fully behind the coach? Maybe because it was a verbal agreement and Jauron never signed it.
Who knows? Without solid information, we can only speculate. Maybe there are provisions in the agreement that nullify it if the Bills don't reach the playoffs, or if they don't finish .500. Hey, I'm just trying to figure out reasons for the silence. Ralph Wilson was asked about the contract and said he doesn't discuss contracts. Jauron said he wasn't going to discuss it. It's an embarrassment to the organization.
Anyway, I'm left with only one conclusion: Jauron is a lame duck head coach with six games left in his third season. He is on the hot seat. If the Bills continue their slide and don't finish at least 8-8, that'll mean Jauron has been under .500 three years in a row. Even he admitted this was a key season for the organization. How would it look for him to go 7-9. Imagine Jauron stringing three 7-9 records and getting three more years. What kind of standard is that?
Until the Bills tell me otherwise, the man is coaching for his job.
